AT&T vs Comcast

I had AT&T DSL internet service.  I was happy.  I recommended it to my friends.  Then AT&T, over a period of a few months, cut the speed to dial-up levels. Dial-up.   YouTube wouldn't load.  Hulu was the same.  And forget about downloading anything--it would take forever.  

And there was, apparently, no recourse.  None.  Even after many hours on the phone, and in spite of paying more for the highest tier of service, I was getting shit!

If you wonder what speed you are getting, head over to http://www.speedtest.net/ 

This was the best AT&T U-verse could do:

AT&T U-verse was giving me less than 1Mbps.  Sad.

And today I got the Comcast "Performance Boost" installed:

24Mbps!?  Wow!  Happy now!  :-)

Google pledges fight over government access to users' email

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/29/us-usa-privacy-google-idUSBRE90R17120130129

AT-AT

Mk I AT-AT Imperial Walker.  From Star Wars.  Seen at the Port of Oakland.

Wikipedia say that "A common myth is the design drew from prominent container cranes at the Port of Oakland, California, a myth both Lucas[4] and visual effects expert Phil Tippett[5] deny. The inspiration for the AT-AT was Paraceratherium, an extinct species of rhino-like creature and the biggest land mammal in history."
But here's photographic proof!  Keep the truth alive!

Chain mail in Hardcore mode.  A skeleton was wearing a complete set of chain armor, and when I killed him he dropped the Chain Leggings.  Woohoo!  Now to see if an anvil will repair this...

Space Maniacs

The character of Khan from Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan and the character of Richard Branson from, well, from... I don't remember, but obviously the same actor.

Noooooo, my cabin is on fire! :-(  Must 'ave been those darn trick-or-treaters...

The very cool thing about the internet is being able to see live-streaming of the eclipse from Japan--hours before it occurs in California.