Ahhhh, I see now... Hey, look over there, an early-morning all you can eat buffet restaurant!
Ahem. That taken care of, I move we lower the age of candidacy for all public offices to 18. Do I hear a second?
Just keep in mind these departments and heads are generally chock full of people who do know their arse from a hole in the ground and they generally are the ones who actually meet with as-aware counter parts for the actual details. Mucky-mucks just zero in on the microphone, for a speech or two and then the bar for after the worker bees have been lined up to get the fiddly bits all right.
Their ability to scoop up such a trove of data on our use of the Internet seems really fearsome, but what is their actual ability to make use of the data? They could use their tools plus the US global enforcement powers to nail Internet frauds like the Cryptolocker ransomware, thereby redeeming the bad press they been getting since Snowdon. That they are not doing so tells me that they probably cannot do so.
Publicly they come across as all inept and easily baffled by the vast volumes of data they have. That's the cover I'd assume if I wanted to convince you not to be too worried.
The guy who had to learn what an ISP was, or the guy who didn't know and didn't ask and made government policy on it anyway?
But if you came from the distant future, like Mr Scott, you might be utterly baffled by what cantankerous garbage we have to put up with, despite our smug feeling our $800 smart phone is the latest and greatest - looks like a glorified paperweight to them.
Of course the US has satellites that can look at that part of the world. And they may well be doing so. It's just China is trying to score a couple of PR points by showing that they can act like a Big Important Country and task their surveillance satellites to suit their interests.
We of course know that they can - spy satellites don't do much good if you can't spy on people. The US is also spending assets in the search. So will everyone else who is involved.
If you look at a map you'll see this flight path takes you past some pretty well monitored territory - though obviously there are a few bugth in the thythtem.
While that happens once in a while with US flights, I don't think there are very many airports in that lane where an errant 777 could go unnoticed. The route, as described on the BBC is a very heavily traveled air lane and the flight should have been easily tracked, particularly if it had veered off course.
No floating debris is perplexing as that should have been soon spotted had the flight broken up.
Nooooo. Not spy, just, y'know, observing... stuff, yeah observing stuff, that's the ticket. All just hanging around up there, just in case they're needed for something like this.
Nope, no OSHA, no patents, no trademarks. They're also so advanced that we look like dirt. When they finally do come here to do trade with us they'll laugh at our backward ways, all the time our Legions o' Lawyers try to find some means of making them do business our way, despite them having everything we want and us having nothing they want (aside from puree of Bieber.)
Samsung's Gorilla Glass is about 1/3 the thickness of the glass from an iPhone 4s (I have samples on my desk in front of me) While it's nice to have light weight and slim form factors, there's a lot to be said for glass which doesn't break easily. The aftermarket for fake Galaxy glass is considerable - which must mean I'm not the only clumsy oaf out there. My phone is now ensconced in an Otterbox Defender as having it all it one piece is preferable to a handful of broken bits.
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They both love to spend money, just on different priorities.
I reported myself, too, just for good measure.
Making a report automatically gets you reported.
Self-reporting in such a situation is viewed as suspicious. At the very least, you will be logged as a brown-noser.
Of course being aware enough to realize this is even more suspicious, and will get a note in your dossier as a potential troublemaker.
You are far too alert and informed. This has been noted.
What, no one? Oh, right, sorry...
EVERYONE SURPRISED, RAISE YOUR HAND
Ahhhh, I see now... Hey, look over there, an early-morning all you can eat buffet restaurant!
Ahem. That taken care of, I move we lower the age of candidacy for all public offices to 18. Do I hear a second?
Just keep in mind these departments and heads are generally chock full of people who do know their arse from a hole in the ground and they generally are the ones who actually meet with as-aware counter parts for the actual details. Mucky-mucks just zero in on the microphone, for a speech or two and then the bar for after the worker bees have been lined up to get the fiddly bits all right.
Their ability to scoop up such a trove of data on our use of the Internet seems really fearsome, but what is their actual ability to make use of the data? They could use their tools plus the US global enforcement powers to nail Internet frauds like the Cryptolocker ransomware, thereby redeeming the bad press they been getting since Snowdon. That they are not doing so tells me that they probably cannot do so.
Publicly they come across as all inept and easily baffled by the vast volumes of data they have. That's the cover I'd assume if I wanted to convince you not to be too worried.
The guy who had to learn what an ISP was, or the guy who didn't know and didn't ask and made government policy on it anyway?
But if you came from the distant future, like Mr Scott, you might be utterly baffled by what cantankerous garbage we have to put up with, despite our smug feeling our $800 smart phone is the latest and greatest - looks like a glorified paperweight to them.
One of the first Oxymorons I'd ever heard mention of.
Good ol' farcebook is ensuring we have the ability to block just about everything in our browsers because they are so damn insidious.
Of course the US has satellites that can look at that part of the world. And they may well be doing so. It's just China is trying to score a couple of PR points by showing that they can act like a Big Important Country and task their surveillance satellites to suit their interests.
We of course know that they can - spy satellites don't do much good if you can't spy on people. The US is also spending assets in the search. So will everyone else who is involved.
Your left shoe is untied.
If you look at a map you'll see this flight path takes you past some pretty well monitored territory - though obviously there are a few bugth in the thythtem.
Sometimes big airliners can get lost at those.
While that happens once in a while with US flights, I don't think there are very many airports in that lane where an errant 777 could go unnoticed. The route, as described on the BBC is a very heavily traveled air lane and the flight should have been easily tracked, particularly if it had veered off course.
No floating debris is perplexing as that should have been soon spotted had the flight broken up.
Putin, is that you? No Russian citizens on board? No reason to inv^H^H^Hannex^H^H^H^H^Hliberate Malaysia?
Helps to do that for MP4, as well.
Nooooo. Not spy, just, y'know, observing ... stuff, yeah observing stuff, that's the ticket. All just hanging around up there, just in case they're needed for something like this.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Sounds like there was a very important person of Chinese descent on it.
Several. Quite a few movers and shakers, including holiday takers. China takes care of its own.
glorifying actors, sports figures, politicians, generals, soldiers, writers, artists, architects, Canadians, cooks, race car drivers, the old, children, dogs, accountants, spies, computer programmers, cowboys, drug smugglers, and the disabled.
So long as we still glorify the Hypnotoad, I'm cool with that.
Indeed. The SS did a great job of this. They just have to make you think everyone is a snitch.
You have been reported.
I reported myself, too, just for good measure.
It will ensure there's plenty of work to do on both sides.
Where ignorance attempts to shroud the light of reason, the light of reason must endeavour to shine thus more brightly.
But what does the Zuck say?
Nope, no OSHA, no patents, no trademarks. They're also so advanced that we look like dirt. When they finally do come here to do trade with us they'll laugh at our backward ways, all the time our Legions o' Lawyers try to find some means of making them do business our way, despite them having everything we want and us having nothing they want (aside from puree of Bieber.)
Sorry, but ST:TNG has informed me people will still be typing on solid surfaces, over 300 years from now.
That's clumsy oaf, to you, nurb.
Samsung's Gorilla Glass is about 1/3 the thickness of the glass from an iPhone 4s (I have samples on my desk in front of me) While it's nice to have light weight and slim form factors, there's a lot to be said for glass which doesn't break easily. The aftermarket for fake Galaxy glass is considerable - which must mean I'm not the only clumsy oaf out there. My phone is now ensconced in an Otterbox Defender as having it all it one piece is preferable to a handful of broken bits.
I find typing on a flat surface doesn't work, as my fingers are curiously all of different lengths.
Maybe they have cameras in their shoes...
This is a sick practice, no matter who is doing it.
So much for hot-linking...
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