ROFL... I thought the same thing, but then I noticed the lack of profanities and said... nah! :)
-----Original Message----- From: Roman Hatsiev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 4:34 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds] Feature request: sv_serverdomain Gentemen, I have a feeling that kyle is back :) On 24/01/07, -Mike- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shame that. Working and all. But hey, your choice. > > I took about three years off and did nothing of any consequence. Didn't even > look at a router prompt. Took up racing motorcycles and ran tracks like > Sears Point, Laguna Seca, Willow Springs... Had a blast. There is far more > to life than work and internet tubes. > > I could have dumped my money into starting my own venture, but I'm glad I > didn't. I'm a better person for going outside and interacting with the real > world. These days I'd rather work for someone else who's willing to pay me > well, give me a nice healthy medical package, and time off... so I can > continue to race F1 sidecars with the wife on the Superside America circuit. > > Life much like Steam's software, is just a game. And you have the choice of > spending all your days tweaking and configuring the back end... or actually > getting on the client side and enjoying the in game experience. > > Al: The Race WTCC demo over the weekend was a blast. I purchased it, bought > a momo wheel yesterday, and set up a server here stateside since it seems 98% > of the Race dedicated servers are on the other side of the pond. > > You don't seem like a bad guy Nick, maybe we can have a spot of tea when I'm > over for the 100 year at the Isle of Man. > > -Mike- > > ~~~~ > -Mike- is: Biker ~ Slacker ~ Iconoclast ~ Eclectic Thinker > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Gigabit Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:17:22 PM > Subject: RE: [hlds] Feature request: sv_serverdomain > > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > So the Japanese, having a culture built on service and severe social and > legal penalties for not delivering have been spending $50 a month for > unreliable service, so either you're wrong or the Japanese have changed their > culture, I know which one my moneys on. > > I know about the cash glut of the late 90's and around 2000. How do you think > I now own a software development company which sells security software to > people like Unisys, Fujitsu, IBM, etc., etc. I did very well out of that > period as well by writing the main GUI for set top boxes (which included > Email in about 1994), developing the provisioning software for ISPs and > CableCos, and doing the odd bit of troubleshooting for large corporates, but > instead of just going off to another job I decided to invest in something > that I enjoy and keeps me occupied, and it's paid off nicely. > > I look forward to seeing your current business card. > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [hlds] Feature request: > > sv_serverdomain> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 > > 10:24:53 -0800> > Ahh yes, the AARIS trials.> > > > I'll buy it when I see > > it in production and stable. You know Nick, just> because you get the > > hand-me-down technology from the colonies does not mean it's> on todays > > cutting edge. Take for example, pushing 100mb over HFC. Hip back> around > > 1999, and deemed far too unstable given the current evolution of> deployed > > cable infrastructure technology, which evolves at a much slower rate> than > > traditional IP network infrastructure. But why knows, maybe AARIS got their > > buggy vaporware sorted out. Doubt it.> > Obviously you don't know your > > history, Nick. @Home Network was founded around 1994 with the intent of > > taking a then defunct military technology of IP over Hybrid Fiber Coax (the > > 'cable modem') and with partnerships with major cable providers bringing > > the technology to market to the general consumer. (hi, I was there, worked > > on that bit) We built a huge backbone infrastructure just to carry the > > amount of traffic the new 'broadband' technology would be pushing to the > > exchanges (AS6172, hi again, helped engineer it) During the life of the > > company, we took over canada, hopped the pond into Europe, (@Home > > Benelux/Chello, hi there, was there for that) and was a smashing success, > > the UK... you name it. The sun never set on the @Home empire.> > Those of > > us on the original team made stupid money, Nick... wish you could have been > > there. There are good chunks of the late 90's that are just 'Scene Missing' > > in my memory thanks to loads of stock money. We pulled our golden > > parachutes around 2000 and bailed, this was when AT&T took over and diced > > all of @Home up into components and sold it off. This is why the URL on the > > business card does not resolve. The company is defunct.> > Warning game > > related content: I hosted a stack of FPS servers from the rack in the NOC > > the entire time, it was grand.> > A current business card I do not have > > handy, never bothered to order them. I will tell you I head up Operations > > for a rather large search engine. We have an AS, we have a substantial > > presence in a datacenter very close to MAE West, and we were recelenty > > featured on MSNBC, the Wall Street Journal, etc...> > Cheers, Nick.> > > > ~~~~> -Mike- is: Biker ~> Slacker ~ Iconoclast ~ Eclectic Thinker> ----- > > Original Message ----> From: Gigabit Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: > > hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:58:39 AM> > > Subject: RE: [hlds] Feature request: sv_serverdomain> > --> [ Picked > > text/plain from multipart/alternative ]> You know the US ain't the only > > place in the world...> > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/10/ntl_trial/> > And that was nearly a > > year ago, so my guess is you don't have the best cable tech money can buy > > GLOBALLY.> > If you want to talk about real world deployments, read > > http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2152621/asia-moves-beyond-broadband?page=2 > > which says> > "Many Japanese urban residents, for example, have enjoyed > > $50 per month 100Mbps fibre connections for several years."> I don't have > > cable internet myself, but I doubt you personally would be responsible for > > it if I did (but it's nice to know your level of modesty, are your related > > to Al Gore?). Also try getting your ISP to advertise the average speed as > > opposed to peak theoretical throughput, I've yet to come accross an ISP > > salesman that says "We can offer you a connection which averages > > 23MB/s!!!!".> > Now lets get back to talking about HL2....> > (P.S. If > > you're going to post your business card, why not post the current one, not > > one where the URL resolves to a website that's now a link site offering > > "The Best Real Estate Sources on the Web", and can be easily faked.)> > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [hlds] Feature request: > > sv_serverdomain> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 > > 00:29:15 -0800> > I don't know, Nick...> > http://moike.net/proof.jpg> > > > ...you tell me.> > It's no small thanks to me back in the early 90's that > > you -have- cable internet.> > 100mb my ass. I've got the best cable > > technology has to offer right now piped steaming hot directly to the seven > > foot telco rack of hardware in my house and it still averages 24mb down and > > about 3 on the upstream. And that's with me 'juiced up' given who -I- am. > > But I still get a /29. Any schmuck who's willing to pay for a business > > grade ip dialtone over cable can get static addresses.> > -Mike-> ~~~~> > > -Mike- is: Biker ~ Slacker ~ Iconoclast ~ Eclectic Thinker>> > > _________________________________________________________________> Live > > Search: New search found> http://get.live.com/search/overview> --> [ > > Content of type image/pjpeg deleted ]> --> [ Content of type image/pjpeg > > deleted ]> --> > _______________________________________________> To > > unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > > visit:> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds> > > > > > > _______________________________________________> To unsubscribe, edit your > > list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit:> > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _________________________________________________________________ > Get the new Windows Live Messenger! > http://get.live.com/messenger/overview > -- > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
