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From: Warren Oates on 30 Jun 2010 07:30 In article <i0dtga$gmh$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote: > I would rather have a dedicated piece of hardware rather than keep a > laptop on at all times. You keep coming up with new requirements, too. I won't run my laptop in a Best Western unless the receptionist is wearing argyle socks and speaks Welsh. -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Warren Oates on 30 Jun 2010 07:35 In article <00A9FB5E.B0481CC4(a)SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote: > Partied with bands all night long, watched two Russian girls pole dance > on the canopy bed, drank up 3 kegs of Guinness, listened to music, had > one hell of a great time, and wished it wouldn't end. This time out, I > don't think there were any Swedish bands trying to down as much alcohol > (Tequila) as possible because alcohol is in ration in their homeland. > And, believe it or not, the suite was left in fine order when we finally > checked out; albiet, the canopy was wobbly. Are you the couple that stole the Gideon Bible? -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Justin on 30 Jun 2010 08:06 On 06/30/2010 07:59 AM, Michelle Steiner wrote: > In article<i0ei9u$64s$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Justin<justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote: > >>>>>>> it will do the reverse too, joining a wireless network and >>>>>>> bridging it to ethernet. >>>>>> >>>>>> Which is unfortunately not what I need. >>>>> >>>>> Plug your mac into the wired port and let your mac do the sharing. >>>> >>>> Grrr... People, listen to me. I don't always HAVE an ethernet port. >>>> Look at your ethernet port. Pretend it isn't there. Sometimes that >>>> is what we have. Wi-fi only. >>> >>> What Mac doesn't have an ethernet port? (The MacBook Air doesn't, but >>> does have an ethernet adaptor, so with the adaptor it has an ethernet >>> port.) >> >> The *hotel room* may not have an ethernet port.... > > In that case, you have a reading-comprehension problem. The suggestion was > to use an Airport Express to connect to the hotel's WiFi, then connect the > Airport Express to your Mac with ethernet, and use the Mac's ad-hoc WiFi to > connect to the other computers. > Two laptops? Are you crazy? Awful solution, if it would even work.
From: Justin on 30 Jun 2010 08:07 On 06/30/2010 07:57 AM, Michelle Steiner wrote: > In article<i0eicp$64s$4(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Justin<justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote: > >> One in each room. >> Some of us arrive/leave before the others. > > You can afford expensive hotels in separate rooms. You can afford to > travel to other countries. You can afford to do this multiple times a > year. But you're too cheap to pay $15/day each for internet access? > $15/day * 10 people * 7 days.
From: Justin on 30 Jun 2010 08:09
On 06/30/2010 07:30 AM, Warren Oates wrote: > In article <i0dtga$gmh$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote: > >> I would rather have a dedicated piece of hardware rather than keep a >> laptop on at all times. > > You keep coming up with new requirements, too. I won't run my laptop in > a Best Western unless the receptionist is wearing argyle socks and > speaks Welsh. I assumes people would have a certain amount of common sense. Instead I get a lecture about stealing service, something about Jerry's kids, ad-hoc networks and two laptops. Maybe we should train a goat to go back and forth with a USB key on his collar to transfer files. |