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Open Source Intelligence

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nothing-to-do-with-source-code dept.

Artifice_Eternity writes: "Time magazine is running a story highlighting the US government's neglect of open source intelligence, or OSINT. OSINT includes stuff on the Internet and in various newspapers and periodicals, as well as "gray literature" (limited-availability publications like dissertations, local phone directories, etc.). It also includes foreign-language experts, and commercial data (satellite maps, news archives, scientific research). The mass of data to be crunched indicates how intelligence is an information processing problem in today's world."

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  1. Re:Well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    not a very active post eh?

  2. Welcome back, /. by L0rdkariya · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    After that 2 hour break.

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    The /. users are rep'd by 2 groups. Janitors, who post articles, and Trolls who bash them. These are
    1. Re:Welcome back, /. by SweetAndSourJesus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      and we're supposed to pay for it.

      So, if I subscribe, do I get some kind of guarantee of service?

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      the strongest word is still the word "free"
  3. can i post now? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    finaly i can post!

    or can i? only time will tell

  4. BIG banner ads by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just caught a big banner ad. It was placed right below the leading paragraph of the story. It's not that bad at all actually. I hit refresh and the next ad returned to the top.

  5. Re:Computers will take over the world by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Methinks slashdot is now officially owned by Trolls. Nary a relevant or ACTUALLY interesting post to be seen for a mile around. Sorry guys, but our work may be done here. I remember when I could actually find a worthwhile non-Troll post around here; alas times have changed. I think that pay-per-view stuff would have to be the proverbial hair that broke the camel's back. All users do now is read the Trolls and go to better sites that are way more relevant. I guess I would have to thank the creators for proving that the discussion-about-posted-news-topics idea works well - as long as people have respect for the admins/moderators/each other. Too bad there is never going to be a big profit made on it. People's ideas of loyalty are very different when it comes to the "Internet." Watch them drop out of the sites they were so proud to frequent only a month ago. I have done it a million times and so have you. Maybe if it were the real world and you guys were a mom-and-pop store we might feel bad for ditching your sore asses, but get real. I don't care about you guys. Pay to get links to other places on the net? Reuters and AP give me REAL NEWS for free! (not to imply that they will stay afloat.)

    Well, even though we should get off of this sinking ship, the rest of us rats are going to laugh at the people too oblivious to notice the rising water line.

  6. Found--a good example of Open Source Intelligence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In A.D. 2002

    Adware was beginning

    CmdrTaco: What happen?
    CowboyNeil: Somebody set up us the bomb.
    AC: We get signal.
    CmdrTaco: What!
    AC: Main screen turn on.
    CowboyNeil: It's You!!
    Torvalds: How are you gentlemen!!
    Torvalds: All your /. are belong to us.
    Torvalds: You are on the way to destruction.
    CowboyNeil: What you say!!
    Torvalds: You have no chance to survive make your time.
    Torvalds: Ha Ha Ha Ha

  7. Re:Computers will take over the world by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am Mayor McPenisman and I am gay!