This is what Net Neutrality exists to prevent - an Internet model which resembles cable television. You pay a set fee for access to a select few websites. Pay a larger fee for a sort of “extended package” to get even more major sites. Pay more for a “premium package” type deal. Want to visit sites not included in any of the packages, like for example a small-time blog, a message board, a web comic, video game site, etc? You get charged even more.
If you care about the Internet and the ability to browse any website you want across the entire Internet without restrictions for one flat rate, help do something about it. Tell your friends and family, write to your paper, post or spread fliers at school, contact members of your government, etc.
Read more here The page title is a little sensationalist, but it’s a valuable read.
A buddy of mine who works at Janus drives a De Lorean. A couple months ago, he was in contact with a guy in Atlanta who was putting together a music video. This guy wanted a De Lorean to be featured in the video, so Jack (the coworker) drove to Atlanta (I think?) and contributed. Until today I thought that maybe the car would just be in a couple of shots. Well the video was recently completed (editting and such) and has been posted online. As it turns out, the car is a central feature of the video, and Jack is actually in it - wearing the Doc Brown costume he made himself and wore to Janus’ Halloween costume party last October.
I was genuinely surprised, and thought it was pretty funny:
Well it’s time for class now, so gotta speed, keed.
But not without giving me the opportunity to play some vidyas, learn about upcoming ones, and get some serious hours in at work. Plus, now there’s only a couple weeks left in the semester. Usually this has me really psyched as it means summer break, but this year I plan on taking two summer classes to get caught up on missed hours. I would be registering right now for the classes, but the PIN number my advisor gave me isn’t working. I sent him an e-mail asking him to check it again and let me know if there was a mistake (and if so, to just send me the correct PIN). I don’t like sitting around unable to register and get the classes I want while other people are able to take up seats. I hope this is sorted out soon. If the PIN my advisor gave me is correct, then I need to go to the registrar’s office and figure out what’s wrong.
I found something pretty cool on Friday and I’m a little embarassed that I’m so slow to mentioning it here. Somebody over at WiiNintendo got their hands on Mario Kart Wii and posted a nearly-two-hour-long video showing all 32 tracks. Just like in Mario Kart DS, 16 of the tracks (4 cups) are new original courses, and the other 16 are “retro” tracks from previous Mario Kart games. Go here to watch the video and read his lengthy impressions about it. This is the first major collection of info about the game. Until now MKWii has sort of been slipping in under the radar (most likely due to Brawl) and all I’ve heard is that there are bikes and online racing. Since the 32-track video has been posted other places, I’ll be a little different and post the other video here after the cut - only 20 minutes long, and it has two WFC matches and two battle matches. Take note of how quickly he connects to opponents and begins racing. Also take note of how many racers are in the Battle. It’s old news now that MKWii has 12 racers per race, as opposed to the previous standard 8, but even in previous games we never saw the full amount of racers in VS. Battle mode. Continue Reading »
