IPpredator.se and anonine.se. Both from the freedom loving land of Sweden. You get SSL and PPTP with 2048kb or 128kb encryption (IPredator supports PPTP only IIRC).

The ultimate Linux distro for the semi-poweruser. Its more bleeding edge then Fedora, more solid/stable then Ubuntu (not Debian level, no sir, but close enough for desktop use), with AUR - giant software repositories (stuff Fedora didn't hear of, one click away... or command) and last, but not least, best community anywhere.

But be prepared to to spend your free weekend to set it, and polish, it up as it pretty much requires you to fit everything by hand, and then trim it to your liking.

...but won't SOPA/PIPA work both ways? Won't MAFIAA online distribution channels be affected as well? I could place my copyrighted work somewhere in comment/review section of their sitesand then cite PIPA to take the online store offline.

I'm assuming that according to SOPA/PIPA, site owner is still accountable for what user posts.

They're anything but batshit crazy. They're simply not bound by the most common moral standards. With lacking moral compass, lots of money and simple goals you can do anything you want that, even remotely, can be justified within current laws.

It's just a business model.

In case you're wondering - that's in Poland, and we've got 1 Gbit consumer lines too

Not for everyday Joe, but I personally feel much better on every public network.

...the american system.

How is it possible, that you can publicly 'donate' money to a representative supporting your cause. IMHO political offices should be state funded.

I personally use evorack hosts - absolutely superb support, very decent specs/price ratio and they use Xen which is a must-have for some.

First off, you would need to check how often GDM/KDM crashes without GFX...

Facebook is not schoolyard where you can angrily call your teacher names.

As my professor said, we live in a dangerous times - being called a pedophile by a 13 yo student of yours, especially via a as permanent medium as the internet is can make your life hell.

Of course lets not get hysteric here - kids are kids and they do stupid things and most of them will get screened in time and forgotten. But once in a while you hear of a guy who was accused of rape and promptly lynched by angry mob. And all because some kid got an F and told his parents that he was raped and then blackmailed with bad grades not to tell anyone.

I guess that Homeworld saga was too stupid for 99.9% people (as in - 'This is stupid, they keep beating me!'). I also guess that todays strategies based on super fast mouse clicking to micromanage or quick reflexes to counter basic rock-paper-shotgun situations are much better now.

Yes, I enjoyed games that wouldn't tell me where to go next after I'm stuck for 30 seconds (if only, now they usually wont let you get stuck). I enjoyed trying 10 different fleet setups and tactics in unpatched Homeworld 2 11th mission looking for a setup that wouldnt end in total disaster. Call me elitist lunatic self-proclaimed PC gamer if you want - I've played the hell out of both Homeworld games and would trade 10 todays so called "AAA" titles for an DLC for HW.

But TBH (as an effort to admit my bias), I enjoyed quite a lot the streamlined gameplay of COD4 online or the new Medal of Honor. As an after-work entertainment they are great. But nothing more.

PS. I wonder whether Valve will cave in and put some kind of a autopilot into Portal 2 (Or 'Place portal here and here to advance to the next level' signs all over the game ;>). That would fit the todays trend I guess.