Re: Too numb to care any longer ...
Actually, they won't have to strip off the 'non"s. They'll just assume that since you're denying everything and doing it publically, you have something to hide.
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Quote: it's hardly surprising that the documents Snowden worked through with the Post included men showing off their physiques and images in which “women model lingerie, leaning suggestively into a webcam or striking risque poses in shorts and bikini tops
Hell... letting the NSA play on Facebook would have been cheaper and probably have let them have the same pics. Ok. Maybe not.. add Tumblr and Reddit...etc.... and only slurp Snapchat via the backdoor.
Shuttle engines and solid boosters. Yikes on the solids. I thought lately, that solids would prevent the beast from being man-rated.
It's real pity that there's no copy of the Saturn V engine prints. One would think there should be a set somewhere but back then, I guess terms of a contract were not ignored for "just in case" reasons. It was even more surprising that none went to the National Archives.
Seems they were doing that at least 5 years ago for domestic flights. I was always asked to turn on the cell phone and laptop to verify they worked. So Stateside, we were doing something that wasn't done outside the States? Another case of left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing? Or was it that domestic terrorists were smarter than non-domestic terrorists????
Enquiring minds and all that.....
The article is about how to bypass/break the DRM in Spotify, yet the Uni types who developed it say they don't condone piracy. And apparently the USAF is involved. So what exactly is going on? If it's some kind of DRM breaker for the USAF, I would have expected some sort of lockdown on releasing the info....
Back in the bad old days of the Cold War, computers and other similar items that were used by certain government agencies had TEMPEST protection to prevent keystrokes from being read on the grid. Problem was, the tap had to be at the main input to the building for it to be effective and also the more keyboards being used, the more problematic it was to read the info.
I'm not sure as I've been out of that field for sometime but I remember hearing that TEMPEST protection (and it's cost) wasn't needed as the amount on noise on the grid was too high to be able read this info. I suspect that the same thing applies to this. There's just too much background noise from all electronic devices for this technology to work with any degree of accuracy.
After all the mis-steps in designing and releasing Win8, people simply either hate or don't want mess with it. For most, it's too different to be comfortable with. I daresay that as far as home users, those I know who have bought a new PC have "upgraded" to Win7. Win7 is reasonably mature and self-contained. No mumbo-jumbo about cloud based apps or any of the other hype that MS is shoveling.
I suspect many businesses feel the same way as a certain amount of retraining the troops and even then, some not grasping it present problems. As well as the software issues. Again all the hype and BS coming from MS about the cloud.
People don't want mumbo-jumbo about stuff they've not had experience with. They simply want things to work and work in a way they're comfortable with. I supposed the Apple kids would feel the same way if the OS suddenly changed and caused the same feelings of uncomfortableness.
Yes, I smell downvotes, but this just an opinion based on observation. Non-scientific and purely anecdotal based.
These are bitcoins held by Silk Road for the customers/users? Not his personal bitcoins. So by a bit of a stretch, if the CEO of Paypal were charged with similar crimes, Paypal could be shut down and all assets or at least accounts could be seized???
IANAL, but something just doesn't feel right about this. There has (wishful thinking maybe) to be some innocents who are now collateral damage.
Over here in the States, the NSA revelations stir an outrage among the commentard denizens. The GCHQ revelations seems to stir some people but mostly it's very restrained, almost accepting of the deeds and mis-deeds. Is it a cultural thing?
Not a troll... I find this most curious.
And just when T-Mobile was looking at a merger too, which might have given Verizon and possibly AT&T new headaches. This might just put that merger on hold.
Oh.. and let's not forget his "Those other guys f***ing hate you. They don't love you customers the way we do." speech recently. I guess he didn't love us either?
I think you're right. However, I'll toss in the Nixon/Ford Syndrome. Nixon resigned and no one believed or trusted Ford. I think that's part of what's happening here. Even if Rogers is most unique NSA boss ever, he will have to fight the image of his predecessor plus there's still things coming out on his watch. Probably, the next guy will have a better shot at winning the public trust.
But then again... this is NSA we're speaking of. They've had 62 years of growth and basically unhampered activity.
You only think it was a nicer place... let's have a look at then and now...
Orwell wrote his book and it was published in 1949. What could he possibly have learned or experienced that would lead him to write what he did...?? It was a nicer time, right? Yet, he managed to see how politics, PR, and technology could merge.
But, once upon a time, SIGINT wasn't a big thing except as a tactical item. The technology really didn't exist to gather information electronically. It's only as we've build technology that this has become an issue. Before then, Intelligence was gathered manually by the guy on the ground. Microfilm, code ciphers, secret meetings face to face. One assumed the operator was listening in to phone calls.
Also, once a upon a time, it was governments spying on each other. Terrorist organizations were around but disjointed. Again, communications was an issue. Arafat's group caused major problems but intelligence was hard pressed to get any info on them.
So, while bombs were going off, people being killed by assorted groups (PLO, IRA, etc.), intelligence was stuck. The media didn't publish much on it as they really had no info. News stories had to be shipped by plane or ship (for film) or long distance phone calls, teletype, etc.
Was it nicer? Probably not, just different. We just didn't hear about it because there was no instant communications and the technology wasn't there. As reminder, how many people knew about the Japanese Interment Camps, the Stalin Purges, or even as late as the 70's, the Mao Purges?
The are wonderful places in Siberia awaiting you.
I guess things have been too quiet and unemployment is high around the old camps lately... and, let's face it, Mr. "I'm a stud" Putin doesn't like anyone questioning him.
(Oh... I'm being extreme? Ok... Gitmo or Siberia? Send me to Gitmo, I can't handle the cold. )
So the "last" of the archive is being released soon....
I would have assumed that Snowden would have a rather large hole-card somewhere that will never be played unless some action were taken towards him. I do have to wonder if his hole-card is about Putin since that's his safe harbor.
Avert a war? Unless there's something very specific and fairly recent, I can't think of anything that would prevent a war. Cause a few maybe... but then again, I'm not the most creative "outside the box" thinker.
BTW, Mr. Pott... the idea (unless you're of a certain religious persuasion and want your 72 virgins) is to not die for your country/belief but to make the other guy die for his. Ok.. bad attempt at humor but it's been a tenet of the US Marines for as long as there been US Marines.
Yes, it's all wishful thinking in may ways that no one really wants to address except to pay lip service to. Just my $.02 (US).. if it's made in China for export or by contract, it's crap and workers who manufacturer the item are exploited.
A couple of points:
If those folks in the US who holler about exploitation in the US workplace actually paid attention, they'd know how well off they are.
Price? I'd rather pay more for something that a) lasted longer than a few months, b) was in spec. A lot of what I buy for personal use, I look hard to find it manufactured somewhere other than China just for those two reasons.
Lastly, let's talk piracy. If you hand them a set of blueprints to build a widget, expect said widget to be sold by either the same or a "different" (same manufacturer, different name) manufacturer. Since it wasn't copyrighted/patented by a Chinese national, it can't be copyrighted/patented there and is now fair game.
Yeah.. capitalism and communism are about the same in many ways... exploit workers and consumers for profit and power. Meh.... <./rant>
Last year federal authorities issued 19,212 national security letters and 38,832 requests for information. That's a colossal amount of penmanship, and also slightly concerning, given the limited data we've had from firms like Google and Apple.
Cupertino and Mountain View reported getting between zero and 999 national security letters in their latest transparency reports. That suggests there are an awful lot of firms getting served with these secretive orders
Something smells rotten.. or are we missing stuff like Amazon's Cloud? Yahoo!? Microsoft? and they make the bulk?
"We have determined that these businesses will have the best chance of optimizing shareholder value if they are capitalized and operated separately," CEO Michael Huseby said.
Ah.. translation: "The Nook is losing money and costing a fortune on my stock options."
Don,
INAL, but I think part of the problem with the fake bomb trick is that it's necessary to get a conviction. I recall some cases years ago where "intent" was never proved even though there was a ton of evidence (legally obtained). Handing the guy a fake bomb and letting him press the trigger shows "intent".
I'm wishing I could provide citations, etc., but this was back in the late 60's/early 70's and I don't recollect who or where this was. I just remember reading it in the paper and the some lawyer type saying if they'd only done this (being hand the guy a fake weapon), they would have had a conviction.
I think the line is there... per the judge: “When I balance the intrusion on the individual’s interest in privacy, namely the incidental collection of US persons’ communications, against these special needs when the government targets a non-US person believed to be outside the United States, I conclude the foreign intelligence exception applies and no warrant is required.”
Ok.. they were targeting non-US persons and this guy became a person of interest because of his communications. That's fine. I think the big stink about NSA is the blanket Hoovering up of comms of all citizens, foreign and domestic. One is targeting (allowed by law). One is trawling with a large net.
“Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.”
― Benjamin Franklin
Since the less well-mannered use their cellphones in these places anyway, why would you think they would Glass any different? Will the RAM upgrade increase their intelligence or situational awareness?
I went to a funeral recently and the minister had to ask everyone to turn off their cellphones. A couple of idiots were texting away and ignored him. Meh....
Purely anecdotal but too many of the younger IT types and user types do not seem to recognize the difference and when it's appropriate. Emails and chat messages in a chat forum (work related) all say otherwise. Even then there's the yahoos who think using l33t in their text and emails makes them smarter. What it does is causes confusion instead of the supposed clarity they should be using. Sorry. </rant>
Yes, he's whistleblower/traitor/rat fink. He's also confirmed what many (but not all) have suspected for a long time and which the average FB user won't care. There's also revelations in industry that are just as troubling (credential stealing, tracking by Google etc., and security of information in general).
He (Snowden) claims that the West is no worse than the Russians and the Chinese in their information gathering from citizens and foreign powers alike.
Does all this make any one of us safer? Does it make any one of us more or less of a target by either government, business, or miscreant? Posting AC... you really think that's safer?
The founding fathers of the US were very explicit in their fears of government and society. Perhaps too explicit as the courts take things very literally without looking ahead and seeing the implications from way technology is going. Maybe they should. But the people still have the real power even if they waste it on politicians full of BS, corruption, greed, and stupidity.
Sadly, Jefferson was right. People generally get the government they deserve. And that applies world-wide. Not just to the US.
For larger aircraft, the alternative route could still be preferable, but only if it added less than 60 miles to the journey
<60 Miles? Really? I'd love to see the plotted route vs the standard route. My guess is that someone ran the numbers without ever looking out a window or actually checking with the real world on air routes.
Vaping weed has been around for at least 5 years. The re-fillable e-cigs and liquid C have been around for awhile but, at least here in the States, it's been an underground type of thing unless there was a medical reason (along with prescription and appropriate ID).
Someone close to me had a medical condition and tried these things. What's new I guess is the e-cig being promoted for this????