If the NSA is tracking all overseas e-mail and financial transactions, why do they let so many Americans send money to scammers? Why can't these scammers be prosecuted? Are we supposed to believe that they filtered the scammers out? That no scammer money goes to some terrorist somewhere?
Damn, do something useful with that ill-gotten data.
Of course the authorities go after the kid who gets bullied! Do you think we get bullied because we are strong, cool, well-spoken, or rich? No, we get bullied because we are weak and poor, wearing 10-year-old fashions because we shop at the Good Will instead of Abercrombe.
Did you think people who get into positions of authority were the bullied, or the bullies?
I think we can see what will happen pretty clearly from what happened 2 days ago. Dubbed a "day of rememberance", it seems to me like a "day to remember to be fearful, and support whatever measures necessary to stay safe." If politicians and the media can still play this card 12 years down the line, a good NSA, CIA or FBI head can easily play it for 50.
Journalists examining the surveillance programs that Snowden disclosed "go to the deepest darkest place they can and make the most conspiratorial case for what the intelligence community is doing."
...and a week later, a new leak shows it was really deeper and darker than anyone thought.
B-B-B-But they could prevent the next global catastrophy!
And there could be 1000 invisible teapots orbiting Saturn!
And monkeys could fly out of my butt!
Syria? Seriously? The administration wants to try to reign in the use of chemical weapons which could easily be used on nations neutral or friendly to the US, and you see that as only a smokescreen.
It was a lie about chemical weapons that got us into Iraq. This time, there is actual evidence.
I would prefer that we had support of more countries, not just France.
When you a fishin' buddy wit da judge, he'll do whuteva fo ya. An akarse it wodnt be good if you let slip about his girlfriend to his wife, o vise-versa...
Why do people continue to spout thist stupidity?
Who the hell can afford to run for office? Joe the Plumber? No, he has to feed his family.
You have to find someone who has the time and money to run for office.
Unfortunately, most of those people are rich bastards. Therefore, we get a choice of rich bastards to elect, rather than competent and rational people.
I think the concept of "The Government" erodes democracy more than anything else, because it concerns career employees rather than elected officials.
If they need our trust to do their job, they probably aren't doing their job.
Re: Re: Have those 1000 sysadmins actually been terminated?
Real Sysadmins don't spend months or years creating a beautiful, functional system just to tear it down at the threat of termination. It would be like cutting the left pinky-finger off of your child. It's sick.
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And we're already 500 in.
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Re: police just doing his job
Your profession does not entitle you to abdicate your moral and ethical duties as a human being.
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Police wardriving
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Re:
I think the RIAA/MPAA are trying to get Congress to pass some completely bogus laws as a threat to Google and tech companies in general.
"You don't wanna play ball? We'll just go get Congress to pass some more laws! Now pay up!"
On the post: NSA Needs To Give Its Rank-and-File New Talking Points Defending Surveillance; The Old Ones Are Stale
scammers
Damn, do something useful with that ill-gotten data.
On the post: Student Arrested And Charged With 'Terrorizing' For Shooting Classmates... With An iPhone App
Duh!
Did you think people who get into positions of authority were the bullied, or the bullies?
On the post: Why The NSA Must Be Reined In -- For Democracy's Sake
Already happening
On the post: James Clapper Admits That The Debate Snowden Created 'Needed To Happen'
Always darkest before it goes totally black
...and a week later, a new leak shows it was really deeper and darker than anyone thought.
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Re:
On the post: Court Says WiFi Isn't Radio Because It's Not Audio; Therefore WiFi Sniffing Can Be Wiretapping
Most Radio is audio...
Someone needs to send these intellectually challenged judges back to grade school, or buy them a "How and Why" book. (How and Why, for those who do not know, are books from the '60s and '70s which simplifies science for 8 to 12-year-olds)
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Re: Financial Crisis
And there could be 1000 invisible teapots orbiting Saturn!
And monkeys could fly out of my butt!
On the post: Apple Rejects Thomas Jefferson Book App, Claiming It's Just A Book... Even Though It's Not
Re: Re:
It can't be a smartphone unless it has a capacitive touchscreen! Resistive and button interfaces are featurephones!
On the post: The NSA Needs To Get In Front Of The Leaks: Stop Lying And Open Up
Re: The leaks have mostly stopped
It was a lie about chemical weapons that got us into Iraq. This time, there is actual evidence.
I would prefer that we had support of more countries, not just France.
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Re: Re: What. The. Fuck...
Who the hell can afford to run for office? Joe the Plumber? No, he has to feed his family.
You have to find someone who has the time and money to run for office.
Unfortunately, most of those people are rich bastards. Therefore, we get a choice of rich bastards to elect, rather than competent and rational people.
So, no, we do not "get the government we want."
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Re: Problem, meet reason:
If they need our trust to do their job, they probably aren't doing their job.
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Re: germany , UK , canada say no to syrian war
Can't really back either side, 'cause the only thing they have in common is a hatred of the West.
I'm not really sure what anyone expects out of any military action.
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Re: Re: Re:
Kinda like someone running into the unflagged 2x4 you have sticking 10 feet out of the back of your car, and laughing that their face is bloody.
On the post: 1,000 Sys Admins Can Copy Any NSA Document Without Anyone Knowing About It; Think Only Snowden Did?
Re: Re: Have those 1000 sysadmins actually been terminated?
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