TAG | United States
- D: – http://bit.ly/5rn9mS #
- http://bit.ly/4v4GL2 – Ok..maybe THIS is the coolest
carol of the bells ever # - ad: Designers looking to better the world, one design at a time. Check out this blog: http://j.mp/7DVlLF #
- Upgraded my phone to the newest Cyanogenmod build and got great help in their IRC channel. Every build, its like my phone is new again #
- And now, I'm gonna go to bed. Gnight world! #
- ZZZzzzzzz…. #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - Moses..totally a dick – http://bit.ly/8rjouE #
- http://bit.ly/8uNvU7 – Jesus 2000! #
- http://bit.ly/8svtJR – Experience some snow #
- Almost time for work…quick twitter..come up with an excuse I can use to get out of work! #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - Alright…off to work #
- http://bit.ly/86eqZd – This is adorable #
- ad: Reducing the carbon footprint for clients is important. Ready why in this blog: http://j.mp/8jNueV #
- Note: Andrew should eat before going to work..otherwise he gets hungry #
- My phone now makes a sound like a camera when it gets an email. Why? I'unno… #
- 15 days till my "social life" completely ends. ST:O open beta starts Jan 15th #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - http://bit.ly/4xN9xm – Apparently, looks aren't
everything # - Running the Super Nintendo emulator on my phone to play Mario Bros is not the BEST use of my time..but it sure is a fun one! #
- Do you feel safe? I sure do – http://bit.ly/8U75FL #
- Why I don't like All-in-one computers like the iMac – http://bit.ly/8FkHvq #
- http://bit.ly/4oMLAG – James Bond….the best wingman ever #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - Today I'm the annoying neighbor. Just cranked up the sub for some Tool #
- Ok, if I was a working pen..where would I be hiding? #
- Another Day, Another Dollar #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - Add some heat and this is a soup – http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2190/1702979796_55d0277eb0_o.jpg #
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNzrwh2Z2hQ – United States of Pop '09 #
- ad: Designers looking to better the world, one design at a time. Check out this blog: http://j.mp/4Xu0ij #
- Shit, The Rev is dead? Im not even that big of a fan of Avenged Sevenfold..but damn, he was only 28. Drugs are bad..mmmkay! #
- http://bit.ly/C5Yzl – If youve never heard Johnny Cash's cover of Personal Jesus, click that link and learn something #
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBoRc3yLV9w #
- I shouldn't like this..but I do – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBoRc3yLV9w #
- Eating while watching Dirty Jobs is a BAD idea #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - I think I might be pregnant…I am having weird food cravings. If someone were to wave a hushpuppy in front of me I might bite their arm off #
- Check out http://www.mikeroweworks.com/ #
- http://bit.ly/7raaup – 15 Sexiest Female Musicians (who dont suck) #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - Marriage is like buying a car. Its better to lease them and get a new one next year #
- What's white, black, and red all over and has difficulty passing through a revolving door? A nun with a spear through her head! #
- Opinions are like assholes, everyone has them and they all stink but they are fun to poke at! #
- Thank goodness I have tomorrow off! #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - ad: New blog post: Fostering a love for reading
http://j.mp/6jmPfX # - Im awake..I might as well accomplish something. Or…I could crank the music on a day most other people get to sleep like they do to me! #
- It's 5:00 somewhere, right? #
- Hey now…that coffee tastes a TON better #
- So instead of doing something useful like cleaning through this massive pile of stuff on my desk, Im going to play Batman: Arkham Asylum. #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - great…my unexpected 3 hour nap has me feeling groggy and intoxicated. I have stuff to do today! #
- Well, I may need to turn down the notification sound on my phone a bit. It just went off and in this haze I almost fell outta my chair. #
- So is today something special or something? Seems to be a lot of people around the apartment that are normally at work. #
- Ever wonder if the song "Ironic" was meant to be ironic in that all the things it describes are not ironic? Food for thought. #
- There was Styx on in the grocery store…just loud enough I could barely hear it. I have it turned up at the house now. #
- For those curious it was this Styx song – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWFu1wv7D9E Babe from 1979 #
- Yes, I love Styx. Grew up listening to them on cassette tape in my dad's car/truck #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - Remember when I tweeted about APC's cover of Imagine? This one is just as cool http://bit.ly/55IXNM – Scott Bakula FTW #
- Am home. Prolly going to bed here in 30-45 or so. See you all next year…Im going to sleep #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - http://www.murraythenut.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/twittervscult.png 0 This is so true #
- Another sad but true image from the same comic as my last tweet – http://www.murraythenut.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lifechronology.png #
- ad: Reducing the carbon footprint for clients is important. Ready why in this blog: http://j.mp/6Z6vsS #
- My Recent Tracks:♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫Breaking Benjamin – Blow Me Away
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - Alright, after a brief burst of twittering, Im going back to bed. Gnight all, sleep tight. Happy '10 #
- RT: @skubastevee Everyone please be safe! Arrive alive don't drive and drive. A friendly reminder from Skuba Stevee and crew #
- Sellout.woot.com has the ultimate bacon lover's Bacon Salt gift back for $9.99. Go check it out! #
- My Recent Tracks:♫Serj Tankian – Empty Walls
♫EyesClosed – Just Another
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - Homemade pulled pork BBQ. Oh HELLS yes #
- Thats right, Rocklobster AND Walk Like an Egyptian. That is how hard I roll #
- My Recent Tracks:♫Bee Gees – Stayin Alive
♫Beastie Boys – Sabotage
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - http://i.imgur.com/mg65Z.jpg #
- Game over, Cat – http://i.imgur.com/G2Kcm.jpg #
- http://thereifixedit.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/129057249545630776.jpg – That is GENIUS #
- ad: Super lightweight comfort that's loaded with technology – in shoes!
http://j.mp/5ddmds # - http://i.imgur.com/oTfai.gif – Four Paw Drive #
- ad: Go on a yoga retreat in Costa Rica and add Spanish, surfing, fire dancing or scuba certification courses. http://j.mp/4pvgj9 #
- http://i.imgur.com/rbVMz.jpg #
- Happy Palindrome day for those that use the US month/day/year date format – 01/02/2010 is the same forward and backwards #
- http://i.imgur.com/afG5c.jpg – Swat hand signals #
- The decade in small pictures – http://i.imgur.com/Qv1BF.jpg #
- My Recent Tracks:♫3 Doors Down – Be Somebody
♫Black Label Society – Just Killing Time
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - ad: Check this out. Scuba certification plus yoga, surfing, Spanish and fire dancing classes in Costa Rica. http://j.mp/6Bb11Z #
- We just enjoyed a tasty dinner @ihop in Alexandria and had the best waiter ever. Good job James, you were fantastic #
- Drinking a scotch and rootbeer from a Martini glass. This seems like sacrilege in so many ways! #
- My Recent Tracks:♫Chevelle – Point #1
♫The Beatles – Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
♫See it @http://bit.ly/KW2sL # - ad: Designers looking to better the world, one design at a time. Check out this blog: http://j.mp/53AaUa #
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Fiber for all – A cause I can get behind
0 Comments | Posted by andrew in Nerd Stuff, Publicity
So, a contest has as an entry that one should write a blog post about fiber technology. Me being a total smartass, my first draft of this post involved yarn..but I decided to rewrite it with a serious tone.
What does fiber mean to me?
It means independence. I am currently stuck with two choices for highspeed connection: Verizon DSL and Comcast Cable. I chose cable because after having DSL for 8 years and desperately wanting for more..I could finally have it. Wrong choice.
My Comast service sucks. I get no where near the advertised bandwidth, my connection is total crap and drops out all the time, and I am constantly fighting against timeouts and DNS issues because of Comcast’s crappy network. Fiber would free me of all of the hassle and let me surf the tubes of the internet (or dump trucks if that is the metaphor you prefer) without having to fight.
I see the Verizon trucks in my area, advertising FiOS..but not for my apartments yet. I beg of you…bring it to ME! I’ll be your first subscriber. To Comacst: YOU SUCK!
More to the point, fiber technology to the home will finally help accelerate the US onto the world stage of broadband penetration. Japan is already at what, 50% fiber penetration? I have friends in Korea who are paying half of what I do for a 20mbps connection and they have “the slow internet”. It is time for the good old United States to catch up and start using some of that dark fiber across the country.
Faster internet connections foster creativity, help build new friendships, and expose the viewer to a whole range of information sources. We don’t even have cable at my house, we get our news/entertainment via the web from sources like Digg (for news) and Hulu and Youtube (entertainment). Not to mention faster connections allow wonderful technologies like VoIP to flourish. There was a time in my life where I couldn’t have lived without my Skype phone.
To sum it all up: Fiber is good for you, its good for me, its good for America. So on today, Labor Day in the US, salute those who are bringing us fiber and encourage them to labor harder at getting it to my apartment!
Fiber is also good for making yarn and helping keep your digestion regular. (I can’t believe I made it the entire post without making that joke!).
