Comments for topicalhuman.com http://topicalhuman.com Here are the thoughts and ideas of a human called Stephen Hamilton Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:36:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 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…

]]> Comment on So This Is Why So Much New Music Sounds Crap… by Delicate Genius Blog » Loudness Wars and The Death of High Fidelity http://topicalhuman.com/2008/01/07/so-this-is-why-so-much-new-music-sounds-crap/#comment-4058 Delicate Genius Blog » Loudness Wars and The Death of High Fidelity Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:45:58 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2008/01/07/so-this-is-why-so-much-new-music-sounds-crap/#comment-4058 [...] came across this rolling stone article on Stephen Hamilton’s blog. The article, The Death of High Fidelity, talks about the degradation in the quality of download [...] […] came across this rolling stone article on Stephen Hamilton’s blog. The article, The Death of High Fidelity, talks about the degradation in the quality of download […]

]]> Comment on Hitachi Power Tools by Stephen Hamilton http://topicalhuman.com/2007/12/11/hitachi-power-tools/#comment-3722 Stephen Hamilton Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:38:26 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2007/12/11/hitachi-power-tools/#comment-3722 Another tagline: Metabo: Work. Don't Play. This makes sense to me... Another tagline: Metabo: Work. Don’t Play.

This makes sense to me…

]]> Comment on Photo Test by James http://topicalhuman.com/2007/12/03/photo-test/#comment-3548 James Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:09:29 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2007/12/03/photo-test/#comment-3548 It was a great night! I particularly had a great time eating Babe and cousin. :) Count me in for the next one. It was a great night! I particularly had a great time eating Babe and cousin. :) Count me in for the next one.

]]> Comment on Billie Joe Armstrong in Rolling Stone by James http://topicalhuman.com/2007/11/03/billie-joe-armstrong-in-rolling-stone/#comment-3477 James Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:10:22 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2007/11/03/billie-joe-armstrong-in-rolling-stone/#comment-3477 One man's crap is another man's epiphany. Just because music that affects you doesn't affect someone else in the same way does not mean that their feelings/opinions are any less valid. You can argue that we have been spoonfed so much crap that we don't know the difference (and sometimes I certainly feel that way) but I don't think anyone has the monopoly on good musical taste. Much like God, it speaks to many people in many different ways and on many levels....Except for Britney Spears. If you like her music you should be in a psych ward! Loopy loopy loopy! :) :) One man’s crap is another man’s epiphany. Just because music that affects you doesn’t affect someone else in the same way does not mean that their feelings/opinions are any less valid. You can argue that we have been spoonfed so much crap that we don’t know the difference (and sometimes I certainly feel that way) but I don’t think anyone has the monopoly on good musical taste. Much like God, it speaks to many people in many different ways and on many levels….Except for Britney Spears. If you like her music you should be in a psych ward! Loopy loopy loopy! :) :)

]]> Comment on Ready to Go… by Stephen Hamilton http://topicalhuman.com/2007/08/30/ready-to-go/#comment-2648 Stephen Hamilton Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:06:37 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2007/08/30/ready-to-go/#comment-2648 <p>I'm having a great time here in NZ. Christchruch was a nice city, and Kaikoura was awesome, with the bay so close to the snow-capped peaks. Currently I am in Oarmaru, in northern Otago. It seems like a nice little provincial town. Going for a day trip to Dunedin tomorrow, and over to Queenstown for a few days early next week. Having a good time.</p> I’m having a great time here in NZ. Christchruch was a nice city, and Kaikoura was awesome, with the bay so close to the snow-capped peaks. Currently I am in Oarmaru, in northern Otago. It seems like a nice little provincial town. Going for a day trip to Dunedin tomorrow, and over to Queenstown for a few days early next week. Having a good time.

]]> Comment on iOrpheus at Southbank this Friday night by disappointed http://topicalhuman.com/2007/08/29/iorpheus-at-southbank-this-friday-night/#comment-2594 disappointed Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:43:40 +0000 http://topicalhuman.com/2007/08/29/iorpheus-at-southbank-this-friday-night/#comment-2594 wow, it was completely underwhelming. the performance was completely abstract and made no connection with the audience, emotionally, or in terms of them understanding the story. it was really very poor. the brass players did alright but... wow, it was completely underwhelming. the performance was completely abstract and made no connection with the audience, emotionally, or in terms of them understanding the story. it was really very poor. the brass players did alright but…

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