All I can say is wow. I just happen to stumble across this article at the Washington Post. But make sure you read how it is being used. Not what do you think about that? This is a sad commentary on the stupid things that people do.
Archive for the ‘Dumb Things’ Category
They actually put a price on a human life
Saturday, July 19th, 2008Watching TV is illegal!
Saturday, June 16th, 2007All I can say is wow. I am at a loss for words. I believe they have now gone too far with the anti-piracy attempts. It also shows just how greedy people are. The TV and movie industry consistently talk about the money that they are losing. However, you never hear them talk about the money they are actually making. They now have AT&T apart of the Big Brother police. You can no longer surf the web without being monitored. Where does this end? I cannot for the life me understand why downloading a TV show that is shown on public TV is an issue. The next thing you will hear is that you cannot record it on your VCR, DVR, or whatever media you use to record TV. Why is this so different than when we used to use cassettes to record songs from the radio?
I can understand these things needing to be in place for movies which have not been released, movies that are playing in theaters, or even movies that only out on DVD. But Geez! TV shows that air on public television? Get a grip!
Here are a couple of stories you should read to try and get an idea of what is happening:
The Ugly Side of the World Cup
Sunday, June 11th, 2006This story shows that stupidity does not have boundaries. You have ignorant people all over the world!
Save The Internet
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006I find this very interesting. Have you heard about Net Neutrality?
Read this article at Cnet.
I cannot believe they are actually considering this now at this point. Can someone please tell me what the government is thinking about? The ISPs now want to control what you have access to over their network. Just think people will really be able to get you to come to their site for a price. So every page has its price….
Act Now!
Immigration Part 2
Saturday, May 20th, 2006I cannot believe there is an actual debate about English being the national language. Only in America as they say.
DSL Provider Part 3
Thursday, April 27th, 2006Well, it appears the issue is fixed for now. It was fixed by the time I returned from travel regarding work. Lets see how long before something else flares up.
DSL Provider Part 2
Sunday, April 23rd, 2006Well, I got up this morning not feeling better but reflective. I say reflective because I thought about what I am paying for DSL. When I thought about that, it started to make me angry. Why angry? Well, let me tell you. It made me angry that I was paying them for a service, and my concerns were being dimissed as those of a ranting “silly” customer. So at that moment, I went back and tested the connection again this morning.
The connection test showed speeds in the 200 Kbs range. Can you believe that? So, I called them back and let them know I was stilling having problems and the results of the speedtest. This morning I did not have to go through “all” of the same hoops. The tech asked and had me to do just a few things this time:
- DSL statistics from the modem
- Reset your IP address
- Power Cycle the Modem
- Rerun the test
- Are there any other devices attached to the phone?
- Are your firewalls interfering?
Trust me, this was a cakewalk verus what I went through the past couple of days and nights. Finally, this technician was able to get someone in the next tier to approve a repair ticket for this. They indicated this would be fixed by “today.” Now why did I put today in quotes? Good question again!
Well, a person from the phone company came out today. He asked me what my Signal to Noise ratio and attentuations were. I gave him a print of what the screen showed. They numbers were close to each other. I believe like 5.5 and 6.0 respectiveley. Once I gave him that information, he then proceeded to check the connection externally. He gave me a thumbs down! He asked had I been having any prior problems. Then he said those magical words that had my self confidence rejuvenated. He said, “The port is bad.” At this point, I had resounding “I told you so’s” going through my head. He also indicated there was nothing that could be done today since it was Sunday (remember the fixed today statement). He indicated it would be fixed tomorrow. I told him he would believe what I had to go through the past couple of days to convince someone there was an issue. He said, “Yes, I can.”
So, I was put through all of that for the phone company person to confirm what I had been tring to explain the helpdesk technicians for the past two days. “THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG!” But I guess because I was a home user that it was assumed I was clueless. So, once again I cannot believe what I was put through. They need to fix their process.
I will keep providing updates for this until it is resolved.
Cheers!
