"Loyalty to a nation is declining. The wealthy are only loyal to themselves, and the future will have them living as citizens of tax-havens. Multimillionaires and billionaires will no longer accept supporting hundreds or thousands of poor people who aren't even the same race. Yes, it does boil down to race. As the US becomes more and more "diverse" the amount of people willing to pay our high taxes dwindles. Successful Indians, Chinese, etc...they aren't going to pay massive US taxes. They have no loyalty to the US at all. All the well-off people with an origin outside the US plan on leaving the US once they stop working and take their wealth back home. People are just using the US to work and earn money, but don't want to invest back into the system. Of course the poor foreigners will all stay to take advantage of social benefits.
The corporation and guilds of the wealthy will eventually become more powerful than countries. The concept of a nation with a population of like-minded people is coming to an end.
socialism only works at all when your population is very homogenous. Once you let hordes of non-whites in, no one with money is going to hang around to help you build your liberal empire.
another thing to note is that religions/shared faith can produce groups of "like minded" people."
in current corporate america where older workers are discriminated against the billions of fresh blood from china and india and all over who will work tiny wage, another degree or MBA (especially when they cost a lot of money and time and effort) is the last thing to help you financially.
1. learn a useful trade that cannot be outsourced 2. work different flexible jobs and flexible lifestyles 3. look at niche opportunities to start your own small companies etc...
olympic games was created thousands of years ago to promote peaceful co-existence of all mankind, no matter your background or color.
the war on terror was created 11 years ago to promote people living with no fear in their daily lives.
the british goverment's decision to install missile launchers on civilian rooftops and deploying sonic guns on civilian streets, during olympics games, has proved mankind has lost those two fronts completely.
This SMS is a matter of life and death, please you read very carefully.
Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed, commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Central Bank Of Nigeria Apex Bank...
I have worked in multiple positions mostly as helpers to the rich and the elite e.g. assistant in family offices, manager in michelin-starred restaurants etc.
I have noticed the rich and the elite tend to believe law and regulations do not relate to them - that these rules are simply used to regulate the masses.
In other words, they do not think they behave dishonourably or dishonestly - they simply believe they are different and that they are entitled to these privileges.
Sure not every single one of them think like that, but I noticed majority of them do.
Just my two cents.
Actually, it has been observed all major social/technological changes start out as toys, to the few people who tinkered with it.
e.g. the internet, social media, 3d printers etc etc.
There is no way to 100% secure data on smartphones (Android/iPhone/Blackberry) against government level investigations.
In fact, there is no way to 100% secure data against mere professional snoopers, both on the data extraction front, and on the wireless snooping front.
In case you didn't realize, the philosophy of smartphones is to communicate and exchange data on as many fronts as possible.
It is also designed to pack as many sensors to get data on you (microphone, GPS, camera...).
Its form factor is also designed to make you take it anywhere you go, meaning you will bring it into all sorts of unsecured environments where losing it is easy.
It is designed to be lost or stolen easily be being small and light.
The sooner you can accept this, the sooner you will become happier.
If you are not a spy, just use the cheapest Nokia phone and use codewords for both text messages and the address book. Also secure it with a chain to yourself.
If you are a spy, or paranoid like some Russian businessmen I have met, not only do you use a cheapo Nokia phone, but also make sure to take out the battery everytime in a business meeting.
And even then, there are modified phones with internal batteries to record you and broadcast it.
Good luck.
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Won't work. Data wants to be free.
Taken from my post on another board:
http://www.f2bbs.com/bbs/show_topic/627995/2
"Loyalty to a nation is declining. The wealthy are only loyal to themselves, and the future will have them living as citizens of tax-havens. Multimillionaires and billionaires will no longer accept supporting hundreds or thousands of poor people who aren't even the same race. Yes, it does boil down to race. As the US becomes more and more "diverse" the amount of people willing to pay our high taxes dwindles. Successful Indians, Chinese, etc...they aren't going to pay massive US taxes. They have no loyalty to the US at all. All the well-off people with an origin outside the US plan on leaving the US once they stop working and take their wealth back home. People are just using the US to work and earn money, but don't want to invest back into the system. Of course the poor foreigners will all stay to take advantage of social benefits.
The corporation and guilds of the wealthy will eventually become more powerful than countries. The concept of a nation with a population of like-minded people is coming to an end.
socialism only works at all when your population is very homogenous. Once you let hordes of non-whites in, no one with money is going to hang around to help you build your liberal empire.
another thing to note is that religions/shared faith can produce groups of "like minded" people."
in current corporate america where older workers are discriminated against the billions of fresh blood from china and india and all over who will work tiny wage, another degree or MBA (especially when they cost a lot of money and time and effort) is the last thing to help you financially.
1. learn a useful trade that cannot be outsourced
2. work different flexible jobs and flexible lifestyles
3. look at niche opportunities to start your own small companies
etc...
these are the paths to financial security.
olympic games was created thousands of years ago to promote peaceful co-existence of all mankind, no matter your background or color.
the war on terror was created 11 years ago to promote people living with no fear in their daily lives.
the british goverment's decision to install missile launchers on civilian rooftops and deploying sonic guns on civilian streets, during olympics games, has proved mankind has lost those two fronts completely.
This SMS is a matter of life and death, please you read very carefully.
Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed, commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Central Bank Of Nigeria Apex Bank...
yes. from 3 to 12.
The Olympics was invented to let people from different countries to compete in sports instead of fighting each other in real wars.
The War on Terror was invented after 9/11 to let people stand strong against terrorists and not fear.
This incident just proved we completely lost on these two fronts.
"spreading 'like wild fire' in the hacking community"
well, it is hotmail afterall.
First! (to crash)
Does it mean if it sees a break-in, it will call the cops for me?
people will do anything for porn.
69% of that.
"Many people just don't seem to care about privacy any more."
That's only because most people have yet tasted what it is like losing their privacy.
All the most ferocious privacy advocates I know have been victims of lost privacy e.g. been a victim of identity theft.
They all mention how much they regret not placing importance on privacy beforehand.
I have worked in multiple positions mostly as helpers to the rich and the elite e.g. assistant in family offices, manager in michelin-starred restaurants etc. I have noticed the rich and the elite tend to believe law and regulations do not relate to them - that these rules are simply used to regulate the masses. In other words, they do not think they behave dishonourably or dishonestly - they simply believe they are different and that they are entitled to these privileges. Sure not every single one of them think like that, but I noticed majority of them do. Just my two cents.
Actually, it has been observed all major social/technological changes start out as toys, to the few people who tinkered with it. e.g. the internet, social media, 3d printers etc etc.
An I.T. worker's half life is 15 years because 15 years of I.T. work is already more than enough for any worker.
...all of which are made in communist China by factories indirectly owned by the State.
There is no way to 100% secure data on smartphones (Android/iPhone/Blackberry) against government level investigations. In fact, there is no way to 100% secure data against mere professional snoopers, both on the data extraction front, and on the wireless snooping front. In case you didn't realize, the philosophy of smartphones is to communicate and exchange data on as many fronts as possible. It is also designed to pack as many sensors to get data on you (microphone, GPS, camera...). Its form factor is also designed to make you take it anywhere you go, meaning you will bring it into all sorts of unsecured environments where losing it is easy. It is designed to be lost or stolen easily be being small and light. The sooner you can accept this, the sooner you will become happier. If you are not a spy, just use the cheapest Nokia phone and use codewords for both text messages and the address book. Also secure it with a chain to yourself. If you are a spy, or paranoid like some Russian businessmen I have met, not only do you use a cheapo Nokia phone, but also make sure to take out the battery everytime in a business meeting. And even then, there are modified phones with internal batteries to record you and broadcast it. Good luck.
If this were true, how come in my company of 10 my strongly-believed marketing ideas ALWAYS get rejected?
Have you considered the (not unlikely) possibility LulzSec was Russian intelligence to start with?
no wonder people say cats are like women.