|
|
|
|
 |
|
June 14th, 2007, 10:35 AM
|
 |
Shrapnel Fanatic
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: USA
Posts: 15,630
Thanks: 0
Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts
|
|
Re: OT: Somthing ODD
Well she finally came back and told me that it is a system problem on their end and they will call me back later. At least now I can access my banking site and see how much money I don't have left to spend.  Cost me $55.00 to fill up yesterday. We poor folks don't have that kind of money.
__________________
Creator of the Star Trek Mod - AST Mod - 78 Ship Sets - Conquest Mod - Atrocities Star Wars Mod - Galaxy Reborn Mod - and Subterfuge Mod.
|
June 14th, 2007, 03:57 PM
|
 |
Shrapnel Fanatic
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Southern CA, USA
Posts: 18,394
Thanks: 0
Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts
|
|
Re: OT: Somthing ODD
$55? What are you driving, a tank?
|
June 14th, 2007, 05:45 PM
|
|
General
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 3,205
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
|
Re: OT: Somthing ODD
Quote:
Imperator Fyron said:
$55? What are you driving, a tank?
|
$55 USD would maybe fill 1 1/2 of the 2 fuel tanks on my vehicle. Any medium/large sized vehicle easily can eat that much per fill up.
Sorry to derail your thread AT, but I honestly had nothing productive to add  
__________________
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow".
Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future.
Download the Nosral Confederacy (a shipset based upon the Phong) and the Tyrellian Imperium, an organic looking shipset I created! (The Nosral are the better of the two [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Grin.gif[/img] )
|
June 14th, 2007, 07:30 PM
|
 |
National Security Advisor
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Ohio
Posts: 8,450
Thanks: 0
Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post
|
|
Re: OT: Somthing ODD
I drive a four door sedan and my last few fillups have been over $40. That's not far from $55. My car's no econo-box, but it's not a tank by any means.
__________________
I used to be somebody but now I am somebody else
Who I'll be tomorrow is anybody's guess
|
June 15th, 2007, 04:01 AM
|
 |
Second Lieutenant
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 417
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
|
Re: OT: Somthing ODD
I had a heck of a time trying to get GameDev.net last night, and it was still dragging it's heals this morning. The top graphic would pop up right away (cached probably)
25~30 seconds later, the ad banner would come up, but still no forum pages. Another 25~30 seconds goes by, and finally the page loads. Happened every time.
My guess is that there is one main advertizing agency that does banners, and they crashed. The result? web sites timing out on an ad banner.
Moral: Don't put 'pre-load' or whatever into your web pages, you might make your customers wait on someone else's problems.
That's my guess anyway.
|
June 15th, 2007, 05:13 AM
|
 |
Major General
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Posts: 2,325
Thanks: 1
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
|
Re: OT: Somthing ODD
I wouldn't trust that dslreports.com site. I checked it for you yesterday and today I find two shortcuts and a bookmark for it on my computer. I have what I believe is a resonable amount of Anti virus so I don't know how it got on.
|
June 15th, 2007, 02:58 PM
|
|
Shrapnel Fanatic
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Southern CA, USA
Posts: 18,394
Thanks: 0
Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts
|
|
Re: OT: Somthing ODD
...what? DSLreports doesn't do stuff like that... It's a highly respected, professional site. It doesn't do drive-by linking.
|
June 15th, 2007, 06:02 PM
|
|
General
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 3,205
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
|
Re: OT: Somthing ODD
Quote:
AngleWyrm said:
The top graphic would pop up right away (cached probably)
25~30 seconds later, the ad banner would come up, but still no forum pages. Another 25~30 seconds goes by, and finally the page loads. Happened every time.
|
Welcome to the world of dial-up internet!
__________________
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow".
Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future.
Download the Nosral Confederacy (a shipset based upon the Phong) and the Tyrellian Imperium, an organic looking shipset I created! (The Nosral are the better of the two [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Grin.gif[/img] )
|
June 15th, 2007, 07:15 PM
|
 |
Sergeant
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 323
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
|
Re: OT: Somthing ODD
Quote:
Renegade 13 said:
Welcome to the world of dial-up internet!
|
Dial-up hurts. I'm reminded of the pain everytime I visit my parents. |
June 14th, 2007, 07:58 PM
|
|
General
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Ohio, USA
Posts: 4,323
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
|
Re: OT: Somthing ODD
Quote:
Imperator Fyron said:
$55? What are you driving, a tank?
|
$55/$3.50 per gallon = 15.7 gallons
Well within the capacity of many ordinary vehicle fuel tanks. |
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
|
|
Hybrid Mode