Message-ID: <20220915134304.31009140440@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:43:04 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Just so you know it's not all fun and tech-talk
here at T-D central
Periodically, I get emails like the one shown below, and sometimes I
also get reminders that I haven't included the URL's the script
kiddies asked me to put up for them.
These oh-so-folksy messages are intended for those who've inherited
responsibility for a company or school or club website, without
experience or training. We've all been there, and we all know that it
takes a while to get used to winnowing the wheat away from the chaff.
This particular chaff is an automated attempt to convince me to
include a web link in an issue of the Digest that's about two years
old: no doubt, it's got a few keywords that they want to be associated
with, not because they're interested in telecommunicaitons, but
because the count of web links that point to a particular site is a
critical factor in determining the "page rank" that site gets on
Internet search engines such as Google. Increasing page ranking is the
ne plus ultra of the SEO world: it's what the script kiddies who write,
and then spam me with this carp are trying to accomplish.
So, as a public service, I'm passing along this
oh-so-touching-but-not-in-a-good-way attempt to help some fast buck
artist make some extra money. Please spread the word: the original
email, with headers, is available for anyone who is in the business
and willing to write to me offline.
Oh, and please feel free to use the phone number that's listed to tell
"Amber" that I think bridges should be made out of steel, and that
he/she/it is wasting his/her/their time sending this to me.
Bill Horne
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| From the never-ending-BOHICA-story department … |
| Good morning again Mr. Horne -
I'm reaching out again to see if you've possibly had time to review
the [material] that I sent over a few weeks ago? I think it would be
really helpful to your visitors & would make a great addition to your
page at:
http://telecom-digest.org/[redacted]/volume=39&issue=151
It was just updated with newly published data surrounding the
industry. I've included the guide below: -
https://www.not-on-their-best-day-and-my-worst.invalid
Thanks so much again for your time with this & looking forward to your
thoughts -
Amber
>>> On 8/27/2022 8:31 AM, Amber Bridges wrote:
Good morning -
I have a quick question about some of the content that's on your
website. You have some really great information & I wanted to ask your
policies for linking to other sites as resources.
My name is Amber Bridges with [Sincere-sounding-keyword-name]. We
publish unbiased, professionally reviewed content that helps current &
prospective college students looking for guidance on training &
educational opportunities in the data science industry.
Our information is reviewed by top-tier professionals in the computer
science & engineering spaces and our content has been cited by
numerous industry organizations & academic institutions.
Our editors have recently updated our [Sincere-sounding-keyword-name]
that include lists of scholarships, comprehensive degree program data,
licensing & certification info by state, and career profiles for the
industry. You can see the guide here: -
https://www.not-on-my-worst-day-and-their-best.invalid/
Would you be open to including a link to this page with your other
resources on this page:
http://telecom-digest.org/[redacted]/volume=39&issue=151
I really believe that your visitors would find it to be valuable &
would make a great addition to your list of resources.
Thank you so much for considering us & please let me know if you have
any questions about the sites or their content.
Thanks again & talk soon -
Amber Bridges
Senior Editor - [Sincere-sounding-keyword-name]
[P]: (816) 343-4905
About Us: [Sincere-sounding-keyword-name] provides community resources
that are centered around higher education in the US. You can read more
about us by visiting our websites or by viewing our privacy policy. If
you do not wish to receive emails from us, please click to
Unsubscribe. This message is intended for audiences in the United
States only; if this email has reached anyone outside of the United
States, please let us know and we will remove you from our mailing
lists.
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Message-ID: <20220914182952.GA316900@telecomdigest.us>
Date: 14 Sep 2022 18:29:52 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: KY: (Opinion) Our 9-1-1 system desperately needs
federal money for upgrades
On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 03:50:15PM -0400, Bill Horne wrote:
> Since its inception, 9-1-1 has been a victim of its own success. Ninety-nine
> percent of the time, it just works, and people ignore it. Government leaders
> have an“if it's not broke, why fix it” mentality.
>
> Unfortunately, this approach is short-sighted and puts lives at risk. Simply
> put, 9-1-1 will increasingly fail to meet the needs of Kentuckians and
> Americans unless it is upgraded to Next Generation 9-1-1 technology (NG911)
> - and this can only be achieved through an infusion of federal funding.
I am always leery of "VoIP" networks, and this author's opinion
notwithstanding, I don't think they are a good idea for carrying any
kind of emergency communications.
There are at least two things wrong with the idea of using IP-based
connections to carry 911 traffic:
1. The basic, fundamental, underlying premise of the Internet's design
is that any particular packet can wait until a route is available,
and the packets that transport a 911 Voice-over-Internet-Protocal
(VoIP) connection MUST be given priority over other traffic - but
there is no mechanism in place to do that. VoIP is fine for my home
phone (if my ISP ever stops blocking it), but it's NOT a reliable
way to provide the "always on" connections needed for a PSAP to
talk to those in need of help.
2. Deep down in the glib come-on for the IP network which is supposed
to provide the virtual circuits that 911 must have, there is a tiny
little tell-all that gives the project's REAL purpose away. The
NSInet details say that all traffic will be carried over "private"
or "virtually private" paths. We all know what Virtual Private
Networks are - but what they are NOT is a virtual circuit, and
the fact that they're going to be used for the "new 911" tells me
that this allegedly "advanced" system will be composed of a few
concentrated cubicle farms in each state (if even that), trying to
use technology to relieve the ever-more-hungry politicians of any
obligation to hire and pay the multi-lingual, multi-cultural
specialists that currect E911 PSAPs are supposed to have on duty at
all times. Of course, if multi-lingual labor can't be found, there
will always be the temptation to "offshore" the centers overseas ...
You heard it here first.
Bill Horne
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Message-ID: <4f0f5124-2c33-f743-46cb-df4d18055553@gmail.com>
Date: 14 Sep 2022 11:05:23 -0400
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: AT&T, Verizon Receive Lowest Marks on Newly Released
Democracy Report Card
Major corporations gave more than $6 million to state lawmakers who
support voter suppression legislation.
By Jessica Goodheart
On the heels of President Joe Biden's speech warning of an existential
threat to American democracy, voting rights advocacy organization
Accountable.US today unveiled a scorecard that grades the nation's
top 100 corporations on their support for democracy. The “American
Democracy Scorecard” did not grade on a curve: Two-thirds of the
companies received failing marks.
The lowest scorer, according to the group's criteria, was AT&T, followed
by Verizon. Charter Communications and Comcast were also among the 10
lowest scorers. All four belong to the telecommunications industry,
which received the scorecard's lowest ranking among all industries.
https://capitalandmain.com/att-verizon-receive-lowest-marks-on-newly-released-democracy-report-card
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Message-ID: <43eee614-1da2-fe1c-20e8-f39ee33bfd3b@gmail.com>
Date: 14 Sep 2022 11:08:46 -0400
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: AT&T glitch downs 9-1-1 calls on 9-11
By Pat Raia
Both administrative and emergency calls into the Hernando County
Sheriff's Office (HCSO) were brought down on Sept. 11 by a glitch in
the telecommunications hub belonging to AT&T. By Sept. 12, the outage
had been resolved, the HCSO said.
According to Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis, at about 4 p.m. on
Sept. 11, all calls to the HCSO went down.
https://www.hernandosun.com/2022/09/14/att-glitch-downs-9-1-1-calls-on-9-11/
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Message-ID: <4321b453-145b-e423-7e84-87f40936ec4b@gmail.com>
Date: 14 Sep 2022 11:15:05 -0400
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: OK: AT&T offers $5k reward for information on Green Country
copper thieves
AT&T announced it will offer a $5 thousand reward for information that
leads to convictions of copper thieves in Northeast Oklahoma.
The phone company said they are requesting information for copper
cable thefts in Tulsa, Muskogee, Pittsburg,Osage, Rogers, McAlester
and Washington, dating back to January. Local authorities have
investigated numerous copper thefts over the years.
https://tinyurl.com/4c5xfbbx
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