Comments on: ScienceOnline09: Hey, You Can’t Say That! http://ideonexus.com/2009/01/23/scienceonline09-hey-you-cant-say-that/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:43:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: This is What Happens When You Leave a Port Open on a DHS System | ideonexus.com http://ideonexus.com/2009/01/23/scienceonline09-hey-you-cant-say-that/comment-page-1/#comment-10811 This is What Happens When You Leave a Port Open on a DHS System | ideonexus.com Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:01:27 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=2743#comment-10811 [...] know from previous experience that I need to be careful about what I put in the root directory on my development box at work, but [...] [...] know from previous experience that I need to be careful about what I put in the root directory on my development box at work, but [...]

]]> By: ClintJCL http://ideonexus.com/2009/01/23/scienceonline09-hey-you-cant-say-that/comment-page-1/#comment-10688 ClintJCL Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:02:10 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=2743#comment-10688 I still think it's censorship. :) I still think it’s censorship. :)

]]> By: ideonexus http://ideonexus.com/2009/01/23/scienceonline09-hey-you-cant-say-that/comment-page-1/#comment-10684 ideonexus Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:46:04 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=2743#comment-10684 It's absolutely not censorship, I totally agree with both of you on that, and I didn't mean to make it sound like I was saying what I did was okay. That was just a bone-headed thing I did more than five years ago. As far as blogging from work. I don't do that. The block on my website goes for all blogs because people getting addicted to comment threads is a problem. At our federal institution, we are allowed two 15 minute web-surfing breaks a day. Blogs, porn, and streaming video sites are blocked for content and bandwidth reasons, which makes sense. I actually appreciate not being able to access my blog from work to avoid the temptation. The web-filter provides a nice distinction between my work and home life; although, it does mean I can't find the time to respond to comments and e-mails but once a week. As far as my concerns go, the Coast Guard seems to respect that my online life at home is separate and distinct from my work life. I do worry about coworkers reading my blog, but the good side of that is that it keeps me honest (which is also why I blog under my full name). : ) It’s absolutely not censorship, I totally agree with both of you on that, and I didn’t mean to make it sound like I was saying what I did was okay. That was just a bone-headed thing I did more than five years ago.

As far as blogging from work. I don’t do that. The block on my website goes for all blogs because people getting addicted to comment threads is a problem. At our federal institution, we are allowed two 15 minute web-surfing breaks a day. Blogs, porn, and streaming video sites are blocked for content and bandwidth reasons, which makes sense.

I actually appreciate not being able to access my blog from work to avoid the temptation. The web-filter provides a nice distinction between my work and home life; although, it does mean I can’t find the time to respond to comments and e-mails but once a week.

As far as my concerns go, the Coast Guard seems to respect that my online life at home is separate and distinct from my work life. I do worry about coworkers reading my blog, but the good side of that is that it keeps me honest (which is also why I blog under my full name). : )

]]> By: claude lambert http://ideonexus.com/2009/01/23/scienceonline09-hey-you-cant-say-that/comment-page-1/#comment-10674 claude lambert Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:23:22 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=2743#comment-10674 You would not believe what one finds on some federal or gov sites (in any country) from porn to ordering illegal weapons. Even if it is with your own money, it does not look good for the firm. So as much as I love your blog, which I read with religious fervor, I still think that it has no place on your workplace. It seems good sense to me to avoid to be traced to an address (the workplace address, host name, IP, etc) that belongs not to you but to your employer's, for your own stuff that he knows nothing about (good, bad or neutral). It is not censorship: it is about you protecting your employer's interests - and if you do not want to care for it, maybe it is time to quit. You would not believe what one finds on some federal or gov sites (in any country) from porn to ordering illegal weapons. Even if it is with your own money, it does not look good for the firm. So as much as I love your blog, which I read with religious fervor, I still think that it has no place on your workplace. It seems good sense to me to avoid to be traced to an address (the workplace address, host name, IP, etc) that belongs not to you but to your employer’s, for your own stuff that he knows nothing about (good, bad or neutral). It is not censorship: it is about you protecting your employer’s interests – and if you do not want to care for it, maybe it is time to quit.

]]> By: ClintJCL http://ideonexus.com/2009/01/23/scienceonline09-hey-you-cant-say-that/comment-page-1/#comment-10669 ClintJCL Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:53:12 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=2743#comment-10669 Are they blocking your site just to ensure you don't use federal property to blog? That would almost make sense. Either way, it's good that you're not going to back down about blogging! Obviously! Are they blocking your site just to ensure you don’t use federal property to blog? That would almost make sense.

Either way, it’s good that you’re not going to back down about blogging! Obviously!

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