The Followers of His Steveness who willingly stand outside the crystal cathedrals every eighteen months with huge tithes in hand are not going to discuss any deficiencies, nor even acknowledge they exist.
Nothing gets the government scared like a big steam of bad press (which the internet is more than willing to provide).
This more than anything else is why the days of the True Internet are numbered - to be replaced by an electonic version of the Panopticon. I used to think the most precious commodity in the future would be potable water. I was wrong; it will be true privacy and anonymity.
As a native Kansan, I'm sickened by these amateur 'chasers' - most of whom don't live in the real midwest (you know; West of both the Mississipii and Missouri) and are just visiting to enjoy a bullshit thrill ride. I would also blame all the media attention given to these aholes, such as Discovery Channel and the mostly worthless Weather Channel (haven to constantly pregnant photogenic meteorologists). Sure, they try to have one real 'scientist' as a pathetic figleaf, but the real point is the cool videos of destruction of the 'small people' and the reaction shots of douchebag adrenelin addicts. There is no way even one of these pricks lost a house or family member to a tornado; if they had, they wouldn't be engaging in this blatant adolescent voyeurism.
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When it comes to being employed, though, bosses and managers have always watched their employees to some degree
The point is now it has become easier and especially cheaper do so effectively. This is what's so disheartening; those who said they cared about freedom and privacy were/are lying: merely biding their time until the ROI for the tools of oppression become irresistable. And this is a one-way trip; no cavalry is coming to the rescue once the whole world is turned into North Korea.
IMHO, a problem with even balanced socialism is that it only appears to work in ethnically homogeneous societies with a highly-ingrained work ethic. Speaking as a US citizen, these would be strikes one and two. Sadly, one size does not fit all.
I'm sure Intel, et al, are up on Capitol Hill lobbying the public prostitutes to pass laws requiring the monitoring all inputs AND outputs of every US dwelling. Not only to impose usage taxes (Democrat Prostitutes), but also to monitor for illegal / impure activities, such as pron, weed, and thinking critically (Republican Prostitutes).
The service requires a smartphone - which in turn requires a hefty chunk of steady income for the initial contract and the $30 per month data plan (and the mandatory credit card). And who can afford such a costly, high-tech gizmo? Those who already have health insurance. "What, you're sick? Serves you right for being poor!"
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What about the broadcast rights of the snapping turtle, you insensitive clod?
The Followers of His Steveness who willingly stand outside the crystal cathedrals every eighteen months with huge tithes in hand are not going to discuss any deficiencies, nor even acknowledge they exist.
Because both were built upon the same solid Adobe bedrock of swiss cheese, spaghetti code, and apathy.
This more than anything else is why the days of the True Internet are numbered - to be replaced by an electonic version of the Panopticon. I used to think the most precious commodity in the future would be potable water. I was wrong; it will be true privacy and anonymity.
I ate all your bees.
/Lonely Soldier
most of those set to ADD and OCD forums, I'll warrant.
...then what?
WHY does the FCC allow these things!
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I mean, what are babies good for anyway?
...and foreign-sourced microprocessors.
/whatcouldpossiblygowrong?
As a native Kansan, I'm sickened by these amateur 'chasers' - most of whom don't live in the real midwest (you know; West of both the Mississipii and Missouri) and are just visiting to enjoy a bullshit thrill ride. I would also blame all the media attention given to these aholes, such as Discovery Channel and the mostly worthless Weather Channel (haven to constantly pregnant photogenic meteorologists). Sure, they try to have one real 'scientist' as a pathetic figleaf, but the real point is the cool videos of destruction of the 'small people' and the reaction shots of douchebag adrenelin addicts. There is no way even one of these pricks lost a house or family member to a tornado; if they had, they wouldn't be engaging in this blatant adolescent voyeurism.
If I worked there, I would definitely avoid the cafeteria.
* - with foreign turbines.
The point is now it has become easier and especially cheaper do so effectively. This is what's so disheartening; those who said they cared about freedom and privacy were/are lying: merely biding their time until the ROI for the tools of oppression become irresistable. And this is a one-way trip; no cavalry is coming to the rescue once the whole world is turned into North Korea.
IMHO, a problem with even balanced socialism is that it only appears to work in ethnically homogeneous societies with a highly-ingrained work ethic. Speaking as a US citizen, these would be strikes one and two. Sadly, one size does not fit all.
I'm sure Intel, et al, are up on Capitol Hill lobbying the public prostitutes to pass laws requiring the monitoring all inputs AND outputs of every US dwelling. Not only to impose usage taxes (Democrat Prostitutes), but also to monitor for illegal / impure activities, such as pron, weed, and thinking critically (Republican Prostitutes).
all the undersea cables connecting to Iceland have been 'accidentally' cut by dropped anchors.
Just after they finish up the Capricorn One project data.
The service requires a smartphone - which in turn requires a hefty chunk of steady income for the initial contract and the $30 per month data plan (and the mandatory credit card). And who can afford such a costly, high-tech gizmo? Those who already have health insurance. "What, you're sick? Serves you right for being poor!"
"In a world..."
The word you're searching for is Sociopath.
Yes, but if network neutrality is killed, the barrier to access all content goes from low to near-earth orbit.
What's really creepy is Slashdot allowing/profiting from the RSS fecal spewage that is Newsmax.
and we know the Mac takes beautiful pictures of under-aged teens...
how's that second liver working out?
A far more mainstream 64-bit client than the prior two iterations.