Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-11 Thread Joel Finlinson
> > I hear the ACLU runs a flavor of linux on their servers... > > -Chad Holy Cow! You were right! Since Dec of 2005: http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.aclu.org /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-09 Thread Chad
On Feb 8, 2008 4:36 PM, Trevor Sharpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Josh Hansen wrote: > > Nobody agrees with the ACLU or any other organization on everything, all > > the time. I agree with them often, but certainly not always. But to > > say it

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Trevor Sharpe
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Josh Hansen wrote: > Nobody agrees with the ACLU or any other organization on everything, all > the time. I agree with them often, but certainly not always. But to > say it's a communist organization or that only socialists should support > them or t

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Josh Hansen
Jonathan Ellis wrote: > > This used to be true. I can remember the ACLU supporting the right of > people to protest outside abortion clinics, for instance. > > But in the last decade or so they seem to have become a lot more > partisan. I can't think of any non-liberal or politically correct >

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Jonathan Ellis
On 2/8/08, Nathan Blackham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The ACLU will fight any fight that is against civil rights. They are blind > when it comes to other issues. This used to be true. I can remember the ACLU supporting the right of people to protest outside abortion clinics, for instance. But

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread blr
> He > would make a terrible legislator because it's hard to tell which of the > two viewpoints he actually has. > > Shane > I thought that was the only way to get elected to public office. Oh wait, no no contradiction at all. Never mind. Barry /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenod

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Shane Hathaway
Kyle Waters wrote: > RMS is a socialist. Does that mean I have to stop using gcc and > associated libraries? I like it when RMS encourages people to use their liberty by sharing (an application of capitalism). I hate it when he seems to advocate removing people's liberty by forcing them to shar

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Stuart Jansen
On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 13:02 -0700, Kyle Waters wrote: > RMS is a socialist. Does that mean I have to stop using gcc and > associated libraries? Yes. -- "English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose gra

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Kyle Waters
RMS is a socialist. Does that mean I have to stop using gcc and associated libraries? Kyle /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Mister E
Jason Hall wrote: On Feb 8, 2008 11:16 AM, Nathan Blackham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So in the begining that was their agenda. I point you to there current page: http://aclu.org/about/index.html "The mission of the ACLU is to preserve all of these protections and guarantees: - Your First

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Jason Hall
On Feb 8, 2008 11:16 AM, Nathan Blackham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So in the begining that was their agenda. I point you to there current > page: > http://aclu.org/about/index.html > > "The mission of the ACLU is to preserve all of these protections and > guarantees: > > - Your First Amendme

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Nathan Blackham
On Feb 8, 2008 10:43 AM, Jason Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 8, 2008 9:58 AM, Nathan Blackham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Feb 8, 2008 9:38 AM, Mister E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The ACLU will fight any fight that is against civil rights. They are > > blind > > when it come

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Jason Hall
On Feb 8, 2008 9:58 AM, Nathan Blackham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 8, 2008 9:38 AM, Mister E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The ACLU will fight any fight that is against civil rights. They are > blind > when it comes to other issues. Yes this means they have supporters who > are > communi

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Nathan Blackham
On Feb 8, 2008 9:38 AM, Mister E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Justin Findlay wrote: > > On AD 2008 February 07 Thursday 09:22:23 PM -0700, Trevor Sharpe wrote: > >> I would imagine that Thad Van Ry is correct. I have been in contact > with > >> my Representative Tim Cosgrove, and have received si

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-08 Thread Mister E
Justin Findlay wrote: On AD 2008 February 07 Thursday 09:22:23 PM -0700, Trevor Sharpe wrote: I would imagine that Thad Van Ry is correct. I have been in contact with my Representative Tim Cosgrove, and have received similar comments that this bill might very well pass. I suspect that it might

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Stuart Jansen
On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 22:24 -0700, Justin Findlay wrote: > Assuming this nonsense gets made into law wouldn't it be possible for > the ACLU or somebody else to get it nullified by the supreme court of > Utah? Possible? Most certainly. Expensive? Even more certain. -- "English doesn't borrow from

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Justin Findlay
On AD 2008 February 07 Thursday 09:22:23 PM -0700, Trevor Sharpe wrote: > I would imagine that Thad Van Ry is correct. I have been in contact with > my Representative Tim Cosgrove, and have received similar comments that > this bill might very well pass. I suspect that it might resurface in > some

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Trevor Sharpe
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thad Van Ry wrote: > Why do people seem so reluctant to read the bill? It can be found here: > http://tinyurl.com/2mbwjl > The bill states the ways that age can be verified, currently it states > only viewing government issued ID or asking for credit c

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Chris Carey
See, we could be providing our youth an education while they bypass the age test. On Feb 7, 2008 3:03 PM, Jake Pollmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Leisure Suit Larry quiz is how I learned who Spiro Agnew was. I > wasn't old enough to understand all of the nuances of the game, but I > (like

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Jake Pollmann
On Feb 7, 2008 2:49 PM, Kyle Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Carey wrote: > > Back maybe 20 years ago the first "Leisure Suit Larry" game from > > Sierra came out. In order to play the game, it would ask questions > > > I was about twelve at the time and it sometimes took me a couple of

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Kyle Waters
Chris Carey wrote: Back maybe 20 years ago the first "Leisure Suit Larry" game from Sierra came out. In order to play the game, it would ask questions that only adults should know the answers to. I recall questions about politics, history, etc. Once you got two to three of them correct, the game

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Chris Carey
Back maybe 20 years ago the first "Leisure Suit Larry" game from Sierra came out. In order to play the game, it would ask questions that only adults should know the answers to. I recall questions about politics, history, etc. Once you got two to three of them correct, the game would start. It coul

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Shane Hathaway
Nathan Blackham wrote: So If I put up a page that they have to agree to that says, If you are a minor you can use it. And they have to click ok, does that count as restricting access? I think so. To be completely safe, just copyright the text of the agreement page and say that the text may n

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Jonathan Duncan
On 07 Feb 2008, at 10:04, Thad Van Ry wrote: The bill says: (4) "Restrict access" means to use a reasonable method for ascertaining the age of a person using wireless Internet access or preventing the display of material harmful to minors over the wireless local area network, including: (a) vis

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Thad Van Ry
On Feb 7, 2008 9:53 AM, Nathan Blackham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow, after reading it, I see that it is a horribly written bill. The > definition of restricting access still makes my question valid though. The > bill says you either have to ascertain the age or restrict access (Sec. > 13.46.

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Nathan Blackham
On Feb 7, 2008 9:35 AM, Thad Van Ry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 7, 2008 9:27 AM, Nathan Blackham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So If I put up a page that they have to agree to that says, If you are a > > minor you can use it. And they have to click ok, does that count as > > restricting

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Thad Van Ry
On Feb 7, 2008 9:27 AM, Nathan Blackham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So If I put up a page that they have to agree to that says, If you are a > minor you can use it. And they have to click ok, does that count as > restricting access? Why do people seem so reluctant to read the bill? It can be fou

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-07 Thread Nathan Blackham
On Feb 6, 2008 6:52 PM, Corey Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2008-02-06 at 14:40 -0700, Andrew Jorgensen wrote: > > This bill does no such thing. Go read the text. I'm not in favor of > > the bill but you should all know that it applies only to access points > > operated by busines

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-06 Thread Corey Edwards
On Wed, 2008-02-06 at 14:40 -0700, Andrew Jorgensen wrote: > This bill does no such thing. Go read the text. I'm not in favor of > the bill but you should all know that it applies only to access points > operated by businesses The bill states A person may not provide wireless Internet

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-06 Thread Trevor Sharpe
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Jorgensen wrote: > > I've been curious to listen to the meeting in question to see how much > people have misunderstood this bill. It's hard to fight something you > don't understand. I was very sad to hear Pete Ashdown misrepresent it > on t

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-06 Thread Andrew Jorgensen
On Feb 6, 2008 3:07 PM, Chris Carey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another interesting thing in the ars technica article is that it says > that it is no longer is limited to business. > > "If you live in Orem and your next-door neighbor's kid uses your open > WAP to look at pictures of naked women, y

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-06 Thread Andrew Jorgensen
On Feb 6, 2008 2:50 PM, Shane Hathaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Didn't you read the Ars Technica page? Rep. Daw said he intends to pull > the age requirement and replace it with filtering. Thus filtering is > now the core issue. The Ars article is based on an SLTrib article, both of which gi

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-06 Thread Chris Carey
Another interesting thing in the ars technica article is that it says that it is no longer is limited to business. "If you live in Orem and your next-door neighbor's kid uses your open WAP to look at pictures of naked women, you could find yourself on the hook for a $1,000 fine. Yarro thinks that'

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-06 Thread Shane Hathaway
Andrew Jorgensen wrote: > On Feb 6, 2008 2:18 PM, Shane Hathaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I just had a thought... if a bill like this says filtering is required, >> how accurate must the filter be? Let's say I set up a web proxy that >> blocks URLs based on some hand crafted regular expressio

Re: [OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-06 Thread Andrew Jorgensen
On Feb 6, 2008 2:18 PM, Shane Hathaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just had a thought... if a bill like this says filtering is required, > how accurate must the filter be? Let's say I set up a web proxy that > blocks URLs based on some hand crafted regular expressions. The > accuracy might be

[OT] Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-06 Thread Shane Hathaway
Chris Carey wrote: > Digg frontpaged a story on this Bill today I just had a thought... if a bill like this says filtering is required, how accurate must the filter be? Let's say I set up a web proxy that blocks URLs based on some hand crafted regular expressions. The accuracy might be low, yet

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-06 Thread Chris Carey
Digg frontpaged a story on this Bill today http://digg.com/tech_news/So_you_have_a_Wifi_Hotspot_Utah_wants_you_to_Verify_Userage http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080205-former-sco-chair-behind-utah-wifi-age-verification-proposal.html /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsu

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-01 Thread Clint Savage
> Any updates for those of us who didn't attend? > > -Chad Chad, We at the UTOSF attempted to record it and stream it. Unfortunately, our timing was poor and we were ill prepared to accomplish a really good recording. Much effort was put into this, but we needed a better technological solutin t

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-02-01 Thread Chad
On Jan 31, 2008 9:56 AM, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I know quite a several of us were wanting to go to Capitol Hill today > to voice opposition (or support hey it is a free country after all), > for HB 139. > If anyone wants or needs a lift to Capitol Hill, I have a few ext

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-01-31 Thread Jacob Fugal
On Jan 31, 2008 2:14 PM, Clint Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not sure what the issue is, but its not down. I was just there at > > http://stream.utos.org:8080/ > or > http://stream.utosf.org:8080/ > > And they were both working fine. Also, I just tested the stream, sounds > great. Ah, I b

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-01-31 Thread Clint Savage
> "Streaming Meetings Server" link is broken. It points to > http://stream.utos.org:8080/. Should that be > http://stream.utosf.org:8080/? Either way (as is, or corrected to > utosf), I get a page timeout... > > Jacob Fugal Jacob, Not sure what the issue is, but its not down. I was just there a

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-01-31 Thread Jacob Fugal
On Jan 31, 2008 1:38 PM, Clint Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, so if you go to http://stream.utosf.org there are two options, > the one you want is the streaming server. However, there won't be a > link there until about 3pm. It should say HB 139 on it somewhere so > watch for that. Al

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-01-31 Thread Clint Savage
On Jan 31, 2008 1:25 PM, Chris Carey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 31, 2008 11:03 AM, Clint Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We at UTOSF hopefully be streaming/podcasting this event today up at > > the capital. Assuming it is being streamed, feel free to join the > > broadcast at http:/

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-01-31 Thread Chris Carey
On Jan 31, 2008 11:03 AM, Clint Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We at UTOSF hopefully be streaming/podcasting this event today up at > the capital. Assuming it is being streamed, feel free to join the > broadcast at http://stream.utosf.org Went to the website but I'm confused about where to c

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-01-31 Thread Dave Smith
Clint Savage wrote: We at UTOSF hopefully be streaming/podcasting this event today up at the capital. Assuming it is being streamed, feel free to join the broadcast at http://stream.utosf.org Using free wireless internet access I presume? :) --Dave /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.f

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-01-31 Thread Jacob Fugal
On Jan 31, 2008 11:03 AM, Clint Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We at UTOSF hopefully be streaming/podcasting this event today up at > the capital. Assuming it is being streamed, feel free to join the > broadcast at http://stream.utosf.org Thanks, Clint (and UTOSF), that's great. I look forwa

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-01-31 Thread Clint Savage
On Jan 31, 2008 10:03 AM, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Go team! I wish I could come along. I look forward to hearing how it > goes. We at UTOSF hopefully be streaming/podcasting this event today up at the capital. Assuming it is being streamed, feel free to join the broadcast a

Re: HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-01-31 Thread Jonathan Duncan
On 31 Jan 2008, at 09:56, Steve wrote: Hi everyone, I know quite a several of us were wanting to go to Capitol Hill today to voice opposition (or support hey it is a free country after all), for HB 139. If anyone wants or needs a lift to Capitol Hill, I have a few extra seats and would gladly

HB 139 Meeting Today ?

2008-01-31 Thread Steve
Hi everyone, I know quite a several of us were wanting to go to Capitol Hill today to voice opposition (or support hey it is a free country after all), for HB 139. If anyone wants or needs a lift to Capitol Hill, I have a few extra seats and would gladly swing by and pick you up, just let me know.