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more about #fiber A Pimp Named DaveR: I LONG for a connection as fast as 10Mbps..... /sobs quietly more » The-Joker: But transferring a 20mb file to Amazon would take far less time than using Fedex, gotta look at the glass half full. Anyway, 100mbps fiber is just the... more » ripfire: So for a terrabyte of data, fedex overnight would be 11GB/s. more » bosskev: Well, it may work for Amazon, but it sure doesn't work for YOU dips**ts. I was so tired of piss-poor, snail-slow DSL service, I took the time to send ... more » Serolf Divad: So what does this say about Verizon's margings? Pretty scary, eh? more » snitch: $100 for 50Mbps are they nuts? Cablevision has a plan in my area called Optimum Ultra that gives you 101Mbps for just $105. more » Reuben Kyd Johnson: Seems like Verizon is getting paid regardless since DSLExtreme has to pay verizon to lease the Fiber lines anyway so Verizon could prolly give a shit. more » Mosaick: The lack of overhead and responsibility permits Verizon to lease their lines out at a reduced cost... more » .357: I'm just going to create my own ISP. I will call it Kickass Interwebs. more » jonhapimp: it probably would be expensive as hell though to install more » Epoch: speaking of did anybody what?? i'm eagerly awaiting the end of that sentence. more » OMG! Ponies!: How will it fare against knife attacks? more » laylaholic: Maybe a stupid question, but what's so ugly about carbon fibre at the moment? Works for the Voodoo Envy... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: It may save weight, but what about heat? Would/will carbon fiber help cute Lego-luvin people from being "punished" by their S&M laptops? more » bosskev: "...partially visible therethrough...article formed therefrom..."Good gravy, when was this filing written--1742? more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Does this mean I can use it for structural integrity in a 787 in case of emergency? more » MJDeviant: It already sounds expensive. NEXT! more » MrBlahBlah: Wow time warner you really are a piece of shit. all I'm getting is 15 down and .5 up. more » TheSonOfKrypton: It's funny...Sometimes you get so much of something (or in this case, something gets so fast) that you have to ask yourself: When is enough, enough? ... more » OMG! Ponies!: I can live without that kind of speed if Cablevision can improve HD picture quality. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with Cablevision, even if James Dola... more » -
#internet
Broadband Is So Slow Amazon's Import/Export Service Sends Data Using the Post Office
How crappy is the current state of broadband? Amazon Web Services' new Import/Export data delivery moves files using the postal service because broadband is too slow. More » -
#fios
Second-Tier FiOS Providers Undercut Verizon, Are Verizon
Verizon FiOS, which can pipe the internet into your home at 50mbps, is something like bliss. It's also hideously expensive. Luckily, smaller ISPs are offering the same service for less. The exact same service. More » -
#internet
Google on How to Change the Internet: You Should Own Your Broadband Pipes
Google policy analyst Derek Slater—who's so obviously related to Christian Slater—explains how to reshape broadband in the US. Step one: Own the actual pipes that run to your house. More » -
#apple
Apple May Shave Weight of Future MacBooks with Carbon Fiber Composites
Apple is looking into new ways to save weight on their MacBooks, a recent USPTO filing shows. They have patented a new way to create carbon fiber composites that—unlike traditional ones—look sleek, shiny, and lickable: More » -
#godzillainternet
Suck It, Fiber: America's Fastest Internet 101Mbps Delivered by Cablevision
Holy. I knew the fruits of cable's fiber-fast DOCSIS 3.0 standard would be delicious, but this is incredible: Cablevision's going to sell the fastest internet in the US next month: 101 blazing megabits per second. More » -
#broadband
Australia To Stimulate Itself With Government-Backed 100-Megabit Fiber Broadband For 90% of Oz
Ozzie prime minister Kevin Rudd has announced what will be one of the biggest government-sanctioned nationwide broadband initiatives in history: an A$43 billion plan to bring a fat 100mbps fiber pipe to 90% of Australians. More » -
#carbonfiber
Carbon Fiber Surface Table Is Thin, Really Thin
I don't know that anyone goes around complaining that their table is just too darned thick, but this carbon fiber "Surface" Table has been fashioned to a scant 2mm. -
