popsensation - Slashdot User

Submission + - Cox and other home ISPs violating Net Neutrality (gpo.gov) 3

Submitted by

popsensation

on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @07:16PM

popsensation writes: "Cox communications is unlawfully blocking ports to home and business internet users. This is deemed unlawful by FCC 59192 preserving the free and open internet. They post their blocked ports online citing security and safety reasons, but that is not the case. I requested Cox technical service representative Becky — 1770 to unblock 445 as I am aware of the risks and was informed they will not open that or any other blocked ports. Their other blocked ports are used to provision web pages and files between neighbors, businesses, and communities. This is is unlawful and in violation of FCC rules and regulations. I've filed a complaint with the FCC reference number 11-C00348996."

Submission + - Anti Net Neutrality (loc.gov)

Submitted by

popsensation

on Monday November 07, 2011 @08:06PM

popsensation writes: "H.J.RES.37 is removing the validity of the last net neutrality bill. I searched the internet to understand this bill our senate is about to vote on and the airwaves are dead. What does this bill mean and why hasn't there been any reporting on it?"

Submission + - Development Env... Local or Staging?

Submitted by

popsensation

on Tuesday September 27, 2011 @08:01PM

popsensation writes: "I've worked on a number of teams using a variety of configurations. One thing I've never been sure of is how to best determine how much server technology needs to be set up on local dev environment? I tend to prefer more server technology on servers because this means devs spend less time spent in configuration, better utilization of my rig for compiling and running, and some great verification that the server stack is working with client technology. Am I the only one with a preference?"

Submission + - Network Outages and Server Downtime 1

Submitted by

popsensation

on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @07:45PM

popsensation writes: "I've been a programmer and systems analyst for almost 10 years now and I've always wondered if there is a place to go to report outages and downtime? My 6 bluehost accounts across 4 servers all went down a few minutes ago and I feel like there should be a resource to report this, as well as make sure someone has notified Bluehost. I always wonder when my Cox connection goes down if there is a place I can notify (via my phone tether) as well. Does any such service exist? What do people prefer? If not tell me what this service should do and I'll start writing it."

Submission + - Remarkable night-sky photos from Starmus winner (smh.com.au)

Submitted by StrahdVZ on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @07:24PM

StrahdVZ writes: Ukrainian-born Australian Alex Cherney has won the photographic competition at Starmus, in the Canary Islands, for some remarkable photography of the southern night sky. Check them out.

Comment T-Mobile Open/Free Platform To Dissolve (Score 1) 367

by popsensation on Monday March 21, 2011 @04:29PM (#35564134) Attached to: Why the AT&T and T-Mobile Merger Is Bad For Consumers

If there was such a thing as an open service platform in the world of US - mobile it would be and always has been T-Mobile/Voicestream. In the US they have always offered and have been friendly to unlocked devices, unlimited internet, the first android, the first wifi-hotspot active phones. Their customer service is the only one I would consider worth calling or having. AT&T is closed in comparison and I've never heard someone tell me what a great service or customer service experience they have had with AT&T. We will lose in a lot of ways, but the loss of service and open platforms is the part that will hit me the hardest.

Comment 770 - N900 (Score 1) 205

by popsensation on Friday February 25, 2011 @02:09PM (#35314370) Attached to: Nokia and Open Source — a Trial By Fire

I've owned from the 770 up and have always been a bit dissapointed with each device (software) but always with a sense of goodwill to Nokia for the concept. As a stockholder (thankfully not a lot) and a avid linux developer the N900 was exactly what I wanted. I bought it about a year ago after I retired the G1. The N900 still rocks and is one of the better hardware platforms available. Problem is, development is halted, flash is no supported fully, and I got tired of waiting for 20 minutes to list out applications, and Nokia has spat in my face one too many times with this phone. I had planned to grab up a N8, but I am over Nokia for a few years. Now I am back to Android (T Mobile MyTouch G4) but I keep my N900 as my skype/grandcentral/sip/music/travel/calendar/stereo. Mostly because I came to realize the (maemo) project was drying up and I'd be better off doing some Android development anyways. I hope Nokia can get their heads out of their assets and get us MeeGo or something great with the MS partnership. Until then, its Android.

Comment Re:Send the wah-mbulance. (Score 1) 481

by popsensation on Thursday December 16, 2010 @04:36AM (#34571408) Attached to: Netflix Touts Open Source, Ignores Linux

Thanks gandhi. Why would anyone assume linux desktop or server compatibility a requirement of a product. Their servers are or were probably a result of free software distributions and they offer a great product for the price. Does MS or Ubuntu offer a silverlight port? Should Netflix offer a flash or HTML5 video tag version?

Comment BAN VERBAL COMMUNICATION! (Score 4, Funny) 307

by popsensation on Wednesday July 29, 2009 @05:18PM (#28873743) Attached to: P2P Network Exposes Obama's Safehouse Location

Lets ban all means in which people communicate, or at least have the government moderate it. MUAHHAHAHAH

Comment Re:Unfair Blame to Both Google And AltaRock (Score 1) 295

by popsensation on Thursday June 25, 2009 @05:15AM (#28464215) Attached to: Google Funding the Next Big One?

I think Google should drill a canal from the water a plenty parts of Northern California down to LA so the city and county and state can stop stealing water from other states who don't have an abundant supply! I have an even better idea. I'm going to place him in an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate and exotic death.

Submission + - Flex Air Actionscript 3 Backend suggestions? (adobe.com)

Submitted by

popsensation

on Wednesday February 04, 2009 @08:36PM

popsensation writes: "I am writing in to ask professionals what server side technology goes best with Actionscript 3, Flex, and Air in a large scale project. Currently I have used Ruby on Rails, Java with Weborb, and PHP for backends but my next project will be on a much grander scale and will need to host and collect lots of data and media to and from thousands of concurrent users?"

Submission + - Comcast Tucson Hacked porn during superbowl (jibwa.com)

Submitted by

popsensation

on Monday February 02, 2009 @12:56AM

popsensation writes: "Tonight as I was watching the Superbowl it was interrupted twice with pornography, the first was just credits, but the second was full frontal male nudity! I wonder if it was a hack or a glitch. I somehow doubt that a glitch would play porn during the most watched event in the nation, in Tucson, right after a Cardinals touchdown. From all the comments it pretty obvious parents aren't happy! The group of adults I was with laughed for quite a while, I think we cheered louder for the goof then the touchdown that preceded it. Tucson Citizen My story on Jibwa Arizona Daily Star I can't wait to hear what comcast has to say!"

Slashdot Top Deals