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  1. DomainBop

    Should service providers be able to refuse service based on country?

    There is one little known exception to this rule for US businesses however. In 1977 Congress passed a law creating the Office of Antiboycott Compliance which prohibits US companies from refusing to do business with / participating in boycotts of certain countries . Their website explains the...
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    E-commerce site software.

    If this is going to be a small/home based operation than you could use something like Prestashop which is easy to setup but fairly full featured. If it's going to be larger, and you want to use only open source, then I'd suggest Magento for the store and something like Odoo for...
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    $4.99 1GB Ram Windows Or Linux KVMS!

    I've never been looking to order a Windows VPS but it would be useful for those who are looking for one if offers stated which versions of Windows are available, and most importantly, whether it is a fully licensed Windows or whether it is one of the 180(?) day trial versions that so many low...
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    QuickPacket Aquires Slicebox

    Slicebox always seemed messy (although not nearly as messy as Uni Web Hosting and their $19 E3-1246v3 offers ) and I didn't expect them to last.  It's good to see the mess ended with an acquisition rather than a shut down.
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    Should service providers be able to refuse service based on country?

    Based on my experience with customers, that statement describes an ever increasing number of native English speaking Americans. Reading comprehension and ability to communicate properly in the English language ("Y U NO DO THAT?" doesn't count as English) have taken a nose dive in recent years (I...
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    How often do you update your servers?

    No need for that.  It's the provider's job to make sure his damn nodes are secure. Here's my low end upgrade strategy: 1. only upgrade when a major version comes out: WordPress 2, WordPress 3, WordPress 4, etc. 2. if I get hacked, I file a chargeback and start a thread on WHT saying it wasn't...
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    The cesspit / chat thread.

    Amsterdam and North Holland hit by major power outage today shutting down public transport and the airport, and forcing LeaseWeb to switch three of its DCs to diesel backup power. total downtime for Leaseweb customers: none (number of email updates sent to customers during the 5 hour...
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    What do you tell people you do for a living?

    I prefer to tell people that I'm the Internet's version of a CO2 gas emitting farting cow and spend my day's contributing to global warming (and then I give them a link to this graphic to illustrate it http://www.techjaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/data-centers-infographic-small.jpg). :)
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    ReadyDedi | Sales | E3 NEW STOCK | Limited Availability | Starting $49/mo

    hi, if at the time of signup ip is spamlisted by gmail,will u offer refund?
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    Best US state to register an LLC?

    I prefer to register in my own state but...   The best place in the US right  now  (in my opinion) to form an LLC or a corporation due to its  favorable tax laws and incentives isn't a state but a commonwealth: Puerto Rico.
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    Payza

      http://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/victim-witness-assistance/obopay-payza
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    Kimsufi BHS in Stock!

    I'd be willing to sell my 4.99 euro KS-1 D425 in BHS for $50 since OVH/BHS never has them in stock. :P I'm  going to skip the latest Kimsufi offers (even if they are in Canada) because I've already grabbed a few better offers from OVH's French competitors this week: iKoula 4.99 euros monthly...
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    VPS provider with good connectivity to CN

    I especially like the resource saving feature of their 36Cloud product: a VPS that's been down 34 hours (and counting) doesn't use many resources, and as an added bonus a Level1 tech support who hands the problem off to a sys admin who never materializes doesn't demand high wages, all of which...
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    Does your computer ever sleep?

    Sleep, suspend, hibernate, off button...never heard of them. I recently retired one of my company workstations that had been awake almost non-stop for 16 years (blackout in 2003 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012 were the only times it was off).  Hewlett-Packard Kayak XW, dual Pentium II 450 Mhz...
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    Worldstream

    my WS control panel says: "sign up date 10/17/2012" Their network is very reliable and you shouldn't have any problems.  I would recommend spending the extra €2.50 for remote reboot though because their free support for non-emergencies only works during office hours...
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    Dollar Euro exchange rate

    No complaints here. The decline in the euro from $1.40 to $1.05 has temporarily lowered my monthly costs by several thousand $ Do I expect it to last forever? No. Am I taking advantage of it and trying to lock in current rates when possible by renewing things like EuroVeePeeEsses for longer...
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    ARM device to replace desktop?

    I don't go near Skype but I can confirm (from testing Online.net's Marvell Armada 370/XP) compatibility is sometimes a problem with the ARM platform. You'll probably have as much "fun" using an ARM as a desktop replacement as I did back in the 90's when I ran into similar compatibility issues...
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    VPS provider with good connectivity to CN

    Conoha in Japan  has direct connectivity to China Telecom, Unicom (they're owned by GMO one of Japan's largest ISPs so they're one of the few who can afford connectivity to China).  https://www.conoha.jp/en 930 yen/ US$7.69 for 1GB RAM/100GB storage/IPv6 enabled/unmeated transfer...KVM...and...
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