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.
Buffy: Dancing with you is way better than trying to hook up with some good-looking guy. Xander: I think I liked it more when you were kicking me in my puffy groin.
'Get It Done'
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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.
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.
§ ita § - Apr 19, 2005 3:31:18 pm PDT #2530 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You don't have one?
Oops.
Consuela - Apr 19, 2005 3:47:15 pm PDT #2531 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
No, I have a Tivo and I did get a hard drive added when the original one got fried. I just find it hard to believe I was ahead of you on any technological curve. I am amongst the least tech-savvy Buffistas.