You're right, but google is a little more than just usenet, it's usenet *archives* too ! (and if my memory is good, wich was buy from dejavu)
My guess is that by offering hosting, they will be able to use more content from them like GuruNet is doing with answer.com
>I'd say 99% of Canada, by area, still hasn't anything but 28.8k internet access
Wrong,
just a quick look on statistic canada: Nearly half (48.7%) of all regular home Internet-use households had a high-speed Internet connection in 2001
Canadians are among the world's leaders in broadband use. Nearly half (48.7%) of all regular home Internet-use households had a high-speed Internet connection in 2001. This proportion increased from east to west, with 61% of regular home Internet users making use of broadband in British Columbia, compared with 39% in the Atlantic provinces. For the private sector, 2002 marked the first year in which the majority (58.4%) of enterprises using the Internet were connected to broadband technologies. The Information and Cultural industries continued to be leaders in broadband penetration (85.7%). Analysis by enterprise size further revealed that broadband use was higher among large firms.
Slashdot Mirror
But did you ever heard of any vehicule open to public ? (wireless public hotspot)
You're right, but google is a little more than just usenet, it's usenet *archives* too ! (and if my memory is good, wich was buy from dejavu) My guess is that by offering hosting, they will be able to use more content from them like GuruNet is doing with answer.com
If you want a backup, you can BCC by befault all your (sent) mails to your gmail account.
Sorry for the formatingm
The intro was:
http://www.fas.org/irp/program/process/echelon.ht
Intro on echelon: http://www.fas.org/irp/news/2000/03/000330-echelon 1.htm
Want more ?
http://cryptome.org/cryptout.htm#Echelon
Wrong,
just a quick look on statistic canada: Nearly half (48.7%) of all regular home Internet-use households had a high-speed Internet connection in 2001
Canadians are among the world's leaders in broadband use. Nearly half (48.7%) of all regular home Internet-use households had a high-speed Internet connection in 2001. This proportion increased from east to west, with 61% of regular home Internet users making use of broadband in British Columbia, compared with 39% in the Atlantic provinces. For the private sector, 2002 marked the first year in which the majority (58.4%) of enterprises using the Internet were connected to broadband technologies. The Information and Cultural industries continued to be leaders in broadband penetration (85.7%). Analysis by enterprise size further revealed that broadband use was higher among large firms.
http://www.statcan.ca/english/IPS/Data/56F0004MI E2003010.htm
Some great infos and links on howstuffworks.com
http://howstuffworks.lycos.com/question244.htm