Re: [LINK] NBN spent $14m on 1800km of new copper for FTTN

2015-10-21 Thread JanW
At 09:30 AM 22/10/2015, David Boxall wrote: >This leaves about 17,639 km of pair copper cable (about 98%) to account >for - "interesting"! Maybe the 2-pair copper lead-ins are not as much in >a "better condition" as stated in the talk?" Or they included a few too many naughts in the order?

[LINK] FBI probes claim that hacker broke into CIA director John Brennan's private AOL email account

2015-10-21 Thread Jan Whitaker
http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/fbi-probes-claim-that-hacker-broke-into-cia-directors-private-aol-email-account-20151020-gkdctp.html >From the 'what were they thinking' file. The irony of the CIA using AOL is palpable. A "hardened" AOL account? Does such a thing exist? Jan I write

[LINK] NBN: alternatives to chewing gum and bailer twine

2015-10-21 Thread David Boxall
A couple of suggestions:- http://www.moore.org.au/comms/20130412%20Inexpensive%20Non-Urban%20FTTP.pdf Won't happen, 'cause we'll all be rooned if it's done with fibre. :( http://www.csiro.au/en/Research/DPF/Areas/Wireless/Wireless-technologies/Ngara Won't happen 'cause the government is committed

Re: [LINK] Details about NBN locations/timeframes

2015-10-21 Thread David Boxall
On 21/10/2015 2:40 PM, Jan Whitaker wrote: > https://delimiter.com.au/2015/10/21/delimiter-releases-nbn-ready-for-service-info/ > > It's pretty revealing. I expected I'd be put on HFC, now confirmed. Waiting > for 2 years, tho, so anything could happen in that time frame. Labor might > even get