smoknashes

—–Original Message—–
From: ITSC HelpDesk
Sent: Tue 2/7/2006 10:13 AM
To: G-Host; B-Host
Cc:
Subject: SSL-Tunneling behind Hostels

Dear Hostilities,

As part of monitoring Internet access from hostels, some systems are
found chocking the Hostel LAN by using SSL-Tunneling softwares. While we
are in a process to define and implement subsequent rules to restrict
these kind of softwares, you are requested to avoid using these
softwares to download irrelevant stuff like movies, songs etc. which can
cause chocking of the Internet link.

Your cooperation will be appreciated.

Regards,

–
ITSC HelpDesk
Ext: 4149

alright. this is rubbish. i know we’re a university FULL of apathetic fucks, but i’m sure hostelites have enough stake in the lifeblood of their stay at LUMS to do something about this.
primarily, i love the whole “irrelevance” bit. you dont let people of the opposite sex get into each other’s dorms. you have hysterical raving fits everytime you see “person(boy)-such-that-their-head-was-in-lap-of-person(girl)” so its not like you have ANY sex life on campus. as it is, dating is a huge taboo around these parts. add to which no pubs, discos, bars, theater, gaming arena, pool, arcade, bookshops, cafes, cinemas on or near campus, accessible to the hostelites…
sports complex, super store and library close at 12. defence market shuts down around 1. can someone explain to me what the hordes of shagless, dateless, entertainment-starved hostelites are supposed to DO aft 2am? sit around and twiddle their thumbs? play a game of fucking LUDO? oh wait, i know. we’re supposed to offer a breif and sincere remembrance to god, brush our teeth and go to sleep. alternately (just for variety) we may study.

im not saying we go and bash their heads in with big sticks. there has got to be a way to make the admin aware of the fact that theyre not dealing with “users” and “nodes” and “IPs” anymore. theyre not even dealing with “students.” theyre dealing with 19 to 25 year olds. and theyve got to be seriously FUCKED in the head to think that after having sysmatically deprived that particular group of adults the opportunity to do just about anything, they can trivialise things like music and movies. which is seriously, sadly, all that we (and most Pakistani 19 to 25 year olds) have to do. dont even get me started on the legal crap. every movie, cd and book in the market is pirated, and even then, we cant possibly afford to pay for a bloody mp3.

but as it so happens, its the same people shouting, all over again. same five-six people. if those crack-heads ever emerged from playing dota or half-life long enough to give a little support, show a little concern about the the people living on this campus, maybe we’d get somewhere. and its not even that hard. i know of one person who has d/l rights. just expand that to about five people per dorm. and as sweet as it was that the man who came up with the plan was made automatic rep, i’d much rather we vote on it.

also, stop blocking bloody gtalk, msn and skype on and off. this is the FIRST internet service in the world that actually asks its users to cut down on their usage, rather than trying to improve or better manage their own systems. i mean, imagine if WorldCall called you up and said “we hear youre downloading irrelevant things like Grass-Chewing Rituals of Siberian Herdsman. please stop.”

and learn how to spell choking, you shmucks.