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The installer increases the default values for the size of the TCP send and receive buffers. With larger buffers more data can be in tranÂsit at once.

Monthly Archive for November, 2005
We spent the weekÂend eating and drinkÂing to near excess with Matt & Sharon, who were visÂitÂing from New York.
PresÂley outdid herÂself again with the meal- conÂjurÂing a deliÂcious turkey, all the fixÂings, and a couple of pies for our enjoyÂment.
Matt and Sharon even brought along a bottle of 1995 vinÂtage Dom Perignon chamÂpaigne. Sharon received it as a gift from her work, but we estiÂmated that this vinÂtage is worth more than $150 per bottle… it was tasty, but we agreed that it didn’t leave any better impresÂsion that a $8 bottle of Korbel.
So, having been forcibly conÂverted from AT&T WireÂless to CinÂguÂlar, I read this today:
Well, you can say goodÂbye to CinÂguÂlar. SBC, which closed its merger with AT&T last week, decided that after spendÂing untold milÂlions proÂmotÂing the CinÂguÂlar brand for its joint venÂture with BellÂSouth, that theyÂ’re going to drop the name and start sellÂing wireÂless serÂvice under the AT&T brand name.
Why? On the day we read about GM shedÂding 30,000 AmerÂiÂcan jobs, I’m having a hard time underÂstandÂing just what the hell U.S. Big​ Business is up to. SomeÂbody is making money on all these shenaniÂgans, but I’m not conÂvinced that workÂers and conÂsumers share in the party.
UPDATE: WonÂderÂing about that new AT&T logo? It’s weak, right? Well, RusÂsell BeatÂtie has a nice put​ down review.
UPDATE 2: DesignÂweeÂnie also feels uncomÂfortÂable with the new AT&T mark.
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nice New Yorker piece on Blur frontÂman and GorilÂlaz masÂterÂmind Damon Albarn
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a short one-​act play writÂten by Bryan of avalonstar.com… Glad to see I’m not the only one with no data
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A nice blend of CSS & Javascript
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oh, and Meg HouriÂhan and Jason Kottke are getÂting married.
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Free stats packÂage, includÂing helpÂful Adsense tools (for those who do ads)
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And, no, we’re not talkÂing about the Nixon White House… “The ‘enemies list’ dates back to Bush�s days as govÂerÂnor of Texas and can be accessed by senior adminÂisÂtraÂtion offiÂcials in an instant for use in camÂpaigns to disÂcredit those who speak out against adminÂisÂtraÂtion poliÂcies or acts of the President.”
Wow, another weekÂend with great weather. Like last week, I took another walk around the neighÂborÂhood, and snapped some photos:
One of the more archiÂtecÂturally interÂestÂing buildÂings to go up in recent years, is the luxury condos at 23 Sydney. They’re really lovely, but likely inhabÂited by wealthy Aholes.
More photos here.
This is the famed Good News Garage, operÂated by Ray Magliozzi of Car Talk fame.
A while back I menÂtioned that they were tearÂing up and re-​paving BrookÂline Ave, near our house… well, we noticed someÂthing cool — they’re going to narrow the road by about half, extendÂing the sideÂwalk out 20 feet or so. I susÂpect a nice bus stop will soon follow.
I love these little plaques, which can be found all over Boston and CamÂbridge: “Don’t Dump. Drains to Charles River.” Is that where our toiÂlets drain too?
Political disÂcourse is in such a sad state, these days. People on the Right viciously brand DemocÂrats and LibÂerÂals (capÂiÂtal “L”) with ridicuÂlous comÂparÂisons, while simulÂtaÂneÂously chargÂing us with doing the same to them. And they get away with it. Here’s the latest examÂple, involvÂing GovÂerÂnor (and likely 2008 GOP PresÂiÂdenÂtial canÂdiÂdate) Romney of MassÂaÂchuÂsetts, who was introÂduced by attorÂney Gerald Walpin at a FedÂerÂalÂist SociÂety event:
“Today when most of the counÂtry thinks of who conÂtrols MassÂaÂchuÂsetts, I think the modern day KKK comes to mind - the Kennedy, Kerry Klan.”
Romney laughed along with the audiÂence, The Boston Globe reported in a story for Friday’s ediÂtion, and thanked the speaker for “a very genÂerÂous introduction.”
I’m not sure which part is more ridicuÂlous, but since Romney promptly backpedaled and apolÂoÂgized. As for Walpin, the comÂparÂiÂson is more than offenÂsive - it’s ahisÂtoric, given all the work Sens. Kennedy and Kerry have done in the area of civil rights.
Why not also assert that Rosa Parks sat at the front of the bus for States’ Rights? That makes about as much sense as this KKK joke.
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a McSweeney’s list
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can’t wait for the 4th movie
Ask, and ye shall receive. NPR powÂerÂhouse WBUR has started offerÂing it’s proÂgramÂming in PodÂcast packÂagÂing. Now, you can downÂload and listen to On Point and Here and Now, on your iPod.
There are some limÂiÂtaÂtions, however… due to the music licensÂing cabal, they can’t offer conÂtent that conÂtains music licensed for broadÂcast only - apparÂently ASCAP and BMI think that people will rip songs out of MP3 PodÂcasts, and share it with their friends. Not only is this ridicuÂlous on its face, but it also blindly ignores the inherÂent proÂmoÂtional potenÂtial afforded by PodÂcastÂing. So, they have to edit out bumper music, and probÂaÂbly skip music shows altogether.
Also, even with this caveat, they aren’t offerÂing the full shows. On Point’s shows are approxÂiÂmately 20 minÂutes long, and Here and Now seems to only include 1 main segÂment (8-10 mins). I’m not sure if this is a bandÂwidth conÂsidÂerÂaÂtion, callers’ perÂmisÂsion, or what. Since they stream on the interÂnet both live and full on-​demand archives, I don’t see how either of these could be reason.
Maybe they just want to ensure that you tune in your radio dial…
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I just noticed these… now that WordÂpress is all the rage, it seems that nobody is develÂopÂing MT pluÂgÂins anymore
Our ceilÂing is leakÂing, ever so slowly, above my 20-inch apple cinema disÂplay… better double-​bag it.
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extracts, news and inforÂmaÂtion from PenÂguin Books
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another reason why I wish I were in New York
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What Coudal PartÂners does in their down time…
Local
It’s ElecÂtion Day, and I haven’t done much research on the City CounÂcil race here in CamÂbridge. The Globe has a speÂcial elecÂtion secÂtion, but I can’t find much inforÂmaÂtion on Our Fair City.
I hate to cast votes blindly, but what can I do at this point? Go by the signs in my neighÂbors’ yards? By how much politÂiÂcal mail I’ve received? (Jesse Gordon wins on that count) Or, perÂhaps I’ll just take the advice of drunkards.
National
The national media seems to be writÂing an awful lot into the VirÂginia governor’s race. Due to a one 4-year term limit on that office, popÂuÂlar DemoÂcÂraÂtic GovÂerÂnor Mark Warner is out, but his LieuÂtenant Gov is still leadÂing by 4-5 points:
[Warner], who has anointed Mr. Kaine the canÂdiÂdate who can conÂtinue the poliÂcies he says have brought the state a budget surÂplus and improved scores on school tests.
Sounds like Al Gore’s 2000 strategy… Being a charisÂmatic DemoÂcÂrat from a Red state, it will be interÂestÂing to watch Warner in the next 3 years. ABC News’ The Note points out:
Sen. Clinton’s camp is closely watchÂing the outÂcome of the VirÂginia guberÂnaÂtoÂrÂial race, claims the New York Daily News, out of conÂcern that a Kaine win could make Gov. Mark Warner a more forÂmiÂdaÂble oppoÂnent for the 2008 DemoÂcÂraÂtic presÂiÂdenÂtial nomination.
ObviÂously, if Kaine and the Dems can hold on to the VA Governor’s manÂsion, the White House should be the one worÂryÂing. Can’t wait to see how they spin this one.
We disÂcovÂered an interÂestÂing urban story on a walk we took this past weekÂend, down ColumÂbia Street in CamÂbridge map… the famous SquirÂrel Brand candy and nut comÂpany facÂtory, made famous by 90’s swing-​revivalists SquirÂrel Nut ZipÂpers, (don’t let that turn you off).
After decades of proÂducÂtion, the comÂpany moved on, but the city and comÂmuÂnity stepped in and conÂverted the buildÂing and grounds to affordÂable housing:
The SquirÂrel Brand buildÂing had to be gutted. Its 132 6-by-8-foot winÂdows, 12.5-foot ceilÂings, and wood floors had been satÂuÂrated by more than eight decades of molasses steam. Just-A-Start offiÂcials estiÂmate a cost of $6 milÂlion to renÂoÂvate the facÂtory and two smaller buildÂings the orgaÂniÂzaÂtion purÂchased nearby. But they say they remain comÂmitÂted to saving the buildÂing rather than levÂelÂing it.
Also, I had no idea just how much candy was manÂuÂfacÂtured here… Necco, Tootsie-​Roll, SquirÂrel Brand:
In 1928, at the height of an era when CamÂbridge proÂduced most of the treats that satÂisÂfied the nation’s sugar cravÂing, 32 conÂfecÂtionary manÂuÂfacÂturÂers flourÂished within the city limits. They took ships’ holds full of sugar or molasses from the West Indies and turned it into gooey, sticky, and chocoÂlatey treats.
UnforÂtuÂnately, only a TootÂsie subÂsidiary remains on Main Street…
