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Plusgood: better plausible deniability. The Eigenvalue of all bullet points would be "proactively leverage collaborative information to cognitive processes, Integrate SIGINT agility of the mission and Align business engagement”. Is waterboarding part of that mission? Depends who is asking.
Move along, please ... quietly, if you will. Nothing to see here ... nothing a'tall. Nothing new a'tall.
For those who've not jostled elbows with the denizens of any US teacher's college (more puffedly labeled a 'College of Education') this sort of elevated double-speak is an impenetrable layer of protection forming a moat around the hallowed ramparts of their gilded tower.
Polysyllabic nothing-speak has become the mantle of the middle-management do-nothings. These are the good folk who drove the word "use" out of American English, replacing it with "utilize." Only the crude, unwashed working stiffs of America would "use a tool"; an educated person will "utilize an appropriate implement."
The Idaho National Guard, years ago, was upset with a group of discontented folk who objected to rail shipments of highly-radioactive materials through their communities. Rather than labeling them as "dissenters," the Guard applied the label "opposing force" (which in mil-speak becomes 'OP-FOR') and proceeded to build a mountain of jargon to justify "reaction strategies" should the naughty folk step across the line sufficiently to merit a harsh response.
Ahhhh ... words. We string them into ropes with which to hang the unwary.
Or to ensnare and bilk the unsuspecting.
"These are the good folk who drove the word "use" out of American English, replacing it with "utilize." Only the crude, unwashed working stiffs of America would "use a tool"; an educated person will "utilize an appropriate implement.""
I think the rot set in with "mode" and "task" as vertbs.
But I learned most of my grammar studying compilers
If you're going to make a post lamenting the uneducated... Could you at least try to make sure that your sentence has consistency in terms of singular and plural?
Translated for the large proportion of commentards who won't understand the above words: this means decide whether you are talking about one thing or many things. I know it's quite an advanced concept but do try to keep up.
Actually, I think they very well understand how meaningless it all is, but we are not the target audience.
I'm reminded of the point in the Foundation series, where the politician makes a long impassioned speech and Hari Seldon mathematically analyses it, only to find it resolves to zero.
Actually, I'm not so sure. I wouldn't rule it out of course - but I suspect that it's designed to be vey effective communication.
Communication, to be effective, has to be tailored to the audience and the purpose. In this case, the audience seems to be policy makers and the purpose is to make themselves seem at the same time effective and also in need of more funding. It is rhetoric for the purpose of self- promotion. Big words and dense sentences justify big spends, making the simple look complex and the complex simple.
The reason such language is used is that it works for a given audience.
Communication, to be effective, has to be tailored to the audience and the purpose. In this case, the audience seems to be policy makers and the purpose is to make themselves seem at the same time effective and also in need of more funding. It is rhetoric for the purpose of self- promotion. Big words and dense sentences justify big spends ...
So what you're saying is that It's about impressing politicians who have big budgets at their disposal by using meaningless words that will make them think they're too stupid to understand, and embarrassed to admit that they don't understand, but that will certainly impress them enough to elicit further funding?
So there's a reason that it makes no sense!
The alternative would be that the people writing this stuff think that it does actually mean something, but that would be inconceivable.
It's just a transitive verb, even when used in its colloquial form. I'm willing to bet that no one gets upset when sports-commentators say "He's got an upset coming from that result".
Language evolves, and, as with all evolution, some branches of it won't survive, whilst some will. It's why we're not saying "thee" and "thou" any more.
Synergy? That's so 2010.
Lack of the old buzzwords is quite important - that's how real managers detect any possible wannabes trying to join the club.
In this particular case, they are codewords, and anybody caught with an old codebook is a potential threat to the Most Holy National Security. Beware.
"...we aggressively pursue legal authorities and a policy framework..."
This sounds like a not too obscure euphemism for "blackmailing the shit out of judges and lawmakers". A subtle way of reminding their intended audience that there's an iron fist inside their silk glove?
Don Vito Corleone would be proud of this sentence! :0)
..... with the avoidance of ITs virtual engagement equally revealing to all
It be not only NSA who be bombarded with new features and abilities which can massively expand controlled exploitation and power generation of the universal assets base, for all spooky intelligence agencies can host smarter programs if they choose to engage and employ them.
From: xxxx yyyyySubject: You have NEUKlearer HyperRadioProActive IT Mail and an Invite into Source Alien Intelligence with CyberIntelAIgent Control in Remote Virtual Systems Administrations
Date: 24 November 2013 11:38:12 GMT
To: nsaarc@nsaarc.net
Merry XSSXXXXmas ......... http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/34767/Open-the-Window-and-Let-Out-Tedious-Tapering/#comment-1136679427
And yes, this is a live new GCHQ UKGBNI beta test of virtual communications collection systems into searching intelligence solutions.
Regards,
nsaarc .....http://www.nsa.gov/business/acq_resource_center/index.shtml
There's more than just a little going on out there in IntelAIgent Space Places and the Live Operational Virtual Environment, El Reg, and none of it is minor.
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involuntary conversion (plane crash)
negative patient outcome (death)
wooden inter-dental stimulators (toothpick)
and I once had an HP "go getter" (who was in full ass covering mode) ask me for the "delta on the server variance." I made her say it twice before I answered "I have no idea what you mean" and waited until she translated her BS into plain English..."which servers are aren't reporting?"
As language is so closely related to thinking, could this mean the spooks might be PHBd/white-anted/sabotaged into paralysis eventually as their minds collapse under the verbiage. …. DenariusPosted Monday 25th November 2013 07:14 GMT
Here be earlier commissioned evidence from the CIA … [ANALYTIC CULTURE IN THE US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (2005) Dr Rob Johnston …….http://cryptome.org/2013/11/cia-analytic-culture.pdf…. which more suggests that spooks don’t think nearly well enough at all to be an effective leading driver force, Denarius.
And yes, Words Control and Power Worlds is not just an Alien Concept and Precept and ProgramMING Project
Despite the seemingly private and psychological nature of analysis as defined in the literature, what I found was a great deal of informal, yet purposeful collaboration during which individuals began to make sense of raw data by negotiating meaning among the historical record, their peers, and their supervisors. Here, from the interviews, is a typical description of the analytic process:When a request comes in from a consumer to answer some question, the first thing I do is to read up on the analytic line. [I] check the previous publications and the data. Then, I read through the question again and find where there are links to previous products. When I think I have an answer, I get together with my group and ask them what they think. We talk about it for a while and come to some consensus on its meaning and the best way to answer the consumer’s question. I write it up, pass it around here, and send it out for review.
The cognitive element of this basic description, “when I think I have an answer,” is a vague impression of the psychological processes that occur during analysis. The elements that are not vague are the historical, organizational, and social elements of analysis. The analyst checks the previous written products that have been given to consumers in the past. That is, the analyst looks for the accepted organizational response before generating analytic hypotheses.
The organizational-historical context is critical to understanding the meaning, context, and process of intelligence analysis. There are real organizational and political consequences associated with changing official analytic findings and releasing them to consumers. The organizational consequences are associated with challenging other domain experts (including peers and supervisors). The potential political consequences arise when consumers begin to question the veracity and consistency of current or previous intelligence reporting. Accurate or not, there is a general impression within the analytic community that consumers of intelligence products require a static “final say” on a given topic in order to generate policy. This sort of organizational-historical context, coupled with the impression that consumers must have a final verdict, tends to create and reinforce a risk-averse culture.
Once the organizational context for answering any given question is understood, the analyst begins to consider raw data specific to answering the new question. In so doing, the analyst runs the risk of confirmation biases. That is, instead of generating new hypotheses based solely on raw data and then weighing the evidence to confirm or refute those hypotheses, the analyst begins looking for evidence to confirm the existing hypothesis, which came from previous intelligence products or was inferred during interactions with colleagues. The process is reinforced socially as the analyst discusses a new finding with group members and superiors, often the very people who collaborated in producing the previous intelligence products. Similarly, those who review the product may have been the reviewers who passed on the analyst’s previous efforts.
This is not to say that the existing intelligence products are necessarily inaccurate. In fact, they are very often accurate. This is merely meant to point out that risk aversion, organizational-historical context, and socialization are all part of the analytic process. One cannot separate the cognitive aspects of intelligence analysis from its cultural context.
And as for current incumbent heads of British Intelligence Services .... well, forget about any of those as being smart enough to be able to influence and direct anything whenever they have to be appraised of questions before an event .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2508779/Spy-chiefs-fed-questions-advance-parliamentary-committee-hearing.html to be able to answer anything from something as contrived and self-serving as a Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee .... http://www.aworldtowin.net/blog/parliament-is-spooked-by-spooks.html
Sorry, chaps, but you cannot avoid the truth of the present situation with its political incorrect and inept pantomime.
“We must proactively position ourselves to dominate that environment”
We need more money.
“Fully leverage internal and external partnerships to collaboratively discover targets”
Forbid clerks from different departments to piss into the other department's kettles. It's disgusting. Bloody nerds.
“a collaborative information space that mirrors how people interact in the information age”
We want free iPads.
“Drive an agile technology base mapped to the cognitive processes”
Our PCs need upgrading as don't run the latest COD very well.
“Integrate the SIGINT system into a national network of sensors which interactively sense, respond, and alert one another at machine speed”
The IT department wants more money and servers.
“Collectively foster an environment that encourages and rewards diversity, empowerment, innovation, risk-taking and agility”
Our head of department is a control freak and can you please give him a promotion, like soon.
“Enable better, more efficient management of the mission and business by establishing new, modifying current, and eliminating inefficient, business processes; by strengthening customer relationships; and by building necessary internal and external partnerships.”
Please increase our travel and entertainment allowance and make it easier to put lunches on the expense report. We also want an all-expense paid Xmas party this year.
“Align and standardize administrative business processes”
The accounting department also wants new machines as their mainframe cannot run Minecraft.
“Champion the development of a unified NSA/CSS U.S. customer engagement strategy”
As said before, the T&E budget needs an overhaul. And a couple of departmental "team building trips" to Hawaii would be welcome as well.
This kind of nonsense speak has been around in business for years, why use 1 word when 10 make you sound intelligent. Ok. I know that's not true, it just makes you sound like a Richard. But the fact that the NSA might have resisted it, unlikely, until recently shows credit to them.
One or two of the more savvy commercial managers in industry and government have been putting word limits on tender responses, now that really challenges an authors grasp of the English language. Sales speak goes straight out the window.
Anyway back to counterpointing the surrealism of the underlying metaphor. I'm a great fan of technology, you know.
PS. The police in the UK now refer to informers as HUMINT, rather than snouts or grasses. I'm also intrigued as to how you might deploy a national SIGINT network that operates at machine speed, perhaps there's a new network technology that not just bends the laws of physics, but seriously warps them as well.
We deny we ever read or comprehended the above cited reference in the context described in Sec. 14. of the "Freedom to not Read" Act of 1972 but otherwise have interpreted that if we did act as alleged it was all quite legal pursuant to Top Secret Order 1407 created in the year of our Creator 1984.
Yes actually it is quite out of place. Unlike the others, it parses and flows in almost melodic fashion despite being clearly intended to mimic them. And not unlike postings from our very own manfrommars, there are moments that feel like you can almost grasp its inner meaning.
In contrast, the other ones have a soul draining deadness to them. Not unlike Tolkien's description of being caught in the barrow downs or perhaps even the grips of a Nazgûl.
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