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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | $500 MILLION: Mega Millions sets all-time lottery jackpot recordS.E.Iowa United States Member #120504 December 21, 2011 534 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:25 pm - IP Logged | |
Your IP is the address of your computer on the Internet. It can also be the address of your computer on an internal network, but that is another issue. It is given to you by your Internet provider. Your IP changes periodically unless you pay to keep the same one all of the time. I know what an IP address is,dpoly.It was the rest of the post that threw me.It doesn't really matter,though.Thanks for the effort. When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators. ~Will Rogers | | |
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I have purposely avoided commenting on this all day. When I checked the results this morning and saw that it had rolled over again and what the new amount was. I was stunned. I could not imagine that someone didn't hit it. I have tried all day to wrap my head around the enormity of the jackpot and yet, I can't. It's at half a BILLION! And still growing. That's the kind of number that small countries and some states use to describe their GDP. I don't want to sound greedy here, but I hope I win. But good luck to all. (not really ) Greed is good NIghtStalker! Embrace it! Love it! In fact greed may be the one thing that can save us! Gorden Gekko  | | |
Florida United States Member #61435 May 22, 2008 915 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:27 pm - IP Logged | |
Your IP is the address of your computer on the Internet. It can also be the address of your computer on an internal network, but that is another issue. It is given to you by your Internet provider. Your IP changes periodically unless you pay to keep the same one all of the time. I can't get my IP addy to change. I unplug the router for hours, it's a new IP address then whammo it's back to the original one. I don't pay for a static IP address. What gives? | | |
PA United States Member #66141 October 16, 2008 1711 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:28 pm - IP Logged | |
anyone for a rare Alfa? 
dpoly1 - Playing the lottery to save the jobs of those that build, transport, sell & maintain luxury items! - Eschew Poverty ........... Vote Conservative! | | |
PA United States Member #66141 October 16, 2008 1711 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:29 pm - IP Logged | |
I can't get my IP addy to change. I unplug the router for hours, it's a new IP address then whammo it's back to the original one. I don't pay for a static IP address. What gives? Changing your IP is a manual setting somewhere in your router if you have that capability built into your router. They are issued by your Internet provider and change according their policy. dpoly1 - Playing the lottery to save the jobs of those that build, transport, sell & maintain luxury items! - Eschew Poverty ........... Vote Conservative! | | |
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Wasn't talking to you.Was simply asking dpoly a question about HIS post.It was a little too "Techie" for me. Hey I thought you had me blocked Cletu$, if that's the case you shouldn't be seeing any of my posts. Did you decide to "unblock" me out of curiosity that my posts would be to good to miss???    Wouldn't hold it against you.  | | |
Indiana United States Member #48725 January 7, 2007 1958 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:31 pm - IP Logged | |
I think the people at MUSL just screwed themselves. lol Gonna win. | | |
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United States Member #125424 March 28, 2012 2 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:33 pm - IP Logged | |
Bad thing about big lotteries is an already rich person can purchase every single combination of tickets and make money, the only reason they probably dont do it is because someone else might win too and have to share lol | | |
Texas United States Member #111057 May 17, 2011 33 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:33 pm - IP Logged | |
Wow, super sweet! I had a GL550, but because of setbacks in my business had to "settle" for renewing my lease with a maxed out ML350.  911 are classic's! You guy's rock!  To borrow a Frasier quote from Cheers: "Nothing says loving like something from Stuttgart." | | |
KS United States Member #103006 December 29, 2010 108 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:35 pm - IP Logged | |
I think my heart stopped for a few when i seen that it was $500,000,000! DREAMS DO COME TRUE!!!!!!!!! | | |
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I think the people at MUSL just screwed themselves. lol The people at MUSL represent both Powerball and Mega Millions, so they really probably don't care as much as you think. | | |
Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 23715 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:35 pm - IP Logged | |
I can't get my IP addy to change. I unplug the router for hours, it's a new IP address then whammo it's back to the original one. I don't pay for a static IP address. What gives? For people with broadband internet (which is most of us these days), unplugging your router will not assign a new IP address, because the IP address is assigned to your cable modem (or whatever type of modem you have) for a certain duration of time. In technical terms it is called a "lease". It could last for weeks — there is no way for you to determine. If you were to unplug your modem, when you plug it back in the modem asks your ISP for an IP address, and if the lease has not expired, you'll get the same IP back again. So that's why you get the same IP even if you reboot the modem. However, getting a new IP address does not "hide" you. ALL Internet ISPs are required by law to keep a record of IP addresses and who they were assigned to for a length of time — I think it's several months or maybe a year. So if somebody has your IP address for some reason, a month later if there was a court order for your ISP to identify who had that IP address at the exact time you were online, they could figure it out very easily. | | |
PA United States Member #66141 October 16, 2008 1711 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:37 pm - IP Logged | |
Bad thing about big lotteries is an already rich person can purchase every single combination of tickets and make money, the only reason they probably dont do it is because someone else might win too and have to share lol If I were rich, I wouldn't purchase that many tickets .............. Programmed swing trading would offer a much better ROI! dpoly1 - Playing the lottery to save the jobs of those that build, transport, sell & maintain luxury items! - Eschew Poverty ........... Vote Conservative! | | |
United States Member #121745 January 16, 2012 5294 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:37 pm - IP Logged | |
Ok I went crazy and bought 4 tickets in DC (with megaplay). No long lines there yet. I really hope since the jackpot is so big, that a lot of people share it....like 10 or more. | | |
PA United States Member #66141 October 16, 2008 1711 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 28, 2012, 5:40 pm - IP Logged | |
Oh praise be to Todd Vader ................ The purveyor of IP truth & knowledge ..............  When I still worked, I was able to Program Cisco Routers and Switches ............ dpoly1 - Playing the lottery to save the jobs of those that build, transport, sell & maintain luxury items! - Eschew Poverty ........... Vote Conservative! | | |
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