The problem with this is that it sounds like raving paranoia. And if it is paranoia and untrue, technically it's just a software update away from being true. And as a theory, it's not really falsifiable.
I certainly won't be buying one of these things.
That's exactly how I feel about carrying a cell phone.
This isn't good enough. Creating cDNA is not a creative act. Extract RNA, apply a reverse transcriptase. Now you have cDNA. The sequence of the cDNA(and the protein product it codes for) is 100% determined by the sequence of the RNA, which is a natural product.
No, it means that by making what he has available to everybody, both the American people and the enemy can get it.
"The enemy", being the criminals in power who cannot obey the 4th amendment.
Losing informers in a counterinsurgency or for counter-terrorism is a bad thing.
Living under a government that refuses to obey the law is a worse thing.
This whole mess is the reason there are established mechanisms to pursue concerns and complaints about wrongdoing while keeping confidential information confidential.
Exactly, it's easier to cover things up if whistleblowers go through the official channels. That's why official channels exist.
The thing to pay attention to is that Congress is ultimately the one that investigates anyway. With these revelations in the media the security services and programs are damaged, but it is still Congress that has to do the investigations and oversight.
And that's why we need these leaks. Otherwise Congress would have no incentive to do their job and protect our rights.
It tends to work much better for the United States when the national security secrets are kept secret
What basis do you have for this assertion? Keeping this sort of criminal activity secret has not worked at all. It's been going on for nearly a decade and has shown no sign of stopping. If we don't support whistleblowers how can we hold these criminals accountable?
If we're telling our sysadmins that they don't have to learn a new desktop environment, what's the point in them learning anything else?
Presumably because something else has functionality they need. Do you think sysadmins have extra brains available to learn a new GUI simply for the sake of learning a new GUI? Make it more functional, and they will eagerly climb the learning curve. That's why they're using UNIX in the first place.
We should be looking at everything in terms of their own merits
And the new GNOME interface has very few of those.
Constitutional law is another branch of the law, one, AIUI, which requires dedicated years of study to fully master.
No, it takes dedicated years of study to become fully indoctrinated to the point where this kind of bullshit appears legal. The point of law school is not to teach you the law, it's to teach you how to distort the law to get your way.
Remember, just government relies on the consent of the governed. Uninformed consent is invalid. If The People cannot understand the Constitution, they can't consent to be governed.
The reason why he's angered the US government so badly, is because he's divulged sensitive information that has damaged American interests.
American interests are strictly limited by the Constitution. He may have damaged the interests of the criminals who run this country, but that's not the same as American interests.
They are doing it to foil terrorist attacks (and they've gone on the record saying that gathered intelligence has foiled "dozens" of terrorists attacks).
Of course they would say that. How do we know it's actually true?
Western spying is subject to a tremendous amount of oversight by the right people (and if you'll excuse me, Slashdot keyboard warriors aren't "the right people").
The whole point of Snowden's leak is that that is not true. There is essentially no oversight. Definately not enough oversight to comply with the 4th amendment.
He sold to US buyers establishing jurisdiction. If he did not sell to US buyers and to only -- as an example --- Chinese buyers, US courts would likely not have jurisdiction....
By that argument, me saying "the Thai king is an ignorant malodorous halfbreed" to citizens of Thailand would grant Thailand jursidiction to prosecute me for lese majeste.
The better choice was a protest vote. And no, this is not "more legal". It's still a violation of the 4th amendment, the highest law of the land, which the President and Congress are sworn to uphold. You don't get any more illegal than that.
Many of those who die for health reasons are dying because of an oppressive government. A government that provided health care and subsidized healthy food instead of sugar would keep people healthier for longer.
Taste is subjective, but discrimiation is not. Whether a $15 red wine is better than a $60 white wine is subjective. But if they have different flavors, a human should be able to discriminate between the two.
Yes. If you slap a higher price tag on a cheap bottle of wine it "tastes" better. There is no price receptor on your tongue, so there must be something else at work. That's confirmation bias.
Freedom is a nebulous notion, those who defend this kind of action don't exactly see how it affects their freedom. If they don't have anything to hide...
I think a better way to phrase this is "I will happily trade your fascist fear-mongering for a government that obeys the law". Everyone can understand that a government that doesn't obey the law is a threat.
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The problem with this is that it sounds like raving paranoia. And if it is paranoia and untrue, technically it's just a software update away from being true. And as a theory, it's not really falsifiable.
I certainly won't be buying one of these things.
That's exactly how I feel about carrying a cell phone.
This isn't good enough. Creating cDNA is not a creative act. Extract RNA, apply a reverse transcriptase. Now you have cDNA. The sequence of the cDNA(and the protein product it codes for) is 100% determined by the sequence of the RNA, which is a natural product.
No, it means that by making what he has available to everybody, both the American people and the enemy can get it.
"The enemy", being the criminals in power who cannot obey the 4th amendment.
Losing informers in a counterinsurgency or for counter-terrorism is a bad thing.
Living under a government that refuses to obey the law is a worse thing.
This whole mess is the reason there are established mechanisms to pursue concerns and complaints about wrongdoing while keeping confidential information confidential.
Exactly, it's easier to cover things up if whistleblowers go through the official channels. That's why official channels exist.
The thing to pay attention to is that Congress is ultimately the one that investigates anyway. With these revelations in the media the security services and programs are damaged, but it is still Congress that has to do the investigations and oversight.
And that's why we need these leaks. Otherwise Congress would have no incentive to do their job and protect our rights.
It tends to work much better for the United States when the national security secrets are kept secret
What basis do you have for this assertion? Keeping this sort of criminal activity secret has not worked at all. It's been going on for nearly a decade and has shown no sign of stopping. If we don't support whistleblowers how can we hold these criminals accountable?
If we're telling our sysadmins that they don't have to learn a new desktop environment, what's the point in them learning anything else?
Presumably because something else has functionality they need. Do you think sysadmins have extra brains available to learn a new GUI simply for the sake of learning a new GUI? Make it more functional, and they will eagerly climb the learning curve. That's why they're using UNIX in the first place.
We should be looking at everything in terms of their own merits
And the new GNOME interface has very few of those.
Constitutional law is another branch of the law, one, AIUI, which requires dedicated years of study to fully master.
No, it takes dedicated years of study to become fully indoctrinated to the point where this kind of bullshit appears legal. The point of law school is not to teach you the law, it's to teach you how to distort the law to get your way.
Remember, just government relies on the consent of the governed. Uninformed consent is invalid. If The People cannot understand the Constitution, they can't consent to be governed.
The reason why he's angered the US government so badly, is because he's divulged sensitive information that has damaged American interests.
American interests are strictly limited by the Constitution. He may have damaged the interests of the criminals who run this country, but that's not the same as American interests.
So the American Revolution never happened? Universal Sufferage, The Civil Rights Act, etc never got passed?
They are doing it to foil terrorist attacks (and they've gone on the record saying that gathered intelligence has foiled "dozens" of terrorists attacks).
Of course they would say that. How do we know it's actually true?
Western spying is subject to a tremendous amount of oversight by the right people (and if you'll excuse me, Slashdot keyboard warriors aren't "the right people").
The whole point of Snowden's leak is that that is not true. There is essentially no oversight. Definately not enough oversight to comply with the 4th amendment.
Given the damage he's done to the US and the West
Snowden has done no damage to the US and the West. On the contrary, he has done us all a huge favor by bringing abuses of our rights to light.
Now, the criminals who set up this illegal surveillance program, THEY have done extreme damage to the US.
he has committed an extremely serious act of treason.
No, that would be the criminals responsible for implementing PRISM.
He sold to US buyers establishing jurisdiction. If he did not sell to US buyers and to only -- as an example --- Chinese buyers, US courts would likely not have jurisdiction ....
By that argument, me saying "the Thai king is an ignorant malodorous halfbreed" to citizens of Thailand would grant Thailand jursidiction to prosecute me for lese majeste.
I can't believe a website as reputable as slashdot would post such utter nonsense.
Welcome to Slashdot.
What's a "God"?
most bugs dont contain anything more than protein and a bit of fat,
Neither do most animals. If you want vitamins, that's what vegetables are for.
Why on earth would you need a website for what ought to be a simple RSS reader?
The better choice was a protest vote. And no, this is not "more legal". It's still a violation of the 4th amendment, the highest law of the land, which the President and Congress are sworn to uphold. You don't get any more illegal than that.
Also, same officer always having camera malfunctions sounds like something many officers would want to avoid, for fear of internal investigation
Why would any officer fear a paid vacation?
Many of those who die for health reasons are dying because of an oppressive government. A government that provided health care and subsidized healthy food instead of sugar would keep people healthier for longer.
Keep in mind, however, that the other major party candidates have not been any better in context of national security.
I voted for Obama twice.
Then you have no one to blame but yourself. Obama openly supported warrantless wiretaps before his election in 2004.
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the problem is the only way to overturn it would either be through the supreme court or through an amendment.
Or a long overdue revolution.
Citation please.
Citation here.
Taste is subjective
Taste is subjective, but discrimiation is not. Whether a $15 red wine is better than a $60 white wine is subjective. But if they have different flavors, a human should be able to discriminate between the two.
Yes. If you slap a higher price tag on a cheap bottle of wine it "tastes" better. There is no price receptor on your tongue, so there must be something else at work. That's confirmation bias.
Freedom is a nebulous notion, those who defend this kind of action don't exactly see how it affects their freedom. If they don't have anything to hide...
I think a better way to phrase this is "I will happily trade your fascist fear-mongering for a government that obeys the law". Everyone can understand that a government that doesn't obey the law is a threat.
Ignorance and laziness are the true enemies of liberty. A healthy fear of your own government is essential for liberty.