THERMITE

Perhaps this is just another clever ploy of N.K to get the rest of the world very very angry.

I For one Say farewell to the aliens new overlords.

FTFA----

If the Aspergers defense doesn't work he could always try for insanity in the U.S!

/TROLL

Very interesting you mention that.... it was common practice for people using a BBS or 2 where I live to "ANSI BOMB" the bbs -- they would put the modem hangup chars into specially crafted ANSI messages. I was nice because the NFO for the file you were downloading looked pretty until your 9600 Baud modem hung up on you before you could download your ARJ files!! :P

Apparently with the need of Extreme UV to make it transparent I doubt that it'll be any time soon that anyone will SEE IT!

Light travels faster than sound -- thats why most people appear bright......until they open their mouth. --unknown

I used to wait anxiously each year for the demoscene to release it's winners and top demos. I would hit the ftp.cdrom.com archives (where they tended to dump everything in the day) and download all the demos on my 9600 baud modem.

The 4k demos and the much larger DEMOS were amazing -- it was cool to see what people could do with a bit of assembly language or C
There was a small clique of us (in jr high) that would get together and try run them on the latest 486 setups and be in awe of the likes of Future Crew (Props Skaven and Purple Motion). //end reminiscing

Shape my traffic - seriously - I HAVE NO BANDWIDTH ANYWAY - in Canada I've given up an arm, a leg, my right eye, and a kidney for 15Mbit -- most of the time this is reliable and I can get UP TO that speed and when I am getting that speed it is usually trying to download something from Netflix or update my Linux Iso's.

I am sick and tired of Canadian ISP's providing crap for bandwidth - overcharging for this bandwidth - then complaining when I use it.

From what I've read in previous comments it's that this survey is more alarmist than anything. "hey you know your neighbor is downloading movies off of the internet, which makes your internet slower. how would you feel if we made his internet slower so you can get your mail faster".

GIVE ME A BREAK!

Just use flat text files --- no need for expensive db's .... think of the freedom!

Thanks ---

Yes -- but will they be equipped with lasers?

here is some information from Canadian providers -- none of them specifically state what information they will or will not provide when requested or what is specifically logged. Most pages include contact information for a privacy rep. I suggest you contact that person(s) and see what information you can opt out of having tracked.

I have excluded TELUS because they are wh0r3ish and don't listen anyway.

From http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/AboutShaw/PrivacyPolicy/Index
3.3 How does Shaw obtain your consent? Consent is required for the collection of Personal Information and the subsequent use or disclosure of the Personal Information. Consent can be either expressed or implied. The form of consent sought by Shaw may vary, depending upon the circumstances and the type of Personal Information. In determining the form of consent to use, Shaw takes into account the sensitivity of the information and the reasonable expectations of the Customer, Employee or Web Site User. Shaw generally seeks express consent when the Personal Information is likely to be considered sensitive. Implied consent is typically appropriate when the Personal Information is less sensitive. In exceptional circumstances, as permitted by law, Shaw may collect, use or disclose Personal Information without a Customer, Employee or Web Site Userâ(TM)s knowledge or consent.

In general, the use of products and services by a Customer, or a Web Site User, or the acceptance of employment or benefits by an Employee, will constitute implied consent required by Shaw to collect, use and/or disclose Personal Information for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy.

Consent may be withdrawn by Customers and Web Site Users at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and upon providing Shaw reasonable notice. If you wish to withdraw your consent to certain collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information, please contact Shaw at privacy@shaw.ca.

and of course Rogers http://your.rogers.com/privacy1.asp

Interestingly enough I've worked on systems that have software interface that claims to be APACHE while serving up IIS pages --- I hardly trust info being served up about web servers -- http://www.evolt.org/node/60160