New ultra-high speed cable modems in KC

So for another $50 a month I could double my download speeds. Upload only moderately increases from 384 to 512. I considered it, because my recent work stuff has really been waxing my throughput. ULing a 800MB file to sun is a pain, FYI.

The price increase is only supposed to be $25, but since it would break the package I’m in, it would really cost me $50. It’s money better spent in other areas at the moment.

I also talked to the Time Warner gal about the new Hidef DVR that has a 160GB HDD in it. The new DVR only runs a nickel more a month. I’m probably going to take my box in sometime next week and see if I can get some more capacity out of this deal.

As a sort of side note…I’ve got a new pet project that I’m considering working on. It’s really just an extension of many of my other projects. Controlling my life through computers.

I’m interested in a HAL type interface. I’d like a system that can query and respond verbally. You know, a “What time would you like a wake-up call?” kind of thing. I initially just started jaunting down the linux possibilities. But with a little thought I’ve decided I should see if anyones making any progress on this area in Perl.