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Sys Admin Appreciation Day

Sys Admin Appreciation Day 07/30/2004 07:13 PM

Although the day has past in Japan, it is Sys Admin Appreciation Day in the US. System administrators are some of the most important and often least appreciated members of the team and this is a great opportunity to thank them.

I'd like to thank Kuri who does the brunt of my network admin, Boris who does most of my blog admin and pixel pushing, and Adriaan and Jim who help out when they can. Special thanks to Justin, for installing my first Movable Type installation.

Thanks to Peter, Adina and Ed for helping me out on my SocialText stuff, to everyone on #joiito for keeping the bots running. Although they're not really Sys Admins, to Jeannie and Suw for being the "strange attractors" on #joiito who keep it going.

I'd like to thank the team who started Eccosys: Cyrus, Sen, Shimokawa, Daishi and Jona, and kudos also to Ushioda who pitched in at Neoteny.

Thanks also to Scott Burns who kept The Meta Network running for all those years.

Finally, I'd like to thank all of the people who run the dns and other vital components of the Internet and keep it working.

The world would not work without you all.

(I'm sorry if I missed anyone.)

via Boing Boing

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"System Administrator Appreciation Day"

"System Administrator Appreciation Day" 07/30/2004 10:26 AM

Red Mars: a very belated appreciation

Red Mars: a very belated appreciation 05/28/2004 10:58 AM
I'm pretty well-read in the modern sf canon, but there are some gaps in there that are almost embarrassing in scope. Take Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars. This doorstopper, clocking in at nearly 800 pages, is the first volume in a trilogy of comparably-sized companion volumes, each of which depicts a different vision of the [dis|u]topiian establishment of a permanent human settlement on Mars. When Red Mars first came out, I was working at Bakka Books, the science fiction bookstore in Toronto, and there was something else in my queue that month, and one of my co-workers had already dived into it and was writing the shelf review, and it seemed like such a commitment that, well, I just never got around to it. With the publication of Green Mars and Blue Mars, it just got worse: if I couldn't clear enough schedule to read volume one, volumes two and three were impossible.

It wasn't that I didn't like Robinson's books. Quite the contrary, I adore them. Pacific Edge -- a gripping, rollicking utopian novel whose plot hinges on a zoning debate over the placement of a baseball diamond -- is one of my all-time favorite books. When Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom came out and the reviewers compared it to John Varley for the technology stuff, I was honoured, but the few reviews that compared it to Pacific Edge sent me over the moon: if Robinson could disrupt his utopia with a zoning fight and make it into a gripping tale, could I do the same with a fight over the politics of Disney ride fandom and design?

Like Red Mars, Pacific Edge is volume one in a trilogy that approaches utopia from three different angles. I haven't read the other two books in the trilogy, and that's a keen regret that I intend to do something about post-haste.

Because now I've finally read Red Mars, and I am agog at what may be the finest sf novel I've ever read. Red Mars has all the hard-sf window-dressing that many of us imagine when we think of sf: great and accessible tours through speculative cog sci, geology, astronomy, rocketry, physics, biology, genetics, and so on, until the head swims with the sheer scope of the research task Robinson set himself in this book.

But the hard science is just the skin, and the meat of this book -- as with Pacific Edge -- is the "soft" science: the complex play of the community of his vast cast of characters as they set out to advance their competing agendas, writing the future of Mars.

Robinson doesn't just shine here: he glows. There is this hard question at the core of every story of violent social upheaval, which is, how does collective action materialize? How is it steered? How does it go off the rails? How, in short, does stuff get done? Can a speech change the world? Can a bomb? Who gets to construct the consensus reality, and how do you disrupt it?

This is the stuff of Robinson's books: big, social questions answered through skilful point-of-view switches, fantastic characterization and fearless exposition.

In the beginning, a lot of sf was just technocrat fantasy: here's a cool new technology I've thought of, with a minimal narrative around it as a kind of turntable so that it can be rotated 360' and you, the reader, can appreciate its cleverness from all sides.

Later, sf writers took on the more ambitious challenge of predicting the social upheaval that tech could create, an approach embodied in the cliche that "the job of the sf writer is to consider the car and the movie-palace and invent the drive-in."

But Robinson goes many steps beyond this: he extrapolates the drive-in, then the sexual revolution, then the Boomers' nostalgia for the drive-in where they lost their virginity, and finally, their grown childrens' disdain for that nostalgia. There's an eerie prescience to these books that tells you that what's being written here is a deep and broad tale of social reconstruction on the micro, macro, nano and mezzoscales.

I just finished Red Mars on a BA flight from Vienna, and I was bitterly disappointed not to find Blue and Green Marses on sale at Heathrow, but I'll have them in my possession by dusk. I can't wait to read them. Link

System Administrator Appreciation Day

System Administrator Appreciation Day 07/30/2004 08:20 AM
Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day .. Dia Mundial do Administrador de Sistemas .. this would be the right time .. Sys Admin Appreciation

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Happy Sysadmin Appreciation Day, Ken!

Happy Sysadmin Appreciation Day, Ken! 07/30/2004 05:06 AM
Today is Sysadmin Appreciation Day, and it's long overdue. I started out as a sysadmin, and I'm here to tell you that sysadmins are the secret masters of the universe, underappreciated, all powerful, and indispensible. The world would crumble into dust but for the diligent work of our sysadmins.

I'd like to take a moment to recognise Boing Boing's volunteer sysadmin, the incomparable Mr Ken Snider, whose indispensible work is the reason that Boing Boing has such killer availability and uptime.

I'd also like to thank Chris Smith, who runs our submit-a-link form, instituting countermeasures against formspammers and catching the bounces.

Also due for appreciation is Carl Steadman, the long-time host of Boing Boing, whose donated services and connectivity made this all possible.

Finally, my appreciation to the sysadmins at EFF, past and present: Matt Peterson, Chris Palmer and Marc Perkel. Thanks for keeping the Internet working (oh, and lest I forget, the OpenCola sysadmins: Helen, Michael, Karl, and Ken [again!]). Link

National Military Appreciation Month

National Military Appreciation Month 03/21/2003 10:19 AM
DefendAmerica News - Thanks for signing America's Thank-you note! .. send your thanks to the U.S. military .. National Military Appreciation Month .. Go sign it now! .. troops .. goto

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SAAD (System Administrator Appreciation
Day)

SAAD (System Administrator Appreciation
Day) 07/30/2004 11:51 AM
You know, it's that time of the year again when we all should be reminded of the depressive caffein addicts that talks to himself/herself while wandering down the hall. Today, the last Friday of July, is the System Admin Appreciation Day. They day that system administrator world-wide should (for once) be appreciated for all the troubles that they have either gone through to keep everybody online.

<a href=http://www.sysadminday.com target=_blank>sysadminday.com</a>, for the fifth time, has kept us reminded of this day. Head over there to see what you can do to show your appreciation.

While we're on the subject of showing appreciations, don't be shy to hug <b>Redmak</b> when you see him.

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Improving the quality of open source
software through appreciation

Improving the quality of open source
software through appreciation 02/15/2004 09:17 AM
If you are a typical Kuro5hin reader, then you probably have a lot of open source software on your computer. In this article, I will explain a simple method for improving the quality of that open source software that requires little to no money and no computer expertise. This method will also make you feel better about yourself and improve the lives of others in the process. It may even reduce plaque (note: this claim has not yet been evaluated by the ADA). Read on for the juicy details.

myStockOptions.com Launches Tools for
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)

myStockOptions.com Launches Tools for
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) 06/24/2005 03:14 PM
Responding to many companies' recent interest in stock appreciation rights (SARs), myStockOptions.com has unveiled its new Quick-Take Calculator For SARs, plus the ability to enter SARs grants into myRecords, the site's online stock compensation portfolio-tracker. These tools are available at the public version of myStockOptions.com, on custom stock plan sites, and by licensing. [PRWEB Jun 24, 2005]

Police need to better protect data
entrusted to them & Police national
Computer

Police need to better protect data
entrusted to them & Police national
Computer 07/19/2004 02:49 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jul 19 2004 7:15AM GMT

Suicide Attack on Iraqi Police Kills 10
-- Police (Reuters)

Suicide Attack on Iraqi Police Kills 10
-- Police (Reuters) 01/05/2005 06:05 AM
Reuters - A suicide car bomb attack on a police academy in the Iraqi town of Hilla killed at least 10 people and wounded at least 25 on Wednesday, local police said.

Police Chief in Iraqi Town Assassinated
-Police (Reuters)

Police Chief in Iraqi Town Assassinated
-Police (Reuters) 04/09/2005 02:32 PM
Reuters - Gunmen shot dead the newly appointed police chief in the Iraqi town of Haditha as he left a meeting with U.S. troops on Saturday, Iraqi police said.

More police not just more PC

More police not just more PC 01/02/2004 08:24 AM
Edinburgh Evening News Jan 2 2004 7:16AM ET

DVD Jon To Sue Police

DVD Jon To Sue Police 01/27/2004 12:40 PM
After being acquitted, not once , but twice, Norwegian "DVD Jon" Johansen is a bit upset that so much of his life has been wasted defending himself in court for simply writing some software to watch DVDs. He's now planning to sue the police for being such a burden on him over the past four years. I'm wondering why he isn't also suing the movie industry - since they're the ones who kept pushing this case.

UK police nab 11 in Net gun crackdown

UK police nab 11 in Net gun crackdown 06/30/2004 11:09 AM
Operation Bembridge begins with dawn raids

Tip-off blunder police say sorry

Tip-off blunder police say sorry 04/16/2004 12:54 PM
Greater Manchester police apologises to a murder witness whose identity was revealed forcing him to change his identity and move abroad.

Portal in the police net

Portal in the police net 12/19/2004 03:50 PM
msn.co.in Dec 18 2004 12:41AM GMT

Tip off blunder police pay up

Tip off blunder police pay up 04/15/2004 08:53 AM
A murder witness whose identity was revealed to a suspect's defence team by police gets £134,000 compensation.

Police want an under-21 drink ban

Police want an under-21 drink ban 07/07/2004 09:52 AM
A police force in the north-east of England urges pub landlords to ban the sale of alcohol to people under 21.

Unleashing the Web Police

Unleashing the Web Police 07/26/2004 05:48 AM
Who says you can't judge politicians by their websites? A group of experts pulls no punches about the readability of the political Web. By Adam L. Penenberg.

The Standards Police

The Standards Police 06/09/2004 06:55 PM

The Standards Police will get you! — Brian Garside offers advice for those who would validate others work and follow up with an email pointing out the errors: don't.

Saying no to the UK police state

Saying no to the UK police state 06/17/2005 04:31 PM
I won't have an ID card. I've decided. My gut reaction to the whole thing is that it's one step closer to a police state type affair when you can be arrested and charged for not having your papers if the police take a dislike to you. I don't like it and I won't have one. I decided that a long time ago.It turns out there are many others like me.

China's web police

China's web police 06/28/2004 11:00 PM

I originally saw this article in the IHT, but found it online on E-Commerce News.

Howard W. French

China's Web Police Send Mixed Message

...Internet cafe users in China have long been subject to an extraordinary range of controls. They include cameras placed discreetly throughout the establishments to monitor and identify users and Web masters, and Internet cafe managers who keep an eye on user activity, whether electronically or by patrolling the premises.

The average Internet user, meanwhile, neither sees nor, in many cases, suspects the activities of a force widely estimated to number as many as 30,000 Internet police officers. Experts on China's Internet say the officers are constantly engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with equally determined Web surfers, blocking access to sites that the government considers politically offensive, monitoring users who visit other politically sensitive sites and killing off discussion threads on Internet bulletin boards.

[...]

Asked if the privacy of Internet users could be infringed, the official said that the Shanghai government had noted the issue, but added that "Internet bars are public areas, and some experts say that what one says in a public area should not be considered private."

"Some experts say".. ;-) Some experts will say anything.

Seriously though, I can only see how this will get worse for both sides. Obviously the "arms vendors" will make money in the cat-and-mouse game, but can China afford to ramp up the Internet police force as China gets more and more wired/wireless. I wonder how long this "control" can continue and how much it's going to cost them. I guess that for now, they believe the control is worth the price.

What cellphones can tell police

What cellphones can tell police 12/19/2003 11:54 AM
BBC article about how (at least in Britain) cellphones are turning out to be a treasure trove of evidence for police investigating crimes, rivaling even...

Police Say Man Bit Off Co-Worker's Ear
(AP)

Police Say Man Bit Off Co-Worker's Ear
(AP) 12/30/2004 07:30 PM
AP - A 21-year-old man bit off a co-worker's ear after an argument over money, police said.

Court: No Right to Keep Name From Police
(AP)

Court: No Right to Keep Name From Police
(AP) 06/21/2004 03:59 PM
AP - A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that people who refuse to give their names to police can be arrested, even if they've done nothing wrong.

Second ISI suspect in police net

Second ISI suspect in police net 06/15/2004 09:09 PM
Calcutta Telegraph Jun 16 2004 0:34AM GMT

Police raid internet gun

Police raid internet gun 06/30/2004 08:52 PM
Techzonez Jun 30 2004 11:54PM GMT

Police net protected catch

Police net protected catch 06/04/2004 12:58 AM
Guardian Unlimited Jun 4 2004 4:57AM GMT

Thiruvananthapuram police goes online

Thiruvananthapuram police goes online 12/27/2003 11:31 PM
NDTV Dec 27 2003 10:00PM ET

COINTELPRO II: Police tactics since 9-11

COINTELPRO II: Police tactics since 9-11 02/17/2004 04:58 PM
Kevin Bankston, EFF's Equal Justice Works/Bruce J. Ennis Fellow, sez, "This is an incredible, two part series in Salon about cops spying on political activists post-9/11. It is an absolute must read."

"What we're seeing is something much larger in scale and danger than anything that occurred in the 1950s and 1960s," he says. "That's because of computers. Now, instead of having these agencies working in semi-isolation or occasional cooperation, there's the equivalent of the great Alaska pipeline running between them, and the information flows in both directions. In addition, in the 1950s or '60s, it took weeks of pavement pounding and doorknobbing for the FBI or police or military to collect personal information about people, the kind of information you need to put them under surveillance. Today that kind of information can be obtained by a few computer keystrokes. The harassment potential is much greater."

Part 1 Link, Part 2 Link

Police reduce May Day security

Police reduce May Day security 05/01/2004 12:48 AM
Security for London's May Day protests are scaled down to half the number of police officers used last year.

Police: Man Tried to Electrocute Wife
(AP)

Police: Man Tried to Electrocute Wife
(AP) 05/03/2004 04:36 PM
AP - A man set up a bubble bath for his wife, complete with candles and music, then tried to electrocute her by pushing a radio into the tub, authorities say.

Six-member gang in police net

Six-member gang in police net 07/15/2004 12:10 AM
NewIndPress Jul 15 2004 4:44AM GMT

Hannah 'killer' in police net

Hannah 'killer' in police net 07/15/2004 08:30 PM
The Statesman Jul 16 2004 0:19AM GMT

Lamborghini police car in Italy

Lamborghini police car in Italy 05/19/2004 02:59 AM

italiaspeed

13.05.2004 Lamborghini have donated one of their Gallardo sportscars, complete with siren & flashing lights, to the State Police on the occasion of their 152nd anniversary

For the first time, Italian State Police (Polizia di Stato) will use a Lamborghini Gallardo Police Car.

The supercar, in State Police colours, with a siren and flashing lights on the roof, has been donated by the House of Sant’Agata Bolognese to the State Police on the occasion of its 152nd anniversary, held in the customary setting of the Piazza del Popolo in Rome on the 14th, 15th and 16th May 2004.

The Gallardo Police Car will be used by the traffic police (Polizia Stradale) during emergencies and alarm situations on the Salerno-Reggio Calabria highway, also under the powers of the special safety operative which is already being employed along this tract of highway.

The Gallardo will also be used in first aid activities – thanks to its special defibrillator equipment, which performs electrocardiograms and automatic diagnoses of arterial pressure and the presence of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, as well as the transportation of plasma and human organs for transplants.

Apart from being fitted with medical equipment, the vehicle will also have advanced technological apparatus’ for receiving and transmitting information and images relating to particularly critical situations, such as road traffic accidents, fires and other disaster situations.

Those Italians... ;-) I'm looking forward to visiting Italy again next month. This articles reminds me of some of the reasons why I love Italy.

via Louis

Police to become masters of cybercrime

Police to become masters of cybercrime 06/03/2004 03:26 PM
ZDNet UK Jun 3 2004 6:04PM GMT

Police set web trap to net paedophiles

Police set web trap to net paedophiles 12/18/2003 08:14 AM
Silicon.com Dec 18 2003 7:51AM ET

Grampian Police get hi-tech help

Grampian Police get hi-tech help 12/19/2003 11:07 PM
Scotsman Online Dec 19 2003 10:36PM ET
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