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  1. Posted · Edited by at0m

    Interested in seeds, seedlings and maybe cuttings (need to do some reading into how viable they are). I've finally got some land/space so I'm looking to go a little nuts. Seeds will come back to the forums a few fold down the road.

     

    The hotter or rarer, the better.

     

    Post/PM what you've got and I'll get back to you.

     

    Cash in the mail, paypal, ???

     

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    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-12/victoria-becomes-first-state-to-legalise-medicinal-cannabis/7321152

    Victoria has become the first state in Australia to legalise the use of medicinal cannabis.

    Children with severe epilepsy will be the first to access to the drug in 2017, Victoria's Health Minister Jill Hennessy said, after the Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill passed Parliament.

    The legislation enables the manufacture, supply and access to medicinal cannabis products in the state.

    "We're starting with these children with severe epilepsy, whose lives have been shown to improve so significantly, because we know these children often don't make it until adulthood," Ms Hennessy said.

    "We want to improve the quality of their life."

    She said it also meant parents of children with the disorder have to purchase the drug illegally.

    "I just think that in this day and age, it's unfair and unacceptable to ask a parent to make a decision between obeying the law and acting in the best interests of their child," she said.

    "Those parents will no longer have that dilemma."

    Ms Hennessy has said access to the drug — available in a variety of forms, including tinctures, oils, capsules, sprays and vaporisable liquids — would be rolled out gradually and eventually be made available to palliative care and those with HIV.

    The Government said it would set up an Office of Medicinal Cannabis to oversee the manufacture of the drugs and would educate doctors and patients about their role and eligibility for the scheme.

    An independent body will also provide advice on the introduction of the drug, which is also legal in more than 20 states in the United States, Spain and Israel.

    Legislation to allow the cultivation of cannabis in Australia for medical or scientific purposes passed Federal Parliament in February.

    The Victorian Government will undertaking a small-scale, strictly controlled cannabis cultivation trial at a Victorian research facility.

    The Queensland Government last year announced that a trial to treat children with epilepsy with medicinal cannabis would take place this year.

    New South Wales Premier Mike Baird this year announced 330 patients suffering nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy would take part in a clinical trial using a cannabis-derived tablet manufactured by a Canadian company.

    The medicinal cannabis trial is the third of its kind in NSW after trials involving terminally ill patients and children with severe epilepsy.

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  5. Posted · Edited by at0m

    A reasonably secure desktop messenger client - that doesn't require a linked phone like the signal client - is exactly what I'm looking for.

    XMPP/jabber client + OTR + well run server.

    Pidgin + OTR + Dukgo server (From the great guys at Duckduckgo)

    Setup guide: https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/pidgin/windows

    Dukgo guide: https://duck.co/blog/post/2/using-pidgin-with-xmpp-jabber

    Alternatively, something a little more experimental: ricochet.im. It uses the tor network quite cleverly.

    Alternatively-er: Go back to the good old IRC servers :)

    All the usual warnings here about being careful about what you say either way, nothing is 100%, etc.

    We should do key signing parties at meetups.

    Edit: I also feel like the title of this thread should really be read more as "Digital Privacy Guide". Opsec implies you've got something to hide and if they're perusing you, these won't help all that much. They're more to stop passive surveillance.

  7. Posted

    Bump because I did a pallet thing!

    Do look forward to it being a bit more filled out but not bad for my first ever project. Had to replace quite a few planks on it with some from other pallets but totally worth it.

    Found a good source for pallets too so when my thicknesser arrives, I should have some more pallet stuff to show off!

    (PS: I'm (probably) back! Out in the country now on a couple acres, got lots to talk about)

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  8. Posted

    http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/medicinal-cannabis-to-be-legalised-in-victoria

    In an Australian first, the Andrews Labor Government will legalise access to locally manufactured medicinal cannabis products for use in exceptional circumstances from 2017.
    Prior to the election, Labor committed to this change because no family should have to choose between breaking the law and watching their loved ones suffer.
    The Victorian Law Reform Commission was asked to advise how to amend the law in order to allow people in exceptional circumstances to safely access medicinal cannabis products.
    The Victorian Law Reform Commission’s Report on Medicinal Cannabis, tabled in Parliament today, includes 42 recommendations and addresses key issues including:

    • Cultivation, manufacture and supply of high quality medicinal cannabis products within Victoria
    • Patient eligibility
    • Appropriate clinical oversight involving specialists, general practitioners, nurses and pharmacists
    • The need for ongoing research and clinical trials
    The Government fully accepts 40 of the Commission’s recommendations, and accepts two recommendations in principle.
    A key step to enabling access to medicinal cannabis will be to establish cultivation and manufacturing industries in Victoria to support an ongoing and reliable supply of medicinal cannabis for patients.
    The Government will begin a cultivation trial at a Victorian research facility which is overseen by the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources.
    The Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources will also be given new regulatory functions to license growers to cultivate cannabis for the purpose of medicinal cannabis.
    The Commission also recommends that eligibility for the scheme be based on the following conditions and corresponding symptoms:
    • Severe muscle spasms or severe pain resulting from multiple sclerosis
    • Severe pain, nausea, vomiting or wasting arising from cancer, HIV/AIDS (of the treatment thereof)
    • Severe seizures resulting from epileptic conditions where other treatment options have failed or have intolerable side effects
    • Severe chronic pain with the approval of two specialists
    As a priority, the Government will provide access to medicinal cannabis for children with severe epilepsy in early 2017.
    The Government accepts the Commission’s recommendation to establish an independent medical advisory committee on medicinal cannabis which will provide advice about expanding eligibility to further patient groups.
    The Government will establish an Office of Medicinal Cannabis within the Department of Health and Human Services to oversee the manufacturing, dispensing and clinical aspects of the framework.
    The Office of Medicinal Cannabis will also help encourage new research and develop clinical guidance, in consultation with the medical profession.
    Earlier this year, the Victorian Government partnered with the NSW Government to enable the participation of Victorians in its clinical trials set to commence in 2016. To help build the evidence base, the Government is also working to establish a Victorian-based clinical trial.
    The Commission’s Report also highlights the importance of cooperation with the Commonwealth, and the Government will be working with its Federal counterparts to ensure Victorians can access medicinal cannabis safely and legally.
    The Government thanks the Victorian Law Reform Commission for its extensive work, which will make a significant difference to the lives of thousands of Victorians.
    The Government will introduce legislation reflecting the Commission’s recommendations by the end of the year.
    Quotes attributable to Premier Daniel Andrews
    “I’ve seen first-hand how medicinal cannabis can change people’s lives. This landmark reform means Victorian families will no longer have to decide between breaking the law and watching their child suffer.”
    “During the election we committed to legalising medicinal cannabis for use in exceptional circumstances, and we’re delivering on our promise.”
    Quotes attributable to Minister for Health Jill Hennessy
    “Victoria is leading the way on legalising medicinal cannabis because we know the difference it can make to a patient’s quality of life, and because we know the evidence is growing in support of it as a treatment option in exceptional circumstances.”
    “Children with severe epilepsy will be the first to access medicinal cannabis in early 2017 because their condition can be life threatening and medicinal cannabis may be their last treatment option.”
    Quotes attributable to Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford
    “This cultivation trial will ensure supply for patients in the first instance, and provide us with important and scientific information that will support and facilitate the development of cultivation of medicinal cannabis in Victoria.”
    “The trial will allow for safe and secure medicinal cannabis products to be introduced and made available for those people in exceptional circumstances in Victoria. Planning for the trial is already underway.”


    * But:

    • From 2017
    • For 'exceptional cases'
    • Cultivated within Victoria
    • Likely other stuff

    Step in the right direction, for sure, but I'm sure we're all on the same page about it not being enough in the long run.

    Side note:

    Under our state's outdated and unfair laws, only ‘a man and a woman’ can adopt a child in Victoria.

    This is wrong. Far too many loving families in Victoria can't get the recognition and security they deserve.

    It’s all about to change.

    We’re making same-sex adoption legal in Victoria – and we’re proud of it.

    After consulting with Victorians, an expert legislative review has recommended how to change the law to allow adoption equality.

    We promised to abolish every last bit of discrimination from our laws and we’re doing just that, because under our Labor Government, equality is not negotiable.

    Every family is different, and the only thing that matters in any family is love.

    Source: https://www.facebook.com/DanielAndrewsMP/photos/a.149185875145957.31693.134712696593275/957125697685300/?type=3

    That's pretty rad too!

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  14. Posted

    Nothing beats good old open source encrytion through a VPN if you are trying to fly under the radar.

    The figurhead known as Snowden documents revealed how important an issue penetrating VPN's is to the international intel orgnisations.

    I wouldn't place much faith in one myself, these days there's an ever growing list of ways to exploit and crack VPN encryption keys. As Atom stated though most of the exploits are commercial exploits and open source keygens are the only way to go.

    The way things are these days I wouldn't even trust a VPN until I'd MTM'd or wiresharked the authenticatication process. The metadata sent by many VPN's is enough to crack the keygen process (particularly commercial VPN's running proprietry software) and if it isn't cracked it will be stored for at least a month.

    This is a fucking deep rabbit hole.

    https://fveydocs.org/document/intro-vpn-exploitation/

    https://fveydocs.org/document/vpn-sigdev-basics/

    or for the layman

    http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/nsas-automated-hacking-engine-offers-hands-free-pwning-of-the-world/

    Realistically, against the NSA, you're kind of fucked.

    I did note in the post is that the only VPN protocol any trust should be put in is OpenVPN but I'll give you that against the NSA and similar, you're probably fucked anyway. Best you can hope for is to not be a big enough target for them. I'd be highly doubtful that AU has access to those tools for non-international cases tbh.

  20. Posted

    I dig it, Brooa! Simple, a nice "rustic" look to it and recycling! Some of my favourite things. I'm going to go searching around for some more pallet ideas. I don't know if they're as commonly used/found here in AU as they are in the states where it seems to be a big thing but I'll be damned if I don't love the idea!

  21. Posted

    I will provide information to the best of my knowledge however it is provided as is without any guarantees or assurances.

    Do your own research as well. The best way to use this is to understand it and build on it.


    I've been meaning to do something like this for quite a while but never really got around to it. With the metadata stuff coming into effect soon, I figured now is as good a time as any to start writing some things on the topics. I'll try cover as much as I can, as best I can, but let me know if you have any questions, suggestions, ideas, whatever.

    Some topics I'd like to cover include VPNs, Tor, Bitcoin, PGP/GPG encryption and general internet privacy. If you've got others you want me to cover, let me know.

    VPNs

    What is a VPN?
    VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. It's main use was to allow people/computers to securely remotely connect into a personal or private network (usually an office) from wherever they may be. This would allow them to safely access the internal services like printers, shared drives/folders, and most importantly and relevant to this post - the internet connection. Despite Bob being at home, their IP would still be the same as if they were in the office for all traffic routed through the VPN. People then started using VPNs solely for the previously mentioned purpose of routing traffic through remote locations.

    How do they stop my metadata being collected/how do they work?
    Well... they don't. But they stop the important stuff being collected. The only metadata that can be collected by Australian ISPs about your internet usage when you're using a VPN is, well, that you're using a VPN. The traffic is fairly easily identified but it's all end-to-end encrypted meaning that at no point along it's journey does your traffic become readable to any party.'

    Are there any drawbacks?
    Yup! The biggest one you will notice, especially living in Australia, is speed. Expect to lose atleast a 3rd of your internet speed. The second biggest thing you'll notice is the hassle if you're going all out. It's very easy to put it in the too hard basket because you've got to install it on all of your devices, make sure they're always connected to the VPN, keep your bills paid, get annoyed at how slow it gets sometimes, etc... Unfortunately privacy comes at a cost now days.

    Alright, I'm with ya, how do I get one of these VPNs?
    Short answer: Buy service from a reputable provider like IPVanish, PIA, IVPN or similar. Using a credit card or Paypal is fine. You're looking at about $10/month but (much) less if you buy in larger blocks (3 months, 6 months, 1 year).

    Long answer:
    Do a bit of research about the providers out there. Some questions to ask:
    Do they log? (Logging for VPNs is usually, amusingly, metadata which is often identifiable if given to certain parties)
    Do they use OpenVPN? (If they don't, don't use them)
    What are people saying about them?
    Where are their servers located?
    Where do the companies operate from?
    How much do they cost?
    Do they support multiple devices/connections?
    Do they look legit?
    How much info are they asking for?

    Once you've found one that ticks your boxes, sign up and pay for your plan. Use bitcoins if you want but realistically Paypal or credit card is likely going to be alright unless you're doing really nefarious things and want some anonymity with your privacy (they are not the same thing). Start with a single month and see how it goes for you. If all is well, consider longer billing periods.

    They usually have pretty extensive guides on how to connect from your difference devices so I won't cover that here. Once connected, run a few checks like see what DuckduckGo thinks your IP is, what DNSLeakTest says and maybe some speed tests if you're interested. Finally, go about your normal browsing.

    Some interesting links

    World War II information security: Navajo VPN - Kaspersky Blog

    I Am Anonymous When I Use a VPN - VPN Myths (I wouldn't go with them as a provider but the info is interesting)

    VPN - Wikipedia

    Tor - Wikipedia

    List of privacy conscious VPN providers by a torrenting/piracy blog (trustworthy) - TorrentFreak

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  22. Posted

    Just wondering ......

    If one is using the TOR browser , can they still monitor , track or record one's usage ?

    First and foremost: DO NOT use Tor for anything you log into on the "clearnet" (SAB, Facebook, twitter, Gmail, etc). Tor exit nodes, who you are routing your traffic through, should not be trusted. Tor to Tor (anything ending in .onion) is 100% encrypted until the destination though.

    To answer your question: Unless there's vulnerabilities in Tor (which I'm still not convinced there are however I am starting to get a bit more sus. about it as the weird happenings continue), the answer is no. They cannot see your traffic as anything other than "That person is using Tor (probably) and they're using X amount of data".

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  23. Posted

    I'm totally confused about what they could even do with that information - the only stuff I can see on that list that they have access to is info about the time, duration, volumes etc of phone calls & downloads & so on, not the content (or destination of internet traffic). How on earth does that help in any kind of criminal cases? The only people I can see having a use for that stuff are telcos & market researchers & their ilk. The GPS data from social media sites is the only actual personal info I can see on there, and honestly if you've given Facebook permission to take that info, then you deserve whatever fate it falls under. I guess you could theoretically use people's download volumes to spot likely illegal downloads (& uploads), but without destination info they would only be guessing. Am I missing something here about this "metadata"? Is there a more complete list somewhere that says they're actually allowed to read our emails now?

    And anyone tech-savvy enough to be doing that kind of thing would probably know how to avoid all this shite anyway. That's the reason this scheme has had "incredible opposition" every time it's been proposed - it isn't effective for the stated purpose, and it's easy to circumvent.

    Ex-NSA Chief: 'We Kill People Based on Metadata'

    Meta data is the envelope, not the letter inside it. Which is to say everything about the communication/transaction except the part that gives it context. Don't misread that as me wanting them to store that too... I want no data retention.

    (Probable retained metadata in orange):

    (Date: 17:00 21/09/2015) Bob (From: [email protected]) sends Jane (To: [email protected]) an email with the subject "Quote for 1500 units of teddy bears" and body telling her about the bears and asking for more info. He attaches a photo of an idea he had for the teddy bear. (Size: 1.5MB, Filetype: JPG)

    When Bob gets arrested for "dissenting against the system" and his metadata is pulled, they can now build a web of connections around Bob and prove that he had been in contact with Jane. Without context, Jane is now pulled into the fold.

    You can bet they will be storing the destination of web connections too.

    Your last line is spot on though. I feel like I should write a quick guide on this... not that it's hard.

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  25. Posted

    A couple more :D

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    The things people do with pallets always astounds me.

    Also despite the trend this isn't just things to put plants in. Anything that goes in or around your garden! I'd also love to see any attempts you guys make at any of these if you do.

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