No. If you still had a 72111.3831@compuserve.com, that would be kitcshy.

That really is the bottom line. It won't make a difference with anyone she has a relationship with presently, but it would affect future relationships.

From TFA it seems clear that this lady isn't aware that ditching AOL dialup won't ditch her e-mail address. She's also unaware that she is able to get AOL to forward her e-mail to her new address.

But it's pretty moot. While g-mail is a better service, there is no real technical reason to ditch an AOL e-mail address so long as the only service you need is basic e-mail. It's just synonymous with luddite idiot from hell

Not likely. I don't know the technical details but I know that NO consumer TV is geared to decode a 120hz stream, which is the key for 3D.

But obsolete is a relative term. If you mean can't access under 1% of newly released media, this likely won't happen. According to Ars Technica there is downward compatibility on BluRay discs, and fallback on players.

Likely because we've already experienced 60 inch HDTV vaginas, and the thought of a 60 inch HDTV POV 3D vagina is just too horrible to contemplate.

DUCK!

Fax Over IP would be a viable solution. We just don't have the standalone devices as of yet, but it would be pretty trivial for AT&T to setup a fax receive service. T-mobile I believe already has something similar already but my info on that is out of date. Outbound would require different standalone hardware, but I expect Canon/Epson/HP and such would be more than happy to offer an inkjet with this funcationality for a trivial fee and ink.

Stand Alone credit card terminals should be less of an issue since they typically operate below 9600bps. I've at least heard of Vonage service used for these things. But network CC terminals exist.

I don't know who was responsible for DIVX (DIgital Video eXpress) as sold by Circuit City, but it falls into this category. Some say this standard went the way of the 8-track, but I say that's pretty insulting to 8-tracks.

Perhaps such a system would actually sell if they could sell the players for less than your average Blu-ray unit. But I'm finding it doubtful.

What WOULD be a good bet for the MPAA would be digital content delivery, a service that could be integrated into newer sets and don't bother producing box players. No worry about closing the analog hole if it's a set specific feature.

HDTVs are starting to show up in thrift stores, though the current selection is pretty limited to 720p DLPs, and from time to time 1080i crts or crt projection. I paid like $150ish for my Toshiba 46HM95.

Problem is, the thriftstore scene for these bad boys are not big screens, and often don't have DTV tuners, and usually are limited to DVI, maybe with HDCP if you're lucky.

In other words, the MPAA wants to assure that early adopters of HDTV, who only have analog inputs, are required to shell out at least a grand to replace their antique highdef set even though they are perfectly happy with the component cable box combo.

Even though I disagree with you, you kind of have a point. It seems the catch a pedo show gives people a slap on the wrist for going out of their way to try to hookup with someone who claims to be very underage, but at the same time they are throwing the book at the slightly more passive criminals who download material from others who committed a more serious crime.

I don't think this porn should be legal in the slightest, but there is something seriously wrong when people who are going out of their way to corrupt a child are getting off easy in contrast to those who get a stiffy watching sicko stuff.

5-8 years ago it was rather the norm to have dial up at home, and better connections at work. So you have that. Also this is illegal material which you wouldn't want your own IP address associated with, so there's that. There is also the possibility that some of these sites are actually law enforcement honey pots.

So to answer your question, if it plausible that someone would take the time to develop malware to do this, I'd have to say the answer is yes. Given the popularity and relative ease it once was to exploit and pwn a *nix box for pirate FTP, it's not that far a leap to pwn a Win box to fetch illegal content.

Seconded. Stack of amps, either different brands or with the ability to set a remote channel, IR repeater, cross connected via tape outs, and your usual CL2 speaker wire, 14 or 12 gauge. Digital is nice, but unless you're running the same gear everywhere you're going to get something lagging behind.

Alternatively you can go with low power FM over coax, and just have a receiver in each room.

Either way, we're talking surplus yet functional gear

Not exactly. Typical UK kettle wattage isn't 3000, but those are available. The main issue is the fact that elements for US kettles are basically the same ones used for 240V systems, but are supplied 110 in the US.

To be clear, the reason it takes twice as long is because the same unit is being operated at half the voltage. They don't make many elements for US kettles because there isn't much demand for kettles.

Here's how it works, there are two basic types of outlets in US homes. You have your 15A/20A ones at 115V. You have your 230V 2 phase line. For typical devices 2400 watts and under you use 110V. For higher than 2400 watts, things like water heaters, dryers, you use 230.

If you need a kettle in the US rated at higher than 2400 watts, you could either run dedicated line using a NEMA 5-30 outlet, or you could use a your 230V stove outlet.

But for the most part, we don't use electric kettles in the US. Those interested in hot water on demand use dedicated spouts on the sink with their own water heater that dispense water at 160f to 190f .

If one needed a kettle in the US rated above 2400 watts, we'd use the stove outlet. But to be clear, there isn't enough demand.

Yes, the same element used in the UK is used in the US version. Get it? The same element that burns 3000watts at 230V burns 1500watts at 115V.

Understand? A US kettle is actually a UK kettle with a US plug with no other changes, thus operates at half the power. Get it?

The max practical kettle in the US, using your standard plug (well 20A plug) is about 2400watts. If you want more than 2400 watts, you would use larger plug like what you'd use for a freaking stove. Home are wired for this.

There is only partial truth to what you say. Yes, the reason it takes longer to use a tea kettle in the US is a voltage issue. You see, they are not popular items in the US. Chinese import tea pots for the US are using the same coils as their UK counterparts, which can easily be verified by an ohm meter. Thus they operate at lower wattage producing less heat.

Your average kettle burns about 1500 watts. Your average US kitchen is wired for 20 amp ciruits thus a 1920 watt (80% max) unit is perfectly acceptable, well, so long as you're not running much else on that circuit. You can get 2400 watt kettles, but they are quite spendy.

To be fair, there are 3000 watt kettles in the UK, which would exceed the 15A or 20A household wiring limitation of about 1800/2400 watts. But simply put, electric kettles are not popular in the US.

If you actually drink tea in the US, one viable option is a inline hot water dispenser attached to the sink.

Now we do have 230, but these are typically non accessible outlets limited to stoves and washers, maybe a dryer.

Ugh... I've had MANY plugs fall out. It happens all the time. This is totally a drawback to the US outlet. US prongs have holes in them, where the outlet itself has a retaining clip. These clips tend to fail. More over, when you bend the blades and unbend them they are less likely to make contact with the retaining clips, or are more likely to cause excessive wear to them.

This is a problem with heavier plugs non-grounded plugs or wall warts. Grounded plugs are better, but if you observe any outlet that used a vacuum you might note the likelihood of intermittent contact even with a grounded plug.

A good temporary resolution is to remove the wall plate and screw one of those wall wart multi-outlets.