As an engineer I would like to think that if you
can hear a difference, you should be able to measure it. If you hear a difference that is not
reflected in the specs in some way, maybe we are
measuring the wrong things?
It just makes no sense to impose geographic only ordering to the web. The web isn't about geography, it's about ideas, and increasingly, marketing and mindshare.
Ok, but what should I do when it says "Please use a mirror geographically close to you"?
I suppose everybody in slashdot uses IE/windows these days. That site crashes Galeon under Linux for me....
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23? You are still a kid, kid....
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Ok!
Who sent the goats.ex link to NASA?
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> Switch User.
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Tip: man su
There is definately life in Europe. I should know, I live there.
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Oh, Europa.... Never mind.
As an engineer I would like to think that if you can hear a difference, you should be able to measure it. If you hear a difference that is not reflected in the specs in some way, maybe we are measuring the wrong things?
/L
Ok, but what should I do when it says "Please use a mirror geographically close to you"?
Sometimes the position of a server does matter...
Very good suggestions.
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But before this is possible I think we need a way to pay small amounts of money over the Internet.
A secure, anonymous, fast and cost free way to send $1 online.
I don't want the hazzle, risks and currency exchange fees involved in sending my creditcard number everytime I want to buy a single.
Perhaps agent software could do a funny dance too?
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You mean like a dancing paperclip?
Hmm, sounds familiar.....
I think you misspelled your URL. http://www.warez.com/fs :-)
Freezing Keanu Reeves? Yeah, I'm all for it.