Disney also owns Vivid. Yes, Vivid, as in porn. Disney actually owns a few companies like that, but you won't hear about it too often as they have an image to uphold.
It sounds to me like your problems could be more to do with your local router/firewall and less to do with your ISP. Most network devices have less encrypted throughput than unencrypted. Basically it goes back to being only as fast as your slowest link.
Sounds a lot like how Cisco got started. The husband and wife team used the husband's college class he taught to develop the first routers for the school he worked at (forget which one). When they realized how important the devices were to the function of the fledgling internet they went to VCs and began Cisco. The rest is history.
While I admit some of their people do seem pretty nutty, some also appear to be quite sane and have impeccable credentials--and have evidence (i.e. radar logs).
Look at the video floating around on Youtube and actually listen to what the former FAA crash investigator has to say. There is definitely something to it, but as for the free energy/little grey men slant, yeah right.
I stand corrected. From Modern Marvels episode "Killer Asteroid" (2004):
The chances of an asteroid killing millions of us by the end of the century are 1 in 20,000. We are 4 times more likely to be struck by an asteroid than hit by lightning.
Good points. Keep in mind that I don't think for a second we shouldn't do what we can to thwart illegal and violent acts against our citizens and allies. However, I do think we could do a better job of it without running our principles into the ground while spending rediculous amounts of money in the process.
The next time you see a cop fly by without his lights on, call it in to 911 as a drunk driver who almost creamed the car in front of you or was wilding tailgating the car in front of his (or whatever was the case when he was breaking the law). When they ask for your location on the highway and the cars license plate, give them the police car's number. IA doesn't take too kindly of reports of cops drunk on duty.
To put this into perspective you have roughly a 1 in 80,000 chance of dying from an act of terrorism, almost twice the odds that this thing will strike the Earth. Now think about that. The odds of this think hitting the PLANET is greater than any 1 person being killed by a terrorist. Now look back at how much time and money has been spent on combating those that use terrorism to accomplish their goals.
Think about it where our priorities should be.
For reference, Meteor Crater in Arizona, which is about a mile wide and 500 feet deep, was created by a ~66' wide meteor. Apophis is ~450' wide. If another meteor the size of the one from Arizona were to hit a city, which is twice as likely to happen than a terrorist strike, it'd be akin to a nuclear detonation. If something the size of Apophis should strike the earth, well, say goodbye to whatever county (or small state) it lands in.
How much work does the **IA have to do to protect themselves from being sued for false infringment claims and legal recourse for improper invokation of the DMCA to a user's internet provider? It seems to me that in this case of his faux BT client, what the content companies have done is broken the law, but not in a realistic sense. As much as I hate to say it, I do not see this helping Joe Sixpack's from being falsely accused. Yes the masses may be able to claim such a client was employed at the time the bots were watching the swarms, but if push comes to shove nobody will really be able to use that as a defense (unless they really were using it for something like research or legit content).
It will never happen so long as the FBI and other government agencies are the buyers of such information. See, since these organizations can't legally snoop in a lot of cases they just buy the info they need from companies that are allowed to do such snooping. Only in America!
CBS did this as well. If it wasn't for YouTube I'd never known about Jericho. Its got an interesting premise and is worth checking out despite the imperfections in the show's execution. Looking back at the show's post-catastrophe storyline, it strikes me as a contemporary version of Battlestar Galactica (which is by far the best show on TV these days).
I agree on all accounts. I too never really liked Weir, but the current actress is better than the original IMO. However, I still don't like her features. She reminds me of what Skeletor's daughter would have looked like. Yikes! Then again, this past episode, titled "Sunday", let out her feminine side and really softened the character to a likable level IMO.
By the way, Tao of Rodney and Sunday are probably the best Atlantis episodes to date. If you get a chance, definitely check them out. Both are very heartfelt and character driven.
I thought the same exact thing as you did and I didn't really get interested in SG1 until the 5th or 6th season or so as I was flipping through channels and actually watched a few eps. After that I was curious about the show, got the earlier seasons on Netflix, and from then on I was hooked. I thought the show was played out when RDA left the show and thought it was finished. However, I really like the new direction they've taken the show the last 2 seasons. Being in the military and the more militant edge the show has embraced really does it for me. I like the military and the tech toys they don't hold back on using now. Plus they actually kill off characters pretty regularly now, albeit none of the main characters have bit the dust....yet. Overall I think they've done well, but the show certainly isn't what it was 3, 4, or even 7 seasons ago, which I too thought were a bit campy. Now they've lost most of that and have added a touch more seriousness to the series' flavor. IMO that's a well added feature. For long-term fans I guess that's not what you're looking for. That's fine, but the show could easily continue on in my opinion so long as everyone knew full well that their fanbase would be slightly shifted, mainly from guys like you towards guys like me.
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Bottom line, the 2900XT is "...a day late and a dollar short."
Disney also owns Vivid. Yes, Vivid, as in porn. Disney actually owns a few companies like that, but you won't hear about it too often as they have an image to uphold.
If it was, it doesn't have much bite. Dunn and her cohorts got off without so much as a trial. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Patricia+Dunn %2C+no+jail+time
It sounds to me like your problems could be more to do with your local router/firewall and less to do with your ISP. Most network devices have less encrypted throughput than unencrypted. Basically it goes back to being only as fast as your slowest link.
Sounds a lot like how Cisco got started. The husband and wife team used the husband's college class he taught to develop the first routers for the school he worked at (forget which one). When they realized how important the devices were to the function of the fledgling internet they went to VCs and began Cisco. The rest is history.
While I admit some of their people do seem pretty nutty, some also appear to be quite sane and have impeccable credentials--and have evidence (i.e. radar logs).
Look at the video floating around on Youtube and actually listen to what the former FAA crash investigator has to say. There is definitely something to it, but as for the free energy/little grey men slant, yeah right.
That was cute and really well done. I guess stupid people will always find *something* to bitch and moan about.
You have no idea how right you are. Whoever let this article's title slip by should be tickled until they puke.
Good points. Keep in mind that I don't think for a second we shouldn't do what we can to thwart illegal and violent acts against our citizens and allies. However, I do think we could do a better job of it without running our principles into the ground while spending rediculous amounts of money in the process.
Its only a crime until the government wants to do it. Then they just write an exemption to the law.
Now hold on a damn second. The FCC already said no just a few weeks ago when these rumors started. So what's changed? (read: who got paid?)
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The next time you see a cop fly by without his lights on, call it in to 911 as a drunk driver who almost creamed the car in front of you or was wilding tailgating the car in front of his (or whatever was the case when he was breaking the law). When they ask for your location on the highway and the cars license plate, give them the police car's number. IA doesn't take too kindly of reports of cops drunk on duty.
I guess the appropriate thing to do would be to contact their ISP and have the site taken down until the layers work out your settlement payment.
Fat chance in that ever happening.
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To put this into perspective you have roughly a 1 in 80,000 chance of dying from an act of terrorism, almost twice the odds that this thing will strike the Earth. Now think about that. The odds of this think hitting the PLANET is greater than any 1 person being killed by a terrorist. Now look back at how much time and money has been spent on combating those that use terrorism to accomplish their goals.
Think about it where our priorities should be.
For reference, Meteor Crater in Arizona, which is about a mile wide and 500 feet deep, was created by a ~66' wide meteor. Apophis is ~450' wide. If another meteor the size of the one from Arizona were to hit a city, which is twice as likely to happen than a terrorist strike, it'd be akin to a nuclear detonation. If something the size of Apophis should strike the earth, well, say goodbye to whatever county (or small state) it lands in.
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Alarm systems are designed to cut any call in progress, wait a predetermined amount of time (a few seconds), and then call the monitoring company.
How much work does the **IA have to do to protect themselves from being sued for false infringment claims and legal recourse for improper invokation of the DMCA to a user's internet provider? It seems to me that in this case of his faux BT client, what the content companies have done is broken the law, but not in a realistic sense. As much as I hate to say it, I do not see this helping Joe Sixpack's from being falsely accused. Yes the masses may be able to claim such a client was employed at the time the bots were watching the swarms, but if push comes to shove nobody will really be able to use that as a defense (unless they really were using it for something like research or legit content).
It will never happen so long as the FBI and other government agencies are the buyers of such information. See, since these organizations can't legally snoop in a lot of cases they just buy the info they need from companies that are allowed to do such snooping. Only in America!
CBS did this as well. If it wasn't for YouTube I'd never known about Jericho. Its got an interesting premise and is worth checking out despite the imperfections in the show's execution. Looking back at the show's post-catastrophe storyline, it strikes me as a contemporary version of Battlestar Galactica (which is by far the best show on TV these days).
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Don't piss off the neighbors. Their space guns are better than ours ;)
Does an unsolicited email that doesn't advertise a product and is factually true considered to be spam?
Riddle me this: If they have no leg to stand on, when is the judge letting this proceed?
I agree on all accounts. I too never really liked Weir, but the current actress is better than the original IMO. However, I still don't like her features. She reminds me of what Skeletor's daughter would have looked like. Yikes! Then again, this past episode, titled "Sunday", let out her feminine side and really softened the character to a likable level IMO.
By the way, Tao of Rodney and Sunday are probably the best Atlantis episodes to date. If you get a chance, definitely check them out. Both are very heartfelt and character driven.
I thought the same exact thing as you did and I didn't really get interested in SG1 until the 5th or 6th season or so as I was flipping through channels and actually watched a few eps. After that I was curious about the show, got the earlier seasons on Netflix, and from then on I was hooked. I thought the show was played out when RDA left the show and thought it was finished. However, I really like the new direction they've taken the show the last 2 seasons. Being in the military and the more militant edge the show has embraced really does it for me. I like the military and the tech toys they don't hold back on using now. Plus they actually kill off characters pretty regularly now, albeit none of the main characters have bit the dust....yet. Overall I think they've done well, but the show certainly isn't what it was 3, 4, or even 7 seasons ago, which I too thought were a bit campy. Now they've lost most of that and have added a touch more seriousness to the series' flavor. IMO that's a well added feature. For long-term fans I guess that's not what you're looking for. That's fine, but the show could easily continue on in my opinion so long as everyone knew full well that their fanbase would be slightly shifted, mainly from guys like you towards guys like me.