Comments on: Relying on the network http://www.thethinkingstick.com/relying-on-the-network/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=relying-on-the-network Educator Consultant Author Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shaun http://www.thethinkingstick.com/relying-on-the-network/#comment-2798 Shaun Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:33:26 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=632#comment-2798 Yeah, I am jealous...only sitting behind the great firewall I get to take time each and every day just to think. The firewall forces me to slow down and reflect. Sadly,most of my thoughts are expletives and curses about how slow the tubes are. Yeah, I am jealous…only sitting behind the great firewall I get to take time each and every day just to think. The firewall forces me to slow down and reflect. Sadly,most of my thoughts are expletives and curses about how slow the tubes are.

]]> By: Justin http://www.thethinkingstick.com/relying-on-the-network/#comment-2797 Justin Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:23:23 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=632#comment-2797 Hate to tell you dude - but there is a government firewall in Thailand; so if you have an interest in videos that attack the the royal regime - sorry - out of luck! At least you will have decent bandwidth! http://www.speedtest.net/global.php?continent=4&country=23&region=204&city=424 Hate to tell you dude – but there is a government firewall in Thailand; so if you have an interest in videos that attack the the royal regime – sorry – out of luck!

At least you will have decent bandwidth!
http://www.speedtest.net/global.php?continent=4&country=23&region=204&city=424

]]> By: Jason Welker http://www.thethinkingstick.com/relying-on-the-network/#comment-2796 Jason Welker Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:52:35 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=632#comment-2796 There may not be a firewall in Thailand, but that doesn't mean you can go watching any old YouTube video you want! There may not be a firewall in Thailand, but that doesn’t mean you can go watching any old YouTube video you want!

]]> By: Heather http://www.thethinkingstick.com/relying-on-the-network/#comment-2795 Heather Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:00:17 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=632#comment-2795 I am glad I am not the only one sitting in China watching things load. I was thinking the other night about how much time I spend just sitting watching the screen as things load. What drives me crazy is when everything slows down to a crawl and there is no way to know what has caused it other than This Is China. I am glad I am not the only one sitting in China watching things load. I was thinking the other night about how much time I spend just sitting watching the screen as things load. What drives me crazy is when everything slows down to a crawl and there is no way to know what has caused it other than This Is China.

]]> By: Catshanghai » Stress 5: The Internet http://www.thethinkingstick.com/relying-on-the-network/#comment-2794 Catshanghai » Stress 5: The Internet Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:45:19 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=632#comment-2794 [...] Six web pages trying to load Two Youtube videos I want to watch Want to listen/purchase songs from Amazon Want to leave comments on other blogs Instead I’m sitting here wasting my time because pages won’t load. I try and not complain about China or the Internet speed here too much but when it won’t allow me to do the things I want to do and I waste a night of productivity because of it…I get frustrated. Relying on the Network [...] [...] Six web pages trying to load Two Youtube videos I want to watch Want to listen/purchase songs from Amazon Want to leave comments on other blogs Instead I’m sitting here wasting my time because pages won’t load. I try and not complain about China or the Internet speed here too much but when it won’t allow me to do the things I want to do and I waste a night of productivity because of it…I get frustrated. Relying on the Network [...]

]]> By: Gary http://www.thethinkingstick.com/relying-on-the-network/#comment-2793 Gary Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:39:09 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=632#comment-2793 After needing to VPN out to see/use flickr, twitter, skype and the rest of the evil apps. I am also looking forward to getting from behind the firewall. Hopefully our next stop will be better as well! After needing to VPN out to see/use flickr, twitter, skype and the rest of the evil apps. I am also looking forward to getting from behind the firewall. Hopefully our next stop will be better as well!

]]> By: Rich http://www.thethinkingstick.com/relying-on-the-network/#comment-2792 Rich Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:12:26 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=632#comment-2792 Well, I suppose that a real optimist could try to point out that you have relatively great upload speeds - most of us don't have upload speeds that are TWICE our download speeds! OK, just trying to find the upside.... Well, I suppose that a real optimist could try to point out that you have relatively great upload speeds – most of us don’t have upload speeds that are TWICE our download speeds! OK, just trying to find the upside….

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