And I moved in today.
Despite some shady business with the movers, all went well.
Folks on the street smiled and I returned one in kind.
I ate at Tom's finally and began the long process of settling in to my new place.
I have a few questions though. I am looking for a place to buy home goods like frying pans and soup ladles and the like but I want to move up in the world. Something classy, like Target-calibre goods. In any case, is there anything within pseudo-walking distance? (I'm on Washington + Prospect)
Also, I am looking for other important things such as 24-hour anything (Bodega, diner, pharmacy) and wifi hotspots and anything else wonderful and exciting a gal about town should know.
Also, who provides internet access to this hood? (High speed) RCN said no.
Folks on the street smiled and I returned one in kind.
I ate at Tom's finally and began the long process of settling in to my new place.
I have a few questions though. I am looking for a place to buy home goods like frying pans and soup ladles and the like but I want to move up in the world. Something classy, like Target-calibre goods. In any case, is there anything within pseudo-walking distance? (I'm on Washington + Prospect)
Also, I am looking for other important things such as 24-hour anything (Bodega, diner, pharmacy) and wifi hotspots and anything else wonderful and exciting a gal about town should know.
Also, who provides internet access to this hood? (High speed) RCN said no.
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Congrats and Welcome! Cablevision provides high speed via cable modem and Verizon provides DSL.
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Subject: Re: And I moved in today.
brooklynleather wrote:
Target-calibre goods are in pseudo-walking distance at Target.
Something classy, like Target-calibre goods. In any case, is there anything within pseudo-walking distance?brooklynleather wrote:
Also, who provides internet access to this hood? (High speed) RCN said no.
Recent thread: The Best Internet Service in PH? -
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last i checked, verizon didn't provide dsl as far as washington. your only choice for hi-speed internet is cablevision.
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Just take the B45 bus -- takes you straight from Washington to Target. And back, even!
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Smokin' Joe wrote: last i checked, verizon didn't provide dsl as far as washington. your only choice for hi-speed internet is cablevision.
It's within a few hundred yards of me and I get 6.0/1.5 with Covad as the broadband wholesaler and Verizon in charge of the copper, so no problem at the physical level. Verizon can and may well refuse you as a client, citing lack of infrastructure. But Verizon cannot refuse to hand over the copper at both ends to another DSL provider who offers service in the area (even though they can make the process more drawn out and annoying, and if your existing copper quality is poor for some reason, it'll be hard to get it upgraded). -
Subject: Re: And I moved in today.
hey you only live like a block from me
for nice Home goods head over to tarzian west. its in park slope on 7th ave and i think 2nd or 3rd street
there isnt much in the 24 hour department that i know of, if i really want something after say 11:00 pm i hike down to flatbush ave, there are 2 24 hour super markets there.
one place you must try is little miss muffin. its on the corner of park place and flatbush, right next to the entrance for the Q B train. get there early in the morning when the muffins are just out of the oven. so good...
also bergen bagels on bergen and flatbush is very good. for there bagels only there muffins suck.
i think joyces bakery on vanderbilt and park place has free wifi.brooklynleather wrote: Despite some shady business with the movers, all went well.
Folks on the street smiled and I returned one in kind.
I ate at Tom's finally and began the long process of settling in to my new place.
I have a few questions though. I am looking for a place to buy home goods like frying pans and soup ladles and the like but I want to move up in the world. Something classy, like Target-calibre goods. In any case, is there anything within pseudo-walking distance? (I'm on Washington + Prospect)
Also, I am looking for other important things such as 24-hour anything (Bodega, diner, pharmacy) and wifi hotspots and anything else wonderful and exciting a gal about town should know.
Also, who provides internet access to this hood? (High speed) RCN said no. -
food after 11 p.m.: Soda's kitchen is open til 1 a.m., Tavern on Dean's can be open as late as 3 a.m., depending on the night. Also, Albaz on Flatbush next to Brownstone Billiards has a 24 hour grill in the back.
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Smokin' Joe wrote: last i checked, verizon didn't provide dsl as far as washington. your only choice for hi-speed internet is cablevision.
Really? I just put my address into their website and it said it was available, plus my wireless is always picking up a Verizon signal that's stronger and frankly, more frequently available, than my own Cablevision connection, which makes me think people in my building must have it. Maybe it's spotty in the area, but I live off of Washington on Prospect, very close to brooklynleather. -
ana.log wrote: [quote=Smokin' Joe]last i checked, verizon didn't provide dsl as far as washington. your only choice for hi-speed internet is cablevision.
Really? I just put my address into their website and it said it was available, plus my wireless is always picking up a Verizon signal that's stronger and frankly, more frequently available, than my own Cablevision connection, which makes me think people in my building must have it. Maybe it's spotty in the area, but I live off of Washington on Prospect, very close to brooklynleather.
I believe they add capacity a chunk at a time, which then fills up with customers, then when they get around to it they add a new chunk. They add the chunks whereever they think they can fill them up fastest throughout the city. So some people near us may have it but the last round is maxed out. Like I say my experience with Covad proves Verizon's physical infrastructure near prospect/washington is fine. The only way to know, if you want Verizon and not some other DSL or Cable, is to call them about a specific number/address, and if the answer is no, check back in a day, a week, a month.
I wonder if we all decided to ask Verizon at once about whether we could get DSL in our streets, and added our names to the list to be notified when it becomes available, whether that would skew their installation schedule? -
ana.log wrote: [quote=Smokin' Joe]last i checked, verizon didn't provide dsl as far as washington. your only choice for hi-speed internet is cablevision.
Really? I just put my address into their website and it said it was available, plus my wireless is always picking up a Verizon signal that's stronger and frankly, more frequently available, than my own Cablevision connection, which makes me think people in my building must have it. Maybe it's spotty in the area, but I live off of Washington on Prospect, very close to brooklynleather.
really? my cablevision connection is damn good (except when asshats dig in the street and cut lines that wipe out entire blocks). my only beef with cablevision is their whole monitoring of the legality of your online activities thing and their newsgroup issues (which I think feeds into the legality thingamabob) -
alafairnadia wrote: [quote=ana.log][quote=Smokin' Joe]last i checked, verizon didn't provide dsl as far as washington. your only choice for hi-speed internet is cablevision.
Really? I just put my address into their website and it said it was available, plus my wireless is always picking up a Verizon signal that's stronger and frankly, more frequently available, than my own Cablevision connection, which makes me think people in my building must have it. Maybe it's spotty in the area, but I live off of Washington on Prospect, very close to brooklynleather.
really? my cablevision connection is damn good (except when asshats dig in the street and cut lines that wipe out entire blocks). my only beef with cablevision is their whole monitoring of the legality of your online activities thing and their newsgroup issues (which I think feeds into the legality thingamabob)
Yeah, mine is fine, except when I'm using my wireless for some reason. I'm happy with their service overall. I used to work for Optimum Online and -- even though I have various unfavorable opinions about how Cablevision operates as a company/employer -- I can vouch for the product. -
I have Cablevision for internet access. In my experience, the connection speed is uneven. Why would a cable connection, which is supposed to be super fast, constantly slow down and speed up again? I'll be online, and suddenly it will not be able to load pages or find sites quickly enough, and it times out. It's annoying to be paying 50 bucks a month for that. :evil:
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cythren wrote: I have Cablevision for internet access. In my experience, the connection speed is uneven. Why would a cable connection, which is supposed to be super fast, constantly slow down and speed up again? I'll be online, and suddenly it will not be able to load pages or find sites quickly enough, and it times out. It's annoying to be paying 50 bucks a month for that. :evil:
How are you monitoring your connection? When you see this, are you sure you're the only one using it and no other applications are using bandwidth in the background? I also see time-outs, but can trace them back to overloading the OS or my router; nothing a restart doesn't clear up. Careful testing has always given me about the same numbers for the actual Cablevision connection. -
spent the last two days unpacking and trying to sort things out as one usually does with moving. i am currently at cafe shane having dinner and using the wireless. i think the neighborhood is growing on me already.
thanks for the advice, all. -
alafairnadia wrote: really? my cablevision connection is damn good (except when asshats dig in the street and cut lines that wipe out entire blocks). my only beef with cablevision is their whole monitoring of the legality of your online activities thing and their newsgroup issues (which I think feeds into the legality thingamabob)
This is one of my two beefs with Cablevision - they capped my upload speed super low at one time because I was actually using the capability that I paid for... :roll: evidently, if they see a constant stream from your IP, they'll limit your upload, which then hinders your downloads. :x After I realized what had happened, I called and they lifted the cap, but they warned me to try and not let it happen again - if it happens 4 times, they 'investigate.' Gettin' so a fella can't link to his desktop remotely anymore...
My other beef with them - they're VERY intentionally misleading on their DL/UL speeds. Bytes, be they mega, giga or tera are the standard unit of measure for file size, storage capacity, etc, etc. But instead of advertising their DL/UL in MB (megabytes) they advertise in Mb (megabits) which is only 1/8 of a megabyte. So when someone signs up thinking 'wow, 15 megabytes/sec down and 2 megabytes/sec up!' they are, in reality getting just under 2 megabytes/sec down and .25 megabytes/sec up. Very misleading... I was actually pissed enough to think about a class action, but I got sidetracked. -
Subject: wireless internet??
Ok, so I just moved to the area (well actually, I'm in Crown Heights, bubergen & classon, but this is more a general question pertaining to the topic) and I need internet access. my roommate and i both have laptops, so we want to hook up a wireless connection/router in our apartment. i shouldnt feel as computer illiterate as I do right now, but what's the deal with cablevision, with the legality issues and the seeing a constant stream from your IP and capping your uploads and all that??
I download ALOT, are you saying that would be a problem with cablevision
? do they monitor your activities and see if your doing anything illegal?? I didn't even think they could do that...
I need to hook it up asap so any sort of response I'd appreciate! I saw a deal on their website, 30 bucks for the first 6 months with a free wireless router, but you have to order it online by 9/30 ... sound good? is DSL better? I've used cable all my life, but out on long island the cable is never a problem. and in queens i got free wifi off my neighbor. so i'm not sure which route to go... any suggestions would be appreciated! : ) -
oh ha-ha, I just checked and apparently neither time warner OR verizon cater to my part of the hood, so I guess that means I have to go with cable vision.... but I'd still appreciate a (simpler) explanation of all this funny business with them. thanks a lot : )
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Well, the 'tech' indicated that they don't monitor, per se... when their network is really busy, it will take a look around and see who's using a high amount of their bandwidth over a prolonged period. He didn't give me any specific numbers, but said that if there were a constant stream for, oh, several hours, that person will automatically be capped by the network. He indicated that this was essentially to prevent people from running a server off of their network with residential internet service...
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WhyFi wrote:
I think you will find that for historical reasons, RAM and storage are traditionally measured in 8-bit bytes (from the time when registers were 8-bit as opposed to 16 or now 32 or 64). 7-8 bits/byte is also convenient since that's the size of ASCII text / binary characters. By contrast, data rates are traditionally measured in baud (which is the same as bits per second for binary symbols). For example, my first modem was 300 baud. 2400 baud was great because it was a bit faster than I could read. Your 56k dialup is 57600 baud. Likewise 3.0/768 DSL from Verizon is megabits/sec and kilobits/sec. We were using bits per second on the internet before Cablevision was incorporated in 1991, long before they became an ISP; deal with it
My other beef with them - they're VERY intentionally misleading on their DL/UL speeds. Bytes, be they mega, giga or tera are the standard unit of measure for file size, storage capacity, etc, etc. But instead of advertising their DL/UL in MB (megabytes) they advertise in Mb (megabits) which is only 1/8 of a megabyte. So when someone signs up thinking 'wow, 15 megabytes/sec down and 2 megabytes/sec up!' they are, in reality getting just under 2 megabytes/sec down and .25 megabytes/sec up. Very misleading... I was actually pissed enough to think about a class action, but I got sidetracked.
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doctorj wrote: I think you will find that for historical reasons, RAM and storage are traditionally measured in 8-bit bytes (from the time when registers were 8-bit as opposed to 16 or now 32 or 64). 7-8 bits/byte is also convenient since that's the size of ASCII text / binary characters. By contrast, data rates are traditionally measured in baud (which is the same as bits per second for binary symbols). For example, my first modem was 300 baud. 2400 baud was great because it was a bit faster than I could read. Your 56k dialup is 57600 baud. Likewise 3.0/768 DSL from Verizon is megabits/sec and kilobits/sec. We were using bits per second on the internet before Cablevision was incorporated in 1991, long before they became an ISP; deal with it
Times, they are a'changin'...
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doctorj wrote: For example, my first modem was 300 baud.
Hey, me too! I was rockin it with my Commodore 64! I remember chatting with a friend online and waiting for the text to appear, one letter at a time! -
Carnivore wrote: [quote=doctorj]For example, my first modem was 300 baud.
Hey, me too! I was rockin it with my Commodore 64! I remember chatting with a friend online and waiting for the text to appear, one letter at a time!
Luxury. In my day, we had to stuff those bits one at a time into t'wire wit our bare hands until they were raw and bleedin'. If we were lucky. -
doctorj wrote: [quote=Carnivore][quote=doctorj]For example, my first modem was 300 baud.
Hey, me too! I was rockin it with my Commodore 64! I remember chatting with a friend online and waiting for the text to appear, one letter at a time!
Luxury. In my day, we had to stuff those bits one at a time into t'wire wit our bare hands until they were raw and bleedin'. If we were lucky.
Oh yeah? I was computer club student of the year in 1985. For a text-based game I wrote in BASIC.
On a TRS-freakin'-80!
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apollonia666 wrote: [quote=doctorj]
Oh yeah?
Luxury. In my day, we had to stuff those bits one at a time into t'wire wit our bare hands until they were raw and bleedin'. If we were lucky.
(maybe the Yorkshire accent didn't come across)apollonia666 wrote:
Impressive, if anachronistic and somewhat masochistic. Why were you using a TRS80 in 1985, and was it the original 4K model? The Mac had arrived by '84. I remember '85 particularly as the year of the Amiga1000.
I was computer club student of the year in 1985. For a text-based game I wrote in BASIC.
On a TRS-freakin'-80!
Pbblt. -
I'm reasonably certain I wrote a really bad basic game on my apple iie in 1983. haxors, etc.
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doctorj wrote:
Impressive, if anachronistic and somewhat masochistic. Why were you using a TRS80 in 1985, and was it the original 4K model? The Mac had arrived by '84. I remember '85 particularly as the year of the Amiga1000.
[quote=apollonia666]
I was computer club student of the year in 1985. For a text-based game I wrote in BASIC.
On a TRS-freakin'-80!
Pbblt.
Yeah, but TRS-80's were what we had in the computer lab at my school. I'm pretty sure they were Model 4's. -
I used a TRS-80 at school (original model) and learned BASIC on it that I used to write a bad text game on my C64. Then I had an AMIGA500, which was really a big step forward at the time (first home computer ever with a graphic interface and true multitasking).
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One of my earlier computer memories is going into Radio Shacks in the 80's, going into basic on one of the floor models and typing something similar to:
10 "You Suck"
20 Goto 10
I was kind of a genius. -
BigGuy wrote: One of my earlier computer memories is going into Radio Shacks in the 80's, going into basic on one of the floor models and typing something similar to:
Me too! 1980, down the mall, with the Radio Shack learning BASIC guide. I was with a mate who wasn't quite as advanced. I go
10 "You Suck"
20 Goto 10
I was kind of a genius.
10 PRINT "(name) SUCKS"
20 GOTO 10
> RUN
He presses break, types
DOCTORJ IS A
> SYNTAX ERROR
What a comeback.
BTW Carnivore, I agree the Amiga was awesome. I think the Amiga 1000 (might still that lying around somewhere) came out about a year or so before the 500, and Macintosh had already been offering Mouse/GUI OS since early '84, though multitasking came later. However Macs were more pricey than Commodore's offerings, especially if you wanted a color MacII. Long live the Motorola 680x0.
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