Re: Colnago C60

On 8/21/2024 3:07 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 8/20/2024 11:28 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:52:23 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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On 8/19/2024 2:28 PM, cyclintom wrote:

Not one single citation that Liebermann has ever posted works for me
because I have the strongest antivirus program on the market.

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Ah! What antivirus program is that? And it's so strong that it won't let
you access ordinary web pages? Sounds rather useless. Why not just
unplug your computer instead?

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My computers are all on battery power, UPS (uninterruptible power
supply), generator power, or virtualized for hot failover.  My
internet connection is setup to switch to the neighbors wi-fi if a
failure is detected.  In other words, my downtime resistant computer
system is protected from an unplugging failure and cannot be stopped,
be stopped, be stopped, be stopped, be stopped...

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Given my lousy experience with AT&T internet (I've now switched to
another carrier) I used to wonder about asking at least emergency use of
the Wifi from each of my neighbors.
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My problems now seem to be solved, but I wonder: What security risks
might their be in using someone else's Wifi? Seems unlikely to be worse
than any public hot spot, but I don't know.
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Would you not just do without internet for a day or so? Or use your mobile
phone data? Seems to be rather overthinking it!

I generally did that, with some modifications, but there were times work-arounds were difficult.  On one occasion I had written an article that I needed to send out before a deadline that evening. I took my laptop to a public library branch and sent the article in from there, but it wasn't very convenient.
Another time was much more frustrating. I had organized a music event to which I'd invited a very large group of musicians. Unfortunately, the pub that was the planned location had last minute problems (no available bartender) and couldn't open that day. My attempts at sending a last minute email blast went nowhere. I tried using the library again, but they were closed.
The internet is obviously useful, and as with many things, we tend to commit to useful things, often with no backups.
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- Frank Krygowski