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Finland says that 1Mb broadband is a right, not a privilege
Whereas all of those old episodes of Dexter available on the torrent trackers are not going to download themselves. Whereas no man or woman in a civilized society should be denied access to Garfield Minus Garfield. Whereas Finland has a population 61 times smaller than that of the United States. Whereas no household deserves to be "farther than 2 kilometers from a connection capable of delivering broadband Internet with a capacity of at least 100 megabits of data a second" (unless, of course, you're "in far-flung corners of the country," in which case you're out of luck). Whereas this is the same nation that brought the world Nokia and public restrooms that can only be accessed via SMS. Now, Therefore YLE reports that FINLAND has made 1-megabit broadband Web access a LEGAL RIGHT starting in JULY 2010, with the ultimate goal of making 100Mb available to all in 2015. Now APOCALYPTICA has no excuse for never updating its MySpace page. [Via CNET] Read - Finnish government promises fast broadband by 2015Read - 1Mb Broadband Access Becomes Legal Right
Cinemassively: Apocalyptica in the Rift of Nurz Ghashu
Last week, we showcased a Lord of the Rings Online video for an upcoming machinima, Stimme. Smithie, a LotRo machinimator, heard our plea for more movies from that platform. His kin, Apocalyptica, on the Eldar server, has since disbanded, but in January 2008, they took on The Rift of Nûrz Ghâshu.Part of a series of two videos, this one features the first seven bosses, while the second one, The Slaying of Thaurlach, is dedicated to the Balrog fight. While most PvE videos focus heavily on the damage dealt and the gameplay, Smithie wanted to tie a story into the movie. Using what limited camera controls that he had, as well as an appropriate soundtrack, we think that he did a great job![Thanks, Smithie!]If you have machinima or movie suggestions from any MMO, please send them to machinima AT massively DOT com, along with any information you might have about them.
