I assume you hadn't seen my post above yet. Truly smart (or very intelligent) people don't always automatically act wisely. There are many instances throughout history of people who were very intelligent but not necessarily wise and I can pick out a few of my coworkers who would also qualify for that category.
Religion also has an interesting way of making people act in not so wise or logical fashion. You may have heard the story of the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, etc.
What the hell is TRULY smart. You can say it 100 times and it still doesn't make any sense. Are you saying that someone with perfect and complete knowledge would never do something like this? You find that person for me.
How do you measure truly? Is 140 IQ truly smart? Maybe only Stephen Hawkings is truly smart? Are you truly smart?
Maybe you meant to say someone who is wise to the workings of the world would understand that a violent, irrational attack against a civilian population would only increase that populations resolve to exterminate any trace of the attackers.
Also, while a little knowledge can be bad thing, a lot of knowledge can be incredibly devastating (i.e.Manhattan Project).
The problem is that these people aren't always nutcases to start out. They are brainwashed from childhood. They are fed misinformation about foreigners and even about their own religion. And wheras this also happens in the US, it is separate from the government. In these countries it is not just a way of life, it is law.
I am just glad that you don't work for the government. It is that belief that caused our complacency. The truth is that it wasn't just one person with one plane. It was at least four planes and possibly more that never took off that day.
As for the trail - did you ever wonder WHY it was so easy to find all this info. Do you think that it was by accident that they left a flight manual in a car or had copies of Flight Simulator on their computer? These guys had an agenda. They wanted their names to be known. They knew they weren't going to go to jail because they would be dead.
You also have to realize that even with all the arrests and all the information very little about the world-wide organization has been resolved. A lot of the people being picked up are being released.
You keep living in your happy space where Americans aren't dumb, just lazy and terrorists aren't smart just lucky.
A truly smart person probably wouldn't belive that terrorist action would accomplish their goals.
I fear that that thought process is what got us into this mess in the first place. We have always assumed that these terrorists were unorganized nutcases running around with bombs attached to themselves.
And then on 9/11 we found out how organized and intelligent they could be and how ignorant we were. The truth is that there are some scarily intelligent people in these terrorist organizations who are using religious ferver to control otherwise sane individuals.
"If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril." - Sun Tzu. The Art of War
The real trick will come with Quantum computing when it will only take one computer a few seconds. Of course, this is about 50 years down the road at this rate.
I really hope that there aren't too many computer geeks out there that would work with a terrorist organization just to get even with the RIAA or Microsoft. Reminds of some saying about DoS-ing the face to spite the nose.
They don't necessarily have to have done anything obvious to invoke inspection. That is the idea of an inspection. If you come close to 100% of a market that is when they start scrutinizing you and finding things you may have done. They are very close with Microsoft and Intel.
The problem is that both of them are weak compared to Dell's hold on the market. Not only are they already popular both in home and corporate use but they also continually get played as the best PC's of the year by the Magazine industry (Computer Shopper, PC Magazine, etc.).
They are hoping that by combining forces they can at least cut some common fat (that would be workers to you and me) and try to compete with Dell.
If this merger fails, HP dumps computers, and Gateway stores continue to flounder then you will see one of two things happen. Dell will take full control of the PC market and be the next target of attack for the DOJ - or - people will start turning to the little local guys for their PC's.
I propose to you then, that you are nothing but a tool of the Slashdot government. Controlled by the editors to read what they want you to. Wielding the power of crashing websites with a single link. Sensored by moderators who think that DDT is just a cool band.
I would guess that the Taliban was more of a tool of Bin Laden then vice-versa (which is why he is still around and they are not).
To say Lynching was silently approved by the US Government is a totally absurd.
Finally, organized crime was used as a tool supposedly at different times by the government (as far back as WWII) but they weren't colloborating atrocities.
What a horrible, horrible generalization. The truth is that the vast majority of people who work government jobs will neve commit one atrocity. Quite the opposite. There are many government agencies that exist only to help people. Not everybody is J. Edgar Hoover, you know.
The worst is between 138th and 149th in the Bronx. That is where the 4, 2 and 5 cross. It is a 5 to 15 minute delay everyday. I have no clue what they are testing but when I pass E180th I see new cars with 5's on them but they are just sitting in the yard. I also know that there is a section of test track after 180th on the Dyre Line.
Service still sucks for the most part (and is even worse after 9/11). The 6 seems to have only a few of the new trains. The 2 is pretty much all new cars. The new trains supposedly are resistant to scratchiti (scratching your name in the window with a key) and aciditi (doing the same with acid) and appears they are right. They also have a sign with a dot that tells you were you are and what they next stop is. The voice announces stops in a loud, clear voice.
I, of course, ride the 5 line which has the old red cars which are by far the worst. We have been waiting years for the new trains but they still seem to be in testing.
New York wasn't built originally for cars but Robert Moses tried his damndest to change that. He built many bridges and parkways. After all of the great things he did though (at a tremendouse cost to the city) in the long run the city still stinks for cars.
There is a big difference between when things were built in the old days and when they are built now. I know in New York there was a lot of immigrant labor that worked in awful conditions for many years almost as slaves. Today, the unions bitch if a guy cuts his finger while working on a job.
It is amazing when youlook back at the incredible things they built back in the day (like the Brooklyn Bridge) in a relatively short time. Now it seems to take the same amount of time with much more modern equipment.
Overhead may work outside of Manhattan (and is actually always being discussed with that light rail to the airports thing) but in Manhattan forget about it. I could just see a cab jumping the curb (which happens every now and again) and plowing into the support beams. As it is we half too much scaffolding covering this city.
It's a lot like the segway. You would need a huge rework, costing the city Billions of dollars and decades of inconvenience as it was built. I hate to tell you but Robert Moses is long dead.
The city is better served building a 2nd ave subway, replacing all of the cars with the new cars, and modernize some of the crappy track areas.
You lived in New York City for 30 years and you preferred driving around then taking the subway. I mean I hate the subway as much as the next guy but driving is the worst.
Also, you should know that the new trains (running on the 2 and 6 lines) are beautiful. They are very clean and bright. Of course, service still sucks but at least you have a nice voice speaking in clear english telling you that you are being held at the station.
You are correct. I forgot about the Vivendi/Canal+ deal. I still don't think one will be buying the other. The EU would probably have a field day considering the hard time they gave TW with EMI.
And remember that only one person actually has to go through this effort. After that it will propogate thanks to the various P2P file sharing tools that are still alive and kicking.
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I assume you hadn't seen my post above yet. Truly smart (or very intelligent) people don't always automatically act wisely. There are many instances throughout history of people who were very intelligent but not necessarily wise and I can pick out a few of my coworkers who would also qualify for that category.
Religion also has an interesting way of making people act in not so wise or logical fashion. You may have heard the story of the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, etc.
What the hell is TRULY smart. You can say it 100 times and it still doesn't make any sense. Are you saying that someone with perfect and complete knowledge would never do something like this? You find that person for me.
How do you measure truly? Is 140 IQ truly smart? Maybe only Stephen Hawkings is truly smart? Are you truly smart?
Maybe you meant to say someone who is wise to the workings of the world would understand that a violent, irrational attack against a civilian population would only increase that populations resolve to exterminate any trace of the attackers.
Also, while a little knowledge can be bad thing, a lot of knowledge can be incredibly devastating (i.e.Manhattan Project).
The problem is that these people aren't always nutcases to start out. They are brainwashed from childhood. They are fed misinformation about foreigners and even about their own religion. And wheras this also happens in the US, it is separate from the government. In these countries it is not just a way of life, it is law.
I am just glad that you don't work for the government. It is that belief that caused our complacency. The truth is that it wasn't just one person with one plane. It was at least four planes and possibly more that never took off that day.
As for the trail - did you ever wonder WHY it was so easy to find all this info. Do you think that it was by accident that they left a flight manual in a car or had copies of Flight Simulator on their computer? These guys had an agenda. They wanted their names to be known. They knew they weren't going to go to jail because they would be dead.
You also have to realize that even with all the arrests and all the information very little about the world-wide organization has been resolved. A lot of the people being picked up are being released.
You keep living in your happy space where Americans aren't dumb, just lazy and terrorists aren't smart just lucky.
A truly smart person probably wouldn't belive that terrorist action would accomplish their goals.
I fear that that thought process is what got us into this mess in the first place. We have always assumed that these terrorists were unorganized nutcases running around with bombs attached to themselves.
And then on 9/11 we found out how organized and intelligent they could be and how ignorant we were. The truth is that there are some scarily intelligent people in these terrorist organizations who are using religious ferver to control otherwise sane individuals.
"If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril." - Sun Tzu. The Art of War
You said - I mean, afterall, where's the point in encrypting your stuff in the first place if it can be more or less trivially cracked?
Article said - Even so, it took the equivalent of a set of supercomputers running for five days, 24 hours a day, to find the key.
Now either you didn't read the article or your definition of trivial is different than mine.
given enough time and enough computers
The real trick will come with Quantum computing when it will only take one computer a few seconds. Of course, this is about 50 years down the road at this rate.
I really hope that there aren't too many computer geeks out there that would work with a terrorist organization just to get even with the RIAA or Microsoft. Reminds of some saying about DoS-ing the face to spite the nose.
They don't necessarily have to have done anything obvious to invoke inspection. That is the idea of an inspection. If you come close to 100% of a market that is when they start scrutinizing you and finding things you may have done. They are very close with Microsoft and Intel.
The problem is that both of them are weak compared to Dell's hold on the market. Not only are they already popular both in home and corporate use but they also continually get played as the best PC's of the year by the Magazine industry (Computer Shopper, PC Magazine, etc.).
They are hoping that by combining forces they can at least cut some common fat (that would be workers to you and me) and try to compete with Dell.
If this merger fails, HP dumps computers, and Gateway stores continue to flounder then you will see one of two things happen. Dell will take full control of the PC market and be the next target of attack for the DOJ - or - people will start turning to the little local guys for their PC's.
I propose to you then, that you are nothing but a tool of the Slashdot government. Controlled by the editors to read what they want you to. Wielding the power of crashing websites with a single link. Sensored by moderators who think that DDT is just a cool band.
I would guess that the Taliban was more of a tool of Bin Laden then vice-versa (which is why he is still around and they are not).
To say Lynching was silently approved by the US Government is a totally absurd.
Finally, organized crime was used as a tool supposedly at different times by the government (as far back as WWII) but they weren't colloborating atrocities.
RIAA? I assume you were making a political statement about how rich lobbying groups control the government.
What a horrible, horrible generalization. The truth is that the vast majority of people who work government jobs will neve commit one atrocity. Quite the opposite. There are many government agencies that exist only to help people. Not everybody is J. Edgar Hoover, you know.
The worst is between 138th and 149th in the Bronx. That is where the 4, 2 and 5 cross. It is a 5 to 15 minute delay everyday. I have no clue what they are testing but when I pass E180th I see new cars with 5's on them but they are just sitting in the yard. I also know that there is a section of test track after 180th on the Dyre Line.
Service still sucks for the most part (and is even worse after 9/11). The 6 seems to have only a few of the new trains. The 2 is pretty much all new cars. The new trains supposedly are resistant to scratchiti (scratching your name in the window with a key) and aciditi (doing the same with acid) and appears they are right. They also have a sign with a dot that tells you were you are and what they next stop is. The voice announces stops in a loud, clear voice.
I, of course, ride the 5 line which has the old red cars which are by far the worst. We have been waiting years for the new trains but they still seem to be in testing.
New York wasn't built originally for cars but Robert Moses tried his damndest to change that. He built many bridges and parkways. After all of the great things he did though (at a tremendouse cost to the city) in the long run the city still stinks for cars.
There is a big difference between when things were built in the old days and when they are built now. I know in New York there was a lot of immigrant labor that worked in awful conditions for many years almost as slaves. Today, the unions bitch if a guy cuts his finger while working on a job.
It is amazing when youlook back at the incredible things they built back in the day (like the Brooklyn Bridge) in a relatively short time. Now it seems to take the same amount of time with much more modern equipment.
Overhead may work outside of Manhattan (and is actually always being discussed with that light rail to the airports thing) but in Manhattan forget about it. I could just see a cab jumping the curb (which happens every now and again) and plowing into the support beams. As it is we half too much scaffolding covering this city.
It's a lot like the segway. You would need a huge rework, costing the city Billions of dollars and decades of inconvenience as it was built. I hate to tell you but Robert Moses is long dead.
The city is better served building a 2nd ave subway, replacing all of the cars with the new cars, and modernize some of the crappy track areas.
You lived in New York City for 30 years and you preferred driving around then taking the subway. I mean I hate the subway as much as the next guy but driving is the worst.
Also, you should know that the new trains (running on the 2 and 6 lines) are beautiful. They are very clean and bright. Of course, service still sucks but at least you have a nice voice speaking in clear english telling you that you are being held at the station.
How do trains work today? With tunnels, bridges, and crossing signals. I mean they even have a picture of it crossing a road.
If you don't enough room to do that they you make it a subway.
Before I get jumped on, it was the European Commision (EC) not the EU that jumped all over the TW/EMI merger.
You are correct. I forgot about the Vivendi/Canal+ deal. I still don't think one will be buying the other. The EU would probably have a field day considering the hard time they gave TW with EMI.
And remember that only one person actually has to go through this effort. After that it will propogate thanks to the various P2P file sharing tools that are still alive and kicking.
Let's see Royal Philips - #107 in the world. Seagrams (parent of Universal) - #344. Who could buy who?