YB Lim, Wireless@Penang Is Not Something NEW
Oct 6, 2008 Funny News, Gossips, Malaysia, Stupid Stuffs
I feel like laughing when I read this:
PENANG: No wireless project if it’s proven bad for health
By Audrey Dermawan2008/10/05
Penang will not continue with the free Wireless@Penang broadband project if there is scientific proof to show that the health of the people will be adversely affected Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state government was prepared to widen its consultations to include holding public forums with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and members of the public who were uneasy about the health risks posed by the use of free wireless connections to the Internet.
“Public consultation is a continuing process even after a project is announced.
“We believe in accountability. We are open to cancelling the free wireless project, which is aimed at providing free WiFi connection to the entire state within 24 months, if NGOs or any party can show incontrovertible evidence that there are harmful health risks,” he said in a statement today.
YB Lim, I thought you guys like and admire the style of Singapore government’s administration very much? Don’t you ever hear of Wireless@SG? People here have been enjoying free wireless connection for over 1 year already! Just book an air ticket and fly here to consult the experts here, hold forum for what? By the way, remember to book economy class.
Sibeh talk cock, if there is any health risk, you think the nation famous of kiasu and kiasi will allow?
Sorry to any fans of Mr Lim. Seriously, the more I saw him talk, in charge of Penang, the more I feel that he is becoming NATO, No Action Talk Only.
Relevant news on The Star: Penang to continue study on health effects of WiFi
Relevant news on The Star: Penang’s WiFi forum
Tags: kiasi, kiasu, Lim Guan Eng, Malaysia, Penang, wireless, Wireless@Penang, Wireless@SG
Is This STOMPer Stupid Or What?
Jun 6, 2008 Gossips, IT, Singapore
A STOMPer sended in a photo of a student sitting on bench using his laptop. According to the STOMPer, T3MUJ1N, the student “was stealing his wireless broadband bandwidth”.
Quoted from STOMP:
STOMPer T3MUJ1N says this man was “stealing” his wireless broadband access yesterday (June 6).Said the STOMPer:
“I saw this man “STEALING” Internet Access today, 5th June.
“I was afraid he might hack into mine, so turned the Broadcast feature off and restarted my router.
“To my surprise, he was on mine, as he turned to rage when he couldn’t access through it.
“He must be downloading then.”
I was surprised to see such dumb post on STOMP. Just by seeing the student sitting outside his house using laptop, the STOMPer can come to conclusion that the student is using his wireless broadband. This is laughable. I wonder how knowledgeable this STOMPer is in networking. First thing, how he ascertained that the student is surfing internet, using network? Did he know that there are services nowadays called wireless broadband provided by Starhub, SingNet and M1? How about Wireless@SG? He student could be using either 1 of the services couldn’t he? Secondly, isn’t changing SSID, password and not broadcasting it at the same time much more secure than just not broadcasting it? If I have already known the SSID, I can still hook onto the network even if it is not broadcasted. And, did he use any software to scan his network to find out the IPs and MAC address around? If not, how sure was he that the student is using “his”?
Last thing, isn’t the best thing for him to do is reporting it to the police if he is so sure, rather than posting on STOMP?
Tags: M1, network, Singapore, Singnet, Starhub, Stomp, wireless
