I am still on DSL. The cable is much faster here, but during last year's mulitiple hurricanes the cable people were down forever while I had my service. I'm hoping that they improved with the zillion miles of new cable they had to run, but I don't quite trust them yet.
Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
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Laura - Apr 19, 2005 3:26:41 am PDT #2520 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
Gandalfe - Apr 19, 2005 3:42:26 am PDT #2521 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
There are inherant security concerns with cable - it's much easier to tap into the line than with DSL. That being said, it would take a special kind of geek to tap into it anyway, and, for what, so they could watch you playing Everquest all night? Chances are it's not an issue.
Also, if they take your cable down for payment issues, they just de-authorize it, which takes about 2 minutes to resolve. If they take your DSL down, they usually have to completely rebuild the circuit, which can take days.
tommyrot - Apr 19, 2005 4:38:01 am PDT #2522 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
There are inherant security concerns with cable - it's much easier to tap into the line than with DSL.
I thought I heard something about how this is no longer true. Not positive though.
le nubian - Apr 19, 2005 5:11:23 am PDT #2523 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Did you see the Ipod DJ mixer?
I like the description of the Tivo upgrade hard drive. This may be in my future this summer:
Here is a wristband for the Ipod mini:
tommyrot - Apr 19, 2005 5:19:24 am PDT #2524 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OOh - Army Tests Grenade Bot. Cool for the name 'Grenade Bot' alone. eta: although that's not its real name.
Also, a video of Grenade Bot blowing shit up: [link]
Liese S. - Apr 19, 2005 6:56:44 am PDT #2525 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
When I had cable, I was like, ten yards away from the main whoosits, and I lived in a tiny tiny town where people barely had computers, let alone high-speed at the time, so with no shared competition it was blazing for me. Rocked.
The DSL at the youth center where I work is fine, and reasonably fast, but needs reset periodically.
The direct T1 line at my library wasn't too shabby. Heh.
My current spotty 19.2 dial-up, otoh, bites.
Jon B. - Apr 19, 2005 7:31:34 am PDT #2526 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I like the description of the Tivo upgrade hard drive. This may be in my future this summer
I think ita got that a while back.
§ ita § - Apr 19, 2005 7:32:58 am PDT #2527 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I did, and I think it was 'Suela that tipped me to it.
Gorgeous, but it's sad how quickly I got used to it and filled it up with stuff. I don't need to keep complete seasons of shows, yet ...
le nubian - Apr 19, 2005 8:32:05 am PDT #2528 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
oh yeah, I've been bugging ita about hers for a long while. I haven't been able to justify spending $$ on an extra drive yet, so let's see what I come up this summer. :-)
Consuela - Apr 19, 2005 3:29:29 pm PDT #2529 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Me?
Huh.