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Burning down the house: Slashdotters debate if Vonage's slow E911 response hurt: Burning down the house: Slashdotters debate if Vonage's slow E911 response hurtUse the cell phoneto call 911. Or use both!; Tags: Slashdotters, E911, Vonage Holdings Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-03-24
Slashdotters fume at Shaw Communications QoS fee: Slashdotters fume at Shaw Communications QoS feeI don't know how surprised I am . . .. . . that an ISP is starting to nickel and dime customers for services that are of limited usefulness . . . I'm more surprised that they haven't begun already. One thing's for...; Tags: Shaw Communications QoS, Slashdotters, Shaw Communications, QoS; Discussion threads 2006-03-13

Bias is a wonderful thing: When Theo de Raadt went public last week with comments about bugs in the Intel Core Duo I believed everything he said - and for two reasons:(1) he's the key developer for OpenBSD - the most security aware small systems Unix available - and therefore highly credible on...; Tags: Media bias/incompetence, Linux, Hardware, General, Development, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-06
Blogging from the front lines of the RIAA wars: Yesterday, I glimpsed the phrase "Answers From Lawyers Who Defend Against RIAA Suits" on my screensaver, which displays Slashdot headlines via RSS. When I had a little time later on I went to Slashdot and found the article; Slashdotters interviewed two lawyers from Vandenberg & Feliu, LLP...; Tags: RIAA; Blog posts 2006-09-15
Burning down the house: Slashdotters debate if Vonage's slow E911 response hurt: On Slashdot, kamikaze-Tech writes, "It is being reported on the Vonage Forums that last month when Loren Veltkamp's Chanhassen, Minnesota home caught on fire, he immediately called 9-1-1 using Vonage. Unfortunately, Vonage put him on hold, causing a delay in the response from emergency workers. By the...; Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp.; Blog posts 2006-03-23

Slashdotters fume at Shaw Communications QoS fee: Over the last couple of weeks,there's been quite a ruckus caused by what some deem Canada-based ISP Shaw Communications' $10 "packet prioritization" fee for guaranteed Quality of Service on non-Shaw VoIP calls carried over their broadband network.Vonage has complained to the Canadian Radio and Television Commission. Now Slashdotters are...; Tags: Shaw Communications, QoS; Blog posts 2006-03-13
Skype flame wars erupt on Slashdot .. again: Skype flame wars erupt on Slashdot .. againTruth, Slashdot is the sewer of the IT world.These folks need to learn the difference between importand and self importance.You obviously don't read Slashdot much...If you did, you'd note that Tivo and Macintosh are often praised for their 'just works' simplicity and ease...; Tags: Slashdot, Skype Technologies S.A.; Discussion threads 2005-05-04