I wish that swing in public opinion was feasible. I fear it isn't. But I have hope.
Look no further than the NRA to find a lobby that politicians are scared of. Congress was unable to enact gun control legislation even after the horrific Sandy Hill shootings. We need a privacy lobby that strong.
What gets me is that a lot more Americans are killed by guns than in terrorist attacks, but that's America for ya.
Right now exception[sic] is a nice bold flag to them that you should be monitored...
I personally don't care, as I believe that to be FUD. However If it is true, then my response would be that it doesn't matter, as your data is protected. Anyone is free to monitor it all they like.
There will always be bad actors scooping up as much data as they possibly can whether the data is encrypted or not. Use strong encryption for everything all the time and it obviates a whole slew of security concerns.
I guess slashdotters can tell me where XFCE is making a difference.
I used XFCE for years and it worked great for me. Then it got more bloated and I had to switch to LXDE/Openbox. I don't want the desktop/window manager doing stupid shit when I just want to get work done. Popup notifications, desktop "effects", and the like I can do without. Also, my memory belongs to me, not the desktop environment.</rant>
I'm hopeful the LXDE/Openbox developers don't follow in the same footsteps as the XFCE crew as I fear my next option is bare X server.
Maybe cops should learn some restraint in their use of force?
They clearly could use better training. I was reading in the newspaper about a cop shooting. It was recorded on video and shows the cop repeatedly shouting "Don't move!", "Put your hands up!" "Don't move!" over and over again. The guy put his hands up and the cop shot and killed him. The cop says he's not a fault because he told the victim not to move.
There's another video on YouTube of a guy getting shot at a gas station after the cop shouts "Don't move!", "Show me your ID!", etc.The guy went to get his wallet and got shot because he moved.
Perhaps the cops could be trained to not give contradictory commands? How does one put their hands up without moving? If I were cynical I'd wonder if these cops just felt like shooting someone and so gave contradictory commands to "justify" doing it.
There are 2,095 negative 1-star reviews on Amazon... Because, without telling customers, Intuit removed important functions from TurboTax Deluxe.
I find great satisfaction in seeing a company lose customers, brand reputation, and a good deal of money in response to pulling a dick move like this. It gives me the sense that all is right with the world. The H&R Block software is cheaper and is not crippled in the way TurboTax is. My family has abandoned TurboTax, never to return, based on this incident.
This is a plane you can fly literally hands-off. It will fly straight and level. Even if you take your hands off in the middle of a turn the plane will continue that direction for a short time while starting a slow drift.
Clearly, it took a lot of talent to drive this plane into the ground. Good job, pilot!
From TFS: If genuine, the transcript shows that members of the Hell's Angels organization are familiar with using encryption to shield their communications from law enforcement.
Yes, that caught my eye as well. I regularly use encryption to send funny cat pictures to my mom. Doesn't mean I'm trying to shield my communications from law enforcement. Hint: I'm trying to circumvent Verizons' shitty spam filters. They simply won't deliver my emails unless I encrypt them.
The government would hold the recipient of said NSL accountable for failing to enact adequate security measures to prevent said NSL from leaking.
Which means nothing. Congress makes laws, not the NSA or FBI. Congress is also specifically precluded from making any law that limits free speech by the first amendment.
NSLs are an extra-judicial attempt to circumvent the individuals' right to free speech. They can't hold up in court since there is no legal basis to issue them in the first place.
At this point the only nod to their heritage is that some locations might have a dusty selection of parts(often still 'Tandy' branded and yellowing with age) hidden behind the iphone cases and overpriced consumer electronics.
... and marked up 500%. Last time I went there hoping to get a cable they wanted nearly $20 for it. Not a complex cable, just a bog standard 6 foot stereo audio cable. I ended up soldering one together from scraps but see now that Walmart has the same cable for $4. Next time I'll just go there first.
Yes. You shouldn't feed a child poison or toxic waste. I'm hopeful you can see the reasoning behind this.
Can the government mandate what TV shows kids are allowed to or must watch? Can government force kids to read certain books or attend certain functions?
No, and no.
Where do you draw the line? Once you draw that line, why can't it be crossed or moved?
I'm OK with government invervention to prevent biological, chemical, and nuclear means of mass destruction. Draw the line there and keep it there.
At some point you have to get the uranium up there. If the rocket it's on explodes for some reason you've got a bit of a mess here on Earth. I think it's a valid concern.
So what? Tor is perfectly legal. The use of Tor doesn't say anything about you other than you are using Tor. Anyone who thinks it implies something nefarious or criminal is going on is fucked in the head.
Well, yeah. Remember that the Constitution's version of "due process" is not supposed to actually restrict the government, so much as it protects the people from the historical (at the time) abuses governments had commonly employed.
Then what protects us from the abuses governments currently employ? Oh, encryption.
Suspected != guilty and if they go around publicizing suspects or even people who the police have named as suspects or "persons of interest" who turn out to be innocent, it will hurt Anonymous's own reputation big-time.
Yes, it would hurt Anonymous's sterling reputation as fine, upstanding citizens, full of kindness and charity, the very model of intergrity and all that is good in the world.
Now do you have a proper source? one that's preferably not a paranoid schizophrenic with a repeated tendency to lie and who through all semblance of sanity out the window years ago?
Can't tell whether you're talking about John McAfee or James Clapper.
Has anyone actually gone into root and executed the command-that-shall-not-be-named?
Oh yes. Once by accident due to finger flail. Fortunately, this was on my own desktop machine, and I was able to fully recover from backups. It was a valuable lesson though (once bitten. twice shy). I now pay more attention to what's on the screen before hitting enter.
As for slaughtering, well, chickens are relatively easy. You can go for the messy way and just chop the head off, but if you prefer less mess and a calmer chicken, just use a killing cone, hang upside down, slit the throat, let the blood drain for a couple minutes. Dunk in scalding water, pluck feathers. The only mildly hard part is getting out the viscera, and that's only because you don't want to puncture the intestines (and get feces all over) -- so make a cut in the right place, then use you hand gently to yank them out. Cut off the feet and neck, and you're basically done.
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I wish that swing in public opinion was feasible. I fear it isn't. But I have hope.
Look no further than the NRA to find a lobby that politicians are scared of. Congress was unable to enact gun control legislation even after the horrific Sandy Hill shootings. We need a privacy lobby that strong.
What gets me is that a lot more Americans are killed by guns than in terrorist attacks, but that's America for ya.
Right now exception[sic] is a nice bold flag to them that you should be monitored...
I personally don't care, as I believe that to be FUD. However If it is true, then my response would be that it doesn't matter, as your data is protected. Anyone is free to monitor it all they like.
There will always be bad actors scooping up as much data as they possibly can whether the data is encrypted or not. Use strong encryption for everything all the time and it obviates a whole slew of security concerns.
Yes, that is precisely what I want. Thanks for the tip; it was very helpful.
I guess slashdotters can tell me where XFCE is making a difference.
I used XFCE for years and it worked great for me. Then it got more bloated and I had to switch to LXDE/Openbox. I don't want the desktop/window manager doing stupid shit when I just want to get work done. Popup notifications, desktop "effects", and the like I can do without. Also, my memory belongs to me, not the desktop environment.</rant>
I'm hopeful the LXDE/Openbox developers don't follow in the same footsteps as the XFCE crew as I fear my next option is bare X server.
Maybe cops should learn some restraint in their use of force?
They clearly could use better training. I was reading in the newspaper about a cop shooting. It was recorded on video and shows the cop repeatedly shouting "Don't move!", "Put your hands up!" "Don't move!" over and over again. The guy put his hands up and the cop shot and killed him. The cop says he's not a fault because he told the victim not to move.
There's another video on YouTube of a guy getting shot at a gas station after the cop shouts "Don't move!", "Show me your ID!", etc.The guy went to get his wallet and got shot because he moved.
Perhaps the cops could be trained to not give contradictory commands? How does one put their hands up without moving? If I were cynical I'd wonder if these cops just felt like shooting someone and so gave contradictory commands to "justify" doing it.
There are 2,095 negative 1-star reviews on Amazon ... Because, without telling customers, Intuit removed important functions from TurboTax Deluxe.
I find great satisfaction in seeing a company lose customers, brand reputation, and a good deal of money in response to pulling a dick move like this. It gives me the sense that all is right with the world. The H&R Block software is cheaper and is not crippled in the way TurboTax is. My family has abandoned TurboTax, never to return, based on this incident.
This is a plane you can fly literally hands-off. It will fly straight and level. Even if you take your hands off in the middle of a turn the plane will continue that direction for a short time while starting a slow drift.
Clearly, it took a lot of talent to drive this plane into the ground. Good job, pilot!
From TFS: If genuine, the transcript shows that members of the Hell's Angels organization are familiar with using encryption to shield their communications from law enforcement.
Yes, that caught my eye as well. I regularly use encryption to send funny cat pictures to my mom. Doesn't mean I'm trying to shield my communications from law enforcement. Hint: I'm trying to circumvent Verizons' shitty spam filters. They simply won't deliver my emails unless I encrypt them.
The government would hold the recipient of said NSL accountable for failing to enact adequate security measures to prevent said NSL from leaking.
Which means nothing. Congress makes laws, not the NSA or FBI. Congress is also specifically precluded from making any law that limits free speech by the first amendment.
NSLs are an extra-judicial attempt to circumvent the individuals' right to free speech. They can't hold up in court since there is no legal basis to issue them in the first place.
That's certainly news I can use. Thanks, I'll check it out.
At this point the only nod to their heritage is that some locations might have a dusty selection of parts(often still 'Tandy' branded and yellowing with age) hidden behind the iphone cases and overpriced consumer electronics.
... and marked up 500%. Last time I went there hoping to get a cable they wanted nearly $20 for it. Not a complex cable, just a bog standard 6 foot stereo audio cable. I ended up soldering one together from scraps but see now that Walmart has the same cable for $4. Next time I'll just go there first.
Can they tell parents what to feed them?
Yes. You shouldn't feed a child poison or toxic waste. I'm hopeful you can see the reasoning behind this.
Can the government mandate what TV shows kids are allowed to or must watch? Can government force kids to read certain books or attend certain functions?
No, and no.
Where do you draw the line? Once you draw that line, why can't it be crossed or moved?
I'm OK with government invervention to prevent biological, chemical, and nuclear means of mass destruction. Draw the line there and keep it there.
OMG nu-cle-er radiashun in space!
At some point you have to get the uranium up there. If the rocket it's on explodes for some reason you've got a bit of a mess here on Earth. I think it's a valid concern.
Also congress can easily override the rulings of the court. The branches are co-equal. One does not override another
Try as I might to reconcile the first and third statements to find a consistent thought, I just can't do it.
So what? Tor is perfectly legal. The use of Tor doesn't say anything about you other than you are using Tor. Anyone who thinks it implies something nefarious or criminal is going on is fucked in the head.
I had to google IoT....
Me too. I had no idea that many people worked at Institutes of Technology.
Well, yeah. Remember that the Constitution's version of "due process" is not supposed to actually restrict the government, so much as it protects the people from the historical (at the time) abuses governments had commonly employed.
Then what protects us from the abuses governments currently employ? Oh, encryption.
Suspected != guilty and if they go around publicizing suspects or even people who the police have named as suspects or "persons of interest" who turn out to be innocent, it will hurt Anonymous's own reputation big-time.
Yes, it would hurt Anonymous's sterling reputation as fine, upstanding citizens, full of kindness and charity, the very model of intergrity and all that is good in the world.
Don't be a spoilsport. We were having a lot of fun until you showed up with your actual facts and rational explanations.
Now do you have a proper source? one that's preferably not a paranoid schizophrenic with a repeated tendency to lie and who through all semblance of sanity out the window years ago?
Can't tell whether you're talking about John McAfee or James Clapper.
McAfee says North Korea didn't do it? That's all the proof I need that they did!
The NSA says North Korea did do it? That's all the proof I need that they didn't.
Another time-saving tip: just rethrow the exception so it becomes someone else's problem.
Has anyone actually gone into root and executed the command-that-shall-not-be-named?
Oh yes. Once by accident due to finger flail. Fortunately, this was on my own desktop machine, and I was able to fully recover from backups. It was a valuable lesson though (once bitten. twice shy). I now pay more attention to what's on the screen before hitting enter.
Well that depends: do people still use carbon film resistors?
Yes, but we prefer to buy them for a fraction of a penny, not a package of 5 for $1.49. Good riddance, Radio Shack.
As for slaughtering, well, chickens are relatively easy. You can go for the messy way and just chop the head off, but if you prefer less mess and a calmer chicken, just use a killing cone, hang upside down, slit the throat, let the blood drain for a couple minutes. Dunk in scalding water, pluck feathers. The only mildly hard part is getting out the viscera, and that's only because you don't want to puncture the intestines (and get feces all over) -- so make a cut in the right place, then use you hand gently to yank them out. Cut off the feet and neck, and you're basically done.
Stop already, you're making me hungry!