Re: [LINK] Broadband providers brace for coronavirus stress test

On 17/03/2020 11:36 am, Antony Broughton Barry wrote: Broadband providers brace for coronavirus stress test https://www.axios.com/broadband-providers-brace-for-coronavirus-stress-test-cf4d93bb-940d-470b-a139-2ca3307dc57f.html I asked the same question on Twitter to NBNCo. The answer was

Re: [LINK] NSW Dept of Health COVID-19 Webpage is broken!

On 17/03/2020 8:41 am, Marghanita da Cruz wrote: Web Part Error: One of the properties of the Web Part has an incorrect format. Microsoft SharePoint Foundation cannot deserialize the Web Part. Check the format of the properties and try again. Page Updated: Monday 16 March 2020 Contact page

Re: [LINK] ABC Landline: Are we too reliant on technology?

On 28/02/2020 3:01 pm, Hamish Moffatt wrote: Who said anything about cloud computing?! These malwares spread through bugs in OSs, browsers etc. WannaCry infected Windows computers throughout the world (eg hospitals) that had buggy Windows, nothing to do with the cloud. But you must admit

[LINK] The Firefox Browser is a privacy nightmare on desktop and mobile

Fyi. Thoughts? https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2020/01/the-firefox-browser-is-a-privacy-nightmare-on-desktop-and-mobile/ Jan -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter: @JL_Whitaker Blog: www.janwhitaker.com Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're

Re: [LINK] The Evil List: Which tech companies are doing the most harm?

If you skipped this one, don't. On 18/01/2020 9:01 am, Antony Broughton Barry wrote: https://slate.com/technology/2020/01/evil-list-tech-companies-dangerous-amazon-facebook-google-palantir.html ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au

Re: [LINK] O/t A strange reluctance of the media to explain it

On 4/01/2020 10:56 am, David wrote: It's interesting to note the way PR companies succeeded in changing the language when awareness of GW began developing. The original term was "greenhouse warming" which neatly incorporated the cause of the problem (accumulation of greenhouse gasses) and the

Re: [LINK] NBN fault maintenance

On 6/12/2019 3:22 PM, David wrote: But since not being connected to the NBN seems to be largely equivalent to using a mobile device, it would be simpler to levy the mobile-network operators according to the number of their users. That would probably raise more money with less effort and has

Re: [LINK] NBN fault maintenance

On 5/12/2019 6:25 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: Under the bill, announced by Communications Minister Paul Fletcher, households and businesses not using the NBN will be hit with a $7.10 monthly fee. That’s $85 Over the course of the year. How do they know and how do they charge this? What is an

Re: [LINK] [EFA-Privacy] And so it begins....

On 10/10/2019 9:16 AM, Roger Clarke wrote: On 8/10/19 4:09 pm, JLWhitaker wrote: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-10-08/us-whistleblower-speech-cancelled-at-cybersecurity-conference/11581986 Suelette Dreyfus and Thomas Drake dropped from cybersecurity conference program. No explanation

Re: [LINK] [EFA-Privacy] And so it begins....

On 8/10/2019 4:20 PM, Roger Clarke wrote: On 8/10/19 4:09 pm, JLWhitaker wrote: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-10-08/us-whistleblower-speech-cancelled-at-cybersecurity-conference/11581986 Suelette Dreyfus and Thomas Drake dropped from cybersecurity conference program. No explanation

[LINK] And so it begins....

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-10-08/us-whistleblower-speech-cancelled-at-cybersecurity-conference/11581986 Suelette Dreyfus and Thomas Drake dropped from cybersecurity conference program. No explanation given. I guess someone leaned on the organisers, supposedly one of the

Re: [LINK] Melbourne International Games Week .. 5th-13th October

wish Channel Ten would stop showing the ads for it. I hate Channel Ten for that. They must be going for a youth audience entirely now. On 4/10/2019 10:00 AM, JLWhitaker wrote: Just heard that the developers of the goose game are going to be on RN right now with Beverly Wong. On 4/10/2019 9:10 AM

Re: [LINK] Melbourne International Games Week .. 5th-13th October

Just heard that the developers of the goose game are going to be on RN right now with Beverly Wong. On 4/10/2019 9:10 AM, Andy Farkas wrote: On 03/10/2019 20:53, Stephen Loosley wrote: Melbourne International Games Week http://gamesweek.melbourne/melbourne-international-games-week-back-2019

[LINK] no, not creepy at all....

From a George Eastman newsletter: Talk to Friends and Relatives After They Die OK, this sounds creepy. However, anyone who owns an Amazon Echo device (often referred to as “Alexa”) will understand how it works. The

Re: [LINK] Australia didn't blame China for parliament hack in case it upset trade relations – report

On 18/09/2019 6:09 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: Australia didn't blame China for parliament hack in case it upset trade relations – report So much for the public deterrence value of attribution By Gareth Corfield 16 Sep

Re: [LINK] Big Brother: Every Victorian's driver's licence to be uploaded to database

Minority Report here we come. https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/big-brother-every-victorian-s-driver-s-licence-to-be-uploaded-to-database-20190917-p52s18.html Big Brother: Every Victorian's driver's licence to be uploaded to database By Sumeyya Ilanbey

[LINK] HP Printers surreptitiously collecting your data

This is another example of obfuscation of what a company is actually doing under cover of doing something else. Plus it's well written. It's too long to copy in and the pictures are useful, so I'll just put the link and y'all others can decide if it's worth putting in the archives (Roger).

Re: [LINK] "Group Assessment"

On 6/09/2019 8:49 PM, David wrote: I suppose some institutions will maintain their standards and their reputation, and the pressure can become personal; I've been threatened by a couple of students re marking, and I know of one case where a student took Court action concerning their failure

Re: [LINK] "Group Assessment"

On 5/09/2019 1:27 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: Being practical, and in regards to the original point of this thread, (that being, universities chasing multicultural enrolments), to be fair, it appears that universities must invest a greater share of enrolment fees into resources specifically

Re: [LINK] ISP-level site-blocking of 'dangerous material'

On 26/08/2019 8:55 AM, Roger Clarke wrote: The shadow assistant minister for communications and cybersecurity, Labor MP Tim Watts, characterised the blocking announcement as measures aimed only at curbing "live streaming" of crisis events. He suggested a deeper level of action was required

Re: [LINK] Teacher Discussion Guide on Cyberbullying and Students Exploring Their Sexuality via Technology

On 24/08/2019 9:07 AM, Tom Worthington wrote: I was not that impressed with The Hunting as a TV drama. Perhaps I am too used to seeing Asher Keddie and Richard Roxburgh in comedy. But credit to SBS for tackling a difficult topic. I disagree, Tom. I stuck with the series to the end, hoping

Re: [LINK] When the Internet gets in the way of life

On 13/08/2019 9:16 AM, Tom Worthington wrote: On 12/8/19 7:38 am, JLWhitaker wrote: This is something that needs to be kept in mind. ... Last month I signed up for $15 a month mobile broadband. After the first 5GBytes, the service is throttled to 1.5 Mbps. That is fast enough for email

Re: [LINK] High Court says - Public servant? Please step into the shadows ...

On 7/08/2019 2:50 PM, Nic English wrote: - is to be part of a debate an apolitical act? - so the constitutional requirement of an apolitical public service is limited to those as defined by the PS Code of Conduct - does ‘at all times’ expire before, during, after ones agreeing to the Code?

Re: [LINK] From a wrongful arrest to a life-saving romance: the typos that have changed people's lives | Technology | The Guardian

On 4/08/2019 10:22 AM, Roger Clarke wrote: On 4/8/19 9:30 am, JLWhitaker wrote: We gotta have better do overs. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/03/wrongful-arrest-life-saving-romance-typos-that-changed-lives The disappointing thing about the article is that he finishes

[LINK] From a wrongful arrest to a life-saving romance: the typos that have changed people's lives | Technology | The Guardian

We gotta have better do overs. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/03/wrongful-arrest-life-saving-romance-typos-that-changed-lives Jan -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter: @JL_Whitaker Blog: www.janwhitaker.com Sooner or later, I hate to break it to

Re: [LINK] Chinese Army Heading Into Hong Kong

On 24/07/2019 9:19 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: Several Linkers have asked for a source .. all I have is this .. it appears genuine .. https://imgur.com/gallery/PVJlboN Cheers Plus this re Taiwan.

[LINK] If anyone is still interested in Robert Mueller

He is testifying before Congress in about 5 minutes. https://www.c-span.org/video/?462628-1/robert-mueller-testifies-house-judiciary-committee Is carrying it live. Jan -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter: @JL_Whitaker Blog: www.janwhitaker.com Sooner or later, I

Re: [LINK] The shocking reason the U.S. wants to stop Facebook’s Libra

On 11/07/2019 7:44 PM, Kim Holburn wrote: I noticed that. I seem to recall that in the past banks created their own currency. https://www.therightnote.com.au/articles/private-banknotes-in-australia-1817-1901/

Re: [LINK] The shocking reason the U.S. wants to stop Facebook’s Libra

On 11/07/2019 9:16 AM, Kim Holburn wrote: >Money has, until the rise of decentralized cryptocurrencies, been an instrument of the state and central banks. Never before had a company decided to just start issuing money of their own. Until now. > Historically not true. Look up scrip. Jan --

Re: [LINK] NBN Co's 'Netflix tax' slammed as push to protect net neutrality grows

On 4/07/2019 2:09 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: Options available to you. If the introduction of a monthly data allowance means this service no longer meets your needs, you can cancel your service without penalty by contacting our Customer Service on Live Chat

[LINK] Big Ideas on RN - AI and ethics and privacy

Lecture from someone named Rachel (missed the surname) giving a talk at University of Melbourne. a bit of AI history, learning machines, etc. Today, 31 May, 2pm. Jan -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter: @JL_Whitaker Blog: www.janwhitaker.com Sooner or later, I

Re: [LINK] itN: 'Third fatal Tesla Autopilot crash ...'

On 29/05/2019 9:59 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: “It’s incredibly nearsighted. It doesn’t appear to react to brake lights or turn signals, it can’t anticipate what other drivers will do, and as a result, you constantly have to be one step ahead of it.” Yikes. A Tesla spokesperson retaliated and

Re: [LINK] itN: 'Third fatal Tesla Autopilot crash ...'

On 21/05/2019 11:33 AM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: In my experience as an automation engineer, when you automate something you have to be able to deal with all the exceptions that a human can manage instinctively. Humans can usually tell that something is unexpected and has a strategy to deal

[LINK] Facial recognition system rollout was too rushed, Queensland police report reveals - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Remember the Commonwealth Games a few years ago? Remember the big push in Qld to implement facial recognition? Turns out it was a bust. And not only that, they ended up using it for regular policing. As it says in the article - scope creep. That didn't take long, did it? Thank goodness

[LINK] The black hole image came thanks to student Katie Bouman, half a tonne of hard drives and a big coincidence - Science News - ABC News

Thank goodness they used planes and harddrives, otherwise they would have REALLY broken the Internet!! https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-04-11/black-hole-event-horizon-telescope-five-things-you-might-miss/10993112 Jan -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter:

[LINK] Link to policy comparison

Thought this might be of interest. It's a link to a spreadsheet of the major party policy comparisons by category. The creator says she will be updating as more policies are announced, but here they are for now.

Re: [LINK] Scientists Say They Can Make Light Travel 30x Faster Than Normal

Does this mean we really can have extraterrestrial visitors who have figured this out already? (I'm watching the cheesy Project Blue Book on SBS OnDemand) Jan On 7/04/2019 11:58 AM, Kim Holburn wrote: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08735-8 By jointly modulating the spatial and

[LINK] 5G not safe?

What say ye, linkers? A friend asked me about this today. I hadn't heard. https://takebackyourpower.net/brussels-first-major-city-to-halt-5g-due-to-health-effects/ I thought she meant that Belgium was saying no to Huawei. Nope. She sent me this this afternoon. Jan -- Melbourne, Victoria,

[LINK] Anyone having NBN connection problems?

In case you missed it on ABC News website. This poor guy in South Australia!!! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-29/at-war-with-australian-internet-providers/10925254 Jan -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter: @JL_Whitaker Blog: www.janwhitaker.com Sooner or

Re: [LINK] Mainframes

On 22/03/2019 11:25 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: Senior director of Data Centre Services, Scott Thomson, said MTP is crucial to bringing “fresh blood and new ideas” into the field, which are “always beneficial to any organisation, and are crucial to driving the industry”. “Mainframes have been

Re: [LINK] PayPal security and account verification

On 20/03/2019 7:20 PM, Ivan Trundle wrote: I spoke with PayPal about my concerns that an unverified account can still be sent emails (to the wrong address) with confidential information, whilst welcoming the individual to the world of PayPal. But of course no-one in PayPal wanted to talk with

Re: [LINK] PayPal security and account verification

On 17/03/2019 8:37 PM, Roger Clarke wrote: for Ivan (I didn't get Ivan's email - odd) But this aside, the continual email trail from this user’s activities would allow me to, for example, make large donations from the user’s account to charities (as has happened when bank account details have

Re: [LINK] The Huawei 5G debate

On 15/03/2019 12:04 PM, Robert Brockway wrote: This gets a bit more complicated when talking about firmware in an access point but methods exist to verify the binary. This is an under-recognised problem. Potential risk with IoT comes to mind, smart TVs, home managers, baby monitors.

Re: [LINK] Facebookdown, #Instagramdown...

On 14/03/2019 4:43 PM, Scott Howard wrote: What makes you think Facebook use "cloud storage"? All Facebook data is stored on their own systems, in their own datacenters. Exactly. It's not on my system, therefore it is someone else's control - their cloud. Call it what you will. I think

Re: [LINK] Facebookdown, #Instagramdown...

On 14/03/2019 9:06 PM, Andy Farkas wrote: I still fail to comprehend why people "store" stuff on multinational-corporate-data-troving-ads-in-your-face company's computers. I agree Andy. "Saved" means on their system under your own account, not on your local system. There really isn't a

Re: [LINK] Facebookdown, #Instagramdown...

Facebook is back. Don't know about Instagram. What was weird was that saved items are behaving strangely. I can still see them when I log into FB via the web, but not when I log in via the app on my tablet. Must still be a sync problem. A friend had the opposite happen. Logging on via her

Re: [LINK] Defence dumps Windows XP

I just heard a program on Radio National about the new whistleblower laws. I wonder if it covers IT coders. It sounds like a really good start on protecting people, and requiring majorly large companies to prepare actionable policies to be in place by January 2020, but the law comes into

Re: [LINK] Blockchain's time is nearly up

On 17/02/2019 10:20 AM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: Beware technology vendors selling solutions. Their solutions may well not solve your problem. Not only that. They may cause even more problems of worse impact than anything dreamt of was wrong in the first place. Word of the day: nuance.

Re: [LINK] Consumer Data Right Bill tabled

As I said on the privacy lists, this is Newspeak for "open banking legislation". The spin doctors think if the prism is "consumer rights", well, that's ok then. The explanatory memorandum (all over 85 pages of it) says this is for banking, energy and telecommunications, but will be rolled out

Re: [LINK] MHR - letter to local paper

On 28/01/2019 10:45 AM, Karl Auer wrote: Once you have a My Health Record, you cannot delete it, only "cancel" it. A cancelled record remains available to the Government. The Government says it will delete your record on request, but the sad fact is that they will probably not be able to. I

Re: [LINK] MHR - letter to local paper

On 28/01/2019 10:45 AM, Karl Auer wrote: For what it's worth, I just sent this to my local paper for publication (I hope) on Wednesday 30/1/2019. They claim the laws were passed in November. It's even on their website!! ;) https://twitter.com/MyHealthRec/status/1089699572392386561

Re: [LINK] Media Release: Call for Australian Standards to be free to Australian

On 24/01/2019 8:15 AM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote: With regard to payment, I don't think it is appropriate for Standards Australia to pay for this but the committees do need broad representation and funding mechanisms for this to happen do need to be put in place. Isn't NIST a government

[LINK] Amendments to Cryptocracking law coming

Is it enough? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/23/facebook-and-google-back-labor-changes-to-laws-which-break-encryption -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter: @JL_Whitaker Blog: www.janwhitaker.com Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're

Re: [LINK] The Gatwick Drones

On 21/12/2018 8:58 AM, Roger Clarke wrote: [I'm embarrassed to discover that my section on hostile uses of drones included only "an individual drone could be deployed against an aircraft during takeoff or landing, perhaps through a jet-engine air-intake". [It failed to discuss simple

[LINK] Believe him? I'd say he has his own agenda

Does this person understand software? Serious question. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-12/encryption-laws-mike-burgess-australian-signals-directorate/10612570 Spy chief argues encryption laws target terrorists, not everyday Australians, in 'myth-busting' missive By political editor

Re: [LINK] ATO wants tech to make tax and super "just happen"

On 11/12/2018 8:35 AM, Tom Worthington wrote: Superannuation would be a little harder to fix. How about something similar to Singapore? Make the Australian Future Fund the default super fund, allow the use of an alternative fund only after you have a "Minimum Retirement Sum", and pay out only

Re: [LINK] Labor caves in, Fascist Dutton wins the day

On 7/12/2018 10:27 AM, David wrote: I'm comfortable with Labor's strategy, and the Coalition has agreed to consider amendments when Parliament resumes for what that's worth. Me too. Morrison's attack became a fizzer. Labor isn't wedged. Ball is back in COALition's court. If they don't address

Re: [LINK] Media Release: Call for Australian Standards to be free to Australian

On 30/11/2018 2:14 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: Media Release: Call for Australian Standards to be free to Australian Businesses Date: Thursday, 29 November, 2018 - 17:00 Category: Media release Location: National News Chief Executive of the Safety Institute of Australia Mr David Clarke today

Re: [LINK] America to launch 12,000 communictions satellites

On 20/11/2018 11:34 AM, David wrote: Even the ABC article about the laser work at Stromlo referred to "the amount of pieces in orbit" instead of the "number of pieces". I know! Number, fewer and less. Drives me bonkers!! Even print journalists mess those up. I want to scream at them "I would

Re: [LINK] Fwd: The "health" record security model

On 15/11/2018 12:37 PM, Robert Hazeltine wrote: Then there are issues like this https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/hidden-conflict-my-health-record-boss-privately-giving-advice-to-health-firms-20181107-p50eh9.html And in the Canberra Times.

Re: [LINK] The "health" record security model

On 13/11/2018 3:16 PM, Jim Birch wrote: I'm hearing what appear to me to be a lot of lot of fluffy and unsubstantiated claims around here. One - or both of us - are off the rails. I don't have a problem changing my mind but I need evidence not narratives. A list of what you think are actual

Re: [LINK] The "health" record security model

On 12/11/2018 12:26 PM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: BTW, only about 20-25% of existing registered users have a shared health summary - which may or may nor be accurate or complete. When 17million more are added that will drop immediately to about 9% Most of the data in a myhr will be old and

Re: [LINK] itN: OzPost Esky-on-Wheels Delivery Robot

On 26/10/2018 8:08 AM, Roger Clarke wrote: "Because it was the first extended trial of this technology in Australia, we were able to gather feedback from our customers about whether this solution could be useful and what they might be interested in seeing more of in the future. "There were no

Re: [LINK] itN/NIST: 'Don't bother with blockchain'

On 17/10/2018 11:35 AM, Roger Clarke wrote: The key point about Torrens Title is that the legal authority is a register entry, and hence the chain is of no more than historical interest. So (remnant 'old system title' arrangements aside), the blockchain model has no more relevance to land

Re: [LINK] NBN upgrade questions

On 9/10/2018 2:55 PM, Dr Bob Jansen (in Korea) wrote: In all cases the customer must supply a router. NBNco provides the network interface only. That wasn't true for my HFC connection. The RSP provided it (I bought it). But you're right, the NBN provides your first point of connection

Re: [LINK] RFC: A Capable Email-Client, e.g. for a Mac

On 29/09/2018 5:54 PM, Kim Holburn wrote: Have you considered leaving your "archive" with Eudora intact and moving on? I use POP3 especially after a bad experience with IMAP. That's exactly what I've done (and shared with Roger). TBird works fine for most things. Eudora is still here as my old

Re: [LINK] RFC: Responsible Business Use of AI

On 21/09/2018 1:14 PM, David wrote: Without wishing to open a furious debate about driverless-vehicles, I think it's worth illustrating the point about consciousness by considering how the technology works. We can reasonably describe driverless "AI" as a system which does continual, very

Re: [LINK] The Pentecostal Ministry

On 26/08/2018 10:46 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: “Morrison has appeared in parliament holding a lump of coal, so no one should be expecting any increased intelligence from the Liberal party on climate change, and so, presumably the latest bastardised version of the national energy guarantee

Re: [LINK] "Medibank wants to give health advice and your My Health Record would help"

On 23/08/2018 9:57 AM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: 67 Collection, use and disclosure by a healthcare recipient A healthcare recipient is authorised to collect, use and disclose, for any purpose, health information included in his or her My Health Record." I can hear all the

Re: [LINK] "Cyber security laws to cover all businesses, Angus Taylor confirms"

On 21/08/2018 6:16 PM, Christian Heinrich wrote: *Law Enforcement and Cyber Security Minister Angus Taylor's office confirmed the laws would apply to "any entity operating a website".* Not any more. Taylor just resigned. Jan -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter:

Re: [LINK] "Cyber security laws to cover all businesses, Angus Taylor confirms"

On 21/08/2018 6:16 PM, Christian Heinrich wrote: The following quotes are taken from https://www.afr.com/news/cyber-security-laws-to-cover-all-businesses-angus-taylor-confirms-20180814-h13zdo *Law Enforcement and Cyber Security Minister Angus Taylor's office confirmed the laws would apply to

Re: [LINK] Sad news - Vale Brenda

On 12/08/2018 12:49 PM, JLWhitaker wrote: There is to be no funeral, but if I get word of other wishes, I will pass them along. As promised: /St Andrews Hospital Foundation South Australia <https://www.stand.org.au/donate> or the Animal Welfare League of South Australia

[LINK] Sad news - Vale Brenda

It's with deep sadness that I let the Link community know that our dear colleague and friend of many years, Brenda Aynsley, passed away quietly this morning in Adelaide, after a long illness. Many here will know Brenda from different paths in the IT community, and those of us who were lucky

Re: [LINK] myhr website disclaimer

I'm going to play devil's advocate here. This website may rightly have used blanket language to say we aren't responsible for what we publish on this website. I know it's daft, because if they published something illegal, they can't say they aren't responsible for it. Of course they are. They

[LINK] Fwd: Blind and low vision community neglected in My Health Record opt-out process | Vision Australia

Remember accessibility? I guess ADHA forgot. Forwarded Message Subject: Blind and low vision community neglected in My Health Record opt-out process | Vision Australia Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 07:19:20 +1000 From: Helen Yoxall To: apfhea...@privacy.org.au Blind

Re: [LINK] Urgent: MyHR Opt-Out

On 18/07/2018 3:01 PM, Dr Bob Jansen (in Korea) wrote: Why not use a chip inside our Medicare card? We need it for treatment anyway so why not have a system wherein the treating clinician uploads their notes or discharge summary into that chip. Then security is dependent on physical access

Re: [LINK] Electric car disposal

On 3/07/2018 7:37 AM, Kim Holburn wrote: Petrol, diesel and gas are actually far more flammable and have a lot more fires. We just don't hear about them because they are not that rare. Do they start again and again after they're supposedly out? Maybe they do. I don't know. Jan --

Re: [LINK] China takes over Radio Australia frequencies after ABC drops shortwave

On 22/06/2018 11:31 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: Radio Australia switched off its shortwave transmissions to remote parts of northern Australia and across the Pacific in January 2017. The ABC insisted at the time the shortwave technology was out of date and it would save $1.9 million by cutting

Re: [LINK] North Korean Trojan

Those pesky trojans on USB sticks given to reporters and White House staff??? Serves em right. On 16/06/2018 9:33 AM, Tom Worthington wrote: Shortly after signing a peace agreement with North Korea, the US government issued a warning about North Korea using malware "HIDDEN COBRA":

[LINK] Biometrics project scrapped after massive delays and budget blowouts - Politics - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Hallelujah http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-15/biometrics-project-scrapped-after-delays-and-budget-blowouts/9876068 Jan -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter: @JL_Whitaker Blog: www.janwhitaker.com Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so

Re: [LINK] Don’t believe the hype: We’re a long way from 5G

On 5/06/2018 12:19 PM, David wrote: This "smart city" plan involves creating a neighbourhood "from the internet up", powered and served by data; with sensors monitoring everything from air quality to pedestrian traffic, even the flushing of toilets. Good luck getting anyone with any sense to

Re: [LINK] Don’t believe the hype: We’re a long way from 5G

On 4/06/2018 5:27 PM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote: Interesting interview from this morning with John Lord (Chair, Huawei Australia is now available for download "Huawei denies any "material" links with the Chinese Communist Party and says its best placed to deliver the high tech equipment needed

Re: [LINK] Don’t believe the hype: We’re a long way from 5G

On 1/06/2018 9:38 PM, ham...@cloud.net.au wrote: As for keeping your POTS connection that isn't possible with FTTN - it uses the same copper pair. With HFC (and fixed wireless I guess) it's possible though, at least during the 18 month coexistence period. But why continue to pay rental? I

Re: [LINK] More Earth-Shattering IoT Applications

On 26/04/2018 1:26 PM, David wrote: But I suggest the internet-connected rubbish tin will join a long list of products we don't need - think of Cinerama and quadraphonic sound. But the point is we don't know. Pre-judging is not a wise thing about technology unless that technology is obviously

Re: [LINK] More Earth-Shattering IoT Applications

On 26/04/2018 11:59 AM, Karl Auer wrote: all waiting to be called back to their owners, who are shopping, working... and didn't want to bother with parking. Maybe the key word there is 'owners'. If the price point of as-need 'personal' transportation, as opposed to scheduled and unreliable