I'm in the US, near Elgin, IL. Our new home has a water meter on it, as do most homes in northern Illinois at least. Water is charged for to recoup the cost of cleaning the water for consumption (as it's coming from either Lake Michigan, the Fox River, or an aquifier) as well as the infrastructure to deliver it to your home. A sewer charge also shows up on the bill to charge for taking used water back to the reclamation plant and to process the waste. Keep in mind, these charges are minimal. I pay about $30USD monthly, and there are two of us who each take a shower a day plus water to wash dishes, keep some vegetables watered, etc.
I'm all for limited resources being metered, even if the charge isn't that high. When you give someone the idea that something is unlimited, they don't feel the need to conserve. Until fresh, clean water/power/etc. just shows up at my door from the natural resource fairy, they should be charged for and metered.
That's a big no-no, because of these things called peering agreements. You have to meet fairly strict ratios to have an ongoing peering relationship (traffic being passed between two networks should normally be fairly equal in both directions). You just can't dump however much traffic you want on any one of your peers.
Fair enough. Give me (a US taxpayer) a way to pay for BBC content feeds with a credit card, and I'd be happy to. Hell, I'll even pay in british sterling if it gets the job done.
This particular "shit" doesn't cost money, it costs labor. Once it is built, it no longer costs anything to "reproduce".
Aren't the people who wrote this "shit" entitled to compensation for their labor? Why should they not be able to set the price for their time, and then divide the cost across their customers?
Really? You can't determine intent based on the actions the script wants to take? Example: Resizing a window to within reasonable tolerances = Ok. Resizing window full screen = Ask the user if he wants to proceed with WTF action.
AMD processors "speedstep" (it's why we purchased AMD boxes for our hosting operation). We've saved a huge amount on power (our datacenter does metered power, not flat rate power) due to this.
Also, in most current virtualization environments, performance under heavy load on the guest has shown to suffer from 10-40% (depending on which virtualization product you're using). Not quite ready for prime time yet.
Thank you for the information. I understand a majority of it is going to be tedious to go through. I'm currently doing research into best interconnection points for large-scale renewable energy installations in the US (Please note that I'm doing this simply as an academic exercise. I'm not getting paid to do this, nor am I providing the information to any sort of commercial venture. I wouldn't want you to think you're doing my homework for me). If you're ever in Chicago, I owe you a beer. When I'm done with my research, I'd be glad to provide results if you're interested.
Actually, Google is quite close to having it's own private darknet across the country. They fear the last mile being taken away by Comcast, AT&T, et. al. This is where 700mhz comes in.
But what happens when they come for my IBM BladeCenter Chassis filled with blades utilizing the cell processor? I'm an end user, and it'll be a cold day in hell before we give them up.
Point me to another provider that would give you more for less? Yeah, that's right. You can't. Get used to the fact that most telcom businesses survive by overselling their capacity. Don't like it? Suck it up. Unless you're dragging the fiber yourself, or pulling more spectrum out of the air, that's the way things are when you have limited resources available.
I'd rather let some criminals go free then give up civil liberties. Perhaps you're in the wrong country if you believe otherwise. I'm sure it'll be easy for you to move to the UK where your views are already accepted.
Now I know why I donate to the ACLU every year. Because of ignorant people such as yourself.
Scion is their youth brand. The cars are fairly cheap compared to other Toyota models. The premium of adding a hybrid system would kill the advantage Scion has.
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Do you have a publication (such as a newsletter perhaps) that I could subscribe to?
Seriously though, this is the end game of content distribution. Why is someone going to pay Comcast $55/month for basic cable, when they only want to watch Battlestar Galactica, Law and Order, and Adult Swim on Cartoon Network (I'm using myself as an example here). If my Tivo can grab all that stuff over the net, and I can pay for just those things I watch, why do I need Comcast? I just need fast pipe to my house, and a Tivo in every room.
Exactly. Your not Grandma. Most consumers out there want something that works out of the box. I could build a MythTV box, but why would I waste my time dealing with the hassle when I could get 2 Series2 Tivos, or 1 Series3 Tivos and just pay $20/month?
Time is money. Why waste your time on half-ass solutions?
[50+ year-old synapses fire belatedly] Wesley Crusher, that was his name. Man, was that child ever annoying. Just another example of the awful things that can happen when people forget their birth control.
I was half-expecting you to say "Get off my lawn" after that statement =)
I'm using the term in a metaphorical sense, not a literal one. If we're preparing a mission to Mars to deploy from an orbiting fueling station around Earth, and a fueling goes bad, it would be the same situation.
Exploring space is dangerous. Getting there uses lots dangerous fuels, and once there, it's not that hospitable of a place for the human body. We live in fantastic times. People in their 20s and 30s will live longer then any earlier humans. There is much less danger on a daily basis then in any other time in human history. Space is dangerous. Getting there is dangerous. You can mitigate the risk as much as possible. At the end of the day, there's still a hell of a lot of risk.
If anything, I would say this is a sign of progress (although, the loss of life is terrible). When you're at the edge of the frontier and pushing forward, lives will be lost. For historical significance, please reference the last 6000 years of civilization.
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I'm all for limited resources being metered, even if the charge isn't that high. When you give someone the idea that something is unlimited, they don't feel the need to conserve. Until fresh, clean water/power/etc. just shows up at my door from the natural resource fairy, they should be charged for and metered.
For the skinny: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peering
Fair enough. Give me (a US taxpayer) a way to pay for BBC content feeds with a credit card, and I'd be happy to. Hell, I'll even pay in british sterling if it gets the job done.
Aren't the people who wrote this "shit" entitled to compensation for their labor? Why should they not be able to set the price for their time, and then divide the cost across their customers?
Really? You can't determine intent based on the actions the script wants to take? Example: Resizing a window to within reasonable tolerances = Ok. Resizing window full screen = Ask the user if he wants to proceed with WTF action.
Agreed. NoScipt becomes an annoyance fast. I'd much prefer they filter malicious scripting, rather then the blanket approach it takes now.
I've got a Cisco 2600 series router that begs to differ with you.
AMD processors "speedstep" (it's why we purchased AMD boxes for our hosting operation). We've saved a huge amount on power (our datacenter does metered power, not flat rate power) due to this.
Also, in most current virtualization environments, performance under heavy load on the guest has shown to suffer from 10-40% (depending on which virtualization product you're using). Not quite ready for prime time yet.
*runs from the hounds*
Thank you for the information. I understand a majority of it is going to be tedious to go through. I'm currently doing research into best interconnection points for large-scale renewable energy installations in the US (Please note that I'm doing this simply as an academic exercise. I'm not getting paid to do this, nor am I providing the information to any sort of commercial venture. I wouldn't want you to think you're doing my homework for me). If you're ever in Chicago, I owe you a beer. When I'm done with my research, I'd be glad to provide results if you're interested.
Do you know where I can get more information on this topic? (Access to transmission lines, names of government authorities who control this, etc.)
Actually, Google is quite close to having it's own private darknet across the country. They fear the last mile being taken away by Comcast, AT&T, et. al. This is where 700mhz comes in.
Parent was pointing out the wrong numbers. Should've pointed out cash on hand. Google has about 11 billion. ATT has about 2-3 billion.
But what happens when they come for my IBM BladeCenter Chassis filled with blades utilizing the cell processor? I'm an end user, and it'll be a cold day in hell before we give them up.
Point me to another provider that would give you more for less? Yeah, that's right. You can't. Get used to the fact that most telcom businesses survive by overselling their capacity. Don't like it? Suck it up. Unless you're dragging the fiber yourself, or pulling more spectrum out of the air, that's the way things are when you have limited resources available.
Now I know why I donate to the ACLU every year. Because of ignorant people such as yourself.
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
Scion is their youth brand. The cars are fairly cheap compared to other Toyota models. The premium of adding a hybrid system would kill the advantage Scion has.
Seriously though, this is the end game of content distribution. Why is someone going to pay Comcast $55/month for basic cable, when they only want to watch Battlestar Galactica, Law and Order, and Adult Swim on Cartoon Network (I'm using myself as an example here). If my Tivo can grab all that stuff over the net, and I can pay for just those things I watch, why do I need Comcast? I just need fast pipe to my house, and a Tivo in every room.
Time is money. Why waste your time on half-ass solutions?
[50+ year-old synapses fire belatedly] Wesley Crusher, that was his name. Man, was that child ever annoying. Just another example of the awful things that can happen when people forget their birth control.
I was half-expecting you to say "Get off my lawn" after that statement =)I'm using the term in a metaphorical sense, not a literal one. If we're preparing a mission to Mars to deploy from an orbiting fueling station around Earth, and a fueling goes bad, it would be the same situation.
Exploring space is dangerous. Getting there uses lots dangerous fuels, and once there, it's not that hospitable of a place for the human body. We live in fantastic times. People in their 20s and 30s will live longer then any earlier humans. There is much less danger on a daily basis then in any other time in human history. Space is dangerous. Getting there is dangerous. You can mitigate the risk as much as possible. At the end of the day, there's still a hell of a lot of risk.
If anything, I would say this is a sign of progress (although, the loss of life is terrible). When you're at the edge of the frontier and pushing forward, lives will be lost. For historical significance, please reference the last 6000 years of civilization.