I did, but you're still missing out on the fact that I hold you liable for folding to your "peers" instead of teaching them about secure communications. There *is* still such a thing as secure communications, you know. You owe it to your friends and relatives to teach them the right way to do things... unless you're saying there isn't a right way, in which case, YOU are the luddite. (you should probably look up Luddite, i think you confused the term to mean "anyone who doesn't just download and blindly install everything anyone tells them to")
Right, now if you don't use Skype you must be a friendless recluse, or a LUDDITE? Earlier your argument was that you were using Skype because its all your oh-so-important social connections that would evaporate if you didn't use THEIR favorite chat client. I'm sorry, you've gone 180 on the justification for your stance. I'm not sure you really understand any of these concepts you claim to value.
So now you're saying Skype is vital to the continuation of the species, but reigning in unconstitutional government actions isn't? PLEASE. There was some moral high ground around here you were trying to stand on, I think, but I'm not seeing it anywhere.
Because your tolerance of this trampling of all of our rights affects more than just you, and makes you complicit in the wrongdoing. And why? Just so you can get laid? Lame.
You're probably one of those people who also thinks we should just delete/burn everything ever written in Latin. You know, because its a "dead language" that "nobody uses anymore."
The global majority would also back a ban on networks, and given the chance, succeed at banning them, about half a day before realizing Facebook and Youtube were delivered over one of those now-banned network thingies.
I propose that what is in fact being observed here is that young adults who are suffering from depression are more likely to turn to social media as an escape or in an attempt to self-medicate.
None of this is news to me. None of it is a surprise. I've seen the writing on the wall since the late 90's. All I want to know is why the category icon for this article is a proportionally mangled copy of the old D.E.C. logo?
Ok, probably most users care more about the general-purpose ARM cores and Linux than the VideoCore, but it's just wrong to say that ODroid "has the same cores but faster", when the biggest portion of BCM2837, the VideoCore, is completely absent from the ODroid.
Interesting to know, as I am one of said users, and as a this actually makes me more likely to consider an ODroid C2.
Sadly, I have to concur with all your points, but I'm afraid that probably the incompetent hiring practices of the industry as a whole today is evidence that they never were counting much on the trust of their customers in the first place, and perhaps never really thought they had it, or cared. (Microsoft's general behavior since the mid-90's being a case in point.)
What makes folks think he's privy to this information or knows their full capacity?
While he's far from the first to voice public dissent against the NSA and their supposed capabilities, he's the only one so far they've ever publicly decried and gone through such lengths to capture and silence. The effort level of their response alone tends to strongly validate his claims.
What makes everyone believe he's telling us this of his own volition?
I don't think there's any question at least that he feels his hand was forced. I also think that even if he were being forced to say all this by the Russian government, that doesn't necessarily invalidate the content of his statements. At this point, the Russians are probably much happier and it is much more productive for them to be spreading truth about the NSA rather than falsehoods.
How is he an authority on this particular issue, it seems likely to be beyond his scope?
It was beyond his job scope as a contractor at the NSA, however his own claim about this is that his personal investigation into their poor office network security practices and subsequent hushing from his superiors when he tried to voice legitimate, lawful concerns about this lead him down a path of discovery in which uncovered apparently the vast bulk of the data of their surveillance capabilities within the country as well as abroad, all of which also was kept secret because it was completely illegal. At this point apparently he decided to turn vigilante, and again like above, the NSA's own response in action largely validates the truth of his claims to knowledge of their secrets.
This is all fairly common public knowledge by now. Perhaps you've got him confused with Bradly Manning or Julian Assange?
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No, people usually get the ISP they deserved. People usually get the government their GRANDPARENTS deserved.
This works for politics, too.
Not really, not in the US at least, where only about 180 families hold over 50% of the entire nation's wealth.
I did, but you're still missing out on the fact that I hold you liable for folding to your "peers" instead of teaching them about secure communications. There *is* still such a thing as secure communications, you know. You owe it to your friends and relatives to teach them the right way to do things... unless you're saying there isn't a right way, in which case, YOU are the luddite. (you should probably look up Luddite, i think you confused the term to mean "anyone who doesn't just download and blindly install everything anyone tells them to")
Right, now if you don't use Skype you must be a friendless recluse, or a LUDDITE? Earlier your argument was that you were using Skype because its all your oh-so-important social connections that would evaporate if you didn't use THEIR favorite chat client. I'm sorry, you've gone 180 on the justification for your stance. I'm not sure you really understand any of these concepts you claim to value.
So now you're saying Skype is vital to the continuation of the species, but reigning in unconstitutional government actions isn't? PLEASE. There was some moral high ground around here you were trying to stand on, I think, but I'm not seeing it anywhere.
Because your tolerance of this trampling of all of our rights affects more than just you, and makes you complicit in the wrongdoing. And why? Just so you can get laid? Lame.
My social life is a higher priority than ethics, morals, principles, or even my own civil rights...
FTFY
You're probably one of those people who also thinks we should just delete/burn everything ever written in Latin. You know, because its a "dead language" that "nobody uses anymore."
The global majority would also back a ban on networks, and given the chance, succeed at banning them, about half a day before realizing Facebook and Youtube were delivered over one of those now-banned network thingies.
Then he announced his plans for a revolutionary type of new instant messaging/social dating app?
I guess the rest of us will be sticking with our emulators for the time being.
I propose that what is in fact being observed here is that young adults who are suffering from depression are more likely to turn to social media as an escape or in an attempt to self-medicate.
You insensitive clods! The NSA is having trouble keeping up with all your jibber-jabber!
It bugs me more just that the aspect ratio is wrong.
Correct, also the ink from the bills can stain your fingers/clothes/wallet, and likewise your fingerprints and DNA can stain the bills.
There are a few attempts at this in the wild. Bitcoin is still dominating in value and usage though probably through sheer attrition.
None of this is news to me. None of it is a surprise. I've seen the writing on the wall since the late 90's. All I want to know is why the category icon for this article is a proportionally mangled copy of the old D.E.C. logo?
Ok, probably most users care more about the general-purpose ARM cores and Linux than the VideoCore, but it's just wrong to say that ODroid "has the same cores but faster", when the biggest portion of BCM2837, the VideoCore, is completely absent from the ODroid.
Interesting to know, as I am one of said users, and as a this actually makes me more likely to consider an ODroid C2.
It looked like "News for nerds, stuff that matters." to me, anyway. How's your Broadcom stock doing today?
Sadly, I have to concur with all your points, but I'm afraid that probably the incompetent hiring practices of the industry as a whole today is evidence that they never were counting much on the trust of their customers in the first place, and perhaps never really thought they had it, or cared. (Microsoft's general behavior since the mid-90's being a case in point.)
Nobody manually rotates polygons by doing the matrix math anymore, but you still have to learn it.
Its generally useless for most IT people to know how to actually count in binary, but they make you learn that too.
No seek times, RPM, nothing? Are we not supposed to care?
What makes folks think he's privy to this information or knows their full capacity?
While he's far from the first to voice public dissent against the NSA and their supposed capabilities, he's the only one so far they've ever publicly decried and gone through such lengths to capture and silence. The effort level of their response alone tends to strongly validate his claims.
What makes everyone believe he's telling us this of his own volition?
I don't think there's any question at least that he feels his hand was forced. I also think that even if he were being forced to say all this by the Russian government, that doesn't necessarily invalidate the content of his statements. At this point, the Russians are probably much happier and it is much more productive for them to be spreading truth about the NSA rather than falsehoods.
How is he an authority on this particular issue, it seems likely to be beyond his scope?
It was beyond his job scope as a contractor at the NSA, however his own claim about this is that his personal investigation into their poor office network security practices and subsequent hushing from his superiors when he tried to voice legitimate, lawful concerns about this lead him down a path of discovery in which uncovered apparently the vast bulk of the data of their surveillance capabilities within the country as well as abroad, all of which also was kept secret because it was completely illegal. At this point apparently he decided to turn vigilante, and again like above, the NSA's own response in action largely validates the truth of his claims to knowledge of their secrets.
This is all fairly common public knowledge by now. Perhaps you've got him confused with Bradly Manning or Julian Assange?
Sounds too good to be true. I'd like to be wrong about that though.
I'd be happy if they'd just knock it off with the phishing/malware spam already.