So the ISPs have started blocking your secret blacklist by poisoning the DNS for all the domains in it. Since it's easy to use another DNS server, though, the ISPs have started discarding all traffic to to all IP addresses on the blacklist. Things seem to be going well for about six hours... Read More
I will be getting my protest on at 11am on Saturday. Meet up beforehand? Say, 10:30 for some morning tea sustenance for the long haul? I have to leave at 2:30pm to see my godmother, but I still figure that's a big chunk of protesting time.
yep she did.. and as for the nazi boy.. the original artwork had it and also its a tribute to my austrian grandfather who resently passed away.. who was a medic during the second world war..
I wrote this earlier in the week for the tech blog I submit to. It hasn't gone live over there yet, so I'm thinking maybe it's not what the editor had in mind when he sent me the brief.
I'm posting it so that it at least gets read by someone. If it goes up at Tech Wired, I'll remove it from... Read More
I think that AFACT is going after iiNet for a whole string of reasons. A few that jump out at me include:
* Telstra and Optus have very very deep pockets;
* Telstra (through their interest in Foxtel) is a defacto member of AFACT;
* The Australian government continues to hold a 17% direct interest in Telstra and an indirect interest of about 15% (iirc) through it's super fund;
* Optus is a 100% owned subsidiary of Temasek (an arm of the Singapore government and owned 100% by the Ministry of Finance);
(* A quick reminder that Foxtel and Optus Television have a content sharing arrangement
* iiNet is small enough to attack but big enough (and vocal enough) for people to take notice.
And yes, I think this is a way of diverting attention away from the 'Great Barrier Filter' (with its incredibly disturbing non-FoI greylist).
But I think we're all missing the important point here: We need to remember that our elected representatives know best and have our only best interests at heart.
Well, I'm back from the first holiday I've had since I enrolled in uni in '06.
I went up to Hervey Bay to attend an old friend's wedding.
I've variously described the groom as 'the big brother I never had' and 'the guy who'll give you the shirt off his back and the last dollar in his pocket'.This second description came to the fore this... Read More
I had an epic post written to put up tonight. It was heartfelt, it was elegant and it articulated the conflicts and indecisions clashing in my head perfectly.
This is not that post.
But unlike so many posts that begin with "I had an epic post written..." mine wasn't discarded because of a site crash.
I was going to post about how stressed I was... Read More
Very very good decision, I think. I am pretty close on that - just by virtue of needing to devote time to the boy and having a very challenging career. However, part of my decision to re-jig my life is to go out and do "stuff" so that means taking people up on offers of mid-week as well, but doing it with a recognition that time with the boy is more important that anything other than work, and so putting that first. It's very different to my outlook to date, so I'll see how I go. 'Course, I plan to meet with Brownie every Thursday to write songs and at least this Wednesday I'm seeing his other band's first gig - but they're both damn good reasons for a week-night engagement! Oh yeah, and there's client functions which, coming up to Christmas, are part of my job as well now, and generally take place on a weeknight... so I guess my resolve is eroding right about now. Good luck with your decision!
Have you had an opportunity to read Caitlin R Kiernan's blog yet? I also really like SickorSane's effort, actually (he links to it in his blog). It's probably the closest to what I would most enjoy reading. I really like reading about the writing process itself though, so Caitlin's always rewards in that regard.
And the reason I came here, actually, was to growl about it having been almost an entire month since your "Casa del Zoe" update! I want to hear about cats.
I heard today that the powers that be are looking for expressions of interest for trials of the the Great Barrier Filter. I'm a staunch opponent of this proposed measure but I'm thinking I might volunteer for the live trials. I'm considering it because I know the filter will be ineffective and have no... Read More
Way to fight the power from the inside! It's a little concerning how many people haven't even heard of the Great Barrier Filter.
And you bet, I've scored the night off work and everything. At last years Gala I had an exam the next day so I could only really make an appearance. Looking forward to this years though.
The Federal Government is continuing on their crusade to block illegal online material within Australia. Civil libertarians are concerned about the censorship aspect, while those in the online industry say it will slow things down, and in the end will prove futile.
Michael Malone, managing director of iiNet, one of Australia's largest ISPs, yesterday called Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy "the worst we've had in the past 15 years since the [online] industry has existed."
While Telstra and Optus haven't confirmed whether they'll take part in the trials which are set to begin December 24, Malone told the Sydney Morning Herald that iiNet would participate with the express purpose of showing the government "how stupid it is".
"They're not listening to the experts, they're not listening to the industry, they're not listening to consumers, so perhaps some hard numbers will actually help. Every time a kid manages to get through this filter, we'll be publicising it and every time it blocks legitimate content, we'll be publicising it."
Testing has shown that currently available filters can't really distinguish effectively between illegal and legal content, and can slow down internet speeds by up to 86%. Add to that the fact that most ISPs already allow their customers the option of content filtering, and you can see why people are thinking that the $44.2 million would be better spent elsewhere.
and yeah.. do you think that guy would get much attention driving that thing around town? its like they took a hot wheels car and made it real... its pretty radical..
