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mcleland writes:
The BBC reports that Nintendo is now using the content ID match feature in Youtube to identify screencap videos of people playing their games. They then take over the advertising that appears with the video, and thus the ad revenue. Nintendo gets it all and the creators of these videos (which are like extended fan-made commercials for the games) get nothing. Corporate gibberish to justify this:In a statement, the firm said the move was part of an "on-going push to ensure Nintendo content is shared across social media".
33071973
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mcleland writes:
I'm not getting the bandwidth I paid for from my DSL connection. My "3mbps" fluctuates between about 2.7 during the day down to 0.1 or 0.2 in the evening according to speedtest.net. Let's assume DSL is the only viable option for broadband at my house and I can't really move right now (rural area, on north face of the mountain, no cable service, very poor cell coverage). This was discussed 6 years ago but I'd like to see if there are any current thoughts on whether I'm just stuck or if there is some way to make the ISP hold up it's end.
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mcleland writes:
The U.S. Navy is trying to get rid of two formerly top-secret naval vessels from the cold-war era. The Sea Shadow (an experimental radar evading ship that was never commissioned in the Navy) and the Hughes Mining Barge (a floating dry-dock and more-or-less base for the Sea Shadow). While the ships are being "given away" there are multiple regulations making the gift cost-prohibitive. No word on a 2-for-1 sale.
