Is anybody coming to the lecture on the NBN?

Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:21 pm   

There is an Australian Computer Society sponsored lecture on the
benefits of the National Broadband Network in Melbourne on 3 August
<http://tinyurl.com/3bgmaxr>. I hope that some of you "NBN skeptics"
will be there to ask questions.

Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:30 pm   

On 22/07/2011 11:21 PM, Gordon Levi wrote:

the nbn

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Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:52 pm   

On 22/07/2011 11:21 PM, Gordon Levi wrote:

Nah, I have a council cleanup coming up & I can't spare the time.

Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:58 pm   

atec77 <atec77_at_hotmail.com> wrote:


It's an ACS sponsored lecture from someone who clearly has the
background to understand the issues. I posted the information in the
hope that someone who believes that "there is sfa beneficial about the
nbn" will attend and demonstrate their superior knowledge.

Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:27 pm   

On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:58:16 +1000, David Segall wrote:


Not that any member of the ACS has a fucking clue...
But yes, I'll come. Get them to buy me a ticket,
and accomodation for a night, and I'll do it
for free.

Mark Addinall.

Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:00 pm   

On 23/07/2011 12:58 AM, David Segall wrote:

If anyone can quantify the benefits, he should offer his services to
Conroy who is under siege being challenged by rational people to justify
spending $37b+ of taxpayers money. If Conroy is willing to spend $24m on
a business *plan*, imagine what he'd pay for a business *case*!

And yesterday, I discovered that Roxon is spending $466m on e-Health in
the NEXT TWO YEARS. E-Health is cited ad-nauseum as a reason to have an
NBN but now we are discovering that it is another big black hole into
which Labor pours taxpayers money. If the NBN was so beneficial would it
not make e-Health easier and *cheaper*?

Bottom line:
No-one can justify spending 5-10 times what is needed to build an NBN.
At this point, time would be better spent working out a new plan for 2
years time, when we kick these idiots out.

Everyone knows the benefits of the *internet* in general. Who wants to
listen to a bunch of Labor sycophants dishonestly attributing the
benefits of the *internet* to a misconceived overpriced white elephant?

Organise a debate (not a lecture) on the economic benefits of 100Mbps
versus 12Mbps and it *might* be of some interest.

Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:19 pm   

On 23/07/2011 12:58 AM, David Segall wrote:

Supply free air tickets and accomodation , otherwise I don't need to
prove the current nbn is off kilter as anyone working on it knows that
already although I note you are currently in denial that can be addressed .

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Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:15 am   

"Gordon Levi" <gordon_at_address.invalid> wrote in message
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Any refreshments? For 20 bucks there should be.

Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:11 am   

On 23/07/2011, kreed wrote:

Have you never heard of the Australian Computer Society?

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Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:33 am   

On Jul 23, 12:58 am, David Segall <da...@address.invalid> wrote:


Is that just some sham body like the IPCC whos job is to "sell" the
idea, but who bear no responsibility or liability when it doesn't
deliver ?

Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:38 am   

N wrote:


Unfortunately Yes, but then they were never any hinderance throughout my
career and flagged a few deadbeat organisations(job requires ACS
membership).

Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:48 am   

On 23/07/2011 12:11 PM, N wrote:


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Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:41 am   

On 23/07/2011 12:48 PM, atec77 wrote:

Don't knock them - you do one of their courses of only a few weeks
duration and you can be an ACP.

The university path to big bucks takes 4 years - and you get the same
number of letters - some of them lower case!!! The universities need a
wake up call - how will we fill the skills shortage at this rate?

Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:56 am   

On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:21:56 +1000, Gordon Levi wrote:


As long as they pay my ticket, overnight accommodation and expenses, I
don't mind giving a talk to some feeble-minded fat arsed wankers.

But I expect it will be a jolly day out for said feeble-minded fat arsed
wankers in Canberra to have a mutual wank, and a nice glass of bubbly...

Mark Addinall
Founder, and first Chairman, AUUG - QLD.

Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:00 am   

On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:11:54 +1000, N wrote:


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAAAAAHAAAAA!!!!

Fuck that was SOOOOO funny!!!

Aren't they the ding-bats that declared TCP/IP dead a decade ago?

Mark Addinall.