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On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:07:03 +0100 tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Faster BB is like having a Porche and only ever driving on the M25 in > rush hour. You can get a buzz from doing 120 between queues but you > aint getting there any faster than the guy in the campervan who gets > to relax and drink fresh tea in the queues while you stupidly think > you'll get a much faster car next time and cut everybody up and still > get there after the campervan and need 2 hours chilling time. > Most people cant process more that 14.4k - just hoard it! > Potts law - noise will expand to fill whatever bandwidth you have > available and your true data rate will be almost inversely > proportional to you payed for bandwidth. > Tom te tom te tom Love it! I think I'll email your "faster bb" analogy to my bosses who are perpetually complaining about our Internet connection speeds... as if there's something I can do about it! Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html