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The Fastest ISPs In the US 168

Posted by samzenpus from the greased-lightning dept.
adeelarshad82 writes "For a second year in a row PCMag partnered with Speedtest to find out the fastest ISPs in the U.S. The results were a product of 110,000 tests ran between January 1, 2012 and September 19, 2012. Collecting data for both download and upload speeds for each test, Speednet was able to calculate an index score for a better one-to-one comparison, where downloads counted for 80 percent and uploads 20 percent. Moreover, rather than testing the upload and download speed of a single file, the tests used multiple broadband threads to measure the total capacity of the 'pipe.' While the results at the nationwide level were fairly obvious with Verizon FiOS crushing its opposition, the results at regional level were a lot more interesting and competitive."

Comment None (that I know of) (Score 1) 228

by hannas (#38313346) Attached to: How many robocalls do you get each month?

I have a free "feature" on my land line.
When a call comes in, my phone rings once. I then have about 10 seconds to reach the phone before the line goes dead. Most people I know have my cell number and usually try that one first. Anybody that does not have my cell number will keep trying until they reach me. Robocallers will try only once.
I keep forgetting to tell my telco about this problem, mostly because I work nights and I like my sleep during the day.

jmh
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Best Man Rigs Newlyweds' Bed To Tweet During Sex 272

Posted by samzenpus from the nice-feed dept.
When an UK man was asked to be the best man at a friend's wedding he agreed that he would not pull any pranks before or during the ceremony. Now the groom wishes he had extended the agreement to after the blessed occasion as well. The best man snuck into the newlyweds' house while they were away on their honeymoon and placed a pressure-sensitive device under their mattress. The device now automatically tweets when the couple have sex. The updates include the length of activity and how vigorous the act was on a scale of 1-10.
Google

Building Left 4 Dead Maps With Google Sketchup 44

Posted by Soulskill from the always-best-to-face-zombies-on-familiar-turf dept.
notthatwillsmith writes "If you're a fan of Left 4 Dead and you've ever wanted to build a zombie-filled map of your hometown, office or grocery store, Maximum PC just posted a how-to that shows you how to convert photos of real-world locations into ready-to-play L4D 1 or 2 maps. It's everything you need to know in order to kill zombies with your friends — in the comfort of your own backyard."
Windows

Microsoft Extends XP To May 2009 For OEMs 605

Posted by timothy from the that-pesky-reality-again dept.
beuges writes "Microsoft has announced over the weekend that it would allow computer manufacturers to receive copies of XP until the end of May 2009, shortly before Windows 7 is expected to hit the market. This should allow users to skip Vista entirely and move straight to 7, which has been receiving cautiously favorable reviews of pre-release and leaked alphas."
Science

CERN Releases Analysis of LHC Incident 149

Posted by timothy from the training-exercise-was-too-trite dept.
sash writes "From the fresh press release: 'Investigations at CERN following a large helium leak into sector 3-4 of the Large Hadron Collider tunnel have confirmed that cause of the incident was a faulty electrical connection between two of the accelerator's magnets. This resulted in mechanical damage and release of helium from the magnet cold mass into the tunnel. Proper safety procedures were in force, the safety systems performed as expected, and no one was put at risk. Sufficient spare components are in hand to ensure that the LHC is able to restart in 2009, and measures to prevent a similar incident in the future are being put in place.'"

Comment Theory of Advertising (Score 1) 686

by hannas (#24898937) Attached to: How Do You Deal With Telemarketers?

Most forms of advertising support the media they go across. Junk Mail pays for the USPS. Comercials pay for the TV & Radio stations they are on. Banner Ads pay for websites. Magazines & newspapers are heavily subsidized by them. The only 2 types of push advertising that I can think of that do not are Telemarketing & spam. Neither one of them pays for the media they go across

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