[OT, Spewey] Ultra-fast internet for a 75 year old lady

[spewey at comcast.net (Spewey)]

Nate Mellom wrote:
> 40 Gb/s   
> Full length movies in less than *2* seconds.
> Holy schnit.
> 
> http://apnews.myway.com//article/20070720/D8QG05680.html

What do you guys do with the Internet besides cars?

That is pretty ridiculous speed, I am sad.  I am lucky to get 3 over my 
wi-fi (200' away from a little 75 year old lady.)  I've heard of places 
in Europe that get 10 reliably.  The fiber is all strung there but our 
nation is too broad for real broadband.

I read the newspaper, too.  My newspaper is known as The Red Star in 
some circles but I don't read the columns or opinions just the news, 
maam:  http://www.startribune.com/

Years ago I would have read /. all about this but that phase has passed.
Mostly I find time to waste at:  http://www.metafilter.com/
It is pretty left-leaning in the comments but even they get sick of 
axgrinding politics.  I don't post there but I like the variety.  Could 
be about fossils, or a dumb Flash game, and they have good moderation. 
Here is their thread about this, some dumb jokes: 
http://www.metafilter.com/63100/Hello-Comcast-Id-like-to-upgrade

I didn't used to read politics but lately I can't help it.  Normally I 
go here:  http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/ but I will check out 
right-wing sites too.  They seem to avoid the topics I am interested in 
most of the time.  You can send me a stainless steel pipe-bomb with a 
wideband fart-sensor disguised as a car part if it really bothers you to 
hear this and I will blow myself up eventually.

Where else is fun to me?
http://boingboing.net/
http://presurfer.blogspot.com/
http://www.xkcd.com/

Sometimes I fire up the torrentmobile and get stuff but that is less 
than once a week.  The last thing I got was this album, is good:
http://www.mininova.org/tor/778708
Music is too overwhelming to me mostly to keep up on these days.