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naftee
response 44 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 26 21:50 UTC 2004

What, do you have problems with saying what you mean, twinkass?
twinkie
response 45 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 26 21:55 UTC 2004

No. I just know that Grexers would take it as a sign of homophobia if I called
you a faggot.

jmsaul
response 46 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 26 23:10 UTC 2004

Re #38:  I can't believe you used both "malefactors" and "miscreants" in
         the same post.  That's impressive, in a weird sort of way.

Re #41:  What twinkie said.  It won't work.

Re #45:  Whereas M-Netters would know it's a sign of affection.
naftee
response 47 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 27 01:09 UTC 2004

Yeah, twinkie should try to carry that attitude over onto GreX users.  It's
the latest fad.  Transfering m-net ideals, that is, not faggotry.  Although
the fact that twinkie is here makes it pretty gay.
jaklumen
response 48 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 27 02:21 UTC 2004

Just can't get over your circle jerkin', can ya?
jp2
response 49 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 27 02:34 UTC 2004

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twinkie
response 50 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 27 04:36 UTC 2004

re: 48 - Is it safe to say that when Grexers concur on something, they're
"circle jerkin'" as well?

ryan
response 51 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 27 04:49 UTC 2004

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naftee
response 52 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 27 16:07 UTC 2004

You have a problem with oral sex, chump?
russ
response 53 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 00:32 UTC 2004

Re #41:  There is this little thing called something like the
Computer Fraud and Misuse Act of 199x, which criminalizes the
unauthorized access to, or abuse of, computer systems.

I don't see why we can't just explicitly yank the authorization
of the abusers to access Grex, then we can start yanking the
chains of the abusers AND their enablers AND all their ISP's.

How hard would it be to get their IRC buddies disconnected?

How many buddies would they have after that happened?

How many would refuse to tell us who they are, faced with a
subpoena?
polytarp
response 54 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 00:41 UTC 2004

I'm polytarp.
gull
response 55 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 01:15 UTC 2004

If you allow anyone to create an account on a system, how can any access
to it be unauthorized?
ryan
response 56 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 01:28 UTC 2004

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naftee
response 57 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 01:41 UTC 2004

Happy GreX staffers...

How would you capture the IP address of the user when the full IP isn't
logged?
twinkie
response 58 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 01:58 UTC 2004

re: 53

You can't be serious. Please tell me you're playing devil's advocate here.

If they broke in to a system, destroyed a bunch of data, and caused serious
financial harm, you *might* be able to inflict the interstate and
multinational hellfire you're proposing.

But if you seriously think a judge is going to fire off a bunch of subpoenas
just because a handful of people in Birkenstocks show up to court and ask
nicely, you're sorely mistaken.

The Fraud and Misuse Act doesn't even come close to applying here. Right off
the bat, it says "Whoever knowingly accesses a computer without permission..."
Unless they were sent some sort of formal notice by Grex, they have permission
to use the system.

It continues to say "...with intent to defraud, or cause damage...". You'd
never prove in a million years that they intended to defraud anybody, and the
"damage" caused is so subjective, it would be laughed out of court.

You'd have an easier time accusing them of being Muslims using Grex as a
"cyberintelligence training ground" and nail them under the PATRIOT Act.

As far as their friends go, let's assume you've convinced an insane judge or
magistrate to subpoena ISP's for their names and addresses. Do you really
think they'll hop-to upon receipt? I can tell you from firsthand experience
at two ISP's that they won't. In fact, they'll probably send a letter back
that says (and I'm paraphrasing here) "Sorry, but we're not about to violate
the First and Fourth Amendment rights of our customer. Come back with a
subpoena from a REAL court."

That none of this takes in to consideration the time and money it would take
just to go to court. It's not as though you'd receive any money, because they
didn't cause any monetary damage. (Well, unless you pull a fast one like
Arbornet did, and accuse them of magically breaking the hardware.)

I really don't think you're going to get legal gears spinning over a few pages
of text. 

P.S., they probably get a great deal of enjoyment out of conversations like
this. Please, learn from Arbornet for once, and let it go.

jaklumen
response 59 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 01:59 UTC 2004

resp:50 Could be, when they're desperate to prove the point.  Sometimes 
it's a duel between the Canucks and them anyways.

jp2
response 60 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 02:09 UTC 2004

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naftee
response 61 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 02:31 UTC 2004

I heard it was the misunderstanding by the court that got Arbornet so much
money.
styles
response 62 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 03:43 UTC 2004

and le aa snooze.
polytarp
response 63 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 03:58 UTC 2004

I still maintain that, as it stands, I'm entirely within my rights to run
various fun events like Greek Week and Grex Reads the Classics, and I will
continue to do so.
twinkie
response 64 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 04:22 UTC 2004

60: Sure. I'm serious if you are.

gull
response 65 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 23:48 UTC 2004

Re resp:63: Why don't you create your own conference to run them in, then?
polytarp
response 66 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 28 23:50 UTC 2004

I ALREADY DID< IN FACT.
naftee
response 67 of 79: Mark Unseen   Jan 29 05:28 UTC 2004

WOW
janc
response 68 of 79: Mark Unseen   Feb 5 05:19 UTC 2004

Hmmm.  The red words on Grex's home page are there because I put them there,
back when I designed that page.  I don't remember consulting anyone about
it, but nobody else has objected to them or removed them.  I'm a bit surprised
to see that these have somehow become the preamble to Grex's constitution in
the minds of some.  If I changed it to "beer and pretzels" would the whole
issue go away?  Does anyone care about the framers intent?

Seriously, this interpretation of what "free speech" means is absurdly
extreme and absurdly simplistic.  Does removal of the record of a discussion
that ended two years ago really make Grex a less effective venue for free
discussion?

Actually, Grex might be a better venue for free speech if everything were
deleted after a year.  People might feel more free to speak if they didn't
think their every word would be preserved in public view for all eternity.
Does anyone feel "freed" by jp2's position on this matter?  If these items
are left deleted, will you feel less free to speak on Grex than you once
did?  If not, what exactly is the damage done to free speech here?
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