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Re: FeastNH.com: Lots to watch out for on a high-protein diet

M. — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:31:11 -0000

don't quite understand why folks confuse low carb by stating Atkins is all about the protein. There are piles of veg and fruit options that can provide all that needed fiber and are low in sugar. Look our bodies are not calorimeters so why are we consumed with counting calories? Sugar in "normal" modern quantities is evil and is the cause of obesity yet it is jammed into processed food and sold as low calorie. Get your position straight here. Bad nutrition is bad nutrition and if people don't get educated it really doesn't matter what road they choose. Your article profiles folks approaching low carb diet as a fad. Personally I think low carb can be a very effective tool in chopping out high sugar foods. Sure, put out some fruits and vegetables, I savor those more than a slice of cake.

Re: Lessig's Defense

M. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:26:22 -0000

Lessig talks about "access tiering" but conveniently doesn't talk about "co-location tiering."

Think about this for a second. Google is likely to be able to place an edge cache at the site of any ISP it wants. Probably for free, because Google is big. Google, YouTube, and its related services consume SO much bandwidth that no ISP would say no. The ISP would easily save big -- terabytes per month -- on its backbone connection.

But could the ISP afford to allow just ANYONE to get free hosting by putting a cache at their sites? Doubtful. Caches take up space and power and require access for maintenance. In fact, if the startup were to call your local cable company and ask for "co-location space," the person there would probably say, "That's not a product we sell to the public." That is, if the person who answered the phone even knew what it was.

And of course, would-be competitors won't be able to buy space on Google's private edge caches. So, in what way is this neutral? Google can get its servers into places where CoolNewInternetGarageStartup.com can't.

So, Google is still getting preferential access to infrastructure -- it's just co-location space instead of pipes.

Re: Mac TiVoToGo Is Here… By Roxio?!

M. — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:03:29 -0000

Hey, where is support for the Series 3?

The clock is counting down for Series 1 and Series 2, since both only support the old over-the-air broadcasting standard (NTSC).

Fact: The FCC reclaims NTSC bandwidth in 2009. All tivo Series 1 and 2 products have a less than 2 year lifetime left.

This TivoToGo product is extremely disappointing since it is over a year late, and has no Series 3 support.

Re: Deadly online attacks subvert search results on infected computers

M. — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:54:04 -0000

Deadly?!? Wow - how many people have died as a result of this virus?

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Nissan To Eliminate Blind Spots

M. — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:59:13 -0000

WICKED! Too bad that this will probably be only avail on a luxary line :( I know a lot of people that could use this.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » The Lappyvator

M. — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:22:33 -0000

I so want one. I will take his lazy innovation one step further: I want one, because I am too lzy to get up and sit at my laptop/computer, but I don't want to make it. LOL....

start selling them dammit!

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » More Announcements

M. — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:44:02 -0000

Daivd...is that your mug posted on gizmodo? ;)

It is, my friend, it is... Lol -Ed

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Hello Kitty Chess Set

M. — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:06:08 -0000

is that 330 USD or CAD?
;)

and who doesnt like hello kitty? :D

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » The Ultimate Audio Cable

M. — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 18:49:56 -0000

Ahhh. The price of pure sound without electronic distortion.

Next thing you know, they will put price restrictions on sound waves entering your ear!

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Go Denver Boot Yourself

M. — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 20:16:44 -0000

I was thinking the same thing...what if u forget to take it off? Hell to pay! Or if u were in a rush for some reason? good fricken luck.

And I assume it just uses a key...well pick the lock?

But my biggest concern is: what if someone buys it and puts it on your car because of whatever reason (they hate you?) or better yet...on a cop car? :D hehehe

ok i will say no more, u get my drift

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Websavers.ca

M. — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:53:40 -0000

I will personally vouch for websavers.ca. I am hosted with them as well! WONDERFUL service! And definatly the cheapest cost pricing I have ever come across. Damn near free. 20/year is like 1.70 a month (give or take). Screw paying 4 bucks a month. LOL

Anyways, if anyone has any questions about going with them, maybe I can answer for you or vouch for them from a customer's perspective as opposed to an employees :)

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » License Plate LED Message Frame

M. — Fri, 05 May 2006 15:42:05 -0000

I would so get one if I wasn't worried about someone stealing it!

Re: Edge-Caching vs. Preferential Treatment

M. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:16:03 -0000

Google's edge caching *is* preferential treatment. Of the worst kind. To see this, you just have to take off the doctrinaire glasses of the "network neutrality" activists, who are myopically focused on the pipes and on bashing and regulating ISPs (and are also mostly funded by Google).

Think about it. It's obvious that Google will be able to place an edge cache at the site of any ISP it wants, probably for free. Why? Because YouTube and its related services consume SO much bandwidth that the ISP would be crazy to say no. The ISP would surely save big on its backbone connection. Terabytes per month on YouTube alone. That's money in the bank right there. And service would be faster, too.

But would an ISP allow just any content provider to put a cache at its sites, for free or even for money? Doubtful. Caches take up space and power and require access for maintenance. The ISP needs to be strongly motivated, by big bandwidth savings, even to consider it. And only big companies like Google have that to offer. If a small Internet startup were to call your local cable company and ask for "co-location space," the person there would probably say, "That’s not a product we sell to the public." That is, if the person who answered the phone at the cable company even knew what it was.

And of course, would-be competitors of Google won’t be able to buy space on Google’s private edge caches.

So, in what way is this neutral? Google can get its servers into places where CoolNewInternetGarageStartup.com can’t, and can make its services more responsive than the startup's. Therefore, Google is indeed getting preferential access to infrastructure. It’s just that the infrastructure happens to be co-location space instead of pipes. And it has a big advantage there, because co-location is much more difficult to obtain than bandwidth. You can get any Internet carrier to sell you a pipe. But co-location space at ISPs, which is more cost-effective than buying pipes, isn’t necessarily even available to you unless you’re Google. So this is really, really anticompetitive. And how could anyone say it was "neutral?"

Re: Edge-Caching vs. Preferential Treatment

M. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:41:54 -0000

The trouble is, Akamai will let you serve up a small number of pages very expensively but Google is putting *entire applications* on their servers. This is something that is not practical to do with Akamai. Also, a little guy has to pay Akamai, handsomely, but Google will not have to pay anyone. The ISPs will gladly host their servers for free. So the big guy gets for free what the little guys can barely afford.

Re: Microsoft Using Apple’s Macbook Pro In Promotional Material?

M. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:45:22 -0000

Obvious photoshop

Re: http://michaelkral.com/post/66370997

M. — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:57:50 -0000

Who is the cute fat guy?

Re: Is DiggBar Twitter’s New Power Tool?

M. — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:54:33 -0000

You mean the one that is already adblocked?

Re: 2008/09/23/g1-iphone-prepaid/

M. — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:49:54 -0000

Yeah, I looked into the G1 originally, but forced data and no prepaid angered me. I currently have a Motorola Q on Verizon, but plan to switch to the T-Mobile Dash on prepaid after my contract is up next year. So, if you want a powerful pda smartphone, why not try Windows Mobile? I did, and love it. I compared it to the iPhone's software and Windows Smartphones have more power and capability, as well as longer battery life. In my opinion Windows Phones are the best way to go, plus you can get MS Office Mobile pretty cheap on them too. (Or do what I did and find a free clone of it. LOL.)

Re: 40 one-word answers

M. — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:41:29 -0000

you want to be a writer and you spelled college wrong...haha.

Re: Facebook continues to suck

M. — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:26:56 -0000

Same issue here, my xemaps.com address is blocked.
I'm refusing to switch to another email address, and I'll bug Facebook until we're all red in the face.
"For security reasons, we no longer allow emails with this email domain to be used to access the site".
Is Facebook the new Department of Homeland Security?
Should I take my shoes off, too? What about my shampoo?

Re: Robotic Flying Penis Assaults Gary Kasparov.

M. — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:31:30 -0000

You just can't make this stuff up... or can you?

Re: Chime In on EPA Server Efficiency Standard

M. — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:36:07 -0000

Black Hole? How many car trips are saved by online shopping? How many stamps envelopes, and pieces of paper are saved by online content? Of course it is important to increase server efficiencies, but referring to data centers as a black hole infers that nothing of value emanates from them.