http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5750968/

Yay, now I don't have to care about those that use dial-up.

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I use dialup

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Prowling out of the tundra, swinging a jeweled meat hammer, cometh Outlaw Torn! And he gives a gutteral bellow:

"I'm seriously going to hump you until you scream like a banshee!"

Microsoft. Die.

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Your humble opinion is wrong.

uh... what does MS have to do with more people using high speed internet, mystic0?

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There are two asses in Massassi... and I'm one of them.
The Matrix Unplugged|My Portfolio|My Levels

He's referring to the website url.

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The Mega-ZZTer's Gaming Haven! | Mega-ZForums

Bot Pack JO | Let's Roll JK | Bespin JA | Patch Enforcer JK/MotS | Pac-Man JK

ah yes. kill the messenger. THAT makes sense

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There are two asses in Massassi... and I'm one of them.
The Matrix Unplugged|My Portfolio|My Levels

I fail to see that mentioned in the linked article.

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Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.
:wq!

It's not.

And the number's going to really plateau until there's a good mainstream alternative to DSL and cable.

Rural areas are screwed because phone and cable companies won't expand their service because there's little/no profit in it for them. The only thing that's going to change that is further developement in those rural areas, which is of course somewhat impeded by the lack of these amenities. It's a catch 22. I don't really see much progress in this area either until some sort of alternative is found that isn't as limited in terms of distance.

They were testing powerline networking in our hometown. They said it had some bugs, but also a lot of potential. I hope they expand that to rural areas. That could solve a few of the problems with DSL or Cable.

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Our very existence is at stake

Yay! I can finally join the snail-racing crew.

-@%

I assume cable prices will be going down in a few years?

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Snail racing: (500 posts per line)

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The Massassi JO/JA Single Player contest info (I don't know why I have this still in my sig)

There is wide-range wireless, but it'd obviously not be as secure, prone to interference, and not as fast as a good wire-based connection. I know there are some towns in California that have some wireless ISPs.

And of course we all know of the glaring problems with satellite.

I had no idea there was such thing. Sounds pretty interesting. That would be awesome if they could eventually bring that to most people. Its a definite alternative to cable and dsl



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ZGPC

I have cable modem! Yay!

I. <3. Cable.
*kiss* *kiss* Ooh, how can one little insulated cord bring so much happiness?
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UNHOOK IT?!? But I LOVE cable.

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nytfyre m0d || f33l t3h p0w3r || t3h l0st c0gz || OMF > *

[This message has been edited by Darth Slaw (edited August 18, 2004).]

/me pats his co-axial cable.

Yay.

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Wise men say that fools rush in where angels fear to tread, so look before you leap, so to speak, because the grass is not always greener on the other side of the hill.

/pats little 150k modem

Don't worry, you'll do just nicely until the prices come down again in the UK, and they will, and then you'll die.

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Fire Pretty - Graz's Armoury - (That's my blog...)

The Soviet Bunker - (That's my forum...)

"Thou shalt not steal. (Because the government doesn't like competition!)"

How to keep an idiot busy: See below
How to keep an idiot busy: See above

Cool... I can view bigger and even more offensive ads many times faster than i could on dial-up....


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I have found that you can transform your character solely by the power of belief: as you believe yourself to be, so you shall become over time.

[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited August 19, 2004).]

Yeah, there's always that downside...

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it also downloads porn quicker too

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LONG LIVE DREAMCAST!!!

/me is in this category. :/

Sadly, I have it even worse than most people who live in rural areas. I pay approximately $70-75 a month for dial-up service (28800 connection). My latest bill was $55.63 for Local (includes Area Calling Plan which is the only way that I can connect to my ISP (their server is long distance)), and $15.95 for unlimited internet access with Bellsouth.net. We actually have a local ISP (Iglou), but they limit me to 12 hours a day and have actually discontinued my service for using too much bandwidth before. The cable company, nor Bellsouth have any intentions of expanding their broadband service to my area.

On a better note...I'll be moving closer to the city soon and no longer give a crap.

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www.MentatMM.com (status = down :/)
Napalm Death Squad (status = alpha)

For some reason that seems like it would be extremely easy to tap into for free or to intrude on someone elses information... since powerlines run to practically every building thats structurally stable and/or liveable.

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"Ahhhh!! I'm Burnin'! I'm Burnin!!!" - Cleaner from Max Payne 2

"Why are they called headphones... why not... Headspeakers?" - finity5

yep, once oyu strip away all the fluff, the internet is little more than a porn and warez mass-delivery system.



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I have found that you can transform your character solely by the power of belief: as you believe yourself to be, so you shall become over time.

College people and AOL kiddies are the top percent...

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What happens when you cast heal on the undead?

Oh i couldve told u that. Now compared to the rest of the world. THATS a different story.

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"The first thing she said when she got in the car was, Mom i aint a virgin anymore. I slapped the hell out her. I spend all this money for you to go to college and your still saying AINT?!!!?!!" -last comic standing
My Personal Site | Remnant Temple Part A | A work in progress

how did I know that Jim was gonna say that?

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"His Will Was Set, And Only Death Would Break It"

"None knows what the new day shall bring him"