The other problem is that if you are most likely an "American" then you presumably do have rights assuming they are following the law. In which case the best strategy isn't to obfuscate your activity but to at the very least try and enhance your "Americanness".
That's got to be the most disturbing thing I've ever read on Slashdot. And that's saying something.
Oh, and just to be clear, I have never been a member of the communist party or affiliated with any fundamentalist religious group. In fact, I'm an atheist! I was born and raised in these beloved United States of America. I love my mom and apple pie. God bless America.
Step 0.5 is to stop drinking. They won't let you in if you are actively drinking at the moment, so they assume you have quit, even if it's one day sober (while not sober).
The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. Anyone can go to meetings, sober or drunk, doesn't matter.
The internet was never a secure place to store any information, or discuss anything. Putting something in "the cloud" is like putting on your front porch.
Certainly terrorists know this, which is why the government's claim that these massive internet surveillance programs are for the purpose of catching terrorists is patently absurd.
My hometown just passed a resolution declaring the airspace above it to be drone-free. Seems more sensible than allowing drones and then shooting them down. Although it's not as much fun.
David has spoken several times about his vision for Tumblr, and censorship isn't part of it. I find it mind-boggling that Yahoo would spend over a billion dollars in an effort to make it seem like a hip and cool company, and immediately fuck it up.
Also, the kid has a lot of money right now, it wouldn't surprise me to see him leave and start another site more in line with his values. That is precisely what I would do.
I don't accept a concept of a creator, deist or otherwise, so they can't spring from that.
Unless you just popped out of thin air, your creators are your biological mother and father. However, in the context of this discussion, when talking about rights "endowed by your creator" it may help to consider them rights endowed by virtue of your existence, regardless of how you got here.
Listening to two different liars does not get you closer to the truth.
Both points and all points in-between are probably far away from anything resembling truth.
I like these quotes, I wish I said them. I feel the same way about the two party system here in America. A representative government only works when the voting populace has a clear understanding of reality. The fact that both sides misrepresent reality to such an astonishing degree makes it virtually impossible to determine what the truth is. This likely explains why things are so screwed up in this country and why the same assholes keep getting reelected.
While modded as funny this is tragic that the US government is spying wholesale on it's own citizens, breaking the spirit of the Constitution to the extent that employees of the government feel the need to "blow the whistle" and expose those activities.
Good on you for pointing out the surveillance programs break the "spirit" of the constitution. They clearly do. Doom on the first guy who decided the Constitution needed to be interpreted. Interpreted, as though it were written in a foreign language. Seems like when you get to a certain level of political status you can "interpret" the document to mean anything you want. Witness Bill Clinton famously inquiring what the definition of the word "is" is. (Also note that it was a completely rhetorical question, he knows what "is" is.)
that's assuming they have any logic left in their actions. it's just a spiral of decisions that has been spiraling so long that I wouldn't bet that they know the original motivations anymore.
Even though Mr. Smith spoke without thinking first (an all too common situation these days) it gives you remarkable insight into his thought processes. It also beautifully illustrates the phenominon of confirmation bias. You see what you want to see.
He's focussed on finding terrorists. Who would complain about the water quality but a terrorist? Makes perfect sense.</sarcasm>
I'm in the "don't think I have anything to hide" camp (maybe I'm naÃve).
In that case would you please post your full name, current address, telephone number, social security number, mother's maiden name and a high-resoution image of your autograph (preferably with a transparent background?) Any bank account numbers and routing numbers would also be very much appreciated.
Security is not about covering up misdeeds. It's about keeping your private information private - away from those who would take advantage of it.
I believe the reason that there is no right to privacy, the right to be left the hell alone, guaranteed in the Constitution including the original Bill of Rights is that no one of that time could have been reasonably expected to foresee that it would ever become an issue
Now that it is an issue, it's time to update the Bill of Rights.
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The other problem is that if you are most likely an "American" then you presumably do have rights assuming they are following the law. In which case the best strategy isn't to obfuscate your activity but to at the very least try and enhance your "Americanness".
That's got to be the most disturbing thing I've ever read on Slashdot. And that's saying something.
Oh, and just to be clear, I have never been a member of the communist party or affiliated with any fundamentalist religious group. In fact, I'm an atheist! I was born and raised in these beloved United States of America. I love my mom and apple pie. God bless America.
Step 0.5 is to stop drinking. They won't let you in if you are actively drinking at the moment, so they assume you have quit, even if it's one day sober (while not sober).
The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. Anyone can go to meetings, sober or drunk, doesn't matter.
The internet was never a secure place to store any information, or discuss anything. Putting something in "the cloud" is like putting on your front porch.
Certainly terrorists know this, which is why the government's claim that these massive internet surveillance programs are for the purpose of catching terrorists is patently absurd.
Stop chewing on your wife's best shoes and the dog will stop doing that too! Oh and also don't chew on the sofa cushions either.
I'm not allowed on the sofa :(
My hometown just passed a resolution declaring the airspace above it to be drone-free. Seems more sensible than allowing drones and then shooting them down. Although it's not as much fun.
David has spoken several times about his vision for Tumblr, and censorship isn't part of it. I find it mind-boggling that Yahoo would spend over a billion dollars in an effort to make it seem like a hip and cool company, and immediately fuck it up.
Also, the kid has a lot of money right now, it wouldn't surprise me to see him leave and start another site more in line with his values. That is precisely what I would do.
Enough people who own congress are getting pissed off.
Well it's about fricken time. Took them long enough.
They are doing humanity a great service. Every penny that went into this research is money well spent.
I don't accept a concept of a creator, deist or otherwise, so they can't spring from that.
Unless you just popped out of thin air, your creators are your biological mother and father. However, in the context of this discussion, when talking about rights "endowed by your creator" it may help to consider them rights endowed by virtue of your existence, regardless of how you got here.
China and the US are friends but also at war in other areas depending on the area.
Frenemies!
Regulating advertising is a function of the FTC.
Yes, but only in the United States. The issue I have is that a US agency is asserting that is has authority over what happens on the world wide web.
I would like to see a flat personal income tax of +/-55% with no exceptions...
Where do I sign up for the -55% rate?
Russia's Interfax news agency is reporting a source at Aeroflot airline says there is a ticket in Snowden's name for a flight from Moscow to Cuba.
He's probably going to take some time off, maybe do a little fishing in Guantanamo Bay.
And if you call China a rival already, why are you keep borrowing money from them?
It makes it a lot easier to justify not paying them back.
Its not unconstitutional until the supreme court says so. You don't define unconstitutional.
So rather than to use my own brain, I'm to let a third party decide for me what I think? Wow, that takes a load off my mind. Thanks.
quote>Whether you think what he did was good aside, he's absolutely guilty of distributing confidential information and has admitted it.
Yes, and he's headed straight to Russia. I'm sure this makes Russian intelligence agents very happy, and US official very sad.
Listening to two different liars does not get you closer to the truth.
Both points and all points in-between are probably far away from anything resembling truth.
I like these quotes, I wish I said them. I feel the same way about the two party system here in America. A representative government only works when the voting populace has a clear understanding of reality. The fact that both sides misrepresent reality to such an astonishing degree makes it virtually impossible to determine what the truth is. This likely explains why things are so screwed up in this country and why the same assholes keep getting reelected.
While modded as funny this is tragic that the US government is spying wholesale on it's own citizens, breaking the spirit of the Constitution to the extent that employees of the government feel the need to "blow the whistle" and expose those activities.
Good on you for pointing out the surveillance programs break the "spirit" of the constitution. They clearly do. Doom on the first guy who decided the Constitution needed to be interpreted. Interpreted, as though it were written in a foreign language. Seems like when you get to a certain level of political status you can "interpret" the document to mean anything you want. Witness Bill Clinton famously inquiring what the definition of the word "is" is. (Also note that it was a completely rhetorical question, he knows what "is" is.)
Eventually they will reach a singularity of stupid, from which no intelligence can escape.
We reached that with George W. Bush. Now we're in a black hole of stupid.
that's assuming they have any logic left in their actions. it's just a spiral of decisions that has been spiraling so long that I wouldn't bet that they know the original motivations anymore.
Even though Mr. Smith spoke without thinking first (an all too common situation these days) it gives you remarkable insight into his thought processes. It also beautifully illustrates the phenominon of confirmation bias. You see what you want to see.
He's focussed on finding terrorists. Who would complain about the water quality but a terrorist? Makes perfect sense.</sarcasm>
I'm in the "don't think I have anything to hide" camp (maybe I'm naÃve).
In that case would you please post your full name, current address, telephone number, social security number, mother's maiden name and a high-resoution image of your autograph (preferably with a transparent background?) Any bank account numbers and routing numbers would also be very much appreciated.
Security is not about covering up misdeeds. It's about keeping your private information private - away from those who would take advantage of it.
I'll bet nobody expected that.
What could the UK authorities do if Ecuador declared Assange to be an ambassador?
I think Assange would be the last person on earth they'd trust with state secrets.
When you're inundated with data you will miss the important data, but will be accused of being incompetent after the fact.
All the more reason to not collect information on every phone call made and every email sent from every person in the United States.
I believe the reason that there is no right to privacy, the right to be left the hell alone, guaranteed in the Constitution including the original Bill of Rights is that no one of that time could have been reasonably expected to foresee that it would ever become an issue
Now that it is an issue, it's time to update the Bill of Rights.