My previous cable ISP ($39.95/month) had a 10GB/month total bandwidth limit; if you exceeded it, your connection was reduced to 64K until the next month.
I know that Bell Sympatico DSL (one of Canada's largest ISPs) has a 10GB/month limit, too.
I currently have NorthernTel Sympatico DSL which has unlimited bandwidth, but I think it's only a matter of time before they introduce caps.
They're also trying to convince people that P2P is illegal:
"And, when you rip the CD, you do not open up your computer to all of the spyware and other viruses that are part and parcel of most illegal P2P services."
When will the RIAA learn that P2P is *NOT* illegal?? It can be used illegally, but the technology itself is legit. They should read this article.
When I buy a CD, there's a possibility that I may not be able to play it in a car stereo, an older CD player, a game console, a computer, or MP3 player.
why would people buy it if they could not listen to it in the way that they wanted
This RIAA idiot is contradicting himself. I want to listen to music using my PC, and be able to load the songs to an MP3 player, something you can't do with copy-protected CDs.
I found some episodes of the original TMNT series on KaZaA, and they brought back a lot of memories. I never imagined I'd be watching the Ninja Turtles again at age 19. =)
It's the same with movies. I have a modest DVD library of about 65 titles worth at least $CDN1000. It'll cost a lot of money to re-buy all the movies when the DVD's successor is introduced; like you said, it's robbery.
But back on topic, I can't believe how stupid the music industry is. I can definitely understand their concern about poor CD sales, but what the hell are they thinking? Instead of trying to fix the problem (a good start would be lowering the price of CDs), they're pissing off and alienating their consumers by treating them like criminals and now wanting to damage their computers. They're only making the situation worst.
I can sum up my opinion of the RIAA in two words: fuck you!
I agree. Websites coded to W3C standards generally render well with Opera. However, how many sites actually validate? There aren't very many (check out the source code of microsoft.com, yahoo.com, and other large sites... lots of coding errors).
Until more web developers adopt the standards, I want to use a browser that doesn't choke on messy HTML and CSS.
I tried Knoppix 3.1, Knoppix 3.2 and Morphix (the latter to try GNOME 2.2). I too was very impressed at the performance; they take roughly 90 seconds to boot on my Athlon box. Not too shabby.
Some programs (especially OpenOffice) take a while to load, not surpringly, but considering it's running entirely off the CD, performance is still impressive nevertheless.
My cable ISP used to have a bandwidth limit of 4GB upload/4GB download per month. Now it's 7GB of total monthly bandwidth. That's with the $40/month package I have.
Once you exceed the limit, the connection speed is reduced to 64K/sec. I'm quite used to being connected at 64K after downloading three 650MB Linux ISOs. It's unreal how fast 7GB of bandwidth gets used up.
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I live in Canada, where caps are common.
My previous cable ISP ($39.95/month) had a 10GB/month total bandwidth limit; if you exceeded it, your connection was reduced to 64K until the next month. I know that Bell Sympatico DSL (one of Canada's largest ISPs) has a 10GB/month limit, too.
I currently have NorthernTel Sympatico DSL which has unlimited bandwidth, but I think it's only a matter of time before they introduce caps.
They're also trying to convince people that P2P is illegal:
"And, when you rip the CD, you do not open up your computer to all of the spyware and other viruses that are part and parcel of most illegal P2P services."
When will the RIAA learn that P2P is *NOT* illegal?? It can be used illegally, but the technology itself is legit. They should read this article.
When I buy a CD, there's a possibility that I may not be able to play it in a car stereo, an older CD player, a game console, a computer, or MP3 player.
why would people buy it if they could not listen to it in the way that they wanted
This RIAA idiot is contradicting himself.
I want to listen to music using my PC, and be able to load the songs to an MP3 player, something you can't do with copy-protected CDs.
Linux: light years ahead of Windows. Literaly!
My main drive is a 40GB Maxtor I bought in Sept. 2001 and I never had trouble with it.
I have heard negative things about Maxtors, however. Something to keep in mind when I buy a new computer later this year.
If people would BUY their Civics and Corollas instead of downloading them from KaZaA, the automotive industry would be doing much better financially.
I found some episodes of the original TMNT series on KaZaA, and they brought back a lot of memories.
I never imagined I'd be watching the Ninja Turtles again at age 19. =)
It's the same with movies. I have a modest DVD library of about 65 titles worth at least $CDN1000.
It'll cost a lot of money to re-buy all the movies when the DVD's successor is introduced; like you said, it's robbery.
But back on topic, I can't believe how stupid the music industry is. I can definitely understand their concern about poor CD sales, but what the hell are they thinking? Instead of trying to fix the problem (a good start would be lowering the price of CDs), they're pissing off and alienating their consumers by treating them like criminals and now wanting to damage their computers. They're only making the situation worst.
I can sum up my opinion of the RIAA in two words: fuck you!
I agree. Websites coded to W3C standards generally render well with Opera. However, how many sites actually validate? There aren't very many (check out the source code of microsoft.com, yahoo.com, and other large sites... lots of coding errors). Until more web developers adopt the standards, I want to use a browser that doesn't choke on messy HTML and CSS.
I had no trouble burning the Knoppix 3.1, Knoppix 3.2 and Morphix ISOs with Nero 5.5.10.15
I tried Knoppix 3.1, Knoppix 3.2 and Morphix (the latter to try GNOME 2.2). I too was very impressed at the performance; they take roughly 90 seconds to boot on my Athlon box. Not too shabby.
Some programs (especially OpenOffice) take a while to load, not surpringly, but considering it's running entirely off the CD, performance is still impressive nevertheless.
My cable ISP used to have a bandwidth limit of 4GB upload/4GB download per month. Now it's 7GB of total monthly bandwidth. That's with the $40/month package I have. Once you exceed the limit, the connection speed is reduced to 64K/sec. I'm quite used to being connected at 64K after downloading three 650MB Linux ISOs. It's unreal how fast 7GB of bandwidth gets used up.
I wouldn't mind having a robot in my house to help around. On one condition, though: that it doesn't touch the beer in the fridge.
Now where am I gonna put all my bathroom reading material?