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He was found to have violated an injunction from accessing ANY of the plaintiff's websites. This injunction was issued on August 4th, 2005. That being said, he wanted to argue in the face of the injunction that any access to a public web server was de facto authorized. The judge ruled (correctly) that though all the information remained on the "public" internet, that any access by Ritz after the injunction was unauthorized. Ritz, however, performed the zone transfer query in question on February 27, 2005. Read that as almost 6 months before any injunction was made against his access. The judge ruled (astoundingly incorrectly) that the query was unauthorized. ANY access request from that is not subject to authentication from the Internet at large should be considered authorized. The moment you put a notice or a 1 character password it becomes unauthorized. The judge's HUGE gap in application of the law was to rule that ANY specific access of a publicly accessible unauthenticated computer system could represented unauthorized access. Publicly accessible unauthenticated = authorized. The participation in Usenet Death Penalties is not a mark against Ritz, but in his favor. The vast majority of the findings look to establish Ritz as a menace to Sierra, when in fact his advocacy for the Internet as a whole is what puts him in conflict with them. The judge's ruling fails to consider that this man is not a vigilante out to slander and misinform and declare UDP fatwas against random ISP's. He is in fact a citizen performing tasks that anyone investigating a suspected bad net neighbor would be expected to use. His possible harassing behavior aside, he was found in violation of nothing other than unauthorized computer access, a claim that, absent the injunction, is not able to be supported by the common understanding or practice of access to computer systems since the inception of the first networked computers. This guy was also found to be the Bastard Operator from Hell. The BOFH is actually named Simon Travaglia, but whatever.

This was the exact company I was going to point to, along with iiNet while I was with them. They do still seem to be the exception amongst Australian ISPs but they definitely have the best reputations and generally best prices too.

Yeah! Hey, anyone remember the "Bastard operator from hell" stories?

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bofh/

I loved those.

He did say he had no idea what to do. As such have to assume he is fairly young and inexperienced. As others have mentioned already having you office in a room with four racks of equipment will become intolerable very quickly.

I'm guessing that what he gets to design is to select a desk and chair that he will put in the closet with the equipment. And that will come from the pile of used crap that places like that have in the basement. He probably is not even given a budget for new desk top systems for him to use.

Welcome to the real world. Do a search on the Bastard Operator From Hell stories. That is the template you should work from and how you should run the IT department if you really are in charge of it.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bofh/

Have they checked for jagged double-edged tool marks and surface marking in a mesh pattern?

There are two (and only two) kinds of users:

1. Those who never call. (And do not need handling.)

2. Those who call.

Here's the manual on how to deal with those that call: The Bastard Operator from Hell

Show no mercy.

Could be worse...

But I don't know if anyone, even the BOFH, would be immune to a sufficiently targeted attack. (Although naturally a targeted attack against the BOFH would be a fatal mistake...)

Heres some friendly advice on how to deal with these kinds of situations in the future. http://members.iinet.net.au/~bofh/ Next weeks headlines: Meta: Slashdot Emails Tangled up in Blue. Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 29, @12:00PM from the so-you-want-to-mess-with-slashdot dept.

I nominate this guy

This comment is complete garbage and almost certainly from a staunch Labor (opposition to Howard) supporter, mascarading as someone outside Australia. I'm the same guy who wrote above about 2 DSL lines in my house in Western Australia. The first was installed 3 days after I moved in, the second 2 weeks after I ordered it and that included the *physical* installation of a new line (as in someone getting in my roof, etc). Part of that wait was for me to book a time that suited. That's not bad for residential service. And the installation cost, including the brand new line and DSL modem /router was $0. That's a zero.

Now as to these stupid costs quoted above, again, I call shenanigans. My 8mb with Westnet is like $40 a month, the iiNet one is like $79 and thats the most expensive. But don't take my word for it: http://www.iinet.net.au/products/broadband/plans.h tml - those are sticker prices.

$20,000 installation? $5,000 a month? C'mon tiger - show us the web page which advertises these costs. Complete shenanigans. If you're going to make stuff up, make it vaguely realistic, next time.

And, sometimes, this guy turns up.

Is it just me or is this not a good idea

Is it just me or is this not a good idea

...write small messages and send them quickly after one another...

and I suggest you all to *switch your animated GIF to MNG too. What do you think of my material?

Yours truly,
  Erect "Stromwell" Ramrod

What you will find is that Bob Carter has written articles for an organization (TechCentralStation.com) that has in past received funding from Exxon. I think it's an important distinction to make, because Carter does appear to be a serious scientist with peer reviewed, published papers.

You may disagree with him, but I don't think it's fair to say that he receives funding from Exxon simply because he has written two articles for a web site that receives funding from Exxon.

Why doesn't the article mention any studies by him?

http://members.iinet.net.au/~glrmc/new_page_4.htm

Actually, sounds like he does publish pretty much on the subject
in peer reviewed journals, including Science.

When you spend your days playing hoff invaders

Just add Gnome in your installation sources. That way you get the updates as they come along.....Actually, having just looked at http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/suse/Suse/i386/supplem entary/GNOME/ it looks like they only have the updates for 10.0 at the moment so you might have to wait for a couple of days for the update_for_10.1 folder to come up. Have a look around though.
Novell will be using Gnome as the default on SLES and Novell Linux Desktop but the KDE libraries will be be supplied on both as well. You choose which desktop to use on OpenSUSE.

The summary completely skimped on the best part of the article. The author cited a link when he mentioned how emails contain time wasting games!

And obviously, Japanese culture hasn't changed at all in 60 years...

Thank you for that post. I had to stop and take a breath after reading the parent post, (I try not to post angry), but you've pretty much covered what I was thinking.

I would only add that the parent poster doesn't even need to read a history book these days. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=japanese+war+ atrocities

Tomorrow is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand.
As I type this, I am watching a TV documentary about Sandakan Death March.
Lest we forget.

Yes (English translation of a Swedish article)

Microwaves open up the Blood Brain Barrier.

[---]

This rat brain has been exposed to microwave fields similar to those from a mobile phone handset. The dark spots are albumen that has come into the brain through the blood-brain-barrier opened by the radiation.

On the other hand:

3G masts 'cause health problems'

Microwaves open up the Blood Brain Barrier

Mobile phone radiation alters brain cells

(I grabbed these quickly - I believe all of them are reputable studies. The first is double blind, the one about the blood barrier was carried out close to where I work [in the cellphone industry btw])

A got to have for any collection. One of the earliest electronic watches from the 1960s - used a tuning fork for timing, very accurate for the time. You can hear the hum if you listen closely. The Spaceview had a clear face so you could see the tuning fork and all the guts. My scout master had one (and a GTO), and we thought he was a very cool guy. I bought one in the early 70's. http://members.iinet.net.au/~fotoplot/acc.htm

Go here and head to the download section; the author of Tyrian released it as freeware a while ago.

It is easy to see here that, in order to get the velocity change with half the reaction mass, you need to eject it at twice the speed. Unfortunately, that will double the total energy required (it takes four times the energy to accelerate the same mass to twice the speed, and half of that, since we are using half the mass, is 2).

All true. However, It also means that the same mission only has to carry half the propellant mass and associated storage tanks, which helps make up for some of that difference. Specifically, the greater the mass of propellant in relation to total vehicle mass, the closer it comes to being a wash. (it is a wash in the impossible case where the mass is all fuel).

Of course, the big advantage to the ion thruster is that it can use an external energy source (such as solar) or much denser power sources such as nuclear. In the latter case, total impulse wins the day over energy efficiency since doubling the stored energy in the nuclear fuel is much easier than doubling the onboard propellant. Further, if you have a reactor that can generate, say 102KW for engine and computer in transit, you'll have plenty of power for science instruments once in orbit with the engine shut down.

I suspect that this design would not be well suited to a high thrust application, but it may be possible to adapt it. I know lifters manage to operate in air, even if just barely. I imagine a more sophisticated design would do better.

There are actually many games that are exclusive to each of the consoles. If you are interested in the complete list for each system then I have one here. There are some on each of the lists that are not entirely exclusive due the the basic algorithm I've used but the overwhelming majority are.

My ISP has an ftp mirror of 3dGamers :)

http://ii3dg.iinet.net.au/

or maybe Microsol and move their headquarters to tyrian sector

http://members.iinet.net.au/~codebasher/rofl.htm

Shit... Lost all the formatting.. Use this link instead http://members.iinet.net.au/~codebasher/rofl.htm

You are correct, use what works best for the job, but how do you know which is best for the job if you never compare the competition head to head?

I personally don't like the "use what works" reasoning because in most cases its used as a cop out or excuse to maintain the status quo.

That said I don't pay much attention to most of the studies that are thrown back and forth because 1) there is a lot of misinformation (pretty much from one side, yeah you know which side), and 2) most of the studies fail to start at the beginning before any features are speced or any pricing is quoted.

The first step in determining what works for the job is to examine the fine print. That is the licensing agreement which binds you once you make your decision.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~cybersrc/about/compar ing_the_gpl_to_eula.pdf

If you do your due diligence and start with the licensing then in most cases you won't need to go any further.

Statistically speaking it may make sense to ignore the licensing as most individuals and companies do, however, that wont play well as a defense if the licensing and your practices are in conflict and the licensee demands retribution.

South Korea is a world leader in broadband penetration and they started from zero just s few years ago. They're government made it a vital policy to get broadband to everyone, and it worked.

I live in Australia (it's that big one on the other side, very sparsly populated) and pay AU$50 (something like US$35 or so last time i checked) per month for 12Mbit/1Mbit ADSL2+... sorta voids your arguement, doesnt it

I prefer to do it using ftp.exe. ;)

Seriously, when I'm doing malware removal, it makes you look much more like a computer expert, what with the black-background-white-text thing. (Often IE is so fucked-up you can't even download HijackThis or Google the spyware to find out how to kill it.) :P

cd c:\
ftp ftp.mozilla.org
anonymous
binary
cd pub
cd mozilla.org
cd firefox
cd releases
cd 1.0.6
cd win32
cd en-US
get "Firefox Setup 1.0.6.exe"
*wait for transfer to complete*
bye
exit
And there you go, you have a copy of the Firefox installer at C:\Firefox Setup 1.0.6.exe.

Or better yet, use the FTP of the ISP you're on, if applicable. iiNet (AU) has one:
ftp://ftp.iinet.net.au
and it also has an HTTP interface incase the FTP support is crappy on the browser you're using
http://ftp.iinet.net.au/

I prefer to do it using ftp.exe. ;)

Seriously, when I'm doing malware removal, it makes you look much more like a computer expert, what with the black-background-white-text thing. (Often IE is so fucked-up you can't even download HijackThis or Google the spyware to find out how to kill it.) :P

cd c:\
ftp ftp.mozilla.org
anonymous
binary
cd pub
cd mozilla.org
cd firefox
cd releases
cd 1.0.6
cd win32
cd en-US
get "Firefox Setup 1.0.6.exe"
*wait for transfer to complete*
bye
exit
And there you go, you have a copy of the Firefox installer at C:\Firefox Setup 1.0.6.exe.

Or better yet, use the FTP of the ISP you're on, if applicable. iiNet (AU) has one:
ftp://ftp.iinet.net.au
and it also has an HTTP interface incase the FTP support is crappy on the browser you're using
http://ftp.iinet.net.au/

I forgot to put the link to the image. silly me. the iQuuen

The old DOS scrolling shooter Tyrian had data cubes that you could pick up which would explain plot points, setting, et cetera.

One of these was for the Mega SoundChair:

ARCHIVE DATA
Data
Reference: Mega SoundChair

Sensors on your ship pick up the minute disturbances caused by sound-waves acting on the very fine particle streams in space, then amplify and filter the identified distortions which are then sent to your Mega SoundChair for playback. This is a consumer product which has been found to alleviate stress and panic in untrained pilots who began invading space with their own Star Yachts a number of years ago. It was found that when placed into silence, people would turn to music to alleviate the dread (and subsequent insanity) caused by being alone in space and unable to hear anything. This remedy was insufficient, however, since the music had several adverse side effects: It didn't make sense to the mind when you're watching meteors and other objects hurtling by, consumers couldn't hear messages broadcast to them, and people would get so wrapped up in the music they'd relax and wouldn't watch where they were going. This was an especially bad problem in the time before Automatic Guidance and Proximity Warning systems were refined. So, they decided to amplify what little sound was out there and solve the problem of the unending silence panic before there were no more Star Yachts to go around.

HTH!

[awesome game, BTW, although kinda hard to get running on modern systems, even if you can track down Tyrian2000]

The old DOS scrolling shooter Tyrian had data cubes that you could pick up which would explain plot points, setting, et cetera.

One of these was for the Mega SoundChair:

ARCHIVE DATA
Data
Reference: Mega SoundChair

Sensors on your ship pick up the minute disturbances caused by sound-waves acting on the very fine particle streams in space, then amplify and filter the identified distortions which are then sent to your Mega SoundChair for playback. This is a consumer product which has been found to alleviate stress and panic in untrained pilots who began invading space with their own Star Yachts a number of years ago. It was found that when placed into silence, people would turn to music to alleviate the dread (and subsequent insanity) caused by being alone in space and unable to hear anything. This remedy was insufficient, however, since the music had several adverse side effects: It didn't make sense to the mind when you're watching meteors and other objects hurtling by, consumers couldn't hear messages broadcast to them, and people would get so wrapped up in the music they'd relax and wouldn't watch where they were going. This was an especially bad problem in the time before Automatic Guidance and Proximity Warning systems were refined. So, they decided to amplify what little sound was out there and solve the problem of the unending silence panic before there were no more Star Yachts to go around.

HTH!

[awesome game, BTW, although kinda hard to get running on modern systems, even if you can track down Tyrian2000]

Thats nonsense.. wouldn't your time machine break and you wouldn't be able to even try, after all there's no documented history of an attempt on his life

There isn't?

Assasination attempts

You make a damn good point about the loss of peering. I would have just assumed it was there on broadband2 but apparently not

You're last comment however I find a little strange. Have you been on broadband for a while and forgotten what dial up is like? I know a lot of people who are on broadband and may only go through 800mb or so a month but would gladly kill their own grandmother before going back to dialup. Browsing is actually painful on dialup and with broadband prices the way they are its pointless signing up with dialup these days!

What I think many of the posters here are forgetting is that these plans have download limits. You can see them for yourself at http://www.iinet.net.au/broadband/, but the $29.95 plan comes with a ridiculous 500mb per month.

Also, it is not just long distance calls, but your entire telephone service. Their telephone service can be significantly more expensive than the many other options in the market, including Telstra which is known for its poor value.

You'd be lucky to find them with equipment in your local exchange.

Unless you're in WA or in the inner part of the city. There's around 30 in the other states and heaps in WA. But I'm sure they'll keep rolling out.

What was your user name? BOFH
http://members.iinet.net.au/~bofh/

All I can think about is the BOFH.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bofh/bofh/genesis1.ht ml

-- begin edited quote --
"Look, I've got to go to the toilet, there it is over there" I say, pointing at our George Forman grill.

"But that's a Geor..." He says, then stops. He's a beginner, and it's just possible that the company has a line of terminals that look like George Forman grills. He bites.

"Sorry" he says, smiling again "for a minute there I thought it was a Model 2!"

A reasonably good save, but it won't save him. "Huh, it's nothing like a model 2! *THAT'S* the model 2" I say, pointing to the expresso machine.

He nods and I leave, which means he's got to take the grill to bits, otherwise he knows I won't believe he's worked on it. I give him a couple of minutes to get the element exposed then wander back in.

"So how does it look?" I ask, concerned-like.

"Well, I think we could have a processor problem.." he says concentrating on prying the element up. ..concentrating so much that he doesn't notice me plugging the iron in.

"Shouldn't you be wearing an earthing strap?" I ask innocently.

When he thinks I can't see, he creeps his hand over to the wiring frame and says "Well, It's just as easy to hold onto earth like this"

"But what about the risk of a cross-the-body shock with no resistor in series with you?" I ask ever-so-more-innocently

"Oh, it's ok" he says "the unit's unplug..."

>clickBZZZZZZZEEERRT!clunk!
-- end edited quote --

hehe :)

I believe that the entire point of Intelligent Design is to dress creationism in a white lab coat

You do realize that ionization is not the only way that RF can affect the body, right? There's your basic heating and then there's this:

microwaves open up the blood brain barrier

Just because we know that ionizing radiation definitely causes mutations which can definitely cause cancer, doesn't mean that there aren't other possible routes.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~cybersrc/linux_vs_win dows_tco_comparison.pdf

And would you believe it, we didn't feel the slashdot effect. We were already at meltdown from all the news sites that published it *on time*.

cheers!

They actually can do this (well over relatively short distances between landmasses). Its called a monopolar High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) line.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~emfacts/basslink/weak est.html

Minor problems with electromagnetic fields in the vicinity, and chlorine gas production at the +ve electrode....