Are you one of those people who would have ridiculed anyone claiming the Government can "listen to all of our phone calls any time they want" as a conspiracy theorist?
No. That's not surprising since the NSA has had some pretty serious computing power fro quite some time. The challenge is picking out the conversations of interest since there simply is too much data to sift through and get timely actionable information.
I think it has been demonstrated that these activities are as much about having a dossier to comb through after the fact as having timely, actionable intelligence. If a person of interest catches their attention, they can go back through the records to find something to charge that person with. Although stopping terrorism is the stated goal, maintaining the status quo is also a goal and this can be a useful tool.
So when is this second amendment right going to be put to use? Honestly Americans just keep slavishly knuckling under to their government whenever their civil liberties are infringed. Whether it's the NSA's illegal surveillance programs or the stingray use by the police or the FBI's privacy-invading drone program the public still does nothing. All the harping on about freedom, liberty and the need for guns in case the government needs to be replaced is all just bullshit, how much more downtrodden can you even get?!
The Second Amendment right will be put to use when people have more to gain than to lose. That is not the case today, and really we should hope it does not become the case. How would it work anyway, this Second Amendment option? Just start shooting at FBI agents? See how far that gets you.
As for how much more downtrodden we can get, it's a lot. A lot more downtrodden. We are not even close to being downtrodden enough to violently revolt against the government. As I said earlier, we should hope we do not get to that point.
I looked into how this can possibly work. Apparently they go to the post office and send their drug shipment with priority mail. WHAT THE HELL?! So spend like $50,000 on one drug sniffing dog at each major USPS hub. Problem solved. Then when those idiots resort to in-person trades, arrest them in sting operations. How has the FBI not figured this out yet?!
So, what do you do? Rip open every package the dog alerts to? What about the false positives? Would you like to risk having your package destroyed every time you mailed one? Do you realize how much mail goes through the USPS every day? How much do you think inspecting every package would slow things down? Do you know the Constitution only allows searches with a warrant describing the place to be searched and the object of the search? Have I asked enough questions for one reply? How about one more?
Where do you get your certainty from? I'm just curious.
A while ago I wanted to see what I could find on the deep web even though nothing illegal interests me but I just wanted to look at what's going on. Based on the associated forums at least, some people had either put in a lot of effort into making it look like various people were discussing carding, drugs etc. or some sales were actually going on. Arguably, I don't think any of those "buy X stolen cc numbers" are real since shouldn't whoever has them be using them until they've been locked. Same thing with buying stuff from "vendors" who are cheap because they buy it with stolen cards or such. Or the more or less laughable hitmen. Of course I lack the experience of a criminal so I don't know when a weapons or drugs sale seems legit but to me those on the big sites absolutely did.
That's what you can get to from the outside. There are also sites that are fully encrypted and invitation only. You can't just find them on the web, you have to know someone.
Vizio is a pretty solid brand... at least for their larger TVs. Decent contrast, good response time, and if you choose carefully, no Smart TV nastiness. Of course, we bought the Smart TV at the time, but it doesn't get in the way. The only way you'll see it is if you press a certain button. And personally, they did Smart TV right. If you need it, it's there and easy to access. If you don't want it, don't worry about it - out of mind, out of sight.
How terrible is it that I am now suspicious of every post saying something good about a company or product? This could be a legit post, written by someone who has a positive experience with their TV. But I read the content and see it's posted by an AC and immediately think "astroturf". There is a trust that has been broken in our society; a lot actually. Something has been lost and I'm not sure if/how we get it back.
If you lift weights you can boost your testosterone naturally. And you'll get other benefits like more strength, increased bone density and better balance. You don't have to be Jack LaLanne (though he provided an excellent example). You just need to put your body under stress for 30 - 60 minutes 2 - 3 times a week; in a way that is safe for one's age, obviously.
Regular exercise and a healthy diet can go a long way towards staying healthy and living longer. But we knew that already and still many of us do not do it. There's still the testosterone shot, I guess...
I find it funny, we finally have territory that isn't already occupied and we're fighting over not being able to claim it. I'm sure if there were native mooninites we'd already be slaughtering, enslaving, and sending them gift blankets just like every other territory ever inhabited by modern humans.
I guess we has humans can't have something unless it is taken away from someone else.
This is why I say that if Humanity is ever to advance far enough that we can get off this planet in a meaningful way, it will require a paradigm shift away from power-seeking and towards cooperation. We'll see.
Why do you USian's so conveniently forget the second largest army in the world which assisted you (the French)?
Because we're Americans and don't need no help from no one! And we're fairly ignorant as a result of an educational system that only concerns itself with preparing people to enter the workforce, not educating a well rounded citizen. There is a reason I have had the same sig for so long...
Your entire administration and the one before it has demonstrated that you have absolutely no intent of defending the constitution especially where privacy and due process are concerned.
There was ever an administration that actually defended the Constitution, privacy and due process? This shit has been happening since at least John Adams.
That may be true, but it doesn't mean we should stop speaking out for our ideals.
Revenge wouldn't be the point - the point would be to send a clear message to future patriots that might try a similar stunt. Revenge would just make it more satisfying to do so.
Yeah, maybe. I'd think that if they wanted to do that, they'd have done it already. But maybe they just haven't had the opportunity. Seems to me the horse is out of the barn.
How long is it going to take before the American people get fed up with this. The NSA is obviously an out of control agency and has been for years. The people in charge need to start spending LONG prison sentences for their crimes against humanity. And before people start screaming "Think about the terrorists" remember that those in charge (both the NSA, FBI and others) have deliberately chosen to ignore gathered intell about actual terrorist threats (such as 911 and the Boston Marathon bombers). This should prove to everyone that the government considers their own citizens as more of a threat than foreign terrorists.
Yeah, but most people don't see it that way. They may not like what the government is doing, but they still buy the terrorism angle. This type of thing isn't what gets people fed up enough to really do something. That comes with hunger or widespread violence, and we should all hope it doesn't get that bad.
...when Snowden is going to wake up with a bullet in his head...
Edward Snowden has released all of his information to news agencies. They are the ones now releasing this information. Snowden could die tomorrow and it wouldn't make a difference. The US government likely knows this, so there is no point in going after him. They may be lawless, but I don't think they would try to get him just for revenge.
OP says "paradox" but the issues discussed in the paper are not strictly paradoxes, just contradictions. There is a difference.
If you say it's black and I say it's white, that's not a paradox but a contradiction. If one theory says it's red and another theory says it's green, again that's not paradox but mere contradiction.
I don't think so. Elizabeth Warren is polling in single digits, and Republicans have just taken over the Senate. You are delusional if you think there is a groundswell of support for redistributive policies.
Quite to the contrary. Our teaching schools in the US are the degree mills for the B school dropouts. Simply put, those who can do math realize that teaching is a bad financial career choice.
This is another indication of how far out of whack our priorities are as a country. You make money based on how much money you make for someone else, or how hard your position is to fill. But we won't spend money just because something is important; like teachers or quality infrastructure or mitigating climate change or whatever.
The linked article talks about how hard it is to get good teachers for computing because anyone who's any good at it can make a lot more money elsewhere. Is anyone proposing paying a computing teacher $90,000 a year, or whatever is competitive, to compensate for that? Everyone seems to want to pay teachers less because they get summers off. Nobody wants to pay them more because for the vital function they serve in our society. Like I said, priorities out of whack.
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Are you one of those people who would have ridiculed anyone claiming the Government can "listen to all of our phone calls any time they want" as a conspiracy theorist?
No. That's not surprising since the NSA has had some pretty serious computing power fro quite some time. The challenge is picking out the conversations of interest since there simply is too much data to sift through and get timely actionable information.
I think it has been demonstrated that these activities are as much about having a dossier to comb through after the fact as having timely, actionable intelligence. If a person of interest catches their attention, they can go back through the records to find something to charge that person with. Although stopping terrorism is the stated goal, maintaining the status quo is also a goal and this can be a useful tool.
Courts apply the law - justice is a bit more nebulous.
This is why I say we have a legal system, not a justice system.
The concept of Standing has to be the most abused notions in the legal system, especially with regards to the government.
You should not have to prove you have been specifically injured in order to make the government follow the law.
It's even worse nowadays, because the government does so much in secret the evidence you have been injured is classified.
So when is this second amendment right going to be put to use? Honestly Americans just keep slavishly knuckling under to their government whenever their civil liberties are infringed. Whether it's the NSA's illegal surveillance programs or the stingray use by the police or the FBI's privacy-invading drone program the public still does nothing. All the harping on about freedom, liberty and the need for guns in case the government needs to be replaced is all just bullshit, how much more downtrodden can you even get?!
The Second Amendment right will be put to use when people have more to gain than to lose. That is not the case today, and really we should hope it does not become the case. How would it work anyway, this Second Amendment option? Just start shooting at FBI agents? See how far that gets you.
As for how much more downtrodden we can get, it's a lot. A lot more downtrodden. We are not even close to being downtrodden enough to violently revolt against the government. As I said earlier, we should hope we do not get to that point.
I looked into how this can possibly work. Apparently they go to the post office and send their drug shipment with priority mail. WHAT THE HELL?! So spend like $50,000 on one drug sniffing dog at each major USPS hub. Problem solved. Then when those idiots resort to in-person trades, arrest them in sting operations. How has the FBI not figured this out yet?!
So, what do you do? Rip open every package the dog alerts to? What about the false positives? Would you like to risk having your package destroyed every time you mailed one? Do you realize how much mail goes through the USPS every day? How much do you think inspecting every package would slow things down? Do you know the Constitution only allows searches with a warrant describing the place to be searched and the object of the search? Have I asked enough questions for one reply? How about one more?
Where do you get your certainty from? I'm just curious.
A while ago I wanted to see what I could find on the deep web even though nothing illegal interests me but I just wanted to look at what's going on. Based on the associated forums at least, some people had either put in a lot of effort into making it look like various people were discussing carding, drugs etc. or some sales were actually going on. Arguably, I don't think any of those "buy X stolen cc numbers" are real since shouldn't whoever has them be using them until they've been locked. Same thing with buying stuff from "vendors" who are cheap because they buy it with stolen cards or such. Or the more or less laughable hitmen. Of course I lack the experience of a criminal so I don't know when a weapons or drugs sale seems legit but to me those on the big sites absolutely did.
That's what you can get to from the outside. There are also sites that are fully encrypted and invitation only. You can't just find them on the web, you have to know someone.
Vizio is a pretty solid brand... at least for their larger TVs. Decent contrast, good response time, and if you choose carefully, no Smart TV nastiness. Of course, we bought the Smart TV at the time, but it doesn't get in the way. The only way you'll see it is if you press a certain button. And personally, they did Smart TV right. If you need it, it's there and easy to access. If you don't want it, don't worry about it - out of mind, out of sight.
How terrible is it that I am now suspicious of every post saying something good about a company or product? This could be a legit post, written by someone who has a positive experience with their TV. But I read the content and see it's posted by an AC and immediately think "astroturf". There is a trust that has been broken in our society; a lot actually. Something has been lost and I'm not sure if/how we get it back.
Remember way back when if you bought something you owned it and could do with it what you pleased? Good times...
It keeps us watching the news and compliant with authority. Win-win!
The Terminator! Great sequence with the fuel truck...
If you lift weights you can boost your testosterone naturally. And you'll get other benefits like more strength, increased bone density and better balance. You don't have to be Jack LaLanne (though he provided an excellent example). You just need to put your body under stress for 30 - 60 minutes 2 - 3 times a week; in a way that is safe for one's age, obviously.
Regular exercise and a healthy diet can go a long way towards staying healthy and living longer. But we knew that already and still many of us do not do it. There's still the testosterone shot, I guess...
I find it funny, we finally have territory that isn't already occupied and we're fighting over not being able to claim it. I'm sure if there were native mooninites we'd already be slaughtering, enslaving, and sending them gift blankets just like every other territory ever inhabited by modern humans.
I guess we has humans can't have something unless it is taken away from someone else.
This is why I say that if Humanity is ever to advance far enough that we can get off this planet in a meaningful way, it will require a paradigm shift away from power-seeking and towards cooperation. We'll see.
Schools need to get back to the job of teaching and inspiring our youth...
LOL! Can you imagine such a thing?
Why do you USian's so conveniently forget the second largest army in the world which assisted you (the French)?
Because we're Americans and don't need no help from no one! And we're fairly ignorant as a result of an educational system that only concerns itself with preparing people to enter the workforce, not educating a well rounded citizen. There is a reason I have had the same sig for so long...
Your entire administration and the one before it has demonstrated that you have absolutely no intent of defending the constitution especially where privacy and due process are concerned.
There was ever an administration that actually defended the Constitution, privacy and due process? This shit has been happening since at least John Adams.
That may be true, but it doesn't mean we should stop speaking out for our ideals.
Revenge wouldn't be the point - the point would be to send a clear message to future patriots that might try a similar stunt. Revenge would just make it more satisfying to do so.
Yeah, maybe. I'd think that if they wanted to do that, they'd have done it already. But maybe they just haven't had the opportunity. Seems to me the horse is out of the barn.
How long is it going to take before the American people get fed up with this. The NSA is obviously an out of control agency and has been for years. The people in charge need to start spending LONG prison sentences for their crimes against humanity. And before people start screaming "Think about the terrorists" remember that those in charge (both the NSA, FBI and others) have deliberately chosen to ignore gathered intell about actual terrorist threats (such as 911 and the Boston Marathon bombers). This should prove to everyone that the government considers their own citizens as more of a threat than foreign terrorists.
Yeah, but most people don't see it that way. They may not like what the government is doing, but they still buy the terrorism angle. This type of thing isn't what gets people fed up enough to really do something. That comes with hunger or widespread violence, and we should all hope it doesn't get that bad.
...when Snowden is going to wake up with a bullet in his head...
Edward Snowden has released all of his information to news agencies. They are the ones now releasing this information. Snowden could die tomorrow and it wouldn't make a difference. The US government likely knows this, so there is no point in going after him. They may be lawless, but I don't think they would try to get him just for revenge.
OP says "paradox" but the issues discussed in the paper are not strictly paradoxes, just contradictions. There is a difference. If you say it's black and I say it's white, that's not a paradox but a contradiction. If one theory says it's red and another theory says it's green, again that's not paradox but mere contradiction.
But I'm here for an argument!
Envy? I make plenty of money. It's about equity and relative power.
I don't think so. Elizabeth Warren is polling in single digits, and Republicans have just taken over the Senate. You are delusional if you think there is a groundswell of support for redistributive policies.
Orly?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/165794/americans-raising-minimum-wage.aspx
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/11/28/taxing-the-rich-remains-popular/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/11/08/with-41-of-global-wealth-in-the-hands-of-less-than-1-elites-and-citizens-agree-inequality-is-a-top-priority/
Eat the rich.
Be grateful it's us One Percenters making the rules, you rabble couldn't even find your arse without someone giving you directions.
Oh yes, you've made sure of that haven't you?
When you get that notion, put your back field in motion!
CPS doesn't beat the shit out of you, kill you and then say it was your own fault.
But as a parent, you'd probably rather be beat up by cops than have your children taken from you.
Quite to the contrary. Our teaching schools in the US are the degree mills for the B school dropouts. Simply put, those who can do math realize that teaching is a bad financial career choice.
This is another indication of how far out of whack our priorities are as a country. You make money based on how much money you make for someone else, or how hard your position is to fill. But we won't spend money just because something is important; like teachers or quality infrastructure or mitigating climate change or whatever.
The linked article talks about how hard it is to get good teachers for computing because anyone who's any good at it can make a lot more money elsewhere. Is anyone proposing paying a computing teacher $90,000 a year, or whatever is competitive, to compensate for that? Everyone seems to want to pay teachers less because they get summers off. Nobody wants to pay them more because for the vital function they serve in our society. Like I said, priorities out of whack.