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Edward Snowden Is Tired of Being Bombarded By Suitors (mirror.co.uk)

Posted by timothy on from the reality-tv-drools-in-the-background dept.

cold fjord writes: The Mirror reports that Edward Snowden is experiencing some unexpected fallout from the notoriety he received from his activism for government transparency. It seems he has become something of a sex symbol and his female fans are sending him graphic nude pictures of themselves. He has found it necessary to dissuade them by reminding everyone that the FBI has a warrant for him (and probably monitor his communications so they will see the pics) and that he already has a girlfriend. No word yet on if this is having any effect.

225 comments

  1. When I said I was a fan of transparency by Etherwalk · · Score: 5, Funny

    "When I said I was a fan of transparency, I did not mean transparency of clothing!"

    1. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      If he's such a fan of transparency then how 'bout sharing the pics with the rest of the world?

    2. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by sumdumass · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I'm sort of wondering if this nude pictures problem isn't a trap.The US government just took over a kiddie porn site and ran it in order to trap visitors. So what is to stop them from sending 14 or 15 year old nudes that look a little older so they can tip some Russian officials off about child porn sitting on a computer that gets tracked down to Snowden. He then losses his sanctuary and gets swept up by the feds and is a positive notch in Obama's legacy (killed Bin Laden and captured Snowden )

      Of course Snowden is too smart for that and complains publicly that unrequested nudes are being sent that he doesn't want them. Now if it happens, its a setup that is obviously a setup beyond his control.

    3. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      He then losses his sanctuary

      The correct mis-spelling is "looses".

    4. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Do you think the pseudophile trap that works so well in the moral west will work worldwide? No one here takes all those accusations seriously except straight fucking plebians, and you think that would fool actual state level actors around the world?

    5. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by lucm · · Score: 0

      So what is to stop them from sending 14 or 15 year old nudes that look a little older

      Where are they going to get those? Ask FBI agents to volunteer their daughter's pictures? Pick photos from a USB stick in the evidence room, using already victimized teenagers?

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    6. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by sumdumass · · Score: 0

      The child porn website they just ran for weeks to catch pedophiles. I even referenced it in my post.

    7. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by lucm · · Score: 1, Troll

      I think you should quit your day job and start writing thrillers like Robert Ludlum. You have a knack for clever plots with zero holes in them.

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      lucm, indeed.
    8. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by zugmeister · · Score: 1

      I think an earlier post referenced this article where the US gov't ran a kiddie porn site it took over. You've got a point though, there's no good way to obtain such material. Are we still stretching definitions so drawings count?

    9. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by cold+fjord · · Score: 0

      QED

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    10. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Not if it's in GIF format.

    11. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      Snowden is being guarded by the Russian security services, the successors of the KGB. Even if you assume that Snowden is an American patriot the simple fact is that he has bequeathed the intelligence agencies of the world a priceless cache of the innermost American government intelligence agency secrets.

      Snowden gave up possession of the laptop with all the NSA data before flying to Russia. He's not stupid.

    12. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Drawings count in some countries (e.g. Sweden) while they don't in others (e.g. Japan). I don't know if they do in Russia.

    13. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You really are sum dumbass. If the FBI wanted to end Snowden's sanctuary in Russia by sending porn, they'd send gay porn. Considering how homophobic Russia is, with all its "high moral values" (the stories of companies having their own churches), that'd be a much easier political sell.

      But, yea, whatever.

    14. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I've been on the opposition to Cold on many (almost all) discussions but this one does not deserve to be moderated as troll.

      The fact is that most of his supporters are smart enough not to fall for the honeypot/child porn trap and if they really wanted to, the powers that be could just make it up, the don't have to try to trick him. They could simply find some girl and pay her to say he raped her when she was underage before he left or some crap.

      To our governments credit it has not done that. It may have gone beyond what we accept as reasonable for spying on its own citizens but it has not taken the route of completely making up fiction to go after its enemies.

      In stead it just prefers to make things that should not be illegal, illegal and use those or to attack its enemies with things that while not illegal are immoral such as spying on the love affairs of MLK to use as weapons.

      Regardless C.F. is not trolling in his comments here and I want to personally take the chance to credit him for a reasonable argument.

    15. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by sumdumass · · Score: 0

      lol.. Idiot. They have likely already sent over lots of Russian women to sleep with Snowden in order to find out if there are any other secrets they could be interested in. They would already know Snowden wasn't gay and that gay porn would be a plant to manipulate him.

        Besides, the type of problems gayness would generate is not the kind of international problems that would be pressuring them to boot Snowden out of the country. For instance, for being gay, they would just throw him in prison in secrecy. Even if they overlooked it because it is benificial to them, giving a gay person sanctuary isn't the type of thing to cause international outcry that would hurt Russian diplomatic efforts. In fact, it could help in some instances with some of the more liberal European countries. But child porn, that is universally hated- even if on the surface and Russia would likely suffer too badly if they were protecting a pedophile. Snowden would need to go to France for that (Roman Polanski And French culture)

    16. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Nah, he's always shilling trolling. Pity I'm out of points.

    17. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Bob_Who · · Score: 1

      He then losses his sanctuary

      The correct mis-spelling is "looses".

      Perhaps its just a typo. Perhaps we'd rather read the mistake than have to read that people cunt spell.

    18. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      So basically your moderation is just another way of shilling and trolling. What is your defect?

    19. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by PRMan · · Score: 2

      It will be interesting to see. People predicted EXACTLY what would happen to Julian Assange before it actually happened.

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    20. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Snowden: The nude webcam women in your pop-up windows are not "fans"

    21. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      it's, scrub.

    22. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      If he's such a fan of transparency then how 'bout sharing the pics with the rest of the world?

      +10 on this =D

    23. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Besides, nobody would believe it.

      You mean, nobody who spent a moment to think would believe it. But I think you overestimated the intelligence and thinking power of the average American.

    24. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      They would already know Snowden wasn't gay and that gay porn would be a plant to manipulate him.

      You think they care if Snowden is actually gay? No, the point is to turn the screws on him and threaten him by leaving him to the crowds to destroy.

      Even if they overlooked it because it is benificial to them, giving a gay person sanctuary isn't the type of thing to cause international outcry that would hurt Russian diplomatic efforts.

      Because Russian diplomatic efforts are geared wholly towards international considerations. Putin wouldn't dare use Snowden as a puppet to maintain power in Russia. Or come up with some convoluted story that it was all a plot by the FBI to poison the Russian people.

      But child porn, that is universally hated- even if on the surface and Russia would likely suffer too badly if they were protecting a pedophile. Snowden would need to go to France for that...

      That's some fancy "universally hated" you've got there where you suggest he could then go to France. Oh, right, if they can cover for him being a pedophile they can cover for him being gay, and then it's merely the FBI planting anything it likes and claiming anything it likes and Russia denying it. See, they're not so stupid to think it isn't just an FBI game. And Russia can very well plant whatever it likes and get the desired effect. The FBI doing its part to help just means a little bit less work for Putin.

      Honestly, as if Russia needs an excuse to protect Snowden or reject him; to enslave him imprison him, or execute him. It's all a farce anyways at the international level. Snowden now is just chafe and they need to make room for more political fodder. The only reason to not outright publicly kill him yet is that it might induce the next Snowden to come to Russia. But, honestly, Russia was the incidental host of desperation. People don't want to go to Russia for protection.

    25. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by penguinoid · · Score: 2

      Sharing the pics with the rest of the world sounds like an excellent way to dissuade his suitors. Of course, if he did that odds are that the FBI would send him some (barely) underage pics to see if he'll share it.

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    26. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Our government had not made stuff up as an excuse to go after people?

      Where are the WMDs from Iraq then?

    27. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I've been on the opposition to Cold on many (almost all) discussions but this one does not deserve to be moderated as troll.

      Who know?
      But, nevertheless, his post may right about the assumption that porn trap is a FUD, but his arguments, same old argument that Snowden transfered 'priceless' intelligence informations to Russians and he is guarded by KGB, ... which either also FUD, or debunked in hundreds posts since before.

      His post deserved be modded troll, and your post is nonsense.

    28. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by aberglas · · Score: 1

      +1. Actually, I think pics of 17 year olds will do for child porn. And there are plenty of those that look much older.

    29. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Hey, good to see you graduated out of shitting on Assange and promoted to crapping on Snowden, you lowly paid CIA shill.

    30. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      If the US really wanted Snowden he would already be back in the US. All the US needs to do is arrange extradite several people wanted by Russia who are currently living in the US. The US could offer to drop some of the economic sanctions targeting certain wealthy Russian individuals in return for Snowden. The big question is why he didn't go to his South American paradise BEFORE releasing the documents? The government was not after him for anything prior to him informing the world. Did he honestly think the US government would not charge him with serious crimes? He could be back in the US right now if he had not released the documents pertaining to US foreign security matters. Offering to not release the foreign related information in return for a slap on the wrist for releasing the domestic related information.

    31. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      They're using a french keyboard.

    32. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Agripa · · Score: 3, Informative

      The US government would never do such an underhanded thing. Just ask Julian Assange.

    33. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by dbIII · · Score: 1

      Are we still stretching definitions so drawings count?

      People have already been jailed for that despite that sounding insane and nothing at all to do with protecting children. I believe one case was Simpsons fan art. That's getting pretty close to stick figure.
      One nasty group of vindictive idiots even pushed for a law that would have made it illegal to have naked images of short and petite women in their twenties and thirties - they stressed that the age of the subject was immaterial and the thought crime was what matters. It's not about protecting it's been extended as an excuse to hurt people in the name of justice.

      Meanwhile many high profile real child molesters got away with it for years, I'm sure some still are.

      Enough ranting and back on topic - discrediting political obstacles with dirty pictures is a very old trick.

    34. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You're damn right he isn't stupid, he made copies first.

      Captcha: Philby

    35. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by opus_magnum · · Score: 1

      And you think the Russians would give a damn about that?
      Make him look gay and you'll have a chance.

    36. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Snowden gave up possession of the laptop with all the NSA data before flying to Russia. He's not stupid.

      This doesn't matter. Snowden is a rare bird - an American seeking political asylum in Russia, while having a lot of sympathy in the western world.

      His usefulness to the Russians is not so much the NSA data - although chances are Russia found it easier to extract from whoever has it now, than from the NSA itself. No, he is useful because whenever American diplomats talk about 'human rights' and such, they get to make snarky remarks about Snowden. Their priced refugee! The man who fled from America! And this works especially well because Snowden never was a Russian spy.

    37. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by TheRaven64 · · Score: 1

      Given how easily Snowden got the data, you can bet that the FSB has had copies of everything and more long before The Guardian.

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    38. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      If the US really wanted Snowden he would already be back in the US. All the US needs to do is arrange extradite several people wanted by Russia who are currently living in the US.

      True, but it's also a political mine field. The US population is split between whether he's a hero or a traitor (hero, imo) and so I think the US government is walking that fine line by demanding Russia release him, but then not actually doing anything that would really motivate Russia to do it. They can then demonstrate to the "traitor" camp that they are trying to get him back, while not pissing off the "hero" camp by actually doing it.

    39. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by jafiwam · · Score: 2

      This doesn't matter. Snowden is a rare bird - an American seeking political asylum in Russia, while having a lot of sympathy in the western world.

      His usefulness to the Russians is not so much the NSA data - although chances are Russia found it easier to extract from whoever has it now, than from the NSA itself. No, he is useful because whenever American diplomats talk about 'human rights' and such, they get to make snarky remarks about Snowden. Their priced refugee! The man who fled from America! And this works especially well because Snowden never was a Russian spy.

      He is also useful as an advertisement; "Look comrade, see how Edward has good life, good vodka, sexy Moscow brideski. You make us your secrets too you have fantastic Moscow brideski too."

      They have nothing to gain by destroying him now. They have LOTS to gain by letting leak the (relative) fun he's having.

    40. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Snowden, clear your browser cache and temporary files, delete cookies and reboot.

    41. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by vel-ex-tech · · Score: 1

      Yes, yes, we all know Cold Fjord is a shill. However, I feel I need to point out that parent comment should be modded troll, not flamebait.

      It's actually a quite good troll. Cold Fjord starts by stating the obvious that the KGB really never went away. Then he continues to point out the obvious that Snowden leaked a "priceless cache" of American intelligence secrets. Continuing with the obvious, he states that there is no way Russia will hand Snowden over even if he is a pedophile.

      He continues with the obvious that nobody would believe it. Finally, he ends with the coup de grÃce of containing this opinion within Snowden's "fans."

      See, here's the danger. There are people who really believe that Assange committed an act of violent sexual assault, which was successfully blown up by Illuminati PR (lamestream media) from two women who merely wanted STD testing. What Cold Fjord is telegraphing here is that his employers wish they could do the same to Snowden, but they are being frustrated by failure.

      Good job, Cold Fjord! This is an excellent troll. I wish all shills could be as skilled as you!

    42. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Bingo, no different from the nutjobs-bundys in Oregon taking over a federal building and now get box-loads of rubber thingys. This is likely a similar social engineering tactic. I mean they know Snowden's M.O. (look at his G.F.'s history...).

    43. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by TheCarp · · Score: 2

      I would bet dollars to donuts that some portion of them are traps. I would, in fact, bet that all of the following statements are each individually true:

      1. Some portion of them are spys trying to get close to him
      2. Some portion of them are gold diggers hoping to get spy agencies or media trolls to pay them
      3. Some portion are girls who are drunk political nerds showing appreciation
      4. Some portion who just want to troll him and may or may not be women or men themselves.

      All of them.

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    44. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Wouldn't that be illegal of them to distribute to him to begin with?

    45. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by penguinoid · · Score: 1

      It's only illegal if they choose to prosecute themselves.

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    46. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by MachineShedFred · · Score: 1

      I assume it's also illegal for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to sell weapons to drug cartels who then proceed to use these weapons in commission of crime; yet there have been no prosecutions.

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    47. Re: When I said I was a fan of transparency by KGIII · · Score: 1

      Well, there weren't very many but it appears there were some:
      http://www.nytimes.com/interac...

      See, also, the Wikipedia article on the same subject. There were, indeed, some WMDs in Iraq, just not a whole lot of them and it's presumed that they were exfiltrated to Syria either early on during the conflict or just prior to it. Either way, there were never as many as folks were led to believe but, at the same time, there does appear to have actually been some. The Wikipedia article has some examples but the above actually goes into some details as to people who may have actually been injured by WMDs - specifically the of the chemical kind. In some (most?) cases they were pretty old and likely low efficacy or no longer volatile due to age or exposure to other elements.

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    48. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by KGIII · · Score: 1

      This should amuse you:
      http://www.inquisitr.com/59633...

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    49. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I also doubt they're all women, given that half of /. wants to suck his cock.

    50. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by dbIII · · Score: 1

      Yes that's the complete and utter insane desire to just hurt "perverts" by expanding laws that are meant to protect children that I was referring to.
      I was following the topic in the press and seem to recall a lot of fuss about photos of a model who was 26 at the time before it all blew over, but it's been five years so I could be wrong and I'm not sure where to find a link to that story.

    51. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by KGIII · · Score: 1

      I seem to recall a similar story so you're probably on to something. I've been to Australia twice (I've actually seen more of Australia than most Australians) but I can't honestly say that I'm overly fond of the country. You should see what they've done to "bikeys" in a few of their States. Some are worse than others but they have made it so that no more than two motorcyclists can ride together (guilt or not), they can't even associate, in private, in some areas. They can't wear their "colors" or anything.

      We don't mind when the liberties are stripped from those we don't like. I do, probably obviously, also have my bike license and while I do ride - I don't really ride with anyone and I am not a member of any bike group. My motorcycles (I own two) are a Ducati that I never ride because it's both uncomfortable and has some history behind it and a BMW. Oddly enough, I don't do the whole USMC insignia or colors thing, for the most part, even though I spent eight years enlisted but I do have a USMC license plate frame on my BMW motorcycle - it's mostly just to serve to confuse simple minded folks while also making it clear that it's entirely lawful for me to open carry.

      For some reason, in certain areas, I've had people call the cops because I was open carrying on my bike. I figure the USMC license plate holder might also help me from getting shot by a cop. Why open carry on a bike? Well, on the off-chance that I need to spill my bike - I really don't want something either lumped unnaturally under my arm or in my waistband. I'm okay with the firearm getting damaged, even broken, should I spill. I've also found that it seems to keep certain drivers from crowding me. More than once, I have had someone suddenly try to share the lane with me - while I'm right beside them. They've LOOKED at me and then pulled into my lane as if this is normal. I usually make great effort to never be in a position where I'm traveling beside an automobile. This is not always possible.

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    52. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by dbIII · · Score: 1

      Hate politics is big in Australia and bikers were picked as target by a "conservative" party run by bottom feeding property developers and car salesman to show how "conservative" they were by bringing in ridiculously pointless and draconian laws. Very stupid, never actually stuck in court, but a lot of people were given a hard time over it.

    53. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by KGIII · · Score: 1

      Hmm... According to one local friend and to a documentary that I'd watched - the laws had been passed and were actively being used? IIRC the worst was in NSW? I was given to understand that not *all* of them had managed to get passed, or had actually been successfully used in prosecution, but that quite a few draconian penalties (such as those that I'd mentioned) had actually both passed but had been actively used in prosecution. In the documentary, IIRC, one of them was going to prison if he made even the slightest mistake as he'd been placed on probation for having been with three other "bikeys" and was also the admitted leader of their bike "gang."

      I seem to recall that they also looked rough but had, otherwise, no criminal records. They liked to drink, get loud, and ride bikes. I can understand that. ;-) It might not be my favorite thing to do but I used to do all three, albeit separately. I do love things that are capable of making noise - I'm just not usually big on prolonged noise. I love explosives. I love firearms. I love automobiles - except I don't like those to be "loud" by most folk's standards. My current daily driver, a very subdued looking but aggressively performing BMW 6 series (yes, that one) isn't really loud but is a low-level growl/rumble. It's a bit loud when both the turbos kick in and the exhaust note is highly tuned by the factory. The vehicle looks otherwise sane and you'd not know it was actually quite beastly until you heard it start. At highway speed it's very quiet but it's a low throated growl when picking up speed or, if doing so quickly, it's an almost primal scream - especially when the turbos kick in as it force feeds the air to it.

      It's "bespoke" but that really just means that it's actually got all the available options (I skipped the executive package and made it extra sporty) and that it's got special leather and paint. That's about it, really. As I've now purchased multiple BMWs, they decided to give me a few extras. They were even going to put me up in a hotel (I'd have still needed to find my way there) and then let me watch my car being built, finished, and then make use of their test track. I declined. I've already driven around Germany in rented luxury sedans. I've even spent almost two weeks taking courses and getting personal coaching, renting exotics, and doing Nurburgring laps.

      It's nice to be retired. ;-) It wasn't even all that expensive, all told. I think that particular vacation was somewhere around 20k Euro. Some of the rented exotics included a Buggati, Ferrari, and a very tweaked Porsche 911. I also did laps in a Cooper, a WRX, and even one of the coach's Mercedes. I don't know who had done what to that Mercedes but, oh my... It was an absolute beast. They'd sent it off to some second company who had tweaked the hell out of it. It had something retarded like 900 HP and the handling had been set up to exceed 1.2 LA on the skidpad. My oh my. I "babied" it - it was borrowed, not even paid for, from the coach who was sitting beside me - urging me to go faster. I then did a two laps with them and they tossed that thing around like a rag doll. Oh man... I offered to buy it from her (this coach was a she) but she would not sell it - she did tell me how to get one of my own but I don't have the contact information here with me. I might be able to dig it out of Google with some effort. It was an absolute monster - it put out more power than US "stock" cars but not quite as much as the F1/F2 but more than F3 cars.

      I forget what she said the drag was but it stuck to the ground at a rate higher than gravity (thus the 1.2 LA - I think it might have even been a bit higher than 1.2). Err... If you're unfamiliar, that's a "G rating." On a certain sized circle (it's a standard but I've forgotten the name) they measure lateral acceleration. This car was able to exceed 1G of sideways force without losing grip. I have a couple of fancier cars that actually will give a read-out of LA and I think the most I've hit was 1.4 an

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    54. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by dbIII · · Score: 1

      the laws had been passed and were actively being used

      A lot of people were arrested under the law about bikers meeting, including a female librarian with no criminal record that had actually been given an award by the idiot that pushed the laws, but nothing has actually stuck in court. It had resulted in a few people locked up for over a year before their trial because originally there was a condition of no bail.

      I'll read the rest and reply a bit later on.

    55. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by KGIII · · Score: 2

      Ah - thanks. I knew that people had gone to jail and were sitting in jail (at the least) but was under the impression that they'd been found guilty or at least that's what I recollect the documentary saying as well as something along those lines from my local friend. That's good that it didn't hold up but unfortunate that they spent time in jail.

      If I recall correctly, that's one of the differences between our legal systems. You guys write the laws and the judges determine what they mean and if they'll hold up. Here, that's not quite the same until you get to the higher courts. There, it's set by precedent and whatnot. Though I could have sworn that there were a couple of States where there were some rather draconian penalties and that they had been successfully prosecuted - however, I'll defer to you as it's pretty obvious that you paid more attention to it than I did.

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    56. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by dbIII · · Score: 1

      Though I could have sworn that there were a couple of States where there were some rather draconian penalties and that they had been successfully prosecuted

      One of the idiot drafters of the draconian law claimed "success" when a drug dealer got five years for being a drug dealer and the judge threw out the extra fifteen years for being a drug dealing biker. Pointless, nasty, way over the top and a stupid name as well (VLAD - Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment - I'm not joking that's really the name of the law mandating fifteen years in prison for being an "outlaw biker"). I've got some relatives that live across the road from one of the lawyers pushing against it and working on having it repealed.

    57. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by dbIII · · Score: 1
      Sorry, had to work so didn't get to read much before.
      The biker laws were part of a scare campaign to try to get cheap votes in a few states of Australia, culminating in the most ridiculous laws in the state of Queensland drafted by a lawyer with less than four years experience (property law in a very sleepy coastal town) before being put in charge of justice for the state.

      In the documentary, IIRC, one of them was going to prison if he made even the slightest mistake as he'd been placed on probation for having been with three other "bikeys"

      That is how utterly stupid it was in Queensland - a librarian, her boyfriend and another biker they met at a hotel were imprisoned for just meeting in public. After a bit of a public outcry the decision to refuse bail was reversed and they were released and the case was thrown out when it got to court nearly two years later. Others, not sure of the numbers but there were a lot, were never offered bail, so were locked up for months before their cases were dismissed. Meanwhile a member of the government that pushed that idiocy was caught robbing the poor box (literally - stealing everything from a charity for the homeless that let him get too close to the money), and a long list of other activities that made people catch on that the attack on bikers was a distraction from the real criminals and dodgy dealers.

      Keep warm and get well - far too warm here but that's probably better for me than a place where frozen water sometimes falls from the sky.

    58. Re:When I said I was a fan of transparency by dbIII · · Score: 1

      Here's one of the more ridiculous examples of this bit of demonising a group for the sake of extra votes:
      http://www.abc.net.au/news/201...
      The guy who gave her an award in 2011 (Lord Mayor's award) was running the state in 2013.

  2. Complete article below: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Fugitive whistle blower and unlikely sex symbol drops a few hints about the 'Christmas presents' he received from female fans

    Edward Snowden is reportedly becoming tired of receiving graphic nude pictures from his female admirers.

    The fugitive whistle blower said he was flattered by all the women who bombarded him with "Christmas presents", but reminded them he had a girlfriend.

    Described as a traitor by British and American intelligence services, Snowden has become a sex symbol after leaking huge amounts of data relating to mass surveillance.

    According to Motherboard , there is little doubt the "presents" Snowden alluded to were actually photos of ladies with no clothes on.

    "I can neither confirm nor deny it means exactly what you think it means," Snowden said.

    Anyone planning to expose themselves to the sexpot geek should probably be aware that the FBI are probably monitoring his communications.

    Would you leak nudes to Edward Snowden? Yes / No

    1. Re:Complete article below: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You didn't link to Motherboard, Twitter, or mention the graphics.

    2. Re:Complete article below: by lucm · · Score: 1

      And from the real source (vice):

      On Wednesday, however, Snowden slid into my DMs with a response: "I can neither confirm nor deny it means exactly what you think it means."

      http://motherboard.vice.com/re...

      That's like fourth hand reporting.

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      lucm, indeed.
    3. Re:Complete article below: by zugmeister · · Score: 5, Funny

      Would you leak nudes to Edward Snowden? Yes / No

      I approve of his actions. Why would I want to inflict upon him pics of a large, nude, hairy man?

    4. Re:Complete article below: by meadow · · Score: 1

      I know that he blew the whistle on major abuses, but still I find it sickening that my government employs thousands of people like him to violate our civil rights and these people are living the high life in places like Hawaii. And it disgusts me when I think about his gf who is a performance artist. Are these the kind of people we want involved in our art communities?

      This all reminds me of the Nazi era with the SS people living their high lives. I even saw a video of Eva Braun doing yoga at Hitler's country home near Munich. This is what American society has collapsed to.

      In some ways I think what the SS did was more honorable, because they did not try to conceal who they were and blend in.

      Its absolutely sickening what has happened in America: A country with an entitled elite class which has a completely different set of rules that the rest of the population.

    5. Re:Complete article below: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      When was that ever different in America?? Or any other country?

    6. Re:Complete article below: by lucm · · Score: 1

      I find it sickening that my government employs thousands of people like him to violate our civil rights and these people are living the high life in places like Hawaii.

      Yes and no. The pay scale for employees of intelligence agencies is not very high; you won't find a lot of people making more thank $80,000 in the CIA or NSA, unless they complement it with stuff like speaking engagements or book deals.

      For subcontractors the salary is higher but there's less benefits. In his last job before working for the Russians, Edward Snowden made $122,000 a year. Once you put aside money for pension, co-pays and such, it's not hookers, coke & vegas money. It's more like, good car salesman money.

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    7. Re:Complete article below: by meadow · · Score: 1

      Thank you for the clarification. I agree that those are reasonable salaries in range with what would be expected.

      Re: Snowden: Wasn't he an employee of an agency that contracted with the govn't, not an independent contractor himself? And still, in whatever case, I can imagine the exorbitant amount that the middleman contracting company was charging the govn't.

    8. Re:Complete article below: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I know that he blew the whistle on major abuses, but still I find it sickening that my government employs thousands of people like him to violate our civil rights and these people are living the high life in places like Hawaii. And it disgusts me when I think about his gf who is a performance artist. Are these the kind of people we want involved in our art communities?

      This all reminds me of the Nazi era with the SS people living their high lives. I even saw a video of Eva Braun doing yoga at Hitler's country home near Munich. This is what American society has collapsed to.

      Living in America the land of surveillance.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6_o03YOm18

      In some ways I think what the SS did was more honorable, because they did not try to conceal who they were and blend in.

      Its absolutely sickening what has happened in America: A country with an entitled elite class which has a completely different set of rules that the rest of the population.

    9. Re:Complete article below: by lucm · · Score: 2

      Re: Snowden: Wasn't he an employee of an agency that contracted with the govn't, not an independent contractor himself? And still, in whatever case, I can imagine the exorbitant amount that the middleman contracting company was charging the govn't.

      Yes. He was making $122,000 as an employee of a consulting firm. Right there's it's a red flag: people with a solid resume don't go in consulting for other people because that's getting the worst of both world:
      -> If you're an employee in the public sector you get shit pay and a dysfunctional work environment, but at least you get gold-plated benefits.
      -> As a self-employed contractor working for public sector clients you get awesome money but you suffer the bad work environment.
      -> As an employee of a consulting firm sending you to work for a client in the public sector, you get shit pay, the bad environment and no benefits.

      As for the rate: whenever it's middle to high end IT consulting, here's a good rule of thumb:
      -a self-employed contractor sent to a client by a consulting firm (i.e. subcontractor): 25% of the client's invoice goes to the firm
      -an employee of a consulting firm sent to a client: 75% of the client's invoice goes to the firm

      Many firms have a mix of employees and subcontractors, and this leads to very unpleasant situations with crooked firms. A typical scam is for such firm to "lock in" a subcontractor for a juicy gig for a client; once the subcontractor agrees not to apply for that gig elsewhere, the firm pretends that their resume has been rejected while they're actually sending some of their permanent staff. This is more common than you would expect.

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    10. Re:Complete article below: by dbIII · · Score: 1

      Which is all utterly insane when it could all be handled more professionally and cheaper by real military instead of a gravy train to the Booz whatever toy soldiers taking a massive cut from the taxpayer.
      If the Russians didn't already know everything an external contractor in Hawaii could get then they were not trying.

    11. Re:Complete article below: by dbIII · · Score: 1

      Re: Snowden: Wasn't he an employee of an agency that contracted with the govn't, not an independent contractor himself?

      I can imagine the exorbitant amount that the middleman contracting company was charging the govn't.

      And for some reason the middlemen are all very well connected politically when they get the contracts, sometimes as very obvious rewards for helping with political campaigns. That among other things is why the Chinese are too busy laughing to reply when we accuse them of corruption - very similar over there but maybe on a different scale but they have been making enough of an effort to cut back on it that casinos are taking a hit due to less money to launder.

    12. Re:Complete article below: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Because he earned it?

    13. Re:Complete article below: by lucm · · Score: 2

      I used to work in a large manufacturing organization where janitors and cafeteria workers were outsourced. It was expensive, and they were doing a terrible job, and it would have been incredibly easy and cost-effective to do it in-house.

      I was in good terms with someone in HR and I finally found out from her why they kept the outsourcing: working around a clause in the collective agreement that required proportional layoffs. If the company had 800 production workers and 200 support workers (supervisors, managers, HR, receptionist, etc), whenever you wanted to lay off 100 people you had to let go 80 production workers and 20 support workers.

      Layoffs are typical in manufacturing. Business is slow? Lay off workers. Business is ramping up? Call them back.

      But guess what: you can't get rid of janitors and cafeteria workers (your plant isn't 20% less dirty when you have 20% less production workers). So if those people are part of your support staff, you have to fire engineers or bookkeepers or HR clerks with every layoff to respect the proportional clause, and that can cripple your organization, especially if you're already running a lean support crew; those people also tend to find another job and don't come back. If you keep the support staff to a minimum via outsourcing, however, you have less of them to let go.

      I don't know if that's the same exact reason why they use so many private contractors in the NSA and other agencies, but I'd bet a dollar it's something similar.

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    14. Re:Complete article below: by meadow · · Score: 1

      Casinos in Macau are also taking a hit due to active public campaigns to dissuade the public from gambling. There was a segment about it on NHK recently. Not like I ever make close to enough money (like Edward Snowden did and his ex-co-workers do) to be able to afford to visit there.

      I don't think I will ever attend performance art again.

    15. Re:Complete article below: by TheCarp · · Score: 1

      > I approve of his actions. Why would I want to inflict upon him pics of a large, nude, hairy man?

      1. Because even large hairy men are sexy to someone?
      2. More importantly: Its being monitored.

      I want to encourage every person out there.... if you approve of Snowden, then fight asymetrically!

      Every hairy dick pic you send him is one hairy manpole for ed snowden sure, but how many spy agencies monitor his communications and must ALSO see your cock?

      Think of the big picture.....send hairy cock to snowden for great justice!

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    16. Re:Complete article below: by Blue23 · · Score: 1

      Yes. He was making $122,000 as an employee of a consulting firm. Right there's it's a red flag: people with a solid resume don't go in consulting for other people because that's getting the worst of both world:/quote.

      Now that's a bit of a generalization. The gov't contracts out a lot of work. And I have several friends who work for firms contracted to do gov't work. Sure, the firm takes the majority of the ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS rate, but that leaves a good chunk left. And they couldn't get those contract directly,

      Not saying some aren't as you put it, but contracting for the gov't is a real thing that solid people do.

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    17. Re:Complete article below: by Blue23 · · Score: 1

      Another reason for so much outsourcing is if you are a publicly traded company. One of the metrics they use to evaluate stock is profit (or EBITA) per employee, to show efficiency. So less FTEs with only slightly less profit shoots this up.

      Yeah, let's look out for stockholder value so they don't sue us.

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    18. Re:Complete article below: by lucm · · Score: 1

      Not saying some aren't as you put it, but contracting for the gov't is a real thing that solid people do.

      Working on a government gig as a subcontractor makes sense, even if the consulting firm that places you there takes a 25% cut. It's as an employee of that consulting firm that it makes no sense because they give you shit money.

      Anyone with a decent resume will open their incorp and subcontract, not become a rental employee. That's why I'm saying it's a red flag for Snowden.

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      lucm, indeed.
    19. Re:Complete article below: by dbIII · · Score: 1

      You would lose the bet for many reasons.
      First, they don't cut back.
      Second, it's an insanely common situation for such contracts to be handed out as rewards to cronies. At best it's a retirement gift to funnel money into the ex-employees small business.
      I'll leave the many others as an exercise - remember we are talking about a place run by egotistical losers who get Star Trek set designers to do office layouts and who came in via the political fast track instead of being promoted from within intelligence.

    20. Re:Complete article below: by dbIII · · Score: 1

      One of the metrics they use to evaluate stock is profit (or EBITA) per employee, to show efficiency

      Yes, I used to work at a steelworks that did that. Within five years of using that metric and gaming it by using contractors the previously profitable place in real terms was shut down and the seagull management flew off to shit all over something else. Funny thing is it terms out that using unskilled staff that cost three times as much as skilled ones reduces efficiency, and the unskilled staff tend to die more often in workplaces with a lot of hazards to look out for. Who would have thought - apart from EVERYONE?

    21. Re:Complete article below: by dbIII · · Score: 1

      That's only a very small part of it since casinos all around the Pacific have been seeing a lot less Chinese "high-rollers" since a corruption crackdown started. Maybe the crackdown is working or maybe the perps are worried about being seen going to casinos and getting caught when they get home?
      Either way the political get rich quick scheme for a city of building a casino is looking a bit stupid at the moment. Why go to the back of beyond when Vegas and Macau are not filled to capacity?

    22. Re:Complete article below: by lucm · · Score: 1

      we are talking about a place run by egotistical losers who get Star Trek set designers to do office layouts

      I didn't know that. I just googled it and wtf. Sad part is that it's not even cool. My cousin's basement is more hi-tech and he earns like $45,000 a year.

      I mean, did you see the Commander's Console? It looks like they took the seat from a 2003 Toyota Tercel and bolted it on a freezer that was painted silver. All the furniture around looks like stuff they bought from a failed bakery.

      http://www.zerohedge.com/sites...

      Fuck that guy.

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      lucm, indeed.
    23. Re:Complete article below: by meadow · · Score: 1

      All they have to do is come to the West Coast and buy property. No worries about pesky immigration requirements. Bring the whole family. And the city hall's in America open their doors wide for the CCP embezzlers. We pay for their kids medical and education. Meanwhile the people they've ripped off rot back in their home country. That's how American humanistic open immigration works.

    24. Re:Complete article below: by dbIII · · Score: 1

      Yes that's exactly what happens when you can bring in a lot of cash and another popular way to funnel it out. It's funny, but if a non-Communist government ever comes to power in China there will be a lot of US and other pressure applied against it to keep all those Party officials that bought their way in to the west happy.
      Those in politics would support their wallets instead of a democratic China so long as the cash reserves continue.

    25. Re:Complete article below: by dbIII · · Score: 1

      The security issues alone of that ego trip make the mind boggle, let alone throwing away cash that does not come out of the pocket of the person signing it away.

    26. Re:Complete article below: by Swave+An+deBwoner · · Score: 2

      So instead of carrying the extra production staff when "business is slow", they chose to hire "expensive" janitors and cafeteria workers (who were probably paid less than regular janitorial/cafeteria staff would have been, but their contracting company made a killing).

      I have no sympathy for that kind of management and believe that it's destroying, if it hasn't already destroyed, the workplace.

    27. Re:Complete article below: by lucm · · Score: 1

      Funny thing is, most of the time on the days after a layoff people had to work overtime because the company mistakenly let too many workers go.

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      lucm, indeed.
  3. Girlfriend? by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 1

    The one in Hawaii? A Russian wench?

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    1. Re:Girlfriend? by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 4, Funny

      The one in Hawaii? A Russian wench?

      I think he broke up with the one in Hawaii and went to great lengths to do so - outing classified information, going on the run, etc... I think he told her, "It's not you, honey, it's the FBI." Future girlfriends beware.

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    2. Re:Girlfriend? by illaqueate · · Score: 5, Informative

      the girlfriend from hawaii lives with him in russia

    3. Re:Girlfriend? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Metric or English?

    4. Re:Girlfriend? by zugmeister · · Score: 2

      A Russian wench?

      Wouldn't a Russian mail order bride be much cheaper if you were already IN Russia?

    5. Re:Girlfriend? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      mod parent +1 romantic

    6. Re: Girlfriend? by bestweasel · · Score: 3, Funny

      The postage and packing would be cheaper, certainly.

    7. Re:Girlfriend? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Snowden is caught up in russia, Assange is still in the Ecuadorian embassy, and Elvis is dead ...

      all hail k all hail k

  4. honeytraps everywhere by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Snowden's no fool. You get a few genuine groupies, but as many are probably trying to catch the guy out. See also Julian.

    1. Re:honeytraps everywhere by AHuxley · · Score: 2

      +1 for that. Recall the use of "Cindy" back in the 1980's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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  5. Confirmed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Confirmed, Snowden is gay

    1. Re: Confirmed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I wish. I wouldn't mind some nude pictures of Snowden. Drool

    2. Re: Confirmed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Why don't you send your picture to him? You never know . . .

  6. Wow, the Mirror by fustakrakich · · Score: 1

    Even I am at a loss to explain this one...

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    1. Re:Wow, the Mirror by ColdWetDog · · Score: 1

      Even I am at a loss to explain this one...

      Dice is just channeling "Men In Black".

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  7. Leak them by AchilleTalon · · Score: 1

    Idiot, just leak the pictures.

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    1. Re:Leak them by techno-vampire · · Score: 1

      That was my thought. Set up a domain, such as snowdengroupies.ru, post all of the overly-graphic pictures and make sure it's easy to find. Don't add contact info, but don't remove any that's already part of the image. What the women have to do to get them removed, assuming that he's willing to, is left as an exercise for the reader.

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    2. Re:Leak them by quenda · · Score: 1

      Idiot, just leak the pictures.

      because the internet has almost run out of pictures of naked women.

  8. moar liek BIRTHDAY suitors, amirite? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Pls check meaning of words before using.

  9. She has been in Russia for a whlle by peter303 · · Score: 1

    Near the end of Citizen Four is shot of them dining in their apartment

    1. Re:She has been in Russia for a whlle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Best shot in the movie, by far. Fuck the NSA.

  10. Tabloid by thegarbz · · Score: 1

    A new low!

    1. Re:Tabloid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Is it wrong?

  11. update: to assist ladies and Snowden, GF search by raymorris · · Score: 5, Funny

    To assist both Edward and ladies who are interested in him, a special email address has been set up specifically to find Snowden's next girlfriend. After weeding out the fatties and the geriatrics, finalists will be reviewed by Snowden, for when he gets tired of his current GF.

    Ladies, please send your nerd creds and nudes to gfsearch@raymorris.org .

    1. Re:update: to assist ladies and Snowden, GF search by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I am not sure that you want to have a CIA agent as your next girlfriend, dude...

    2. Re:update: to assist ladies and Snowden, GF search by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I take it you're not a masochist that's turned on by cold bitchy women?

    3. Re:update: to assist ladies and Snowden, GF search by LynnwoodRooster · · Score: 1

      Well, if the agent looked like Sydney, that might not be a bad thing...

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    4. Re:update: to assist ladies and Snowden, GF search by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You heard it here girls, send your pics to raymorris if you're a fatty and/or a geriatric.
      Hotties can bypass this step and send their pics directly to Edward "The Traitor" Snowden.

  12. it gets old by frovingslosh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yea Edward, you don't need to tell me. It gets so old having all those women chasing after you. We have such a heavy burden.

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    1. Re:it gets old by Grishnakh · · Score: 1

      It's probably not that great really. Remember, he's in Russia, and presumably all these women sending him nudie pics are not. So it's not like he can just meet up with them on a moment's notice, even if he was single.

    2. Re:it gets old by Harlequin80 · · Score: 1

      Not to mention he isn't single and there is nothing that will cause issues in your relationship than naked photos of other women on your phone.

    3. Re:it gets old by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well, I have found that screwing her sister is also effective at causing issues.

  13. I understand by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    To be honest, I have the same problem. After the thousandth chick sends you a selfie of her pootenanny, it gets a bit tiresome.

    Oh, who am I kidding? No, it doesn't.

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    1. Re:I understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You're assuming these women are fit and attractive. No guarantee of either. Pick 50 random women off the street. How many of them do you really want to send you nude photos?

    2. Re:I understand by lucm · · Score: 2

      Depends which street.

      Let's say you pick a street in one of those surf towns in California. You can spend an entire week there and every single girl you see is porn material. On the other hand, go to NYC or Boston and you'll need a barf bag.

      And it's not just in the USA. Go to Seoul, then go to Beijing. Or go to Amsterdam, then go to Copenhagen. You'll see how unrandomly beauty is distributed.

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    3. Re:I understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Sadly, the global world culture is a shit. It got so bad, you have go to asia. Ten years ago, you could very well identify USA tourist in London, now brits are fucking whales. And that leggings fashion with big butts, my eyes, god my eyes, they hurt.

    4. Re:I understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      All of them. No seriously. I have no problem sorting through all that.

    5. Re:I understand by Grishnakh · · Score: 1

      WTF are you talking about? NYC is full of beautiful (and frequently single) women. In fact, every liberal-ish major US city is full of beautiful women, though the west-coast cities don't have so many single ones while the northeast ones do.

      For the barf bag, you'll have to go to basically any rural area or conservative city. Women in those places tend not to look so great, probably partly because of poverty and partly because of terrible diet and also bad habits (smoking, etc.). The big-city liberal women have money, eat really well, and seem to all be into yoga for some reason.

    6. Re:I understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      People tend to be terrible at comparing their hometowns to other places. On travel, you get dazzled by the surface of unfamiliar places, often promoted as the tourist-friendly or otherwise hip and infamous streets. At home, people dwell in the familiar and "see" a very different facade. In both cases its a mix of actual observation and imagination, with most people drastically underestimating how much of their perception is internally generated.

    7. Re:I understand by PopeRatzo · · Score: 1

      WTF are you talking about? NYC is full of beautiful (and frequently single) women. In fact, every liberal-ish major US city is full of beautiful women, though the west-coast cities don't have so many single ones while the northeast ones do.

      This. Go to Chicago's Oak Street Beach on a nice summer day. Or hang out in front of the old Water Tower. There's a reason Playboy Magazine started in Chicago.

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    8. Re:I understand by lucm · · Score: 0

      The big-city liberal women have money, eat really well, and seem to all be into yoga for some reason.

      Urban legend mixed with liberal media propaganda.

      Look at the reality of conservative vs. liberal women:
      http://www.conservativeinfidel...

      So you can keep your Clintons, Sarandons and Pelosis. That's what typical big city liberal women really look like.

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    9. Re:I understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      People tend to be terrible at comparing their hometowns to other places. On travel, you get dazzled by the surface of unfamiliar places, often promoted as the tourist-friendly or otherwise hip and infamous streets.

      Of which many of the locals don't care much for, largely because it's right near them all the time and they grew up with it so it's long since gone passe.

    10. Re:I understand by PopeRatzo · · Score: 1

      For the edification of the Slashdot community, here is one of the women that's on his list of "hot conservative women":

      "Debbie Schlussel"

      https://blogomatica.files.word...

      Here's another woman on his list demonstrating how hot conservative women are (trigger warning: If you're heterosexual, this photo may make your nuts shrivel up permanently):

      http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1793...

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    11. Re:I understand by Grishnakh · · Score: 1

      I don't have a "hometown". I'm talking about my own personal experience in living in a bunch of places and dating in all of them.

      There's also plenty of articles about the relative distribution of singles in different cities around the country. It's no secret that the Bay Area and Seattle have a large surplus of single men, and NYC has a large surplus of single women.

    12. Re:I understand by lucm · · Score: 0

      If that's the worst you could find, you basically made my point for me.

      By the way, science (and feminists) say I'm right and you're wrong.

      A new survey out of UCLA found that female politicians with "stereotypical feminine facial features" are more likely to be Republicans than women with gender-ambiguous or masculine facial features. The more gender-atypical the woman, in fact, the more likely she is to vote Democrat. Simplistic? Sure. Gross? Yeah. But super fascinating.

      http://jezebel.com/5950013/hot...

      Funny enough, the theory of those pussy-whipped and feminazis is that conservative female politicians are prettier because the evil people of the GOP prevent ugly ones to rise in the party. So there we go. We have the gender-neutral cream of the liberal crop (which explains the uglies) versus the gender-role biased natural selection in GOP (which explains the hotties).

      In a nutshell, you sir can keep your gender-atypical women, and I'll stick with those with stereotypical feminine facial features. To each his own!

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    13. Re:I understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Putin Nanny?

    14. Re:I understand by PopeRatzo · · Score: 1

      Look, if it makes you feel better to think conservative women are better-looking, that's fine.

      But don't invoke "science". :

      A new survey out of UCLA found that female POLITICIANS with "stereotypical feminine facial features" are more likely to be Republicans than women with gender-ambiguous or masculine facial features.

      Maybe you somehow missed the word "politicians".

      In a nutshell, you sir can keep your gender-atypical women, and I'll stick with those with stereotypical feminine facial features. To each his own!

      You date politicians or just fap to them on Fox News?

      But it's OK. You tell yourself whatever you need to get through the day. Sure, conservative women are better looking.

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    15. Re:I understand by lucm · · Score: 1

      Maybe you somehow missed the word "politicians".

      Could you please highlight the word "politicians" in that sentence from the article, because I don't see it:

      The more gender-atypical the woman, in fact, the more likely she is to vote Democrat.

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    16. Re:I understand by jmcvetta · · Score: 1

      NYC is full of beautiful (and frequently single) women. In fact, every liberal-ish major US city is full of beautiful women

      SF is not. Barf bag is mandatory here.

    17. Re:I understand by Grishnakh · · Score: 1

      Well given the huge surplus of single males in the Bay Area, I would imagine all the beautiful women there are taken.

  14. Masturbation much? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    What he means is he has got tired of wanking to the same pictures over and over again. Also Why isn't there a female equivalent that I could send pics of my junk too.

    1. Re:Masturbation much? by lucm · · Score: 0

      #Palpatine2016

      And by Palpatine I mean Hillary Clinton.

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      lucm, indeed.
    2. Re:Masturbation much? by Grishnakh · · Score: 1

      Someone needs to do a photoshop pic with Hillary dressed as the Emperor and grinning evilly while doing Force lightning.

    3. Re:Masturbation much? by lucm · · Score: 1

      There's not a lot of Photoshop to do...

      http://media1.popsugar-assets....

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      lucm, indeed.
    4. Re:Masturbation much? by Grishnakh · · Score: 1

      Yes, there is: the hood and the Force lightning are missing. Other than that, perfect.

  15. Its them NSA trolls dressed up as lolitas again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Its them middle aged balding NSA trolls dressed up as lolitas again trying to entrap young men.
    I wouldn't fall for it.

  16. where men are men, women are also men, and .... by citizenr · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Its pretty obvious what is happening here.
    Extrapolating from good old 'where men are men, women are also men, and children are FBI agents' we can safely assume this is an FBI sting operation aiming to lure Snowden with some juicy ass photos into leaving Russia. FBI went one step further preemptively asserting their answer to obligatory TITS or GTFO.

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    1. Re:where men are men, women are also men, and .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Its pretty obvious what is happening here.
      Extrapolating from good old 'where men are men, women are also men, and children are FBI agents' we can safely assume this is an FBI sting operation aiming to lure Snowden with some juicy ass photos into leaving Russia. FBI went one step further preemptively asserting their answer to obligatory TITS or GTFO.

      Worked on Assange.

  17. Hey, Ed! My pal, my friend, my boy!! by reboot246 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Forward those pics my way!

    Or at least upload them to some popular porn site.

  18. Jealous? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    C'mon, cold_fjord: now admit that you're jealous!

  19. These women may be spies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Possibly some of these women are government spies or don't exist. I wonder how many of them are traps. Would be funny if Snowden created a Tinder page for added convenience.

    1. Re:These women may be spies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Its a russian government advertisement to get more whistleblowers.

  20. Trivialization ops at work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The best way to destroy Edward Snowden is to destroy his meaning. If I were the FBI or the NSA I would have already begun an operation that makes Edward Snowden an object, a consumable, a commodity, a thing with minimal or even negative meaning.

    I'd say the operation is already underway.

    Captcha: gouged

    1. Re:Trivialization ops at work by AchilleTalon · · Score: 1
      Seriously, you are paranoid. Snowden's fans already done it.

      Like this: http://www.sodahead.com/united...
      Or this: http://www.businessinsider.com...
      etc.

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      Achille Talon
      Hop!
    2. Re:Trivialization ops at work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That's just what THEY want. And by "THEY" I don't mean the fans.

  21. Oh that's easy (no slandering this time) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    1 - Snowden is a pedophile, that's why he is against mandatory access control, that thing we invented to avoid terrorism.
    2 - This guy and his friends like to play around using gaming networks to make his dirty laundry.
    3 - And three, seriously: He already done plastic surgery... But it's the only person in the world using paper money lately.

    Ah, You can send the reward money this time to the poorest country on latin america.

  22. Women seem to like men who do dangerous things by iampiti · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Women seem to have a thing for men who do courageous things or things that put you in great danger.
    I might have to do something like that... but must be something that doesn't land me in jail

    1. Re:Women seem to like men who do dangerous things by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The cash payout from your bank accounts, homes, and stock interests when you die is usually a pretty good reason.

    2. Re:Women seem to like men who do dangerous things by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That's the hook, after that you have to deliver with your doctorate and a steady job. After that, a steady 9 to 5 job. And after that, you do have the five houses around the planet to have holidays and retirement in? So start with extreme sports while earning the degree.

  23. Re:I'm tired too by ColdWetDog · · Score: 1

    And like we care what you care?

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    Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
  24. Leak these? by drolli · · Score: 1

    Your supporters from anonymous and the people at 4chan would be grateful.

  25. "I'm tired of seeing pictures of boobs"... by Locke2005 · · Score: 1

    ... said no straight man ever!

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    I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
    1. Re:"I'm tired of seeing pictures of boobs"... by Greyfox · · Score: 1
      Well maybe he just doesn't swing that way. Seeing as how gay marriage is now legal, the solution is clearly for gay guys to start sending him pictures of their junk, too! Maybe that'll widen the playing field in a way that he (and the various entities monitoring him) can appreciate!

      ... And somewhere in Russia he's probably reading this and saying "I... hate... you..." heh heh heh.

      --

      I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?

    2. Re:"I'm tired of seeing pictures of boobs"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I think that is a fine suggestion. Will you be joining in the festivities?

    3. Re:"I'm tired of seeing pictures of boobs"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You know, he has a boyfriend? Read the guardian, where his boyfriend was arrested.

    4. Re:"I'm tired of seeing pictures of boobs"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      confusing the reporter with the whistleblower perhaps?

  26. whoops by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    boobytraps

    FTFY.

    1. Re:whoops by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 1

      Thats what I SAID! Bootytraps! Shhh quiet...

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      "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back!" -- Cave Johnson
  27. Re:That poor man by Locke2005 · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia, pussy eat you!

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  28. Sexual harassment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Well if that isn't sexual harassment, I don't know what is.

  29. Re:I'm tired too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm disappointed Slashdot is referring to a story in the Mirror.

    Wouldn't wipe my arse with that paper.

  30. Re:I'm tired too by zugmeister · · Score: 2

    It's not even news for nerds!

    Are you kidding? This is about women getting naked and sending pics of themselves to a geek.
    This is awesome!

  31. not the best dancer, but who's complaining by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    https://youtu.be/OQc-_zUq1JI (no audio and obviously NSFW)

  32. Yeeez. That Snowdens GF?? Bingo. ... by Qbertino · · Score: 1

    With a girlfriend like that it surely makes exile easyer to bear. ... Gosh is she cute and sexy. That video has me breathing shallower. And envying the man ... for his girlfriend that is. ... He deserves her. I hope the f*cks his brains out regularly and gives him a good time. He deserves it.

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    We suffer more in our imagination than in reality. - Seneca
  33. Re:I'm tired too by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think it is to show how poor woman are at making good decisions. A guy like him without the notoriety would be on the ignore list for women. But he showed he is a dangerous guy who is on the edge of getting killed means he is prime material.

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    If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
  34. Reverse the sexes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    And see a different story would be pronounced throughout the media and western world.

  35. Where can I send my dick pics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Snowden does not like naked girls. Some guys are like that. There is nothing wrong with it. Let us help him out and create a storm of penises coming his way.

    Snowden does not like the USA spying so he moved to Russia. Now he is a stooge of that pedophile and murderer Putin. Go Figure.

  36. Chelsea, ... by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    .. leave the poor guy alone!

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    Have gnu, will travel.
  37. Dick Pics by phorm · · Score: 1

    Kinda puts an interesting wrench on the idea that guys are the main ones who send unsolicited nudes. Perhaps it's more of a case where women tend to do so in different circumstances (or most guys just don't comment/complain about it).

    1. Re:Dick Pics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Kinda puts an interesting wrench on the idea that guys are the main ones who send unsolicited nudes. Perhaps it's more of a case where women tend to do so in different circumstances (or most guys just don't comment/complain about it).

      Hasn't it always been the case since before camera phones even? It seems that every other young woman I've known has at least one nude selfie floating around somewhere, even back in the Polaroid days. Part of it also is that a dick pick is usually of just that item, it could very well be a small number of guys over and over while women nudes usually have their face somewhere visible and can easily be identified as unique.

  38. Re:I'm tired too by Hognoxious · · Score: 0

    That's not awesome. What's awesome is that they're doing it without getting paid for it.

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    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
  39. But in Snowden's interview with John Oliver... by roesti · · Score: 3, Informative

    ...he told you that "you shouldn't change your behaviour" in response to government surveillance. Clearly, that message has gotten across. :)

    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

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    Attack its weak point for massive damage!
  40. LOL by JustAnotherOldGuy · · Score: 1

    Modern Problems. Oh, to have such a burden.

    Look ladies, I'm happily married, but feel free to send me your provocative and/or tasteful nudes on the off chance I'll dump my lovely wife and jump ship to be with you*.

    I mean, you DO have some greater-than-zero chance to get with a fine, vintage model like me, and (statistically speaking) probably a better chance than you do cold-calling Edward Snowden, so what the heck, give it a shot. You've nothing to lose and little to gain!

    -

    *terms and conditions may apply

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    Just cruising through this digital world at 33 1/3 rpm...
  41. This is what counts as news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Someone in the tech sphere getting nude pictures from women, lots of them.

    THAT is news for Slashdot?

  42. "Nerds/Geeks" can thank "The Big Bang Theory" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: That show like all television & music influence people - women too... it astounds me since women typically go for the more "physical" men in my time, so that's my theory here!

    * Former lettering NCAA 1st string athlete for a National Champ team many times in the sport of Lacrosse here (not just a 'geek/nerd' here, ala -> APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-4 32/64-bit -> http://www.start64.com/index.p... )

    APK

    P.S.=> I've been on "both sides of the fence" here given those 2 'extremes' in 'pov' I suppose, & I've seen it shift to geeky/nerdy guys doing well (& it's not just "gold digger" women looking for a moneybag or @ least a 'steady-eddy' earner to make sure her cubs have food, shelter & shoes on their feet etc. in them going more for geeky dudes imo... it's the influence of media (jedi mindtricks work on the weak minded, lol))... apk

    1. Re:"Nerds/Geeks" can thank "The Big Bang Theory" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Lacrosse isn't a "sport". You aren't a good programmer either.

  43. Humble brag? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Humble brag..... got it.

  44. Re:I'm tired too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I think it is to show how poor woman are at making good decisions. A guy like him without the notoriety would be on the ignore list for women. But he showed he is a dangerous guy who is on the edge of getting killed means he is prime material.

    Many women just can't help but expose themselves to "bad boys." His notoriety is the only reason this is happening.

  45. Re:I'm tired too by phantomfive · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think it is to show how poor people are at making good decisions

    FTFY, because we all know men are purely rational when it comes to women, right?

    --
    "First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
  46. Re:I'm tired too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    His girlfriend is extremely attractive. I think you're projecting.

  47. Re:I'm tired too by Shane_Optima · · Score: 1

    Um, this isn't exactly an "ex-girlfriend dumped me for a biker" situation.

    1. Maybe some women could be legitimately attracted to intelligence and (whether you agree with them or not) a strong commitment to one's principles? Perhaps not enough to fly to Russia but at least to the extent of flirting with the guy to cheer him up.

    2. I, for one, look forward to the day when women can send naked pictures to whomever they damn well please without it being a 'poor decision'. Who cares? And before you answer that, why should we care that they care?

    3. I, for one, particularly look forward to the day when women prefer to direct their naked fan mail to computer geeks who won't shut up about politics.

  48. They're sending pics to a stranger by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Every reason he gave will make them send more pics with greater frequency.

  49. Re:I'm tired too by i.r.id10t · · Score: 1

    BIE? EIP!

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    Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos
  50. Oh boy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ... if there ever was a time to write...:

    pictures or it didn't happen !

    It would be now ! =DDDD

    Have fun deleting this !

  51. He is decent looking guy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Its just he has so many viewers. its the "law of large numbers". Heres how to do it. Write an article about yourself. publish it on a news site you just made. Get a google adwords coupon. Select a compelling cheap keyword... and go to town. Use an image for your email. :)

  52. Re:I would prefer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    he be bombarded by a drone. He is an enemy of the United States.

    Correction: The Government of the United States of America is a traitor to the People. The Government must be held to account for its crimes with no immunity for employees of the Government who after all is said and done are really employed by the People. Firing squad for them all.

  53. Re:I'm tired too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I agree, sending the pictures to him betrays very unsound decision making.

  54. little known fact by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The KGB is seeing those pictures as well.

  55. He gave it all to an American journalist by dbIII · · Score: 1

    The well is dry, he gave it all to an American journalist. Blame the press if you want to play the card of leaking to the world.
    The Russians are keeping him fed merely because it's a cheap way to piss off Hillary et al.

    1. Re:He gave it all to an American journalist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Lying, like what is part of every LEO toolkit and SOP? Lying to whistleblow about constitutional violations? That kind of lying?

    2. Re:He gave it all to an American journalist by dbIII · · Score: 1

      Considering the shrill cries of treason instead of shrill cries of liar it's a certain bet that what he released was real.
      Also if he was holding anything back to do some sort of deal would he have run away twice?

  56. Lies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    It's all lies unless we see the pics.

  57. Re:I'm tired too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Fuck your sexist drivel, and whatever piece of human garbage taught you that spewing it was even remotely acceptable. You should be ashamed.

  58. Overinterpreting Tweets by allo · · Score: 1

    Some girls find it fun to send him nudes or ask for snapchat. so what?
    The NSA might see the nudes. So what? Will they send them around the net? propbably not.
    clickbait article.

  59. err by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Photos, or didnt happend

  60. There were no women he raped. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Not even the women you insist were raped are calling it rape. You weren't there, so you don't know, they WERE. I think they know better whether it's rape or not than you do.

  61. Re:I'm tired too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I think it is to show how poor woman are at making good decisions. A guy like him without the notoriety would be on the ignore list for women. But he showed he is a dangerous guy who is on the edge of getting killed means he is prime material.

    What?

    A fit young white guy who makes $200K on the ignore list? What crazy world are you living in?

  62. Not to mention they're all honeypots by WOOFYGOOFY · · Score: 1

    Yeah the FBI seeing the photos is probably a non-issue since a large number of them are probably honeypots in the first place. It's a product of how much contempt they have for this man that they think one of them will eventually work.

    HEADLINE:

    Snowden caught in honeypot while stepping out on his girlfriend.

    God, wouldn't they love that?

  63. Only one reason to say "don't send me nude pics" by sabbede · · Score: 1

    Already having a girlfriend, and she's pissed off about it.

  64. Please. by truck_soccer · · Score: 1

    He is a living, breathing male. He is saving the ones he likes.

  65. Who gives a flying fuck by johnlcallaway · · Score: 0

    Stop giving this treasonous coward more publicity he doesn't deserve. It's one thing to fight the system, it's another to just run away like a coward because you are afraid to face the consequences of your actions. Yep .. he might have gotten tossed in jail. But I guess what he was doing wasn't worth the price of becoming a martyr to him.

    He's just a coward .. pure and simple. He's no better than a bank robber who steals and then runs into his little hole and hides.

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    I rarely read replies, it's my opinion and if you thought about your opinion a little more, I'm OK with that.
  66. I am Edward Snowden by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I am Spartucus!

    No, I am Spartucus!

    and on and on and on

  67. 2 things to say & I'm not doing the talking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: The great Jim Brown (greatest running back of all time for the longest time) said "I'd play Lax 6 days a week & football on Sunday since it pays me" or something VERY along those lines (not a direct quote but the point IS there in that quote) - it's the GREATEST sport & I played football as well (loved it but lacrosse takes a balance of strength, speed, agility & skill - where football's mostly speed, strength + only happens in 'bursts' plays - lacrosse is "fluid")... it's a system of thought really, in & of itself.

    As far as myself being a "good programmer"? Hey, I can get the job done & have proved it in a career that probably spanned your lifetime I'd wager + I can prove it with this that does the job BETTER by far in abilities & does more for LESS by far as well in resource consummation vs. browser addons, locally setup DNS, & even firewalls (vs. threats online since MOST do NOT use ip addresses but rather host-domain names instead for technical reasons) in APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-4 32/64-bit http://www.start64.com/index.p...

    Show us YOU have done better - prove you've walked a mile in MY shoes then... bet you can't - why?? Easy - I've never SEEN a program written by "anonymous coward" (especially a hide yourself no integrity trolling BLOWHARD like yourself).

    APK

    P.S.=> My estimation of myself in the art & science of programming? I can get the job done + can prove it showing proof thereof - whereas by way of comparison??

    You can't & you KNOW it (the rest of us reading do & it doesn't take 1/2 a brain, plus any FOOL can be a critic, it's quite another THING to be the cook/chef) - so get on topic & "shoo, lil' troll" (lol)... apk

  68. The reward of heroism by jmcvetta · · Score: 1

    Among the rewards of heroism is the love of women.

  69. Re:I would prefer by jmcvetta · · Score: 1

    He is an enemy of the United States.

    Snowden is an enemy of the finacialist ruling clique of the United States. But he is a friend of the American people.

  70. Being Bombarded by Boobies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Poor guy :-(

    But ya know, most guys would actually PAY for a service that sends pictures of nude women to you.

    At least he's not being overwhelmed by weeners.

  71. Edward Snowden IS by Tyrannicsupremacy · · Score: 1

    ...The Man From Mars.

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  72. Man, if I'd known.. by countach · · Score: 1

    If I'd known there would be this much free pussy for selling out the US, I would have beat him to it long ago.

  73. Besides... by iq145 · · Score: 1

    He's gay. He doesn't really have a girlfriend (in Russia, or anywhere). That's the "push-off" line he uses. So let's examine what else Special Ed has done that's "wrong"?: 1) Theft 2) False credentials 3) Tampering with national security 4) Placing all Americans at risk 5) International flight 6) Traveling on a voided passport 7) Bartering with items/information he doesn't legally own nor has personally created 8) Terroristic threats 9) Unethical treatment toward his employer 10) Misrepresentation 11) Perjury/breach of oath 12) Dereliction of duty 13) Failure to follow orders. 14) Impersonation of known government officials/identity theft. He's also flirting with, in fact, trying to set up the two main offenses: A) Assisting foreign powers B) Aiding the enemy. Sure, the Constitution guarantees the freedom to share more information in the public, and the right to free speech is great... but NOT when it will cause a danger to National Security. The info Snowjob likely possesses is probably EXACTLY the kind of stuff al Qaeda wants leaked out so they can learn better of how to successfully find ways to kill Americans at will. Not to mention, maybe names and locations of counter-terrorism spies that the U.S. has out in the field infiltrating the ranks of those would-be murderers. People want to complain about the NSA and allegedly "spying" on them, but then they'll also complain about not feeling the government is doing enough to protect them from al Qaeda! The NSA is not "hiding" anything, but they'll be truly ineffective if EVERYONE knows what they're working on. They're not interested in photos of your baby or mom's recipes. Has NOBODY stopped for a moment and asked "why" the NSA has been doing what they're doing? Did people think the authorities use magic to uncover terrorist plots? Which would you prefer, "spying" on you or terrorism on you? Snowflake did what he did for the fame (for the escape from obscurity that everyone wants... although most average people simply use Facebook).