In this vengeful episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss disappointing internet service providers, the new PlayStation Network terms of service, Netflix’s spin-off of its DVD business, and why building your own PC is a very achievable and rewarding proposition.
Check out the show notes after the break…
ISP rants
- Mediacom outage
- Emory has had enough!
- Clear 4G internet update
- deceptive month-to-month plan branding
- is NOT a pay-as-you-go plan as you might expect
- requires a phone call to cancel service (10-15 minutes, multiple “are you sure” questions)
- requires an activation fee to reactivate service
new PSN ToS
- “ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS, WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR COURT, WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR AS A NAMED OR UNNAMED MEMBER IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, UNLESS BOTH YOU AND THE SONY ENTITY WITH WHICH YOU HAVE A DISPUTE SPECIFICALLY AGREE TO DO SO IN WRITING FOLLOWING INITIATION OF THE ARBITRATION.”
- can opt out by sending a letter
Netflix and Qwikster
- spinning off DVD-by-mail operations into subsidiary company: Qwikster
- online streaming continues under the Netflix name
- now renting video games by mail
Jekyll update
- Emory is now using Jekyll for incumbent.org
- switched kvet.ch to Tumblr
building a PC
- it’s not as hard as you think!
- Alan’s PC build
- CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge (3.4 GHz / LGA 1155)
- Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Pro (Rev. 3.1)
- PSU: Corsair HX850 (850W Modular)
- RAM: 2x4GB ADATA DDR3-1600
- GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD (1280 MB / HDMI + Dual DVI + DisplayPort)
- HDD: 2x1TB Western Digital Caviar Black (7200 RPM, RAID 1 configuration)
- Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black
- Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Black (ATX Mid Tower)
- thermal grease reapplication
