"My quest for static IP at home" written by Paul on estrip.org

03/25/11 03:11 - ID#53907

My quest for static IP at home

I want a static IP at my house with minimum 5mbps upload. Why is this so damn difficult in 2011? Right now I am "live chatting" with a Time Warner agent. I thought maybe it would be better than talking to them on the phone. Each time I called I got a different answer with prices in all sorts of ridiculous ranges to, "they don't offer it at my location."

Them: Please provide you name
Me: Paul
Them: Thank you for providing your name.
Me: I want a static IP with a minimum of 5mbps upload speed. How much is that?
A MINUTE PASSES
Them: I understand you are an existing custome rof Time Warner Cable and would like to start a new account with static ip and Internet service at the same address. Is that correct.
Me: yes, that is what I said. It needs a minimum of 5mbps. How much does that cost.
A MINUTE PASSES
Me: Is this a difficult question?
Them: Sure I will be glad to assist you.
30 seconds go by
Them: May I have your zip code
Me: 14209-2204
Them: Thank you for providing your zip code
Them: May I know the service you are using with Time Warner.
Me: Why does it matter I want a separate account.
Me: Right now I have roadrunner home internet, but I really want a new separate account
3 MINUTES GO BY
Them: Thank you for the confirmation
Them: I would like to inform you that you can not set up two accounts at the same address.
Me: What is the cost of a static IP? You are making this exceedingly difficult.
Them: I would like to inform you that you need to contact our local Time Warner Cable Office in order to have information on the static IP. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience caused. Would you like the number?
Me: yes
Them: You can contact our local Time Warner Cable Office at 716-558-3000 or 866-668-6044
Them: If you have just another moment, I would to ask a question or two about you situation to see whether we can make your servie even more enjoyable for your family. Will that be alright?
Me: The local number does not work. It keeps dying as soon as I dial it.
Them: I am sorry about your experience.

So I call the 866 number. Turns out that is also the wrong number for what I need. They transfer me to business class.

Finally I get an answer:
35/5 $119/month with a three year contract

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Category: web

03/24/11 10:25 - ID#53904

Buffalorising.com Compromised With Malware

Today when visiting Buffalorising via google I got this google warning saying it is serving malware. It appears to come from the third party content on the page. Advertisements, banners, etc. This is precisely why I don't trust 3rd party code. Its just opening you up to everything from keystroke recorders to malware.

tinypliny writes at 08:42:52 03/26/11 - Comment #61446: But I am always excited... that kind of takes the variable out of the equation!

paul writes at 11:58:01 03/25/11 - Comment #61445: I think you got too excited and clicked twice.

tinypliny writes at 10:34:03 03/25/11 - Comment #61444: How did that comment turn up twice? Glitch in the system!!!

tinypliny writes at 10:33:07 03/25/11 - Comment #61442: I think I have been there. Is it the one next to Sweet Tooth? I just randomly walked in and got something hot to drink on a snowy day while I was taking a rather long route home. It was a bit too sweet... I wished I had told them to lay off the sugar. I felt like I was back home where they saturate every conceivable beverage with sugar till you can see crystals on the bottom of your tea cup!

tinypliny writes at 10:33:07 03/25/11 - Comment #61443: I think I have been there. Is it the one next to Sweet Tooth? I just randomly walked in and got something hot to drink on a snowy day while I was taking a rather long route home. It was a bit too sweet... I wished I had told them to lay off the sugar. I felt like I was back home where they saturate every conceivable beverage with sugar till you can see crystals on the bottom of your tea cup!

paul writes at 10:40:32 03/25/11 - Comment #61438: I still haven't gone there yet. I keep meaning to.

heidi writes at 10:33:00 03/25/11 - Comment #61437: I like Taza because it's cozy and intimate and you get to talk to people. (Other coffee shops are for being by yourself in public.) The baristas make hot chocolates just for me - almost always different while avoiding the flavors I don't like (raspberry) and then we sit and chat, like unexpectedly dropping by a friend's house for a cuppa. There are currently four baristas - Brena (the owner), Kevin, Brittany, and Jon. Jon sings and plays guitar for me, trying out his new songs. Kevin and I talk about the art scene, his latest projects, and women. Brittany and I gossip and chatter about the neighborhood and school and change. I don't know Brena as well because she works in the mornings. Lots of interesting folks hang out there - lots of regulars so it's possible to develop friendships and random connections without really trying. Taza had a birthday party a month or so ago - it was so interesting to see folks out of context.

Sometimes I'm so busy that I can't schedule fun with friends (like this week... :-( no gaming, no bowling, no movies... ) and Taza gives me good social interaction without the pressure of scheduling.

tinypliny writes at 01:20:00 03/25/11 - Comment #61436: Hmm... why do you like Taza? Why not other cafÃ©s? :)

metalpeter writes at 06:55:03 03/24/11 - Comment #61435: I haven't voted Yet I keep meaning to I know 464 would good for the new art space or gallery Hoping to vote over the weekend........

heidi writes at 05:41:16 03/24/11 - Comment #61434: As long as you mentioned Artvoice Best of Buffalo.... Please vote for Cafe Taza as the best coffee and estrip.org for best local blog. :-)
:::link:::

metalpeter writes at 05:16:27 03/24/11 - Comment #61432: Speaking of Buffalo Rising 2 things quickly come to mind .....
1. They are like the Major Website about Buffalo that isn't part of another News Provider (Radio and Papers have websites) you would think they would have this under control......

2. This Reminds me I haven't checked it out but recently I have people asking for you to vote for them in Artvoice's Best of Buffalo
2b. When I have voted in the Past some of that makes me feel so lame... The reason being is they have all kinds of questions that I have no idea how to answer locally about.......

jbeatty writes at 11:05:15 03/24/11 - Comment #61427: I took a snapsot of this earlier and was going to post it for you you today. I figured it would make you happy considering your hatred Buffalo Rising.

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Category: computers

03/23/11 10:45 - ID#53903

Windows 7

I can't believe they have no updated this error screen. When I got it tonight I felt like I was back at windows 95.

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Category: shoes

03/22/11 12:25 - ID#53891

Buying Shoes Online

Does anyone buy shoes online? I never do it as I am so picky about the fit of a shoe. That, and I find they very often don't have my size 13 (46). I was surfing the shoe sales over at gilt.com

and found these.

I freakin' love these shoes. Either one would make me happy but both are sold out and not available in my size anyways ;(

I get the feeling I would like a lot of Elia Maurizi shoes.

I seems impossible to believe they are $149 when the retail price is like $500-600. I just wish they had my size.

These last ones would be so nice if I lived somewhere that dry and clean instead wet and dirty. Imagine how disgusting they would be after one week of life in Buffalo. Imagine how nice they would look on white carpet.

tinypliny writes at 08:50:37 03/26/11 - Comment #61449: If I got that last shoe, I cut put cross my legs, turn up the soles and chuckle at that funny bird in dull meetings. Imagine the potential.

tinypliny writes at 10:48:59 03/22/11 - Comment #61396: I bought 2 pairs of shoes online. I hate one pair and love one pair... so I guess its a hit or miss. I am too lazy to pack stuff up and return them. That is a drawback of online shopping.

tinypliny writes at 10:47:29 03/22/11 - Comment #61395: Heh, I love the last shoes. How cute! :-) I bet they are awesome for dancing. Are they on gilt as well? Imagine if you walked on the beach, you would have a string of little cute birds following you...

paul writes at 10:24:50 03/22/11 - Comment #61394: Ya I am sure I wear a men's 46 euro which is size 13 US. I had a couple 45s but he 46s are usually better.

kookcity2000 writes at 10:18:00 03/22/11 - Comment #61393: you sure 13US is 46 European? also, you wear size 13?

paul writes at 10:16:32 03/22/11 - Comment #61392: (e:keithT) - those shoes are really cute but they aren't italian. I really like these ones :::link:::

metalpeter writes at 05:55:31 03/22/11 - Comment #61390: I have never bought Shoes or boots online ..... Sneaker sizes vary by company Nike's used to run right and some one else run big and wide so you really need to try them on.... I have no idea if this is true boot wise......

KeithT writes at 02:30:50 03/22/11 - Comment #61387: Allow me to add to your indecision P :::link:::

jbeatty writes at 09:33:42 03/22/11 - Comment #61386: I have bought shoes online only when I have worn the brand before and know the size. The fit is usually the same. You could always send them back if they don't fit

libertad writes at 07:43:39 03/22/11 - Comment #61385: Grrr, how elitist that Gilt website. I don't want to become a member, I just want to look at their shoes.

libertad writes at 07:41:51 03/22/11 - Comment #61384: I buy footwear all the time online. Much more selection. Zappos includes the cost of shipping and return shipping so you know exactly how much you will pay. Unfortunately online shopping you do find lots of things you really want that are out of stock. At the stores you just wouldn't see it. I definitely read reviews.

flacidness writes at 02:44:16 03/22/11 - Comment #61383: Those are are cute, so you for sure. Too bad about them being sold out. I'm sure they will get more in stock soon.

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Category: body

03/21/11 08:59 - ID#53890

Bound Feet Are Insane

I had heard of Chinese bound feet but never realized what exactly it was until I was watching this documentary about Albert Kahn

where they had some early 20th century film of women walking with bound feet.

So I looked it up on wikipedia

- I just could not believe how totally deforming it was. I thought it was just bound as in toes pulled together or prevented from growing. Instead it is totally broken and reshaped in many ways. It looks kind of like high heels shoes on the outside and kind of like a pig hoof.

It was generally an elder female member of the girl's family or a professional foot binder who carried out the initial breaking and ongoing binding of the feet. This was considered preferable to having the mother do it, as she might have been sympathetic to her daughter's pain and less willing to keep the bindings tight. A professional foot binder would ignore the girl's cries and would continue to bind her feet as tightly as possible. Professional foot binders would also tend to be more extreme in the initial breaking of the feet, sometimes breaking each of the toes in two or three separate places, and even completely dislocating the toes to allow them to be pressed under and bound more tightly. This would cause the girl to suffer from devastating foot pain, but her feet were more likely to achieve the 7 cm (3 in) ideal. The girl was not allowed to rest after her feet had been bound; however much pain she was suffering, she was required to walk on her broken and bound feet, so that her own body weight would help press and crush her feet into the desired shape.

I took this picture from the wiki article references above. It seems hard to imagine this.

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Category: games

03/20/11 10:34 - ID#53883

The stupidest game ever

I know this is a children's game but what a stupid concept. What is it even teaching them?

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Category: holidays

03/20/11 09:55 - ID#53882

St. Patrick's Day 2011

I actually had a great time at the parade. I didn't drink too much, stayed out of fights, and cheered for union workers along side my best friends and a good looking navyman.

The corner of Allen and Delaware was a freakin madhouse. The warm years always are.

Out of all the pics, I think the picture of some random pile of puke and beads in the street really sums up the holiday.

metalpeter writes at 04:03:28 02/26/12 - Comment #67728: it will be here soon.......

paul writes at 03:47:15 02/26/12 - Comment #67727: Its almost that time again.

james writes at 11:48:19 03/21/11 - Comment #61382: That picture is amazing.

paul writes at 08:38:58 03/21/11 - Comment #61375: Ya, (e:paul,52778) - that was an awesome moment.

KeithT writes at 07:07:16 03/21/11 - Comment #61370: Hey P, do you remember at the dirty when you napped in a feild and woke up to the 4 leaf clover?

metalpeter writes at 05:25:44 03/21/11 - Comment #61367: (e:libertad) that would be great you sure would need a bunch of crews....... Those Beads have to be Mardi Gras.........

libertad writes at 03:08:09 03/21/11 - Comment #61365: If I were a documentary film maker I would definitely document the Buffalo St. Patrick's day parade. Someone should do it for sure.

heidi writes at 01:13:50 03/21/11 - Comment #61364: I had a great time, too, once I got over my panic attack from being squished in the crowd. Thanks for hosting (e:pmt)!!

KeithT writes at 12:17:30 03/21/11 - Comment #61363: Cyn and I had such a great time as we always do with all of you wonderful ppl.

That navy guy was kinda sloppy drunk. Sure most of were well on our way, but he was slurin! Paul, matt, cyn and I were talking with him for about an hour before he left. Shame he didnt wanna come hang at the house after.

Lmfao! The pile of puke with beads! Cant really tell if it was fat tues or st patties.....well unless you inspected close enough to find the ingredients for shepards pie :P The best thing was not even 50 paces away on the ground was the guy who most likely deposited his beads and lunch. He was being picked up by a friend who had blood just pouring from above his eye. That has to be one hell of a story.

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Category: war

03/19/11 08:20 - ID#53874

Libya Attack

WASHINGTON - The United States on Saturday unleashed a barrage (110) of Tomahawk missiles against the Libyan regime's air defenses but ruled out using ground troops in what President Barack Obama called a "limited military action"

Here we go again with another war. I can't freakin believe we are attacking Libya. I don't believe this mission is about protecting anyone - its about Britain, France and the US protecting oil. How many fronts can their be? If its about protecting people, where were we in Dafur? The only reason we are there is because there is oil and we need to make sure its safe.

jbeatty writes at 10:41:59 03/20/11 - Comment #61346: (e:tinypliny) there has been plenty of money in nuclear medicine for research if you are studying traumatic brain injury. None of it is coming from the NIH. It's all from the DoD. Apparently you have to have a war wound in order to get some federal dollars.

metalpeter writes at 10:05:22 03/20/11 - Comment #61342: The thing that is kinda funny is Friday Night on Bill Maher actor/Comedian/ and conspiracy theorist Richard Belzer said we are in 3 or maybe he said four wars something about Pakistan and Afghanistan and Libya now the response was no we aren't we aren't fighting Libya and he said check the news in an hour.... I missed it Friday night and watched it Sat. Morning when I went on line the 1st thing I saw on Yahoo was a picture of a Fighter plane on fire falling through the sky.... The Picture was amazing I wish I was that skilled.....

I doubt many believe in "The American Empire" but we have armies all over the world.... Yes I get it that if they are needed they can go from Germany to put down a French uprising or what ever instead of leaving from here.... But I do think that "The Industrial War Complex" is real.... If there isn't an enemy then one is made up... See if you don't have an enemy than who needs Government Protection.......

There is a lot of money to be made off of war and weapons and Death... Not to mention all the companies that make weapons and if you want to really go insane sell them to both sides.... And sell the better weapons to the side they want to win.....

james writes at 02:37:24 03/20/11 - Comment #61338: Meanwhile in Bahrain Saudi troops are mowing down protestors. And yet the US just can't seem to bother with them. Libyan oil production is pretty small, particularly for US corporate interests. This is France's baby. But, Jesus Christ, this wont stop us from launching $62million dollars worth of missiles.

tinypliny writes at 12:21:05 03/20/11 - Comment #61334: And this year, everyone has been told there is no money for any research either. But yes, there is plenty of money for killing faceless people in some other part of the planet if it will give people with the money more oil to fly around in jets.

tinypliny writes at 12:17:20 03/20/11 - Comment #61333: Freudian slip and possibly true.

Actually, I believe it and it's not so conspiratorial anymore if you look at most of the incredibly self-serving and downright short-sighted rich-serving policies of "governments" all across the planet.

paul writes at 10:02:08 03/19/11 - Comment #61330: Oops. That should have said, "as puppets."

paul writes at 10:01:16 03/19/11 - Comment #61329: I know this is so conspiracy theorist but I really think the actual government doesn't really make any decisions. Thats why superficial changes like party affiliation make no difference. The world is surely controlled by some elite mix of the super rich who use politicians ass puppets.

jbeatty writes at 09:44:42 03/19/11 - Comment #61328: I agree more BS from Washington. I regret voting. Obama is just as bad as every other president in my time. I'm so sick of the war mentality this country has. We have no fucking money for healthcare or education but when it comes to bombing dark people with oil we have unlimited funds. Stop killing people in my name with my tax dollars fuckheads!

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