Do you know this person's name? Have you seen their resume? Have you read anything they have written? Have you listened to any interview they have done? How do you know what they are thinking? Did you read a headline…
How about a bus? Or a train? Or a van? Do you suppose that there is really a Japanese minister today that has never used a computer? A smart phone? A microwave? A TV? An MP3 player? A network-connected device? They…
You shouldn't manage an auto manufacturer unless you've worked on the assembly line? You shouldn't manage an auto manufacturer unless you have engineered an automobile? You shouldn't manage an auto manufacturer unless…
I think games can have a place. Even dumb games like Lemmings can have some place. And some games really can be educational, or develop thinking skills, etc. I wonder what game critics would say about a child spending…
For many, many years I have had a personal benchmark in mind when purchasing vehicles. I want my TCO to be < $1000/year barring routine costs like fuel, oil, tires. So if I purchase a car for $3000, I expect to own it…
I am USian. I have never liked the ambiguity of "American". Also, are Greeks "Western"? Are Italians? Croations? Austrians? What is "Western"? As a child it was confusing to me that those east of the Bering Sea are…
Of course that could be the case. But I don't assume that. I ask. I'm trying to find the optimal solution. There are other valid reasons for restricting the IP. I ask about those. I'm not arguing with the customer. I'm…
Network connections are much like everything else in life. There are lots of ways to do it. Which way is best depends on your needs. So to match up the most cost effective solution requires a knowledge of your…
One small, typical example: most of our VPN customers are setting up some satellite that needs to connect to the home office. The connection is initiated from our network to the home office. So the IP address of the…
Lack of DNS queries for one small example.
I work for an ISP and often encounter the exact opposite of this. From time to time we get a customer who calls up to order a connection specifically for a VPN. They know exactly what they need. They won't listen. I try…
Do you know this person's name? Have you seen their resume? Have you read anything they have written? Have you listened to any interview they have done? How do you know what they are thinking? Did you read a headline…
How about a bus? Or a train? Or a van? Do you suppose that there is really a Japanese minister today that has never used a computer? A smart phone? A microwave? A TV? An MP3 player? A network-connected device? They…
You shouldn't manage an auto manufacturer unless you've worked on the assembly line? You shouldn't manage an auto manufacturer unless you have engineered an automobile? You shouldn't manage an auto manufacturer unless…
I think games can have a place. Even dumb games like Lemmings can have some place. And some games really can be educational, or develop thinking skills, etc. I wonder what game critics would say about a child spending…
For many, many years I have had a personal benchmark in mind when purchasing vehicles. I want my TCO to be < $1000/year barring routine costs like fuel, oil, tires. So if I purchase a car for $3000, I expect to own it…
I am USian. I have never liked the ambiguity of "American". Also, are Greeks "Western"? Are Italians? Croations? Austrians? What is "Western"? As a child it was confusing to me that those east of the Bering Sea are…
Of course that could be the case. But I don't assume that. I ask. I'm trying to find the optimal solution. There are other valid reasons for restricting the IP. I ask about those. I'm not arguing with the customer. I'm…
Network connections are much like everything else in life. There are lots of ways to do it. Which way is best depends on your needs. So to match up the most cost effective solution requires a knowledge of your…
One small, typical example: most of our VPN customers are setting up some satellite that needs to connect to the home office. The connection is initiated from our network to the home office. So the IP address of the…
Lack of DNS queries for one small example.
I work for an ISP and often encounter the exact opposite of this. From time to time we get a customer who calls up to order a connection specifically for a VPN. They know exactly what they need. They won't listen. I try…