Comment Re:I thought we already had this option... (Score 1) 355
Indeed, this is a ridiculous money grab. Everybody loses in such a deal except for ESPN/Disney. Money talks so call your ISP and tell them not to cave in.
Comment Re:HA HA HA HA (Score 2, Insightful) 319
How a post loaded with such baseless vitriol could be modded as insightful instead of flamebait is beyond my comprehension. Let's all just go ahead and continue to believe in old and tired dogmas despite credible evidence that the Steve Jobs you hate so much successfully pushed the labels to remove DRM from iTunes music on Christmas Eve. Who needs to STFU now?
Submission + - Pornography being "scrubbed" using DNS
ScrubIT writes: "Hi Guys, Just wanted to drop you a quick note and let you know of a new service we are providing for free that we are pretty excited to launch.
ScrubIT.com has made publicly available a FREE recursive DNS service that blocks pornography and malicious websites. It is an excellent service for families and employers who don't want to worry about what they will be confronted with on the internet.
Additionally, in private BETA is the ability to customize your personal DNS and selectively block and allow sites that you choose.
Now, I realize the porn industry is going to be none to happy about this one, but it's about time someone stood up and did something. Let us know what you think."
Submission + - Skip The Wait For Netflix Movie Streaming
An anonymous reader writes: It was announced in January that Netflix would be slowly enabling all their subscribers to have streaming access to select movies in their "Q". The only major setback is the rollout will take until JUNE! Here's how you skip waiting in line, and enable streaming in your Netflix account today.
Submission + - German Anti-terror Data Law Starts Tomorrow
narramissic writes: "A German law allowing security officials to amass an enormous and comprehensive pool of personal data on suspected terrorists is to begin Thursday. The databases of nearly 40 different agencies will be linked to generate index files on suspected terrorists that contain the person's name, bank account number, telephone number, e-mail address, driver's license information and other data, including the names of companies, organizations and other parties associated with the person and linked to terrorist groups."
