It must have been a very long time ago that you tried a private server, or you happened to pick a really crappy one that disabled LoS processing to save ram / cpu.

The "terrain" issues that you speak of are a lack of 3D data in the maps (vmaps). This problem has been solved for a long time. However (at least on Trinity and MaNGOS) you can disable vmaps processing on certain maps -- this will save you some memory and cpu usage. By default only map 369 (the deeprun tram) is ignored since it has no 3D data in the maps -- we aren't sure HOW blizz handles LoS (line of sight) issues on that map.

I would say that I am one of other scenarios ... the one that blizz doesn't like. I liked running my own server with just me and my wife playing that I quit playing on blizz's servers, and hell even started developing the database that drove the server I was using.

The later 1050 used double density disks (but could read and write single density disks with a lower capacity).

You had to get the doubler ROMs to get true double density 180k, otherwise the drive did some weird 1 1/2 density 160k...

-- Brian

When my son was born the nurse came around with one of those packets and tried to tell us that we *HAD* to fill out the SSN form. I told her no we don't. She got a little bowed up about it, so I ripped it up and said go find someone that understands that there is NO requirement to have an SSN. Finally someone with a clue came by.

My son doesn't have an SSN and he won't have one until he is old enough to understand the consequences of getting one. My parents got me one when I was 7 or 8 and I am still pissed off about that. I soooo love my mom for deciding to cut part of my dick off as well -- circumcision is child abuse and mutilation (sorry, just had to get that in there as well).

No, they ARE the problem and they are looking to create more problems. They are the solution to nothing...

I should have specified that I was paying ~$20.00/mo more for my total TV / Internet bill compared to the TV / Internet / Phone bill I was getting from Brighthouse (notice I no longer have phone service).

My bill for all 3 services from Brighthouse was ~$150/mo with $30.00 of that being for fraking phone service that I didn't even want, but had to get in order to get 20/5 speeds.

So now my bill with them is $75/mo for 20/5 biz class and I am giving DTV ~$100/mo. So I was paying ~$150 and now I am paying ~$175 so ~$25 extra.

Here is the thing though. I had to tell them to take a hike when they sent me the first quote for $95/mo for the biz class. They got the residential retention department on the phone with the business department, and a few days later I had a quote for $75/mo (which I grudgingly took -- little did I know what a deal I was getting).

-- Brian

My advice would be to get business class while you can, WITH a contract.

About a year ago Brighthouse royally pissed me off with their slow roll out of SDV (switched digital video), and their horrendous HDTV offering. My solution was to get DirectTV and keep BH only for Internet. The problem was that unless you purchased their "all in one" package (cable, phone, Internet), you couldn't get their highest speed tier (20/5). I was told if I wanted just Internet, at that speed tier, that I would have to get business class and pay extra. This really miffed me at first, but now I see it was a blessing in disguise...

Bottom line, I ended up paying ~20/mo MORE for DirectTV + BH biz class, but I got much better TV service.

Now it looks like I am also going to see the benefit of having a contract. I am locked into a 3 year contract, but I am guaranteed that I am not going to be paying $150+ for unlimited bandwidth since that is included in the biz class contract (which they can't just arbitrarily change). As it stands, I pay $75/mo and that gets me 20/5 unlimited bandwidth, static IP, and NO restrictions on services (IE: no blocked ports).

Something to think about,

-- Brian

Was there something wrong with coming up with an addressing scheme that DIDN'T involve hex?

For example, go 64bit and use 16bit "hextets" -- 512.512.512.512. With that scheme you would have full backwards compatibility by using good old standard CIDR. If someone owned 1.255.255.255/8 today, with the switch they would still have that allotment, but we would now have 1.511.511.511/8 available as well. Am I missing something really obvious here?

For that matter, if we REALLY needed 128bit, go with either 32bit "somethingtets" -- 1024.1024.1024.1024...

Again, I would really like a network engineer / programmer to explain why this wouldn't work.

Who had the bright idea that we had to use hex for ipv6 AND have it not be backwards compatible.

From the people I talk to, the biggest reason they haven't gone ipv6 on their home networks is "because then I have to think in hex", with the secondary reason being "there is nothing available on ipv6 that isn't on ipv4 anyway".

Thanks,

-- Brian

You must have some mod in your preferences that is showing that as +5 Troll; they only got +3 Troll on that post...

Also, to the GP, RTFF. There *is* a +5 Troll achievement...

-- Brian

I hate to have to use a Farkism, but:

THIS!

Believe it or not "they" read sites like /. too...

I just love the "read a book" crowd. How about you watch some fucking TV?

I mean is it really that hard to imagine that some people just want to come home, kick back on the couch, and zone out to something that doesn't take 100% of their attention?

You enjoy books? I enjoy TV. Get off your fucking high horse...

-- Brian