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It's funny how you become dependent on a technology. Our home network has up and down, mostly down for the last 2 days. The provider sent us a new modem but it's not going to be here until mid-week. We both feel lost and not able to do our regular routine.
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
Many apologies. I didn't realize at the time that my post would amount to trolling the forum. I retract my statement and beg your pardon.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Many apologies. I didn't realize at the time that my post would amount to trolling the forum. I retract my statement and beg your pardon.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Who might that be Richard ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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The Elbonians! They're a tricky, deceitful bunch!
"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants" Chuckles the clown
Or the Kneecapians, I hear they're just as bad!
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
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Many apologies. I didn't realize at the time that my post would amount to trolling the forum. I retract my statement and beg your pardon.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
One threat to our network communications is any 10 cent crew with a back hoe. Next threat - management allowing projects to use libraries and OS builds off the internet (remember the great doorbell DNS attack?). I could go on. The real threat is the simple lack of commonsense.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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It's funny how you become dependent on a technology. Our home network has up and down, mostly down for the last 2 days. The provider sent us a new modem but it's not going to be here until mid-week. We both feel lost and not able to do our regular routine.
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
IMHO, the elder generation is less dependent on technology than the younger one, those born after 2000. Most of us, elders, got introduced to technology at some stage in our life (before which there was just paper, pen, slate, chalk, books, etc.), whereas they are 'born' in technology.
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It's funny how you become dependent on a technology. Our home network has up and down, mostly down for the last 2 days. The provider sent us a new modem but it's not going to be here until mid-week. We both feel lost and not able to do our regular routine.
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
I'm definitely older generation - started programming 50 years ago - and definitely miss it when our home network connection is down... I have 14 active Echo devices in the house plus 15 smart switches (mostly controlling lights). I can't remember the last time I listened to radio or music on a proper radio or stereo system, and it was really annoying a couple of months ago to have to actually switch lights off before going to bed, instead of just saying "Alexa, turn the downstairs lights off" as I walk upstairs!
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It's funny how you become dependent on a technology. Our home network has up and down, mostly down for the last 2 days. The provider sent us a new modem but it's not going to be here until mid-week. We both feel lost and not able to do our regular routine.
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
I've been out of internet (and thus tv) for almost a week now because som id10t ran over the post and pulled down the cable. Ready to kill somebody by now if they don't fix it today. :mad:
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It's funny how you become dependent on a technology. Our home network has up and down, mostly down for the last 2 days. The provider sent us a new modem but it's not going to be here until mid-week. We both feel lost and not able to do our regular routine.
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
And here I was, thinking you were going to talk about DLL hell and nuget packages :laugh:
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. -Frederick Nietzsche
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It's funny how you become dependent on a technology. Our home network has up and down, mostly down for the last 2 days. The provider sent us a new modem but it's not going to be here until mid-week. We both feel lost and not able to do our regular routine.
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
I agree with the dependency issues. My family's and my life would be very different without internet, to say nothing of the withdrawal symptoms my teenage daughter would undergo. :) Our internet provider is very reliable, but given the level of potential histrionics, I have both a spare modem and a cell data plan (cell data plans are quite cheap in Israel). I hope that both go unused.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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I'm definitely older generation - started programming 50 years ago - and definitely miss it when our home network connection is down... I have 14 active Echo devices in the house plus 15 smart switches (mostly controlling lights). I can't remember the last time I listened to radio or music on a proper radio or stereo system, and it was really annoying a couple of months ago to have to actually switch lights off before going to bed, instead of just saying "Alexa, turn the downstairs lights off" as I walk upstairs!
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Dear oh dear
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
If the NSA/GCHQ/whoever want to listen to me yelling at the cats to get off the worktops, they're welcome! :)
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If the NSA/GCHQ/whoever want to listen to me yelling at the cats to get off the worktops, they're welcome! :)
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IMHO, the elder generation is less dependent on technology than the younger one, those born after 2000. Most of us, elders, got introduced to technology at some stage in our life (before which there was just paper, pen, slate, chalk, books, etc.), whereas they are 'born' in technology.
I was the TV remote control. "Hey you, turn on channel 2" :)
>64 It’s weird being the same age as old people.
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It's funny how you become dependent on a technology. Our home network has up and down, mostly down for the last 2 days. The provider sent us a new modem but it's not going to be here until mid-week. We both feel lost and not able to do our regular routine.
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
I used to have that problem regularly, Mike. My provider always told me it was my modem. After 4 modems and about $300 in service calls, I got a different provider - no more troubles.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I used to have that problem regularly, Mike. My provider always told me it was my modem. After 4 modems and about $300 in service calls, I got a different provider - no more troubles.
Will Rogers never met me.
Yeah, they're telling us it's a router problem. You know Roger it's their money. They just put in fiber in the area and I'm thinking there may be a problem with it? They're so screwed up but it's the only deal in town. It's either them or nothin!
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
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Yeah, they're telling us it's a router problem. You know Roger it's their money. They just put in fiber in the area and I'm thinking there may be a problem with it? They're so screwed up but it's the only deal in town. It's either them or nothin!
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
I left the local herd entirely a couple years ago and went with Starlink. I'm not looking back!
Will Rogers never met me.
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I left the local herd entirely a couple years ago and went with Starlink. I'm not looking back!
Will Rogers never met me.
Hmm, never heard of it, will check it out. Thanks for the heads up.
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
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I meant, you found it a chore to manually turn your lights off that is sad IMHO
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
As I get older, I find it painful to deal with stairs. If I'm more than halfway up or down the first flight of stairs, any lights I left on are just going to stay on until the next time I'm up or down there again. I will not be making a special trip just to turn off a light that might cost me all of 2 cents in the meantime. I've been thinking about upgrading to Alexa-enabled switches and outlets, but so far laziness and cheapness are winning.
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It's funny how you become dependent on a technology. Our home network has up and down, mostly down for the last 2 days. The provider sent us a new modem but it's not going to be here until mid-week. We both feel lost and not able to do our regular routine.
"Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat." Will Rogers PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.1 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
Had a similar problem when we switched from DSL internet to Cable internet. I just setup my phone as a hot spot to get emails and such early in the day and let the wifey watch her TV shows (YoutubeTV) in the evening. It was only a few days so our data plan was able to handle it. I had more than enough games to play that don't require an internet connection.
