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Issue #56 October-5-1991
U.S. Mail:
ATI
PO Box 2501
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
U.S.A.
Our net address:
gzero@tronsbox.xei.com
ATI's Staff:
Ground Zero: publisher, editor, writer
Prime Anarchist: editor, writer
Writing/Research Staff: Fah-Q, MAC???, Happy Harry Hardon,
Geraldo Riviera, The Media Assassin and other occasional contributors.
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Hi, folks! Welcome to ATI56.
We have some interesting stuff for you this time around. Before
we get started, I'd like to mention a thing or two.
We now have another official ATI bbs. It's called the World
Trade Center, and the number is (708) 672-5426. You can get all the
current and back issue of ATI there. Be sure to give it a call and tell
'em ATI sent you!
Also, those of you who might like to discuss anything, such as
movies, music (rock - like Pink Floyd, etc..), current events, politics,
etc.. do feel free to drop me a line by US mail, internet mail (address
listed above) or WWIVnet at 33@2120.
Now for those of you who might be new to reading ATI - we start
with an article about ATI - its origins, subject matter, avaiability and
more. Here we go!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Underground Electronic Newspaper For Your E-Reading Pleasure.
E-Written by PA and GZ.
WARNING: The story following may contain explicit thoughts descriptive
of, advocating, or encouraging one or more of the following:
television
sadomasochism
folk music
freedom
democracy
libertarianism
nudity
drinking or eating healthfood
satanism
guitar playing
antidisestablishmentarianism
tobacco chewing
use of COBOL for object-oriented programming
cross-dressing
peace
nose hair
insanity
morbid violence
rock n roll
the illegal use of drugs
the use of alcohol
new ideas
or the use of hi-fi stereo equipment.
The writers of ATI oppose censorship of any kind.
ATI is going on its fourth year as your first source of underground news.
ATI is Activist Times Inc., an underground online newsletter with a
mission: to present information and opinion in a socially relevant and
stimulating context. ATI features articles about and for the computer
underground, telecom, BBSing, anarchy, current events, social issues, humor ,
entertainment and more. ATI is into politics, the environment, technology,
the telephone, and mostly the First Amendment.
Prime Anarchist is the originator of ATI and its co-editor along with
Ground Zero, who is also its publisher. Prime began ATI around February,
1988 as an online newsletter on bulletin boards in Rhode Island and New
York, in addition to producing a few issues on hard copy. Soon ATI spread
to the downloading sections of bulletin boards across the country, most
notably The Phoenix Project, Ripco, Atlantis, and P-80 Systems.
ATI has a long list of present and past contributors, and has been known
to present articles that conveyed a unique twist of humor. The titles speak
for themselves: "Terrorism of a 976 Phone Sex Line", "Quantum Mix-Up", "Mall
Terrorism", "Fun in Rich Rural Towns", and many others.
In fact, some of the originators of YIPL/TAP magazine ghostwrote some
articles in 88 and 89. Some of the ghosts' initials (for you yipsters) were
RF, norfolk Virginia; CC, NYC; AH, Penn; FS, NYC; FS, Rhode Island; & A1,
NYC.
To subscribe to ATI, just subscribe to the Usenet news group called
alt.society.ati - it's for the posting of ATI issues only. If you can't
read the newsgroup, you may request to be added to our internet email
distrinbution list. Just email Ground Zero at:
gzero@tronsbox.xei.com
We cannot distribute ATI through WWIV-net, but Ground Zero may be
reached at 33@2120 via WWIV-net.
To receive back issues of ATI, email Ground Zero or access the ftp
distribution site at 192.55.239.132 - ftp.cs.widener.edu -
use anonymous to login, and your email address as your password.
ATI is in the directory called pub/cud/ati . (try 147.31.254.32 if the
above address doesn't work)
ATI is uploaded to BBSs around the world, but we can only assure that
it is uploaded regularly to the following BBSs:
Ripco...................................312-528-5020
World Trade Center......................708-672-5426
Night Owl - PC..........................201-804-8188
SSA BBS.................................201-472-8312
Igloo BBS...............................218-262-3142
Blitzkrieg (TAP Magazine)..502-499-8933/502-491-5198
(new user password: Columbian Coke)
You may receive a full set of ATI issues on disk by sending a 3.5" disk and 2
stamps (foreign subscribers please send 2 dollars) to our mailing address.
Issue are available in IBM (low-density), Amiga, or Machintosh format in 3.5"
size ONLY, and in Commodore format in 3.5" and 5.25" (send 2 disks if you
want 5.25" size). Send the disk and stamps to:
ATI
P.O. Box 2501
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
So demand ATI on your nearest BBS, inside your favorite mainframe, or right
to your modem. But whatever you do, demand it. =)
The makers of ATI would like to thank: Brother Jack, Dr. Timothy Leary,
Jello Biafra, the Libertarian Party, Johanna Lawrenson, Ted Kennedy,
Spy Magazine, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Dirk Hitler, Rush Limbaugh,
Manuel Noriega, Saddam "sodom" Hussein, The 1910 FruitGum Company,
Samuel Clemens, Jim and Tammy Baker, Oliver North, Ferdinand and Imelda
and her shoes, and all the little people Leona Helmsley talked about.
+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.
Now for something completely different. What about getting the
government off the backs of the people?
The NJ State Legislature passed a law that stated that social
workers had to be licensed - had to pass a test and pay a fee to a
new state bureaucracy created just for this task. This is done, notice,
in a climate in which jobs are supposed to be cut from gov't
payrolls, not created.
Now New Jersey has done it again. NJ is about to enact
legislation requiring software designers to be licensed. This affects
a very large number of people who work in the computer industry. It
will undoubtedly force many out of the profession who are qualified and
competent.
And now, for your reading pleasure, the assembly bill itself:
ASSEMBLY, NO. 4414
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
INTRODUCED JANUARY 24, 1991
By Assemblywoman KALIK, Assemblymen CASEY,
Spadoro and Mazur
AN ACT Providing for the licensure of software designers* amending
P.L.1971, c.60, P.L.1974, c.46 and P.L.1978, c.73, and supplementing
Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of
New Jersey:
1. (New section) This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"Software Designers* Licensing Act."
2. (New section) The Legislature finds and declares that the public
interest requires the regulation of the practice of software designing**
and the establishment of clear licensure standards for software
designers*, and that the welfare of the citizens of this State will be
protected by identifying to the public those individuals who are
qualified and legally authorized to practice software designing**.
3. (New Section) As used in this act:
"Board" means the State Board of Software Designers* established
pursuant to section 4 of this act.
"Licensed software designer*" means any person who practices software
designing and who represents himself to the public by title or by
description of services under any title incorporating such terms as
"software engineer", "software designer*", "chartered engineer", or
CEng" or any similar title or description of services, who is duly
licensed pursuant to this act.
"Software designing**" means the process of creating software systems
and applies to techniques that reduce software cost and complexity
while increasing reliablility and modifiablility, which includes, but
is not limited to, the elements of requirements designing**, design
specification, implementation testing and validation, operation and
maintenance and software management.
4. (New section) There is created within the Division of Consumer
Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the State Board of
Software Designers*. The board shall consist of nine members who are
residents of this State who shall be appointed by the Governor. Six
members shall be licensed software designers* who have been actively
engaged in software designing** for at least five years immediately
preceding their appointment, except that the members initially appointed
shall be licensed pursuant to this act within 18 months of appointment.
Of the remaining members, two shall be public members, and one shall be
a member of the executive branch, all of whom shall be appointed pursuant
to section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2).
5. (New section) Each member of the board, except the members first
appointed, shall serve for a term of five years and shall hold office until
the appointment and qualification of his successor. The initial
appointment to the board shall be: two members for terms of two years,
two members for terms of three years, two members for terms of four years,
and three members for terms of five years. Vacancies shall be filled for
the unexpired term only. No member may be appointed for more than two
consecutive terms.
6. (New section) Members of the board shall be compensated and
reimbursed for expenses and provided with office and meeting facilities
pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1977, c.285 (C.45:1-2.5).
7. (New section) The board shall annually elect from among its
members a chair, vice-chair and a secretary. The board shall meet twice
per year and may hold additional meetings as necessary to discharge its
duties.
8. (New section) The board shall:
a. Review the qualifications of applicants for licensure;
b. Insure the proper conduct and standards of examinations;
c. Issue and renew licenses to software designers* pursuant to
this act;
d. Refuse to admit to examination, refuse to issue, or suspend,
revoke or fail to renew the license of a software designer
pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1978, c.73
(C.45:1-14 et seq.);
e. Maintain a record of every software designer* licensed in this
State, their places of business, places of residence and the date
and number of their license;
f. Establish fees pursuant to P.L.1974, c46 (C.45:1-3.1 et seq);
g. Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the
"Administrative Procedure Act", P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et
seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
9. (New section) No person shall practice, or present himself as able
to practice, software designing** unless he possesses a valid license as a
software designer* in accordance with the provisions of this act.
10. (New section) The provisions of this act shall not be construed to
prevent the following provided that no word, letter, abbreviation, insignia,
sign, card or device is used to convey the impression that the person
rendering the service is a licensed software designer*:
a. Any person licensed to practice in this State under any other law
from engaging in the practice for which he is licensed;
b. Any person employed as a software designer* by the federal
government, if the person provides software designing** services
solely under the direction or control of his federal employer; or
c. Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree or
certificate in software designing** at an accredited or approved
educational program if the person is designated by a title which
clearly indicates status as a student or trainee.
11. (New section) To be eleigible for licensure as a software designer*,
an applicant shall submit to the board satisfactory evidence that he has:
a. <(1)> Graduated from a program in software designing** which has
been approved for the education and training of software designers* by
an accrediting agency recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary
Accreditation and the United States Department of Education; <or
(2) Work experience in a current or previous position of employment
utilizing the theory and procedures of software designing for a
sufficient period of time as determined by the board;> and
b. Successfully completed a written examination administered by the board
pursuant to section 14 of this act to determine his competence to
practice software designing**.
12. (New section) An applicant for licensure who is a graduate of a
foreign school of software designing* shall furnish evidence satisfactory to
the board that he has:
a. Completed a course of study in software designing** which is
substantially equivalent to that provided in an accredited program
described in subsection a. of section 11 of this act; and
b. Successfully completed a written examination administered by the board
pursuant to section 14 of this act.
13. (New section) A fee shall accompany each application for licensure.
Licenses shall expire biennially [once every two years] on January 31 and may
be renewed upon submission of a renewal application provided by the board and
payment of a fee. If the renewal fee is not paid by that date, the license
shall automatically expire, byt may be renewed within two years of its
expiration date upon payment to the board of a sum determined by it for each
year or part thereof during which the license was expired and an additional
restoration fee. If a license has not been renewed within two years of
expiration, the license shall only be renewed by complying with the provisions
of section 16 of this act or successfully completing the examination
administered pusuant to section 14 of this act.
14. (New section) The written examination required in section 11, 12 or 13
of this act shall test the applicant's knowledge of
software designing** theory and procedures and any other subjects the board may
deem useful to test the applicant's fitness to practice software designing**.
Examinations shall be held within the State at least once every six months at a
time and place to be determined by the board. The board shall give adequate
written notice of the examination to applicants for licensure and examination.
If an applicant fails the examination twice, the applicant may take a third
examination not less than one year now more than three years from the date of
the applicant's initial examination. Additional examinations shall be in
accordance with standards set by the board.
15. (New section) The board shall issue a license to each applicant for
licensure as a software designer* who qualifies pursuant to the provisions of
this act and any rules and regulations promulgated by the board.
16. (New section) Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of
a written application on forms provided by it, the board shall issue without
examination a license to a software designer* who holds a valid license issued
by another state or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia
which has standards for licensure substantiolly equivalent to those of this
State.
17. (New section) Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of
a written application on forms provided by it, the board shall issue a
temporary license to a person who has applied for licensure pursuant to this
act and who, in the judgment of the board, is eligible for examination. A
temporary license shall be available to an applicant upon initial application
for examination. A person holding a temporary license may practice software
designing** only under the direct supervision of a licensed software designer*.
A temporary license shall expire automatically upon failure of the licensure
examination but may be renewed next examination at which time it shall
automatically expire and be surrendered to the board.
18. (Section 1 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.1) is amended to read as
follows:
1. The provisions of this act shall apply to the following boards and
commissions: the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy, the New Jersey
State Board of Architects, the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology
and Hairstyling, the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, the
New jersey State Board of Dentistry, the State Board of Mortuary
Science of New Jersey, the State Board of Professional Engineers and
Land Surveyors, the State Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners, the
State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey Board of Nursing, the
New Jersey State Board of Optometrists, the State Board of Examiners of
Ophthalmic Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians,
the Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Professional planners, the
State Board of Psychological Examiners, the State Board of Examiners of
Master Plumbers, the New Jersey Real Estate Commission, the State Board
of shorthand Reporting, the State Board of Veterinary Medical
Examiners, the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners, the
Acupuncture Examining Board, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
<,the State Board of Respiratory Care, the State Real Estate Appraiser
Board, the State Board of Social Work Examiners, and the State Board of
Software designers*>.
19. Section 1 of P.L.1974, c.46 (C.45:1-3.1) is amended to read as follows:
1. The provisions of this act shall apply to the following boards and
commissions: the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy, the New Jersey
State Board of Architects, the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology
and Hairstyling, the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, the
New Jersey State Board of Dentistry, the State Board of Mortuary
Science of New Jersey, the State Board of Professional Engineers and
Land Surveyors, the State Board of Marriage Counselor Examineers, the
State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey Board of Nursing, the
New Jersey State Board of Optometrists, the State Board of Examiners of
Ophthalmic Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians, the Board of
Pharmacy, the State Board of Professional Planners, the State Board of
Psychological Examiners, the State Board of Examiners of Master
Plumbers, the State Board of Shorthand Reporting, the State Board of
Veterinary Medical Examiners, the Radiologic Technology Board of
Examiners, the Acupuncture Examining Board, [and] the State Board of
Chiropractic Examiners, < the State Board of Respiratory Care, the
State Real Estate Appraiser Board, the State Board of Social Work
Examiners, and the State Board of Software Designers* >.
(cf: P.L.1991, c134, s.17)
20. Section 2 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-15) is ammended to read as follows:
2. The provisions of this act shall apply to the following boards and all
professions or occupations regulated by or through such boards: the
New Jersey State Board of Accountancy, the New Jersey State Board of
Architects, the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling,
the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, the New Jersey State
Board of Dentistry, the State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey,
the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, the State
Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners, the State Board of Medical
Examiners, the New jersey Board of Nursing, the New Jersey State Board
of Optometrists, the State Board of Examiners of Ophthalmic Dispensers
and Ophthalmic Technicians,
the Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Professional Planners, the
State Board of Psychological Examiners, the State Board of Examiners of
Master Plumbers, the State Board of Shorthand Reporting, the State
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, the Acupuncture Examining Board,
[ and ] the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners <, the State Board of
Respiratory Care, the State Real Estate Appraiser Board, the State
Board of Social Work Examiners, and the State Board of Software
Designers*>. (cf: P.L.1991, c.134, s.14)
21. This act shall take effect immediately, except that section 9 shall
remain inoperative until the 365th day after enactment.
REGULATED PROFESSIONS
The "Software Designers' Licensing Act."
This bill came from a friend of mine who saw it in a Compu$erve thread.
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I have been reading a Compu$erve thread that describes a bill now in
committee in the New Jersey State Assembly.
This bill, A-4414, would license "software designers" in the state of
New Jersey, and would require any person working in the business to have
this license (renewable every 2 years, with a fee, of course).
I have attached a copy of the text of the bill as currently amended. If
you would like to write or call someone about the bill, here are some
names and addresses. Don't wait too long, this thing is currently in
committee, and ICCA says it will come up for a vote around September!
NY/NJ ICCA
(Independent Computer Consultants Association, a group lobbying
against the passage of this bill)
P.O. Box 833
Middletown, NJ 07748
(800) 736-4222
Sponsors:
Assemblywoman Barbara Kalik (Dem. District 7)
Park Plaza Mall
Route 130 South
Edgewater Park, NJ 08010
609-871-1100
Assemblyman John Casey (Dem. District 7)
4612 Westfield Avenue
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
609-661-8185
Co-Sponsors:
Assemblyman George Spaduro (Dem. District 18)
Turnpike Plaza
197 Highway 18 Suite 302
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
908-214-1214
Assemblyman Bennett Mazur (Dem. District 37)
448 Main Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
201-944-0693
encl: A-4414.DOC
I have placed some ideas for what to write (in case you're stuck) so that
your elected officials will know your opinion.
1) How can one test cover all software designers from Government Contractors
to Video game designers?
a) Assuming the lowest common denominator, pleasee tell me which state
codes are pertinent to Video Game Software Design and would require
a license to insure that the programmer designs the game according
to NJ state standards?
2) How much will it cost?
a) How many people will be licensed?
b) How much will each pay?
c) Why isn't the fee listed in the Bill's proposal (or at least a cap)?
d) How much will it cost NJ:
i) How many mailings will be necessary for each person?
ii) How many sheets of paper will have to be sent?
iii) How much postage will it cost?
iv) How many people will we need to ADD to NJ's staff to handle the
licensing, testing, and paper handling?
3) Who were the voters which you represent that requested this bill?
Please feel free to mention to these publicly elected officials that their
names were listed NATIONWIDE, not just in NJ.
Remember...if you don't write or call, they will not know your opinion.
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C R A S S C O M M E N T A R Y
from The Media Assassin
Greetings, earthlings.
DETROIT, MI. - A new practice called "carjacking" is very popular
here. Detroit has proved to be a leader in per capita crime rates such
as murder (it's #2 in the nation, next to D.C.), and is the leader in
carnapping. Car thieves have found car security systems so elaborate,
that as of late they are relying on carjacking - pulling people out of
their cars while stopped at red lights. The car thieves find this
easier than trying to outsmart high-tech security systems, and they can
take their pick of any car they see stopped at a light. Carjacking
is getting to be more widespread across the nation, but Detroit is in the
lead, as usual.
A new drug has been developed that has been proven to shrink
tumors in breast and ovarian cancer patients. But - the drug is made
with materials found in Pacific area trees inhabited by - you
guessed it - spotted owls. As a result, enviromaniacs are pushing to
prevent production of the drug. To them, a few trees and owls are
more important to human life.
Anyone listen to Paul Harvey News? It's a 5-minute news spot
heard on different stations, including WOR in New York. I heard this
item there:
Some Italian college students were having fun actually drawing
fake stamps to be used as real stamps. And it worked. They mailed
letters with their phony stamp designs, such as "Annual Streetwalkers'
Day", "Mafia Bicentennial", and more. Before they stopped this
endeavor, they made one stamp saying, "Check stamps more carefully. This
one could be fake!". When they mailed the letter with this "stamp",
it went through!
See you again soon.
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Now for a song by Eek-Bot The Mage. Enjoy!
(To the tune of 'Convoy' C.W. McCall)
(Verses in brackets [] are parts of telephone convos)
[Yeah hacker....you wanna speak up?]
[Yeah there hacker, that's fer sure fer sure]
[By golly it's clean clear to Bloomfield, ok?]
[Yeah I heard about that there hacker...we've got total control
of this bridge.]
[Mercy sakes alive looks like we've got us a conference!]
(Narration)
'twas the dark of the moon on the sixth of june
by a bright green telephone box
Hacker was there, with his usual flair,
he opened up all of the locks.
We were looking for codes, inside the doors,
anything we could find.
I said hacker this here's the Superphreak
and we're about to switch the line.
(Chorus)
Cuz we got an elite conference, much to our delight
We got elite access, we hackers give Bell a fright.
so join us on this conference now don't you tell no fed.
Cuz if you squeal and narc dude, your phoneline will go dead.
Coooooooonference.......
[Yeah hacker this here's the phreak, you wanna give me them new codes?]
[Mercy sakes alive old man, 950's just aren't safe anymore!]
(Narration)
By the time we got into their PBX we had 85 phreakers in all
But there was a tap inside the old CO and them feds they taped our call
Them feds were thicker than shit on a shingle
As if we even cared......
I said calling all hackers this here's the phreak
Them feds, they think we're scared! (We're Not)
(Chorus)
Cuz we got an elite conference, much to our delight
We got elite access, we hackers give Bell a fright.
so join us on this conference now don't you tell no fed.
Cuz if you squeal and narc dude, your phoneline will go dead.
Coooooooonference.......
[Hey Phreak you wanna give me a 3-way on this here thing?]
[No way there hacker, you're just not elite enough for it]
[My goodness you can't even hack out a PCP!]
[Mercy sakes get yourself an education!]
(Narration)
Well we called up everyone we could call
Till the system almost failed.
We used up all of our 950's and used up our voice mail.
By the time our call went all world wide, them feds were gettin smart
They called in some reinforcements from England's Scotland yard.
There's wired taps, and traps and beeps and traces of every kind
Yeah them stupid lines were full of feds cuz we didn't pay a
goddamned dime
Well we pushed our buttons and went for broke with a million
fucking calls
With 11 long haired friends of Ground Zero in total control of it all.
[Yeah Ground Zero this here's phreak]
[yeah phreak what can we do for ya?]
[you wanna put us on another line?]
[We're using an AT&T and we need all the protection we can get.]
(Narration)
Well we laid a trunk for our last connection.
Prepared to use satellites
I could see the line was tapped to start
But we didn't get much of a fright
I said hacker this here's the Superphreak
we don't pay for our fuckin calls
So we trashed the box with all it's locks
And watched the Baby Bells fall...alright!
(Chorus)
Cuz we got an elite conference, much to our delight
We got elite access, we hackers give Bell a fright.
so join us on this conference now don't you tell no fed.
Cuz if you squeal and narc dude, your phoneline will go dead.
Coooooooonference.......
[Say what Ground Zero?]
[Them feds think you're where?]
[Omaha?!?!?!?!]
[Oh well, them feds are stupid anyway.]
[Keep on phreakin and keep on hackin.]
[Keep the feds off your tail...]
[we're cuttin the connection and we'll see ya later]
[Bye Bye........]
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Well, that's all for now. Remember to send those submissions in!
Ciao!
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