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Re: Stephen Strasburg’s Big League Debut

jonnyl — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:37:53 -0000

Strasburg and EVO 4G? Looks like Christmas comes on June 4 this year.

Re: Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook.

jonnyl — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:25:55 -0000

"Pull yourself up by the bootstraps" is one of my favorite adages of all time, especially when uttered by the impossibly oblivious (e.g., rich, Caucasian politician to poor, African-American worker--or perhaps excessively enthusiastic mom to apathetic student).

Re: T-mobile Talks 7.2Mbps Speeds For Christmas

jonnyl — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:14:55 -0000

I do not dispute that HSPA+ will be adequate in the relatively short term. My point was that eventually T-Mobile will be stretching an aging standard while other carriers have already migrated to the more cutting edge standard, which is very similar to the 3G catch-up T-Mobile played (and is still playing, one could argue). The problem comes when T-Mobile hits the HSPA+ ceiling and other carriers already possess the technology to increase their speeds. In order to keep up, T-Mobile will have to move to the newer standard, but the delay in implementing the newer standard will put them behind the carriers who have already gone that route. And it's not realistic to say that HSPA+ will be enough because the standard's theoretical maximum seems high by today's measurements. First of all, theoretical maximums rarely translate so neatly in practice. Second, data consumption continues to rise and will continue to do so. Perhaps not tomorrow but eventually, HSPA+ will not be fast enough. That's the critical point.

Re: T-mobile Talks 7.2Mbps Speeds For Christmas

jonnyl — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:59:26 -0000

Sigh. It's T-Mobile on EDGE while everyone else is rolling out 3G all over again. I think they're making a mistake in the long term.

Re: Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook.

jonnyl — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:19:37 -0000

BBM? Is that like BBW?

Re: Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook.

jonnyl — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:27:40 -0000

I feel sorry for the child of this parent.