Comments for topicalhuman.com http://topicalhuman.com Here are the thoughts and ideas of a human called Stephen Hamilton Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:44:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on I’m an Uncle again! by Abbey http://topicalhuman.com/2008/11/03/im-an-uncle-again/#comment-14024 Abbey Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:30:32 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2008/11/03/im-an-uncle-again/#comment-14024 Ha - nice choice in music. Can you believe she is already 7 months old now! Ha - nice choice in music. Can you believe she is already 7 months old now!

]]> Comment on Fluoride in the water by Abbey http://topicalhuman.com/2008/12/29/fluoride-in-the-water/#comment-14023 Abbey Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:54:51 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2008/12/29/fluoride-in-the-water/#comment-14023 We thought the same thing here. But I was also unsure of the timing. But either way - I am happy to put up with the taste (I'll get used to it, as I used to hate the water here anyway and eventually got used to it). The health benefits, in my opinion, outweigh the cons. abbey We thought the same thing here. But I was also unsure of the timing. But either way - I am happy to put up with the taste (I’ll get used to it, as I used to hate the water here anyway and eventually got used to it). The health benefits, in my opinion, outweigh the cons.

abbey

]]> Comment on Heads in the sand re: economy? by Stephen Hamilton http://topicalhuman.com/2009/01/13/heads-in-the-sand-re-economy/#comment-12901 Stephen Hamilton Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:51:53 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2009/01/13/heads-in-the-sand-re-economy/#comment-12901 Hey Bob! Good to hear from you. Will reply to you via email. Hey Bob! Good to hear from you. Will reply to you via email.

]]> Comment on Heads in the sand re: economy? by Bob Collins http://topicalhuman.com/2009/01/13/heads-in-the-sand-re-economy/#comment-12899 Bob Collins Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:14:45 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2009/01/13/heads-in-the-sand-re-economy/#comment-12899 Hey Stephen, I have lost touch with Neal Jones. I used to work at UQ with Neal. Last I heard he was talking about going to Spain ??? Cheers, Bob Collins PS - Keep cutting interest rates - I have a home loan !!!! Hey Stephen,

I have lost touch with Neal Jones. I used to work at UQ with Neal. Last I heard he was talking about going to Spain ???

Cheers,

Bob Collins

PS - Keep cutting interest rates - I have a home loan !!!!

]]> Comment on Heads in the sand re: economy? by Ben Hamilton http://topicalhuman.com/2009/01/13/heads-in-the-sand-re-economy/#comment-12696 Ben Hamilton Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:16:04 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2009/01/13/heads-in-the-sand-re-economy/#comment-12696 My 2 cents: in order to survive, you need to make sure you are adding value to both your employer and clients. Which is why I'm VERY happy working where I am, which is helping my clients to be more productive. My 2 cents: in order to survive, you need to make sure you are adding value to both your employer and clients. Which is why I’m VERY happy working where I am, which is helping my clients to be more productive.

]]> Comment on Ugg Boots by jeff http://topicalhuman.com/2006/05/31/ugg-boots/#comment-10897 jeff Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:27:13 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2006/05/31/ugg-boots/#comment-10897 I have been buying my ugg boots from www.mrsheepskin.com.au for over 20 years. good price and excellent quality and they are actually MADE IN AUSTRALIA. I have been buying my ugg boots from www.mrsheepskin.com.au for over 20 years. good price and excellent quality and they are actually MADE IN AUSTRALIA.

]]> Comment on Sam MacKinnon out for remainder of the Season by topicalhuman.com » Blog Archive » Yao out http://topicalhuman.com/2008/01/28/sam-mackinnon-out-for-remainder-of-the-season/#comment-4863 topicalhuman.com » Blog Archive » Yao out Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:48:15 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2008/01/28/sam-mackinnon-out-for-remainder-of-the-season/#comment-4863 [...] Bullets aren’t the only basketball team I follow who’ve lost one of their better players for the rest of the season to injury. The [...] […] Bullets aren’t the only basketball team I follow who’ve lost one of their better players for the rest of the season to injury. The […]

]]> Comment on Rolling Stone Readers Top 25 Video Clips for 2007 by topicalhuman.com » Blog Archive » 1, 2, 3, 4 http://topicalhuman.com/2008/01/17/rolling-stone-readers-top-25-video-clips-for-2007/#comment-4861 topicalhuman.com » Blog Archive » 1, 2, 3, 4 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:43:45 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2008/01/17/rolling-stone-readers-top-25-video-clips-for-2007/#comment-4861 [...] I’ve recently noted, one of my favourite film clips of recent times (and indeed a favourite song) is 1234 by [...] […] I’ve recently noted, one of my favourite film clips of recent times (and indeed a favourite song) is 1234 by […]

]]> Comment on Open Wi-Fi? by Stephen Hamilton http://topicalhuman.com/2008/01/15/open-wi-fi/#comment-4169 Stephen Hamilton Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:56:30 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2008/01/15/open-wi-fi/#comment-4169 I have to admit, in a business-scenario I'd be more wary, but here at home I am already sharing the connection with people who have little to no idea of safe internet usuage. Therefore my PC is (hopefully!) pretty well secure, so nothing they will do affects my PC. I figure that I might as well open it up. Except that I'm still worried. Even though other users here at home may be clueless, I'm sure they aren't malicious. I can't be sure random strangers will fit the same description. I'm still chewing it over too. I have to admit, in a business-scenario I’d be more wary, but here at home I am already sharing the connection with people who have little to no idea of safe internet usuage. Therefore my PC is (hopefully!) pretty well secure, so nothing they will do affects my PC.

I figure that I might as well open it up. Except that I’m still worried. Even though other users here at home may be clueless, I’m sure they aren’t malicious. I can’t be sure random strangers will fit the same description.

I’m still chewing it over too.

]]> Comment on Open Wi-Fi? by Ben Hamilton http://topicalhuman.com/2008/01/15/open-wi-fi/#comment-4155 Ben Hamilton Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:34:15 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2008/01/15/open-wi-fi/#comment-4155 Yeah. I've read this a couple of times over the last few days. It has struck a chord with my own thinking but taken it much further. Security needs to happen on each workstation/pc/laptop/ - to rely on some other point does, by it's very nature, leave 'open doors' on the network. That said, in a typical business, it is far easier to secure the 'obvious' point, the connection to the ISP via the firewall, give people a bit a of a speech about safe disk practices, safe web browsing and then proceed to watch them flout it. The firewall is important, but it only blocks one point of access. With well intended but naive staff plugging in devices on the inside of a network, Bruce makes clear that more needs to happen on the individual level. I'm still chewing this over... Yeah. I’ve read this a couple of times over the last few days. It has struck a chord with my own thinking but taken it much further.

Security needs to happen on each workstation/pc/laptop/ - to rely on some other point does, by it’s very nature, leave ‘open doors’ on the network.

That said, in a typical business, it is far easier to secure the ‘obvious’ point, the connection to the ISP via the firewall, give people a bit a of a speech about safe disk practices, safe web browsing and then proceed to watch them flout it.

The firewall is important, but it only blocks one point of access. With well intended but naive staff plugging in devices on the inside of a network, Bruce makes clear that more needs to happen on the individual level.

I’m still chewing this over…

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