...and that term is "astroturfing." Come on, if gay linguists already in the military are judged too unreliable for the task, is anyone going to believe that what they're looking for is helpful strangers from the internet to do translation? Nonsense.
It seems a lot more likely that the documents they ARE seeking "translations" for are pieces cherry-picked because they say what the Pentagon wants to hear, or simply forgeries. The whole goal of this thing is, transparently, to put this so-called "evidence" in the hands of bloggers who will be happy to infect the so-called "blogosphere" with whatever message the Pentagon wants them to spread.
Sure, it sounds far-fetched, but it makes perfect sense; if someone had told you a year ago that the government was eavesdropping on people without any checks or balances -- not even the rubber-stamping body that is FISA -- people would have said *that* was far-fetched.
It's only been a little over 3 months since the Sony rootkit story was all over the news. It's heartwarming to see the sort of speed at which the Department of Homeland Security operates. I'll bet it makes you feel ever so safe to think that these are the same people in charge of combating terrorism...
The RIAA can puff its chest and posture all it wants, but they ultimately only alienate their customer base who have other options and now know that they do.
I haven't bought a CD in a very long time, and clearly my life has only benefited from my not poisoning my ears with the latest teeny-bopper drivel, which seems to be the industry's chief product.
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Well, this thread is about the silliness of Microsoft claiming "greater security" when they have a poor track record on this issue.
The bar by which one measures whether a game console is worth buying is a very flexible one... I don't think this will actually steal business away from XBOX360 or PS3, but it *may* make a difference in how many people own a Revolution alongside their other next-gen console.
I'm impressed by all these tests showing how the finished product is compatible with everything else!
Except that the finished product isn't out yet, and that we're being asked to take it on faith that Microsoft will go and do something that's contrary to practically everything they've been doing technologically since standards started getting agreed on.
If people are still "biting" after these scams have been known for years, then I must conclude that they're even greedier and stupider than people give them "credit" for...
My mom received a 419 message over 7 years ago, and even then -- when she was still relatively new to the internet -- she knew it was a scam right away.
they should be giving large bonuses/salaries & get creative in order to recruit people ASAP and get them out of this mess
Of course since we're talking security-related government jobs they'll pay bottom dollar (practically poverty wages in high-cost markets like New York) and be incredibly invasive in terms of privacy.
You could sell a brick to many CTOs these days if you told them that it was ".NET enabled"... to update a cliche for our times, no one ever got fired for buying Microsoft, although many should.
Given that sco seems to have taken no real action to prevent this happening, even though the date and time of the attack were known, there may be an obvious explanation behind the attack.
That is, that SCO did it to itself in order to make itself look like a victim. This attack lets McBride paint SCO as the victim of "terrorists" (a term he actually used in a CNN interview), while letting linux backers look like the bad guys, which is something that the Utah Hustler has been trying to do all along.
What would happen if, say, a bank were to introduce "single-look-and-feel" personal banking functionality... and then couldn't implement it because of not only the countries on the list now, but the fact that Yanks like to add a place or two to the list every once in a while?
Well, the project could go forward, but not in the United States. Certain parts of the system would have to be served abroad. We're not just talking about functionality here though -- legally you can't even link to Iranian-hosted resources from a US web site without the possibility of incurring criminal charges not only against the person in charge, but against everyone involved in the project (Thanks mmr. Helms and Burton! You bastards).
This is not just theoretical. These are ongoing concerns with a number of companies; I used the example of a bank because that's what seemed most obvious to me.
I used to roll my eyes when people called for "regime change in Washington"... now I'm not so sure the idea is either silly or unnecessary. Looks like the US Gov't. is falling victim to the Internet -- a tool it created.
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It's not too brilliant to run a web server as root, now, is it...
...and that term is "astroturfing." Come on, if gay linguists already in the military are judged too unreliable for the task, is anyone going to believe that what they're looking for is helpful strangers from the internet to do translation? Nonsense.
It seems a lot more likely that the documents they ARE seeking "translations" for are pieces cherry-picked because they say what the Pentagon wants to hear, or simply forgeries. The whole goal of this thing is, transparently, to put this so-called "evidence" in the hands of bloggers who will be happy to infect the so-called "blogosphere" with whatever message the Pentagon wants them to spread.
Sure, it sounds far-fetched, but it makes perfect sense; if someone had told you a year ago that the government was eavesdropping on people without any checks or balances -- not even the rubber-stamping body that is FISA -- people would have said *that* was far-fetched.
The decision was cheered as "guaranteed work for the next decade" by computer security experts worldwide.
That's what the $500M advertising budget is there to make people forget about!
You can also masturbate for prostate health! Just make sure you do that before handling hot peppers. Trust me on that one.
...it's not far-fetched to interpret this tax as an implicit acknowledgement and even legitimization of piracy. Gentlemen, start your downloads.
All of you who use Google Desktop might want to uninstall it, just in case the "DoJ" starts going after that data next.
It's only been a little over 3 months since the Sony rootkit story was all over the news. It's heartwarming to see the sort of speed at which the Department of Homeland Security operates. I'll bet it makes you feel ever so safe to think that these are the same people in charge of combating terrorism...
The RIAA can puff its chest and posture all it wants, but they ultimately only alienate their customer base who have other options and now know that they do.
I haven't bought a CD in a very long time, and clearly my life has only benefited from my not poisoning my ears with the latest teeny-bopper drivel, which seems to be the industry's chief product.
Well, this thread is about the silliness of Microsoft claiming "greater security" when they have a poor track record on this issue.
I'm glad I could clear that up for ya.
The bar by which one measures whether a game console is worth buying is a very flexible one... I don't think this will actually steal business away from XBOX360 or PS3, but it *may* make a difference in how many people own a Revolution alongside their other next-gen console.
I don't know about anyone else, but I haven't been able to access my gmail all evening (!)
which is worse: drm or a microsoft product?
That's a bit of a false dichotomy -- do you seriously think that M$ won't sneak DRM in there?
I'm impressed by all these tests showing how the finished product is compatible with everything else!
Except that the finished product isn't out yet, and that we're being asked to take it on faith that Microsoft will go and do something that's contrary to practically everything they've been doing technologically since standards started getting agreed on.
I find your naivete rather charming.
Microsoft has always proved more than willing to suffoc... er, embrace and extend *any* competitor's product.
If people are still "biting" after these scams have been known for years, then I must conclude that they're even greedier and stupider than people give them "credit" for...
My mom received a 419 message over 7 years ago, and even then -- when she was still relatively new to the internet -- she knew it was a scam right away.
In the same vein strong penalties should be imposed on customers who insist on having a lot of features added to a product at the last minute.
they should be giving large bonuses/salaries & get creative in order to recruit people ASAP and get them out of this mess Of course since we're talking security-related government jobs they'll pay bottom dollar (practically poverty wages in high-cost markets like New York) and be incredibly invasive in terms of privacy.
Well duh, it's hardly surprising, when everything's considered.
I'd certainly like to see that sort of warning on electoral posters.
You could sell a brick to many CTOs these days if you told them that it was ".NET enabled"... to update a cliche for our times, no one ever got fired for buying Microsoft, although many should.
er, wouldn't that be using a vigilante in order to solve a vigilante problem?
Just wonderin'...
This story just goes to show two things --
1. if you're going to do something like this, don't work without a rigidly defined contract.
2. if you're going to sink thousands upon thousands of your own money into doing a favor for the local PD, reread #1. Twice.
3. don't get involved with people who can claim eminent domain on you. Those people will turn on you in a split second, because they can.
Given that sco seems to have taken no real action to prevent this happening, even though the date and time of the attack were known, there may be an obvious explanation behind the attack.
That is, that SCO did it to itself in order to make itself look like a victim. This attack lets McBride paint SCO as the victim of "terrorists" (a term he actually used in a CNN interview), while letting linux backers look like the bad guys, which is something that the Utah Hustler has been trying to do all along.
What would happen if, say, a bank were to introduce "single-look-and-feel" personal banking functionality... and then couldn't implement it because of not only the countries on the list now, but the fact that Yanks like to add a place or two to the list every once in a while?
Well, the project could go forward, but not in the United States. Certain parts of the system would have to be served abroad. We're not just talking about functionality here though -- legally you can't even link to Iranian-hosted resources from a US web site without the possibility of incurring criminal charges not only against the person in charge, but against everyone involved in the project (Thanks mmr. Helms and Burton! You bastards).
This is not just theoretical. These are ongoing concerns with a number of companies; I used the example of a bank because that's what seemed most obvious to me.
I used to roll my eyes when people called for "regime change in Washington"... now I'm not so sure the idea is either silly or unnecessary. Looks like the US Gov't. is falling victim to the Internet -- a tool it created.