I just recently dropped cable, and ran into the same thing. I ended up building a XBMC box, and it's solved that problem. I have Hulu (through PlayOn) and Netflix, and for shows not on either, or for higher quality, I use Sickbeard. It interfaces with
<fightclub>SABnzbd and Usen...Umm, certain channels of the intertubes...</fightclub>
...to find the TV shows you're looking for, and will send the info to XBMC and update the library. Very user friendly, and simple. A definite lifesaver for keeping the wife happy.
Lifehacker had an article on it a month or so ago, and that's what got me on to it.
Ok, you lost me here...what difference did it make because your wife was in the car??
You're not married are you? Oh, that's right, this is slashdot. Ok, let me think of an analogy that would work here...
Ok, you are in your parent's basement (like usual), and you drop a hot pocket on the floor. Are you more likely to experiment and see how long it takes to evolve into a new lifeform if you are alone, or if your mom comes downstairs?
It's not as bad as it seems if you RTFA. The WiFi at the Capitol is just using a whitelist. It wasn't accessable, but it was added to the whitelist within 30 minutes of being notified that it was blocked. FTA
"The Department of Administration blocks all new websites shortly after they are created, until they go through a software approval program that unblocks them. Within 30 minutes of being notified this website was blocked, DOA circumvented the software and immediately made the website accessible,"
Sysadmins need to realize that just because they have users or probably managers complaining "OMG, I can't get on Facebook and check my Farmville!!!" the users do not need access to anything but what is critical for the applications and uses required to do their jobs. When you start opening these holes, what do you expect?
I guess since I'm not there anymore I can talk about it. It was Cox Communications in Cleveland, OH. The speeds were "up to" but consistently remained at (within 10%) advertised speeds, and many times were much higher than that. The 25Mbps speed was $59.99/ month, with 5Mbps upstream (if I remember correctly). One thing the company was very good at was increasing bandwidth to meet demand, if they sold the service they made sure they could provide it. Only once or twice did I see problems in which they couldn't meet the demand, which were due to sales members pushing specials and huge increases in the highest tier sold. There was a couple of weeks in which speeds were slower for customers, but we did node splits in the affected areas and had it back up to normal ASAP. I can't speak for regions other than Cleveland, but the company as a whole received high customer satisfaction ratings for the service.
The biggest problem with this isn't the ISPs, but the customers. I was working for a nationwide cable ISP for about 3 years, and we offered speeds of 1.5Mbps, 3Mbps, 12Mbps, and 25Mbps. Which do you think the majority of people chose? The 1.5Mbps for $15-$20/Month. Most people didn't want to spend the extra $15/month for the 12Mbps connection, and then complained about the problems when they tried watching 3 streams from Netflix and online games at the same time. There's no way they would up their speed though, it's the ISP's fault that the speeds were so slow. There's just no winning when everyone goes for the cheapest product available. It's the same reason Walmart is doing so well... Most Americans go for low price over quality.
Last month, Firefox 4 Beta 8 was released for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux 32-bit/64-bit, with support for 57 languages. Mozilla's roadmap says it still wants to release a Beta 9, a Beta 10, and at least one Release Candidate build before the final version.
I agree with you about Chrome though. I didn't like it when it was first released (missed my adblock too much), but about 6 months ago I decided to give it another shot. I think I've used Firefox maybe 5 or 6 times since then, and only for checking browser compatibility with a site I'm working on.
RockMelt is the first browser you log into, it unlocks your Web experience with your Facebook friends, your feeds, your favorite services, even your bookmarks and preferences
I'm not so sure about that, it seems like Flock does the same thing... Actually it seems like it does a lot of the same things. 1. Built on Chromium 2. Integration with Facebook/Twitter/Flikr/RSS feeds/Etc. 3. Log in to the browser 4. Syncs your preferences with that login
So, basically this is a copy of the new Chrome based Flock that came out about 6 months ago...
Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
I can't imagine how any sane individual with even a trivial background in zoology could believe the literal story of Noah's Ark - how viable breeding populations of millions of species many of which depend on rare and unique habitats for survival were collected from all over the world by Noah and his family, even the most remote places... They somehow kept them alive for 40 days on a boat with bronze age technology.
I wonder who got the sh*t job of scouring the planet for the 15000 species of butterfly or the 8800 species of ant they eventually took on board Noah's Ark
This is usually the first argument that is brought up when Noah's Ark is mentioned. However, it is commonly accepted that natural selection is something that does happen, and also artificial selection due to human intervention. The species that are alive today share a common ancestor within their species. 15000 species of butterfly or 8800 species of ant aren't required. Only a couple of ants/butterflies, etc, needed to be brought onto the ark to propagate throughout the world. Natural selection can also answer the question of the unique habitats. Some of these changes are due to availability of resources (food). Pre-Flood Earth is before the ice age, a paradise of sorts. This changes after the flood, and the major climate shift that takes place due to the catastrophe. A globe shattering event that as described in Genesis 7:11b "...on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth..." Massive earthquakes, torrents of rain, geysers relieving pressure built up underground, possibly asteroids hitting Earth, all causing the flood and climate shift that follows. This takes much longer than 40 days, as that is just the time the rain lasted. Genesis 7:11a "In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month..." Genesis 8:13-14"By the first day of the first month of Noah's six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. By the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth was completely dry." Regardless of the calendar we are using to calculate this, this is almost a year on the Ark, giving time for plants to start growing again. Now this is for a largely reduced population of animals and people, so the amount growing is more than will be eaten. As far as enough food for the animals while on the Ark, a semi-hibernation state has been suggested by many, thus accounting for less food consumed over this year, as well as possible on-board gardens after the initial 40 days and nights of rain.
They were then released and hopped, crawled and wiggled their way back to their homelands leaving no descendent's on the way, and somehow their environment wasn't destroyed by being submerged all that time. For example, the kangaroos all hopped back to Australia leaving no trace en route, and somehow found eucalyptus trees to chew on, (what did they eat during the return journey?) even though the whole continent had been underwater, and their food source should have been wiped out.
Ararat, the mountain that is mentioned as the resting place of the Ark, is most likely located in Turkey, part of the fertile crescent, which is commonly accepted as the "cradle of civilization". A fertile area that is home to domesticated animals, as well as a large number of domesticated plants. These dates go back to approximately 9500 B.C. which roughly matches the biblical date of the flood.
Another commonly accepted theory that is often "forgotten about" when discussing this subject, is that of continental drift and pl
Huh? You sound a little mixed up. Maybe you should call The Atheist Experience who can help with straightening you out.
Ok, then let me clarify. I take the Bible as a whole as literal truth that uses figurative elements to make a point. See Metaphor for more information on figurative and literal uses of language.
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+1 Fringe
Lifehacker had an article on it a month or so ago, and that's what got me on to it.
Ok, you lost me here...what difference did it make because your wife was in the car??
You're not married are you? Oh, that's right, this is slashdot. Ok, let me think of an analogy that would work here...
Ok, you are in your parent's basement (like usual), and you drop a hot pocket on the floor. Are you more likely to experiment and see how long it takes to evolve into a new lifeform if you are alone, or if your mom comes downstairs?
Oblig. XKCD
FTA
"The Department of Administration blocks all new websites shortly after they are created, until they go through a software approval program that unblocks them. Within 30 minutes of being notified this website was blocked, DOA circumvented the software and immediately made the website accessible,"
It's already here. There's also McAfee, AVG and various others available.
Sysadmins need to realize that just because they have users or probably managers complaining "OMG, I can't get on Facebook and check my Farmville!!!" the users do not need access to anything but what is critical for the applications and uses required to do their jobs. When you start opening these holes, what do you expect?
I see what you did there.
I don't.
I guess since I'm not there anymore I can talk about it. It was Cox Communications in Cleveland, OH. The speeds were "up to" but consistently remained at (within 10%) advertised speeds, and many times were much higher than that. The 25Mbps speed was $59.99/ month, with 5Mbps upstream (if I remember correctly). One thing the company was very good at was increasing bandwidth to meet demand, if they sold the service they made sure they could provide it. Only once or twice did I see problems in which they couldn't meet the demand, which were due to sales members pushing specials and huge increases in the highest tier sold. There was a couple of weeks in which speeds were slower for customers, but we did node splits in the affected areas and had it back up to normal ASAP. I can't speak for regions other than Cleveland, but the company as a whole received high customer satisfaction ratings for the service.
The biggest problem with this isn't the ISPs, but the customers. I was working for a nationwide cable ISP for about 3 years, and we offered speeds of 1.5Mbps, 3Mbps, 12Mbps, and 25Mbps. Which do you think the majority of people chose? The 1.5Mbps for $15-$20/Month. Most people didn't want to spend the extra $15/month for the 12Mbps connection, and then complained about the problems when they tried watching 3 streams from Netflix and online games at the same time. There's no way they would up their speed though, it's the ISP's fault that the speeds were so slow. There's just no winning when everyone goes for the cheapest product available. It's the same reason Walmart is doing so well... Most Americans go for low price over quality.
(Citation Needed)
I'm not saying this isn't true, but 5 seconds of Google searching didn't find me anything.
Movie quote **WHOOOOOOOOSSSSHHHH**
Armageddon
Typing this to get past the lameness filter.
I see what you did there...
I think Firefox is on beta 10 or whatever.
I know we don't RTFA, but how about RTFS?
From TFS:
Last month, Firefox 4 Beta 8 was released for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux 32-bit/64-bit, with support for 57 languages. Mozilla's roadmap says it still wants to release a Beta 9, a Beta 10, and at least one Release Candidate build before the final version.
I agree with you about Chrome though. I didn't like it when it was first released (missed my adblock too much), but about 6 months ago I decided to give it another shot. I think I've used Firefox maybe 5 or 6 times since then, and only for checking browser compatibility with a site I'm working on.
Yes, because:
Poor Hygiene = Rapist
The other variation is: .
Q: How many union workers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 5. One to change the light bulb and 4 to supervise
There, fixed that for you.
I'm invoking Rule 34. Registering www.meteoricporn.com now.
If you aren't an underpaid IT worker than you are a student in debt.
I'm an underpaid IT worker AND a student in debt you insensitive clod!
I first read 50% of ISPs Harbor Half of All Infected Machines. But either way it's probably pretty close to the same thing.
RockMelt is the first browser you log into, it unlocks your Web experience with your Facebook friends, your feeds, your favorite services, even your bookmarks and preferences
I'm not so sure about that, it seems like Flock does the same thing... Actually it seems like it does a lot of the same things.
1. Built on Chromium
2. Integration with Facebook/Twitter/Flikr/RSS feeds/Etc.
3. Log in to the browser
4. Syncs your preferences with that login
So, basically this is a copy of the new Chrome based Flock that came out about 6 months ago...
Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
FAQ By CmdrTaco
Hmm, redundant on the first post... How does that work?
Are these African or European pigeons?
I can't imagine how any sane individual with even a trivial background in zoology could believe the literal story of Noah's Ark - how viable breeding populations of millions of species many of which depend on rare and unique habitats for survival were collected from all over the world by Noah and his family, even the most remote places... They somehow kept them alive for 40 days on a boat with bronze age technology.
I wonder who got the sh*t job of scouring the planet for the 15000 species of butterfly or the 8800 species of ant they eventually took on board Noah's Ark
This is usually the first argument that is brought up when Noah's Ark is mentioned. However, it is commonly accepted that natural selection is something that does happen, and also artificial selection due to human intervention. The species that are alive today share a common ancestor within their species. 15000 species of butterfly or 8800 species of ant aren't required. Only a couple of ants/butterflies, etc, needed to be brought onto the ark to propagate throughout the world. Natural selection can also answer the question of the unique habitats. Some of these changes are due to availability of resources (food). Pre-Flood Earth is before the ice age, a paradise of sorts. This changes after the flood, and the major climate shift that takes place due to the catastrophe. A globe shattering event that as described in Genesis 7:11b "...on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth..." Massive earthquakes, torrents of rain, geysers relieving pressure built up underground, possibly asteroids hitting Earth, all causing the flood and climate shift that follows. This takes much longer than 40 days, as that is just the time the rain lasted. Genesis 7:11a "In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month..." Genesis 8:13-14"By the first day of the first month of Noah's six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. By the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth was completely dry." Regardless of the calendar we are using to calculate this, this is almost a year on the Ark, giving time for plants to start growing again. Now this is for a largely reduced population of animals and people, so the amount growing is more than will be eaten. As far as enough food for the animals while on the Ark, a semi-hibernation state has been suggested by many, thus accounting for less food consumed over this year, as well as possible on-board gardens after the initial 40 days and nights of rain.
They were then released and hopped, crawled and wiggled their way back to their homelands leaving no descendent's on the way, and somehow their environment wasn't destroyed by being submerged all that time. For example, the kangaroos all hopped back to Australia leaving no trace en route, and somehow found eucalyptus trees to chew on, (what did they eat during the return journey?) even though the whole continent had been underwater, and their food source should have been wiped out.
Ararat, the mountain that is mentioned as the resting place of the Ark, is most likely located in Turkey, part of the fertile crescent, which is commonly accepted as the "cradle of civilization". A fertile area that is home to domesticated animals, as well as a large number of domesticated plants. These dates go back to approximately 9500 B.C. which roughly matches the biblical date of the flood. Another commonly accepted theory that is often "forgotten about" when discussing this subject, is that of continental drift and pl
Huh? You sound a little mixed up. Maybe you should call The Atheist Experience who can help with straightening you out.
Ok, then let me clarify. I take the Bible as a whole as literal truth that uses figurative elements to make a point. See Metaphor for more information on figurative and literal uses of language.