Since we have an extradition treaty with Pakistan, let's make a deal...
Zuckerberg for Bin Laden.
Before someone spouts off that Bin Laden is in Afghanistan, it's thought that he is hanging out in an area that crosses both countries.
Unfortunately, when you sign up for the military, your decision on whether or not to release information because it "is the moral thing to do" does not apply.
From About.com:
"I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
From Wikipedia:
Executive Order 13526 replaces earlier executive orders on the topic and lays out the system of classification, declassification, and handling of national security information generated by the U.S. government and its employees and contractors, as well as information received from other governments.
Since it is an Executive Order, that would make it the "orders of the President of the United States", which means you have violated the oath that you took.
The Uniform Code for Military Justice, TITLE 10, Subtitle A, PART II, CHAPTER 47, SUBCHAPTER X, 906a, Art. 106a. Espionage is pretty clear on the topic:
"(1) Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent or reason to believe that it is to be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of a foreign nation, communicates, delivers, or transmits, or attempts to communicate, deliver, or transmit, to any entity described in paragraph (2), either directly or indirectly, anything described in paragraph (3) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, except that if the accused is found guilty of an offense that directly concerns
(A) nuclear weaponry, military spacecraft or satellites, early warning systems, or other means of defense or retaliation against large scale attack,
(B) war plans,
(C) communications intelligence or cryptographic information, or
(D) any other major weapons system or major element of defense strategy, the accused shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct."
So releasing confidential information on your personal determination while you are in the military is about the same as anyone just speeding through a red light with a cop watching and then telling the cop, that it was you moral determination...
Actually, we live in a representative democracy. We choose the idiots that represent us. Whether they do what we want or not, is just part of the deal. You don't like them, either elect someone else next time or run for the position yourself.
I can't wait to see the guild names or server names. I wonder if they would roll it out with specific servers in mind: Accounting for one, HR for another, Management for another, IT etc.
Guild names? 733+haxx0rz4hir3, NumberCruncherz, -WRHR-... yeah, this could be interesting./yawn
Although, if they have to retrain (Citing time and cost) Plus the cost of a new license then why not move to Linux and at least drop one of the costs (Licensing)
A corporate justification for not going open source would simply be the amount of time and effort that a company would have to put forward to train someone to not only run a version of Linux, but also the applications within. Add to that the costs of porting any internal applications to Linux to run and you may have compatibility issues which results in another cost.
Ideally, it might be smart to go to open source OS, but for some companies it may be a bit of stretch. Plus, you always have to start by convincing the highest echelons of management, then work from there.
Currently my company still has XP on everything and there has been no intention of going to another OS.
Actually for espionage, jail, yes. However, the penalty can be death.
I wonder if they can charge him for the release of the video, which was one breach and then the release of the 250,000 memos... or will they charge him with 250,001 charges? Or just the stuff that is actually listed as classified and higher?
Even if the video never got out, he still released 250,000 other communications memos that have potentially sensitive information in them.
which is 1) A violation of his security clearance. 2) Unauthorized release of information, which he did not have the clearance to release which can be tantamount to espionage if the government wishes to so pursue. Legal definition of espionage: : the practice of gathering, transmitting, or losing through gross negligence information relating to the defense of the U.S. with the intent that or with reason to believe that the information will be used to the injury of the U.S. or the advantage of a foreign nation - Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law The penalty for espionage can wind up being the death penalty. 3) Stupid. Does the public REALLY need to know every time something gets screwed up? Or does the sensationalism of the media really appeal to the general public?
That would leave me about 19 hours a week to: interact with my wife and kids, clean, go shopping and work on school!
I guess I should learn to seriously multitask if I want to get everything done!
FWIW - 168 hours in a week
40 hours of work. 5 hours of lunch at work. 6 hours of sleep a night during the week (30 hours). 8 hours of sleep a night on the weekend (16 hours). 10 hours of travel time to and from work during the week. That's 101 hours.
Add 48 hours of gaming.
That leaves 19 hours for eating, bathing, family, shopping, sex, and school (not in that order).
Sorry, I have a few things better to do than spend 48 hours gaming. Hell, I'm lucky enough to get six hours a week. Now, prior to being married I was easily gaming 50+ hours a week... but, priorities change.
So if I go become a cop in one of those three states where it is illegal to record an on-duty cop, then I go Rodney King on someone and if it is recorded, I can arrest the people recording it?
Granted, a presidential declaration can be hidden, however the effects of it could not be. What concerns me the most is the people that are in the position to judge whether or not there is a cyber emergency or immiment threat. Remember back a couple of years ago, a certain Kevin Mitnick was locked up in solitary because a judge was convinced that he could launch nukes just by whistling in the phone?
We are supposed to be able to trust people who spend millions of dollars to get elected to a position that pays $400,000?
My major problem is that the bill will allow the Federal Government to take over the security of private network.
Look at it this way: Currently this is only part of a draft bill. It may never make it through Congress, or for that matter, out of committee.
So if the old adage that it takes forever to sue the government holds true, would the government threatening to sue Sony work? Or worse, some kind of import ban, regulation banning the purchase of Sony products for government use, or tariffs on electronics made outside of the US may do something to wake them up.
However it plays out, in something like "The United States Government vs. Sony" could wind up to be bad news for Sony. They don't have B-2 bombers or the kind of people (politicians and celebrities) that can come out and say stuff like "Buying Sony products cripples America's Defense. Do you support companies that cripple the U.S. Military? Here is a list of companies who have attempted to cripple our national defense with their products..." show that with images of US soldiers around the world...
Strategic? Maybe at one time, but I highly doubt that someone will attempt to invade Hawaii, which would mean that the Army bases are not needed.
Marine Corps is a department of the Navy, yet there are two Naval Air Stations and one Marine Corps Air Station, plus another Marine Base...
As for strategic locations based on location... Guam might be better suited for a strategic location, much in the same way that Diego Garcia is located and both have smaller populations than Hawaii. I'm not trying to say that the military needs to move out of all kinds of places... but you can have one area that may have several bases. Tell me that each base doesn't have it's own overhead that could all be condensed, right?
It would be difficult for the administration to come out and say that they wanted to close bases without being labeled anti-military. However, trimming the "base budget" may not be the only thing that needs to be considered... Have they ever looked at some of the costs associated with operating stateside bases? I wonder what the costs are to operate the bases in Hawaii compared to operating the ones in Florida? Not just facility costs, but associated costs with shipping stuff out there, pay, etc. Same with some bases in California. Granted, congresscritters will have a cow if the military shut down large bases in "their" state.
I'm still trying to figure out some things about the military. For instance, the Air Force should be the aviation specialists, however, each branch has it's own planes. The Military Occupational Specialities cross all the branches: for instance every branch has a cook, admin personnel, police, etc. Why can't money be better spent cross training? Instead of having different cooks dependant upon the base, why not have one branch provide cooks? Or admin? Or intel? Or pilots? That might help clean things up a little. There could also be less bases if there then potentially less budget required.
Do not be a part of gossip. Ensure that you use good hygiene. Dress a little better than your counterparts. Be quiet and withdrawn, but friendly (in other words, when you are heading to the bathroom, acknowledge coworkers with a smile and a nod, just don't go in there carrying a newspaper) Lunch alone until someone invites you, then you don't have to go all the time, but go occasionally - same with after work engagements. Be there before the boss and after the boss leaves. Be positive, but not a kiss ass. If you must bring in something to decorate your desk, keep it minimalistic (a picture or two and maybe something from your alma mater) making your desk into something that resembles a toxic waste dump crossed with a Nerf Factory is bad. Be organized.
So from the post, there are ten keys plus the Swiss Army Knife. Here is what I did: the wife had my put one of those women-things that holds keys and matches the decor. I have three keyrings: work, home and utility.
What it sounds like is that you need to get some copies of your keys and make multiple keyrings. One keyring that has the key to the roof and the postbox. Honestly, how often are you going to the roof without stopping by your apartment and since you would need to be at your place to check the mail, why carry it around? Plus you always know where those keys are.Then keyrings each for your car, bike and motorbike that each has keys to your place and work. If you are using one mode of transportation, most likely you won't be using the other two. The GF's keys, put those on a separate keyring and only use them if she needs you to come over and unlock the door.
From my count: Keyring 1 - roof and mailbox (two keys) leave at home. Keyring 2 - car, three house keys, and work key (five keys). Keyring 3 - bike lock, three house keys, and work key (five keys). Keyring 4 - motorbike, three house keys, and work key (five keys). Keyring 5 - girlfriend's keys (three keys). Keyring 6 - the full set of keys that always gets left at home in case you feel the need to have a bulge in your pocket.
As for the Swiss Army knife - buy a couple more, you wouldn't need one for Keyring 1 or Keyring 5. If four keys and a Swiss Army knife continue to eat through your pockets, your pants may be too tight.
Also, if you are only using the bicycle for recreation, then all you need is the bicycle lock and house keys. Keep those on chain around your neck and don't worry any extra weight.
Other options, probably mentioned: murse, fanny pack, carbiner attached to your belt or backpack (which then adds a carbiner to the mix and more crap AND if you are dressing up, then you don't want the addition of a carbiner hanging off your belt) or learn to live without locks in a tent in the park.
Of course this isn't how they see it. Numbers are for manipulating to whoever's benefit.
So if they are claiming that 80%-90% of games are pirated, it doesn't matter whether the games are all being downloaded by 1 person or 10% of jailbroken phones worldwide.
As for laws, if the EULA prohibits a second hand sale (iPhone), that may be something that has to be argued in a court do to applicability of laws in various countries. With regards to second hand sales of games and software in the US, the gaming industry is looking to legislate second hand sales so that they can earn profit on those second hand sales...
As for US citizens receiving "titles of nobility", granted that persons working for the government cannot receive a "title of nobility", however you need to define "nobility."
Our armed forces are eligible for medals issued by other countries. Which include Belgium's Order of the Crown, the Netherland's Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, and the UK's Order of the Bath. Those are just some examples.
So a "title of nobility" may confer an honor of knighthood, however, it is an honorary title, not the swearing of allegience to a foreign power as the conferrment of knighthood had previously entailed.
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Since we have an extradition treaty with Pakistan, let's make a deal... Zuckerberg for Bin Laden. Before someone spouts off that Bin Laden is in Afghanistan, it's thought that he is hanging out in an area that crosses both countries.
Yeah and the Crusades never happened either, right?
Hmmm, pretty much sounds like Christianity as well.
Does it come with the security detail and the cooks?
Unfortunately, when you sign up for the military, your decision on whether or not to release information because it "is the moral thing to do" does not apply.
From About.com:
"I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
From Wikipedia:
Executive Order 13526 replaces earlier executive orders on the topic and lays out the system of classification, declassification, and handling of national security information generated by the U.S. government and its employees and contractors, as well as information received from other governments.
Since it is an Executive Order, that would make it the "orders of the President of the United States", which means you have violated the oath that you took.
The Uniform Code for Military Justice, TITLE 10, Subtitle A, PART II, CHAPTER 47, SUBCHAPTER X, 906a, Art. 106a. Espionage is pretty clear on the topic:
"(1) Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent or reason to believe that it is to be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of a foreign nation, communicates, delivers, or transmits, or attempts to communicate, deliver, or transmit, to any entity described in paragraph (2), either directly or indirectly, anything described in paragraph (3) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, except that if the accused is found guilty of an offense that directly concerns
(A) nuclear weaponry, military spacecraft or satellites, early warning systems, or other means of defense or retaliation against large scale attack, (B) war plans, (C) communications intelligence or cryptographic information, or (D) any other major weapons system or major element of defense strategy, the accused shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct."
So releasing confidential information on your personal determination while you are in the military is about the same as anyone just speeding through a red light with a cop watching and then telling the cop, that it was you moral determination...
See how that flies with the judge.
Actually, we live in a representative democracy. We choose the idiots that represent us. Whether they do what we want or not, is just part of the deal. You don't like them, either elect someone else next time or run for the position yourself.
They now have an article posted here. "How to Destroy a Black Hole" - Goatse, watch out!
I can't wait to see the guild names or server names. I wonder if they would roll it out with specific servers in mind: Accounting for one, HR for another, Management for another, IT etc.
Guild names? 733+haxx0rz4hir3, NumberCruncherz, -WRHR-... yeah, this could be interesting. /yawn
Although, if they have to retrain (Citing time and cost) Plus the cost of a new license then why not move to Linux and at least drop one of the costs (Licensing)
A corporate justification for not going open source would simply be the amount of time and effort that a company would have to put forward to train someone to not only run a version of Linux, but also the applications within. Add to that the costs of porting any internal applications to Linux to run and you may have compatibility issues which results in another cost.
Ideally, it might be smart to go to open source OS, but for some companies it may be a bit of stretch. Plus, you always have to start by convincing the highest echelons of management, then work from there.
Currently my company still has XP on everything and there has been no intention of going to another OS.
Actually for espionage, jail, yes. However, the penalty can be death.
I wonder if they can charge him for the release of the video, which was one breach and then the release of the 250,000 memos... or will they charge him with 250,001 charges? Or just the stuff that is actually listed as classified and higher?
Even if the video never got out, he still released 250,000 other communications memos that have potentially sensitive information in them.
which is
1) A violation of his security clearance.
2) Unauthorized release of information, which he did not have the clearance to release which can be tantamount to espionage if the government wishes to so pursue.
Legal definition of espionage: : the practice of gathering, transmitting, or losing through gross negligence information relating to the defense of the U.S. with the intent that or with reason to believe that the information will be used to the injury of the U.S. or the advantage of a foreign nation - Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
The penalty for espionage can wind up being the death penalty.
3) Stupid. Does the public REALLY need to know every time something gets screwed up? Or does the sensationalism of the media really appeal to the general public?
Is this drink cyanide-based? I mean that would solve all of your antiaging problems...
It's all about the marketing.
That would leave me about 19 hours a week to: interact with my wife and kids, clean, go shopping and work on school!
I guess I should learn to seriously multitask if I want to get everything done!
FWIW -
168 hours in a week
40 hours of work.
5 hours of lunch at work.
6 hours of sleep a night during the week (30 hours).
8 hours of sleep a night on the weekend (16 hours).
10 hours of travel time to and from work during the week.
That's 101 hours.
Add 48 hours of gaming.
That leaves 19 hours for eating, bathing, family, shopping, sex, and school (not in that order).
Sorry, I have a few things better to do than spend 48 hours gaming. Hell, I'm lucky enough to get six hours a week. Now, prior to being married I was easily gaming 50+ hours a week... but, priorities change.
So if I go become a cop in one of those three states where it is illegal to record an on-duty cop, then I go Rodney King on someone and if it is recorded, I can arrest the people recording it?
SCORE!
Where do I sign up??
Granted, a presidential declaration can be hidden, however the effects of it could not be. What concerns me the most is the people that are in the position to judge whether or not there is a cyber emergency or immiment threat. Remember back a couple of years ago, a certain Kevin Mitnick was locked up in solitary because a judge was convinced that he could launch nukes just by whistling in the phone?
We are supposed to be able to trust people who spend millions of dollars to get elected to a position that pays $400,000?
My major problem is that the bill will allow the Federal Government to take over the security of private network.
Look at it this way: Currently this is only part of a draft bill. It may never make it through Congress, or for that matter, out of committee.
Damn... and here I thought he was referring to a pool cue.
Yeah, I'd use Law and Order as a reference to go on for legal issues...
Like I'd use the barrel of a gun scratch myself with.
So if the old adage that it takes forever to sue the government holds true, would the government threatening to sue Sony work? Or worse, some kind of import ban, regulation banning the purchase of Sony products for government use, or tariffs on electronics made outside of the US may do something to wake them up.
However it plays out, in something like "The United States Government vs. Sony" could wind up to be bad news for Sony. They don't have B-2 bombers or the kind of people (politicians and celebrities) that can come out and say stuff like "Buying Sony products cripples America's Defense. Do you support companies that cripple the U.S. Military? Here is a list of companies who have attempted to cripple our national defense with their products..." show that with images of US soldiers around the world...
Yeah, Sony would bleed money.
Strategic? Maybe at one time, but I highly doubt that someone will attempt to invade Hawaii, which would mean that the Army bases are not needed.
Marine Corps is a department of the Navy, yet there are two Naval Air Stations and one Marine Corps Air Station, plus another Marine Base...
As for strategic locations based on location... Guam might be better suited for a strategic location, much in the same way that Diego Garcia is located and both have smaller populations than Hawaii. I'm not trying to say that the military needs to move out of all kinds of places... but you can have one area that may have several bases. Tell me that each base doesn't have it's own overhead that could all be condensed, right?
It would be difficult for the administration to come out and say that they wanted to close bases without being labeled anti-military. However, trimming the "base budget" may not be the only thing that needs to be considered... Have they ever looked at some of the costs associated with operating stateside bases? I wonder what the costs are to operate the bases in Hawaii compared to operating the ones in Florida? Not just facility costs, but associated costs with shipping stuff out there, pay, etc. Same with some bases in California. Granted, congresscritters will have a cow if the military shut down large bases in "their" state.
I'm still trying to figure out some things about the military. For instance, the Air Force should be the aviation specialists, however, each branch has it's own planes. The Military Occupational Specialities cross all the branches: for instance every branch has a cook, admin personnel, police, etc. Why can't money be better spent cross training? Instead of having different cooks dependant upon the base, why not have one branch provide cooks? Or admin? Or intel? Or pilots? That might help clean things up a little. There could also be less bases if there then potentially less budget required.
Do not be a part of gossip.
Ensure that you use good hygiene.
Dress a little better than your counterparts.
Be quiet and withdrawn, but friendly (in other words, when you are heading to the bathroom, acknowledge coworkers with a smile and a nod, just don't go in there carrying a newspaper)
Lunch alone until someone invites you, then you don't have to go all the time, but go occasionally - same with after work engagements.
Be there before the boss and after the boss leaves.
Be positive, but not a kiss ass.
If you must bring in something to decorate your desk, keep it minimalistic (a picture or two and maybe something from your alma mater) making your desk into something that resembles a toxic waste dump crossed with a Nerf Factory is bad.
Be organized.
Read Dilbert books.
Read the Art of War (Sun Tzu)
So from the post, there are ten keys plus the Swiss Army Knife. Here is what I did: the wife had my put one of those women-things that holds keys and matches the decor. I have three keyrings: work, home and utility.
What it sounds like is that you need to get some copies of your keys and make multiple keyrings. One keyring that has the key to the roof and the postbox. Honestly, how often are you going to the roof without stopping by your apartment and since you would need to be at your place to check the mail, why carry it around? Plus you always know where those keys are.Then keyrings each for your car, bike and motorbike that each has keys to your place and work. If you are using one mode of transportation, most likely you won't be using the other two. The GF's keys, put those on a separate keyring and only use them if she needs you to come over and unlock the door.
From my count:
Keyring 1 - roof and mailbox (two keys) leave at home.
Keyring 2 - car, three house keys, and work key (five keys).
Keyring 3 - bike lock, three house keys, and work key (five keys).
Keyring 4 - motorbike, three house keys, and work key (five keys).
Keyring 5 - girlfriend's keys (three keys).
Keyring 6 - the full set of keys that always gets left at home in case you feel the need to have a bulge in your pocket.
As for the Swiss Army knife - buy a couple more, you wouldn't need one for Keyring 1 or Keyring 5. If four keys and a Swiss Army knife continue to eat through your pockets, your pants may be too tight.
Also, if you are only using the bicycle for recreation, then all you need is the bicycle lock and house keys. Keep those on chain around your neck and don't worry any extra weight.
Other options, probably mentioned: murse, fanny pack, carbiner attached to your belt or backpack (which then adds a carbiner to the mix and more crap AND if you are dressing up, then you don't want the addition of a carbiner hanging off your belt) or learn to live without locks in a tent in the park.
Of course this isn't how they see it. Numbers are for manipulating to whoever's benefit.
So if they are claiming that 80%-90% of games are pirated, it doesn't matter whether the games are all being downloaded by 1 person or 10% of jailbroken phones worldwide.
As for laws, if the EULA prohibits a second hand sale (iPhone), that may be something that has to be argued in a court do to applicability of laws in various countries. With regards to second hand sales of games and software in the US, the gaming industry is looking to legislate second hand sales so that they can earn profit on those second hand sales...
My cowboy boots don't have laces.
Should I just throw a lasso around them and pretend?
As for US citizens receiving "titles of nobility", granted that persons working for the government cannot receive a "title of nobility", however you need to define "nobility."
Our armed forces are eligible for medals issued by other countries. Which include Belgium's Order of the Crown, the Netherland's Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, and the UK's Order of the Bath. Those are just some examples.
So a "title of nobility" may confer an honor of knighthood, however, it is an honorary title, not the swearing of allegience to a foreign power as the conferrment of knighthood had previously entailed.