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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.
It's funny you mention that because I think the whole Watergate thing was a set up and that they weren't caught by anything remotely like 'luck'.
I was specifically thinking about Kennedy and the moon landing etc.
The government can hide things- and they really need to quite a bit more often than many will admit around here.
What grates at times is that so many here really cannot see both sides of the coin. They view these issues with a reflex rather than their minds. There are already tons of posts describing the article as propaganda to take away privacy and generate funds for the evil drug war.
No thought is given that informed, reasonable citizens may not agree. Anyone who thinks otherwise is ignorant- has bought into the lies- or has their own agenda.
I wish some would think that there is the same chance of someone being intelligent, informed, reasonable and holding a different opinion as the chance of life elsewhere in the universe. I'm dead serious.
Anyways that whole last part is not a reply to the watergate thing just a little rant I launched on after I was done replying- your response has a reasonable tone.
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It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
The modern Western war on drugs began in the early 20th century with the banning of opium, cocaine, and dope (the latter of which was largely an exercise in the power of tabloid journalism).
It began earlier in China, but the Chinese government's efforts to keep opium out of the country failed when the Western nations used their armed forces to ensure the viability of the opium trade.
This brings new meaning to people who want to "crack" into the system!
Berto
It's from a Simpsons episode entitled "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" in which Homer "knows too much" and gets transported to an island which is a spoof of "The Prisoner" -- it even has a guest voice of Patrick McGoohan in it as one of the other prisoners.
I am not a number! I am a man! And don't you