I’m not looking to frighten people. Logic tells me there’re going to be cases just like that, but... I haven’t found one yet.
He's absolutely trying to frighten people into giving up freedoms in exchange for some ill-conceived version of security. He hasn't found a specific example to use yet, but that doesn't stop him from conjuring one from imagination-land.
"So class, we should all be very careful of what we put online, as it may be taken advantage of in a way what violates our feelings and rights. Like I've just done with Samantha. ...Right, Samantha?"
[child sobbing on corner]
"Next on the list is bullying. Timmy, you look like a dweeb. Go put your head in the toilet and flush it twice. Micheal, give me your lunch money and stand right here so I can punch you in the stomach."
[whimpering, a punch, and a child falling to the floor]
"Very good. So what have we learned today class?"
[Unison:] "Don't mess with Miss Wormwood or she'll mess with you."
Hmmm... that might be an interesting Emperor's Clothes type situation. Tell them there is a Golden Key, even though is doesn't work, but that they're never allowed to use it.
Sure, they'll be pissed off when they realize it doesn't work, but we'll be pissed that they so readily abused the power they thought they had.
I think you're using the definition of 'terrorist' preferred by some of those who would leverage our fears "for our own good."
That seems to lump religious fanatics, genetic supremacists, nutjobs with guns, and generally other 'non-enlightened' groups who would oppose the United States government with physical force.
However the goal of actual terrorism is to achieve political gains by leveraging fear. Frequently the threat of harm is a more effective to create fear, panic, and paranoia.
Because they don't want to do damage; they want us to shred our own constitution and liberties as we curl up in a ball hiding from our wildest fears. Or at least let someone else leverage that fear into power and control.
Remember kids, sort your recycling. Because terrorism.
I'd like to suggest a grocery store analogy. If a product is available in only one of 34 local groceries, I would not call that product "widely available". Which is why setting the bar so low is disingenuous; "widely available" almost suggests that you're more likely to find it than not find it at any store.
If that's what's in the story then it's wrong. All the links I read say "false personation" though, as in impersonation, or pretending to be someone you're not.
The fact that it doesn't really seem to matter which word people use to describe the non-crime really drives home the point that this fishing expedition was personally motivated and didn't deserve to have a warrant issued.
Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings. For example, when we say, “The sky weeps” we are giving the sky the ability to cry, which is a human quality. Thus, we can say that the sky has been personified in the given sentence.
How much "innovation" has there been, or do we expect, out of the content delivery industry? Deliver my packets, maybe do it faster for cheaper. Anything else?
All the "innovation" they talk about is coupling services from content subscription, making people buy things they don't actually want to get the delivery service they do. They're using their monopoly infrastructure to help ensure they don't lose any ground in the fight for media subscription. If we can't get title II (and we should) then we should split the vertical monopoly into separate companies. Ask them which of those two options they prefer.
You can save a map extent for offline use in the current version of Google Maps (for Android at least) by zooming to the extent you want, touching the search box, and scrolling to the bottom of the suggested locations list. There will be an option to "Save map to use offline" at the bottom.
On the post: Wisconsin Town Sends In The BearCat Tank To Collect Civil Fine From Seventy-Year-Old
Re: Re: hmmm
On the post: FTC Sues AT&T For Selling 'Unlimited' Data Plans That Were Actually Throttled
Re: Cable next, please...
On the post: Everybody Knows FBI Director James Comey Is Wrong About Encryption, Even The FBI
Opposite.
On the post: Don Henley Sues Clothing Retailer Over Its Use Of Common English Words
A scarier prospect.
On the post: Cable Astroturfing Effort Comes Off Like When Your Dad Tries To Sound Like A Teenager
Re: Yet another red flag word
On the post: NSA Says Secrets It Leaked To The Press Are Too Secret To Be Disclosed Publicly
On the post: UK Teacher Shows Student's Swimsuit Photo From Facebook To Class Assembly To Teach Her A Lesson
An Object Lesson.
On the post: SWAT Team Raids House And Kills Homeowner Because Criminal Who Burglarized The House Told Them To
Re:
On the post: Washington Post's Clueless Editorial On Phone Encryption: No Backdoors, But How About A Magical 'Golden Key'?
Re:
Sure, they'll be pissed off when they realize it doesn't work, but we'll be pissed that they so readily abused the power they thought they had.
On the post: Apple's Responds To Tech Mag Showing The Amazing Bending Phone By Freezing Them Out Of Bendy Apple Products
On the post: Oblivious Man Staring At iPad Causes Security Meltdown Conga Line
Re: Re: Re:
That seems to lump religious fanatics, genetic supremacists, nutjobs with guns, and generally other 'non-enlightened' groups who would oppose the United States government with physical force.
However the goal of actual terrorism is to achieve political gains by leveraging fear. Frequently the threat of harm is a more effective to create fear, panic, and paranoia.
On the post: Oblivious Man Staring At iPad Causes Security Meltdown Conga Line
Re:
Remember kids, sort your recycling. Because terrorism.
On the post: MPAA Tries To Ignore The Fact That The Study It Paid For Reveals Very Few Top Films Are Available On Netflix
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
On the post: Rackspace Helps Kill A Patent Troll: Rotating Your Smartphone Is No Longer Infringing
On the post: Judge Says Raid On Twitter User Perfectly Fine Because Officers Can Enforce Non-Existent Laws Provided They Have 'Probable Cause'
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
The fact that it doesn't really seem to matter which word people use to describe the non-crime really drives home the point that this fishing expedition was personally motivated and didn't deserve to have a warrant issued.
On the post: Judge Says Raid On Twitter User Perfectly Fine Because Officers Can Enforce Non-Existent Laws Provided They Have 'Probable Cause'
Re: Re: Re:
Not illegal in any state as far as I know.
On the post: Judge Says Raid On Twitter User Perfectly Fine Because Officers Can Enforce Non-Existent Laws Provided They Have 'Probable Cause'
Re:
On the post: U2 Claims It's Working With Apple On A New Music Format That 'Can't Be Pirated'
Re:
On the post: Comcast Continues To Pretend To Support Net Neutrality With Misleading Claims
All the "innovation" they talk about is coupling services from content subscription, making people buy things they don't actually want to get the delivery service they do. They're using their monopoly infrastructure to help ensure they don't lose any ground in the fight for media subscription. If we can't get title II (and we should) then we should split the vertical monopoly into separate companies. Ask them which of those two options they prefer.
On the post: Turns Out Cell Phone Location Data Is Not Even Close To Accurate, But Everyone Falls For It
Re: Re:
Next >>