Why do people post overtly personal things onto public forums?

Is there no realisation that what you post onto [insert social networking site here] is for all intents and purposes, open to the entire world? (Or, just [said social networking site administrators] + [your friends list, plus or minus any changes made in the future or any security problems they might have...])

My warning to you all is, 'be careful what you post'.

Even those most well-adjusted teenagers who've been growing up in this world, may one day come to regret the things they post online. Potential employers, boyfriends/girlfriends, etc etc, all know how to use Google...

My fears of the Nanny State syndrome appear to be bourne out:

Stuff covers the fact that 'avoiding' allergens may not be the way to go. Perhaps you need to be exposed (carefully) and be allowed to build tolerance.

Wow. Is this revolutionary thinking?

Surely this is the only way to deal with some allergies.. especially for the stuff that's hard to avoid.. ??

Even a tolerance is better than anaphylaxis, rash and all...

As reported by Stuff and also covered on a TV doco (60 minutes or 20-20, cant remember) recently.

What a damn good idea. You can wrap your kids in cotton wool for only so long.
The outpouring of support cited at the above URL is telling - everyone thinks that the nanny state syndrome has gone too far.

I want one of these schools in my town...

I was fortunate enough to be in the studio audience at the Avalon TV Studios a few hours ago, when the first live televised/streamed Elections Debate for 2008 was held. ICT spokespeople from Labour, National, ACT and the Greens fronted up infront of Moderator Damian Christie and journalists Fran O’Sullivan and Russell Brown to discuss the issues of the day regarding Broadband, the Digital Divide, Online Privacy and more.

The rest of this article is a bit ramshackle, but I wanted to get this out in writing while it was still fresh in my mind. Apologies...

So yes, as previously reported, Software Freedom Day was held on Saturday.
I attended the Wellington event which was a combination Barcamp, Hackfest and Installfest.

My Gallery contains some pics but here's a breakdown of my experiences:

The Gnu comes out to play!

Software Freedom Day is coming up this Saturday.

It's a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (aka FOSS or F/OSS).

I'll be at the Wellington Convention Centre this Saturday along with other Wellington based participants. There's events being run in different locations around the country.... and around the world.

If you havn't fully grasped what F/OSS gives us - maybe you should swing by and check it out? It's free, after all...

Spotted this one when researching the latest fad - energy saving light bulbs:

Energy Saving Bulb 'cracked like a gun' - in the Otago Daily Times.

The guy interviewed is a guy i've seen in various places thanks to the Amateur Radio community.

I hafta say, why didn't people consider the RFI impacts of this technology sooner???

People are oblivious I suppose...

With the baseline noise level in the RF world going up and up - thanks to more and more electronic appliances and more and more wireless technologies - at some stage you really do have to sit up and take notice about this sorta thing.

The history of User-Agent Strings. Hilarious..

ZM were definately compromised - whether deliberate or accidental.

Sad. Very sad.