[Mentalist]

Aptorian, on 16 October 2010 - 10:42 AM, said:

Seriously. High Speed broadband should be free and a part of the government infrastructure like electricity, water and roads. It is preposterous that South Korea has the entire Western Europe combined beat more or less.

it is a constitutional guarantee


















In Finland
EDIT: also messing with my groove--once again, inner confusion. it's annoying.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 16 October 2010 - 11:48 AM

[Illuyankas]

I used to love people using USB dongles for their internet when I was selling Sky TV. They were paying £30 for their 2mb speed internet with shitty Freeview for their TV and no phone line for their calls, while I could get them up to 20mb internet, Sky, free evening and weekend calls, and line rental, with the phone line installed (normally £124.50 through BT) for free, all for £29 a month.

I miss those days. Charities has not been as good as I was hoping, but I'm not going to give up that easily.

[MTS]

Sombra, on 16 October 2010 - 10:33 AM, said:

AFAIK regular wireless broadband is on a plan, and I hate plans. I guess I'm paying for my freedom.

Yeah, paying out your ass for it. My contract was 6 months, and that's been over for a while now, so I'm not bound to anything, and can select whichever services I want. Still with fucking Telstra for the phone though...*grumble*stupid2yearcontracts*grumble*

[Aptorian]

Macros, on 16 October 2010 - 10:45 AM, said:

Electricity, water and roads are by no means free apt

No no, of course you're right everything costs something, especially something like the internet which is growing in demand all the time.

But just like everything else in this wonderful socialist monarchy that I live in there should be government guarantees that everyone can get to the internet and that the internet you get should be of a considerable quality at a fair price. 25-50 mb/s internet connections should be a standard not something to dream about at an absurd cost.

In my opinion, the internet should be like our roads. We pay for our roads through our taxes and I think the same should apply to the internet. Being poor should not exclude you from having access to greatest source of information and education in the known universe.

This post has been edited by Aptorian: 16 October 2010 - 04:01 PM

[Macros]

I don't really want the government to regulate my internet if it's all the same to you, the roads service and water dept have more than enough ineptitude to satisfy the countries need. If the government stepped in somehow it would end up costing more for a less reliable service, and we would have yet another bunch of lazy bastards standing leaning on shovels at the side of the road, not to mention a fault on your line would take 4 letters to the council and 6 months to fix.


in other news, I'm heading to the gym then to watch the everton game, this is messing with my groove because I can't see Mr. Henry's acquisition having much of an effect onth e pitch. I do hope I'm wrong

[KingTeholBeddict]

I have to write a science essay on "Conservation of Biodiversity" for friday and I can't figure out how to start...


Also, no money on my phone...

This post has been edited by KingTeholBeddict: 17 October 2010 - 02:31 PM

[Tapper]

Bunch of shitty sixteen-to-eighteen year olds who regularly hang out across the street from my appartment have found a new sport: trying to break my balcony window by throwing half filled plastic bottles against it.

So far, I'm lucky and nothing has been broken.

This post has been edited by Tapper: 17 October 2010 - 04:08 PM

[MTS]

Throw them right back.

Or better yet, nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure call the cops on 'em. That'd be funny.

[AlanH]

Macros, on 17 October 2010 - 11:04 AM, said:

in other news, I'm heading to the gym then to watch the everton game, this is messing with my groove because I can't see Mr. Henry's acquisition having much of an effect onth e pitch. I do hope I'm wrong

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...



That is all.

[Tapper]

MTS, on 17 October 2010 - 04:18 PM, said:

Throw them right back.

Or better yet, nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure call the cops on 'em. That'd be funny.

I did. Problem is, the shitheads can't be fined unless the police is certain they did it. They'll deny, and there is no proof, so, all the cops can do is tell them they are warned, blahblahblah, and they'll know I called the cops. Which means they'll try to break the window next time. In which case, there is still nothing I can do, but it is vandalism and that will be far more serious.

Instead, I merely report it, and hope that enough complaints from fellow neighbours arrive to compile a decent file of small issues which will show there is a problem to the local politicians, leading to a rule regarding the neighbourhood the police can enforce.

We had one last year regarding this group so there is precedent.

Moreover, I don't want any particular attention from their side into making my life hell, as I'll put a big for sale sign on my appartment somewhere in the next few weeks, and any further issues may be noted by wannabe-buyers, driving the price down or making it entirely unwanted.

[Aptorian]

What you want to do is buy a pneumatic airgun that can shoot lead pellets. They wont kill them... unless you coat them in poison.

[Macros]

piss in a bottle and fuck it back at them.

If liverpool had played with the drive they did in the last ten or 15 we might have stood a chance

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Step 1: Build window-frame slingshot, (I prefer medical tubing for my elastic).
Step 2: Get piss-bottles
Step 3: Win battle.

[Thelomen Toblerone]

Ill. One of the three people in my team has to be in today, and the other two are abroad so I have to drag myself in and sit pussing and sneezing 'til 6pm. I'm hoping I can grovel sufficiently to my uberboss to leave at lunchtime, but I dont hold out much hope as he's not back from Germany til later....

[Aptorian]

Adjutant Stormy, on 17 October 2010 - 11:34 PM, said:

Step 1: Build window-frame slingshot, (I prefer medical tubing for my elastic).
Step 2: Get piss-bottles
Step 3: Win battle.

Freeze pissbottle. Chip out pee stalactites. Attach to rod. Fire piss arrows at enemies. Wait for the ensuing confusion during the autopsies.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Piss arrows! Brilliant!

[Macros]

No sympathy toby, its undoubtedly self inflicted

[Ain't_It_Just_]

Adjutant Stormy, on 17 October 2010 - 11:34 PM, said:

Step 1: Build window-frame slingshot, (I prefer medical tubing for my elastic).
Step 2: Get piss-bottles
Step 3: ??????
Step 4: PROFIT!

Fixed

Found your piss arrows, btw:



Anyway: I have been told by a friend that somebody in my drama class who I liked quite well has been calling me a loser and lame behind my back. These things just give me the shits.

[Illuyankas]

Well, that's that. I'm out of a job again.

Best job I've ever had, and I'll miss those guys like a motherfucker.

[HoosierDaddy]

I drank myself stupid. That was the goal. I succeeded.

My throat feels awful. I'm too fucking old for this shit.