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Comment Re:What did you expect? (Score 1) 698

by jivy on Friday April 13, 2007 @04:37PM (#18724181) Attached to: Democrats Appoint RIAA Shill For Convention

And now, when the democrats sell out to the RIAA -- who want the legal right to impersonate people to obtain personal information in order to extort money, the RIAA that spies on people and whose members condone the use of rootkits to bug personal computers, the RIAA that wants to control all means of distributing any audio content in any form -- what will we hear from the two-faced hypocrites that claim to be the defenders of free speech and personal privacy?

As much as I hate the RIAA, I have to play devil's advocate here. The DNC has not made a deal with the RIAA; they are not in cahoots. Rather, the DNC has merely appointed some jackass RIAA executive for a Public Affairs position. If you RTFA, you will see that she has previous experience with the Democratic party and is not just some random shark at the RIAA. Although I must admit, this does not reflect well on the Democratic party, especially for our nation's youth.

US Lags World In Broadband Access 608

Posted by Zonk on Thursday February 15, 2007 @02:46PM from the get-cracking-tube-layers dept.

An anonymous reader writes "When It Comes To Broadband, U.S. Plays Follow The Leader says a story in IWeek. Their thesis is that, while broadband access in the United States rose from 60 million users in March 2005 to 84 million in March 2006, the US is well behind countries like England and China. Indeed, what you may not realize is that the U.S. ranks a surprisingly poor 12th in worldwide broadband access, a situation which could threaten its ability to maintain its technological lead. The federal government is no help: the FCC has almost no data on the rate of hi-speed adoption, or of what the speed and quality of those services are. Broadband is more expensive here than in other nations, as well, almost 10 times as expensive by some estimates. The cost and poor quality of service aren't from population density, aren't from lack of interest, and are not from lack of technical know-how. So, what is holding us back?

University of Virginia Student Graduates in One Year 796

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 20, 2006 @02:06PM from the new-meaning-of-zoom-zoom dept.

An anonymous reader writes "18-year-old David Banh of Annandale, VA recently graduated from the University of Virginia with a double major in Physics and Mathematics, and an education paid for almost entirely by scholarships. What's truly amazing is that he did it in one year, bringing in 72 Advanced Placement credits, then taking 23 credits his fall semester, 37 credits his spring semester and 3 credits in the summer. His brief undergraduate career didn't leave him much time to explore college, so he's now working on his master's degree. He says he may eventually pursue law school as a part-time student in hopes of becoming a patent lawyer."

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