Posts by Kane 1826 publicly visible posts • joined 17 May 2007
"I mean it wouldn't be hard to have had a really hard to find backup, say on cassette, mixed in with a box of retro games, keys flashed to the user cert store on rfid cards, book cypher, buried usb key, copy sent to Russia, hardcopy with offset character substitution using a favourite integer etc. Nah fuck that will just keep it safe on dropbox"
Suspiciously specific...
"The norms already think we're flakes, why avow stupidity?"
Think of it as a spotify of free publicity.
The company probably already has an actual real name, logo, branding and suchlike already lined up and ready to go. If they have a bit of spare cash for marketing/advertising etc, why not take a punt and attempt to register a new company trademark that is strikingly similar to another well known brand, that is entirely unlike the product/service they are offering.
After all, we're here talking about it after an article in the press, aren't we? How much longer would it have taken to raise the profile of a fledgling software company without a little free press?
"Not sure if Bill Shatner is a Libre Office user or if he speaks Klingon, but he did once make a movie in Esperanto.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubus_(1966_film)"
Oh yeah? Well, as the Esperanto would say, "Bonvoro alsendi la pordiston, lausajne estas rano en mia bideo!" And I think we all know what that means.
"The correct pronunciation of this man's name is, I like to think, to tighten your vocal chords and let off a preternatural scream, as if doing an impression of a velociraptor. "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB!"."
I'm more inclined to go for the "KHAAAAAAAAN!" of of Kirk.
"The museum is, not just the P70."
Ah, another case of reading comprehension failure, on my part.
"And you could disassemble the keyboard and store it in about a hundred containers if you feel the urge."
Ye..es, technically true. Although a lot of effort methinks, and I don't think it would satisfy any of my urges.
Oo-er, missus.
"He actually built prisons specifically for the separated kids and insisted on photos being put up on local govt sites of him & Biden proudly showing local dignitaries around newly completed kids' prisons (these are quite surreal)"
"On top of that, it's likely that at least a few of those who look genuine (whatever "look genuine" means) are actively posting propaganda, while pretending to be whistleblowers - I mean, if I wanted to keep the masses in the dark about stuff, that's one of the first things I would do. They'd be pretty damn good at it, too. They'd imitate the writing style of the real deal, and forge their own sources and references. Anyone with the clout to influence newspapers would find this quite trivial in comparison."
Just to add to this, a recent set of articles on ArsTechnica (here, and here) highlighted the operations of a company explicitly set up to perform exactly this kind of activity.
"I bet your fob comes with a key..."
Mine's the one with the Norwegian salmon in the pocket.
...maybe time to poison the well?
"Censoring by unnamed, unknown and unanswerable employees is a direct violation of liberty and the constitution."
Nope.
If you're referring to the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, then you're clearly wrong.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The key word here is "Congress". The First Amendment is about restrictions placed on the government to prevent the regulation of Free Speech®, not a private corporation like Faecesbook.
If you're referring to any other Articles or Amendments, I'd love to hear your arguments.
But then you've made 9 posts since 2013, so I don't expect an immediate response.
It's okay. I'll wait.
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