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Clanscorpia

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  1. 18 hours ago, LAwLz said:

    Maybe I wasn't clear enough. Blaming bad Internet in the US on the country's overall poor population density is not a valid argument because there are still zones which has shit Internet infrastructure despite having really high population density.

    Density plays a major role in how much it costs to lay out fiber to X number of customers, but it doesn't really have anything to do with the massive monopolies that are rampant in the US, nor is it an excuse for bad Internet infrastructure in places like big cities.

    Like I said, you can't point to a broken road in Utah for an excuse to not fix the roads in New York.

    From the stastics earlier in the thread, the states with the highest population density all had the best internet speeds. Im not saying its the only factor, but it sure is a big one. Same reason electric cars arent nearly as practical in the states as in Europe. And for your argument about swedens population density, the population is condensed into about half the country, which is fairly dense. Plus the US isnt that much more dense at 11 more people per square kilometer.

    Image result for sweden population density

    https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST

  2. 3 minutes ago, leadeater said:

    I will point out size wise USA isn't actually that big, world maps aren't exactly true to scale. So if the basis is on land size and how much of a problem it is and how expensive it is to lay fibre cabling spare a thought for Australia .

     

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    Just remember that while they are the same size the population density in each is extremely different. Its quite dense in Australia, and quite spread out in the states. Areas that are built up, like in Australia have really good internet service, areas that are more spread out, which doesnt happen much in Australia, have pretty crap internet. Its like that here in Canada too.

     

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  3. 4 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

    this is why investors need to not be part of a corporate hierarchy.

     

    It's always investors screwing over consumers from micro-transaction loot boxes to now price gauging silicon wafer customers and consumers.

    You dont know how buisness works do you

     

  4. 19 hours ago, Jasun said:

    If it works out for them--great! But $100 for a iPhone? I don't think so... The only things that are new with the new X, are the screen and Face ID. They also improved the battery, etc. But hardware-wise, it's still pretty similar compared to the 7, for example but how much faster can a cpu get on a mobile device? I've even noticed that performance for higher-end cpus (in computers) are slowing down. All the big companies care about right now, are their profits. It's just kind of ridiculous. For example, Intel is literally remaking their cpus and calling them different names and increasing some digits here and there to show the consumers like their has been a different/performance increase but in reality, there really hasn't been much of a difference.  

    "All the big companies care about right now, are their profits. It's just kind of ridiculous." Well of course, its a company, what wrong with that?

  5. 5 minutes ago, King_of_Oz said:

    Hey.

     

    Heres and interesting off topic post for ya.

     

    My school is having a variety show, and I wanted to do a stand-up comedy act. Comedy has always been a passion of mine, but I’ve never really tried to persue it, so seeing as there will be a variety show coming up, I figured: here’s a chance to start something. I’ve only done two comedy shows before, both of which I thought where successful:

     

    • A play, which was easy since I was preforming to younger elementary students.
    • MCing a variety show, which was also easy since I was doing it for adults (it was for the parents at the school).

    Now, I having trouble writhing something for the upcoming show because it will be very different in the sense that I will be the only one on stage, and I am preforming to an entire high school. This is also my first year of high school, so I believe the older grades will be quite sinnacle when they see a 7th grade student trying to do stand up (You know what I mean.). So, my question is (This is targeted at high school students):

     

    What type of jokes would be appropriate for a high school. If you are in high school, what types of jokes would/do you find funny. Keep in mind teachers will be seeing this too, so whatever it is, it has to be rated “G”.

     

    It has to be good cuz there are student-run auditions.

     

    all opinions appreciated!

    Wait, what are the ages for high school in quebec? Here in ontario, high school starts in grade 9 with 13-14 year olds

  6. Right now, GPUs are super overpriced and arent in stock anywhere, but this damn 650ti is starting to annoy me, so I really want a new GPU. Id prefer another 480 but those things arent in stock anywhere, but there a 1060 for $350 at NCIX. Im not sure if its good though because I dont have much knowledge about 1060s. https://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-gaming-d5-135396.htm?promoid=1626 What do you guys think? Is there another good deal? Ive been snooping around for 980tis on Ebay but cant find any for a decent price. Thanks for the help!

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