so if the police dont read you your rights, you lose them?
No. The article explains that the person in question had NOT been arrested, had been freely answering other questions, but refused to answer one that concerned shotgun shells found at the murder scene.
The ACLU has a "bust card" that helps clarify the matter. The person in the article should have kept his fucking mouth shut, period.
Sorry, I don't see this as a "scientific announcement". The company, Applied DNA Sciences, is not a research company, it's a for-profit business. From their web site:
"Applied DNA Sciences delivers counterfeit protection, brand authentication, combats product diversion, and offers its award-winning programs against cash-in-transit crimes, all using the proven forensic power of DNA. With impenetrable taggants, high-resolution DNA authentication, and comprehensive reporting, our botanical DNA-based technologies deliver the greatest levels of security, deterrence and legal recourse strength."
I'm not shitting on science, I'm questioning how a for-profit business is using science. I don't consider this an "advancement" any more than I consider Big Boy and Fat Man, or the myriad other weapons that came after, to be "advancements" of our understanding atomic science.
Insulin pumps and glucometers, in particular, can be...
Not just those, but cardiac implants as well, which go beyond the "pacemaker" of yesterday and include defibrillator and cardiac resync therapy, (CRT), functionality as well. Recording heart function for review is very useful. One problem with this sort of vulnerability is that some might choose to forego the device, and therefore forego a better quality of life, for fear of someone fucking with the device just for the lulz.
The correct answer is to know that the NSA is filled with professionals that fully understand rights and freedoms, and know exactly what Posse Comitatus is, which is pretty much their Prime Directive/First Rule of Fight Club
This is the same, tired refrain. He couldn't possibly do what he claims because it would have to be "approved". Apparently "spy" computers have a small troll that leaps from the machine waving the constitution and wailing in disapproval if ever anyone tries to do something that's not "approved". Clearly it's a feature that works well to prevent abuse. I want one.
A catch-22: you won't get an end to capitalist but by means of force, but that force will become a dictatorship itselt that in no way will surrender its position.
The hand of Vengeance found the Bed
To which the Purple Tyrant fled.
The iron hand crush'd the Tyrants head
And became the Tyrant in his stead.
as he has committed an extremely serious act of treason.
He has not committed treason. He may have violated the espionage act, but even that's not clear.
Regardless, the legality of what he's done is distinct from the rightness or wrongness of it. Depending on the circumstance, resistance - even passive resistance - can be contrary to "law", but the rightness of it is often beyond question.
I think this guy was fully aware that he was violating something and was going to pay a price probably in terms of his physical freedom, but the issue at hand is important enough that he's willing to make that sacrifice if necessary. We don't need to put this guy up on some pedestal and "honor" him, but he damned well deserves our gratitude.
I don't think it's a technology thing. The description I've read of this so-called meta-data is [from_number, to_number, date, time, duration]. This sounds a whole lot like typical call-detail information from back in the day, information collected by Telco's in support of customer billing. I think there's no question but that, today, the content of calls, (as they're routed over digital networks), can also be easily stored and archived. The only issue would be sufficient storage space. The meta-data is useful in and of itself, but that value increases if it can also be used as a reference into stored content.
Assuming he ends up in U.S. custody at some point, since the Executive branch could, via the "Patriot" act, simply declare him to be a terrorist, revoke his citizenship and toss him into a cage at Guantanamo, I'm not sure what good a "fund" would do.
Presumably, the others who own/run this medium-sized business are the ones who've asked you to help them "come to grips" with the conclusions they've already drawn. In my opinion, they are the bigger part of the problem. They're the ones who put this "head of IT" in place in the first place and they are the ones who have allowed the situation to spin so far out of control that they feel the need to call in someone from the outside to "fix" it. The latter is the real issue: it appears that, regardless of gender, they lack the requisite man-parts to dismiss the "head of IT" who they have such a problem with and they're looking for someone else to do the "dirty work". The IT person is the least of the problems for this medium-sized business. Le roi est mort, vive le roi!
I didn't go to college straight out of high school. I joined the military instead. After four years of that, I returned home and was ready to do college. I chose to take a degree in math because that was my worst subject in public school and I wanted to show myself that I could be successful at something that had been difficult for me to grasp. I ended up doing quite well, but the point of this to note that I, too, questioned what I was going to be able to do with a science degree in math. I posed that question to one of my professors during my junior year, to which he replied in a manner similar to a few people posting here: that the "math" isn't so important as the manner in which being successful at math makes you think and that this analytical, rigorous way of thinking was something that many occupations held in high regard.
One interesting thing is that my experience was sort of the opposite of yours: I was working on a science degree in math and was told one day by my guidance counselor that the curriculum had changed and I needed to take a computer class. I was most annoyed as I couldn't see what a computer had to do with a math degree. Obviously I had to take the computer class and the rest, they say, is history; I've been programming now for more than 20 years. When I do interviews, I'm probably the one person in the universe who doesn't [usually] ask a coding question. Instead, I just talk and try to understand how a candidate thinks, how they might approach a problem, how "mathematical" they might be in their thought process. Curiosity is another very positive thing, in my opinion.
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so if the police dont read you your rights, you lose them?
No. The article explains that the person in question had NOT been arrested, had been freely answering other questions, but refused to answer one that concerned shotgun shells found at the murder scene.
The ACLU has a "bust card" that helps clarify the matter. The person in the article should have kept his fucking mouth shut, period.
Sorry, I don't see this as a "scientific announcement". The company, Applied DNA Sciences, is not a research company, it's a for-profit business. From their web site:
"Applied DNA Sciences delivers counterfeit protection, brand authentication, combats product diversion, and offers its award-winning programs against cash-in-transit crimes, all using the proven forensic power of DNA. With impenetrable taggants, high-resolution DNA authentication, and comprehensive reporting, our botanical DNA-based technologies deliver the greatest levels of security, deterrence and legal recourse strength."
I'm not shitting on science, I'm questioning how a for-profit business is using science. I don't consider this an "advancement" any more than I consider Big Boy and Fat Man, or the myriad other weapons that came after, to be "advancements" of our understanding atomic science.
From the cited article:
DNA Fog is an airborne suspension of artificial DNA molecules with a known but biologically inert sequence
[emphasis mine]
Because DNA is such a simple and easy to understand structure, spoke the head growing from ADNAS's ass.
Some would argue that 20km or 20,000km above is, indeed, "over [my] house".
From the wiki article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_rights:
"the Latin phrase Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad caelum et ad inferos ("For whoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to Heaven and down to Hell.")"
In addition, the so-called "drone debate" has led to things like this: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/01/31/oregon-drone-bill-would-claim-the-airspace-above-your-shoestrings
Insulin pumps and glucometers, in particular, can be ...
Not just those, but cardiac implants as well, which go beyond the "pacemaker" of yesterday and include defibrillator and cardiac resync therapy, (CRT), functionality as well. Recording heart function for review is very useful. One problem with this sort of vulnerability is that some might choose to forego the device, and therefore forego a better quality of life, for fear of someone fucking with the device just for the lulz.
Now, now, let's not start an argument in the War Room...
The correct answer is to know that the NSA is filled with professionals that fully understand rights and freedoms, and know exactly what Posse Comitatus is, which is pretty much their Prime Directive/First Rule of Fight Club
Brilliant. You ought to run for office.
Or, perhaps, just pucker up.
This is the same, tired refrain. He couldn't possibly do what he claims because it would have to be "approved". Apparently "spy" computers have a small troll that leaps from the machine waving the constitution and wailing in disapproval if ever anyone tries to do something that's not "approved". Clearly it's a feature that works well to prevent abuse. I want one.
A catch-22: you won't get an end to capitalist but by means of force, but that force will become a dictatorship itselt that in no way will surrender its position.
The hand of Vengeance found the Bed
To which the Purple Tyrant fled.
The iron hand crush'd the Tyrants head
And became the Tyrant in his stead.
[Blake]
as he has committed an extremely serious act of treason.
He has not committed treason. He may have violated the espionage act, but even that's not clear.
Regardless, the legality of what he's done is distinct from the rightness or wrongness of it. Depending on the circumstance, resistance - even passive resistance - can be contrary to "law", but the rightness of it is often beyond question.
I think this guy was fully aware that he was violating something and was going to pay a price probably in terms of his physical freedom, but the issue at hand is important enough that he's willing to make that sacrifice if necessary. We don't need to put this guy up on some pedestal and "honor" him, but he damned well deserves our gratitude.
Over 2000 years ago, Sun Tzu pointed out ...
spot on.
From back in march: http://www.judegomila.com/post/46110653945/2013-02-reinventing-airline-industry-open-post-html
Whoever was on the phone is the cause of the accident.
[That's sarcasm, btw.]
By the time it's turned into flakes it is mostly harmless.
The corn or the people?
I don't think it's a technology thing. The description I've read of this so-called meta-data is [from_number, to_number, date, time, duration]. This sounds a whole lot like typical call-detail information from back in the day, information collected by Telco's in support of customer billing. I think there's no question but that, today, the content of calls, (as they're routed over digital networks), can also be easily stored and archived. The only issue would be sufficient storage space. The meta-data is useful in and of itself, but that value increases if it can also be used as a reference into stored content.
Such action may be sedition; it's not treason.
Assuming he ends up in U.S. custody at some point, since the Executive branch could, via the "Patriot" act, simply declare him to be a terrorist, revoke his citizenship and toss him into a cage at Guantanamo, I'm not sure what good a "fund" would do.
Presumably, the others who own/run this medium-sized business are the ones who've asked you to help them "come to grips" with the conclusions they've already drawn. In my opinion, they are the bigger part of the problem. They're the ones who put this "head of IT" in place in the first place and they are the ones who have allowed the situation to spin so far out of control that they feel the need to call in someone from the outside to "fix" it. The latter is the real issue: it appears that, regardless of gender, they lack the requisite man-parts to dismiss the "head of IT" who they have such a problem with and they're looking for someone else to do the "dirty work". The IT person is the least of the problems for this medium-sized business. Le roi est mort, vive le roi!
Perhaps this will help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_the_Fifth_Amendment
I didn't go to college straight out of high school. I joined the military instead. After four years of that, I returned home and was ready to do college. I chose to take a degree in math because that was my worst subject in public school and I wanted to show myself that I could be successful at something that had been difficult for me to grasp. I ended up doing quite well, but the point of this to note that I, too, questioned what I was going to be able to do with a science degree in math. I posed that question to one of my professors during my junior year, to which he replied in a manner similar to a few people posting here: that the "math" isn't so important as the manner in which being successful at math makes you think and that this analytical, rigorous way of thinking was something that many occupations held in high regard. One interesting thing is that my experience was sort of the opposite of yours: I was working on a science degree in math and was told one day by my guidance counselor that the curriculum had changed and I needed to take a computer class. I was most annoyed as I couldn't see what a computer had to do with a math degree. Obviously I had to take the computer class and the rest, they say, is history; I've been programming now for more than 20 years. When I do interviews, I'm probably the one person in the universe who doesn't [usually] ask a coding question. Instead, I just talk and try to understand how a candidate thinks, how they might approach a problem, how "mathematical" they might be in their thought process. Curiosity is another very positive thing, in my opinion.