On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
I don't know if they're doing the same thing in Cali or not (they probably are, since all the radio stations are owned by the same 2 companies),
Yeah, NPR and CBS, both monopolistic empires with the same viewpoint :)
but here in NoVA land there is currently a massive radio ad campaign for a Rocky Mountain Radar radar-jamming product called the Phazer, which claims to jam police radar (legally, because it doesn't actually put out any RF, it is entirely passive) "or they'll pay for your ticket".
I've heard of this, and I believe I know some people who've invested. They wanted to diverisfy from the IP Transit biz, and go into 100% pure sales and marketing. I believe the quote was "man, its hard to sell hosting off of an OC768 with my 2600 powered network, I'm going to greener pastures"
Then I recall the quote from the inventor, "I could ship an empty black box with a weight in the bottom and only get 22-24 percent back."
I've heard that before, but it sounds so much better in russian.
Oh well, at least web hosting is still worse (ever notice that EVERY hoster has an OC192 backbone, even the ones with 2 machines and a 10Mbps hub?). :P
Yeah, the market for OC192 -> 10Mbps Ethernet is really booming! Those puppies fly off the shelves like fleeing rats.