Also, say I was interested in that range--wouldn't I get back a whole lot of pages date stamped--oh, any time the web has been active? Context-free numeric range searching seems a very odd thing to consider of value.

Can't argue with that.

I just view it as an option. Sort of, "if there is a numeric range inherent to your particular search, put it here, if not, ignore it."

Well, everything on that page is an option. I just wonder if the payoff if worth the coding effort, or it was just a neat idea that percolated to the top.

Was there demand? What are the use cases? Business analysts want to know.

I am posting this from the Delta in-flight WiFi. There was a promotion for a free session, though the prices aren't as terrible as I'd imagined anyway: $9.95 for the flight or $24.95 for a thirty-day pass, which might be good for a business traveler who flies lots of big-plane Delta flights, especially if they roll it out to most flights soon.

Anyway, first thing I did, of course, was run a bandwidth test. 686kbps download and 273kbps upload. Not too shabby, though not spectacular in these broadband days.

I wonder if the firewall blocks any ports, or if I could freely use bittorrent, etc? Not that I really would, but it'd be interesting to see.

Any dorky tests anybody wants me to run while I'm connected?

My sister was allowed to use her Blackberry on one of her flights, if she could pick up a signal. She never got one. I was startled at that.

That would be exciting, Gris, for someone like me who travels a lot, but I have yet to see any planes with WiFi on them!! Oh, the myth of them in the wild...I keep seeing planes that ADVERTISE them (so mean, to show a commercial for your wifi on my flight to/from Hawaii, that was six hours long, but not HAVE the wifi on it...)

I imagine it will be rolling out more often. Seems to work well, at least in the continental US. At least as far as I can tell now.

The iTunes Music Store isn't connecting, but SSH is working and AIM is running. Interesting.

ETA: Strike that, the iTMS is letting me search, but it's not letting me buy. Annoying.

ETA2: It worked when I tried again! Yay! It's downloading very slowly, but it's downloading. I may cancel the download, I mostly just wanted to test it.

Going way back to this: tommyrot "Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."" Nov 28, 2009 9:44:48 am PST

I ended up buying the noise-canceling headphones that ND recommended, and they are awesome!

Audio-Technica ATHANC7 Noise-cancelling Headphones

ita, if buying headphones for an iPhone, it's more than headphones, as they have the mic with button for answering calls (and skipping songs). That would account for the extra expense. The ones I got with the phone lasted me about 18 months. I asked at the apple store about replacements, and the guy was like "eh, close enough to warranty, I'll give em to ya". If she just wants headphones, and will answer phone with out, then no worries. Just fyi.

That would be exciting, Gris, for someone like me who travels a lot, but I have yet to see any planes with WiFi on them!! Oh, the myth of them in the wild...I

Really? I was totally able to use my BB on the flight to Seattle. (AirTran, FTR.)