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| 396997 | 2005-10-17 01:34:00 | When downloading something the "estimated download time" (I'm on slow dial up) goes up and down like it can't make up its mind. Starts by saying 10 mins, then it's oh no make that 15 and 30 seconds, no 20, alright 18. I think this is because the speed that packets move varies with the route and traffic. A bit like in a car on the Orcs harbour bridge at 5.00pm and you think "At this rate it's going to take two hours to get home.' And then the traffic loosens up and you think "Oh great be home in half an hour at this rate." Is this right? This is how I explain it to my less tech-savvy friends but I really don't know. Any clarification much appreciatted. :)..........m |
mark c (247) | ||
| 396998 | 2005-10-17 01:45:00 | Well, it depends where you're downloading the file/s from, what country, how busy the traffic is, to and from the site, and how many people are downloading the same file from the same server, and from the same country. The download speed will fluctuate. I wouldnt expect to get files in a hurry. The bigger the file, obviously the longer it'll take. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 396999 | 2005-10-17 01:52:00 | You've got it in a nut shell | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 397000 | 2005-10-17 02:08:00 | Excellentissimo. Thank you both. Issue over. :D | mark c (247) | ||
| 397001 | 2005-10-17 03:48:00 | Excellentissimo Is that a proper English word? :confused: Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 397002 | 2005-10-17 04:09:00 | No, James. It's a "humorous" fake word, made by taking an English word, and adding the Italian "issimo" suffix. It's a bit like "pig Latin". It's probably originally based on the idea "Foreigners are funny. Italians are foreign. They talk strangely, not like us. So if I make a word sound like an Italian one, that will be funny". All nations are xenophobic. ;) I'm sure Mark doesn't mean it like that. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 397003 | 2005-10-17 04:45:00 | Thank you Graham L, no I don't. jameskan: I used to live in Spain and spoke Spanish while I was there and the suffix "issimo" is used to express emphasis. Just a language habit I picked up switching back to English. "Excellent" in Spanish is "sobresaliente', so "excellentissimo" isn't a Spanish word either. OK? Was just expressing my thanks :D...........m (non xenophobe) |
mark c (247) | ||
| 397004 | 2005-10-17 04:54:00 | I was thinking of Italian, but I suppose Spanish comes from the same Latin base. "~issimo" is the "diminutive" ending in Italian, I think. Anyway, the way the BBC (www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/issimo/index.shtml) uses it seems to confirm that. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 397005 | 2005-10-17 05:12:00 | quick lesson in Italian superlatives] (www.geocities.com) | mark c (247) | ||
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