By 2001, Handspring was making its last Visor, and Sprint was dumping the modules in a vain attempt to attract the last three or four Visor users to their network, and get something for their investment. The Visor never really took off. But if anyone is interested, I have the second or third OmniRemote module made for it, with a blue LED flashlight in. I got it straight from the maker. I think I also still have a cradle around here. Actually, I think I found my last working [translucent blue, basic] Visor as well. I'm in the midst of recycling all my useless electronics right now, so I've been finding stuff. I have a GRiDPad 2390 with power problems, too. I always meant to get the OS off of it so I could freshly load it onto my GRiDPad 1910, also available. It's got a full-size XT keyboard port hacked in... You might say I am familiar with the devices of the era — except the Newtons, which I admired but could not afford at the time, not the good examples anyway. The low-end ones were poop.

The official explanation is that there is insufficient peering 'twixt Comcast (or $OTHER_ISP) and Google, and that's the congested link.

Of course, other Google services have no such problems at such times, which makes me suspect it's bullshit. But that's still the story.

That's the point, right? If you're not allowed to publish because copyright, then that will hinder the next person's research.

What? No, it isn't. It's very, very easy.

Is that what we're calling Zionism now? At what point does the attempted genocide stop being 'fallout' and become its own thing?

The original law enabled the state to seize the funds, the new law enables the victims of the crimes to sue for the funds with due process. That's really a completely different law.

Wow, it's almost like you're completely ignorant of how networking actually works, and yet still posted on slashdot anyway!

Yes, as long as the firewall is stateful. Otherwise you need protocol support to receive responses.

No, certain protocols are evil, like SIP, and NAT exacerbates that evil. As such, it's not evil, just a massive PITA.

Just look at how well hiring external contractors worked for the NSA!

Look, the military only works if it's staffed by the brainwashed, because its primary goals are not beneficial to humanity.

The VisorPhone originally cost more than a cellphone. Thanks for proving my point.

But that's not what happened here.

That's not what happened here.

Are you a rock?

Name and shame or you're a liar making shit up to make yourself seem more important. Put up or shut up is the name of the game, otherwise it's just FUD. Vague pronouncements might serve in government, but they don't suit here on Slashdot.

Yeah, that *shrug* is how we got where we are now with our government in general. No justice available from the justice system? *shrug*

Would you be behind a movement to label all foods that contain "Chemicals" with a label that says "Contains Chemicals"?

No, "contains chemicals" doesn't tell me what's in the food.

You may not realize this, but there's already a law that requires food to be labeled for the chemicals that are in it. It's been in place for decades, and somehow, the world hasn't ended and the food companies are still making food and people are still eating.

Have you looked at a package of potato chips recently? Do you think the words "BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE" on the label just got there by magic? Do you think consumers have a right to know that PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL is in the food they eat? People know that shit is bad for you, but they still eat potato chips. So what exactly is the harm in people knowing whether or not that styrofoam package contains corn that is from a genetically modified organism? What are you so afraid of?

Yeah, there's nothing worse than when the radio reception is poor while you're digging ditches.

At that location they are so far above us in speed. It's sad when the middle of nowhere in a useless state has access about eight times faster than us for about a tenth of the cost. I wish Seattle would catch-up so the shithole of South Carolina.

Gee, it sure sounds to me like it's Seattle that's the shithole!