Caught in the Slyyderweb

It's another one of those days where I am not sure whether having full and unfettered internet access at work (including twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, and elsewhere) is a good or bad thing... good for my sanity maybe lol not so great for avoiding distractions... that said am still getting done the work I need to, just...

Wednesday is not just hump day, its the one day a week I have the full day in the office and dont have to go off to classes, so really should try and clear up all the stuff I'm half way through!

Ok for some reason this went and got stuck in my head... so thought I'd inflict it on others!

*checks the pulse* yes, this blog/journal is still alive and kicking, just...

Time to try and revive/regenerate, and not in a Dr Who/bad lsd trip way lol

Watch this space.... maybe... :-)

When you push on the things that make you afraid--when you deliberately expose yourself to those things--you rob them of their power. On the other hand, when you give in to those fears, or (worse yet) when you pass relationship rules designed to hide the things you're afraid of--"No kissing when I am around!"--you reinforce those fears, and you allow them to control your life. Building your life around your fears is not an effective strategy for leading a happy life; and maneuvering your partner's behavior around your fears is not a good strategy for building a happy relationship..

tacit / Franklin Veaux

How to Become a Secure Person

have the feeling I want something more... but not sure, and/or not sure where or what... as usual, confusion reigns supreme

Ok, as of today, its all change... gone from a quiet schedule of working just 4 days a weekat a very laid back and relaxed pace, to bow balancing full time study and work, meaning 10-12 hour days 5 days a week (6 days a week once my football commitments restart in a couple of weeks time)

But looking forward to it... for any who havent got the details yet, doing a TAFE course in media/radio, including presentation, production, prep, plus covering stuff like linking in to online and promotion, podcasts etc etc... and already the possibility of doing some stuff with one of the local community radio stations has been raised so will see what comes of that

Orientation day for the new TAFE course today, then classes start next week. A couple more days of not so busy, then into 6 hectic months :-/

Hopefully my phone will be repaired and ready for pick up at some point today so will have it back by this evening.

Air con back on and working in the office... yay!

The Great Australian Internet Blackout


What’s the problem?

The Federal Government is pushing forward with a plan to force Internet Service Providers to censor the Internet for all Australians. This plan will waste millions of dollars and won’t make anyone safer.

1. It won’t protect children: The filter isn’t a “cyber safety” measure to stop kids seeing inappropriate content such as R and X rated websites. It is not even designed to prevent the spread of illegal material where it is most often found (chat rooms, peer-to-peer file sharing).
2. We will all pay for this ineffective solution: Under this policy, ISPs will be forced to charge more for consumer and business broadband. Several hundred thousand dollars has already been spent to test the filter – without considering high-speed services such as the National Broadband Network!
3. A dangerous precedent: We stand to join a small club of countries which impose centralised Internet censorship such as China, Iran and Saudi Arabia. The secret blacklist may be limited to “Refused Classification” content for now, but what might a future Australian Government choose to block?

Help turn the lights out on the proposed Internet filter by joining the Great Australian Internet Blackout.