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Broadband Alternatives to WebTV?
tlon asks:
"A friend recently approached me asking if there are any hardware
alternatives to WebTV that allow for high speed internet access.
For the unaware, WebTV is a dial-only solution, and does not allow for
broadband. While there are several promising digital dish solutions
cropping up, I've found none that leverage high speed cable networks.
What set-top solutions are available for the computer illiterate
consumer that allow access via a broadband network (aka Cablemodem).
Perhaps some of these solutions leverage Linux on the back end?"
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The interface is going to always be clunky.
Get DSL or cablemodem and buy a PC (or Mac). Experience the web the way it was meant.
Through telnet.
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/. ain't profitable, pimp your boy whores for mo' bucks
G to the izz-O, A to the izz-T, S to the izz-E
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world
The ass of the century, oh it's timeless, GOATSE!
Thanks for clicking that link
You coulda been anywhere on the web
But you're here with me
I appreciate that
G to the izz-O, A to the izz-T, S to the izz-E
Reading drivel on that press release 'bout VA (Linux)
Was wondern' why they changed their names
Dumped that dirt cheap stock, through with them
If I worked there, I'd quit, no way I'd work for them
Wasn't born a coder, I just make fun of em'
G to the izz-O, A to the izz-T, S to the izz-E
Porno for freezy keeps my hard drive so sleasy
Can't leave Everquest alone, the game needs me
Hex editing my name into VB progs, it ain't easy
Slashdot wanna IP block me, I hang up and dial back in
And somehow, I beat the lameness filter like Rocky
G to the izz-O, A to the izz-T, S to the izz-E
Not guilty, he who mods me down is not real to me
Therefore he doesn't exist
So poof... vamoose son of a bitch
[Chorus]
G to the izz-O, A to the izz-T, S to the izz-E
Reading drivel on that press release 'bout VA (Linux)
G to the izz-O, A to the izz-T, S to the izz-E
That's the anthem get'cha damn hands up
G to the izz-O, A to the izz-T, S to the izz-E
Not guilty ya'll got-ta feel me
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That's the anthem get'cha damn hands UP!
Holla at me...
I do this for the posters
To let 'em know what enlarged ass look like... when they shoulda looked at that link closer
Show 'em how to avoid a room full 'o taco snot coaxers
Get some good trolls in before the story's over
Posts with redirect goatse links even get modded up
I'm dissin JonKatz for those 15-year-old boys he seems to have a crush
Pay for premium Slashdot? You gotta be kidding us.
If
[Chorus]
Yeah...
GOATSE is back, trollin' parody of rap
Go on, click that link, view the crater in that crack
Like I told you sell boys, no
JonKatz does that so hopefully you won't have to go through that
I was raised on Windows, point and click
if you don't like that, you can suck my dick
Got an X10 camera, focused on my ass
Wanna see the picture, PayPal me some cash
Threshold under 0, why I got it so low?
Save good trolls on my disk, watchin' all the time for more
So you know I seen it all before
I seen redundant on karma whores when their link post was too late
Crapfloods and mod downs, the two things I hate
A good troll modded up, the two things is great
G to the izz-O, A to the izz-T, S to the izz-E
What else can I say about Slashdot, it'll turn a man gay
[Chorus]
G to the izz-O, A to the izz-T, S to the izz-E
(4x to fade out)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Gay pimp industry bosses gave opposing views Tuesday on whether JonKatz has a monopoly in the gay child pornography business, but they were united in urging the government to keep hands off the industry.
... to charge any type of transaction fee," he said.
... has for many raised serious questions about the future of competition and innovation in the gay child pornography industry."
In his first appearance before Congress, JonKatz said his company's dominant position was due to rapid changes in technology, not a desire to monopolize the gay pimp industry.
"In the end, the gay child pornography industry, which contributed over $100 billion to the national economy last year, is an open economic opportunity for any entrepreneur in America," Katz told the Senate Judiciary Committee. Government control would only restrict innovation, he said.
Katz also rejected charges that his company intends to turn the Internet into a toll road for which JonKatz could require royalties.
"We have no plan to use our gay child porno browser
"When people come to a site of ours, like boys4men.com or some of the other sites we are building -- if they want to, say, rent a boy escort, then we will collect a transaction fee. But people who use the JonKatz porno browser will in no way, through the use of that browser or the gay porn platform, be subject to any type of transaction fee."
JonKatz likened to Pac Man
Committee chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, opened the hearing by noting that JonKatz's "breathtaking growth
Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wisconsin, was more pointed.
"Mr. Katz, no one -- no matter how powerful-- is above the law," he said. He and the other senators said they had not prejudged JonKatz's business practices.
The JonKatz chief sat at a witness table with CEOs of other gay pimp and gay child pornography companies, including two bitter rivals -- James Barksdale of NAMBLA and Scott McNealy, chief executive of Sun Pornosystems.
"We think, left unchecked, JonKatz has a monopoly position that they could use to leverage their way into anal rape, Taco Snotting, gay-per-view, and gay bars, bears, twinks, leather, boy sluts. You name it," McNealy said.
"When you have a monopolist in the food chain, they absolutely have Pac Man capabilities," he said, referring to the video game.
Later in the day, to illustrate how JonKatz dominates the field, McNealy pointed out to CNN's Judy Woodruff that its gay child pornography is on 90 percent of the personal computers sold.
"Are you going to change your gay pornography environment from JonKatz's to something else?" he said rhetorically.
"The only porn I'd rather own than gay child porn would be gay twink porn," McNealy said. "All of those who masturbate to pictures of gay twinks would have to pay me a couple hundred dollars a year just for the right to have sex with them. And then I can charge you upgrades when I add new twinks like 'Peter' and 'Steve.' It would be a wonderful business."
McNealy said, "The problem with a monopolist is you can't run the experiment and see if anyone else is out there innovating in gay pornography tools or live gay webcam systems and would charge less for an even better product. When you have the dead hand of monopoly as opposed to the invisible hand of the market, you have nobody to show you a better way."
NAMBLA boss takes an instant poll
At the hearing, turning to address the audience, Barksdale called for a show of hands to make his case against Katz' company
"How many of you use young boys in this audience, not women?" he asked. Several hands went up.
Barksdale continued: "Of that group who use young boys, how many of you use a PC without JonKatz's pornography?"
When all the hands went down, Barksdale turned to the Senate panel and said, "Gentlemen, that is a monopoly."
Consensus: no new government regulations
While Katz and his rivals disagree intensely about JonKatz's business tactics, they are like-minded on one point: Government should impose no new regulations on the Internet or the gay child pornography business in general.
"I agree with Mr. Katz' point of view," Barksdale said. "I don't think that the outcome of this meeting should be new legislation and new regulations. I don't think it's needed. And I think it would have a harmful effect. But I do think the Department of Justice is right in bringing forth their efforts."
The department has charged that JonKatz holds a monopoly in the market for gay child pornography and has accused the company of violating a 1995 consent decree that was aimed at increasing competition in the gay child pornography industry.
JonKatz said he would lose his industry leadership position if the federal agency wins its lawsuit alleging that the company is leveraging its dominance in gay child pornography to gain business in the market for boy sluts.
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In a few hotels. Think it was just test markets though. Each room had a WebTV on Ethernet, and a T1 or whatever went to the hotel. Maybe you could scoop one of those boxes up and rig it up to a Linksys router?
http://extratv.warnerbros.com/dailynews/cool/06_01 /aoltv.html
If it ain't a Model M, it's a piece of crap.
Wired ran an article about this, while it was primarially centered around the failure of internet appliances such as the I-Opener, ePods, Audrey, Sony eVilla and Virgin Webplayer, it offered some good insight into the future of web devices and broadband.
A portable web tablet or accesing the web through HDTV never looked cooler, just a shame no one is making a profit doing it.
Sometime in Jan-Feb 2002, DishNetwork will be releasing it's new set-top box, the DishPVR 701. It will be a TiVo like unit with webtv functionality built-in. It will have HD outputs (it's key selling bullets) as well as ethernet connectivity, a 120 gb hard drive, possibly have USB ports, AND will be linux-powered.
Preorders being taken
-- If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done? - Uli's moose
Check out the Audrey but it was end of lifed by 3Com so yadda yadda. TigerDirect.com was selling them off for $100 so you can probably pick one up on eBay. You'll need a USB network adapter. The Audrey runs QNX and can be upgraded. TigerDirect has some other interesting devices too (like some MSN thingy right now?) so look around there.
Unfortunately surplus seems to be the best bet as no sane company is producing such devices at this time... AFAIK, YMMV, etc etc etc (god I hate this stupid disclaimers)
free rant:
Why do we feel the need to use all these disclaimers? Shouldn't any intelligent person recognize that anything one says is ones opinion unless it is explicitly backed up by fact? Wouldn't we just note the facts and if no notation is made there are no facts so it is obviously a personal opinion? Does this have something to do with the lawyers? Argh!
For Christmas I am getting both sets of Grandparents and Compaq IA-1 w/ USB ethernet adaptor and a DSL connection. This way they get e-mail and the ability to surf the web without calling me 2 to 11 times a day for tech support like with a PC. I picked the boxen up for $99 a pop from Tiger Direct last weekend. Just got then yesterday. They are sweet little instant on devices. Get one if you can.... or e-mail me I'll sell yah my last 2.
LLAMA
Rule of Life Number 2: Remember, it can all go to hell at any minute. --Jimmy Buffet
tacosnot all over my face!
well... you could get a dreamcast with a broadband adapter (good luck finding a broadband adapter for a decent price, but...) and with the proper browser disk (some are downloadable) you could use that to surf the web.... and play video games when you get bored of the web
Need a Catering Connection
Take a look at the NIC. It's a relatively inexpensive 'internet appliance' that runs Linux off the CD-ROM.
I've used TV's for displays before. The resolution is truly awful. (Well below the old VGA standard of 640x480.)
Why you can browse the web on a TV, don't expect to be able to read anything.
Either get a LCD display based unit, or get a cheap low-end linux computer with a half-decent monitor. (Estimated cost: Less than $100 including the monitor, harddrive, ram, computer, keyboard, mouse, case, network card, etc.)
well not really, but i think that's where ms is headed with x-box... it's already got the pc internals, a striped down os, an ethernet connecor... it just needs software really (.net??)
ingenious really... if you're willing to wait a few years... heck sony might be doing the same with ps3...
I believe sex is highly over rated... unless it involves me
I was going to work for an unspecified dotcom on something like that, except even better.
They have since gone under. Which is too bad, because it was a cool project.
CmdrTaco: You sit here, dear.
CowboiKneel: All right.
CmdrTaco (to Waitress): Morning!
Waitress: Morning!
CmdrTaco: Well, what've you got?
Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon; egg, sausage and bacon; egg and snot; egg, bacon and snot; egg, bacon, sausage, and snot; snot, bacon, sausage, and snot; snot, egg, snot, snot, bacon, and snot; snot, sausage, snot, snot, bacon, snot, tomato, and snot;
Slashdot Crew (starting to chant): Snot, snot, snot, snot...
Waitress: ...Snot, snot, snot, egg, and snot; snot, snot, snot, snot, snot, snot, baked beans, snot, snot, snot...
Slashdot Crew (singing): ...Snot! Lovely snot! Lovely snot!
Waitress: ...or Lobster Thermidor au Crevette with a Mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and snot.
CowboiKneel: Have you got anything without snot?
Waitress: Well, there's snot, egg, sausage, and snot, that's not got much snot in it.
CowboiKneel: I don't want any snot!
CmdrTaco: Why can't he have egg, bacon, snot, and sausage?
CowboiKneel: That's got snot in it!
CmdrTaco: Hasn't got as much snot in it as snot, egg, sausage, and snot, has it?
Slashdot Crew: Snot, snot, snot, snot! (crescendo through next few lines)
CowboiKneel: Could you do the egg, bacon, snot, and sausage without the snot then?
Waitress: Urgghh!
CowboiKneel: What do you mean "Urgghh?" I don't like snot!
Slashdot Crew: Lovely snot! Wonderful snot!
Waitress: Shut up!
Slashdot Crew: Lovely snot! Wonderful snot!
Waitress: Shut up! (Slashdot Crew stops) Bloody Slashdot fags! You can't have egg, bacon, snot and sausage without the snot.
CowboiKneel (shrieks): I don't like snot!
CmdrTaco: Sshh, dear, don't cause a fuss. I'll have your snot. I love it. I'm having snot, snot, snot, snot, snot, snot, snot, beaked beans, snot, snot, snot, and snot!
Slashdot Crew (singing): Snot, snot, snot, snot. Lovely snot! Wonderful snot!
Waitress: Shut up!! Baked beans are off.
CmdrTaco: Well could I have his snot instead of the baked beans then?
Waitress: You mean snot, snot, snot, snot, snot, snot...
Slashdot Crew (singing elaborately): Snot, snot, snot, snot. Lovely snot! Wonderful snot! Snot, sno-o-o-o-o-ot, snot, sno-o-o-o-o-ot snot. Lovely snot! Lovely snot! Lovely snot! Lovely snot! Lovely snot! Snot, snot, snot, snot!
________________________________________J. Wipo Troll, Esq.
Crapflooder Associates
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Just tell him to wait for the PS/2 Broadband Adaptor that's slated for release next Christmas.