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  1. Re:It's a surveillance app from Israel by flayzernax · · Score: 1 · on Saudi Arabia Blocks Viber Messaging Service

    Well I think there was this cave in the Midwest (one of the largest underground cave systems). I saw a special on it from Nat Geo or Discovery or History or A&E. It was rumored at some point this facility had paper files on every person in the United States in rows and rows of giant filing cabinets. So it is very likely that this has been going on for a long time and you are absolutely correct it could go way deeper than just metadata. See PRISM. What is being done with all that info. I cannot really say for sure.

    I spent a few hours raging at the issue yesterday and decided it would be better to just bury my head back in the sand until we get more information.

    By the way some links of the facility I think I remember... it could be an annex to this or another one. This looks like its up for grabs on the real estate market though... and relatively cheap. Crazy how the world changes. Because this place use to be one of our top secret places during the cold war.

    http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucdsclnk?sl=FTWOR713005001
    http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/MayJun99/MS353.htm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchison_Storage_Facility

    There is a video of a truck driver driving through and delivering supplies leaked on a conspiracy nut site. But I think it is from after when the facility started to be decommissioned.

    The facility I remember was rumored to be extremely large and indeed big enough to hold a file folder on everyone at the time 1980's. I suppose the government had to upgrade at some point.

    I really wish I could afford a place like that... I would so have an underground lair if I could.

  2. Re:Batleships for sale too by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 1 · on Cold-War Era Naval Vessels Up For Grabs

    http://gsaauctions.gov/

  3. Re:Surplus Stores by Bastardchyld · · Score: 1 · on Tech on the Cheap?

    You basically need to call around the larger companies in your area and inquire with the Supply Department (or equiv.). I live in the Seattle, WA area and go to the Boeing Surplus Store religously.

    The Governement also auctions off stuff at http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/gsaauctions/. The GSA isn't to good for IT type stuff though.

    Defense Department gets rid of stuff at DRMO http://drms.dla.mil/.

  4. GSA does this routinely by Linuxathome · · Score: 1 · on Henrico County iBook Sale Creates iRiot
    The computers should have been auctioned or a lottery could have been set up to allow only a certain number to purchase them.

    You mean like how another goverment agency handles it (GSAauctions.gov)? A simple call to the GSA for help would have saved everyone a lot of heartache and hurt. I know it's a local agency asking a federal agency for help (i.e. crosstalk is not common), but when a riot is a possibility, it's worth the extra effort.
  5. GSAAuctions.gov by donheff · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Great Surplus Stores?

    Check out the GSA Auctions site. Lots of surplus Government property. It varies from literal junk, a la "Sandford and Sons," to valuable presidential gifts inluding jewelry and art. A few years ago, the Coast Guard cutter featured in the "Perfect Storm" was sold on GSAAuctions

    -no signature is good enough

  6. University & Government auctions by lucasw · · Score: 1 · on Great Surplus Stores?

    Try Government Surplus Auctions if you want some drug dealer cars, or heavy industrial equipment. Also check your local University for a surplus store and periodic auctions like UW's. If you want to get your garage genetics lab off the ground and don't mind using ten-year-old equipment, these outlets can be ideal.

    Also, non-profits can sometimes get the surplus stuff free or at a cut rate.

  7. Re:Old Government Computers. . . by Cy+Guy · · Score: 1 · on Federal Technology Czar Proposed
    Thanks for the links. Check the second link again. It's a good example of why the Feds need a IT Czar:

    They show the same URL twice but change the capitalization (though in fact the second link go to an entirely different URL than the one listed, of course the only thing on that page is a link to gsaauctions.gov).