Why voting is important?

This topic is requested by our follower, Mr.Haree.

10 REASONS TO VOTE

1. IT IS YOUR RIGHTS- every single citizen who is above 21 years old is capable of voting. Whatever party that you want to vote, it is your decision. No one can question you.

2. EVERY VOTE COUNTS- Maybe you will ask yourself, “Will a single vote make difference?” So, why bother? The truth is that your vote does count and you do make a difference every time you vote. You may think it’s just one vote, but what if there are 1000 people who thought the same?

3.TO CANCEL OUT SOMEONE ELSE’S VOTE- You would not know if your mother, father or friends vote against you. You can cancel out their vote.

4.IF YOU DO NOT VOTE, SOMEONE ELSE WILL VOTE FOR YOU – phantom voters? No evidence but it could be true.

5.YOU CANNOT COMPLAIN IF YOU DID NOT VOTE- Well, technically you can, but I will taunt you mercilessly. It is a simple equation-- when you vote, you earn the right to gripe.

6.CHOOSE WHO WILL MAKE DECISIONS FOR YOUR COUNTRY- after election, every decisions made by the people in power will be the final decision. Do not regret if there are few decisions which benefits certain people, not the whole community.

7.VOTE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION- Decisions we make today impact our children, grandchildren and all generations that follow. Make choices that will improve their lives by voting. It also sets a good example and encourages civil responsibility.

8.DEMOCRACY- feel how a real democracy country works. The people has the right to change the government.

9.PATRIOTISM -  as a part of being patriotic to the nation, you choose your leader so that your country will be better than before. Love your country.

10.DO OR DIE- It Is not like festivals that come yearly. Once you missed it, you need to wait till the next general election which comes minimum once every 3 years.

10 REASONS FOR YOUNG GENERATIONS TO VOTE

                                       If they can vote, why can't you?

1)BUST THE STEREOTYPE

"Young people are lazy, they don't care, they won't vote." That's what they say. Let's prove them wrong. Young voters have to represent. Honestly, I'm sick and tired of hearing that our generation is apathetic and too self-involved to care about politics. It's just not true, and we need to change that mentality. Fine, we spend too much time on Facebook, but it's all for the greater good. IN FACT, IF ALL THE YOUNG GENERATIONS UNITE, WE CAN DECIDE THE GOVERNMENT. OUR POPULATION COUNTS MORE!!

2)LESS EFFORTS TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCES

If you're not registered, do it now. It only takes a couple of minutes. If you don't vote, I DON’T THINK YOU DESERVE TO CELEBRATE 31^ST AUGUST AND 16^TH SEPTEMBER, HONESTLY.

3)RUKUN NEGARA

The 2^ND principle-KESETIAAN KEPADA RAJA DAN NEGARA AND 3^RD principal KELUHURAN PERLEMBAGAAN.

4)LOST AND GAIN

Young people have the most to gain and lose in any election because they have to live with the consequences longer than anyone else.

5)FUN AND ENJOY

You can share your voting experiences with friends. And you can tease those who didn’t cast their vote as being invaluable to our country.

6)DEMOCRACY

Feel the power in your hands. “I CHOOSE MY LEADER.I DETERMINE MY COUNTRY’S FATE”.

7)FANATICISM

It is something like supporting a sports team. If the team wins, you will be happy. TRY AND SEE. IT’S A GREAT FEELING.

8)WISER DECISION

Young generations have more access to the IT world. So they are able get news from alternative medias to determine what is right and wrong.

9)FIT VOTERS
Young generations are more fit and healthy compared to elderly. So, we are able to go to the voting area without any problem. 

10)BONUS REASON

At the polling location, you might get to finally meet that cute guy or girl you always see in your neighborhood. Plus, they'll be instantly impressed by your devotion to civic duty.

For those who have not registered, the deadline is 30^TH September 2011. If you missed it, you can’t vote for the coming general election- MALAYSIANS only.

bheng’s wish is that there will be more younger generations will register as voters and vote during the elections. Therefore, spread this article, get into every single youth of this country. Tell them, inform them, that the country needs you. Please visit REG2VOTE for more information.

By bhengbros@bheng

(>_<)”

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The Hacker Attitude

Hackers with attitude

Hackers solve problems and build things, and they believe in freedom and voluntary mutual help. To be accepted as a hacker, you have to behave as though you have this kind of attitude yourself. And to behave as though you have the attitude, you have to really believe the attitude.


But if you think of cultivating hacker attitudes as just a way to gain acceptance in the culture, you'll miss the point. Becoming the kind of person who believes these things is important for you  for helping you learn and keeping you motivated. As with all creative arts, the most effective way to become a master is to imitate the mind-set of masters not just intellectually but emotionally as well.


So, if you want to be a hacker, repeat the following things until you believe them:

1. The world is full of fascinating problems waiting to be solved.

Being a hacker is lots of fun, but it's a kind of fun that takes lots of effort. The effort takes motivation. Successful athletes get their motivation from a kind of physical delight in making their bodies perform, in pushing themselves past their own physical limits. Similarly, to be a hacker you have to get a basic thrill from solving problems, sharpening your skills, and exercising your intelligence.
If you aren't the kind of person that feels this way naturally, you'll need to become one in order to make it as a hacker. Otherwise you'll find your hacking energy is sapped by distractions like sex, money, and social approval.
(You also have to develop a kind of faith in your own learning capacity  a belief that even though you may not know all of what you need to solve a problem, if you tackle just a piece of it and learn from that, you'll learn enough to solve the next piece and so on, until you're done.)

2. No problem should ever have to be solved twice.

Creative brains are a valuable, limited resource. They shouldn't be wasted on re-inventing the wheel when there are so many fascinating new problems waiting out there.
To behave like a hacker, you have to believe that the thinking time of other hackers is precious  so much so that it's almost a moral duty for you to share information, solve problems and then give the solutions away just so other hackers can solve new problems instead of having to perpetually re-address old ones.
Note, however, that "No problem should ever have to be solved twice." does not imply that you have to consider all existing solutions sacred, or that there is only one right solution to any given problem. Often, we learn a lot about the problem that we didn't know before by studying the first cut at a solution. It's OK, and often necessary, to decide that we can do better. What's not OK is artificial technical, legal, or institutional barriers (like closed-source code) that prevent a good solution from being re-used and force people to re-invent wheels.
(You don't have to believe that you're obligated to give all your creative product away, though the hackers that do are the ones that get most respect from other hackers. It's consistent with hacker values to sell enough of it to keep you in food and rent and computers. It's fine to use your hacking skills to support a family or even get rich, as long as you don't forget your loyalty to your art and your fellow hackers while doing it.)

3. Boredom and drudgery are evil.

Hackers (and creative people in general) should never be bored or have to drudge at stupid repetitive work, because when this happens it means they aren't doing what only they can do  solve new problems. This wastefulness hurts everybody. Therefore boredom and drudgery are not just unpleasant but actually evil.
To behave like a hacker, you have to believe this enough to want to automate away the boring bits as much as possible, not just for yourself but for everybody else (especially other hackers).
(There is one apparent exception to this. Hackers will sometimes do things that may seem repetitive or boring to an observer as a mind-clearing exercise, or in order to acquire a skill or have some particular kind of experience you can't have otherwise. But this is by choice  nobody who can think should ever be forced into a situation that bores them.)

4. Freedom is good.

Hackers are naturally anti-authoritarian. Anyone who can give you orders can stop you from solving whatever problem you're being fascinated by  and, given the way authoritarian minds work, will generally find some appallingly stupid reason to do so. So the authoritarian attitude has to be fought wherever you find it, lest it smother you and other hackers.
(This isn't the same as fighting all authority. Children need to be guided and criminals restrained. A hacker may agree to accept some kinds of authority in order to get something he wants more than the time he spends following orders. But that's a limited, conscious bargain; the kind of personal surrender authoritarians want is not on offer.)
Authoritarians thrive on censorship and secrecy. And they distrust voluntary cooperation and information-sharing  they only like cooperation™ that they control. So to behave like a hacker, you have to develop an instinctive hostility to censorship, secrecy, and the use of force or deception to compel responsible adults. And you have to be willing to act on that belief.

5. Attitude is no substitute for competence.

To be a hacker, you have to develop some of these attitudes. But copping an attitude alone won't make you a hacker, any more than it will make you a champion athlete or a rock star. Becoming a hacker will take intelligence, practice, dedication, and hard work.
Therefore, you have to learn to distrust attitude and respect competence of every kind. Hackers won't let posers waste their time, but they worship competence  especially competence at hacking, but competence at anything is valued. Competence at demanding skills that few can master is especially good, and competence at demanding skills that involve mental acuteness, craft, and concentration is best.
If you revere competence, you'll enjoy developing it in yourself  the hard work and dedication will become a kind of intense play rather than drudgery. That attitude is vital to becoming a hacker.


You can also read our article What is a Hacker?

For Better Understanding of Hacking and Social Engineering you may download this book The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick.


Original Article by: Eric Steven Raymond (How to become a Hacker?)

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Operation Unblock - Help Malaysians get around filters and able to download again

Operation Unblock – Help Malaysians get around filters and able to download again.

NOTICE : This is not related to Anonymous / any others hacktivism group! – We are not going to attack this attack that , We have our OpUnblock to help all of you to get around the filters 

• See below for more guide & info! Sorry for the long grandma story

PROBLEM: Malaysia blocks filesharing sites.

GOAL: * Help Malaysians get around filters (http://bit.ly/kwMKVb)

            * Create media attention for the cause

            * Inform Malaysians of the existence of the op and invite them to join us

            * Make websites accessible again – either by disabling the filter or making the government disable it.

            * It’s just about giving the people back their freedom

We are not against copyright but we hate censorship and they are just merely FILE HOSTING sites for God’s sake.

It’s the account holders who share their links to pirated contents over the net to the public that they should be going after and DMCA is an act. it’s not an organization or a government agency. you cannot report to an act. you can report using DMCA as a tool (an act). Like for example: Kamu didapati bersalah di atas kanun keseksaan bla bla (an act).

Blocking websites is ILLEGAL, It is illegal due to a number of things:

- the websites are based outside malaysia, which is outside of Malaysia’s jurisdiction

- MCMC’s Internet Freedom guarantee

- UN declared that internet access is a universal human right (http://www.du.edu/korbel/hrhw/volumes/2004/best-2004.pdf )

Filesharing IS NOT ILLEGAL. Copying data is the technical backbone of the internet. If you retrieve a data from say a server in Mongolia, It will be sent AND copied to every server that it traverses to reach you. To truly block an illegal file, would mean to block every single possible node point across the world to you, which would mean TMNET/MAXIS/CELCOM/YES/DIGI/etc servers as well. Filesharing has been around since even before photostat machines were invented.

How about banning other storage sites such as Microsoft SkyDrive, Amazon Cloud, Apple’s iCloud?

Ban the use of emails with large inbox sizes because friends are sending me files and sharing their private content with me such as photo albums, work documents, etc. You dare claim that you have the right to see them too? On what basis? That’s over the line of individual privacy.

Some links :

http://www.malaysiabay.org/ <- ThePirateBay

http://www.filestube.me/ <- Filestube

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Guide to bypassing the Malaysian filesharing site filter

Follow this guide to be able to access websites like Megaupload and The Pirate Bay again.

SPREAD THIS GUIDE to fellow Malaysians on Facebook and Twitter!

LIST OF FREE DNS SERVERS AT THE END.

Changing DNS server settings on Microsoft Windows 7.

1. Go the Control Panel.

2. Click Network and Internet, then Network and Sharing Center, and click Change adapter settings.

3. Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:

         To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, right-click Local Area Connection, and click Properties.

         To change the settings for a wireless connection, right-click Wireless Network Connection, and click Properties.

     If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

4. Select the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties.

5. Click Advanced and select the DNS tab. If there are any DNS server IP addresses listed there, write them down for future reference, and remove them from this window.

6. Click OK.

7. Select Use the following DNS server addresses. If there are any IP addresses listed in the Preferred DNS server or Alternate DNS server, write them down for future reference.

8. Replace those addresses with the IP addresses of the DNS servers (Google’s public DNS servers are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4).

9. Restart the connection you selected in step 3.

10. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.

11. Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.

Mac OS X

DNS settings are specified in the Network window. 

Example: Changing DNS server settings on Mac OS 10.5

From the Apple menu, click System Preferences, then click Network. 

If the lock icon in the lower left-hand corner of the window is locked, click the icon to make changes, and when prompted to authenticate, enter your password.

Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:

To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, select Built-In Ethernet, and click Advanced.

To change the settings for a wireless connection, select Airport, and click Advanced.

Select the DNS tab.

Click + to replace any listed addresses with, or add, the DNS’ IP adresses at the top of the list. Google’s public DNS’ IP are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4

Click Apply and OK.

Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.

Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.

Linux

In most modern Linux distributions, DNS settings are configured through Network Manager.

Example: Changing DNS server settings on Ubuntu

In the System menu, click Preferences, then click Network Connections.

Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:

To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, select the Wired tab, then select your network interface in the list. It is usually calledeth0.

To change the settings for a wireless connection, select the Wireless tab, then select the appropriate wireless network.

Click Edit, and in the window that appears, select the IPv4 Settings tab.

If the selected method is Automatic (DHCP), open the dropdown and select Automatic (DHCP) addresses only instead. If the method is set to something else, do not change it.

In the DNS servers field, enter the DNS IP addresses, separated by a space. (Google Public DNS IP addresses: 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4).

Click Apply to save the change. If you are prompted for a password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.

Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.

If your distribution doesn’t use Network Manager, your DNS settings are specified in /etc/resolv.conf.

Example: Changing DNS server settings on a Debian server

Edit /etc/resolv.conf:

sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf

If any nameserver lines appear, write down the IP addresses for future reference.

Replace the nameserver lines with, or add, the following lines:

nameserver 

nameserver 

Save and exit.

Restart any Internet clients you are using.

Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.

Additionally, if you are using DHCP client software that overwrites the settings in /etc/resolv.conf, you will need to set up the client accordingly by editing the client’s configuration file.

DNS Celcom 3G Broadband

01: On your desktop click ‘Mobile Connect’ icon.To open Mobile Connect application.

02: If Mobile Connect ask you PIN number then enter 1234 (This default PIN unless you changed it).

03: Go to Settings > Manual > Celcom.

04: Go to ‘Settings’ again > Choose Connection Type > 3G only.

05: Go to ‘Settings’ again > Network Connection Settings.

i. Click New and enter the profile name. Eg: Celcom 3G.

ii.Authetication – number: *99#; Username: <leave blank>; Password: <leave blank>

iii.DNS Settings > select Dynamic.

iv.APN and Additional Settings: Static; APN: celcom3g

v.IP Settings: Dynamic

vi.Authetication Protocol: CHAP

vii.WINS Settings: Dynamic

06: Click Save button and OK for configuration validation.

07: So, apa lagi, what are you waiting for ? Click Connect dan layarilah file sharing anda dengan Celcom 3G broadband anda.

DNS for Linux/Ubuntu

Under Linux / UNIX / BSD operating system, you need to edit the /etc/resolv.conf file and add the line:

nameserver {IP-OF-THE-DNS-1}

nameserver {IP-OF-THEISP-DNS-SERVER-2}

Login as the root, enter: # vi /etc/resolv.conf

OR

$ sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf

Modify or enter nameserver as follows:

nameserver 208.67.222.222

nameserver 208.67.220.220

Save and close the file. (By : Mohd Nasrul )

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FREE DNS SERVERS:

=> Service provider: Google

Google public dns server IP address:

8.8.8.8

8.8.4.4

=> Service provider:Dnsadvantage

Dnsadvantage free dns server list:

156.154.70.1

156.154.71.1

=> Service provider:OpenDNS

OpenDNS free dns server list / IP address:

208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220

=> Service provider:Norton

Norton free dns server list / IP address:

198.153.192.1

198.153.194.1

=> Service provider: GTEI DNS (now Verizon)

Public Name server IP address:

4.2.2.1

4.2.2.2

4.2.2.3

4.2.2.4

4.2.2.5

4.2.2.6

=> Service provider: ScrubIt

Public dns server address:

67.138.54.100

207.225.209.66

Other anti-censorship DNS servers:

85.88.19.10 (German Xail.net) sehr schnell!

85.88.19.11 (German Xail.net)

87.118.100.175 (German Privacy Foundation e.V.)

94.75.228.28 (German Privacy Foundation e.V.)

62.141.58.13 (German Privacy Foundation e.V.)

85.25.251.254 (German Privacy Foundation e.V.) langsam!

85.214.73.63 (FoeBuD e.V.)

212.82.225.7 (ClaraNet)

212.82.226.212 (ClaraNet)

213.73.91.35 (Chaos Computer Club Berlin)

58.6.115.42 (OpenNIC, Australien)

58.6.115.43 (OpenNIC, Australien)

119.31.230.42 (OpenNIC, Australien)

200.252.98.162 (OpenNIC, Brasilien)

217.79.186.148 (OpenNIC, Deutschland)

82.229.244.191 (OpenNIC, Frankreich)

216.87.84.211 (OpenNIC, USA)

2002:d857:54d2:2:20e:2eff:fe63:d4a9 (OpenNIC, IPv6 USA)

2001:470:1f07:38b::1 (OpenNIC, IPv6 USA)

2001:470:1f10:c6::2 (OpenNIC, IPv6 USA)

66.244.95.20 (OpenNIC, USA)

204.152.184.76 (f.6to4-servers.net, ISC)

2001:4f8:0:2::14 (f.6to4-servers.net, IPv6, ISC)

194.150.168.168 (dns.as250.net; anycast DNS!)

80.237.196.2 (Erdgeist)

194.95.202.198 (UDK Berlin)

88.198.130.211 (Dataflash)

78.46.89.147 (ValiDOM)

129.206.100.126 (URZ Uni Heidelberg)

79.99.234.56 (justnet.ch, Schweiz)

208.67.220.220 (OpenDNS)

208.67.222.222 (OpenDNS)

156.154.70.22 (Comodo Secure DNS)

156.154.71.22 (Comodo Secure DNS)

85.25.149.144 (Freie DNS-Server)

87.106.37.196 (Freie DNS-Server)

8.8.8.8 (Google Public DNS)

8.8.4.4 (Google Public DNS)

88.198.24.111 (jali/CCCHB)

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How-to : Youtube link for DNS tut

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8d-Sv20WCQ

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBJaIahhH20

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwS6Jufjqds

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2. Set up mirrors of filesharing sites

    -> Use something like httrack/wget to set up a mirror of thepiratebay etc on some spare server space? Suggestions welcome. There is already http://malaysiabay.org/, mirror of TPB, just to let everyone know.

3. Set up alternatives

    Basically, set up your own filesharing sites. Make them as accessible as possible

    Multiple domains, multiple IPs, etc. Spread infomation about other file shairs

4. Download Now : http://bit.ly/dlnn

Plain and simple: DownloadNow is a service which allows you to download files from the most popular hosting websites, such as fileserve.com or megaupload.com. From this day on you do not need to have paid accounts on multiple hosting websites.

Article Copied and Adapted. We do not claim ownership for this article.
Original Article by : http://evozi.com/blog/2011/06/operation-unblock-help-malaysians-get-around-filters-and-able-to-download-again/trackback/

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