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Comment Which is it? (Score 1) 418

Neither of the links seem to say anything about whether or not the user was using Tor for browsing or operating an exit node. If they're running an exit node then sure, Comcast has every right to terminate the user, otherwise it's not especially clear if they're violating the acceptable use policy.

Comment Funny, but memorable. (Score 1) 688

At the research institution i work at we name machines based on a particular theme organized by their purpose. Most of the sequencing robot controllers are named after composers, laptops named after the x-men, lab workstations are given good jewish names, office workstations are named after their users' mothers, tech staffs computers are named after james-bond villains.

It does help a lot though with memorization of whose computer is whose and what it does. It's also useful for gauging how important a particular problem is based on what kind of name the computer has. For example a problem with a computer named after a composer is significantly more important than a problem with a computer named after someone's mother. This all comes into play in our ticket system when the person submitting a problem gives only a vague problem description and the computers name.

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