Posts by Ryan Brooks

iPhone anti-malware stuck in state of denial

iPhone users need protection

They are not always the brightest bulbs in any given pack. ;)

Take a gander at

http://www.icanhasdevjob.com/2009/11/plz-to-rate-my-incompetence-kthxbye.html

for a good example of what the lower limits of iPhone user intelligence can be... /grin/

Is this the world's dirtiest PC?

Actual World's Dirtiest Computer

Can be seen here on "I can has Dev Job":

http://www.icanhasdevjob.com/2009/10/im-dreaming-of-brownish-putty-colored.html

US telco: 'Public broadband is illegal'

our Fiber initiative in Lafayette

Yes, we were one of the first cities to try and build a fiber network and, so far, plans seem to be bopping along... the interesting bit was when we started.

BellSouth (prior to the AT&T accquisition) filed a suit, just like you would expect a Telco to do.

Cox Communications, on the other hand, decided to compete! I have cox at my house for cable, internet, and phone and... you would not *believe* the amount of advertising that cox does to its own customers! During almost *every* commercial break on almost *every* channel (that has commercials) there is a 30 second Cox ad that talks about Cox Advanced Fiber.

Additionally, at least once a show there is a 30 second Cox ad that talks about the DTV switchover and how "you" (the cable-viewing customer) doesn't need to do anything about it. They seem to be pitching themselves as the solution to the switchover, as there's no mention of the converter boxes to pull down the broadcast signals.

So... while Cox customers are always a little baffled when their rates go up 6 months after they sign up (didn't you know that was a introductory offer?), at least they're not lodging frivolous legal complaints to try and stop real progress.

:)