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Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Baraka_Guru, Aug 2, 2011.

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  1. martian

    martian Server Monkey Staff Member

    Location:
    Mars
    Bell Canada was on my street this week digging up the curbs. I'm hoping that this is an indication that they're finally laying in fibre so they can offer VDSL service here. This 5/1 internet has gots to go.
     
    martian, Nov 20, 2012
    #16501
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  2. SirLance

    SirLance Death Therapist

    Location:
    Where you least expect me
    I like fiber.... apples are a good source... :p
     
    SirLance, Nov 20, 2012
    #16502
  3. roachboy

    roachboy Very Tilted

    i am enjoying an unreasonably lovely malbec.
     
    roachboy, Nov 20, 2012
    #16503
  4. martian

    martian Server Monkey Staff Member

    Location:
    Mars
    Well, it's not really fibre, at least not FttH like FiOS. It's the best we get up here, generally speaking. CPE equipment plugs into copper wire, which runs off a remote DSLAM with fibre backhaul to the trunk. It'll let me have as much as 25/10, which if you're keeping track is 5 times faster on the download and 10 times faster on the upload than what I'm on now.

    Once upon a time I would've considered 5 megabit down blazing fast. That time was around 2003. These days it's a bit painful.
     
    martian, Nov 20, 2012
    #16504
  5. Freetofly

    Freetofly Diving deep into the abyss

    Location:
    From Philly USA, living in London UK
    That's plain retarded Plan9 ! I also had that pass through my mind for a split second "Only Once" Craven Morehead???? :D
     
    Freetofly, Nov 20, 2012
    #16505
  6. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Time to get dressed and go to book club.
     
    snowy, Nov 20, 2012
    #16506
  7. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    I've found that getting dressed is overrated.
     
    Borla, Nov 20, 2012
    #16507
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  8. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    My current but temporary location has a (I think) 4G connection through verizon with a 12 GB datacap for the month. Better than dialup but certainly no nowhere near that 5/1 option.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Nov 20, 2012
    #16508
  9. PonyPotato

    PonyPotato Very Tilted

    Location:
    Columbus, OH
    I had sushi for dinner. With a ginger.
     
    PonyPotato, Nov 20, 2012
    #16509
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  10. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
    third rock from the sun

    Yes, only once. That's all it took. Fucked stupid once, stupid for the rest of my life.

    Been a stupid fucker ever since. :D
     
    Craven Morehead, Nov 20, 2012
    #16510
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  11. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    There is apparently a weird hole in my driveway that I missed while vehicles were parked over it during the moving process. On my walk home (from the bar, where I drank with ZombieSquirrel) I ate shit in this hole. My ankle is now all sorts of fucked up. To the doctor I likely go, upon the morrow. Le sigh.
     
    snowy, Nov 21, 2012
    #16511
  12. cis689

    cis689 Slightly Tilted

    I hate having ToDo's
     
    cis689, Nov 21, 2012
    #16512
  13. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
    third rock from the sun
    I love when Wednesday is actually Friday and the weekend is four days long.

    Today will rock!
     
    Craven Morehead, Nov 21, 2012
    #16513
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  14. cis689

    cis689 Slightly Tilted

    Not when you are on-call on Thurs and Friday!

    Yuck!
     
    cis689, Nov 21, 2012
    #16514
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  15. Jove

    Jove Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Michigan
    I thought this book was going to be different, but it is turning out to be extremely soap opera-ish.
     
    Jove, Nov 21, 2012
    #16515
  16. redux

    redux Very Tilted

    Location:
    Foggy Bottom
    Yikes.

    They're taking away my desktop computer this morning and replacing it with a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

    I have no idea what that means but I am told everything will now be hosted externally.

    And best of all, it will have an app that will be much better to connect from home/tablet than the sucky VPN.
     
    redux, Nov 21, 2012
    #16516
  17. roachboy

    roachboy Very Tilted

    after intensive fieldwork and subsequent reflection, i determined that one glass of unreasonably lovely malbec is altogether too likely to be followed by another and so it is that 1, passing through 2, can reach the many.
     
    roachboy, Nov 21, 2012
    #16517
  18. CinnamonGirl

    CinnamonGirl The Cheat is GROUNDED!

    Location:
    Central Republic of Where-In-The-Hell
    I recently discovered my iPod Nano has a pedometer. w00t!
     
    CinnamonGirl, Nov 21, 2012
    #16518
  19. Cayvmann

    Cayvmann Very Tilted

    Location:
    Central North Carolina
    Well, my little brother has checked himself into a drug rehab program. Let's hope he can get himself straight. Woot
     
    Cayvmann, Nov 21, 2012
    #16519
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  20. Ozmanitis

    Ozmanitis Trust in your will and Hope will burn bright!

    Location:
    Texas USA
    Ozmanitis, Nov 21, 2012
    #16520
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