Arthro Theoreio (The BOX) v.1.0.158

DSL nowadays

DSL report

Today I will be discussing the broadband problem here in country. Lately I have been seeing an all out promotion in almost all forms of media. One of the leading companies in broadband promotion is PLDT and its sister company, Smart Bro. the broadband plans are also making a very big dip in price. A couple of years ago, DSL rate is at P1995 for an entry level speed or 265kbps. Today, if you offer DSL packages at that rate you won’t be able get any subscriber. The going rate for a DSL plan is less than P1, 000 for a 300+ kbps connection. This sounds good at first, but with prices this low we can expect that almost everyone in the neighborhood could afford a DSL connection.

Ok, so what if everyone in my neighborhood could get DSL? You might ask. Well, this is bad for many reasons, but the main reason why this is bad is because the speed of the DSL connection that you have will definitely go down. Why? It’s because the server of the DSL connection will get over whelmed, especially when all of your neighbors will connect to the net in the same time that you want to go online. Let me put it this way, so that you can get what I mean about this. Let’s say, the server is a waiter in a fast food chain. He is the only server around, and the food chain is packed with, let’s say 50 very hungry and demanding Americans. And these people would demand that they be served as soon as possible. Most likely, the server will go outside and quit or commit suicide. If the waiter is tough enough, he’d serve each and every one of the costumers, but it will take longer.

Now, if this kind of stuff happens to a DSL network, the result will be either of the three;

1. The server will commit suicide;

2. The server connection will be slow (and in some times as slow as a Dial-up connection);

3. And lastly, the connections will be intermittent.

All three results that I mentioned above happen to both PDLT’s MyDSL plans and Smart Bro connections. But, I’m not saying that these problems are not felt by subscribers of other DSL providers. It’s just that these two connections are notorious in over working their DSL servers. Have you ever wondered why their plans almost always have some kind of freebies? Well, now you know.

So, how can DSL providers prevent this kind of problem? Well, it’s simple. It’s either they put more servers per area or they upgrade their servers to better one. ISPs with overloaded servers should really think about upgrading their hardware so that they won’t have bad press from people like me.

Installing LOVE

Installing Love

TECH SUPPORT: Yes, ... how can I help 
you?

CUSTOMER: Well, after much 
consideration, I've decided
to install Love. Can you guide me 
though the process?

TECH SUPPORT: Yes. I can help you. 
Are you ready to proceed?

CUSTOMER: Well, I'm not very technical
but I think
I'm ready. What do I do first?

TECH SUPPORT: The first step is to 
open your Heart. Have you located your 
Heart?

CUSTOMER: Yes, but there are several 
other programs
running now. Is it okay to install Love
while they are running?

TECH SUPPORT: What programs are 
running?

CUSTOMER: Let's see, I have Past Hurt, 
Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment
running right now

TECH SUPPORT: No problem, Love will 
gradually erase Past Hurt from your 
current operating system. It may
remain in your permanent memory but 
it will no longer
disrupt other programs. Love will 
eventually override
Low Self-Esteem with a module of 
its own called High
Self- Esteem. However, you have to 
completely turn off
Grudge and Resentment. Those programs 
prevent Love
from being properly
installed. Can you turn those off?

CUSTOMER: I don't know how to turn 
them off. Can you tell me how?

TECH SUPPORT: With pleasure. Go to 
your start menu and
invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many 
times as necessary
until Grudge and Resentment have been 
completely erased.

CUSTOMER: Okay, done! Love has started
installing itself. Is that normal?

TECH SUPPORT: Yes, but remember that 
you have only the
base program. You need to begin 
connecting to other
Hearts in order to get the upgrades.

CUSTOMER: Oops! I have an error message 
already. It
says, "Error - Program not run on 
external components." 
What should I do?

TECH SUPPORT: Don't worry. It means 
that the Love
program is set up to run on Internal 
Hearts, but has
not yet been run on your Heart. In 
non-technical
terms, it simply means you have to 
Love yourself
before you can Love others.

CUSTOMER: So, what should I do?

TECH SUPPORT: Pull down 
Self-Acceptance; then click on
the following files: Forgive-Self; 
Realize Your Worth;
and Acknowledge your Limitations.

CUSTOMER: Okay, done.

TECH SUPPORT: Now, copy them to the 
"My Heart"
directory. The system will overwrite 
any conflicting
files and begin patching faulty 
programming. Also, you
need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism 
from all directories and empty your 
Recycle Bin to make sure it
is completely gone and never comes back.

CUSTOMER: Got it. Hey! My heart is 
filling up with new
files. Smile is playing on my monitor 
and Peace and
Contentment are copying themselves all 
over My Heart.
Is this normal?

TECH SUPPORT: Sometimes. For others it 
takes awhile,
but eventually everything gets it at 
the proper time.
So Love is installed and running. 
One more thing
before we hang up. Love is Freeware. 
Be sure to give
it and its various modules to everyone 
you meet. Th ey
will in turn share it with others and 
return some cool
modules back to you.

CUSTOMER: Thank you, God.

Who? Me?

1.COMPLETE THIS PHRASE: "I COULD BE.."
= Anything that I want to be....

2.WHAT IS THE WALLPAPER ON YOUR
CELLPHONE?
= it's Actually blank right now for me simplicity is still THE best style

3.DID YOU GET ENOUGH SLEEP LAST
NIGHT?
= actually yes, but not like when I was still in Highschool

4.FIRST THING YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THIS
MORNING WHEN YOU WOKE UP?
= Don't know... I have the tendency to disregard things that I think is irrelevant or not important

5.WHAT DO YOU HAVE AT YOUR BEDSIDE?
= A stock of books and my radio.

6. EVER TRIED TO SKIP MEAL?
= yes, specially if I don't like the food.

7. GRILLED OR FRIED?
= Grilled, it's healthier

8. WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE TO OTHERS?
= I don't know, mabye it's my skills in Computers and many more... as you may put it "jack of all trades"

9. ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?
= No...

10. FAVORITE HANGOUT?
= Pamahay and Halo-halo stall ni Manang (I miss my Classmates in SVDPA...)

11. PEOPLE YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT?
= family and my friends specially the Seniors Batch of 04-05, and The TRIAD

12. FIRST THING YOU WILL BUY IF GIVEN 1
THOUSAND DOLLARS?
= A big and powerfull Computer and a better computer chair.

13. FAVORITE SONG WHEN YOU'RE
SLEEPY?
= mostly classics like mozart and chopin.

14. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? ...
= Fear itself...

15. ARE YOU A GIVER OR TAKER?
= mostly i'm a Giver...

16. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
= mostly just my first name

17. WHAT IS YOUR DAD'S MIDDLE NAME?
= Valenzuela

18. MOST RECENT MOVIE THAT YOU
WATCHED AND WITH WHOM?
= The fast and the furious 3 the final ride (alone)

19. INVISIBLE FOR A DAY, WHAT WOULD
YOU DO?
= I'd try to be with my friends and spend more time with them

20. STUCK ON A DESERT ISLAND & COULD
HAVE ONLY ONE KIND OF FOOD FOR THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
= Meat.

21. FAVORITE TV COMMERCIAL?
= right now? the Chippy ( the one with TEAR here..)

22. IF YOU WERE DEAD AND YOUR SOUL
WAS GIVEN A CHANCE TO STAY FOR ONE
DAY WHAT WOULD YOU do??
= again spend more time with my friends

24. YOUR EYE COLOR?
= i really don't know nice question though, I think it's brown

25. WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU ALWAYS
BRING? = a Pen, watch,wallet and keys

26. WHAT DID YOU WANNA BE WHEN YOU
WERE A KID?
= everything

27. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO WHEN THE
CLOCK TURNS 7 AM?
= studying and checking mails while listening to the "morning RUSH"

28. THE COLOR OF YOUR BEDSHEET?
= stipes (orange, white and blue)

29. WHO YOU WANT TO MEET?
= Kristing kreuk, the POPE and Emma watson

30. HOW'S LIFE TODAY?
= Fine!