Slashdot Mirror

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670160415

In his 1970 book Between Two Ages: America's Role in the Technetronic Era, Brzezinski wrote the following.

"The technetronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values. Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen. These files will be subject to instantaneous retrieval by the authorities."

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

Re:a world we've been warning about for decades by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:42 · Score: 0 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"That's kind of sad, actually"

No it was actually the intent. The rich want to keep control over the masses, their politics and public opinion. They do that via control of information.

First, see the science on reasoning:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670160415

In his 1970 book Between Two Ages: America's Role in the Technetronic Era, Brzezinski wrote the following.

"The technetronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values. Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen. These files will be subject to instantaneous retrieval by the authorities."

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

Re:a world we've been warning about for decades by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:42 · Score: 0 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"That's kind of sad, actually"

No it was actually the intent. The rich want to keep control over the masses, their politics and public opinion. They do that via control of information.

First, see the science on reasoning:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670160415

In his 1970 book Between Two Ages: America's Role in the Technetronic Era, Brzezinski wrote the following.

"The technetronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values. Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen. These files will be subject to instantaneous retrieval by the authorities."

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

Re:Some basic rules by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:12 · Score: 1 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"1) Do not use "free" services"

You're under the dangerous idea that you haven't already been compromised by the hardware, router, OS, etc. Why do you think the NSA is spying on everyone?

Jacob Applebaum - People Think They're Exempt From NSA (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Other Video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzzDMD8pFqk

Other Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XWDlTEVcs

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

Re:Some basic rules by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:12 · Score: 1 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"1) Do not use "free" services"

You're under the dangerous idea that you haven't already been compromised by the hardware, router, OS, etc. Why do you think the NSA is spying on everyone?

Jacob Applebaum - People Think They're Exempt From NSA (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Other Video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzzDMD8pFqk

Other Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XWDlTEVcs

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

Re:Some basic rules by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:12 · Score: 1 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"1) Do not use "free" services"

You're under the dangerous idea that you haven't already been compromised by the hardware, router, OS, etc. Why do you think the NSA is spying on everyone?

Jacob Applebaum - People Think They're Exempt From NSA (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Other Video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzzDMD8pFqk

Other Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XWDlTEVcs

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

Re:Some basic rules by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:12 · Score: 1 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"1) Do not use "free" services"

You're under the dangerous idea that you haven't already been compromised by the hardware, router, OS, etc. Why do you think the NSA is spying on everyone?

Jacob Applebaum - People Think They're Exempt From NSA (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Other Video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzzDMD8pFqk

Other Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XWDlTEVcs

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

Re:Some basic rules by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:12 · Score: 1 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"1) Do not use "free" services"

You're under the dangerous idea that you haven't already been compromised by the hardware, router, OS, etc. Why do you think the NSA is spying on everyone?

Jacob Applebaum - People Think They're Exempt From NSA (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Other Video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzzDMD8pFqk

Other Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XWDlTEVcs

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

Re:Some basic rules by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:12 · Score: 1 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"1) Do not use "free" services"

You're under the dangerous idea that you haven't already been compromised by the hardware, router, OS, etc. Why do you think the NSA is spying on everyone?

Jacob Applebaum - People Think They're Exempt From NSA (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Other Video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzzDMD8pFqk

Other Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XWDlTEVcs

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

Re:Some basic rules by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:12 · Score: 1 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"1) Do not use "free" services"

You're under the dangerous idea that you haven't already been compromised by the hardware, router, OS, etc. Why do you think the NSA is spying on everyone?

Jacob Applebaum - People Think They're Exempt From NSA (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Other Video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzzDMD8pFqk

Other Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XWDlTEVcs

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

Re:Some basic rules by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:12 · Score: 1 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"1) Do not use "free" services"

You're under the dangerous idea that you haven't already been compromised by the hardware, router, OS, etc. Why do you think the NSA is spying on everyone?

Jacob Applebaum - People Think They're Exempt From NSA (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Other Video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzzDMD8pFqk

Other Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XWDlTEVcs

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

Re:Some basic rules by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 04:12 · Score: 1 · on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com)

"1) Do not use "free" services"

You're under the dangerous idea that you haven't already been compromised by the hardware, router, OS, etc. Why do you think the NSA is spying on everyone?

Jacob Applebaum - People Think They're Exempt From NSA (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Other Video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzzDMD8pFqk

Other Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XWDlTEVcs

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

Re:Please.... someone.... by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 03:53 · Score: 0 · on Valve's "Room Scale VR Survey" Finds a Lot of People Play In Their Bedrooms (itworld.com)

"How can you get this deep into product development and suddenly realize so few people will be able to use it?

Reasoning doesn't work the way we thought it did, aka it's a lot worse:

Re:Trends by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 02:36 · Score: 1 · on Big Data Attempts To Find Meaning In 40 Years of UK Political Debate (thestack.com)

"Censorship only works for short-duration wars like Desert Storm before the sight of bloodied soldiers and civilians spread through the Internet and turn public opinion against the war."

They are trying to get back the power over the information space through bullshit IP laws and the like, they want to turn the internet back into TV.

Science on reasoning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Re:Trends by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 02:36 · Score: 1 · on Big Data Attempts To Find Meaning In 40 Years of UK Political Debate (thestack.com)

"Censorship only works for short-duration wars like Desert Storm before the sight of bloodied soldiers and civilians spread through the Internet and turn public opinion against the war."

They are trying to get back the power over the information space through bullshit IP laws and the like, they want to turn the internet back into TV.

Science on reasoning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Re:Trends by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 02:36 · Score: 1 · on Big Data Attempts To Find Meaning In 40 Years of UK Political Debate (thestack.com)

"Censorship only works for short-duration wars like Desert Storm before the sight of bloodied soldiers and civilians spread through the Internet and turn public opinion against the war."

They are trying to get back the power over the information space through bullshit IP laws and the like, they want to turn the internet back into TV.

Science on reasoning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Re:Trends by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 02:36 · Score: 1 · on Big Data Attempts To Find Meaning In 40 Years of UK Political Debate (thestack.com)

"Censorship only works for short-duration wars like Desert Storm before the sight of bloodied soldiers and civilians spread through the Internet and turn public opinion against the war."

They are trying to get back the power over the information space through bullshit IP laws and the like, they want to turn the internet back into TV.

Science on reasoning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Re:AWESOME! by penandpaper · 2015-10-15 02:31 · Score: 1 · on The United States and Israel Sign Space Cooperation Agreement (israelnationalnews.com)

Obligatory. If you go back far enough the land always belonged to someone else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 01:56 · Score: 0 · on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com)

"Wow that's a lot different then how the US is trying to control the internet. Yay for thinking out of the box!"

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 01:56 · Score: 0 · on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com)

"Wow that's a lot different then how the US is trying to control the internet. Yay for thinking out of the box!"

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 01:56 · Score: 0 · on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com)

"Wow that's a lot different then how the US is trying to control the internet. Yay for thinking out of the box!"

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 01:56 · Score: 0 · on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com)

"Wow that's a lot different then how the US is trying to control the internet. Yay for thinking out of the box!"

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 01:56 · Score: 0 · on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com)

"Wow that's a lot different then how the US is trying to control the internet. Yay for thinking out of the box!"

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttv6n7PFniY&feature=youtu.be&t=11

Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 01:56 · Score: 0 · on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com)

"Wow that's a lot different then how the US is trying to control the internet. Yay for thinking out of the box!"

The internet is a threat to all institutions of power (aka the rich and their corporations). The free flow of information is detrimental to their goals and aims (profits and control over us).

The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor.

Brezinski at a press conference

States experiencing serious systemic "handicaps":

Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses.

Crisis of democracy

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-haiti-minimum-wage-the-nation-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Government-Surveillance-Security-Single-Superpower/dp/1608463656/

http://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Government-Michael-Glennon/dp/0190206446/

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be

Wikileaks

Manufacturing consent:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act#/media/File:Copyright_term.svg

Re:Why don't we just say it? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 01:36 · Score: 0 · on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com)

"who else would there be to ensure contracts are enforced and not just useless words on paper? without courts, who would determine if people have been injured or mistreated and ensure justice for those people?"

Sorry to tell you but the real world is very much not like what you just stated. When corporations can strip of us of our rights to own shit and have been doing so for roughly 200 years now.

Science on reasoning:

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

Manufacturing consent:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act#/media/File:Copyright_term.svg

Re:Why don't we just say it? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 01:36 · Score: 0 · on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com)

"who else would there be to ensure contracts are enforced and not just useless words on paper? without courts, who would determine if people have been injured or mistreated and ensure justice for those people?"

Sorry to tell you but the real world is very much not like what you just stated. When corporations can strip of us of our rights to own shit and have been doing so for roughly 200 years now.

Science on reasoning:

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

Manufacturing consent:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act#/media/File:Copyright_term.svg

Re:Why don't we just say it? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-15 01:36 · Score: 0 · on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com)

"who else would there be to ensure contracts are enforced and not just useless words on paper? without courts, who would determine if people have been injured or mistreated and ensure justice for those people?"

Sorry to tell you but the real world is very much not like what you just stated. When corporations can strip of us of our rights to own shit and have been doing so for roughly 200 years now.

Science on reasoning:

The real news:

http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Incorporated-Managed-Inverted-Totalitarianism/dp/069114589X

The Citibank memo

http://politicalgates.blogspot.ca/2011/12/citigroup-plutonomy-memos-two-bombshell.html

US distribution of wealth

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html

Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.

Manufacturing consent:

Re:Service Announcement -- Gun Safes by jittles · 2015-10-15 00:18 · Score: 1 · on US Toddlers Involved In Shootings On a Weekly Basis (washingtonpost.com)

Yet caps on drain cleaner are more regulated than trigger guards on guns. Why?

Well there are many ways to safely store a gun that do not require trigger locks. You could store it in a safe, for instance.

Be VERY, very careful about storing a gun in a gun safe around kids. (Pick the right one and pay more). There are a lot of badly designed safes out there that kids can crack into. See e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

I suspect that kid was coached on how to open all of those safes. I am not saying that a child could never figure that out on their own, or that an older child could not find such an instructional video on the internet, but I am not sure how often that would happen in real life. Especially if the first two, which were dropped, were properly bolted into place. In any event, I would not consider any of those to be satisfactory safes. If an average adult male can pick it up and carry it out of your place, it's probably not sturdy enough. It certainly wouldn't be sturdy enough for me to consider.

Re:moving about like kinect by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-14 17:33 · Score: 0 · on Valve's "Room Scale VR Survey" Finds a Lot of People Play In Their Bedrooms (itworld.com)

...you're going to look stupid in 10 years posting idiotic comments like that.

Yeah well he hasn't for the last 24 years. That's a pretty good track record so far.

Service Announcement -- Gun Safes by Etherwalk · 2015-10-14 15:50 · Score: 2 · on US Toddlers Involved In Shootings On a Weekly Basis (washingtonpost.com)

Yet caps on drain cleaner are more regulated than trigger guards on guns. Why?

Well there are many ways to safely store a gun that do not require trigger locks. You could store it in a safe, for instance.

Be VERY, very careful about storing a gun in a gun safe around kids. (Pick the right one and pay more). There are a lot of badly designed safes out there that kids can crack into. See e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Re:WTF? by elvesrus · 2015-10-14 14:05 · Score: 1 · on FBI and Join UK Against Forces Against Spread of Dridex Banking Malware (nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk)

Here is a relevant YouTube rant arguing the position that a stricter definition of video-games is a good thing.

Re:Coalescing gas clouds? by kimvette · 2015-10-14 13:02 · Score: 1 · on Mysteriously Variable Star Causes Speculation About Dyson Sphere (slate.com)

The telescope got jammed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Re:Mad Magazine Has Returned? by AndyKron · 2015-10-14 12:58 · Score: 1 · on The United States and Israel Sign Space Cooperation Agreement (israelnationalnews.com)

Jews in space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Re:Are you high? by Dutch+Gun · 2015-10-14 11:23 · Score: 1 · on Why Developers Are Important To the Drone Industry (sdtimes.com)

Small to medium sized animals will have sense enough to stay the hell away from things like that. People... not so much. And maybe hawks.

Re:Climate modeling by Phronesis · 2015-10-14 11:15 · Score: 1 · on Freeman Dyson Talks Interstellar Travel, Climate Change, and More (theregister.co.uk)

Raymond Pierrehumbert's lecture at AGU about successful predictions from climate models is well worth watching.

Kids with Guns by Greyfox · 2015-10-14 11:06 · Score: 2, Interesting · on US Toddlers Involved In Shootings On a Weekly Basis (washingtonpost.com)

That one's actually pretty easy.Actually hold some people responsible for some shit. I'm sure in a number of those cases, parents did get dinged for leaving their guns around. In general, it's really way too easy to have kids in this country. Much easier than getting a gun or a car, and you see how many irresponsible twats own one or both of those things. My fascist regime would require mandatory reversible sterilization for boys and girls at puberty and a license to have kids. The test wouldn't be particularly difficult, but it'd weed out a pretty good chunk of the jackasses I think.

In a wider context, we must enjoy gun violence or we'd have done something about it by now. Way I see it, you've got one of two options: Ban guns, like Australia did, or just give everyone a gun, require them to carry it at all times, and let the games begin! I know which one I'm rooting for!

Or I guess we could keep doing what we're doing and let evolution take its course. Maybe in a few generations we'll be able to dodge bullets like Neo in The Matrix.

BBC documentary about measurements by t0y · 2015-10-14 10:28 · Score: 1 · on Kilogram Conflict Resolved At Last (nature.com)

This is dicussed in the documentary: The Measure of All Things. Relevant section linked with the timecode but the whole documentary is on topic of this post.

Re:Not this shit again by Wootery · 2015-10-14 10:08 · Score: 1 · on "Are Games Art?" and the Intellectual Value of Design (timconkling.com)

Saying something isn't a video-game isn't an insult. Saying chess isn't a sport isn't an insult either.

Jeremy Soul FTW! by CrashNBrn · 2015-10-14 08:24 · Score: 1 · on Video Game Music Is Saving the Symphony Orchestra (wsj.com)

Jeremy Soule's work on Dungeon Siege (Full Soundtrack*) is some of my favorite symphonic music, easily as good as some hundred-year-old classics.

* Main Theme Song starts around 2min.

Theme Song only.

Jeremy Soul FTW! by CrashNBrn · 2015-10-14 08:24 · Score: 1 · on Video Game Music Is Saving the Symphony Orchestra (wsj.com)

Jeremy Soule's work on Dungeon Siege (Full Soundtrack*) is some of my favorite symphonic music, easily as good as some hundred-year-old classics.

* Main Theme Song starts around 2min.

Theme Song only.

Re:Good for the Orchestra, and for music by CronoCloud · 2015-10-14 08:09 · Score: 1 · on Video Game Music Is Saving the Symphony Orchestra (wsj.com)

Mozart was a party animal. He was essentially a 18th century rock star, complete with the fame and lavish lifestyle that implies.

A long time ago I once took an interdisciplinary class that combined history with literature with music, very enjoyable. It was a bit of an experiment by 3 professors (who implied they were drinking buddies)

The Music professor involved said outright that Mozart was the Elvis or Michael Jackson of his day and that if we didn't believe him, read the reports written about his concerts at that time.

Modern orchestral composers don't compose symphonies any more, they compose for movies and video games. That movie and video game music of today will be tomorrow's classical music.

I've said that myself, I'm reminded of a scene from Singin' in the Rain.

Cosmo Brown: Talking pictures, that means I'm out of a job. At last I can start suffering and write that symphony.
R.F. Simpson: You're not out of job, we're putting you in as head of our new music department.
Cosmo Brown: Oh, thanks, R.F.! At last I can stop suffering and write that symphony.

Video game/Movie music IS the descendant of Classical Music. Or take a gander at some of the Mannheim Steamroller classic-inspired pieces which could fit in quite well with some video games

Four Rows of Jacks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Re:Good for the Orchestra, and for music by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-14 05:34 · Score: 0 · on Video Game Music Is Saving the Symphony Orchestra (wsj.com)

"Anyone who's ever listened to any sound track on its own, ever, knows that it's incredibly boring stuff without whatever it's supposed to go with."

I'm sorry to tell you but your opinion is not universal, and your brain is not as good at reality and reasoning as you think....

See the science:

Re:You nostalgia you lose? by rHBa · 2015-10-14 04:55 · Score: 1 · on Video Game Music Is Saving the Symphony Orchestra (wsj.com)

Blizzard were hardly original in using [classical] music in video games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7khL9Ms4ow

I suppose they did compose their own though...

Re:Shitty KIDDY games are ruining music. by i.r.id10t · 2015-10-14 04:16 · Score: 1 · on Video Game Music Is Saving the Symphony Orchestra (wsj.com)

No.. .not combining, like the "traditional" Kashmir, but rather a recomposition.

My favorite version of Baba Yetu.

Re:Two words: Baba Yetu by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-14 03:47 · Score: 0 · on Video Game Music Is Saving the Symphony Orchestra (wsj.com)

Re:Two words: Baba Yetu by Entropius · 2015-10-14 03:35 · Score: 1 · on Video Game Music Is Saving the Symphony Orchestra (wsj.com)

There's an entire song cycle, in fact; Baba Yetu is the first of a set.