Anecdotal: A friend of mine was hosting (as in couchsurf) a band who travels in an electric station wagon covered in solar panels. A lightning storm took out power all over the city. Theirs was the only house on the block to run lights and the fridge, because they plugged them into the car and ran them off the battery.
It's worst when they're alone with you in an elevator.
Sure. Glare at me when I answer your questions. It's not like you could have been talking to anyone else... oh. You have a dongle. Well, you should at least be used to this by now.
Yes, I am. This doesn't necessarily require revealing the name of a source (a CI, for instance), but there should be a way to construct a question that identifies whether the information was gathered with means that are constitutionally suspect.
The "how to present yourself in court" slides from at least one presentation designed for LEOs receiving tip "suggestions" from other (morally dubious) government bodies had a FAQ that included: (my reproduction, not verbatim)
Q: What if the judge asks directly if this came from [entity]?
A: Answer truthfully. Do not commit perjury.
I am having trouble formulating a direct, boilerplate question to be asked at every hearing (or made law?) that determines the nature of a "confidential source" without endangering the life of a low-level snitch in the case that they, not Big Brother, are the source. I am sure, however, that the ACLU could pose such a question.
I read the Wikipedia article, and I am not so sure that this situation is covered (IANAL). Wikipedia, at least, specifically mentions only statements that are "materially false." I do not know whether failing to "tell the whole truth" is considered perjury, but asking cops to say "it came from a confidential source" is not "materially false," even if it is misleading and reprehensible.
He is director of the world’s largest intelligence service, the National Security Agency; chief of the Central Security Service; and commander of the US Cyber Command. As such, he has his own secret military, presiding over the Navy’s 10th Fleet, the 24th Air Force, and the Second Army.
Oh, we used to dream of dowloadin' 2Mbps! Would ha' been a palace to us. We used to get 12 baud from a tin can an' string connected t' the corporate monopoly. Whenever we dared t' call customer service, they'd spew invective for 90 minutes afore sending a tech down to dump rotting fish on our stoop! Megabits? Huh.
Hearty agreement to all of this. Plus your bike ends up stripped of all its parts when you get back.
I used to commute by bicycle when I had an enclosed bike storage room, but parking it on the sidewalk lands you up a street without a pedal. (or a seat, or sometimes even brakes, and this is assuming you locked both wheels, together, to something permanent. And I mean permanent: there's a bike parking structure across the street from where I sit right now that was literally uprooted.)
[...] When the constitution was drawn up it was standard practice for people suspected of making anonymous attacks on their political opponents to be challenged to duels. Congress should either pass something like Chris van Hollen’s Disclose Act, which aims to bring spending out into the open, or bring back pistols at dawn. Having members of Congress shoot at each other on the banks of the Potomac might even rekindle interest in politics, boosting voter turnout and persuading smaller donors to give money to their favourite shooters. On reflection, this is clearly the way to go.
Excellent post. I would like to comment on the mention of Keith Laumer's Bolos (not the spin-off written by that other guy):
While I am not much of a singularity-is-imminent believer, I'd point out that Bolo Mk XXX** was the singularity in Laumer's universe. It started doing things completely inexplicable to outside observers and didn't feel remotely beholden to them, even if those things were benevolent.
I agree with the +Informative mods, but I'd like to point out that it doesn't follow that public fiber should be outlawed because one city tried and failed.
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In fact, most of the people commenting said that the GCHQ were the greatest, most honest, and most trustworthy agency on the planet.
And the rest said "CmdrTaco."
Also, for the record, I might be okay with Beta if it didn't take a solid minute to preview a comment.
This made my lunchtime so much better. Thank you, sir.
Thanks for posting this. I was thinking it the whole time.
Here's a direct link to the citation Munroe uses for what aerodynamics on Mars is like: http://www.x-plane.com/adventures/mars.html
Warning: lots of All-Caps.
Anecdotal: A friend of mine was hosting (as in couchsurf) a band who travels in an electric station wagon covered in solar panels. A lightning storm took out power all over the city. Theirs was the only house on the block to run lights and the fridge, because they plugged them into the car and ran them off the battery.
Electric trains run off of a power chord? I thought that was just Nickelback.
I have a Pebble. I like it. I have been wondering what battery life would be like on the next round of watches. 7 days is reasonable. One day is not.
Sure. Glare at me when I answer your questions. It's not like you could have been talking to anyone else... oh. You have a dongle. Well, you should at least be used to this by now.
The "how to present yourself in court" slides from at least one presentation designed for LEOs receiving tip "suggestions" from other (morally dubious) government bodies had a FAQ that included: (my reproduction, not verbatim)
Q: What if the judge asks directly if this came from [entity]?
A: Answer truthfully. Do not commit perjury.
I am having trouble formulating a direct, boilerplate question to be asked at every hearing (or made law?) that determines the nature of a "confidential source" without endangering the life of a low-level snitch in the case that they, not Big Brother, are the source. I am sure, however, that the ACLU could pose such a question.
I read the Wikipedia article, and I am not so sure that this situation is covered (IANAL). Wikipedia, at least, specifically mentions only statements that are "materially false." I do not know whether failing to "tell the whole truth" is considered perjury, but asking cops to say "it came from a confidential source" is not "materially false," even if it is misleading and reprehensible.
I would love to be wrong about this.
For any who do not know it (and a reminder to those who do): The Story of Mel
He is director of the world’s largest intelligence service, the National Security Agency; chief of the Central Security Service; and commander of the US Cyber Command. As such, he has his own secret military, presiding over the Navy’s 10th Fleet, the 24th Air Force, and the Second Army.
Consider yourself lucky
Oh, we used to dream of dowloadin' 2Mbps! Would ha' been a palace to us. We used to get 12 baud from a tin can an' string connected t' the corporate monopoly. Whenever we dared t' call customer service, they'd spew invective for 90 minutes afore sending a tech down to dump rotting fish on our stoop! Megabits? Huh.
Stop being "obggerate" ;-D
Children have an inquisitive nature until you give them a video game console. :-x
If anyone else knows anything about this alleged school, please link. I, too, am curious.
Hearty agreement to all of this. Plus your bike ends up stripped of all its parts when you get back.
I used to commute by bicycle when I had an enclosed bike storage room, but parking it on the sidewalk lands you up a street without a pedal. (or a seat, or sometimes even brakes, and this is assuming you locked both wheels, together, to something permanent. And I mean permanent: there's a bike parking structure across the street from where I sit right now that was literally uprooted.)
[...] When the constitution was drawn up it was standard practice for people suspected of making anonymous attacks on their political opponents to be challenged to duels. Congress should either pass something like Chris van Hollen’s Disclose Act, which aims to bring spending out into the open, or bring back pistols at dawn. Having members of Congress shoot at each other on the banks of the Potomac might even rekindle interest in politics, boosting voter turnout and persuading smaller donors to give money to their favourite shooters. On reflection, this is clearly the way to go.
So the gchq.gov.uk site that is on there: Honeypot?
Excellent post. I would like to comment on the mention of Keith Laumer's Bolos (not the spin-off written by that other guy):
While I am not much of a singularity-is-imminent believer, I'd point out that Bolo Mk XXX** was the singularity in Laumer's universe. It started doing things completely inexplicable to outside observers and didn't feel remotely beholden to them, even if those things were benevolent.
I will shut up now before any further spoilers.
** Rogue Bolo, Book I. 1986
I agree with the +Informative mods, but I'd like to point out that it doesn't follow that public fiber should be outlawed because one city tried and failed.
Perhaps only if you don't reach critical mass. Shoot more of them until the point is well understood.
If I reply to this comment, does that put me at one degree of separation from a suspected terrorist? O.o
I would change the noun phrase to
"...the purchase of T-Mobile by Sprint..." or
"...the sale of T-Mobile to Sprint..."
... is lunacy ...
I se what you did there.
And any stinkbugs the cold snap didn't take care of.
"You have 30 friends nearby that you could scare and impress with a fly-by!"
"Now we can track you in three dimensions!"