I've run a multi-purpose BSD server (http, ssh, imap) off a cable modem for years; it's worked great for my needs and the connection is up 95%+ of the time. The cable company has never complained, maybe/presumably because (1) I don't consume much bandwidth, (2) I don't propagate worms and viruses, and (3) I don't require any support. Being able to keep my stuff accessible this way is much of what makes cable access valuable to me. (Not to mention the UNIX system admin education opportunity it's provided.)

Sounds like boon so far.

But a fresh awareness that such serving is expressly forbidden by the cable company has moved me to (reluctantly) commit yet another chunk of change to a webhosting service (albeit a very agreeable one, Cornerhost, thanks to Mark Pilgrim's recommendation).

I really don't like the idea of a one-way web where you can consume all you want but have to pay extra to publish content. (I'm at the edge of my budget now, for what seems like no compelling reason.) Maybe my ongoing dollars to the cable company are helping to support its beastly one-way, "we serve, you consume" intentions? I'm still trying to figure out where I stand on this.
8:21:25 PM |   

It's so about damn time. I'm not for bashing anyone, even Bush, just to be doing it. But I see so much that's radically wrong/secretive/coercive/criminal with the present Bush administration that I want to see the issues at least discussed in public. During this 10-month "moratorium," it's like most of us have kept our heads buried in the sand--"Problems? What problems?" Are we finally ready to start talking?
12:46:59 PM |