We've got two choices here were I live (near) Cincinnati, OH. Road runner (cable) and Zoomtown (DSL). I've got rr, which dl's at about ~250kB/s, and upstream at ~40kB/s, max 2 computers (I use NAT), you us get a real ip. My brother has Zoomtown, which dl's at ~80kB/s and upstream at ~40kB/s, max 4 computers, but they use NAT. We've got both, and both are $40/month. When they first started they were unstable as hell, and Zoomtown actually forced you to log in, but that has changed since then. Uptime is great with both services. From what I can tell on Slashdot, we're pretty lucky here.
Humans will probably need something like the Matrix to survive. Left to our own, we'd probably destroy ourselves by nuclear war, biological/chemical disaster, eventual depletion of natural resources, or something not yet forseeable. With a system like the Matrix, this could be prevented, allowing the human race to survive indefinitely, or at least a lot longer.
Typical computer geek elitism. Somebody comes out with a movie like the Matrix, and all you here is "Matrix wannabies!" instead of "cool, another Matrix-like movie. Now I have something to do tonight besides bitch on slashdot about..."
Sometimes I like movies without a lot of plot and just a lot of action and special effects. They're fun to watch.
This movie looks like it'll be fun, and I already like the storyline of vampires vs. werewolves. Sounds interesting.
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We've got two choices here were I live (near) Cincinnati, OH. Road runner (cable) and Zoomtown (DSL). I've got rr, which dl's at about ~250kB/s, and upstream at ~40kB/s, max 2 computers (I use NAT), you us get a real ip. My brother has Zoomtown, which dl's at ~80kB/s and upstream at ~40kB/s, max 4 computers, but they use NAT. We've got both, and both are $40/month. When they first started they were unstable as hell, and Zoomtown actually forced you to log in, but that has changed since then. Uptime is great with both services. From what I can tell on Slashdot, we're pretty lucky here.
Humans will probably need something like the Matrix to survive. Left to our own, we'd probably destroy ourselves by nuclear war, biological/chemical disaster, eventual depletion of natural resources, or something not yet forseeable. With a system like the Matrix, this could be prevented, allowing the human race to survive indefinitely, or at least a lot longer.
Food for thought.
I agree.
Typical computer geek elitism. Somebody comes out with a movie like the Matrix, and all you here is "Matrix wannabies!" instead of "cool, another Matrix-like movie. Now I have something to do tonight besides bitch on slashdot about ..."
Sometimes I like movies without a lot of plot and just a lot of action and special effects. They're fun to watch.
This movie looks like it'll be fun, and I already like the storyline of vampires vs. werewolves. Sounds interesting.
It's times like these that almost justifies paying $40/month for broadband. 5 minute download. ;-)