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PhreakNIC Technology and Hacker Culture Convention

The PN9 site is up and available for your perusal. Dates, hotel info, and mailing list signup info, among other things. Pass it 'round.

PhreakNIC 9 Site Available

] Melinda Dishman's 13-year-old daughter rarely talks about
] the hidden cameras that reportedly took pictures of her
] changing clothes in a school locker room.
]
] ''She's embarrassed. Her big concern is who has looked at
] them. She just knows it's not right,'' said Dishman,
] adding that her daughter is now acutely aware of her
] surroundings and wonders who might be watching. ''She
] doesn't take her privacy for granted.''

While I was in TN earlier this morning one of the technology coordinators told me about this story. The really disturbing part of this is that it was a middle school.

Parents demand limits for school cameras - Wednesday, 07/09/03

] Burgess Falls State Natural Area, located in Middle
] Tennessee, lies on the eastern edge of Tennessee's
] Highland Rim adjacent to the Cumberland Plateau. This is
] characterized by sheer bluffs, narrow ridges, rolling
] water, and abundant mixed forest. The Falling Water
] River runs through the area, providing breathtaking
] scenery and numerous waterfalls.

| Tennessee has good country. I'm not talking about music.

The Cumberland Plateau/Mountains is a fantastic area. There's a cave near Fall Creek Falls with a single domed room big enough to hold the Gaylord Entertainment Center. Fall Creek Falls itself is twice the height of Niagara Falls.

Get outside and explore something other than the concrete jungle.

Tennessee State Parks: Burgess Falls State Natural Area