I agree that 250GB isn't much now that HD streaming video seems like it might take off. Or, that is why they are doing it now, get us used to paying extra for when we really start needing the bandwidth..
I don't agree with that either, especially since we get bombarded with spam/ads/DoS that are beyond our control. . its either unlimited or ill go elsewhere.
And 250GB really isn't that much.it just sounds like a lot so people will be fooledinto accepted it. ( then next year ts 200.. then 150.. then we are back to metered service like the old days )
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I think they also hosted some of the actual torrents, and trackers, as well
But regardless, they are still not hosting the actual files that are in potential violation.
Not if you are talking power = energy and not processing power.
And if you are not breaking the law, which is most people, why are you being watched, recorded and cataloged?
Depends on area and use. Here in the midwest US we have them paved both with concrete and asphalt.
Its not about dog poo. its about private citizens being spied on with the assumption they are guilty and the loss of reasonable privacy.
I bet you buy the 'its for the children' nonsence too.
NOW do you believe us?
Ah.. i was worried you were one of those 30 somethings still living in your parents basement :)
Steve Circia did that in the 80's with a bunch of 8051's.
Funny how all we ever do now is run in circles, where is the REAL innovation?
If the current food/fuel issues increase, then i suspect the population will start going down.
Between starvation and war ( which are always interrelated anyway )
Yet you have the choice you are speaking of. Don't join freenet.
Legitimate use for anonymity? What i'm doing is not anyones business, even if i'm just trying to see how to cook bread.
Its a basic human right. You don't 'need' another reason.
They are on salary, so it wasn't an hourly fee.
I agree that 250GB isn't much now that HD streaming video seems like it might take off. Or, that is why they are doing it now, get us used to paying extra for when we really start needing the bandwidth..
No, you need to buy my extra 64C :)
Parents? Hmmm
Tho i dont do games, I agree, and it looks like he had the wrong sort of BBS buddies if they feel 'awkward' around each other today.
No, but QEMU might, i hear there is a Z80 emulator for it somewhere.
I don't agree with that either, especially since we get bombarded with spam/ads/DoS that are beyond our control. . its either unlimited or ill go elsewhere.
And 250GB really isn't that much.it just sounds like a lot so people will be fooledinto accepted it. ( then next year ts 200.. then 150.. then we are back to metered service like the old days )
No, we got a ways to go before its over.
It is going to get really ugly before the final end.
Once *any* knowledge is forbidden, it all will be eventually.
I thought napster caved in due to legal costs and not due to an actual judgement?
I could be wrong, its been a while.
Knowledge transfer is forbidden in this society.
This is just the beginning..
Victories like this will just keep them going and give them more incentive to keep harassing us little people.
Ever price a AR15 and AK47? There is a big price differential.
Besides, AK's are simpler to operate/maintain and far more reliable if not taken care of and kept spotless.
A bunch of untrained citizens that think they are experts because they read a book.
"look mommie, thats a terrorist according to chapter 3, lets call the police"
Its just 'trusted computing' rearing its ugly head.