Ashley Judd did beat people up rather spectacularly. Are we sure she's not a slayer? :-)
I thought her French sounded good! I wish I knew if her Italian was. Hmm.
I don't understand how Big Brother will watch us. But I hardly vid any current shows anymore and since MU ended, barely dl anything. A lot of shows have eps streaming and that works if you have a fast computer. If you don't, it sucks. I even found movies streaming online. Would that be watched and then what? I thought they were only watching torrents. I'm sure the masses will find a way. For now, streaming works for me. Are they watching the whole world or just the US? I'm not above having overseas friends burn things on to DVD for me. How crazy is that? I must have my TV!
Won't even sell episodes? Seriously? I'd stop watching. Granted, I always preferred to watch things broadcast and now you kind of have to. I don't mind that. I don't miss the good shows when they air and never really did
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I thought her French sounded good! I wish I knew if her Italian was. Hmm. *laughs* Yeah, I was curious about her Italian as well. But if her French was good, then it's a hopeful sign for her Italian?
And I just now figured out that her pretending not to know what her son said in Italian over the phone was indeed confirmation that she didn't tell him (much?) about her work history. Interesting...
What remains in question is exactly how the ISPs will know if a customer is downloading copyrighted content illegally. How are they going to be monitoring? That hasn't been established/explained, as far
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I was just editing my comment, but stopped for a glass of water. Here is the edit:
There were some really good logistical questions brought up in the comment to the original article about implementing 'Big Brother'. My favorite observation was if some ISPs can't afford to upgrade their infrastructure to provide faster internet service as things are, how can they afford this? Maybe they can but it was an interesting point.
Someone in the comments explained about the bytes and how they monitor but also explained that the things that alert the ISPs to illegal downloading could also be other web traffic or legal downloading. It was confusing. :-/
That's sad about Person of Interest! You made a comm and everything! Not even on Hulu? That's very strange. But you can watch it streaming on CBS, right? I watch The Good Wife that way and The Big Bang Theory when I miss an ep.
But you can watch it streaming on CBS, right? Nope. At first yes. But now, no. And that's Warner's decision; one reason they gave was something about preserving syndication values, which... makes no sense, since syndication happens years later, and me watching online legally now isn't going to affect that at all.
And yes, it's very disappointing. I'll have to work on detaching myself from the show over the summer... maybe stop following the comms I helped make. :( Or maybe the season finale will be terrible? *laughs bitterly*
Someone in the comments explained about the bytes and how they monitor but also explained that the things that alert the ISPs to illegal downloading could also be other web traffic or legal downloading. It was confusing. :-/
Right, I agree. I buy Fringe through Amazon and download it to watch; is the ISP going to be able to tell the difference? Will I get a warning for legal purchases?
Looks like my cable company (Comcast) has Missing on OnDemand. Maybe I'll find time to watch it. It's up against Big Bang Theory, so I'll have to watch it time delayed.
There is a possibility that you can strike a private deal with someone where they burn you a few episodes and mail them to you, so you will be a few weeks to months behind rather than a whole season behind. The advent of the internet made tape trees obsolete, but it's still a valid concept.
I'm totally considering buying some sort of fancy DVR or Tivo for next fall. Because 1- I can't stand not being able to re-watch legally and 2 - I may be out of the country when season 2 premieres.
I'd totally be up for mailing DVDs to help a sister out.
I may well take you up on that offer, depending on what's going on in the fall. (Yay!) Though Warner did recently strike a deal with ABC to allow their shows to stream on that channel's website, so maybe there will be a deal with CBS before the fall? I can hope, at any rate.
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I thought her French sounded good! I wish I knew if her Italian was. Hmm.
I don't understand how Big Brother will watch us. But I hardly vid any current shows anymore and since MU ended, barely dl anything. A lot of shows have eps streaming and that works if you have a fast computer. If you don't, it sucks. I even found movies streaming online. Would that be watched and then what? I thought they were only watching torrents. I'm sure the masses will find a way. For now, streaming works for me. Are they watching the whole world or just the US? I'm not above having overseas friends burn things on to DVD for me. How crazy is that? I must have my TV!
Won't even sell episodes? Seriously? I'd stop watching. Granted, I always preferred to watch things broadcast and now you kind of have to. I don't mind that. I don't miss the good shows when they air and never really did ( ... )
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*laughs* Yeah, I was curious about her Italian as well. But if her French was good, then it's a hopeful sign for her Italian?
And I just now figured out that her pretending not to know what her son said in Italian over the phone was indeed confirmation that she didn't tell him (much?) about her work history. Interesting...
Here's more about Big Brother watching: File-sharers, beware: By July 12, major US Internet service providers (ISPs) will voluntarily begin serving as copyright police for the entertainment industry, according to Cary Sherman, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The so-called “six-strikes” plan is said to be one of the most effective anti-piracy efforts ever established in the US. More at the link.
What remains in question is exactly how the ISPs will know if a customer is downloading copyrighted content illegally. How are they going to be monitoring? That hasn't been established/explained, as far ( ... )
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There were some really good logistical questions brought up in the comment to the original article about implementing 'Big Brother'. My favorite observation was if some ISPs can't afford to upgrade their infrastructure to provide faster internet service as things are, how can they afford this? Maybe they can but it was an interesting point.
Someone in the comments explained about the bytes and how they monitor but also explained that the things that alert the ISPs to illegal downloading could also be other web traffic or legal downloading. It was confusing. :-/
That's sad about Person of Interest! You made a comm and everything! Not even on Hulu? That's very strange. But you can watch it streaming on CBS, right? I watch The Good Wife that way and The Big Bang Theory when I miss an ep.
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Nope. At first yes. But now, no. And that's Warner's decision; one reason they gave was something about preserving syndication values, which... makes no sense, since syndication happens years later, and me watching online legally now isn't going to affect that at all.
And yes, it's very disappointing. I'll have to work on detaching myself from the show over the summer... maybe stop following the comms I helped make. :( Or maybe the season finale will be terrible? *laughs bitterly*
Someone in the comments explained about the bytes and how they monitor but also explained that the things that alert the ISPs to illegal downloading could also be other web traffic or legal downloading. It was confusing. :-/
Right, I agree. I buy Fringe through Amazon and download it to watch; is the ISP going to be able to tell the difference? Will I get a warning for legal purchases?
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Looks like my cable company (Comcast) has Missing on OnDemand. Maybe I'll find time to watch it. It's up against Big Bang Theory, so I'll have to watch it time delayed.
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I'd totally be up for mailing DVDs to help a sister out.
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