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00:11.46GateWow, I just wrote some of the most fabulous code of my life, but I can't use it because no one else will understand it ;(
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15:51.26maquisOkay, I need a recommendation here...
15:51.51maquisI'm setting up some offsite backups with a company, and I'm wanting to encrypt the data I store
15:52.29maquisHowever, it occurred to me that, if I were to lose my computer, and need to use those backups, then I would need to have my GPG private key
15:52.56maquisBut, I don't want to upload my private key, since that would make encrypting the backups kind-of useless
15:53.26bonez2046maquis: what about storing your key(s) using something like keyring or similar, to keep the key(s) on your cell?
15:54.35maquisbonez2046: still, if there was a fire or something, I can't guarantee that my cell would get out of the house with me... (With a < 1 year old, I'm going to be focused on getting myself and her out, and I don't want to have to think of anything else)
15:56.28jsmithmaquis: Put a copy of your private key in a safe deposit box at the bank
15:56.44maquisjsmith: hmmm... that's an interesting idea.  how much does that usually cost?
15:56.51bonez204630 bucks a year
15:56.59maquisHmmm... that's an option
15:57.27maquisI was considering seeing if I could encrypt the private key with something else, but I couldn't think of what encryption I would want to use...
15:57.33bonez2046just put your key(s) on a thumb drive and hide in a safe place..
15:57.46jsmithmaquis: It's secure, it's offsite, and you can use it for other valuables as well
15:58.39maquisjsmith: true.  I can't think of what else I'd want to put there, but I'll definitely have to look into that.
15:58.51bonez2046secure? not sure how secure a safe deposit box will be in 2 years, but for now it's safe! Even the Swiss are having a hard time keeping private stuff private
16:00.29jsmithmaquis: Passports (or copies of them), copies of important docs like tax records, etc.
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16:01.23eightyeightmaquis: pgp/gpg is not a good solution for your scenario
16:01.31maquiseightyeight: yeah... i'm figuring that out
16:01.35maquiseightyeight: what do you recommend?
16:01.40eightyeightmaquis: you should use something that doesn't require user private/public keys
16:02.00maquisjsmith: interesting... I was going to make electronic copies of that and keep the originals as safe as I can at home...
16:02.01eightyeightmaquis: i would recommend a hardware encryption or filesystem encryption layer, and store there. then you just need to recall a passphrase
16:02.24maquiseightyeight: I can't see how to use either of those with an offsite storage where I don't control the OS
16:02.43eightyeightmaquis: how are you sending the data? is it going to tape first, then to offsite?
16:02.59maquiseightyeight: nope.. uploading...
16:03.05maquisusing google, if that helps :)
16:03.05eightyeightmaquis: ahh
16:03.31maquisi like google, but I don't really trust them enough to have my important data unsecured
16:03.37eightyeightmaquis: in that case, iirc, you can use openssl to do the encryption/decryption, again without keys
16:03.49eightyeightjust a passphrose
16:03.52eightyeights/rose/rase/
16:04.15maquisi was briefly thinking that maybe I could do something like store the data at google, and store the key in Amazon S3.  If that's the only thing I'm using the key for, then the chances of someone putting the two together would be pretty slim
16:04.27maquiseightyeight: that's an itneresting idea
16:05.05maquisor maybe use the openssl to encrypt the key + some junk...
16:05.16eightyeightmaquis: http://www.madboa.com/geek/openssl/#encrypt-simple
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16:06.21maquiseightyeight: interesting.  gonna read that
16:06.29unum_hello
16:06.36maquisunum_: hi
16:10.09bonez2046I need to run a windows executable file, but it's permissions are this > -rw-r--r--  1 scott scott   1285272 2010-07-27 10:07 couponprinter.exe
16:10.18bonez2046how can I change the permissions?
16:10.47eightyeightchmod
16:12.57bonez2046so if I want this file to be executable.. then is is 'chmod a+x' for user to execute it?
16:13.18unumthat's for all users to execute it
16:15.07bonez2046ok
16:16.21unumI should have read everything you wrote
16:16.36unumyou're trying to run a windows executable file on linux?
16:16.50maquisbonez2046: you trying to use wine or something?
16:17.05maquisbonez2046: oh... if you get the couponprinter working, please let me know how
16:17.26bonez2046yes, with wine
16:17.41bonez2046maquis: you've tried it too, eh?
16:18.07unumthen I don't think you need to worry aboul it being marked executable
16:18.11maquishmmm..  bonez2046 no...  didn't try...  looked at it and decided I didn't want to mess with it
16:18.33unumit's been a while since I've used wine, I've been using cedega
16:18.54unumand there's an interface that you use to install programs
16:19.10unumor you can run the desktop and then run the program
16:19.36Migswine works well with PowerPoint, doesn't it?
16:19.59Migswhat if I want to install PowerPoint with wine, but also a command-line PowerPoint conversion tool?  How would it use the DLLs?
16:20.03maquiscedega?
16:20.14leviMan, I missed a goofy conversation last night about Star Wars, Star Trek, and Christianity.
16:20.26maquisi've avoided ever using wine...  
16:21.56eightyeightMigs: google docs with google cli tools.
16:22.00eightyeightMigs: or, openoffice
16:22.17MigsI'm not sure I have much of a choice here. I'm trying to come up with a better document conversion script than my PPT -> OpenOffice -> SWF script.
16:22.21MigsIdeally, one which preserves animations
16:22.26leviWine works remarkably well for some things, and it has for a really long time.  Other things it fails miserably with, and doesn't seem to have got noticeably better.  But I haven't followed it closely.
16:22.35MigsAlthough, for the record, I think PowerPoint animations are dumb.
16:22.53unummaquis: it's a proprietary version of wine, it costs $5 a month
16:23.00maquisunum: interesting
16:23.08unumit's geared towards gaming
16:23.13maquiseightyeight: googlecl is pretty cool, but still has a good number of bugs
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16:33.51sjansenhttp://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25492/
16:34.27sjansenMy question: what does this mean for Leonard, Sheldon, Penny and Blossom.
16:34.30sjansen?
16:37.40goozbachgood good, my plan is coming together nicely
16:37.47goozbachsure is hand outside today
16:40.08eightyeightmaquis: yeah. i've only played with it here and there. i have yet to take it seriously
16:40.16eightyeightmaquis: although, i've never encountered any bugs yet
16:40.46maquiseightyeight: have you tried anything like editing google docs in vim?
16:41.34maquisi've mainly used it with docs, and i've run into a couple of bugs... luckily, they have a very good issue-tracking system :)
16:41.45maquis(better than the support that google docs itself has)
16:43.35eightyeightmaquis: you mean like: google docs edit --editor vim
16:43.44maquisyeah
16:43.56goozbachit's a pretty cool system
16:43.59Migshttp://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/07/ipad-owner-are-selfish-elites-critics-are-independent-geeks-says-study/
16:44.22maquisi need to pull down the latest trunk and see if they've gotten stuff fixed yet, but i've run into some weird stuff a few times...
16:48.48eightyeightmaquis: i haven't had an issue. i've only started a couple docs, and got my contact list to csv. that's about it
16:49.09maquiseightyeight: interesting.  i must have horrid luck
16:49.38maquisi did start playing with it the day it was announced, though... so maybe i just jumped in too quickly :)
16:50.36maquismost of my problems were either trying to edit files that i had created previously from inside of google docs, or from getting files from google docs and then trying to run them through latex (there was a bad character that was coming through.  apparently that's fixed in the trunk now)
16:51.46eightyeighti added the stable repo to my sources.list, so maybe that's why i'm not having issues
16:51.51eightyeightit's the stable branch. :)
16:52.09maquisheh
16:52.15maquisstable is for wimps...
16:52.22maquiser... hey... maybe that's why stuff always breaks for me
16:52.43eightyeight:)
16:54.22maquismy new motto: stables are for horses; use beta!
16:54.27maquis:P
16:56.44eightyeighti run debian sid, which is supposed to be bleeding edge unstable. yet, sid usually only ships stable software
16:57.14maquisyeah... i ran sid for a bit... and then got frustrated because I couldn't get the current version of some software I use regularly
16:57.48maquis(this particular software has been described to have update diarrhea...  it updates 2-3 times per week, sometimes with rather major updates)
17:00.15TodPunk"Update diarrhea" == Marketing Fail!
17:01.09maquisheh
17:01.54jsmithmaquis: Does it happen to be named calibre?
17:02.31maquisjsmith: yup.
17:02.47maquiswhat ereader do you have?
17:03.05jsmithmaquis: I don't, yet :-(  I spend more time building ebooks than reading them
17:03.58sjansenWhat do you use to build your ebooks?
17:04.12maquisjsmith: get a kindle... :)
17:04.14jsmithsjansen: DocBook + XSLT, mostly
17:04.26jsmithmaquis: I should get one...
17:04.42jsmithsjansen: It's not a perfect setup, but it works OK for my needs
17:05.13sjansenugh
17:06.30maquisjsmith: you agree on the update rate for calibre, then?
17:07.04jsmithmaquis: Absolutely... I know some of the Fedora folks are really upset about it as well
17:07.21jsmithsjansen: I know... I know... we've had this discussion before.
17:07.42maquisjsmith: too hard to keep repos up-to-date?
17:08.29jsmithmaquis: Arguments about whether to keep upgrading versions within a release, or to basically freeze apps like calibre between releases
17:08.56maquisi have ubuntu get me the deps, and then install manually.
17:09.36eightyeighti like docbook. it's very robust and highly flexible
17:09.38jsmithsjansen: I'm still waiting for some uber-cool layout engine using HarfBuzz, but until then I'll use what I know
17:09.39maquismy problem with sid was that i couldnt get the right version of python at one point
17:09.54eightyeighti could do without the chatty xml, but i won't let that get in my way
17:10.00jsmitheightyeight: DocBook isn't necessarily the problem... it's the rendering engine :-(
17:10.30maquisjsmith: the opinion on how often and when to update is going to depend on what reader / formats you care about
17:10.32eightyeightmeh
17:10.48eightyeighti guess that depends on what you're rendering to
17:20.05TodPunkmaquis: I don't know why anyone would buy a Kindle now that the iPad is just a little more, but can do about 100x more things than the Kindle, and look nicer doing so.  Unless you really, REALLY just want to read books and not necessarily all ebooks.
17:20.32TodPunkI'd go Nook in that case anyway
17:20.52GateExcept the iPad is a travesty and should never have happened.
17:20.54TodPunkbut that's just my ridiculous fanboi ism
17:21.07TodPunks/travesty/toy
17:21.14maquisTodPunk: nook sucks, honestly.
17:21.31maquisi've played with all the popular e-readers a bit, and with the ipad
17:21.37TodPunkmaquis: I could say as much about the kindle.  In my estimation, they all do.
17:21.40maquisi honestly wouldn't be able to read on the ipad as well
17:21.51Gateis waiting for (and to be able to afford) a good android tablet
17:22.10maquisTodPunk: the issue is what you want to do.  i want something i can read on for a few hours without my eyes getting tired, and without distractions
17:22.20maquisfor that, there really isn't anything better than the kindle
17:22.55maquisif you want a device that's lcd, backlit, and can do a variety of things, then yeah, the ipad is better
17:23.14maquisnook is improving slowly, but can't keep up with the kindle
17:23.20maquisand if the nook fails, b&n is dead
17:23.24TodPunkI own a cheap no-name reader that I bought because it would basically read anything I'd put on it.
17:23.59TodPunkcould we define "keep up"?  Because I think the devices are about the same.  Are we talking book availability?
17:24.16maquisTodPunk: yeah.  as long as it has e-ink, it can work okay as an e-reader, although the quality of the screen is pretty important, and the newer screens are way neat
17:24.44maquisTodPunk: i'm referring to quality, actually.  if you read the reviews, the nook has had a lot of problems.  also, there's no match in customer service
17:25.02TodPunkthe latter I can totally believe
17:25.15maquisbook availability, i'd say they're pretty equal, unless you like indies (which i do).  for random house books, though, the kindle has better prices, and kindle has more free books
17:25.26TodPunkI haven't heard anything but joy about the nook, but I'm not exactly keeping up.  I don't really read that much.
17:25.47maquisTodPunk: i've been following ebooks closely for a little over a year :)
17:25.50maquisbtw, which reader did you get?
17:26.16maquisthe nook wifi would be a great deal if the kindle hadn't dropped their price the day it released
17:26.18TodPunkI have no idea.  I've used it once in the year I've had it.
17:26.29bonez2046I am in the market for a new phone.. anyone using Evo?
17:26.42bonez2046Evo looks interesting, but so does the N1
17:26.46bonez2046er.. N900
17:27.06TodPunkI think it's an Astak
17:27.33maquisnow you can get a refurb'd kindle (1 year manufacturer's warranty, etc) for 110$, or a brand new one for 189$, the 149$ nook wifi without the 3g service isn't that nice
17:27.46maquisplust the most recent software update for the kindle is awesome :)
17:27.55TodPunkhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16858242008R  <--- This one I believe
17:32.03maquisinteresting
17:32.24maquisdoesn't support ADE, does it?
17:33.38TodPunkI have no idea what that is
17:34.00RyanEIt's a kind of juice.  You've heard of lemonADE and limeADE, right?  :)
17:34.51maquisTodPunk: adobe digital editions
17:34.56maquisit's the epub version of DRM
17:35.09TodPunkI went to the internet to look it up, but everything refers to the Arizone Department of Education
17:35.11TodPunkAh
17:35.20maquiswithout that or the kindle drm, it's real hard to find any current non-indie books
17:35.22TodPunkI don't know if it does.  
17:35.30maquistons of great classics, though
17:35.49maquisit'll support all the google books, and anything from mobileread...
17:36.01maquisthat's where most of my books come from anyways :)
17:36.03TodPunkI'll be honest, I'd probably just remove the DRM if I wanted to get it from a source that does that.
17:36.38maquistrue
17:36.42maquisanyway... gotta head out
17:36.45maquishave fun :)
17:37.05TodPunkyou too
18:43.09rsimpkinsDoes anyone know of a site or information repository that indicates how much in contract overruns the government pays out?
18:43.30rsimpkinsI know federal contractors have a proceedure for asking for more money after the fact.
18:43.36rsimpkinsAnd they use it ALL the time.
18:43.49rsimpkinsJust curious if anyone knows where such info might be.
18:45.51jsmithrsimpkins: GAO?
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18:46.38rsimpkinsjsmith: Yeah, I was looking through the GAO trying to find such info.
18:46.59rsimpkinsThis specific type of information seems to be well hidden.
18:49.56rsimpkinsAhh, this is a little closer. I wish this were 'officially' available = http://www.contractormisconduct.org
18:50.39rsimpkinsStill doesn't show contract overruns though.
18:52.15rsimpkins*sniff* - yeah - no conflict of interest with this guy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_L._Johnson
18:52.19rsimpkinsWow.
18:52.42rsimpkinsSo the CNO becomes the CEO of GD. How interesting.
19:03.14eightyeightok. unix philosophical question: why does gnu coreutils allow "ls [FILE] [OPTION]", but bsd enforces "ls [OPTION] [FILE]"? is gnu inconsistent?
19:03.57rsimpkinseightyeight: gnu is frequently inconsistent.
19:05.21TodPunkit is, after all, gnu
19:05.54TodPunkorder and consistency are kind of anti-thetical to the philosophy there.
19:14.36Gatebecause hippies can pass their options in anywhere.
19:14.43eightyeightheh
19:16.09eightyeightTodPunk: what other inconsistencies exist with in gnu tools?
19:16.29eightyeightTodPunk: i guess there's when to pass '-' to a switch and when not to, like with tar
19:16.44eightyeighti can't think of anything else off the top of my head though
19:16.54Gateeightyeight: I don't know what you mean?
19:17.11Gateor do you mean that you can get away with 'tar -cvf' instead of 'tar -c -v -f'
19:17.20eightyeightGate: 'tar cvf'
19:17.28Gate...
19:17.31Gateyou can do that?
19:17.43eightyeightindeed
19:17.49Gateslightly alters his world view.
19:17.53Gatewow.
19:17.59Gateok then. Never bothered to try....
19:22.20TodPunkeightyeight: Being inconsistent doesn't necessarily mean conflicting.  Many GNU tools have similar syntaxes, for instance.  There's just no /consistency/.  No standard has been written on things like syntax or code style, let alone one that's followed.
19:23.09eightyeighthas one been written for bsd?
19:23.19TodPunkActually, the only reason one could FIND consistencies is just social consistency that happens when a lot of people try to do similar things.  In my opinion, anyway
19:24.21TodPunkeightyeight: I think POSIX has some standards that are largely followed, but I haven't read them, and I don't know what they say on command syntaxes.  It's quite possible that distros of various *nix OSes have some opinions on that and enforce them.  I wouldn't know.
19:24.27eightyeighti understand 3rd party. i'm only concerned with the gnu utilities, such as bash, tar, coreutils, etc
19:24.27GateTodPunk: Programmers such as myself will follow contextual consistency, as in we will do it the way it is done in the code/program next to ours.
19:25.14TodPunkGate: that's what I was referring to by social consistency, yes.  Same thing in like, art, cooking, carpentry, etc.
19:26.22TodPunkeightyeight: I don't know.  My speculation is that they're different codebases and just evolved differently for unrelated reasons.  I mean, who maintains the base GNU tools code, who maintains the BSD versions, the Ubuntu versions, etc?  I don't know.
19:27.23eightyeightmeh
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19:40.28bonez2046If you were setting up a business, would you 1) set up email through someone like xmission, have them host it, or 2) set up mail server locally and manage it that way?
19:41.48eightyeightdepends on whether or not you're concerned about your image
19:42.11eightyeighti would be more trusting of sending an email to 'sales@company.com' then 'company-sales@xmission.com'
19:42.17eightyeights/then/than/
19:42.56goozbachbonez2046: google apps for your domain
19:43.03goozbachbest of both worlds
19:43.41eightyeightfwiw- i cringe everytime i see @yahoo.com, @msn.com or even @gmail.com for compnay email addresses
19:44.00eightyeights/msn/hotmail/
19:44.21sjansenbonez2046: What eightyeight and goozbach said.
19:44.47sjansenUnless running an email server is so core to your business that it makes sense to actually run in house.
19:45.02bonez2046eightyeight: the current mail package she has with xmission is indeed sales@mywifescompanyname.com, not with xmission in name
19:45.30sjansenIf xmission is meeting your needs, no point changing.
19:45.41bonez2046the issue is.. business has slowed way down.. I run exim4 on my network at home, and it's up most of the time.. I was thinking of setting her email up here..
19:46.00TodPunkUm, xmission's email hosting is ridiculously cheap.
19:46.03bonez2046it's not core, but I suggested she think about using her gmail account instead
19:46.17bonez2046it is cheap, yes....
19:46.26sjansenRunning a mail server can be a pain.
19:46.48TodPunkSo no expense, it works well, why are we proposing a fix to a problem that doesn't exist?
19:47.08eightyeightbonez2046: if you get the comany domain for your email, then bonus. i hate running a mail server
19:47.12sjansenUnless you want to learn all about DomainKeys and SPF and million other annoying things, better to let someone else deal with it.
19:47.36maquisi dunno... for me, it depends...
19:47.55eightyeightsjansen: +1
19:48.17maquisif i know that the business is a small one (1-4 people), and it's not a tech business, I don't mind seeing an @gmail.com address.  An @hotmail.com or @yahoo.com, still scares me, though
19:48.24TodPunkOh crap, maquis is back.  Now we have to act all mature and stuff.
19:48.32maquismature?
19:48.39maquiswho said I was mature
19:48.40TodPunk"act"
19:48.43maquis?
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19:48.56TodPunkI don't know.  It just seemed like the thing to say.
19:49.25maquis:)
19:49.32sjansenJust to be clear, I run my own email server, but only for personal use. It's not the end of the world if I get filtered, whereas for a business I'd outsource until I was large enough to justify bringing the overhead back inside.
19:50.14TodPunkPlus, unless you don't like the gmail interface, Google Apps is awesome AND easy.
19:50.40bonez2046TodPunk: my wife's biz has idled
19:50.48TodPunkI'm sure xmission's hosting is just peachy too
19:51.00eightyeighti don't like running a mail servers, because i get tired of constantly updating spam definitions, managing gray lists, wondering why my ram consumption is so high, etc
19:51.01bonez2046does gmail with Google Apps allow for customized email domains or no?
19:51.12bonez2046no problems with xmission.. they are on top of it
19:51.20maquisI want to run a mail server, but I can't find anyone around here that gives me reverse dns for a reasonable price
19:51.25eightyeightso, i let someone else deal with it
19:51.32maquisi wish xmission would cover us
19:51.48TodPunkwhy does her business idling matter?  What is the expense you are saving here?
19:51.57maquisspeakeasy would've worked, but we're too far out, so they won't give us service
19:52.00sjansenmaquis: linode.com
19:52.07TodPunkmmmm, linode
19:52.21bonez2046maquis: why the reverse dns.. on a dynamic ip there ?
19:52.35maquisbonez2046: yup... comcast
19:52.59maquissjansen: i know, but i want something local :)
19:53.02bonez2046which service level? consumer with the Motorola surfboard, skinny upright modem?
19:53.14maquisbonez2046: yup
19:53.23maquisnot many options around here
19:53.34maquisclearwire is big, but i've heard too many bad things
19:53.53sjansenmaquis: Why? Redundant power, fatter pipe, non-residential IP, great price. What's not to love about Linode?
19:54.04maquisother than that, we've got verizon (which is *really* tempting) and comcast
19:54.31maquissjansen: because i already have a server here, and its cheap
19:54.32maquis:)
19:54.34bonez2046maquis: get their basic business package.. it's about 70 per month and the speed... i just ran a speed test with speakeasy.net and got 14.56 mbps down and 1.13 up  to new york from salt lake
19:55.00maquisbonez: who's basic business package?  speakeasy's? or comcast?
19:55.14sjansenmaquis: Not if you do it right, paying for a business package so that you get a static non-residential IP without filtering.
19:55.15bonez2046to washington d.c. I just tested 29.72 mbps down and 1.47 mbps up
19:55.21eightyeighthmm. i'm a basic consumer, and i have 12/2 Mbps
19:55.36maquisbonez2046: that's 20$ more per month than we're paying right now... which is a bit steep, but we might look into it
19:55.36bonez2046comcast has the basic business package with an SMC business gateway.. 4 ports..
19:56.13bonez2046eightyeight: that's good..
19:56.26eightyeightgranted, it's a dynamic ip, but it only changes when i lose power to my cablem modem for longer than an hour
19:56.33eightyeightand i'm only paing $45/mo
19:57.25maquiseightyeight: nice... we're paying 55
19:58.00eightyeightmaquis: my understanding, is if i pay the extra $10 for the performance boost, or whatever it is, i'll get 16Mbps down
19:58.15maquiseightyeight: nice
19:58.22maquiswith comcast?
19:58.23bonez2046I had vonage with my consumer grade comcast service and it was always flaking out, no problem since switching to the business class
19:58.25eightyeightthe only time i fill the pipe though, is when i run updates from mirrors.kernel.org. so, i'm failing to see why i would want it
19:58.28eightyeightyeah
19:58.40maquishmmm how come i don't get that when we're paying more :(
19:58.44eightyeightbonez2046: interesting. i don't have any problems with my vonage
19:59.09eightyeightmaquis: dunno. what docsis version is your cable modem?
19:59.19eightyeighti was v1 for ever. after getting v3, the pipe opened way up
19:59.28eightyeights/for ever/forever/
19:59.37maquisdocsis?
20:00.05eightyeightmaquis: data over cable service interface specification
20:00.11eightyeighthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOCSIS
20:00.12maquiseightyeight: no idea
20:00.13TodPunkIEEE standard for cable modem framing stuffs
20:00.17GateSigh, Warren Jeffs' conviction just got thrown out...
20:00.32eightyeightmaquis: it's likely listed by the serial number on your modem
20:00.39eightyeightor in its web interface
20:00.46macnewboldseriously? on what grounds?
20:01.07GateJury was given "incorrect" instructions, according to the Utah Supreme Court.
20:01.14bonez2046I dropped vonage after 5 years.. got a magicjack..
20:01.18Gatehttp://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/27/utah-supreme-court-reverses-convictions-polygamist-leader-warren-jeffs-orders/
20:02.29sjansenmaquis: Your ISP is more expensive because all the Microsofties are driving the price up.
20:02.57maquiseightyeight: i don't see it anywhere on the modem, and i don't think i've ever used the web ui (there's a web ui?) :)  i know we haven't had any changes to it in > 3 years, though
20:03.22maquissjansen: probably
20:04.31eightyeightmaquis: it's probably 192.168.100.1
20:04.53maquiseightyeight: ah... so it is
20:05.45TodPunkhuh, ITU-T, not IEEE.  Woops.
20:06.10sjansenhttp://imgur.com/kVfrT
20:06.58maquiseightyeight: still not seeing the docsis anywhere, but this is interesting
20:06.59eightyeightmaquis: my bet, is it's v2, which means you should be getting the 16Mbps down. maybe they advertize different speeds in different markets. dunno
20:07.10maquiseightyeight: possibly
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20:18.26Gatewhoops
20:18.55eightyeightmaquis: according to comcast.com, economy should be getting 1.5Mbps/384Kbps, performance 15/3M, blasd 20/4, ultra 30/7 and extreme 50/10
20:19.16maquisinteresting
20:19.20maquisi think we've got the economy
20:19.29eightyeight*blast
20:20.05eightyeighti'm on performance. i should check my upload. sweet if they upped it from 2 to 3
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