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Data Mining, Cocaine and Secrecy
hightimes writes: "Business 2.0 uncovers one of the world's most sophisticated IT network in where else, Colombia. According to the story, Colombian drug cartels have spent billions of dollars to build a huge infrastructure that's helping them smuggle more dope than ever before." Even though this is about a raid that took place most of a decade ago, it's an interesting example of the power (and potential abuse) of large-scale data mining.
B.C. bastards... first runaway production, now pot! I say we in the California National Guard, to safeguard our state's economy and our citizens' well being, should make a preemptive strike on the foreign drug/movie cartel known as British Columbia. First we'll take out Vancouver, and once WETA finishes the last LOTR movie, we'll invade New Zealand!
Sigh. You'd think if we were really that anti-drug, we'd be a little more disgusted with the drug use in movies? And don't get me started on how Hollywood has no clue on how to teach proper gun safety...