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Comment What's with the 22GB? (Score 1) 104

Odd that I switched to a new AT&T "Unlimited Plan" which gives me 22GB of data before throttling me down to the stone age and now Ericcson is predicting 22GB will be what everyone needs in a few years. Not 20GB, not 25GB. What's so special about the 22GB amount? http://arstechnica.com/busines...

Comment Pirated copies? (Score 1) 146

Sony has only released this movie via streaming and a few theaters so far. Where are they planning on getting these DVD's and USB copies? Are we talking pirated copies? If so then could Sony and North Korea at some point be on the same side in protesting this scheme? Copyright law makes for some strange bedfellows.

Comment Use a Mini-DV camcorder (Score 2, Informative) 218

While using Skype one day I stumbled upon the fact that my nearly 6 year old Panasonic Mini-DV camcorder (PV-GS120) will function as a webcam when it's connected via Firewire. It provides picture quality at or better than an expensive USB webcam, functions well in low light, and has zoom and infrared auto-focus. Turning the built-in LCD around towards the front provides a "view my video" function freeing up my monitor to just display the other party. True, it's not "HD" quality but it serves a new purpose using an outdated camcorder I just had sitting around.

Comment Ironic (Score 1) 849

This law was put in place to weed out and convict terrorist groups. Ironic isn't it... that the wording could be used to against the GOP and the Tea Party Movement. Cause they could easily be described as "...a subversive organization" consisting of "...person who advocates, teaches, advises or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States". The wording can equally be applied to Osama Bin Laden and Al Jazzera as it could to Rush Limbaugh and Fox News cause neither group like Obama or what he stands for. They both want him out of office; i.e.- To overthrow the current government of the USA.

Comment Re:If no NAS, you can DIY one out of an old PC (Score 1) 393

... and not to forget that if a lightning strike hits your system in your house it can travel to the "data-garage" or vice-versa via the wired LAN connection. Even if you setup a wireless connection between the two, you're still powering both the system in the house and the garage from the same power main that can zap both setups with a power surge.

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