+JediMaster Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Well, as of today the DoD has blocked my access to SimHQ from work. Who knows how long until this place might join it. They block more sites than they allow, and it can make it a major PITA to do my job when I'm researching problems and such. This is just icing on the cake.
sparkomatic Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 So that is how you managed 29,000,000 posts over at SimHQ...
+JediMaster Posted January 29, 2008 Author Posted January 29, 2008 Yup, been able to post there from work pretty much unhindered since 2000 at the various jobs I've held. This place I've been at 6 years this Friday, and it was never blocked...until now. :cray:
Viggen Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Aw man that sucks. Hope they don't block you from here.
Rambler 1-1 Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 I can get on here from school... I considered posting on here between exams today, but I didn't.
Longestpants Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 proxyunblock.info rather crappy, but it gets 'er done.
+JediMaster Posted January 30, 2008 Author Posted January 30, 2008 I must resign myself to the permanent loss I think. I have little to no time at home/on weekends to go online, so it looks like I'll be posting no more than a couple of posts a day there now. It's good this place was taken off the blocked list! That hacking way back when got it banned as a "phishing website".
+littlesmoke Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 (edited) ......http://www.crackproxy.com/index.php?q=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zaW1ocS5jb20vZm9ydW0vdWJidGhyZWFkcy5waHA%3D&hl=3ed......... I'm trying for ya, master Jedi! Edited January 30, 2008 by littlesmoke
Viggen Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Why exactly is the DOD doing this? Security reasons?
+hgbn Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 I know what DOD means...... Dougnut Of Destruction Havn't you guys ever seen SPACED INVADERS
+Dave Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Why exactly is the DOD doing this? Security reasons? Just to be assholes. IMHO. To keep people from going to sites that could damage government computer.
Viggen Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Just to be assholes. IMHO. That's not new is it. To keep people from going to sites that could damage government computer. Then they need to get to my CAP squadron base and block facebook off my Squadron Cadet XO's computer.
+JediMaster Posted February 1, 2008 Author Posted February 1, 2008 They have this 2-fold justification of it beyond the obvious security one, which is silly because sites that have never known to have issues can't be "assumed" to be liable to have them. Why not block EVERY site then? One, which is total BS, is they worry about the use of bandwidth. They don't seem to be able to grasp the idea of "demand-based" control and that the network guys can instantly switch things over to give priority to the important stuff. No, they think it has to sit idle or it won't be there when they need it. Two, which can be understood, is the whole "people wasting time on the net" thing. What bugs me is I am perfectly capable of multitasking, going to sites like this in 5 mins of dead time and then doing other stuff. I can do about half of my job from my desk remoting in to other machines and making calls, so while I'm waiting for a PC to reboot or some other process to complete I go and surf. Of course, they have this "all or nothing" idea, so...
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