Posts by Steve Barnes
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If you mean the bit sticking out from the mast I believe it is called a Gaff and the style of yacht is a gaff rigged Brigantine, but don't quote me on that.
I feel a Laphroaig coming on and a nice fish pie then maybe an Epic Ale or two. -
That Ethel is a magnificent wee ship. Is that cross arm up the mast there called the royal?
Not sure, I'm not much of a rigging guy.
I just repaired the floaty bit and refitted the saloon (I've spent a lot of time in saloons)
@Sacha
I must get a new phone, mine seems to be firing blanks. -
...your port solution is not an option. And so on...
resistance is futile... All your port are belong to US.
Anyway, it's Saturday and I'm buggered if I am going to spend the evening arguing with you lot. have fun. -
My man restored a lovely old boat once. It's name is Ethel.
And here she is.
Ethel -
I know you guys are defending the rights of those that steal copyrighted material </joke> but if I were the publican in question I would have considered closing all ports other than;
Port 80 for http traffic
Port 110, 25, 995, 465 for eMail
and so on, I'm sure you could add to that list but I think you get my drift. I emphasise that we are not taking about a commercial ISP here. And as for a NZ POV we pay for bandwidth here and I wouldn't want to be paying for someone to come into my pub, get a glass of water and download 20 gig a day.So, just to clarify, we are talking about blocking that list I mentioned above?
No, I thought you were joking.
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Steve, blocking any category of thing in a reliable and fair way is very, very difficult.
FFS. We are talking about an open WiFi connection in a Pub, it is a courtesy for their customers, to allow them to brows the "net" check their eMails, not a commercial connection. Sure to lock it down totally is nigh on impossible but to put obstacles in place to discourage nefarious activities should be enough to prove that the "Illegal" downloads were not sanctioned by the owner.
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That's a start. ;-)
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Pub 'fined £8k' for Wi-Fi copyright infringement
"the likely damage"
To be honest if I were running an open WiFi spot for my patrons I would block Download sites, it can't be that hard and who would really object to that? I would consider it outside reasonable use of a complementary service. -
Is it true that your old mate made her public speaking debut at the Waikato Stock Car & Saloon Club's Huntly speedway?
I can't say the subject was ever broached frankly. On the first occasion that I met Helen I must admit to being a little star struck. I was sitting in a local Pub, enjoying a refreshing ale, when an old friend, who I must add isn't getting any younger, brought Helen over to the table and introduced us. She extended her hand, in greeting not in a violent way, I reciprocated, we exchanged pleasantries, discussed minor points of interest and she left. All this while I had sat frozen in my seat, awe struck. A while later, having composed myself, I realised I should have stood up. I felt like This. The second time we met I was accompanied by the DPS.
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Acting Prime Minister Bill English's ministerial convoy broke two laws while waiting for him to get a haircut.
Seems our Blinglish has more concern for his golden locks than the working class or the disabled or even his driver, who may have incurred a penalty for his master whilst Bill was playing Prime Ministers.
When I first arrived here, NZ that is, I popped down to the local speedway, Waikaraka Park, for an evenings entertainment, I had an Onion fastened to my belt, it was the fashion at the time. I saw a chap sitting on his own so I asked if I might join him. He was an affable sort of fellow and we exchanged quips and chortles the whole evening. Well, anyway, Later in the night an announcement came across the Tannoy system that they used in those days, the sort with the big hornlike things you are more likely to see on battleships, big grey things they are, the speakers, not the battleships but they are grey too but anyway, I digress. The announcer said something like "We are proud to have the Prime Minster, Mr. David Lange, with us this evening to hand
out the prizes" or something. So my new friend stood up and said how nice it was to meet me shook my hand and waddled off to his prize giving thing. Wouldn't happen these days, can't get close to the PM with all his security and hangers on. Even if it is only a pretend Prime Minister.
Now, have I ever told you about my old mate Helen...