OT: Blockedsites at school, help getting around them Options

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QUOTE (riverman @ Feb 16 2006, 09:35 AM)

QUOTE (Rocket @ Feb 16 2006, 11:59 AM) alright, i knwo there is resons for having blocked sites in high schools, but sometimes it sucks. there was a website called www.proxy7.com where you could create an anonomousy proxy server off their siteand then get on to any site. but now the school has gotten wind of that, and now has blocked that site. does anyone know any other sites that do the like so that we can have our freedom to look at stuff, like http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/cardrifting.html in school? Instead of using your spare time for questionable (albeit creative) purposes, why not spend a little time and effort learning how to write and spell correctly. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) eye dunno wat ue tawkin aboute.

[bd1308]

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Feb 16 2006, 11:31 AM)

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) the only computer we had in school was *one* TRS-80, no harddrive, 8" floppy drive, black/green monitor. i learned assembler/machine language on that thing ... TRS 80 8 Inch Floppies ah, the memories ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer3.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/type.gif) Andy Screencapture: (IMG:http://www.kjsl.com/trs80/graphics/m3mdos.jpg)

ah the trash 80

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[nbscooters]

I used to have the same problem in high school. You can use a translator such as babel fish to browse the sites. You can also try to cache it through google by typing in the internet address and viewing the site cached. Proxys work but 9/10 times they will get blocked. or you can become good friends with a teacher than can change your prvilages. hahha. thats what i did.

[ClayPerrine]

Britt,
Have you actually SEEN a TRS-80?

I didn't think so....


My first experience with computers was a high school computer lab. We had 3 TRS-80 model 1s, one with the 64K expansion box on it. The only external storage we had was an audio tape drive.

We also had 15 dumb terminals with acoustic coupled 300 baud modems. We had to use a dial phone to call the local university where they had shared computer time.

I remember it vividly.. the response to a wrong password was "Close, but no cigar". Pissed me off everytime I saw it.


Those were the BAD old days.

[bd1308]

i bet there's a way to set up a proxy server site on my debian server....


hmmm.....

b

[rjames]

QUOTE

Go to www.eff.org and read about Tor. (the O in Tor is an onion in the logo) You should be able to get it to do what you need. While you're there you might want to read and/or do something about other infringements on your privacy and liberty.

Yeah, like that misguided rule about not bringing firearms to class!


Your liberty to pursue unauthorized websites on a computer that you don't own is being violated? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

[bd1308]

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Feb 16 2006, 03:12 PM)

Britt, Have you actually SEEN a TRS-80? I didn't think so.... My first experience with computers was a high school computer lab. We had 3 TRS-80 model 1s, one with the 64K expansion box on it. The only external storage we had was an audio tape drive. We also had 15 dumb terminals with acoustic coupled 300 baud modems. We had to use a dial phone to call the local university where they had shared computer time. I remember it vividly.. the response to a wrong password was "Close, but no cigar". Pissed me off everytime I saw it. Those were the BAD old days.

nope. i havent clay.

I've owned several apple IIe's though.

i didnt give it that nickname.....

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[alpha434]

Jeeze guys! You are all terrible. Why not just NOT hassle the kid if you don't want to help him.

I used portable firefox and a proxy mod file for it all through high school. They didn't catch wind of it for three years. Usually the kids were way sharper at my vocational school than all the sysops in the whole county. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif)

[bd1308]

QUOTE (alpha434 @ Feb 16 2006, 03:18 PM)

Jeeze guys! You are all terrible. Why not just NOT hassle the kid if you don't want to help him. I used portable firefox and a proxy mod file for it all through high school. They didn't catch wind of it for three years. Usually the kids were way sharper at my vocational school than all the sysops in the whole county. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif)

but which proxy server did you use?

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edit: actually man you must be pretty well-known, since you know each and every sysop in the country enough to dog every one of them. save it.

[brer]

Yea stop wasting my taxes!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif)


CONFORM
CONFORM
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[Rick_Eberle]

How many of the people telling him to stop surfing the net while he's at school, are posting from work (Like I am right now)???

[bd1308]

i'm finding out if i can put a proxy on my debian server, i'l get back to you.

b

[ClayPerrine]

Britt... I know that you didn't name it a trash-80. That name has been around longer than you have.


As for surfing at work, I am not... It's a beautiful day, approximately 80 outside. My car is in the garage, and I am home with the flu.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/icon8.gif) :puke:


If I need to get around a corporate firewall, I use the VPN back to our company's lab. I termserv into one of the lab boxes, and use it's browser to access the internet. No sound, but then again I don't need it for what I am doing.

[alpha434]

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Feb 16 2006, 01:19 PM)

QUOTE (alpha434 @ Feb 16 2006, 03:18 PM) Jeeze guys! You are all terrible. Why not just NOT hassle the kid if you don't want to help him. I used portable firefox and a proxy mod file for it all through high school. They didn't catch wind of it for three years. Usually the kids were way sharper at my vocational school than all the sysops in the whole county. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif) but which proxy server did you use? b edit: actually man you must be pretty well-known, since you know each and every sysop in the country enough to dog every one of them. save it.

Thats county with no R.

And my county used "Bess" to block sites. It was always blocked locally with a ping to a main server to request sites. Internet explorer would ping bess. Portable Firefox won't and just connects directly.

[alpha434]

Not sysops in Jeffco. Lazy, undertrained and poorly staffed, well, for the most part. And boy isn't sysop an archaic term? Network administrators.

But yeah. It probably bounced a different server. All the school computers were set to just ping the bess server. Portable firefox was never told to ping anything in particular. Just to ping away. It's a good program. If you don't need to save history, or favorites, I used it on a 32mb usb drive.

[r_towle]

Give no advise....Give no proxy tools. Im not telling him...make him learn it on his own.

Father of Rocket...

Rich

[smontanaro]

QUOTE (Headrage @ Feb 16 2006, 12:04 PM)

Here is what the computers looked like when I was in school.

Me too. My algebra teacher had a monstrous slide rule that hung from above the chalkboard. (Do they still have chalkboards?) Didn't see an honest-to-goodness 'puter until I got to college where I took a FORTRAN class at night between my frosh and soph years at USC...

Now look at me, writing trading software for a living. All because I couldn't spend my time surfing around when I should have been doing my homework. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

Skip Montanaro

[Mueller]

QUOTE (r_towle @ Feb 16 2006, 03:03 PM)

Give no advise....Give no proxy tools. Im not telling him...make him learn it on his own. Father of Rocket... Rich

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[Gint]

QUOTE (alpha434 @ Feb 16 2006, 02:47 PM)

Not sysops in Jeffco. Lazy, undertrained and poorly staffed, well, for the most part. And boy isn't sysop an archaic term? Network administrators. But yeah. It probably bounced a different server. All the school computers were set to just ping the bess server. Portable firefox was never told to ping anything in particular. Just to ping away. It's a good program. If you don't need to save history, or favorites, I used it on a 32mb usb drive.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

[riverman]

QUOTE (riverman @ Feb 16 2006, 12:35 PM)

QUOTE (Rocket @ Feb 16 2006, 11:59 AM) alright, i knwo there is resons for having blocked sites in high schools, but sometimes it sucks. there was a website called www.proxy7.com where you could create an anonomousy proxy server off their siteand then get on to any site. but now the school has gotten wind of that, and now has blocked that site. does anyone know any other sites that do the like so that we can have our freedom to look at stuff, like http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/cardrifting.html in school? Instead of using your spare time for questionable (albeit creative) purposes, why not spend a little time and effort learning how to write and spell correctly. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

Okay. After sitting on it for a while and reading other responses, I'm starting to feel like I was a little harsh. Sorry Rocket. I realise that you're still in high school, and a little guidance goes a lot further than criticism - and if I'm going to criticize, it should at least be constructive.

It's my opinion that when dealing in a forum of the written word, people should at least take the time to check their spelling and grammar. If you were speaking to a group of people you wouldn't mumble and mispronounce every other word because you would probably be misunderstood. Writing is kind of the same thing. It's still the english language, just in another form.

It could be argued that I didn't put much thought or effort into my response either. For that I apologise.