Forget MP3: The New Ways to Steal Music Nov 8, 2009
Back in the early days of the Internet, when 2400 baud dial-up modems roamed the earth, it would take more than an hour and a half to transmit that much information, assuming you could keep the connection going that long.. MP3s, however, were a way of dramatically shrinking music files, so they took up about a tenth as much space and a proportionately shorter download time. (ABC News -- Business)
MEMORIES: How 20 popular websites looked when they launched... Sep 4, 2009
lmao I remember using my 2400 baud modem (my friends were jealous) to hack the computer system of a big university through their dataswitch ... I was using it for email, and file transfers on my C64, with a lightening fast 300 baud modem, way back in 1985 ... However, it was also on an internet in which people used 9600 baud (and slower) modems. (The Drudge Report)
BNP Paribas Q2 profits rise Aug 4, 2009
BNP Paribas Chief Executive Baud 00004000 ouin Prot told French radio station BFM on Tuesday that he was feeling more confident. "I am relatively positive about the markets," he said. (India Times)
UPDATE: Speaker Will Keep 'Villain' Money... Aug 1, 2009
Posted by: Lathon Baud. Insurance wouldn't be half as expensive if lawyers fees weren't so high. (The Drudge Report)
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IGN: IGN Mailbag: June 29, 2009. SECTIONS CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. (IGN PC Games)
Hero Doctor Uses Household Drill On Skull May 21, 2009
"The procedure didn't worry me," Carson told Cameron Baud of Autralia's Network TEN. "What worried me was that this little twelve-year-old was going to die.". Baud says Rossi fractured his skull and burst an artery when he fell ... It was an injury similar to the one that claimed the life of actress Natasha Richardson, Baud adds. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Sounds like the same deal we get here in DeKalb... Mar 4, 2009
We live in an area not served by cable or DSL. The only option for anything faster than 9600 baud is two way satellite internet. Promises of DSL have been made to this area for the past 5 years. (Multichannel News)
