Hello Jan,

JP>>> and nobody could tell I was not there.

HD>> Ofcourse one can say that. Your mobile connection was via a GSM mast.

JP> The eeePC could in principle also connect to Ziggo WiFi anywhere where
JP> people have their routers configured for it.
JP> It is a service from Ziggo where you can allow others to use your WiFi.
JP> Works most places and is then free.

I see, but I am no client of Ziggo for inet, only for coax cable tv.

JP> But I have that WiFi off. Was hacked long ago here.

You donot have a good protected router?

JP> As for memory size, yes, but I have a large USB stick and it will just
JP> boot into opencpn with that.

Sure. OpenCPN works even at a Pi with 1 GB.

JP> It is not fast though.

Not for navigation. Drawing charts is a busy processing job.

JP> The PIN system has now failed a couple of times here, millions of Euros
JP> damage as people could not pay for their shopping,

A real problem, when your car tank is emty and you can not fill it again at
nights to drive home.
Lucky me I can travel 1100 km at one tank filling.

JP> there is a lot of bad IT, kids without in depth knowledge of the stuff
JP> seem to be let lose to create large networks,
JP> the tax system IT was a disaster that did cost millions
JP> and still is not working it seems, project had to be stopped?

I have heard that many times yes.

JP> People here are talking about buying a safe and getting their money /
JP> saving from the banks.

For emergency purposes you always have to do that yes.
Every good inland skipper knows that for sure and for years.
Always keep a large storage of frequently used goods.
You never know when the next moment will be there to buy goods again when
sailing. So take every chance to fill up your storage.

HD>> So donot tell the phrase you did above, it simply is not true ;-).
HD>> And second your connection has two weak links, the 3G provider,
HD>> and your local ISP at home, i.e. ADSL or Fibre.

JP> What I meant is that I can post to Usenet and the source IP quoted in
JP> the headers will be my home IP address.

I understand that SSH way you described.

JP> Not all Usenet providers do quote the source IP though.
JP> You seem to be using a New Zealand Usenet provider?

You are faked ;-)
I am using FidoNet by POTS, and my mail is going through WorldWide FidoNet
and also via that usenet gateway, very comfortable indeed.

JP> Yes, I know they know everything, that is why (but I trust you do not
JP> tell anyone OK)
JP> I keep the invasion plans for the US on a separate laptop screened with
JP> alufoil buried under 'het torentje' in The Hague.

You do not know if Trump does read this area too ? ;-).

JP>> When the Boiler at home has a leakage, the RCD could shut down and your
home
JP>> router and internetconnection also.

JP> RCD to me means 'Radio Control Dienst' (radio law enforcement for the
JP> English lurkers),

You never have heard about the Reduced Current Device?
They also called it an Earthleakage Switch (Dutch: AardLekSchakelaar).

JP> these days I have a ham license....

I donot, only have a 27 MHz transceiver with FM, AM, USB and LSB
and it is not used anymore because of my bad hearing.
The antenna is dismantled because the nabours could not sleep when there are
heavy winds.
I only kept it for packet radio plans with a AEA PK87 packtcontrolle to run
AX25 messages through the air.
I have the RISC OS software versions for the Acorn RISC PC here.
Never tried it life.

JP> In the long ago past the RCD was something to watch out for.
JP> These days they are called 'Agentschap Telecom', you probably know,
JP> I assume you have Marcom A/B.

No, only the basic marine radio license for inland VHF, not at sea.

HD>> So modern technology is not allways working well, donot rely to much on
it.

JP> With more and more 'tronics all that is needed is a large EMP pulse
JP> and the world will come to a standstill, that includes modern cars,
JP> navigation, power, etc, just a matter of time.

I know.

JP> If humans do not do it, then a big solar eruption may.

If we are still alive to stand the heat?

JP> I design 'tronix and am well aware of its limitations.
JP> And hackers, the little raspi webserver I run for test most of the day
JP> on  http://217.120.43.67
JP> try it, with a copy of my real website, sees many hacking attempts from
JP> all countries in the world all day long. Its logged.

Good.

JP> Give it some years and perhaps everybody gets a chip at birth.

I hate that idea ;-(.

JP> Then new technology, identity theft, hackers.. EMP,
JP> possibly the next upcoming nuke war will kill all tronix and we will be
JP> free  ..??
JP> Sail away

Yes, let us keep it simple.

JP> Its is like when I dropped that many GB harddisk, with so much valuable
JP> stuff on it.
JP> Oh well, life goes on.

But you now have that M-DISKS ;-).
They will get older than you?

Greetings
Henri.

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