As a Marxist, I reject OP's claim that the protests in the Ukraine are "ultra-right" or "manipulated" by anyone. Ukrainians have a very just grievance with centuries of Russian domination, first the czars, then Stalin, with only a brief reprieve for about ten years from 1917.
Also--what does it say about fifteen years of the Chavez program if the "neo-nazi" opposition can get 44% of the vote?
I think someone pointed this out already but let me emphasize--hacking the VFW for getting "military intelligence" suggests that the hackers know approximately zero about what the VFW is. First of all, a huge percentage of anyone with access to worthwhile military intelligence is not in the military at all. Second, the VFW--rtf initials--Veterans of Foreign Wars--and since very few Iraq or Afghanistan veterans ever joined, the average age is about 90. My first thought at reading this was that the hackers are from some very foreign country using MS Word for translation from English.
Pardon me for not leading with a negative comment on Slashdot Beta (if I did comment it would be highly negative) but, let's stay on topic. It will make zero difference if the NSA has a "legal" basis or not. The govt will simply assert the president's "right" or power to "defend the country" and which court is going to say no to that?
Actually the countries that have the fastest internet don't have it as a result of competition, but rather as a result of major government intervention. S. Korea, for example. The other model, where the govt stands aside, is what you get in the US. Does anyone think that the Interstate Highway System (an analogy, maybe not the best, for the Internet) would have been built through "competition"? What you got through competition was the chaos of 19th century railroads.
I have a similar problem on Twitter. For some reason my account (a Spanish word) gets a lot of apparently personal tweets, always in Spanish. I always reply in broken Spanish that I don't speak Spanish--the functional equivalent of what nuckfuts suggests.
The NSA's "defense" is not "working well." Except maybe with Democrats and Republicans who wish Snowden never existed. For a lot of the rest of the population NSA excuses are making things worse for them, not better.
I'm not a climate change-er or a denier, but--to base your opinions on the weather in *one hemisphere* is bad logic. Of course it's cold in the northern hemisphere--it's winter. What's happening south of the equator?
Sadly, not amazing to me at all. Some years ago I bought a book of prepaid airline tickets the day before the company not only stopped accepting new customers but stopped completely (declared bankruptcy).
Funny then how many Jews were killed. And how about, not just go to work but don't go near there? And how come I didn't get the message nor did any other Jewish person I know?
Al Qaeda as threat to national security is a pretty low standard. In any case, Congress and the NSA, and the White House, and the rest of the political-legal systems, are all on the same side. And it's not yours.
Others have pointed out that the feds will just arrest you or the web site owner or whoever either under existing law or they'll pass a new one. This is an attempt to find a technical solution to a political problem and that will never work.
Actually very few old American cars left in Cuba. Big majority you see on the street are mid-80s Ladas. So only 25 years old. BTW you could probably do worse than a car that's still running after fifty years. You think your current car will be running in 2063?
There is zero chance that Congress or the White House will withhold as much as a penny from TSA. As soon as someone says "do you want the terrorists to win?" the GAO and everyone else will collapse.
Setting aside the Google/Apple confusion, the problem is not that whoever has not been paying taxes, the problem is that they are an AMERICAN company not paying taxes. When was the last time anybody suggested the Italian government was aggressive in pursuing Italian tax cheats?
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Wrong, totally and completely. It may not be a "spy agency" but it does collect "intelligence" and always has--and frequently by spying.
Let the country without sin cast the first stone. US? Can you spell Guantanamo, napalm? UK? Ask Gandhi. Etc.
As a Marxist, I reject OP's claim that the protests in the Ukraine are "ultra-right" or "manipulated" by anyone. Ukrainians have a very just grievance with centuries of Russian domination, first the czars, then Stalin, with only a brief reprieve for about ten years from 1917. Also--what does it say about fifteen years of the Chavez program if the "neo-nazi" opposition can get 44% of the vote?
I think someone pointed this out already but let me emphasize--hacking the VFW for getting "military intelligence" suggests that the hackers know approximately zero about what the VFW is. First of all, a huge percentage of anyone with access to worthwhile military intelligence is not in the military at all. Second, the VFW--rtf initials--Veterans of Foreign Wars--and since very few Iraq or Afghanistan veterans ever joined, the average age is about 90. My first thought at reading this was that the hackers are from some very foreign country using MS Word for translation from English.
Pardon me for not leading with a negative comment on Slashdot Beta (if I did comment it would be highly negative) but, let's stay on topic. It will make zero difference if the NSA has a "legal" basis or not. The govt will simply assert the president's "right" or power to "defend the country" and which court is going to say no to that?
Actually the countries that have the fastest internet don't have it as a result of competition, but rather as a result of major government intervention. S. Korea, for example. The other model, where the govt stands aside, is what you get in the US. Does anyone think that the Interstate Highway System (an analogy, maybe not the best, for the Internet) would have been built through "competition"? What you got through competition was the chaos of 19th century railroads.
Like this can't happen in, say, the UK, which doesn't even have a written constitution? Or anywhere else?
I have a similar problem on Twitter. For some reason my account (a Spanish word) gets a lot of apparently personal tweets, always in Spanish. I always reply in broken Spanish that I don't speak Spanish--the functional equivalent of what nuckfuts suggests.
The NSA's "defense" is not "working well." Except maybe with Democrats and Republicans who wish Snowden never existed. For a lot of the rest of the population NSA excuses are making things worse for them, not better.
I'm not a climate change-er or a denier, but--to base your opinions on the weather in *one hemisphere* is bad logic. Of course it's cold in the northern hemisphere--it's winter. What's happening south of the equator?
Communist Manifesto--might seem dated but it's going to be big in the not too distant future. What other solution is out there?
Www.themilitant.com
Or a judge/judges will find some reason to throw the suit out. NSA's invulnerable legally.
Sadly, not amazing to me at all. Some years ago I bought a book of prepaid airline tickets the day before the company not only stopped accepting new customers but stopped completely (declared bankruptcy).
Funny then how many Jews were killed. And how about, not just go to work but don't go near there? And how come I didn't get the message nor did any other Jewish person I know?
Al Qaeda as threat to national security is a pretty low standard. In any case, Congress and the NSA, and the White House, and the rest of the political-legal systems, are all on the same side. And it's not yours.
I meant no one who works in IT (and not only, but of course lots of people are from Dallas)
No one is actually from Dallas, so no family there, and there's nothing to do there but eat and shop anyway.
Which Jew? Maybe it's one of my cousins.
Every public opinion poll says just the opposite. Too many to cite, but here's one: http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-23/politics/40862490_1_edward-snowden-nsa-programs-privacy It's easier to blame the victims than the people in power.
Others have pointed out that the feds will just arrest you or the web site owner or whoever either under existing law or they'll pass a new one. This is an attempt to find a technical solution to a political problem and that will never work.
These are the people who invented the phrase "destroy the village in order to save it"--do you think they give a shit about Cisco stock?
Actually very few old American cars left in Cuba. Big majority you see on the street are mid-80s Ladas. So only 25 years old. BTW you could probably do worse than a car that's still running after fifty years. You think your current car will be running in 2063?
There is zero chance that Congress or the White House will withhold as much as a penny from TSA. As soon as someone says "do you want the terrorists to win?" the GAO and everyone else will collapse.
Setting aside the Google/Apple confusion, the problem is not that whoever has not been paying taxes, the problem is that they are an AMERICAN company not paying taxes. When was the last time anybody suggested the Italian government was aggressive in pursuing Italian tax cheats?