@NoneSuch

The way many BT programs are setup you get significantly better download speeds the more you upload. This is to encourage everyone to share just as much of a file as they downloaded. This is based on the settings of other users and so you can't just change a setting on your machine to cancel this effect. So throttling upload speeds has a direct effect on download speeds.

I've downloaded Ubuntu Linux, perfectly legal use of BT, with 100s of seeders online and gotten 30-50kbps. I checked the statistics and over 70% of the available users were "available" but kept loosing the connection.

Now if only he was brewing liqueur he would truly have the "Halloween spirit".

A few months ago I had never heard of Spider Robinson. Then as I was walking through the library the words "The Free Lunch" caught my eye. Of course, knowing there is no such thing I had to pick up the book. When I read the back and saw the guy was a fan of, and disputing, Heinlein, well I had to get the book. Now I'm sure these podcasts will be must hear.

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I don't know about it being a punishable offense to wash your own clothes, but I do know they pulled all the washers and dryers off post. I also know that KBR makes $65 dollars off a load of clothes. That load can't contain more than 20 items and likely won't be very clean when you get it back. And if they lose or damage your clothes you SOL. Oh and it took them over 24 hours to get a me a room I when I had already been pre-assigned a specific room.

KBR isn't the only one issue though, AAFES is just as bad. I haven't seen one plain white envelope since I've been here. Need socks, deodorant (other than Secret), or towels? Try back next week. I can buy 100 containers of grape jelly, 30 TVs or 10 PS3s any time I want though.

That laptop fan that is a must in this 120 degree weather, only $45. Of course I just had the same model shipped from the states for $30 including priority shipping. I'll see it in a few weeks. Need cash for one of the several stores on post that don't take credit/debit? No ATM's, but AAFES has cashback days on Mon, Wed and Fri - 20 dollar limit.

The individual contractors themselves aren't bad people though. I'll admit I'm biased though, I am one. I did my time on Active Duty and I would have stayed in too if I wasn't living off of food stamps. That is the real shame here. I won't pass up a job offer for 200k though when I know that only a handful of soldiers can do what I do and none of them learned it in the Army. Of course, I would be surprised if I found out my company was charging the government less than $500k for my hours.

Oh and #16, if we do invade Iran, buy stock in Gatoraid. Trust me on this. They have a monopoly out here if you don't count poorly filtered water.