They'd feed the community with either a fractional T1 or at best, two T1's bonded.
Perhaps I'm just not understanding T1s and so forth here, but how can you run a DSL ISP on a T1? A T1 is 1.544Mbps, and most of the consumer broadband services around nowadays are at the very least 1Mbps. One person would fill up two thirds of the T1 line.
The way I see it, is that if any ISP engages in any type of traffic discrimination (say, against VoIP or BitTorrent), then they are not providing Internet access and should not be permitted to advertise as such. Rather, they are providing access to a specific subset of the Internet and it's services.
Actually, I think Shoutcast is the common format for web radio. Real tends to be used by the big ones (such as the BBC), but Shoutcast has more general penetration, considering it's free.
Then there's also the fact that Winamp isn't encumbered with 'Message Center' rubbish.
Whenever I install Debian, I use the ~180mb netinst package. It's awesome, especially for things like servers.
I've never really used Debian for the desktop, but I like the fact that Debian can be as lightweight as you want it to be. In contrast to SuSE, with its 6 CDs, yuck.
Think — if any other country was planning this, the US would threaten to go to war with them.
Honestly, this threatens practically every other country, I've never seen a bigger justification to go to war with the US. They've obviously gone totally power-crazy under the guise of "keeping people safe from terrorism".
The UK government is so incompetent at doing IT projects, I wouldn't be surprised if cards with the "Date of Death" field remain accepted (by machines, that is.)
the computers that people do have in school they are discouraged from learning about them. they are some magic box from 'somewhere else' and only magicians can deal with them.
I know exactly what you mean. I've seen computers locked down to such a ridiculous degree, like not being able to right click *anywhere*.
How I agree. Baldur's Gate 2 is the RPG. NWN is okay, but it just doesn't have the depth that BG2 has. BG2 has surely the most deep, awesomely put together plotline there is.
Uh. I've used IOS and I don't wish the whole thing were replaced with a graphical interface. Obviously a graphical interface is neccesary for the home market, but I prefer being able to configure by command line than by web interface, or at least make it optional.
Since when did cards store the PIN number? I was under the impression that only a few banks did that. I assume they include some sort of PIN checksum so the system doesn't have to contact the bank if it's obviously false, but the only place the PIN should actually be going into the system is at the keypad, which is as far as I'm aware, a black-box device that encrypts the PIN entered, etc.
Deserves to be modded Funny, yes. But I feel it neccesary to ask—
Surely re-flashed BIOSes (tampered firmware, that is) wouldn't be reset by simply taking out the battery? That just clears the settings, not the entire firmware. That's what puts the "firm" in "firmware".
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You've done it now. Now we'll have to have a .sig TLD.
I've been looking at BlueYonder myself. I particularly like the fact that they provide a Debian mirror.
The way I see it, is that if any ISP engages in any type of traffic discrimination (say, against VoIP or BitTorrent), then they are not providing Internet access and should not be permitted to advertise as such. Rather, they are providing access to a specific subset of the Internet and it's services.
Wait, what? Why?
(I always thought those "don't blame us if it blows up your computer" disclaimers were exaggerating!)
Or you could install Debian with boot: linux26.
Except that not everyone wants unneccesary visual effects, even if they are running a version that can support it.
Actually, I think Shoutcast is the common format for web radio. Real tends to be used by the big ones (such as the BBC), but Shoutcast has more general penetration, considering it's free.
Then there's also the fact that Winamp isn't encumbered with 'Message Center' rubbish.
Parent makes a very good summary of DRM. It's the essense of DRM.
Even if they do black box it, there's a handy absolute-override tool. It's called a hacksaw and duct tape.
However, Linux is closer to desktop readiness this year than ever before.
Try the Debian netinst images (~180mb) and don't select any additional packages. Makes a great minimal installation. Very neat.
Whenever I install Debian, I use the ~180mb netinst package. It's awesome, especially for things like servers.
I've never really used Debian for the desktop, but I like the fact that Debian can be as lightweight as you want it to be. In contrast to SuSE, with its 6 CDs, yuck.
I've actually been pleasantly suprised by the usability of links2 -g. It's really quite neat. Anyone know it's memory usage?
HTTPS traffic is un-interceptable, so it is given the benefit of the doubt nearly always.
Think — if any other country was planning this, the US would threaten to go to war with them.
Honestly, this threatens practically every other country, I've never seen a bigger justification to go to war with the US. They've obviously gone totally power-crazy under the guise of "keeping people safe from terrorism".
"Janice! I'm going to start my own company! Call INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES!"
The UK government is so incompetent at doing IT projects, I wouldn't be surprised if cards with the "Date of Death" field remain accepted (by machines, that is.)
I know exactly what you mean. I've seen computers locked down to such a ridiculous degree, like not being able to right click *anywhere*.
Actually, QMail is the one designed with security in mind. As far as I'm aware it's never had any vulnerabilities. See security guarantee.
How I agree. Baldur's Gate 2 is the RPG. NWN is okay, but it just doesn't have the depth that BG2 has. BG2 has surely the most deep, awesomely put together plotline there is.
Perhaps they mean financial security reasons.
Uh. I've used IOS and I don't wish the whole thing were replaced with a graphical interface. Obviously a graphical interface is neccesary for the home market, but I prefer being able to configure by command line than by web interface, or at least make it optional.
Since when did cards store the PIN number? I was under the impression that only a few banks did that. I assume they include some sort of PIN checksum so the system doesn't have to contact the bank if it's obviously false, but the only place the PIN should actually be going into the system is at the keypad, which is as far as I'm aware, a black-box device that encrypts the PIN entered, etc.
Deserves to be modded Funny, yes. But I feel it neccesary to ask—
Surely re-flashed BIOSes (tampered firmware, that is) wouldn't be reset by simply taking out the battery? That just clears the settings, not the entire firmware. That's what puts the "firm" in "firmware".