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Do you have any internships for IT students in the Netherlands by any chance?

I _think_ it has something to do with the fonts on Linux. I will have to check my nix box.

15 accounts left :)

We have had many combined years of experience in this field and have decided to push our own offering to simplify ones experience. Regarding the IANAL aspect you can see here http://tinyurl.com/2bd45en where the #1 act in the world understand the stakes and where the true money is made. As for the pockets to stand up to them in Court, I would imagine there aren't many folks that do. We have quality legal minds on staff that are available 24hrs a day

  How do you plan on withstanding network provider (and their upstream) pressure in response to DMCA notices related to file sharing activity?

Throughout our experience in the vpnworld most of the letters generated from this have been spam or bot generated and while we worked for other companies, there responses varied. We will address each on a case by case basis with our in-house counsel and/ /take the appropriate steps to resolve it swiftly.

  As you are operating network equipment (a VPN concentrator) in the US, how are you complying with CALEA and still preserving the privacy of your users?

Through the research of our legal representation we are not a concentrator though that may be the closest designation to what we do. We have found that our model falls outside of any within the CALEA while many of our larger competitors that also are ISP's do not.

  You operate on a monthly recurring billing model. What prevents a LEA from subpoenaing billing records to determine who is using your service and then comparing traffic patterns with CALEA captures from your network provider and your customer's network providers?

Could this happen? Absolutely, though there are no documented cases of this we have found that deal with a personal VPN provider on record and many of our competitors have been in business a great deal longer. I would imagine as well that something like this could be done without subpoena as well through back door channels should their be a particular dire need. There is no perfect privacy whatsoever and as individuals in a free society we must take responsibility for our own actions.

Thank you :)

Greek mythology FTW!

I'm not sure I understand...isn't being able to watch online American TV / listen to American radio a benefit? or do you mean we should replace the features page with "benefits" such as being able to browse US-only websites?

I haven't tested it on an iPad..will try to in the next few days.

Apologies for the spelling mistakes, we should have put more QA in the website :)

Thank you for the feedback!

Yes, I used ViewLikeUS ( http://viewlike.us/?url=www.styxvpn.com&button.x=0&b... )..didn't see any problems. Strange, what browser are you using?

Are you talking about Hulu / Pandora / Last.fm etc?

Thank you for the feedback!

We are planning to expand in Europe (UK, Sweden, Switzerland and possibly Germany) and Asia (HK).

I have added our servers' location to the main page too.

Thanks again!

We are almost done fixing the SSL problem. Bear in mind that it does not affect the security of your VPN connection. Thank you for pointing it out!

Thank you!

I ran into the same problem when I used a GandiSSL certificate (Firefox complained, but not Chrome). I'm now using a PositiveSSL certificate.

Are you running the latest version of Chrome by any chance?

Any feedback / criticism is most welcome!

I've launched a few days ago and it's currently in beta mode. I'm giving away 30 1-month accounts to HN members. Just send me an email (admin@styxvpn.com) and I'll get your account up and running in few minutes.

We only have US servers at this point, but we're expanding in Europe and Asia in the next few months. There are no speed limits and no transfer limits.

Thank you!

What's to stop anyone on the list from posting the info on the internet?

Wait until August. If you're not ready yet then you're not ready. Don't take unnecessary risks.

Try http://www.google.com/ncr

I love it :)

Completely agree. I moved from an American university to a Dutch one. Grades in the Netherlands are out of 10 (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_the_Netherl...); Nobody bothers to take more than a 6, most end up with a 5.5.

I get weird looks when I tell classmates I'm aiming for a 9 or a 10 (almost equivalent to an A or A+ in US universities)

Ditto. I hope there are some lectures in English.

Facebook group created: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=212933951463

I'm interested in both!

An intro to SuperCollider would be nice too =)

Thanks for the tip! I'll contact them.

Do you have any idea what are the conditions for foreign students (non-EU) to start a company in the Netherlands? I'm very much interested in launching my own startup here but everybody I ask gives me a conflicting answer.

You should check this article: http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24418

Apparently IPREDator is just Relakks (the pirate bay's previous VPN service) rebranded, which itself is (was?) a PPTPD service.

From: http://www.itnews.com.au/Tools/Print.aspx?CIID=151988

<quote> By accessing the Web through the VPN, subscribers are able to hide their traffic data from Internet Service Providers (ISP), and bypass ISP-level censorship.

But the network isn't exactly bulletproof.

It is run by Swedish VPN company Trygghetsbolaget, which also built the once-popular Relakks service in 2006.

Unlike Relakks, IPREDator does not log its users' traffic information.

However, the services are based on the same software, including the use of 128-bit encrypted point-to-point tunnelling protocol (PPTP).

PPTP is a user-friendly VPN protocol that was first implemented on Microsoft's operating systems in 1996. Reports by security experts such as Bruce Schneier have since revealed a number of flaws in the technology, including password hashing and encryption issues.

IPREDator co-founder Peter Sunde, who also founded popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, told iTnews: "128-bit encrypted PPTP can probably be broken by someone that can eavesdrop on the traffic." </quote>

I met my girlfriend on OKC!

The source code for HN is included in the Arc distribution.

The new Facebook already had this feature from day 1.

why is this on HN?

This is by far the most disturbing (and beautiful) animations I have ever seen in my life.