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Remember the days of BBS's and 1200baud modems? Well I took a volunteer job in a state park that is so far out that the Hot Spot that I got for internet out here is like having 1200 baud. Takes literally for freaking ever to load pages...when they load. But better than nothing...barely.
God give me the patience...
Someone's therapist knows all about you!
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Upgrading the internet connection seems like a good first task for an IT volunteer. 
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Tomaž Štih wrote: Upgrading the internet connection
At least to 56k, right?
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I'm not an IT volunteer, I help maintain the place and do trail maintenance for hiking trails in the area. I'm the guy that lugs a chain saw into the middle of no where so he can cut up a tree to remove it from the trail.
Someone's therapist knows all about you!
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So you're a lumberjack, and you're OK?
Two Python references in a single thread! I'm going for the record!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Kids today, whine whine whine ...
spare a thought for the Indian out the back relaying your internet via smoke signals.
Sin tack
the any key okay
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Exactly. The compression algorithm is quite impressive but still, it's smoke signals. It will be slow.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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And he gets paid about the same as a modem, too.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Use your phone as a hotspot instead.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Ha ha, rings a bell! You may want to disable image loading to speed up things.
/ravi
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A lot of use that is for his favourite pr0n sites!
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1200?
Luxury!
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Yes I do remember BBSs @ 1200 baud.
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I started on BBS's at 300 baud with my Commodore 64... I liked it because I could read the text as it scrolled by.
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My first modem could be switched between 300/300 (download/upload) and 1200/75 - if uploading stuff to a BBS, it was essential that you remembered to switch modes or it took 4 times longer, then switch back if you were browsing or downloading.
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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"it could be worse, it could be raining" 
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Install a text based browser like lynx[^].
Jeremy Falcon
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Now, there's a blast from the past!
And still going strong!
Unfortunately, it crashed 
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But how did the text look when it crashed? 
Jeremy Falcon
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Red on black -- only the best!
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Wow, that router really cuts it!
/ravi
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Apparently, you have to use it 66 times, before you can get a green card.
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and in so many shapes and sizes, too!
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