Telewest customers get 50% speed boost
Posted by James (5 Comments)	Mon Apr 26th '04 08:04:17 AM
Well, I guess the rumour was true! By the end of may all Telewest blueyonder customers will have a 50% faster internet service, for free! There was rumours that they would also introduce a capped service, but they have increased the speed with no change to their terms and conditions. 512k -> 750k 1mbit -> 1.5mbit 2mbit -> 3mbit http://www.blueyonder.co.uk/blueyonder/getContent.jspx?page=bbs_faster
News Source: blueyonder	Genre: Intrawab

jews hurt again!
Posted by James (4 Comments)	Fri Apr 23rd '04 04:07:00 PM
Baptist Boy Attempts to Plug Himself Into The Matrix by Inserting His Penis Into a Lamp Socket! Freehold, Iowa - A Pastor's grandson is critical condition at Landover Baptist Memorial Hospital with a burnt penis and multiple puncture wounds about his body. "I always worried that the homosexuals who run Hollywood would come after my grandson’s little hoochie, but I never thought it would happen quite like this," said Pastor Wilkins. "I want one of them sissy Jews out there in California to step up and take responsibility for what they did to my grandson’s willy! And I want a formal apology in writing from the two Pollock directors who created the film that caused this mess in the first place!" wtf!
News Source: landoverbaptist.org	Genre: General News

Sign me up
Posted by mcfly (3 Comments)	Thu Apr 22nd '04 07:10:41 AM
"Researchers have set a data transmission record over the Internet2's high-speed backbone. The record, announced Tuesday at the Spring 2004 Internet2 member meeting in Arlington, Va., was for transmitting data over nearly 11,000 kilometers at an average speed of 6.25 gigabits per second. This is nearly 10,000 times faster than a typical home broadband connection. The network link used to set the record reaches from Los Angeles to Geneva, Switzerland. Internet2 is a consortium of more than 200 universities working with industry and government to develop next-generation Internet technology. The Internet2's contest, which began in 2000, is open and ongoing, and it tests researchers' ability to build the highest-bandwidth, end-to-end Internet Protocol network."
News Source: infoworld.com	Genre: Intrawab

Passwords revealed by sweet deal
Posted by James (3 Comments)	Tue Apr 20th '04 04:03:32 PM
More than 70% of people would reveal their computer password in exchange for a bar of chocolate, a survey has found. It also showed that 34% of respondents volunteered their password when asked without even needing to be bribed. A second survey found that 79% of people unwittingly gave away information that could be used to steal their identity when questioned. Security firms predict that the lax security practices will fuel a British boom in online identity theft.
News Source: BBC Technology	Genre: Tech

McDonald's CEO Jim Cantalupo dies
Posted by harry (8 Comments)	Mon Apr 19th '04 11:12:52 PM
"Jim Cantalupo, chief executive and chairman of fast-food chain McDonald's, has died of an apparent heart attack. "The company said the 60-year-old had been attending a meeting of restaurant franchise owners in Orlando, Florida, when he fell ill. ... "Mr Cantalupo was credited with turning around McDonald's since he was brought back from retirement to lead the company in January 2003. "He had retired a year earlier after 28 years with the company. "A former vice chairman and president, his focus on introducing new items such as salads and grilled chicken - in the face of criticism that its traditional products were too high in fats, salt and sugar - saw revenues recover." ... "Only last week McDonald's introduced a new Adult Happy Meal in the US that included a pedometer to encourage people to walk more." To many Big Macs?
News Source: BBC News	Genre: General News

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