DS1 prices in New York State, 1993-2009
A price index for Verizon’s DS1 channel termination and channel mileage rate elements in New York State from 1993 to 2009 shows a 25% drop across those years. Adjusting for general price inflation using the GDP price index, that DS1 price decline is equivalent to an inflation-adjusted 4.0% decline per year from 1993 to 2009.[1] [...]
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fully complying with FTC blogging guides
The FTC’s revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising have created a brouhaha in the blogosphere. Most persons already understand principles of ethical blogging. Don’t lie, but you can write fiction. Don’t steal, but fair use isn’t stealing. Don’t manipulate, but you can display your rhetorical skills. Don’t write as if [...]
clarification of free-throw lane regulations
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has clarified two basketball free-throw regulations. Regulation 9-1-3d previously stated: 9-1-3d: No player shall enter or leave a marked lane space. It now states: 9-1-3d: No player shall enter or leave a marked lane space by contacting the court outside the 36-inch by 36-inch space. This [...]
trireme rower shirt for Olympias sea trials
A reconstruction of an ancient Greek trireme, the Olympias, had its first sea trials off the Greek island of Poros in 1987. The emblem above is from the participants’ t-shirt. It shows the three different designs of oars, one for each level of rowers. Given the project leaders’ deep classical learning, the graphic design of [...]
history of the U.S. long-distance telephone business
In 1982, a court order broke up AT&T, then by far the largest U.S. telephone company. The order began: Plaintiff, United States of America, having filed its complaint herein on January 14, 1949,…the parties, by their attorneys, having severally consented to a Final Judgment which was entered by the Court on January 24, 1956, … [...]
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monkeying all around
Based in Media Arts study, a group from the University of Plymouth put a keyboard and computer in a monkey enclosure. They also set up a webcam so that everyone could see what the monkeys were doing with the keyboard. They thus exploited the popular value of the infinite monkey theorem. This project provides insight [...]
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U.S. DS1 and DS3 network connectivity price trends
Publicly filed interstate rate detail from 1994 to 2009 for Ameritech, a large U.S. local telephone operating company, are now available in a more accessible and useful form. These rate elements are for communications services in U.S. mid-western states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Based on simple price indices, Ameritech’s DS1 and DS3 prices [...]
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