The last "slowdown" seemed to last, if I recall, over at least a day if not more. Seems like it would take a lot of people downloading a lot of movies to keep it slow all that time, so just wondering. Of course, wasn't trying to use internet all of that time.
Randall On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 8:20 PM, db <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mypoint re: cars was that that car and highway technology has matured to > the point that anyone from a teenager to a grandparent can just take off and > drive one across the country ... not much specialized knowledge is needed... > which wasn't at all the case for the first 30 to 50 years. > > That's where the internet & computers are now... in their early > developmental years... and the "lumps" ... like uneven uncontrolled access > have yet to be worked out. There are so many uncontrolled variables that > it takes skill to figure out what is causing such a browsing slowdown. In > this case, I am betting on the neighbors downloading movies. > > That said, any body know anything about software / bots etc that can be > used for "sniffing" local traffic and spotting such nearby heavy cable > broadband usage? > > db > > > > Fred Holmes wrote: > >> At 11:22 AM 11/29/2008, Tom Piwowar >> wrote:file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/db/Application%20Data/Microsoft/Internet%20Explorer/Quick%20Launch/Mozilla%20Firefox.lnk >> <cid:[email protected]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >> >> Cars do far less than computers and innovation in that industry is almost >>> zilch. Given several years warning that lighter, more efficient autos are >>> what the public wanted, they were unable to deliver and kept making what >>> they were making. Today innovation is mostly about flying to Washington in >>> their private jets to ask for new kinds of handouts. >>> >>> >> >> If someone really thought they actually knew how to build an "innovative" >> car that was economically feasible (didn't depend upon government coercion), >> and had a convincing argument for it, investors would flock to participate. >> So far, it, along with much "alternative energy" hasn't really worked yet. >> Not when all aspect of the economics are considered. >> >> Fred Holmes >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> >> >> > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
