Miscellaneous Tech News
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My town is in the news: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-has-a-lot-to-lose-if-municipal-broadband-takes-off/. It is crazy the amount of money that is being poured into defeating municipal broadband here.
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@kelly said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
My town is in the news: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/comcast-has-a-lot-to-lose-if-municipal-broadband-takes-off/. It is crazy the amount of money that is being poured into defeating municipal broadband here.
I cannot find any news articles talking about how much Charter fought my hometown on this subject back in 2007-2008.
I did find a case study by the company that helped the city build their business plan and such.
http://www.spectrumeng.com/case-studies/highland-il-first-municipally-owned-telecommunications-company-in-illinoisThis was something the city never considered. It was started by local businesses tired of having shit internet service. Some local SMB owners got together and started a grassroots campaign to do municipal fiber.
Charter was the Cable company and Verizon was the Telephone company.
There has never been high speed service from the phone company. In fact Verizon never put in a DSLAM to even be able to offer DSL. The plant was too old and would need to much investment was the word on the street.
Charter put in internet service in 2000, but then never upgraded the network later. People could only get DOCSIS 1 speeds.
Then when the city fiber project kicked in, Charter sent people to every town hall meeting to object and sew dissenting views. It finally went to a public referendum. Prior to the vote, Charter flooded the city with trucks upgrading the network so people could get DOCSIS 3. It did not help, the voters approved and HCS was born.
The city has had their share of ups and downs getting things off the ground, but today the service is reliable and fast.
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I'm hoping that my fellow residents will follow the same course. I figure that even if the service is terrible and prices are high it will still put competitive pressure on the Comcast/CenturyLink duopoly.
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OpenIndiana 2017.10 has released and now has the MATE desktop.
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@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
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@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
Man the Galaxy S8+ is absolutely horrible too. I know i only paid like $100 for it, but my screen is all busted up already. Before that, it got scratched so easily too. This is the first phone I've had that the screen got scratched and the screen cracked so easily.
My phone habits have been the same as always. Never a scratch or crack before. This curved screen thing makes it so damn weak it's unreal.
I will never again get a phone with a curved screen. Maybe not even a Samsung galaxy. Now I have to deal with a cracked screen for a couple years as it costs $300 just to replace the screen. I suppose you could do just the glass, but you need specialized equipment well over the cost just to do it.
Big mistake.
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@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
Man the Galaxy S8+ is absolutely horrible too. I know i only paid like $100 for it, but my screen is all busted up already. Before that, it got scratched so easily too. This is the first phone I've had that the screen got scratched and the screen cracked so easily.
My phone habits have been the same as always. Never a scratch or crack before. This curved screen thing makes it so damn weak it's unreal.
I will never again get a phone with a curved screen. Maybe not even a Samsung galaxy. Now I have to deal with a cracked screen for a couple years as it costs $300 just to replace the screen. I suppose you could do just the glass, but you need specialized equipment well over the cost just to do it.
Big mistake.
$300 - WTF? I thought the iPhone 6s was bad at $90
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@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
It seems like Apple is triple dipping right here.
iPhone by itself is already expensive.
iPhone with Apple Care.
iPhone without Apple Care is expensive for repairs.They are definitely making sure that they get their money.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
It seems like Apple is triple dipping right here.
iPhone by itself is already expensive.
iPhone with Apple Care.
iPhone without Apple Care is expensive for repairs.They are definitely making sure that they get their money.
Yup, they suck ass alright. But I already knew that and have been avoiding giving them even a penny for a long time now.
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@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
Man the Galaxy S8+ is absolutely horrible too. I know i only paid like $100 for it, but my screen is all busted up already. Before that, it got scratched so easily too. This is the first phone I've had that the screen got scratched and the screen cracked so easily.
My phone habits have been the same as always. Never a scratch or crack before. This curved screen thing makes it so damn weak it's unreal.
I will never again get a phone with a curved screen. Maybe not even a Samsung galaxy. Now I have to deal with a cracked screen for a couple years as it costs $300 just to replace the screen. I suppose you could do just the glass, but you need specialized equipment well over the cost just to do it.
Big mistake.
$300 - WTF? I thought the iPhone 6s was bad at $90
Having the Apple Store replace your iPhone 7 screen is only like $150 without Apple Care. WTF is the reasoning for a $300 screen repair by any other service?
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@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
Man the Galaxy S8+ is absolutely horrible too. I know i only paid like $100 for it, but my screen is all busted up already. Before that, it got scratched so easily too. This is the first phone I've had that the screen got scratched and the screen cracked so easily.
My phone habits have been the same as always. Never a scratch or crack before. This curved screen thing makes it so damn weak it's unreal.
I will never again get a phone with a curved screen. Maybe not even a Samsung galaxy. Now I have to deal with a cracked screen for a couple years as it costs $300 just to replace the screen. I suppose you could do just the glass, but you need specialized equipment well over the cost just to do it.
Big mistake.
$300 - WTF? I thought the iPhone 6s was bad at $90
Having the Apple Store replace your iPhone 7 screen is only like $150 without Apple Care. WTF is the reasoning for a $300 screen repair by any other service?
Because you can't do just the glass, you have to replace the digitizer as well. I did find a German youtube video of them doing just the glass... but that's way beyond what I could do.
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@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
Man the Galaxy S8+ is absolutely horrible too. I know i only paid like $100 for it, but my screen is all busted up already. Before that, it got scratched so easily too. This is the first phone I've had that the screen got scratched and the screen cracked so easily.
My phone habits have been the same as always. Never a scratch or crack before. This curved screen thing makes it so damn weak it's unreal.
I will never again get a phone with a curved screen. Maybe not even a Samsung galaxy. Now I have to deal with a cracked screen for a couple years as it costs $300 just to replace the screen. I suppose you could do just the glass, but you need specialized equipment well over the cost just to do it.
Big mistake.
$300 - WTF? I thought the iPhone 6s was bad at $90
Having the Apple Store replace your iPhone 7 screen is only like $150 without Apple Care. WTF is the reasoning for a $300 screen repair by any other service?
Because you can't do just the glass, you have to replace the digitizer as well. I did find a German youtube video of them doing just the glass... but that's way beyond what I could do.
Bad design on their part them if those two are not easily done separate.
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@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
Man the Galaxy S8+ is absolutely horrible too. I know i only paid like $100 for it, but my screen is all busted up already. Before that, it got scratched so easily too. This is the first phone I've had that the screen got scratched and the screen cracked so easily.
My phone habits have been the same as always. Never a scratch or crack before. This curved screen thing makes it so damn weak it's unreal.
I will never again get a phone with a curved screen. Maybe not even a Samsung galaxy. Now I have to deal with a cracked screen for a couple years as it costs $300 just to replace the screen. I suppose you could do just the glass, but you need specialized equipment well over the cost just to do it.
Big mistake.
$300 - WTF? I thought the iPhone 6s was bad at $90
Having the Apple Store replace your iPhone 7 screen is only like $150 without Apple Care. WTF is the reasoning for a $300 screen repair by any other service?
Because you can't do just the glass, you have to replace the digitizer as well. I did find a German youtube video of them doing just the glass... but that's way beyond what I could do.
Bad design on their part them if those two are not easily done separate.
Yeah, horrible. Never again.
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@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
Man the Galaxy S8+ is absolutely horrible too. I know i only paid like $100 for it, but my screen is all busted up already. Before that, it got scratched so easily too. This is the first phone I've had that the screen got scratched and the screen cracked so easily.
My phone habits have been the same as always. Never a scratch or crack before. This curved screen thing makes it so damn weak it's unreal.
I will never again get a phone with a curved screen. Maybe not even a Samsung galaxy. Now I have to deal with a cracked screen for a couple years as it costs $300 just to replace the screen. I suppose you could do just the glass, but you need specialized equipment well over the cost just to do it.
Big mistake.
$300 - WTF? I thought the iPhone 6s was bad at $90
Having the Apple Store replace your iPhone 7 screen is only like $150 without Apple Care. WTF is the reasoning for a $300 screen repair by any other service?
Because you can't do just the glass, you have to replace the digitizer as well. I did find a German youtube video of them doing just the glass... but that's way beyond what I could do.
Bad design on their part them if those two are not easily done separate.
Unless they'd rather sell you a new phone than a replacement screen... Then it works as designed.
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@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
Man the Galaxy S8+ is absolutely horrible too. I know i only paid like $100 for it, but my screen is all busted up already. Before that, it got scratched so easily too. This is the first phone I've had that the screen got scratched and the screen cracked so easily.
My phone habits have been the same as always. Never a scratch or crack before. This curved screen thing makes it so damn weak it's unreal.
I will never again get a phone with a curved screen. Maybe not even a Samsung galaxy. Now I have to deal with a cracked screen for a couple years as it costs $300 just to replace the screen. I suppose you could do just the glass, but you need specialized equipment well over the cost just to do it.
Big mistake.
$300 - WTF? I thought the iPhone 6s was bad at $90
Having the Apple Store replace your iPhone 7 screen is only like $150 without Apple Care. WTF is the reasoning for a $300 screen repair by any other service?
Because you can't do just the glass, you have to replace the digitizer as well. I did find a German youtube video of them doing just the glass... but that's way beyond what I could do.
Bad design on their part them if those two are not easily done separate.
Unless they'd rather sell you a new phone than a replacement screen... Then it works as designed.
Or they just want to make a lot selling screen replacements.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@rojoloco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@coliver said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Odd.
I'm sure the phone cases and apple care + thing are far more profitable for them than building a decently resilient device.
Man the Galaxy S8+ is absolutely horrible too. I know i only paid like $100 for it, but my screen is all busted up already. Before that, it got scratched so easily too. This is the first phone I've had that the screen got scratched and the screen cracked so easily.
My phone habits have been the same as always. Never a scratch or crack before. This curved screen thing makes it so damn weak it's unreal.
I will never again get a phone with a curved screen. Maybe not even a Samsung galaxy. Now I have to deal with a cracked screen for a couple years as it costs $300 just to replace the screen. I suppose you could do just the glass, but you need specialized equipment well over the cost just to do it.
Big mistake.
$300 - WTF? I thought the iPhone 6s was bad at $90
Having the Apple Store replace your iPhone 7 screen is only like $150 without Apple Care. WTF is the reasoning for a $300 screen repair by any other service?
Because you can't do just the glass, you have to replace the digitizer as well. I did find a German youtube video of them doing just the glass... but that's way beyond what I could do.
Bad design on their part them if those two are not easily done separate.
Unless they'd rather sell you a new phone than a replacement screen... Then it works as designed.
Or they just want to make a lot selling screen replacements.
I think they are just trying to get fancy with their un-needed curved screen and in the process losing durability.
But if you think about it... how much should a tiny but very high-definition high-quality touch screen cost?
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
OpenIndiana 2017.10 has released and now has the MATE desktop.
I would like to try and get to know a modern Solaris. I am just a little late I know. Is this the best Solaris derivative or is there something else better?
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@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
OpenIndiana 2017.10 has released and now has the MATE desktop.
I would like to try and get to know a modern Solaris. I am just a little late I know. Is this the best Solaris derivative or is there something else better?
Well you can always use Solaris proper. OpenIndiana would be the best derivative for general purpose work.
