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Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
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Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
Keyboard | Yes |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
This isn't good. Not good at all. As if website paywalls weren't bad enough, the open internet as we know it is going to die in the name of vested interests of large, wealthy corporations.
Read the rest at Ars Technica
EDIT
Here's an interesting explanation of the whole situation from someone who understands this at a deeper level:
http://www.slate.com/articles/techn...ling_the_battle_s_been_lost_but_we_can.1.html
EDIT
Netflix potentially stuffed by this:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/01/15/netflix-net-neutrality-costs/4491117/
The Federal Communication Commission's net neutrality rules were partially struck down today by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which said the Commission did not properly justify its anti-discrimination and anti-blocking rules.
Those rules in the Open Internet Order, adopted in 2010, forbid ISPs from blocking services or charging content providers for access to the network. Verizon challenged the entire order and got a big victory in today's ruling. While it could still be appealed to the Supreme Court, the order today would allow pay-for-prioritization deals that could let Verizon or other ISPs charge companies like Netflix for a faster path to consumers.
Read the rest at Ars Technica
EDIT
Here's an interesting explanation of the whole situation from someone who understands this at a deeper level:
http://www.slate.com/articles/techn...ling_the_battle_s_been_lost_but_we_can.1.html
EDIT
Netflix potentially stuffed by this:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/01/15/netflix-net-neutrality-costs/4491117/
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