Comment And then... (Score 0) 283
And then next year it will be 5G. It never ends...
Comment Tap tap tap, is this thing on? (Score 0) 141
Can you hear me now?
Comment Re:Version number build number (Score 0) 347
NO, not at all. But, more builds to me means more effort into code generation. I know, not much but it might show more concern over innovation too.
Comment Speed? (Score 0) 233
Interesting, seems my iPhone gets better throughput that some of the states in the US. Go figure.
I just wish they'd work on the download/upload ratio on broadband. I agree it should be different, but 10/1 or 20/1 or worse is NOT good. It should be closer to 2/1 or at worst 3/1. Heck, even old analog modems had 2/1 ratios. It just seems worthless to have 20 Mb/s download when I can only get stuff up at less than 1 Mb/s (my current broadband ability). Not to mention if I telecommute, the upload speed kills my productivity!
Comment Version number build number (Score 0) 347
How many times has Chrome been built? How many times has Firefox? Seems that would be a better telling number than the version number. Version is just too arbitrary.
Comment What if... (Score 0) 256
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2006/09/what-if.html What the video near bottom or download the Power Point located here...
(made by one of the "Shift Happens" guys.)
Global "Last Mile" Performance Stats Going Public 233
Ookla, the company behind Speedtest.net, Pingtest.net, and the bandwidth testing apps deployed at many ISPs, has gone public with Net performance stats from 1.5 billion users (and counting). Their Net Index page displays download speed, upload speed, and connection "quality" from the EU and the G8, to countries, worldwide cities, and US states. Beginning today, the company is also making detailed (anonymized) data available to academics. "Ookla will also start surveying users about how much they pay for broadband and how much bandwidth they were promised by their ISPs. The results of those questions will go into building a Value Index, which will show how much people around the world pay per megabit-per-second for Internet access. In addition, by collecting postal codes from Speedtest users, Ookla hopes to map broadband service to local economic conditions, Apgar said. The Speedtest data could give the US government far more information to work with in setting priorities for its National Broadband Plan..."
Comment What if... (Score 0) 256
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2006/09/what-if.html Very applicable.
Comment iPad will pass with flying colors... if... (Score 0) 256
This use scenario seems much more apt for an iPad, due to it's much heavier flexibility. But, only if proper applications are written to fit the student's needs better.
Comment Re:Windows XP? (Score 0) 434
Did I just spell Tommorow with two R's? See what old technology does, I learned to type on an IBM Selectric typewriter. BAH!
Comment Re:Windows XP? (Score 0) 434
We're talking about students of tommorrow, not today. Sure, today XP is still viable, but its days are very numbered. To train tommorrows workforce you need the latest technology, so they can hit the streets as up-to-date as possible. Windows 7 with Visual Studio 2010. Or at least the latest Ubuntu and any most recent release compiler. Training kids for yesterday's technology doesn't do anyone any good.
Comment Story... (Score 0) 204
Is it me, or is this story full of hot air?
Comment Prime Time sucks anymore (Score 0) 821
With a 9 year old in my house, we simply do not watch Prime Time TV any more. Even if the show might be OK, the commercials are NOT! TV sucks anymore.
Decency Group Says "$#*!" Is Indecent 821
The Parents Television Council says the "$#*!" in the title of the upcoming CBS show $#*! my dad says is indecent. From the article: "'CBS intentionally chose to insert an expletive into the actual name of a show, and, despite its claim that the word will be bleeped, it is just CBS's latest demonstration of its contempt for families and the public,' declared PTC President Tim Winter. 'There are an infinite number of alternatives that CBS could have chosen, but its desire to shock and offend is crystal clear in this decision.'" By this logic Qbert was the filthiest game ever made.
Happy Towel Day 122
An anonymous reader writes "While Douglas Adams continues his attempt to set a new record for the longest extended lunch break, geeks all over the universe pay tribute to the beloved author by celebrating the tenth edition of Towel Day. Towel Day is more alive than ever. This year Richard Dawkins, one of Adams' best friends, has tweeted a Towel Day reminder to his numerous followers. The CERN Bulletin has published an article on Towel Day. There has been TV coverage and there will be a radio interview. The Military Republic of the Deltan Imperium, a newly formed micronation, has recognized Towel Day as an official holiday. In Hungary several hundreds of hitchhiker fans want to have a picnic together in a park. And there's a concert, a free downloadable nerdrap album, a free game being released, the list goes on and on."
