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P2P Leaks Surprises

kilian.cavalotti writes "A new Web log is posting what it purports are pictures, documents and letters from U.S. soldiers and military bases in Iraq and elsewhere--all of which the site's operator claims to have downloaded from peer-to-peer networks such as Gnutella. The "See What You Share" site has been online for a week and has published photos ranging from a crashed military jet to a screenshot of a spreadsheet file that appears to include names, addresses and telephone numbers of marines. The site's operator, a 30-year-old named Rick Wallace, wrote in a blog posting that he is trying to help the military understand how serious a security risk unmonitored peer-to-peer file sharing can be."

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  1. Leprechauns, rainbows, and gold! by garcia · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The only surprising thing there was that I found out CowboyNeal is a lady leprechaun! I want to see the gold at the end of THAT rainbow!

  2. Wait a second... by halivar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think I found my credit card number in there. Hurray for me, I'd had it stolen before I memorized it.

  3. Page views from his website... by CmdrTostado · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    See What You Share on P2P
    Site Summary

    VISITS

    Total 27,272
    Average Per Day 558
    Average Visit Length 3:08
    Last Hour 2,312
    Today 24,281
    This Week 3,908

    PAGE VIEWS

    Total 161,116
    Average Per Day 4,686
    Average Per Visit 8.4
    Last Hour 13,010
    Today 129,905
    This Week 32,805

    Wonder where else he posted this site today to get 129,905 today and only 13,010 in the last hour (since posting on slashdot)

  4. MOD THE PARENT UP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Off Topic? You morons, it's obvious he was talking about the redhaired, green garbed, chick half-naked.

    You are a bunch of half-baked, brain dead, morons.

  5. Michael Moore Loses It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Michael Moore Loses It
    The filmmaker lets loose before a left-wing audience.

    Boston, Mass -- Promoting his movie Fahrenheit 9/11 at the Democratic National Convention, radical filmmaker Michael Moore launched into a shouting, red-faced denunciation of Republicans Tuesday, saying supporters of the GOP are different from "real Americans"; that they are "people who hate"; that they are "up at six in the morning trying to figure out which minority group they're going to screw today"; and that in the upcoming presidential campaign, they "are going to fight...smear...lie...and hate."

    Moore, who sat in former President Jimmy Carter's box at the convention Monday night, has been welcomed by wildly enthusiastic audiences at his appearances in Boston. He made his remarks about Republicans during one of those appearances, at a forum sponsored by the left-wing organizing group Campaign for America's Future. The speech drew an overflow crowd; fans stood in line for hours for a chance to hear Moore speak.

    "The right wing is not where America is at," Moore said. "Most Americans, in their heart, are liberal and progressive. It's just a small minority of people who hate. They hate. They exist in the politics of hate."

    "They're not patriots," Moore said. "They're hate-triots, and they believe in the politics of hate-triotism. Hate-triotism is where they stand, and patriotism is where real Americans stand."

    Moore, who predicted victory for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry -- "It's all over but the voting," he said -- warned that the Republican Party will do almost anything to keep its hold on power. "They're not going to go without a fight," he said, "and believe me, they are better fighters than we are."

    "I mean, they are up at six in the morning trying to figure out which minority group they're going to screw today," Moore continued. "The hate, they eat for breakfast. They are going to fight and they are going to smear, and they are going to lie, and they are going to hate."

    Moore conceded that there are "good Republicans." Those Republicans, he said, will vote for Kerry in November.

    Moore also attacked the media for not asking the "right questions" before the war in Iraq, and he tantalized the audience by recounting a story in which he said a major -- but unnamed -- television personality told him that Vice President Dick Cheney had interfered with news coverage of the war. Moore said he was on a morning talk show recently, and, "After we went to commercial, the person who was interviewing me said, 'You know, you're right. When the war started, it was very difficult here to book the people we wanted to book and ask the questions we wanted to ask. In fact, I got a memo about my tone of voice. Apparently, the brass had received a call from Dick Cheney's office, they said they didn't like my tone of voice. I got a memo on it.'"

    Moore said he told the person, "You've got to tell that story." But the person answered, "I can't." Moore continued: "I said, 'They can't fire you. You're one of the most well-known people in America. You've got to tell this story, and if you don't tell it, I'm going to wait maybe another week.'"

    The audience laughed at Moore's threat to expose the newsperson. Moore promised to tell the whole story on his website and name the person involved. "That person is on notice now," Moore said, "and I'm doing it in a friendly way."

    1. Re:Michael Moore Loses It by MarsDefenseMinister · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      If by "losing it" you mean that he is spitting mad because narrow minded bigots are using the Constitution to wipe their asses, then yes, he is "losing it".

      --
      No weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men.-Ronald Reagan
    2. Re:Michael Moore Loses It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Michael Moore is stark raving mad. His delusions and perceptions of reality indicates that he may be psychotic. If you see him in person, be sure not to let your eyes meet. He may attack you and steal your food.

  6. Re:I think is was said somewhere else... by hraefn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's right! And lets sue gun manufacturers! :runs away: