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can't even begin to help until you link the mp3 :haha:

Yeah, well it's about time. Now to wait fro the next game. *taps her fingers on the desk*

Happy Veteren's day Aggr3. *hugs tight to all other fellow servicemen and women*

http://news.com.com/2100-1029-5944549.html?tag=yt

I have a virtual bridge... Next to a virtual "wetland"... and underneath it is a virtual condo...

Oh Boy, here it goes. Malicious use of their rootkit by hackers... oh geez! Original Article found here! http://news.com.com/Bots+for+Sony+CD+software+spotted+online/2100-1029_3-5944643.html?tag=nefd.lede I won't be putting these on MY PC, at least not the one that's hooked to the internet!

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I was talking to a friend about this. Not this specific example of what has happened, but about this type of thing happening. And how this software could cause lawsuits from other software manufacturers when it interferes with something someone has purchased. You can continue that with having to have warning labels on software boxes like "May not function properly if you play Sony CD's in your computer". How bad is THAT PR?

5:59PM on 11-7-2005 there you go. Edit for spelling

AND it gets better! more here: http://www.tgdaily.com/2005/11/04/f4i_says_sony_bmg_xcp_is_not_rootkit/ NOW! EMU claims that they do not install a rootkit, but something else that is (supposed) easy to remove, BUT if you remove the EMI music program, you can't play their cds anymore either. This is a little bit against my idea of freedom of information, but it's less terrifying than i was thinking of sony, that uses a thing about as close to a worm/trojan you can get. Another point is that i don't really believe EMI on this point. "We do not use [product X]!" question: what are you using besides the things you showed us just now? In my opinion it might even be a diversion. But thats me being paranoid. More updates when i can find them.

from here: Cnet

You'll like this: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4989260 Thomas Hessa,'PRESIDENT of Sony BMG's Global Digital Business'. Interview is on the link posted above. (if you listen to it you mightnotice something...) Hessa: "Most people, I think, do not even know what a Rootkit is, so why should they care about it?" This is crap, and it's making me even more angry about the whole thing.

And another one done when the station is up and running and playing through my winamp. This could get addicting LOL! :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4614 Kbps about 4.6 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 563 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sun Nov 6 07:53:02 EST 2005 Bottom Line:: 82X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.82 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 12.26 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-LAZ2JEIVX

Here you go Aggr3 (see I remembered the "A" this time) :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4655 Kbps about 4.7 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 568 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sun Nov 6 07:18:11 EST 2005 Bottom Line:: 83X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.8 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 13.26 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-9JCXTSGY6

hmmm, it doesn't look like it according to their i-net site: http://www.timewarnercable.com/columbus/products/internet/roadrunner.html who in the world would partner with AOL? *shudders* ... sorry - the voices in my head wandered there a minute... ...fact is, I got internet cable because I could. We have cable and for an extra 40 bucks a month, it was the easiest way for us to get online. The speeds have been good enough for me to stream the radio station, have 12 irc windows open, about 8 webpages, both AIM and YIM, email, neotrace, blah, blah, blah....all running at once. I've never been one to watch this kind of stuff *points to Aggr3* He always did it before and for me as long as everything is running well... *shrug* it never really crossed my mind. They are currently advertising this: Download speeds of up to 5Mbps and upload speeds of up to 512 kbps. I think the "up to" part is the key there

smoke crack much??

LOL - no longer on air: :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 399 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 49 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sat Nov 5 21:03:01 EST 2005 Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 20.9 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 36.64 % faster than the average for host (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-OBINZ3ERT

It may not be technically, but for people like myself who are rather largely computer ignorant, it causes many problems. Sony's way of protecting their material might be a reason for artists to leave the company for one that is more geared to customer satisfaction. if they continue this way of working, they might just as well sign their death warrant. When I hear about these types of games, I immediately want to boycott and form a movement to boycott these types of companies. Any more you need to be a coding genius to understand what companies are putting on your computer, if I'm going to a website that installs spyware - I can pretty much accept that. But when I am paying 15 to 20 dollars for a commercial product that is going to AFFECT my computer, that is a wholly different story. Alas, we thought the same about the On-line Activation of Windows XP and Photoshop cs. Microsoft and Adobe are still alive. There are also worries about virus's and spyware that might use the hiding of the $sys$ prefix files when the Sony rootkit is installed. People might say that it is pointless to worry about, but if a virusscanner can't see a file, it doesn't mean it isn't running. The big trouble is that it only needs to run a little code, the rootkit is already there, installed by the user who played a Sony CD. So if there ARE virus's and other malware around, taking advantage of said rootkit, Sony might be blamed in helping in computer crime (if you can call virus/spyware and similar programs crime) which I would, BTW. This is just nasty.

It's $39.95 for 5mbps download speed and 512kbps upload speed through Time Warner Cable in this area. BUT we use Vonnage for our phone, which means the cost of it is $25.00 per month. And BTW, the service is great. We don't even realize it's there. Considering that basic phone service here is roughly $70.00 a month, we end up paying $64.95 for cable plus our phone. (Basically the cost of a basic phone bill and a 1 hour long distance call.) I think it's a bargain.

...they install rootkits on your system, and the patch is a defective homecalling device. A couple of links for your reading: http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html

:::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 265 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Upload Speed is:: 32 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sat Nov 5 16:49:41 EST 2005 Bottom Line:: 5X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 32 sec Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 90.75 % of your hosts average (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-1PR0IZX7S Of course, it may be lower due to the fact that I am streaming live radio out and back in with 2 transcoders.... ....then again, maybe not. I never did follow this stuff much...

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