/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2014/11/21/#ubuntu-ops.txt

ikoniahello Danishman15:57
Danishmanhello15:57
ikoniahow can the ubuntu operators team help you today ?15:57
ikonia....ok16:04
geniiApparently their instincts told them to leave.16:16
daftykinsMendax could do with a +q or kick, confirmed troll.17:29
k1l[cholcobo[]] (~cholcobo]@50.23.115.91): cholcobo[]    = cholby?18:35
k1lyes, it was cholby.18:41
k1lseems like softlayer is cholbys favorite vpn hoster right now.18:43
rwwfavorite of a few other ban evaders elsewhere too19:56
DJonesErm, well, if thats the case and the host operators haven't responded to complaints, then ban the host and refer banned users to tehir provider20:30
DJonesObviously, this assumes that the the ircc have reported the multiple ban evaders to the host providers20:32
k1li am not sure if they provide vpn/proxy/shell/vhosts very cheap or for testing or if some users on there runnning open proxies20:34
DJonesIf they're providing the host, they're responsible for their users, regardless of how they use the service20:36
DJonesThey have to take responsibility fo rwhat their users do20:37
k1li agree on that. but in reality its "the user pays, so the user does"20:39
rwwi see 5 or so users in #ubuntu with softlayer hostnames in the last fortnight that aren't abusive20:40
rwwnot counting cloaked users etc.20:40
ikoniathese things normally have TOC, but the question is can you be bothered chasing it up and providing the 10 layers of logs/incidents/warnings etc thats required20:40
ikoniaand then 9/10 nothing happens unless you really push and escalate cases20:40
ikoniaor you can prove racist/homophic/$other_inflamitory content20:41
DJonesNo doubt about that, probably 90% of of hostname/cloak/tor etc users are regular people, folow guidelines etc, its just the 10% that cause issues, and providers aren't going to deal with their issues unless the 90% ofinnocent users are compling and affected20:43
rwwi used to report to ISPs Way Back In The Day and never got anywhere at all. haven't bothered recently.20:43
ikoniaI've had great results for ISP's/providers, but you've got be prepared to do it properly and/or chase/esclate20:44
ikoniaescalate20:44
rww(i'd say significantly more than 90% of users of any given connection class are regular people, generally...)20:44
ikoniai'd hope so20:44
DJonesrww: I think thats the issue, joe blogs complaining about fred smith to an ISP will get nowhere because the isp just files the complaint in box 13, they only act when the 90%+ of innocent (Paying customers) users complain to them20:46
ikoniaDJones: I don't think that's true20:46
ikoniathey will act, if you do it properly20:46
ikonia(I'm sure there are exceptions)20:46
geniiI get pretty good response usually from the abuse contact in a whois. I used to rabidly go after the idiots attacking my home server machine this way.20:47
DJonesikonia: Yeah, I can remember reporting a user for child porn references, nothing happened by the ISP until I copies the police in on the complaint20:47
ikoniaDJones: yeah, do it properly, even minor abuse and most tend to act20:48
ikoniaand nor should it20:48
ikoniabut fire and forget doesn't work20:48
geniiUsually it's useful to include any relevant logs with timestamps that they can index to their own machines20:48
ikoniareading the TOS before reporting it, finding out where/how they break it20:49
DJonesgenii: Been there, done that including child porn references, was still ignored by a major UK ISP. they only acted after the police were informed as well20:50
k1l@mark #ubuntu pinkflu was cholby, too21:29
ubottuThe operation succeeded.21:29
=== bazhang_ is now known as bazhang
* genii sips and stares at bazhang23:13
valorieoooo, staring contest?23:13
k1lor is he naked, again?23:13
valorietailless at least....23:13
geniiMy method of pinging him ;)23:14
bazhangwhats up genii23:15
geniibazhang: If you can read Mandarin I would really like if you could watch a video for me and then give a synopsis23:16
* genii wafts the aroma of coffee around23:17
bazhangsure, whats the link23:17
geniibazhang: The factory is sending us these watch-gizmos but the ad to it isn't in English :(23:17
geniibazhang: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzkwMDE3MTI4.html23:17
* valorie sips the cold-brew coffee23:23
k1lgenii: not loading here23:23
* genii gets out the Costa Rican medium roast beans23:23
bazhangBluetooth watch phone call intelligent wearable companion Smart Watch bracelet headphones23:24
valorieI have a blend from the local roaster here23:25
valorieoooo, all the trendy tags23:25
geniiHehe23:25
bazhangsome kind of headphone for use with smartphones, uses bluetooth23:25
geniibazhang: Yes, runs some OS I never heard of before today called Nucleus RTOS23:26
bazhangnice23:26
bazhangprobably a hacked blackberry OS that routes all calls through beijing23:27
geniibazhang: They are sending us 10 of them, probably arrive in a week or two. Wanted to try and figure aout as much about them as possible before they get here. But the English documentation is sorely lacking23:27
* genii grinds up enough beans for a few mugs and fires up the French Press23:28
bazhanggenii, that has a taobao pricing/auction page if you wish23:28
bazhangthe video fonts / speed made it very hard to decipher, so I went there23:29
geniibazhang: Cool.23:29
geniibazhang: Looks like North American pricing should be something like $99-$125 but that might be a tad high23:30
genii( for what the hardware is and what it does)23:30
bazhangtaobao.com/item/40223301082.htm?fromSite=main23:30
bazhang488 rmb / yuan23:31
geniibazhang: Yes, as I thought, less than $99   ( about $89.50 CAD)23:32
* genii carefully pours bazhang a full mug of the Costa Rican medium blend and slides it over23:33
bazhanga bit of  markup, not surprising as their profit margins are wafer thin23:33
geniiI'll PM you factory price :)23:35
bazhang<LinuxDummy><---- very familiar23:46
bazhangvague, lots of breaks for phone calls, no real issues apparent23:46
genii"time suckers"23:47
k1lyep. the behaviour rings some bells23:47
bazhangvampyr23:47
* valorie passes the garlic basket23:48

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