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U.S. Interior Dept. Unplugged... Again

IO ERROR writes "The U.S. District Court ordered the Department of Interior to take all its systems offline for the third time, saying that its systems were too insecure to be left open. Among the systems to go offline are those that process payments owed to American Indians and Internet access in schools on Indian reservations. DOI employees cannot use the Web or send or receive e-mail."

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  1. poor indians by cliffski2 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    always getting crapped on in the us. btw first post ;)

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

      Did you really just post logged in for a FP? Oh my...

  2. Evil Americans torture devout followers of Islam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You Americans should be ashamed of yourselves!

    Detainees at Guantanamo Bay are shackled for up to 15 hours at a time in hand and leg cuffs with metal links which cut into the skin. Their "cells" are wire cages with concrete floors and open to the elements - giving no privacy or protection from the rats, snakes and scorpions loose around the base. By contrast the camp guard dogs have wooden houses with air conditioning and green grass to exercise on. A diet of foul water and food up to 10 years out-of-date has left inmates malnourished.

    But worst of all is the use of vice girls to torment the most religiously devout detainees. Prisoners who have never seen an "unveiled" woman before are forced to watch as the hookers touch their own naked bodies. One said an American girl had smeared menstrual blood across his face in an act of humiliation!

    You make me sick! How dare you call yourselves the land of the free and the defenders of civilization. You make me sick! You are a bunch of depraved lunatics who deserve to drown in pig shit!

  3. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post!

  4. GNAA --It feels good in the sphincter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    GNAA sez hi

  5. Re:John "Eff'ing" Kerry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hilarious, nigga!

  6. Re:Evil Americans torture devout followers of Isla by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You believe everything read?? You are the only one who sounds like a lunatic.

  7. Re:Evil Americans torture devout followers of Isla by Steno-RFC · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And you know this to be true? I dont want to reply to this because it will just be classed of offtopic or flamebait or something, but I just want to say that what you posted is total bullshit. Why would the army keep food that is 10 years out of date anyway? I also noticed that you posted anonymously, why dont you just log on, let us all see who you are?

  8. Jokes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wonder how long it will be until someone thinks out the first Apache (the web server) joke...

  9. Re:Evil Americans torture devout followers of Isla by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    But worst of all is the use of vice girls to torment the most religiously devout detainees. Prisoners who have never seen an "unveiled" woman before are forced to watch as the hookers touch their own naked bodies. One said an American girl had smeared menstrual blood across his face in an act of humiliation!

    Where do I sign up?

  10. The Indian's reparation funds.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Are hidden.. Somewhere that they'll never find them..

    In their work boots!

    yuk yuk yuk

  11. Re:Technology vs. Indians by pongo000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I still find it funny that the US government pays current American Indians for it's actions in the past.

    And the gov't doesn't even recognize all tribes. They have set a very high bar for recognition, one that is too expensive for many tribes to pursue. Some of the richer tribes have taken to lobbying the gov't to prevent recognition of lesser tribes to keep them from enroaching on the fat profits many tribes are making from various endeavors like gambling and tobacco sales.

  12. Re:"Larry, Moe & Curly Consulting" by DR+SoB · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You just keep digging your whole, and changing your story. We'll just keep correcting you..

    First off, you said if the SERVER was comprimised it wouldn't matter because it is isolated, WRONG. Now your saying if PEOPLE'S ACCOUNTS are compromised the entire bank isn't susceptible. Wow, nobel prize stuff. No shit sherlock, if 1 person's account is broken into the whole bank isn't cleared of billions of dollars, guess what, people's accounts are comprimised EVERDAY. Now back to your ORIGINAL statement, if the bank's online webserver was comprimised, that sure would put a lot of accounts at risk, and since that computer IS DEFINITELY connected to there accounts, then, well, you see, your point is mute.

    "Shit, this is network security 101."

    Your not talking about network security at all. Your talking about best practises. And you said people shouldn't put that sort of thing on the internet, just admit it, you were wrong originally.

    "Just call me a nazi so we can end this, you're embarassing yourself."

    Your the one who looks dumb. I've set up WAN software for banks before, what exactly is your qualification?? (I've set up server's that will translate TCP/IP to X.25, do you know what that is? A little more complicated then a VPN..).

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  13. Re:"Larry, Moe & Curly Consulting" by iminplaya · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    you're an imbecile.

    Just call me a nazi so we can end this, you're embarassing yourself.


    Ladies, ladies, please. Let's keep it civilised. This isn't an AOL forum.

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  14. Re:"Larry, Moe & Curly Consulting" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ladies, ladies, please. Let's keep it civilised. This isn't an AOL forum.

    Your right. On AOL people know how to spell.

  15. Re:Evil Americans torture devout followers of Isla by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Recently, 5 teenagers that were released from Guantanamo Bay were interviewed by several news organizations after they were released. They all said that the conditions were better than what they left and that they had educational classes, hot meals and a bath everyday.
    Who were these 5 teenagers? Why were they treated differently to these men Tipton three complain of beatings?
  16. Re:Evil Americans torture devout followers of Isla by BigBadBri · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    That's true, but the Brits released tell an entirely different tale.

    Mind you, they may well be a bunch of lying Pakis - the three from Tipton were apparently overheard planning to go and train in Afghanistan, but of course the authorities over here won't send the bastards back to Pakistan where they belong.

    Yes - I am a British nationalist. It's my country, and my right to object to it being diluted by multiculturalism.

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  17. Re:Evil Americans torture devout followers of Isla by BigBadBri · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    What about Tipton three are lying bastards?

    Send the buggers back, there are plenty of PIA flights every day.

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  18. Re:I wonder about the old paper systems by tambo · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Holy crap, people, how often do we have to do this? It's UNSECURE, people, not INSECURE. Unsecure = vulnerable to unauthorized access or usage. Insecure = your 13-year-old sister whining about her social status.

    In tomorrow's episode: Everything you ever wanted to know about apostrophes but were too stupid to have learned in grade school...

    - David Stein

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  19. Re:I wonder about the old paper systems by zakezuke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You'd be surprised what people will just throw in the trash.

    "Ain't it a shame when folks throw away a perfectly good white boy like that" -- some john cusack film... perhaps better off dead

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  20. Re:Evil Americans torture devout followers of Isla by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Of course the BNP have no reason to lie. I'm just glad to see care in the community in action, and to think Labour said it wouldn't work.

  21. Re:Evil Americans torture devout followers of Isla by BigBadBri · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Lovely - you hide behind an AC to call me a Nazi.

    Come and argue when you've got a name, Mr nonentity.

    One of my best mates happens to be a Jamaican Muslim, and his views on Pakistanis are roughly the same as mine, only more extreme.

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