Australia's New Nightmare: The U.S.?

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Australia's Spam Act to become law in
April

Australia's Spam Act to become law in
April 12/19/2003 11:45 AM
Australia's Spam Act will come into effect 120 days after receiving Royal Assent, the federal government announces.

Australia's lifeguards go hi-tech

Australia's lifeguards go hi-tech 06/13/2004 02:35 AM
Lifeguards are using a sophisticated computer surveillance system to monitor Australia's beaches.

Australia's "Loch Ness"

Australia's "Loch Ness" 04/08/2005 12:59 AM
In Warburton, a town not too far from Melbourne, Australia, there's allege dly someth ing not quite right swimming around in a humble trout farmer's catchment. Is this Australia's Nessie? Some selected quotes from the linked articles.

A giant eel, believed to be around 13ft-long with a head the size of a football has been spotted at the trout farm at Warburton.

It is believed the eel washed into the farm's ponds during this month's record breaking storms.

"We hope to catch him alive and take him to the Melbourne Aquarium."

I reckon it's true. Might even go and throw a line in myself, hey. It's just a shame that there are no pictures or film evidence thus far. Oh, this is my first front page post on MeFi. Hello world!

| Australia's great white wine

| Australia's great white wine 08/13/2004 01:27 AM
News.com.au - Fri Aug 13, 01:46 am GMT

Australia's Iraq war case damned

Australia's Iraq war case damned 07/22/2004 02:57 AM
Australia relied on 'thin, ambiguous and incomplete' intelligence to go to war in Iraq, an inquiry finds.

Australia's Oct. 9 Election Marathon
Begins

Australia's Oct. 9 Election Marathon
Begins 08/30/2004 03:11 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 30 2004 7:43AM GMT

Sensis.com.au - Australia's Own
Information Source

Sensis.com.au - Australia's Own
Information Source 07/16/2004 07:07 AM
Sensis.com.au - Australia's Own Information Source
http://sensis.com.au/

sensis.com.au is Australia's own information source. It is an Australian owned and operated search engine featuring global Web content, the largest selection of Australian Web content, and is the only search engine in the world to also search Australian residential and business listings through yellowpages.com.au and whitepages.com.au. This will be added to the search engine section of each Internet MiniGuide.

Australia's Largest ISP Redefines Spam

Australia's Largest ISP Redefines Spam 12/03/2003 12:43 AM

Australia's IT market all grown up:
Ericsson

Australia's IT market all grown up:
Ericsson 08/04/2004 03:10 AM
ZDNet Australia Aug 4 2004 7:35AM GMT

DoCoMo to license i-mode to Australia's
Telstra

DoCoMo to license i-mode to Australia's
Telstra 06/09/2004 05:52 AM
Irish Times Jun 9 2004 10:22AM GMT

Australia's a big country, but it caves
just as quickly as the smallest

Australia's a big country, but it caves
just as quickly as the smallest 02/15/2004 10:44 AM
JD's got a nice piece about Australia's caving to US pressure re copyright. The result: Australian film and culture will be harder to spread and preserve; Hollywood will get richer. I hope the voters in Australia are ok with that, because god knows, we Americans need lots of help with our balance of trade debt. By far the most constant and effective (in these hopeless wars) critic on this has been Matt hew Rimmer. Awaiting permission to post his missives to me. Meanwhile, here's a very strongly worded report from "The Age."

Australia's PBL plans Internet gaming
foray

Australia's PBL plans Internet gaming
foray 07/22/2004 09:57 PM
Asia.news.yahoo.com - Thu Jul 22, 12:03 pm GMT

Australia's Mooter searches for Web user
formula

Australia's Mooter searches for Web user
formula 11/12/2003 08:02 PM
US based search giant Google also launched into the Australian market softly last year, setting up a sales operation in Sydney to sell paid searches in the ...

Poll puts Australia's Labor ahead

Poll puts Australia's Labor ahead 05/25/2004 05:32 AM
Australia's opposition widens its lead as opinion polls suggest Iraq is damaging John Howard's government.

DoCoMo signs deal with Australia's
Telstra

DoCoMo signs deal with Australia's
Telstra 06/09/2004 05:52 AM
Forbes Jun 9 2004 10:00AM GMT

One of Australia's Largest Telco's
Ignores Security Flaws

One of Australia's Largest Telco's
Ignores Security Flaws 09/12/2004 03:04 AM
The potential loopholes that are left in Telco's security by using default systems or under-developed software is a hackers dream! [PRWEB Sep 12, 2004]

Australia's Telstra buys half of
Hutchison 3G network

Australia's Telstra buys half of
Hutchison 3G network 08/03/2004 11:37 PM
stuff.co.nz Aug 4 2004 4:04AM GMT

NTT DoCoMo inks i-mode license accord
with Australia's Telstra

NTT DoCoMo inks i-mode license accord
with Australia's Telstra 06/10/2004 10:29 PM
CRM Assist Jun 11 2004 2:04AM GMT

Australia's national welfare agency
mulls move from NetWare to OES

Australia's national welfare agency
mulls move from NetWare to OES 04/22/2004 03:48 AM
I was reading "The Australian," Australia's national newspaper, last week (well, the online version at news.com.au). It's a general purpose paper (like the "New York Times" or "The Washington Post") but one which devotes more space to IT than any other general news source I've come across. What struck me this time, though, was a report that Australia's national welfare organization, Centrelink, was considering scrapping its 400 NetWare servers in favor of a different server operating system.

Australia's Telstra says March quarter
sales revenue up one percent (AFP)

Australia's Telstra says March quarter
sales revenue up one percent (AFP) 04/20/2004 08:42 PM
AFP - Australian telecoms giant Telstra Corp. said March quarter sales revenue rose 1.0 percent to 5.01 billion dollars (3.7 billion US) on the back of strong growth in mobile phones and the Internet.

Something should be done about AMT
nightmare

Something should be done about AMT
nightmare 04/14/2004 07:51 AM
SiliconValley.com Apr 14 2004 10:58AM GMT

Nightmare

Nightmare 03/14/2005 06:21 PM
Last night, right before midnight some smartass broke into my computer and decided to remove all traces of his visit by deleting everything. And I mean everything.

We decided to upgrade the hardware from a 266 MHz PII to a dual-Athlon-1.3 GHz while we were at it, changed the server operating system and are trying to restore the data. Unfortunately, some key config files seem to be missing, so it'll take a while. Apache+Tomcat is a very nasty combination at times.

It's not yet known how the guy got into the system.

If you need to email me, please use my GMail address jalkanen@gmail.com, as I cannot yet rely on my regular email system. Thank you.

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Wi-Fi Nightmare?

Wi-Fi Nightmare? 10/28/2003 11:09 PM
Some businesses may rue the day they began offering Wi-Fi: At least according to this writer, who thinks that coffee shops and McDonald's restaurants are running into problems with laptop users parking to use the Internet without buying much. In reality, this doesn't seem to be the case. While Wi-Fi in McDonald's is an unusual fit, it's not unusual because the Wi-Fi may encourage people to camp out, as the author of this piece suggests. I spoke with a McDonald's exec a couple of months ago and in fact McDonald's would like to encourage people to hang out in the restaurants. Apparently most people take their food to go. If they decide to sit and eat, he reasoned, they may end up buying more food. Many cafes say that Wi-Fi is drawing customers into their shops during the least busy times. I think that customers will self-police themselves during busy times. For example, I went up to my local coffee shop on a Sunday morning toting my laptop. The place was packed and I barely managed to get a seat. Because of the crowds, I left as soon as I was done with my tea to give someone else my seat, rather then hang out over my Wi-Fi connection. I think a lot of people would do the same....

DCC Nightmare

DCC Nightmare 01/03/2005 05:50 PM
CVS da Gui

BCS Nightmare III

BCS Nightmare III 12/09/2003 05:05 AM
OTB has an update .. three teams

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My Corbis Nightmare

My Corbis Nightmare 06/11/2004 02:26 PM

Yesterday, I wanted to buy a stock image from Corbis to use in a Web site I'm developing. It was a standard hi-res image of a man standing in front of a building reading a newspaper. This should have been simple...

For those that don't know, Corbis is the largest respository of digital images in the world. It's owned by our good friend, Bill Gates (though not Microsoft, I understand — Bill owns Corbis personally).

After I found the image on Corbis, I clicked it and got a pop-up window. I found a link called "Pricing" and clicked it. Simple enough — things were looking straightforward.

Then Corbis told me that I had to be logged in. Why? Annoying, but I guessed at my username and password to the best of my recollection. Wrong password. I tried the "forgot my password" link. I had to have the answer to a question ("What is your favorite name?") that I must have set up when I created the account two years ago. Four guesses later, I got it.

The password arrived via email, and I managed to get logged in. I went back to my image and clicked "Pricing." This is what I got:

This image is distributed as Rights Managed. To price this image, add it to your Lightbox or Cart and click "Find Price" to answer a few usage questions.

What is "Rights Managed"? For that matter, what's a "lightbox" (no Wikipedia entry for it — I looked)? Is it a shopping cart? Well, no, because there was a shopping cart too. I found a link under the image that said "lightbox" and clicked it. Nothing happened. I looked around some more.

There was a lower frame in the browser window with a link that said "Create new lightbox." Now, at this point I still don't know what a "lightbox" is, but evidently I have to have one, so I clicked that link.

The resulting pop-up (thank God I wasn't running a blocker — this site lives on pop-ups) asked for a "name," "a client name," and a "parent lightbox." Evidently all I needed to enter was a name. I named my lightbox "THIS SUCKS."

Now that I had a lightbox (but not a clue), I was able to add my image, and a thumbnail of it appeared in the lower frame. Score one for me.

I went back to my image and clicked on the "Pricing" link. Same message as before:

This image is distributed as Rights Managed. To price this image, add it to your Lightbox or Cart and click "Find Price" to answer a few usage questions.

But now there was a little button that said "Price this Image." Awesome — we're making progress. I clicked the button, hopefully.

I then got a little wizard. I had to a pick a "Category," which appeared to be how I was going to use the image. I picked "Web/CDROM." Then I had to pick a "Use Type." My options were "Educational," "Single-Use," and "Multiple-URL." Since this was going to go in the Web site banner, I picked "Multiple-URL."

Another form appeared below the first. The heading was "Secondary Usage Parameters." I could check either "Exclusive Rights" or "Multiple Uses." I think this meant whether I wanted the image all to myself, or whether other people could use it too. I didn't care, really, but there was a warning that read:

Selecting "Exclusive Rights" or "Multiple Uses" will restrict your ability to get online pricing.

I left both options blank. The rest of the fields in the form were required.

The next option was "Geo. Distribution" and there was a list of countries. Geographic distribution? This is going on the Web — it can be accessed anywhere. I picked "World." (What if I had picked "United States" — would I have to geolocate my visitors and block the foreign ones?)

Duration? Well, forever, I guess. But "two years" was the longest, so I picked that.

Industry? Real estate. Simple enough.

Language? What the.... this is picture! There is no language! I picked "All."

Exposure? "1-4 Web sites"

I said a little prayer and clicked "Apply Usage." Here's what I got:

Online pricing of Rights Managed images is not available for the usage you have selected. Please contact your Corbis account representative to obtain pricing.

I slowly cocked the revolver and placed it against my temple...

First of all, what does "Rights Managed" mean, anyway? (Yes, I searched Wikipedia...nothing). Second, I don't have a "Corbis account representative."

I looked around the page some more, and to my amazement, I found a link in the header for "My rep". I clicked it and was taken to what looked like, by all appearances, a standard contact page. In fact, the email address was "sales@corbis.com". Yeah, that looks like my rep all right... [insert eye rolling here]

Since I had come so far, I sent an email anyway asking for pricing on the image and giving the ID number. Here's what I got back:

For pricing & licensing information or research on Corbis images, please contact our sales support team at 1-800-260-0444. When you call, please be prepared to provide the image number(s) you are interested in as well as the usage specifications. To receive pricing, you must be registered at our Professional Use website. A sales support team member will be happy to register you over the phone or you may do so online.

Are you kidding me with this? I'm done with Corbis for good. I will find another man standing in front of another building reading another newspaper — this particular guy isn't worth the trouble anymore.

Does anyone know a good site where I can purchase simple stock images?

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What if the nightmare began?

What if the nightmare began? 05/21/2004 06:51 PM
What a day. Oy, I can't even imagine how I would of gotten through the day if I skated this...

Silicon nightmare

Silicon nightmare 08/07/2004 01:44 PM
Asian Age Aug 7 2004 5:50PM GMT

iDVD Nightmare

iDVD Nightmare 02/16/2003 01:15 PM
It seems that jwz is having a hell of a time with iDVD. Then again, he manages to break nearly every piece of computer technology he touches. Well, he doesn't actually break it. He merely points out the built-in brokeness...

Disney's Nightmare?

Disney's Nightmare? 03/30/2005 06:13 PM
It won't be working with M. Night Shyamalan on his next film. Will that hurt the Mouse's studio division?

Tell Us Your Outsourcing Nightmare

Tell Us Your Outsourcing Nightmare 09/26/2004 09:15 AM
How do you tell when your outsourcing project is in trouble?

A Nightmare Before Christmas

A Nightmare Before Christmas 12/26/2004 02:42 PM
Our friends at EndorSystems have posted a Star Wars christmas fanfilm by José Manuel Cabello Hernández starring action figures. Click here to check it out. Feliz Navidad!

The End of Cendant's Nightmare?

The End of Cendant's Nightmare? 03/14/2005 06:10 PM
The Cendant trial is near its end. Maybe now the market will see the company's value.

E-mail can be a nightmare

E-mail can be a nightmare 06/22/2005 02:12 AM

I sat here tonight for about 2 hours sending out e-mail getting caught up, and you know what really sucks, is when you get a e-mail back from a mailing list saying, hey I think you sent this to the wrong group.

Sure enough, anyone have a baseball bat, fortunately it was not the one before that, which I sent to my mom chatting about something personal. This has happened to me twice in the last month. Sure makes you feel stupid that's for sure.

New Xbox: Dream or nightmare?

New Xbox: Dream or nightmare? 06/17/2005 04:45 PM
Dallasnews.com - Wed Jun 15, 06:24 pm GMT

3G dream a security nightmare

3G dream a security nightmare 04/16/2005 07:12 PM
Zone-H Apr 16 2005 9:14PM GMT

Data Nightmare at Pentagon

Data Nightmare at Pentagon 07/08/2004 05:15 AM
Wired News Jul 8 2004 9:33AM GMT

Call centres are a nightmare

Call centres are a nightmare 09/07/2004 07:01 AM
Press '3' to read this story or hold for a hack

palmOne's Nokia "Nightmare"

palmOne's Nokia "Nightmare" 09/01/2004 12:05 PM
The smart phone maker's shares fell on news of competition that doesn't exist yet.
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