It was an Australian Secondary College in Victoria. Of course, there was other stuff in it, that, in retrospect, was stupid (hey, I lived and learned), but I went from being pretty much a 'Straight A', no suspensions or detentions student, to "I'm sorry, but this school has a reputation to uphold".
Sorry to comment jack, but this happened to me too. Well, similar - I wrote a blog showing my annoyance at the school, primarily for the pathetic toilet facilities (which cost like $180, 000 to upgrade, with no improvement..), and that the disabled parking spot was turned into a Principal's parking spot.. I was called in two days later, told to clear out my locker and not come back. This was a month and a half before my final exams - which I was told I could sit elsewhere. (This is in Australia, by the way).
So in my opinion to say that nuclear power can't be build to satisfy energy demand because it's not cost effective or allow to scale easily production, isn't valid.
I never mentioned Nuclear power, primarily because Australia, thus far, does not use it (and will not be, because of all the 'OMG, A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT RIGHT IN MY BACKYARD' despite the fact it'd be built in the most industrial, eye-sore area possible). We still have 'base loads' of power, based on coal and whatever generation means necessary. Basically the electricity grid works in a way where when there is low load, power can be bought 'off the grid' cheaply. When it's high, the cost increases (sometimes, incredibly dramatically). Sort've like what you're talking about, but for your provider not the consumer.
Even with vasts amount of generation taking place, there is simply not enough infrastructure in some areas to keep up with the load - especially in the heat. And especially in 'natural disasters' - eg. last summer Melbourne had extensive blackouts because one of our major feeds from a power plant was taken down by bushfire. Sure, there could've been a backup ran, but had that line gone down any of the other 364 days of the year, it would've done nothing. Companies simply can't invest millions to prevent "What Ifs" like that.
So why not? Why not build more capacity to California and other parts of US?
It's not cost effective. I'm from Australia, but I feel I can still answer your question because my father has worked in the electricity industry and explained it all to me as a kid. Here in Melbourne, we have a few days a year of blackouts, typically. This is because in the peak of summer, the grid gets overloaded and rolling blackouts are implemented. Now, for the rest of the year, capacity is plentiful - the few days of overload doesn't provide enough incentive to upgrade, because for the rest of the year the network is overcompensating.
Sorry if I didn't explain it very well, it's been a long day;)
I have a question.. if you're the one serving up all their internet access, can't you simply redirect their request for blah.somebank.com to a local server and do away with trying to "MITM" the connection and just host up a simple phising page? I'm not entirely sure on how SSL works (hey, at least I'm honest;)), so if that isn't possible wouldn't the other option be to rewrite the main HTTP page when it's being sent back to the user to link the 'Logon' link to your local phising page? You can use whatever domain name you want (including the actual one, minus HTTPS) if you ran your own DNS server..
I'm honestly curious, I don't see why this wouldn't work.
Since when didn't the N64 do well? Wikipedia says it sold 'Worldwide: 32.93 million' (units).. I'd consider that a success (It's currently 3x more than the Wii has shipped)
He wasn't charged again... the prosecutors appealed the ruling of the trial court that threw out the evidence on the hard drive. So the case gets remanded back to the trial court, to continue the case.
Personally, I think this is stupid. The evidence should NOT hold up in court. For starters, who's to say the CC guys didn't plant it there? If this goes through, it opens a can of worms.. some student starts working at CC, their teachers computer comes in, "Hey guys lets put CP on Mr Larsons computer lol!", Jailtime. I know that is unlikely to have been what happened, but the evidence should still not be admissable.
On another note, 'ouch-vaguely-ironic-name-there dept.' - yet another misuse of the term irony (though at least it was prefixed vaquely). It'd be ironic if his surname was 'sodomsky' and he had no interest in anal sex, alas this is not (Note: I'm not very good at using the term ironic either so feel free to post a much better analogy [no pun intended] and there'll be no hard feelings;-)).
Most people I know call them "Bigpong", because they don't peer with any 'local' peering companies (mainly PIPE, but also WAIX etc), and as such you get subpar pings to gaming serves (typically IGN - hosted by Internode)
For the record, my Wii seems to have problems with the wireless. If I leave the WiiConnect24 on, after a couple days the wireless router stops responding, and it doesn't kick back on until I turn off the WiiConnect24 , even after I reboot the router.
Mine too, and I'll show you why: Dec 18 11:40:56 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:41:56 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:41:56 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:51:57 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:51:57 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:52:15 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:52:15 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:53:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:53:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:55:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:55:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:57:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 11:57:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:01:59 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:01:59 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:09:00 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:09:00 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:12:01 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:12:01 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:20:02 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:20:02 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:22:02 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:22:02 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:31:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:31:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:32:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:32:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:33:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:33:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:35:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx Dec 18 12:35:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
It does SO MANY DHCP requests! They're the only thing I ever see in my log. I don't know why it doesn't just stay associated, or 'memorise' it's last response, but I assume that's what causes some routers to flake out, it probably exhausts their DHCP table (the Wii doesn't broadcast a host name so I assume some routers wouldn't like that either)
By the time they get "watermarking" to work what they'll have is a pattern matching machine that can match tv shows to youtube clips. They are a long ways from doing that though due to the amount of content it would have to work through in a timely manner.
It's not like that'd be hard. Just have a list of their TV shows, then send them in search requests to Youtube. Then check each title to make sure it contains the searched text in the right order (eg. "How I met your mother" - and possibly spelling variations).
And that is the actual story. Rinse, repeat. Microcrap, Logicrap, Whatever chinese radio crap, etc. All of them on 2.4GHz buggering up WiFi, Blueotooth and other well behaved stuff.
No offense, but you're an idiot. Don't run your mouth off as though you know what you're talking about. (For the most part?) They don't operate on 2.4 ghz, most on the 900 mhz range from what I've seen.
Also, why SHOULD they use Bluetooth? It instantly adds to the build cost, which passes the cost on to me. I don't care if it's Bluetooth or 'chinese radio crap', as long as it works (And, FYI, my 'Logicrap' keyboard works just fine.)
They could've 'poisoned' Google for months (linked to domains that didn't exist yet), then set the domains up and waited a few days for Google to recrawl. Then again, I'd have thought pagerank would be age-based too. Those search requests are the kind that show up weird dodgy sites anyway (who searches any of those exact terms anyway?!)
Is driving someone to suicide a crime? How the hell do you figure that?
I believe it should be. I mean, if someone did this to someone in your family (your daughter, sister, cousin, anyone), wouldn't you find it completely disgusting that it was 'legally sound'? What that mother did is absolutely appalling, she's caused the death of a poor, depressed young girl and completely ruined the lives of her parents. And then, to top it all off, they file charges against them for ruining a few hundred dollar toy!? God, it makes me furious just thinking about it!
While we don't have these in the U.S., I know in Germany and England at least there are exams at various levels that literally determine whether you are allowed to continue on to college or not.
Determines whether or not you can get into certain university courses, yep.
Is there any precedent for people being able to retake the tests?
Not sure, I really wouldn't want to retake them. Too stressful, whats done is done, but if my score is bad there's always going to be this behind it. It's not like my teachers have time to emulate 4 weeks of revision especially for me.
What were you trying to achieve with your satirical blog?
I was mostly just venting over the fact that my school had repeatedly screwed up my courses and didn't seem to care at all (We saw one teacher, he told us to go to another, who sent us back to the first.. this went on for the entire first term before someone actually 'organised' the course).
but I wonder how self righteous (that is how your posting comes over) you will feel about this incident in say 5 or 10 years time. Alas, rightly or wrongly, actions in the adult world have consequences. Sometimes even when you are right you get screwed, that's the way it is.
Learning experience. Even now I realise looking back that I went the wrong way about it - but they did even more so with their actions.
Your story is shocking, could you name the school, link to the blog and I for one will send a strongly worded complaint to the Vic education dept and the school principal and council.
Mornington Secondary College, Victoria. The blog is linked in a comment below, though I didn't post it (and didn't realise yet another mirror had shown up.. it's funny how it got more popular since the time they tried to kill it.)
Also, to the few people saying pedophile = career killer, that's all the teachers ever said when girls and guys complained about the way he acted. "Don't say that, it could kill someones career!". I believe a few of the teachers also thought he was a 'bit creepy', thought I won't say anymore obviously as this is a public forum.
Oh, the Principal's name is "Sarah Burns". "Jim Papas" (possibly Pappas, if it matters) was also present at the meeting.
Girls should wear female clothing (dresses, skirts, etc), not men's
I know your trolling, but I'll just point out girls also do have dresses and skirts available as part of the uniform, and the pants are specifically for girls (tight on the waist and legs). At my girlfriend's school they are bringing in pants next year, but up until now she's only been allowed dresses and skirts.
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Sorry to comment jack, but this happened to me too. Well, similar - I wrote a blog showing my annoyance at the school, primarily for the pathetic toilet facilities (which cost like $180, 000 to upgrade, with no improvement..), and that the disabled parking spot was turned into a Principal's parking spot.. I was called in two days later, told to clear out my locker and not come back. This was a month and a half before my final exams - which I was told I could sit elsewhere. (This is in Australia, by the way).
Even with vasts amount of generation taking place, there is simply not enough infrastructure in some areas to keep up with the load - especially in the heat. And especially in 'natural disasters' - eg. last summer Melbourne had extensive blackouts because one of our major feeds from a power plant was taken down by bushfire. Sure, there could've been a backup ran, but had that line gone down any of the other 364 days of the year, it would've done nothing. Companies simply can't invest millions to prevent "What Ifs" like that.
Sorry if I didn't explain it very well, it's been a long day
I have a question.. if you're the one serving up all their internet access, can't you simply redirect their request for blah.somebank.com to a local server and do away with trying to "MITM" the connection and just host up a simple phising page? I'm not entirely sure on how SSL works (hey, at least I'm honest ;)), so if that isn't possible wouldn't the other option be to rewrite the main HTTP page when it's being sent back to the user to link the 'Logon' link to your local phising page? You can use whatever domain name you want (including the actual one, minus HTTPS) if you ran your own DNS server..
I'm honestly curious, I don't see why this wouldn't work.
Since when didn't the N64 do well? Wikipedia says it sold 'Worldwide: 32.93 million' (units).. I'd consider that a success (It's currently 3x more than the Wii has shipped)
On another note, 'ouch-vaguely-ironic-name-there dept.' - yet another misuse of the term irony (though at least it was prefixed vaquely). It'd be ironic if his surname was 'sodomsky' and he had no interest in anal sex, alas this is not (Note: I'm not very good at using the term ironic either so feel free to post a much better analogy [no pun intended] and there'll be no hard feelings
Mine too, and I'll show you why:
Dec 18 11:40:56 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:41:56 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:41:56 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:51:57 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:51:57 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:52:15 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:52:15 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:53:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:53:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:55:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:55:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:57:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 11:57:58 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:01:59 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:01:59 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:09:00 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:09:00 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:12:01 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:12:01 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:20:02 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:20:02 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:22:02 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:22:02 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:31:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:31:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:32:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:32:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:33:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:33:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:35:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP request from 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
Dec 18 12:35:04 DHCP SERVER: DHCP ack to 00:17:ab:xx:xx:xx
It does SO MANY DHCP requests! They're the only thing I ever see in my log. I don't know why it doesn't just stay associated, or 'memorise' it's last response, but I assume that's what causes some routers to flake out, it probably exhausts their DHCP table (the Wii doesn't broadcast a host name so I assume some routers wouldn't like that either)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EME_(communications)
Also, why SHOULD they use Bluetooth? It instantly adds to the build cost, which passes the cost on to me. I don't care if it's Bluetooth or 'chinese radio crap', as long as it works (And, FYI, my 'Logicrap' keyboard works just fine.)
They could've 'poisoned' Google for months (linked to domains that didn't exist yet), then set the domains up and waited a few days for Google to recrawl. Then again, I'd have thought pagerank would be age-based too. Those search requests are the kind that show up weird dodgy sites anyway (who searches any of those exact terms anyway?!)
Tag this 'commonsense'. Finally a record label who is starting to 'get it'.
It's not a misunderstanding, Asus always violates the GPL (their wireless router range was notorious for doing so)
Also, to the few people saying pedophile = career killer, that's all the teachers ever said when girls and guys complained about the way he acted. "Don't say that, it could kill someones career!". I believe a few of the teachers also thought he was a 'bit creepy', thought I won't say anymore obviously as this is a public forum.
Oh, the Principal's name is "Sarah Burns". "Jim Papas" (possibly Pappas, if it matters) was also present at the meeting.