Yes this is the global stage. The US is but one actor in the global stage.
Unfortunately, the global framework of laws being developed are not political laws between countries but rather laws with roots in capitalism and finance. Humanity is being left out of the equation. Look at the TPP... well from what you can find to read considering the negotiations are secret.
My father was one of the first to use the then new 'sulfa' drugs, it saved his life. This was when they were brand new and no studies had been done. I would venture to say in the 1930s when this happened profit was low on the totem pole of motivators to find drugs that save lives.
Today the decision to find new science will be based predominately on profit not necessarily to benefit humanity.
Bill Gates and Microsoft have been around for a very long time. The only real metric we have about them is that Bill Gates is either the richest or second richest person in the world. Depending upon metrics used. That we know.
From that we can surmise that what Bill Gates and Microsft do excedingly well is take money from people and put it in their own pockets.
Since somewhere in the 90s Bill Gates has touted solving poverty with computers. All that has materialized is a transfer of wealth from many to one.
I am not an apologist for any group. But can ask what we call it when the US Gov't (CIA especially) pulls off a coup or destabilizes a country fostering civil war.
I ask that as a serious question because if it is state sanctioned it appears as acceptable. If not state sanctioned then it is terrorism.
Remember the US Constitution clearly has avenues to redress the government up to and including overthrowing it. But if you choose to overthrow the government you'll likely spend a lot of time in jail or be dead.
And the population runs around screaming "wait until shit hits the fan". Well shit has been hitting the fan for years but as the above comment shows, the formula to diffuse it works, so people keep running around saying "wait until shit hits the fan"
While the person to reveal the torture sits in jail. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kiriakou
In case no one has noticed it seems everything is out of control theses days. War, spying, bankers and the economy, human rights and the list goes on.
As Leonard Cohen says in his song The Future: Things are going to slide, slide in all directions Won't be nothing Nothing you can measure anymore The blizzard, the blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold and it has overturned the order of the soul
It seems that everything we ever used to benchmark human progress has slipped away.
I have a ZTE Open C and while I'd say Forefox OS 1.3 is not yet ready for prime time the basics work. I believe 2.0 will be a significant step up. I picked this phone up to use while my Galaxy Nexus was repaired. Worked fine for basic stuff. Phone, maps, websbrowsing.
Maybe the reviewr has too high expectations for this level of phone.
No, not at all jealous. But, I am pissed because many bankers have been fradulent and not prosecuted. And at age 59 my retirement and retirement saving are a full 1/3 less now and this is directly related to the financial crisis of 2007-08.
I'd guess this means the company has met its apex in development or econimic health. Or both.
I bought a Google Nexus Galaxy and Google has said they will not put out Android 4.4 for this model. Too old they say. But they will shove other crap down my throat.
Something will emerget in time to push Google aside. Firefox OS? Ubuntu? something from Asia?
MS is basically history, Apple shows signs of cracking... Google is up after Apple.
Lets see... Judith Miller of the NY Times... and don't forget the NY Times also delayed publishing the story of ATT illegal wiretaps until after the 2008 elections. So many more....
The days of Watergate are over. Now media is a manipulative source claiming to be guardians of freedom.
I agree. While the US gov't has a lot to account for, the truth multinationals take advantage of this scenario in any number of arenas. Tax invesrion and as you sugest, they might run emails that directly violate US laws onto foreign servers to exempt them from courts.
The truth is..we are laying the ground work for globalization. If governments cannot hold a multinational corporation accountable for any number of situations, who can?
I'm suspecting the zeal MS is showing in challenging the US gov't has more to do with laying the groundword of "nation-states" being neutered. This is about power in the future. If they win against the US gov't this is just one more nail in the coffin of the battle to make governments useless. This goes hand in hand with the Trans Pacific and other trade agreements. These things are designed to strip power from government.
This is just one more step in the march of capitalism that will likely destroy civilization in the long run.
Slashdot Mirror
Really.... It is OK Sabu has this under control:
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/sabu-hacker-review-of-cs-cyber-hector-monsegur-/
Yea.. one call to Tor Ekeland is a good start
Isn't that how weev discovered the ATT flaw?
Be very vey careful.
Looks like Eric Schmidt was paying some attention to what Julian Assange was explaining in the meeting back in June 2011.
Yes this is the global stage. The US is but one actor in the global stage.
Unfortunately, the global framework of laws being developed are not political laws between countries but rather laws with roots in capitalism and finance. Humanity is being left out of the equation. Look at the TPP ... well from what you can find to read considering the negotiations are secret.
This type of activity is quickly becoming a judicial system of sorts. If you do not play by our rules we will destroy you.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hunting-the-nightmare-bacteria/
My father was one of the first to use the then new 'sulfa' drugs, it saved his life. This was when they were brand new and no studies had been done. I would venture to say in the 1930s when this happened profit was low on the totem pole of motivators to find drugs that save lives.
Today the decision to find new science will be based predominately on profit not necessarily to benefit humanity.
Bill Gates and Microsoft have been around for a very long time. The only real metric we have about them is that Bill Gates is either the richest or second richest person in the world. Depending upon metrics used. That we know.
From that we can surmise that what Bill Gates and Microsft do excedingly well is take money from people and put it in their own pockets.
Since somewhere in the 90s Bill Gates has touted solving poverty with computers. All that has materialized is a transfer of wealth from many to one.
Just remember: poverty is the fruit of wealth.
The more this unravels the more I smell false flag.
I am not an apologist for any group. But can ask what we call it when the US Gov't (CIA especially) pulls off a coup or destabilizes a country fostering civil war.
I ask that as a serious question because if it is state sanctioned it appears as acceptable. If not state sanctioned then it is terrorism.
Remember the US Constitution clearly has avenues to redress the government up to and including overthrowing it. But if you choose to overthrow the government you'll likely spend a lot of time in jail or be dead.
And the population runs around screaming "wait until shit hits the fan". Well shit has been hitting the fan for years but as the above comment shows, the formula to diffuse it works, so people keep running around saying "wait until shit hits the fan"
While the person to reveal the torture sits in jail. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kiriakou
In case no one has noticed it seems everything is out of control theses days. War, spying, bankers and the economy, human rights and the list goes on.
As Leonard Cohen says in his song The Future:
Things are going to slide, slide in all directions
Won't be nothing
Nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard, the blizzard of the world
has crossed the threshold
and it has overturned
the order of the soul
It seems that everything we ever used to benchmark human progress has slipped away.
http://www.msf.org/work-msf
When anything become a commodity with little room for innovation like we have now between iOS and Android, something invariably pops up.
Hurry up Firefox OS
I bought an Acer Chromebook c720. Wiped ChromeOS and installed Bodhi Linux.
Nothing wrong with ChromeOS that Linix can't fix.
I have a ZTE Open C and while I'd say Forefox OS 1.3 is not yet ready for prime time the basics work. I believe 2.0 will be a significant step up. I picked this phone up to use while my Galaxy Nexus was repaired. Worked fine for basic stuff. Phone, maps, websbrowsing.
Maybe the reviewr has too high expectations for this level of phone.
"And unlike pigs, for example, their population is not dependent on humanity to survive."
unless humans destroy the environment an octopus survives in.
No, not at all jealous. But, I am pissed because many bankers have been fradulent and not prosecuted. And at age 59 my retirement and retirement saving are a full 1/3 less now and this is directly related to the financial crisis of 2007-08.
Can't we find something better of DoJ to do. Start with bankers please.
I'd guess this means the company has met its apex in development or econimic health. Or both.
I bought a Google Nexus Galaxy and Google has said they will not put out Android 4.4 for this model. Too old they say. But they will shove other crap down my throat.
Something will emerget in time to push Google aside. Firefox OS? Ubuntu? something from Asia?
MS is basically history, Apple shows signs of cracking... Google is up after Apple.
What are you waiting for?
Lets see... Judith Miller of the NY Times... and don't forget the NY Times also delayed publishing the story of ATT illegal wiretaps until after the 2008 elections. So many more....
The days of Watergate are over. Now media is a manipulative source claiming to be guardians of freedom.
Epic Fail
hahahaha seems that way doesn't it?
I agree. While the US gov't has a lot to account for, the truth multinationals take advantage of this scenario in any number of arenas. Tax invesrion and as you sugest, they might run emails that directly violate US laws onto foreign servers to exempt them from courts.
The truth is..we are laying the ground work for globalization. If governments cannot hold a multinational corporation accountable for any number of situations, who can?
I'm suspecting the zeal MS is showing in challenging the US gov't has more to do with laying the groundword of "nation-states" being neutered. This is about power in the future. If they win against the US gov't this is just one more nail in the coffin of the battle to make governments useless. This goes hand in hand with the Trans Pacific and other trade agreements. These things are designed to strip power from government.
This is just one more step in the march of capitalism that will likely destroy civilization in the long run.