Re: Residential VSAT experiences?

2015-06-22 Thread Michael Conlen
On Jun 22, 2015, at 4:39 PM, Nicholas Oas wrote: > Would anyone mind sharing with me their first-hand experiences with > residential satellite internet? > > Right now I am evaluating HughesNet Gen4 and ViaSat Exede and I'm thinking > specifically as a sysadmin who needs to use the uplink for wo

Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix

2014-07-21 Thread Michael Conlen
On Jul 18, 2014, at 2:32 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote: > - Original Message - >> From: "Owen DeLong" > >> But the part that will really bend your mind is when you realize that >> there is no such thing as "THE Internet". > > "The Internet as "the largest equivalence class in the reflexive,

Re: Observations of an Internet Middleman (Level3) (was: RIP Network Neutrality (was: Wow its been quiet here...

2014-05-10 Thread Michael Conlen
If we ignore why and how the few high speed options exist for a moment and accept that it's "the way it is," then it seems reasonable that the place to put regulation is on them. At the same time cutting out middlemen is generally good for everyone but the middlemen. My current opinion then is

Re: How big is the Internet?

2013-08-15 Thread Michael Conlen
One could say that the size of the internet is, up to isomorphism, 2; very precise but as useful as you predict. -- Mike On Aug 15, 2013, at 6:04 PM, Tony Tauber wrote: > All this goes to the point that the original question was poorly worded and > I daresay ill-conceived. > There's no "one n