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On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:43:03 +0000, in
<[email protected]>, Larry <[email protected]>
wrote:

>The religious guilt trip doesn't play here. I can get the movies free from
>the local library and copy them from there, I suppose. They're all old
>crap, like they sell on TV.

We're fortunate enough around here in the San Francisco Bay Area to have
public libraries that get recent movies, with online reservation, kind
of like free Netflix.

--
John

"Assumption is the mother of all screw ups."
[Wethern’s Law of Suspended Judgement]

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Larry wrote on [Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:43:03 +0000]:
> Steve Sobol <[email protected]> wrote in news:MPG.26d6295158736c4d9899f0
> @news.justthe.net:
>
>> Considering how aggressive RIAA and MPAA are, what you are advocating is
>> guaranteed to get people sued. What astounds me is that you know this,
>> and suggest crap like this anyhow.
>>
>> But why should you give a ****? Really? Why? It's not you getting in
>> trouble, is it?
>>
>
> Your news is old, Steve! RIAA/MPAA quit prosecuting downloaders a year or
> more ago. They only go after the posters, now, and never on usenet where
> anonymity is tough to crack. They've ALWAYS gone after the easy targets,
> traps set up to trap bit torrent idiots or the companies that do
> connections.
>
> There hasn't been a user prosecution in over a year, I think. I haven't
> researched it, but you can play on Google is you like.

So, the guy that just got hit with $67000 in fines didn't happen?

On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:38:00 +0000 (UTC), in
<[email protected]>, Justin <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Larry wrote on [Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:43:03 +0000]:
>> Steve Sobol <[email protected]> wrote in news:MPG.26d6295158736c4d9899f0
>> @news.justthe.net:
>>
>>> Considering how aggressive RIAA and MPAA are, what you are advocating is
>>> guaranteed to get people sued. What astounds me is that you know this,
>>> and suggest crap like this anyhow.
>>>
>>> But why should you give a ****? Really? Why? It's not you getting in
>>> trouble, is it?
>>
>> Your news is old, Steve! RIAA/MPAA quit prosecuting downloaders a year or
>> more ago. They only go after the posters, now, and never on usenet where
>> anonymity is tough to crack. They've ALWAYS gone after the easy targets,
>> traps set up to trap bit torrent idiots or the companies that do
>> connections.
>>
>> There hasn't been a user prosecution in over a year, I think. I haven't
>> researched it, but you can play on Google is you like.
>
>So, the guy that just got hit with $67000 in fines didn't happen?

That's an old case --
what just happened was the judge slashing the jury award.

--
John

"Assumption is the mother of all screw ups."
[Wethern’s Law of Suspended Judgement]

Justin <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Larry wrote on [Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:43:03 +0000]:
>> Steve Sobol <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:MPG.26d6295158736c4d9899f0 @news.justthe.net:
>>
>>> Considering how aggressive RIAA and MPAA are, what you are
>>> advocating is guaranteed to get people sued. What astounds me is
>>> that you know this, and suggest crap like this anyhow.
>>>
>>> But why should you give a ****? Really? Why? It's not you getting in
>>> trouble, is it?
>>>
>>
>> Your news is old, Steve! RIAA/MPAA quit prosecuting downloaders a
>> year or more ago. They only go after the posters, now, and never on
>> usenet where anonymity is tough to crack. They've ALWAYS gone after
>> the easy targets, traps set up to trap bit torrent idiots or the
>> companies that do connections.
>>
>> There hasn't been a user prosecution in over a year, I think. I
>> haven't researched it, but you can play on Google is you like.
>
> So, the guy that just got hit with $67000 in fines didn't happen?
>
>

Cite? URL? Where's the story, not the bull****?

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Larry

John Navas <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>>So, the guy that just got hit with $67000 in fines didn't happen?
>
> That's an old case --
> what just happened was the judge slashing the jury award.
>
> --
> John
>
>

Ah....I guess...


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Larry

On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:20:46 +0000, in
<[email protected]>, Larry <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Justin <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> Larry wrote on [Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:43:03 +0000]:
>>> Steve Sobol <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:MPG.26d6295158736c4d9899f0 @news.justthe.net:

>>>> But why should you give a ****? Really? Why? It's not you getting in
>>>> trouble, is it?
>>>
>>> Your news is old, Steve! RIAA/MPAA quit prosecuting downloaders a
>>> year or more ago. They only go after the posters, now, and never on
>>> usenet where anonymity is tough to crack. They've ALWAYS gone after
>>> the easy targets, traps set up to trap bit torrent idiots or the
>>> companies that do connections.
>>>
>>> There hasn't been a user prosecution in over a year, I think. I
>>> haven't researched it, but you can play on Google is you like.
>>
>> So, the guy that just got hit with $67000 in fines didn't happen?
>
>Cite? URL? Where's the story, not the bull****?

<http://www.google.com/search?q=file+sharing+%2467000>

--
John

"There are three kinds of men.
The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation.
The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."
-Will Rogers

John Navas <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>>Cite? URL? Where's the story, not the bull****?
>
> <http://www.google.com/search?q=file+sharing+%2467000>
>
> --
> John
>
>

Thanks, John. Please also notice this guy was a SOURCE for files, a file
sharing torrent source, NOT a usenet downloader who is NOT a source of
files, ever. RIAA/MPAA is still going after the SOURCES of the files.
Uploaders to Usenet would be a target if RIAA/MPAA could ever figure out
who and where they are, which is a LOT more work than finding bit torrent
sources where you have their IP so easily.

This guy was sharing files....sourcing what he had for others to download
on bit torrent or one of the commercial sharing programs.....and still a
target. The judge did the right thing but there's STILL too many zeros in
the dollar figure. $670 fines discourage college students working at
McDonald's.



--
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Larry

Smartphones and modems are about to get faster mobile broadband
connections -- 14.4M bps (bits per second) and 42M bps, repectively --
using HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access).

In the shadow of the 4G battle between LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and
WiMax, a growing number of operators have or are about to roll roll out
HSPA+ networks. There were 58 live HSPA+ networks in operation at the
beginning of August, with a further 43 local operators having made
commitments to migrate to the technology soon, according to market
research company Wireless Intelligence, the independent research arm of
industry organization GSM Association.

Modems that can take advantage of HSPA+ speeds have been around since
the beginning of last year, and now smartphones that can do the same are
getting closer to launch.

On Wednesday, T-Mobile put out a teaser site to promote the upcoming
Android-based G2 smartphone, which will be the first smartphone designed
to run on its new HSPA+ network, according to the operator. T-Mobile
didn't announce when the phone will start shipping, but it will share
more information in the coming weeks, it said.

Another Android-based smartphone with a mobile broadband connection that
should leave existing phones in the dust is Huawei's U8800. The phone
was first announced at Mobile World in February, and is scheduled to
become commercially available during the third quarter, Huawei said at
the time.

....

HSPA+ will modems will still be faster, as they already offer
theoretical speeds at up to 21M bps, and will increase the lead as the
first 42M bps arrive later this year.

MORE:
<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/203762/faster_hspa_smartphones_modems_coming_soon.html>
or <http://goo.gl/L64Z>

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Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
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FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia's N9 smartphone prototype has been spotted in
China and it is likely to be the first smartphone to run the outfit's
own Meego OS. But it's going face real competition from the upcoming
Blackberry Bold and HTC Desire smartphones, so it's going to have to be
pretty good to gain much traction.

Unfortunately no specifications for the Nokia N9 have been leaked, only
some photos of the device to tease us at the Chinese language site
Baidu. <http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=855903283>

Nokia looks like it is going to put a slide-out Qwerty keyboard on the
N9 and the first impression of it is that looks a lot like a
miniaturised Macbook.

Overall, the device looks like it's going to be rather large, with a
screen size comparable to the Samsung Galaxy S.

The MeeGo platform is likely to be key to the success or failure of the
N9 and Nokia has all but pinned its hopes on the OS for the high end
market. Not much has been seen of the user interface, and Nokia is going
to have to work hard to attract users who have grown accustomed to
smartphones running Android or IOS4.

MORE:
<http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1729021/nokia-n9-smartphone-rumours-tip>

Android licensees risk the WinMobile Disease - analyst

.... In Q2 2007, Nokia pocketed 63 per cent of profits; Apple and RIM
just seven per cent between them. Wind forward three years, and Apple
and RIM snag 65 per cent of the profits, largely at the expense of
Nokia, but helped by the collapse of Sony Ericsson and Motorola, who are
a tiny shadow of their former selves.

There's a conclusion to be drawn for Google and the Android licensees,
thinks Asymco. None of the three leaders are likely to abandon their
in-house platforms for Android, it's either inferior (to iOS) or (as
with BlackBerry OS, Symbian or Meego) switching simply isn't worth it.
So Android is left to target the very manufacturers who have been
squeezed. And that in turn leaves them with some tricky choices to make.

Android is becoming a commodity platform, so they need to differentiate
themselves from the rest of the Android rabble: we've seen Sony
Ericsson, HTC and Motorola invest heavily in their own UIs. But because
Android is a commodity platform, this investment isn’t worth it.

MORE: <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/20/asymco_mobile_profits/>

COMMENT: I think this is a seriously flawed analysis that overlooks how
well Motorola has come roaring back.

--
John

"Assumption is the mother of all screw ups."
[Wethern’s Law of Suspended Judgement]

Apple has applied for a patent covering an elaborate series of measures
to automatically protect iPhone owners from thieves and other
unauthorized users. But please withhold the applause.

The patent, titled “Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized
Users of an Electronic Device,” would also protect Apple against
jailbreaks and other unauthorized hacks to the device, which were
recently excepted from copyright enforcement.

The application, which was filed in February and published Thursday,
specifically describes the identification of “hacking, jailbreaking,
unlocking, or removal of a SIM card” so that measures can be taken to
counter the user. Possible responses include surreptitiously activating
the iPhone's camera, geotagging the image and uploading it to a server
and transmitting sensitive data to a server and then wiping it from the
device.

Rest assured that this jailbreaking identification, the application
would have us believe, is simply a means of protecting owners from
unauthorized users.

MORE: <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/20/apple_jailbreak_patent/>

COMMENT: Having lost the copyright/DMCA battle, Apple turns to patents.
"Resistence is futile, you WILL be assimilated!"

In article <[email protected]>, John Navas
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Apple has applied for a patent covering an elaborate series of measures
> to automatically protect iPhone owners from thieves and other
> unauthorized users. But please withhold the applause.

snip

> COMMENT: Having lost the copyright/DMCA battle, Apple turns to patents.
> "Resistence is futile, you WILL be assimilated!"

you might want to actually read the patent before spewing. it's about
detecting when it's being used by someone other than the original
owner, i.e., stolen, and said person jailbreaking or unlocking it in an
attempt to hide their actions, among other things.

On 8/21/10 3:55 PM, in article 210820101655106459%[email protected],
"nospam" <[email protected]> wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>, John Navas
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Apple has applied for a patent covering an elaborate series of measures
>> to automatically protect iPhone owners from thieves and other
>> unauthorized users. But please withhold the applause.
>
> snip
>
>> COMMENT: Having lost the copyright/DMCA battle, Apple turns to patents.
>> "Resistence is futile, you WILL be assimilated!"
>
> you might want to actually read the patent before spewing. it's about
> detecting when it's being used by someone other than the original
> owner, i.e., stolen, and said person jailbreaking or unlocking it in an
> attempt to hide their actions, among other things.

You are attempting something that most consider futile: Communication with a
lump of lignite.

Speedtest.net Android [T-Mobile myTouch 3G 3.5mm Jack] Result

Download: 2178 kbps
Upload: 854 kbps
Ping: 130 ms

A detailed image for this result can be found here:
http://www.speedtest.net/android/10268016.png

On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:42:35 -0700, in
<[email protected]>, John Navas
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Speedtest.net Android [T-Mobile myTouch 3G 3.5mm Jack] Result
>
>Download: 2178 kbps
>Upload: 854 kbps
>Ping: 130 ms
>
>A detailed image for this result can be found here:
>http://www.speedtest.net/android/10268016.png

MORE DATA (ROUGH GRID IN NORTHEAST SAN FRANCISCO)
BOUNDED ON SOUTH BY BROADWAY, ON WEST BY THE PRESIDIO:

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Ping: 124 ms

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Ping: 140 ms

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Ping: 152 ms

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Ping: 129 ms

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Ping: 151 ms

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