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[DougNg]

Fios quantum boasts those speeds. I'd need an ssd to take advantage of it though

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[Chris]

Damn, BK- that's ridiculous.  Too bad the upload sucks so hard.

[injunjack]

just what I'm paying for, or…uploading is a bit slower than promised

[bagley920]

Most cable/internet providers don't have very good upload speeds

[Peter]

never performed a test like this before, but apparently my provider aint lying about the speed at least..

[Seul]

Bam!..

[GingerMagician]

Cookin' on GAS!! :o

[Snowy]

@bagley920:

Most cable/internet providers don't have very good upload speeds

And that's because we're meant to (and do) consume far more content than we produce as a whole. If uploads are contented they'd start switching it around, but the 80/20 rule still holds pretty true as a whole…

[natehate]

just tested mine and its to embarrassing to post
but i am using a satelite dish type company

[Giles]

Bloody hell, I have had a boot named after me…..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clarks-Padmore-Boots-Ankle-Shoes/dp/B005NJ3X2U

[Megatron1505]

Aren't they the ones made in Ireland at the Padmore & Barnes factory?

[Giles]

Looks like it…

http://www.padmore-barnes.com/

[Megatron1505]

I had some as a teenager, really, really comfortable.

[Giles]

On another matter.  Just emptied my carry-on bag (IH Messenger), after returning from Switzerland.  In the pocket was a assisted opening knife.  Not once was I stopped, despite the bag going through multiple security checks at London Heathrow and Zurich.

I'm relieved I was not caught, as they are illegal in UK (and probably Switzerland), but more importantly how the hell did it not get seen?

[Finn666]

^ well i'm sure they did spot it, but who the hell wants to get into an argument/fight with the 8-toed padmore giant?! see…

[Snowy]

They're too busy looking for lighters (which cost them $4 million dollars/year)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19864658/

2 good TSA reads;
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/01/the_tsa_proves.html
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/01/possibly_the_mo.html

[Seul]

G&P add to the pig madness with a lovely patch…

[zwer]

I just ate a pork chop, a beef filet and an entire package of bacon. Still kind of hungry.

[llvlaglne]

You just might be half Filipino

[zwer]

Nope. German-Canadian with a bit of Scots.