(_Felix gave Postbear crabs, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:01, archived)

Was b3ta down for a while?

( BargeArse - Maker of fine Trouser Trumpets since 1863., Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:07, archived)

i don't know, i just got here.
i bet it was just down for you.
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:09, archived)

bloody internets
These English servers still hold a dislike to the former colonies!
( BargeArse - Maker of fine Trouser Trumpets since 1863., Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:11, archived)

i've had a fantasy/nightmare/conspiracy theory since i was a kid.
in it all humans are in a plot against me, mostly just as a research project to see what i'll do in certain situations.

they're always watching....
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:13, archived)

"Now it can be told" by Kilgore Trout :)
(I assume you're familiar with Breakfast Of Champions?)
( mofaha : a house falling in the sea, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:16, archived)

oh yes.
it's not an uncommon fantasy, it has variants all over (invasion of the body snatchers, etc.) and i think more than a few street crazies share it.
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:20, archived)

I'm watching...
and I know what you did last summer!
( BargeArse - Maker of fine Trouser Trumpets since 1863., Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:17, archived)

i posted here and rode my bike a lot.
and i grew plants.
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:25, archived)

and I still know what you did last summer

( BargeArse - Maker of fine Trouser Trumpets since 1863., Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:35, archived)

you're the gravel-voiced neighbour lady who sits on her fire escape and smokes all day?
people look up your skirts and grimace, you know.
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:45, archived)

Maybe so.
They keep fucking looking though don't they :)
( mofaha : a house falling in the sea, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 6:06, archived)

i think the rancid drips of septic vaseline landing on their heads makes them look up.
but i could be wrong and don't want to start any false rumours.
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 6:09, archived)

IT was for me
but then again my connection's been really crappy in the evenings lately. And I've just heard that my ISP is choking bittorrent downloads.
( mofaha : a house falling in the sea, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:13, archived)

so is mine. arseholes.

( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:17, archived)

People on b3ta are just so rude today. My My My!
Is there any respect in this world for Shitty Fucking ISPs?
( BargeArse - Maker of fine Trouser Trumpets since 1863., Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:19, archived)

my connection was down for over two hours last night.
i hope all of their employees and the politicians they rent find blood in their stool.
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:22, archived)

Stool or stools?
Surely not just one!
( BargeArse - Maker of fine Trouser Trumpets since 1863., Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:36, archived)

just one, for them all.
connected by a greasy fecal string, like geese.
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:39, archived)

What's the justification?
I was under the impression that I was paying for bandwidth, not the right to download certain formats at the discretion of the ISP.
( mofaha : a house falling in the sea, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:21, archived)

i think satan ordered it to piss smart people off.
dumbasses don't care, but they're easy to annoy.
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:24, archived)

hmm
it's one of those uncomfortable situations where I've come up against the ultimate powerlessness of the consumer. I can call their customer service department and moan and reason and scream as much as I like, I know it's not going to change anything. And they're the only cable company that supply our area.
( mofaha : a house falling in the sea, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:28, archived)

keep checking, and ask in a local tech forum.
here we have the big two, but there are a few enterprising startups. i got turned on to one of them at a dorkbot meeting.
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:41, archived)

You can buy as much bandwidth as you want
provided you don't actually want it most of the time.
(_Felix gave Postbear crabs, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:28, archived)

compo it.
do it now.
( postbear is differently abled, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:07, archived)