On 07/02/2011 08:57 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2011-07-03, Jean > wrote:
>
>> comes that that is all there is, I will just start reading all of
>> the books in my library. Yuck.
>
> Yer safe, so far. As long as you have a stand alone computer with a
> hard drive (HDD), there's no need to get alarmed or sucked into that
> cloud computing scam.
>
> Now, the thing that will kill my internet participation is user based
> billing (UBB). It's been in the wings for over 12 yrs, but "they"
> have been waiting to spring it on us. Well, it's here, in abbreviated
> form. Right now, it's jes based on total content per month with max
> limits. Eventually, it will progress to fee-based billing for every
> action. Every email, every link followed, every mouse click on the
> net, will be billed. When that happens, my computers will become
> planters and I'll take up gardening.

I'll actually be somewhat pleased if that ever happens (I doubt it
will), because if it cost even a penny an email to send spam, spam would
all but disappear.

Serene

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"Sex is just one of many pleasurable activities. I don't think of it as
special--sometimes I'd rather read a book. Where are the rules about
reading?" -- Kai on alt.poly


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