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At last,
the contents of Aardvark's "million-dollar ideas" notebook
are revealed for all to see!
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The future of the ORBS open relay blacklist appears to be up in the air right
now after its operator, Alan Brown seems to have divested himself of his
interests in Manawatu Internet Services (MIS).
Facing mounting legal and financial pressures that stem from the defamation
case brought by former Domainz CEO Patrick O'Brien and court orders gained
by XTRA and Actrix, Brown appears to have passed his user-base to Mercury
Telecommunications Ltd and is winding up Manawatu Internet Services Ltd.
The announcement was made in an email sent to MIS customers late last week.
In the email, Brown states "The last 9 years of operation of Manawatu
Internet Services Ltd (Dawghaus BBS up until 1994) have been enjoyable and entertaining,
however the stress levels associated with operating a small ISP have
been taking their toll on my health for the last 2-3 years and it really
has become time to move on to different fields."
As reported by Aardvark on Friday, the ORBS website, previously hosted by
MIS, now simply says "Due to circumstances beyond our control, the ORBS
website is no longer available".
Several other news publishers have carried coverage of this story, including
a story at IDG,
one at The Register,
and
one at 7amNews.com
Good News, Bad News
The more you listen to the media and politicians, the more you realise that
truth is often the victim of their words.
On the one hand we've got people telling us that there's a mass exodus of
local hi-tech workers and skills and on the other hand we have
good news
stories that say they're coming back.
On the one hand we're told that government policies are helping our R&D
activities and attracting overseas companies by providing a necessary catalyst
and then we're told that
some policies
are still deterring such overseas investment.
I'd be interested to hear whether the feeling amongst IT workers has changed
since the budget. Have you changed your mind about leaving or returning to
NZ in the past month or so? If so -- what do you plan to do and why?
That Jet Engine Video
As promised, albeit a little late because I'm still surrounded by tissues and
empty bottles of Formula 44,
here is the video I promised
of the new X-Jet engine in operation.
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