Funny thing though, the Planetary Datalinks project was one which, when playing an advanced faction, was pursued so as to deny it to rival factions. If you let Yang, Santiago, or god forbid Miriam get to it, you're in for a hard fight all the way to the end.
It's a research paper. It's 2 guys looking at the possibility for the sake of their course grade/diploma. It doesn't mean there's a plan, or a will, or even a wish. Come on editors, click through your links and understand your articles before approving crappy summaries.
his "OpenLeaks" site has honeypot written all over it.
Maybe that's what THE GOVERNMENT wants you to think, so you'll send your leaks to the Wikileaks honepot. Maybe YOU'RE a CIA agent trying to protect your honeypot and dissuade people from using Openleaks Maybe I'M your CIA coworker drumming up opposing FUD to direct the paranoid to where ever our bosses want.
4. [plot twist] Wikileaks is the real honeypot after all, and DDB/Openleaks was contrived by the same shadow government to function as an OPFOR, whose public feud is meant to further legitimize Wikileaks in the eyes of those who hold the greatest suspicion, e.g. individuals and nations (Iran, China, Russia) who claim WL is an elaborate CIA/Mossad operation.
Of course, my point is that there's no end to the path of "there's a conspiracy beneath this!", and further levels of paranoia are just as rational (or irrational, if you're me) as the first.
I get you, but my issue isn't about what the game was meant to be, it's about Notch's vision and whether the game can reach that in time. I mean, we ourselves can set the bar as low as we want, but if Notch lays out a grander goal then we should hold him to that promise.
He generated a new world and there was a random village. That's it, no villagers. Villagers are what makes it "adventure" since they supposedly give out quests. It's nearly September now, about 10 weeks till release date. I hope he's getting his act together.
Also, during the specific part where it shows the "hacking GUI"
[previous segment explains what trojans and backdoors are and how they function] Narrator: There are many ways to carry out a cyber attack -- there are "hard" methods and "soft" methods. General explains: Soft methods include logic bombs and email obstruction, and other common methods of internet damage. (clip shows the "hacking GUI" with the ip address we're all worked up about) Hard methods are those that damage or destroy an enemy's internet hardware, such as EMP bombs (clip shows US bombs and fighters firing missiles)
1. Cyber warfare is an emerging worldwide threat 2. Viruses pose the largest current threat, Morris worm shown as example 2. Many countries in the world are developing their cyber warfare capabilities 3. Chinese cyber defenses are weak and ill-prepared compared to most of these countries 4. The US integrated a cyber warfare department into its air force in 2006, made up of computer experts and hackers 5. The US has been using its world-leading cyber security abilities to its advantage in its middle east wars 6. The US often conducts cyber warfare exercises to improve its readiness 7. British MoD has been developing cyber weapons in preparation for possible future engagements 8. Iran, India, Israel, South Korea have already established internet army (cyber warfare departments) 9. Japan this year just established it's own "cyber self-defense group" 10. Chinese internet has experienced significant development, but is still weak in cyber defense compared to other countries 11. Because a cyber war has no front lines or depth of terrain, a proper cyber defense must integrate both military and civilian assets 12. Cyber defense and offense are two sides of the same coin, and while one may be prioritized above the other at different times, their mutual support is always fluid and dynamic 13. Large scale cyber warfare may be the future of modern warfare
- Millions gather to wave little red books in front of a paternalistic figure, chanting slogans to affirm their devotion - Destroy cultural heritage, and persecute anyone who's not a farmer/engineer/soldier - Close all schools and send children away from home to labor on collective farms - Institute domestic policy that results in millions of deaths, by decree - All accomplished by decree of a single man, with people blindly following
They sure got rid of religion, but what replaced it was the same bullshit, and arguably worse, since it gave people a false sense of progress.
DARPA projects are all done/made in the USA. If anything, it contributes to the economy rather than drain from it. Besides, investing in advanced research is like investing in education, the short term payoff is low, but long term payoff has the potential to be great -- this military version goes mach 20 and does one or two specific tasks, but imagine 15 years from now commercial planes going at a third of that speed, and all built in the USA. Would you complain about that?
IANAE, but maybe in the current environment of uncertainty, there's more predictability in following the psychology and state of mind of investors than following the "fundamental" indicators. But it seems that also contributes partly to the problem where we see more and more mimicry, which leads to larger cascades of buying and selling, thus even more volatility and sense of uncertainty.
I get what you're saying and I agree to an extent, but consider that water and electricity provide for basic human biological needs - thirst, hygiene, and need for warmth. Perhaps cell phone access does not fit in that group as perfectly as we may wish.
That doesn't seem like the correct assessment, your post has too many stereotypes trying to qualify themselves as facts, though I do agree somewhat with the ending that China historically tends to tread lightly outside of her backyard (inside is another story). US and China both rely heavily on soft diplomacy, so the soft/hard dichotomy has no bearing here. It seems the outcome we see here is more due to the fact that Pakistan shares more common goals with China than with the US -- primarily among them, the future containment of India, and a mutual rejection of the regional encroachment of US bases and NATO influence.
Not stupid at all. This is economies of scale. There's no assembly line churning out stealth helicopters with customers down the line buying them up by the thousands, so what do you expect these to be other than expensive? Most of the parts are probably machined and assembled by hand by a team of engineers/mechanics with secret clearance -- they're not Foxconn workers getting $2/day.
Point 2 is irrelevant. No one is expecting the consumers to know all that you've listed, that's not a rebuttal to anything. The expectation is on the businessmen who establish these American-branded retail shops internationally -- in which case YES they should know their shit, and when they intentionally abuse the system they should bear the consequences.
The U.S. Energy Department endorses uranium mining?!? All of the places where uranium has been mined has resulted in contaminating the neighboring environment.
Oh wait, it also resulted in the harvesting of nuclear fuel... well that trumps everything then.
I'm in favor of both nuclear and gas, and it seems to me there are some forms of pollution we just have to manage rather than whole-sale avoid. Regulations and government purchasing of drilling sites can help in this. Why is slashdot so pro-nuclear and accepting of its various negative trade-offs yet so against natural gas extraction and its negative trade-offs?
We'll just have to wait for Cameron to deploy the army and then go on air to rant for 4 hours straight vowing to "cleanse Tottenham house by house"
Evidently there are quite a few people living in democracies who are so full of self-hatred that they would vote your post "Insightful" rather than "Funny"
Variety in entertainment is good, everyone wants variety in enjoyable things. Perhaps that's one of the reasons nerds like variety in their software -- software is partly fun/entertaining to them. But for people whose idea of fun is different, software is merely a cold hard tool, and a tool is only useful if it's consistent.
There was no direct evidence that Google was functioning as a pawn in US foreign policy regarding China, but that didn't stop Xinhua from alluding to the allegations (that came from their political superiors). http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2010-01/24/c_13148771.htm Maybe Xinhua isn't the best source for a neutral perspective.
1. Rescue efforts were called off twice, first time 5 HOURS after accident, and again 3 hours later, with officials claiming both times there were no more signs of life. Survivors were pulled out after each time. When questioned about why this could happen, railway ministry spokesman calls finding survivors "a miracle" Press and public extremely disgusted at irresponsible rescue effort and crassness in public relations. Railway spokesman says they relied on on-site rescue officials in making the determination, with quote "it doesn't matter whether you believe them or not, I believe them" -- which has now become a meme used to mock gov officials.
2. Removal and dismantling of wreckage began HOURS after accident. Wreckage was broken up and BURIED on site for some reason, leaving experts and lay public shocked and dumbfounded. Public suspicion is that the railway ministry was trying to hide evidence, pointing to the way other nations handle accident scenes (not touching it until investigators have combed through everything). The dismantling and burial was caught on amateur film, which shows 2 bodies falling out of the wreckage as a team of excavator machines break the train carriages apart for on-site burial. MUCH anger over this issue.
3. Victim families were immediately offered 172000 RMB government compensation plus 50000RMB "early signing bonus" to those who agree quickly. Chinese internet explodes again in disgust at the thought of using the phrase "award money" for death compensation, and of trying to rush grieving families into legal settlements. It looked like they were selling condos rather than giving financial aid. Most families refuse, saying they want answers rather than money. Internet is filled with posts comparing the disparity between compensation amounts for foreign nationals who die in China vs Chinese citizens -- tens of millions of RMB vs hundreds of thousands. Also comparisons to Chinese nationals who die in other countries (mainland tourists who died in Taiwan: 1.8 million RMB each) Yesterday, after Premier Wen visited the site, the compensation package was raised to a minimum of 915000RMB. People still calling this insultingly low.
4. Second day of the accident, media was informed of official narrative and government directive. Press is ordered to use only the official name for the accident, devote most of their air time to stories of rescue heroism, and forbidden from investigating on their own initiative. Some journalists are rebelling, with public offering support but also voicing apprehension about safety of these journalists.
5. Official death toll is currently at 40 with the passing of a critically injured passenger yesterday. The passenger manifest is still not public. List of dead, missing, and injured is still not released, even though the railway moved to an id card based ticketing system earlier this year, which would make this information computerized and easily accessible. Public is comparing this to the release of names of deceased in the Norway shooting incident. Public suspicion is that the real death toll is far above 40. Much frustration directed at railway ministry and government over lack of information.
There's a lot more controversies here but those are the main ones. This has blown up to a HUGE national discussion about transparency and government accountability. Much disgust on the Chinese internet over the handling of this accident.
I don't know if I like this either. So they take away the annoyance of Flash, but now we have 10+ popup windows moving around on their own. It's not a refreshing change, and actually more annoying.
Slashdot Mirror
Funny thing though, the Planetary Datalinks project was one which, when playing an advanced faction, was pursued so as to deny it to rival factions. If you let Yang, Santiago, or god forbid Miriam get to it, you're in for a hard fight all the way to the end.
It's a research paper. It's 2 guys looking at the possibility for the sake of their course grade/diploma. It doesn't mean there's a plan, or a will, or even a wish. Come on editors, click through your links and understand your articles before approving crappy summaries.
his "OpenLeaks" site has honeypot written all over it.
Maybe that's what THE GOVERNMENT wants you to think, so you'll send your leaks to the Wikileaks honepot.
Maybe YOU'RE a CIA agent trying to protect your honeypot and dissuade people from using Openleaks
Maybe I'M your CIA coworker drumming up opposing FUD to direct the paranoid to where ever our bosses want.
And I just blew your mind :D
4. [plot twist] Wikileaks is the real honeypot after all, and DDB/Openleaks was contrived by the same shadow government to function as an OPFOR, whose public feud is meant to further legitimize Wikileaks in the eyes of those who hold the greatest suspicion, e.g. individuals and nations (Iran, China, Russia) who claim WL is an elaborate CIA/Mossad operation.
Of course, my point is that there's no end to the path of "there's a conspiracy beneath this!", and further levels of paranoia are just as rational (or irrational, if you're me) as the first.
I get you, but my issue isn't about what the game was meant to be, it's about Notch's vision and whether the game can reach that in time. I mean, we ourselves can set the bar as low as we want, but if Notch lays out a grander goal then we should hold him to that promise.
He generated a new world and there was a random village. That's it, no villagers. Villagers are what makes it "adventure" since they supposedly give out quests. It's nearly September now, about 10 weeks till release date. I hope he's getting his act together.
Also, during the specific part where it shows the "hacking GUI"
[previous segment explains what trojans and backdoors are and how they function]
Narrator: There are many ways to carry out a cyber attack -- there are "hard" methods and "soft" methods.
General explains: Soft methods include logic bombs and email obstruction, and other common methods of internet damage. (clip shows the "hacking GUI" with the ip address we're all worked up about) Hard methods are those that damage or destroy an enemy's internet hardware, such as EMP bombs (clip shows US bombs and fighters firing missiles)
The gist of the 10 minutes:
1. Cyber warfare is an emerging worldwide threat
2. Viruses pose the largest current threat, Morris worm shown as example
2. Many countries in the world are developing their cyber warfare capabilities
3. Chinese cyber defenses are weak and ill-prepared compared to most of these countries
4. The US integrated a cyber warfare department into its air force in 2006, made up of computer experts and hackers
5. The US has been using its world-leading cyber security abilities to its advantage in its middle east wars
6. The US often conducts cyber warfare exercises to improve its readiness
7. British MoD has been developing cyber weapons in preparation for possible future engagements
8. Iran, India, Israel, South Korea have already established internet army (cyber warfare departments)
9. Japan this year just established it's own "cyber self-defense group"
10. Chinese internet has experienced significant development, but is still weak in cyber defense compared to other countries
11. Because a cyber war has no front lines or depth of terrain, a proper cyber defense must integrate both military and civilian assets
12. Cyber defense and offense are two sides of the same coin, and while one may be prioritized above the other at different times, their mutual support is always fluid and dynamic
13. Large scale cyber warfare may be the future of modern warfare
- Millions gather to wave little red books in front of a paternalistic figure, chanting slogans to affirm their devotion
- Destroy cultural heritage, and persecute anyone who's not a farmer/engineer/soldier
- Close all schools and send children away from home to labor on collective farms
- Institute domestic policy that results in millions of deaths, by decree
- All accomplished by decree of a single man, with people blindly following
They sure got rid of religion, but what replaced it was the same bullshit, and arguably worse, since it gave people a false sense of progress.
DARPA projects are all done/made in the USA. If anything, it contributes to the economy rather than drain from it. Besides, investing in advanced research is like investing in education, the short term payoff is low, but long term payoff has the potential to be great -- this military version goes mach 20 and does one or two specific tasks, but imagine 15 years from now commercial planes going at a third of that speed, and all built in the USA. Would you complain about that?
IANAE, but maybe in the current environment of uncertainty, there's more predictability in following the psychology and state of mind of investors than following the "fundamental" indicators. But it seems that also contributes partly to the problem where we see more and more mimicry, which leads to larger cascades of buying and selling, thus even more volatility and sense of uncertainty.
I get what you're saying and I agree to an extent, but consider that water and electricity provide for basic human biological needs - thirst, hygiene, and need for warmth. Perhaps cell phone access does not fit in that group as perfectly as we may wish.
That doesn't seem like the correct assessment, your post has too many stereotypes trying to qualify themselves as facts, though I do agree somewhat with the ending that China historically tends to tread lightly outside of her backyard (inside is another story). US and China both rely heavily on soft diplomacy, so the soft/hard dichotomy has no bearing here. It seems the outcome we see here is more due to the fact that Pakistan shares more common goals with China than with the US -- primarily among them, the future containment of India, and a mutual rejection of the regional encroachment of US bases and NATO influence.
Not stupid at all. This is economies of scale. There's no assembly line churning out stealth helicopters with customers down the line buying them up by the thousands, so what do you expect these to be other than expensive? Most of the parts are probably machined and assembled by hand by a team of engineers/mechanics with secret clearance -- they're not Foxconn workers getting $2/day.
Point 2 is irrelevant. No one is expecting the consumers to know all that you've listed, that's not a rebuttal to anything. The expectation is on the businessmen who establish these American-branded retail shops internationally -- in which case YES they should know their shit, and when they intentionally abuse the system they should bear the consequences.
Consider this:
The U.S. Energy Department endorses uranium mining?!? All of the places where uranium has been mined has resulted in contaminating the neighboring environment.
Oh wait, it also resulted in the harvesting of nuclear fuel... well that trumps everything then.
I'm in favor of both nuclear and gas, and it seems to me there are some forms of pollution we just have to manage rather than whole-sale avoid. Regulations and government purchasing of drilling sites can help in this. Why is slashdot so pro-nuclear and accepting of its various negative trade-offs yet so against natural gas extraction and its negative trade-offs?
Sorry, "capped" was imprecise. There's a standard for death compensation -- couple hundred thousand RMB -- and you can either accept it or not.
Yes, this is because death compensation is capped, whereas a lifetime's hospital fees are not.
We'll just have to wait for Cameron to deploy the army and then go on air to rant for 4 hours straight vowing to "cleanse Tottenham house by house"
Evidently there are quite a few people living in democracies who are so full of self-hatred that they would vote your post "Insightful" rather than "Funny"
Variety in entertainment is good, everyone wants variety in enjoyable things. Perhaps that's one of the reasons nerds like variety in their software -- software is partly fun/entertaining to them. But for people whose idea of fun is different, software is merely a cold hard tool, and a tool is only useful if it's consistent.
There was no direct evidence that Google was functioning as a pawn in US foreign policy regarding China, but that didn't stop Xinhua from alluding to the allegations (that came from their political superiors).
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2010-01/24/c_13148771.htm
Maybe Xinhua isn't the best source for a neutral perspective.
Great links. Thanks for the additional info!
See more on these English sites:
http://shanghaiist.com/2011/07/25/wenzhou_high-speed_rail_col.php
http://www.chinasmack.com/
1. Rescue efforts were called off twice, first time 5 HOURS after accident, and again 3 hours later, with officials claiming both times there were no more signs of life. Survivors were pulled out after each time. When questioned about why this could happen, railway ministry spokesman calls finding survivors "a miracle" Press and public extremely disgusted at irresponsible rescue effort and crassness in public relations. Railway spokesman says they relied on on-site rescue officials in making the determination, with quote "it doesn't matter whether you believe them or not, I believe them" -- which has now become a meme used to mock gov officials.
2. Removal and dismantling of wreckage began HOURS after accident. Wreckage was broken up and BURIED on site for some reason, leaving experts and lay public shocked and dumbfounded. Public suspicion is that the railway ministry was trying to hide evidence, pointing to the way other nations handle accident scenes (not touching it until investigators have combed through everything). The dismantling and burial was caught on amateur film, which shows 2 bodies falling out of the wreckage as a team of excavator machines break the train carriages apart for on-site burial. MUCH anger over this issue.
3. Victim families were immediately offered 172000 RMB government compensation plus 50000RMB "early signing bonus" to those who agree quickly. Chinese internet explodes again in disgust at the thought of using the phrase "award money" for death compensation, and of trying to rush grieving families into legal settlements. It looked like they were selling condos rather than giving financial aid. Most families refuse, saying they want answers rather than money. Internet is filled with posts comparing the disparity between compensation amounts for foreign nationals who die in China vs Chinese citizens -- tens of millions of RMB vs hundreds of thousands. Also comparisons to Chinese nationals who die in other countries (mainland tourists who died in Taiwan: 1.8 million RMB each) Yesterday, after Premier Wen visited the site, the compensation package was raised to a minimum of 915000RMB. People still calling this insultingly low.
4. Second day of the accident, media was informed of official narrative and government directive. Press is ordered to use only the official name for the accident, devote most of their air time to stories of rescue heroism, and forbidden from investigating on their own initiative. Some journalists are rebelling, with public offering support but also voicing apprehension about safety of these journalists.
5. Official death toll is currently at 40 with the passing of a critically injured passenger yesterday. The passenger manifest is still not public. List of dead, missing, and injured is still not released, even though the railway moved to an id card based ticketing system earlier this year, which would make this information computerized and easily accessible. Public is comparing this to the release of names of deceased in the Norway shooting incident. Public suspicion is that the real death toll is far above 40. Much frustration directed at railway ministry and government over lack of information.
There's a lot more controversies here but those are the main ones. This has blown up to a HUGE national discussion about transparency and government accountability. Much disgust on the Chinese internet over the handling of this accident.
I don't know if I like this either. So they take away the annoyance of Flash, but now we have 10+ popup windows moving around on their own. It's not a refreshing change, and actually more annoying.
Police are doing it for the lulz too
Great fun being had by all