It looks like their marketing department has refined what appears to be their only effective strategy.... Which we've seen before with Win98->WinME->WinXP.
You HAVE a perfectly serviceable product, WindowsXP.
You release something really shitty, Windows Vista.
The expected backlash gives you an opportunity to announce the release of the panacea for all Vista's ills. Windows 7.
Now, since Windows 7 APPEARS TO BE so much better than the APPARENTLY SHITTY Vista, there's a lot of positive attention.
But at the end of the day, Microsoft's PRODUCTS still aren't compelling -- Windows 7 main selling point is that it just doesn't work like shit -- and that appears to be good enough.
But 'not working like shit' is what we already HAVE, with XP.
More like, "if something COULD be abused", they potentential abusers have a positive duty to ensure that there is not even the APPEARANCE of impropriety.
And putting an optical splitter on the network backbone appears pretty damn improper.
Now, what technological capabilities can you quote for your hypothetical splitter which MAGICALLY only fowards to the US Government ONLY the traffic headers, leaving aside separating the 'international' from 'domestic' traffic issue?
Oh, no optical splitter is able to only forward PART of the traffic? So they're copying ALL the traffic? See how the "pen-trace" analogy is inappropriate?
You are making statements that are not supportable by fact or observation, namely, that ALL traffic is "copied" to the government.
The Klein Deposition is pretty clear about the infrastructure. AT&T puts an optical splitter on the network, and that splitter goes to the US Government Secret Room at the CO.
In order to determine which traffic can be legally intercepted without a warrant, basic information about the traffic, such as its source and destination, must also be examined. Such examination of traffic -- a "pen register" -- also does not require a warrant.
IF all the examination of traffic is on the level of a "pen register", than that's not to egregious.
But, now it's your responsibility to PROVE ( please show all work ) that Constitutionally Protected Content ( information beyond the headers required to determine the provenance of the date ) isn't leaked from the carrier to the US Government.
It makes one wonder WHY is ALL the traffic being copied from AT&T's network backbone to the Feds in the first place -- Headers AND Content?
Shouldn't AT&T be filtering that traffic PRIOR TO FORWARDING TO THE US GOVERNMENT to ensure that CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED COMMUNICATION isn't infringed in the first place.
Seems to me that the optical splitters AT&T put on the network backbone, copying traffic to the NSA -- BY DEFINITION -- captured and forwareded ALL the traffic on the network, therefore also capturing and copying YOUR conversations and emails with YOUR MOM.
And being a Citizen of the United States, is under the Jurisdiction of United States Law.
Therefore, the United States Attorneys, IF they had a shred of Honor and Integrity would bring the clear evidence that Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, Powell el al violated ( at least ) both 18 USC 371 and 18 USC 1001 to a Grand Jury for possible Indictment.
Now, while there's the ADDITIONAL impeachment process in Congress, it's silly to pretend that any of these US Citizens have super-powers keeping them immune from US Law.
How about shutting down the USAF, giving their forward air support hardware to the Army, and letting the POTUS fly commercial air and deal with the TSA like ***ANY OTHER AMERICAN***?
Get caught up on the technology. They fixed that one a long time ago. Simply put, the ground station emits a pilot beam. Go study the topic, and you'll see that it's 1970's technology.
If Reagan had started the ball rolling, we'd have stations online now.
and once you build the infrastructure to build/service the constellation of satellites, you have the infrastructure to go to the Moon, Mars, Titan and anywhere else you care to go.
This technology simply is the killer-application which will drive American domination of the Universe.
And if it ain't us, it'll be the Chinese. Your choice.
Ever think of attaching the pdf to an email message? Vtiger does stuff like that, but it's got a customization requirement which I thought excluded it from consideration in this instance.
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The TSA never seems to hassle you about your flint knife wrapped in leather, though.
No, but you could run Ratpoison or other minimalist window manager instead of KDE or GNOME.
It looks like their marketing department has refined what appears to be their only effective strategy.... Which we've seen before with Win98->WinME->WinXP.
You HAVE a perfectly serviceable product, WindowsXP.
You release something really shitty, Windows Vista.
The expected backlash gives you an opportunity to announce the release of the panacea for all Vista's ills. Windows 7.
Now, since Windows 7 APPEARS TO BE so much better than the APPARENTLY SHITTY Vista, there's a lot of positive attention.
But at the end of the day, Microsoft's PRODUCTS still aren't compelling -- Windows 7 main selling point is that it just doesn't work like shit -- and that appears to be good enough.
But 'not working like shit' is what we already HAVE, with XP.
Brilliant.
"has the authority to remove the president from office."
I'm not talking about removal from office, I'm talking about felony indictment.
More like, "if something COULD be abused", they potentential abusers have a positive duty to ensure that there is not even the APPEARANCE of impropriety.
And putting an optical splitter on the network backbone appears pretty damn improper.
Now, what technological capabilities can you quote for your hypothetical splitter which MAGICALLY only fowards to the US Government ONLY the traffic headers, leaving aside separating the 'international' from 'domestic' traffic issue?
Oh, no optical splitter is able to only forward PART of the traffic? So they're copying ALL the traffic? See how the "pen-trace" analogy is inappropriate?
The Klein Deposition is pretty clear about the infrastructure. AT&T puts an optical splitter on the network, and that splitter goes to the US Government Secret Room at the CO.
End of Story.
IF all the examination of traffic is on the level of a "pen register", than that's not to egregious.
But, now it's your responsibility to PROVE ( please show all work ) that Constitutionally Protected Content ( information beyond the headers required to determine the provenance of the date ) isn't leaked from the carrier to the US Government.
It makes one wonder WHY is ALL the traffic being copied from AT&T's network backbone to the Feds in the first place -- Headers AND Content?
Shouldn't AT&T be filtering that traffic PRIOR TO FORWARDING TO THE US GOVERNMENT to ensure that CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED COMMUNICATION isn't infringed in the first place.
Seems to me that the optical splitters AT&T put on the network backbone, copying traffic to the NSA -- BY DEFINITION -- captured and forwareded ALL the traffic on the network, therefore also capturing and copying YOUR conversations and emails with YOUR MOM.
You use pulseaudio?
And being a Citizen of the United States, is under the Jurisdiction of United States Law.
Therefore, the United States Attorneys, IF they had a shred of Honor and Integrity would bring the clear evidence that Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, Powell el al violated ( at least ) both 18 USC 371 and 18 USC 1001 to a Grand Jury for possible Indictment.
Now, while there's the ADDITIONAL impeachment process in Congress, it's silly to pretend that any of these US Citizens have super-powers keeping them immune from US Law.
I still can't get past the question, "Why is the President's safety more important than yours?"
I know that now it's assumed that it is, but there's no real reason for it, aside from the Ego Boost, is there?
"bringing the President down to our level"
This is a Constitutional Republic. The President IS on our level.
We have no Royalty here.
What do we have a Vice President and a plan of Succession for?
So? He can carry his own satellite phone and/or let the Vice President deal with it until he lands.
People act like "The President" is a King or something.
He ain't.
*Can* one adequately capacity plan for that hunk of crap?
I'm sure they'd stick us for the price of a first class ticket for The Pres and a couple of bodyguards, no doubt.
How about shutting down the USAF, giving their forward air support hardware to the Army, and letting the POTUS fly commercial air and deal with the TSA like ***ANY OTHER AMERICAN***?
You know... The guys WITH SHIPS and things?
This is par for the course. The damn thing FELL APART and they blame the seatbelts.
That way NO-ONE is really responsible.
All the energy we'd ever need isn't "nothing"
Get caught up on the technology. They fixed that one a long time ago. Simply put, the ground station emits a pilot beam. Go study the topic, and you'll see that it's 1970's technology.
If Reagan had started the ball rolling, we'd have stations online now.
WHY?
The sun NEVER SETS in GEO.
and once you build the infrastructure to build/service the constellation of satellites, you have the infrastructure to go to the Moon, Mars, Titan and anywhere else you care to go.
This technology simply is the killer-application which will drive American domination of the Universe.
And if it ain't us, it'll be the Chinese. Your choice.
And the WSJ is checking facts like SNL's Weekend Update apparently.
http://books.google.com/books?id=bBO7Uqv8LB4C&pg=PA81&vq=voice&dq=peter+david+the+rift&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0
You know, those first 100 books or so didn't totally suck.
How *else* are we going to get matter disintegrators?
Isn't that how Science makes progress?
Ever think of attaching the pdf to an email message? Vtiger does stuff like that, but it's got a customization requirement which I thought excluded it from consideration in this instance.