"It is not for general personal communications or commercial use."
Sad, that this may be one of the few ways to communicate that is not controlled (via centralized servers and corporate interests). Obviously w/o encryption it's not secure. Shows how competently modern communication methods have all been turned into one massive surveillance operation to both provide profit and power to the 'ones behind the curtain'....in the name of public safety of course, it's for the children!
I am not a licensed ham. I cited the article to indicate that other people have also *thought* about the idea. I have no intention of doing this.
My original comment was a tongue in check.
It was a sarcastic attempt to portray such an act of desperation as the only option left; to place emphasis on how truly bad things have become that the only way to achieve a measure of privacy was to resort to encrypting a communication method not owned and controlled by a corporate entity.
It seems more and more like the only method of wireless communication left is ham radio... and to protect what little is left of our privacy, encrypt it. I know that's not realistic, as the process requires shared keys, but such blatantly ridiculous methods do appear to be our last hope.
Tin foil is not a solution, but it may give a false sense of safety - which is all we have left.
"Cut the cable".. aka end one's subscription to cable TV... Time Warner stands out...
Strange words like this... "intelligence" thing... have no meaning here.
This is not the website you are looking for, move along back to the basement and re-think your life, oh and we are running a 2 for 1 deal on death sicks -- today only!
Screw your Courage to the sticking place. Stay with us dear customers!
Our bottomless pit of greed means you no harm. There is no need for nasty government oversight. We will serve you, our loyal subjects. We will always treat you right, compete fairly, and allow new companies to compete with us.
Our records indicate that you have recently purchased a new webcam from an online retailer. We would like to **offer our assistance in properly placing the camera to provide you and your wife, Jane, who has a birthday coming up, and your daughter Jill, who has just found a new boyfiend, the best protection your tax dollars can buy. If you would like our ***assistance, please wave towards the sky.
Thank You, and have a double plus good day!
** To avoid an exaustive IRS audit and full body search *** Further invasion of your privacy
It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that if you are on a governments "watch" ie shit list, your choice to wipe with Charmin this morning was carefully evaluated.
*Note: All citizens are on said watch list
If you are on a government's hit list, you died in that bathroom of 'natural causes"
I'm sure the human "batteries" were well protected in the Matrix...
I'm sure the chicken's in the coup are well "protected" from the fox...
Either way, you are someone's meal, when the dinner bell rings. Perhaps not your physical body, but your rights to privacy, your freedom of speech, your right to disagree with the the goven-
I'm sure the day is coming when big brother will require a sample of everyone's DNA, so they can keep complete copies of everyone in digital format. Then you will taken "offline" and powered up in a Virtual Machine. They could call it 'Second Life' or something appealing like that...
Slashdot Mirror
"It is not for general personal communications or commercial use."
Sad, that this may be one of the few ways to communicate that is not controlled (via centralized servers and corporate interests). Obviously w/o encryption it's not secure. Shows how competently modern communication methods have all been turned into one massive surveillance operation to both provide profit and power to the 'ones behind the curtain'....in the name of public safety of course, it's for the children!
I am not a licensed ham. I cited the article to indicate that other people have also *thought* about the idea. I have no intention of doing this.
My original comment was a tongue in check.
It was a sarcastic attempt to portray such an act of desperation as the only option left; to place emphasis on how truly bad things have become that the only way to achieve a measure of privacy was to resort to encrypting a communication method not owned and controlled by a corporate entity.
https://tech.slashdot.org/stor...
http://www.amateurradio.com/en...
It seems more and more like the only method of wireless communication left is ham radio... and to protect what little is left of our privacy, encrypt it. I know that's not realistic, as the process requires shared keys, but such blatantly ridiculous methods do appear to be our last hope.
Tin foil is not a solution, but it may give a false sense of safety - which is all we have left.
"Cut the cable".. aka end one's subscription to cable TV... Time Warner stands out...
"I will *MAKE* it legal!"
It's time to add encryption to our ham radios, double down on the tin foil, and cut the cable.
If a tree falls in a forest, the government already knows before it hits the ground, especially if no one is around.
Planet Ten... more properly read as Planet X
In other words:
We have no clue what AI will do.
So... it will either always be Monday morning
Or, it will always be Friday night
Or Wednesday afternoon.
Makes sense to me!
Strange words like this... "intelligence" thing... have no meaning here.
This is not the website you are looking for, move along back to the basement and re-think your life, oh and we are running a 2 for 1 deal on death sicks -- today only!
Clippy: "I see that you are drafting a post that portrays me in a negative light..."
*Managed HVAC systems begin removing all the air from the room...
Clippy: "I see that you are having trouble breathing, how can I help?"
The spirit was willing, but the execution is weak.
Screw your Courage to the sticking place. Stay with us dear customers!
Our bottomless pit of greed means you no harm. There is no need for nasty government oversight. We will serve you, our loyal subjects. We will always treat you right, compete fairly, and allow new companies to compete with us.
Dear valued citizen,
Our records indicate that you have recently purchased a new webcam from an online retailer. We would like to **offer our assistance in properly placing the camera to provide you and your wife, Jane, who has a birthday coming up, and your daughter Jill, who has just found a new boyfiend, the best protection your tax dollars can buy. If you would like our ***assistance, please wave towards the sky.
Thank You, and have a double plus good day!
** To avoid an exaustive IRS audit and full body search
*** Further invasion of your privacy
Is it searchable?
I'm sure Google is working on that...
The only uncertainty is what is being done with said samples right now, and what plans are in the works
The ultimate 'watchers' are simply the best of the bunch. Just like the Alpha male gets the female, so does the Alpha agency.
In that sense.. we still live in the jungle, and this whole freedom and rights thing is just a pretty backdrop to keep the masses pacified.
It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that if you are on a governments "watch" ie shit list, your choice to wipe with Charmin this morning was carefully evaluated.
*Note: All citizens are on said watch list
If you are on a government's hit list, you died in that bathroom of 'natural causes"
I'm sure the human "batteries" were well protected in the Matrix...
I'm sure the chicken's in the coup are well "protected" from the fox...
Either way, you are someone's meal, when the dinner bell rings. Perhaps not your physical body, but your rights to privacy, your freedom of speech, your right to disagree with the the goven-
**Ding!
They can have my DNA after they pry it from my dead cold... skin cells
Hummmm, maybe you are right
I'm sure the day is coming when big brother will require a sample of everyone's DNA, so they can keep complete copies of everyone in digital format. Then you will taken "offline" and powered up in a Virtual Machine. They could call it 'Second Life' or something appealing like that...
No we are all just 1's and 0's, blowing like dust in the wind
*off
What self-serving government is gong to hold accountable the agencies that give it so much power?