Erie County fiber survey
Not fiber like celery fiber but fiber optic. Erie County is doing a survey of internet speeds right now at https://eriecounty.crowdfiber.com/ Take it and show them how pathetic Buffalo's speeds, are especially if you're…
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Goodbye Firefox Hello
I use Firefox and heard about Firefox Hello and pocket a while ago. I always ignored them in the browser because I assumed they required an account or were some third party plugin paid to get to the browser. Well I gues…
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Dream networks
Speaking of net neutrality and real internet providers, when we were in Rochester, e:masumibot told us about a new ISP there called Greenlight Networks. https://greenlightnetworks.com/pricing It's what Buffalo and every…
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Net neutrality? For real
The FCC chairman Tom Wheeler published an editorial in WIred the other day calling for the FCC to regulate Internet to be regulated as common carriers, just like phone companies. This is going to be decided on by the FC…
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How far would you go?
How far would you go, to save your news station? I was reading an article on WIVB's website and this huge ad for a special on WGRZ came up/ It seems so crazy that Channel 4 can't or doesn't manage their ads to prevent s…
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Livestreamed tortoise
The New York Times ran this advertisement-article about streaming home security cams, a company that makes cameras and has a website to view them. To me it seems somewhat paranoid to have cameras everywhere in your hous…
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Postcrossing pt Zwei
I got my second postcard today, this time from China. Just the picture on the card makes me want to travel somewhere far one day, especially now that I'm trapped inside by the weather lately. I guess I'm not really, I j…
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When I said sheep in fishnet stockings, I was joking
Yesterday, I jokingly referred to sheep wearing fishnets and heels. Obviously I was joking as I don't see what that would be necessary with sheep already sexy as they are naturally. Anyways, like everything I think is o…
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Facebook = Conformity ?
1. I admit writing a blog about facebook is kinda lame 2. All things (stole from Tony I think the term) The book of Face aren't bad 3. Been meaning to write this for like a week so it might be a little weak and not how …
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RE: Do people blog anymore ?
Great ? by e:hodown The Answer as I watch football is both Yes and No? I think Yes in that places like Buffalo Rising, The Huffington Post aren't they really Pro Blog sites...... I kinda feel that is the way we are head…
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New Computer
So can't really talk about windows 8 currently haven't used it enough... Just had to vent... So far the computer is nice but it is frustrating .... I sign up for internet and get the stuff and set it up so no dial tone.…
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Twitter?
So it is tough to believe sometimes depending on what one counts as what how many social networking sites there are.... As an example has anyone ever met anyone through ok cupid or is that really just about tests and yo…
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Article on Facebook sadness
http://news.yahoo.com/feeling-sad-facebook-could-cause-180318638--abc-news.html I don't post many articles on here but this is one I thought I should... Anyone who has been to even lets say a dating site or a site where…
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Best Buy!ARGH.. Warrantes ARGH
So Don't like to write about people who aren't me but Warranties are something I wrote about before in the past and how they are kinda stupid... Yes they do help people but in terms of a camera you might be covered but …
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Buffalo 72 city connected?
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article390691.ece I have trouble believing this article..... Well I'm sure it is true using the stats they used but I find it hard to believe... e:strip, Buffalo Rising, and Skunk Post (n…
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Does the Internet connect us Article
So I admit I wanted to post about this yesterday but with all the Zombie Pets playing, and setting up the Christmas Village and stuff and Catching up on here I didn't get to it..... http://www.buffalonews.com/city/artic…
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Why I'm sick of the internet
So Bill Nye collapses and could have dropped dead, but everyone had to update facebook/twitter/or grab a clip for youtube. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/11/bill-nye-the-science-guy-usc.html It kinds of remi…
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Ways to improve Facebook
So I know it may seem kinda silly to write about ways to improve Facebook, and it kinda is, but this is what I feel like writting about. 1. There needs to be a dislike option. I get that with like and dislike you would …
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The true speed of verizon FIOS
There is really no excuse for me to be such an idiot, I am a computer guy after all and I was bamboolzed by the verizon marketing gimmick. For some I thought 20/5 FIOS was 20MBps download by 5MBps upload. I couldn't und…
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Sleeping In?
Well as some of you might know, e:strip is not my Only "social Networking site". e:strip isn't the same as okcupid, fubar, myspace, or facebook or even webshots. Yes all the sites I mentioned to have some aspects that a…
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obamicon.me 2
So for some of you who read e:drew page he has this great looking picture of him self http://estrip.org/articles/drew/47474.html it is from a website called Obamicon.me . I will admit that it can be a little bit addicti…
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Watching a Sucicide online
So when I saw this piece on News on Yahoo I thought how strange. For those who want to read it I will comment after the story http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_re_us/webcam_suicide;_ylt=AnIGn_n6kZVtWS5NmEtFdeis0…
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Internet will or should never replace TV
Well maybe I should have put this under the TV topic but I'll keep it here. Every so often you will hear someone say the internet is the future of TV, I say no and it shouldn't be for a bunch of reasons. Yes I think it …
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online photos and privacy
So I saw this article on line on Yahoo. At first I thought who are these crazy people suing google over privacy. My next thought was but what happens if they win. Could that mean that anyone who has a house or building …
