As I said (or meant to), I don't doubt the PDF has lots of useful information, but since I can't read it, I can't really justify changing my opinions just yet. I will keep an eye out for more information on the subject, though. This was the first I had heard about this sort of thing, and I have to admit, you've piqued my curiosity.
The Venona project, practically unknown to most, says McCarthy was right on pretty much every item. I've read a bit on this and had my eyes opened. There is a good book a friend gave to me that covers McCarthy pretty good. She makes a damn good case (not the entire text, but the part about McCarthy is especially informative).
. ..methinks you put too much stock in the moderation system. I can see a point about the moderators being invisible (and mostly unaccountable) partisans steering the conversation, but I think in the long run, we're better off ignoring them (or maybe getting the Hell out of here, once and for all).
Yeah... I probably do put to much stock in the moderation system. I've been here (on slashdot) for longer than most. I remember when politics played only a minor role in the comments. Now, it seems politics find their way into damn near every story. I long for the days of vi vs. emacs, gnome vs. KDE, TrollTech debates, and bitching about the damn scroll wheel in X. I guess I'm just getting old (I'm probably older than most here too) and cranky?!?!
Have you considered the possibility you might be happier if you stopped coming here? I was just considering it earlier today. The signal-to-noise ratio is becoming vanishingly small, and I find myself getting into petty bickering matches with assholes who are probably laughing at me for caring about what they post. The only thing keeping me coming back these days is the neat geeky stuff they occasionally post, and the fact that I haven't found anywhere else that isn't just as bad (the devil you know, and all that).
Yes I have. Quite often. But, like you, I haven't really found a place like slashdot used to be. Arstechnica is very good, but much slower. Kuro5hin used to be an interesting geek place, but they long ago went the way slashdot is going.
Thanks for not attacking me personally. I was expecting you to. Apparently, you're not a child.;-)
that the "liberal American media" have had any reason to disbelieve the McCarthyism/HUAC meme up until now, or
That's funny that you should mention the HUAC right next to McCarthy. He had nothing to do with it.
It's grand how so many of you simply dismiss things as rubbish when you didn't even read them.
This place fucking amazes me. The first post Nazi guy gets modded insightful. I point out a few articles and the source of these articles (the Venona project), and get modded troll. I guess it only backs up my other comment about no fair political debates on slashdot.
Yeah... with the moderation system abused the way it is, I'm sure the "right-wingers" could get a fair debate here.
Every ridiculous bush bashing comment has been modded up. You know... like the first "Nazi" one -- Insightful? Please. Every other comment that somehow challenges the anti-Bush position (regardless of how well thought out, supported, or articulated it may be) is modded to the garbage bin.
There is no such thing as a fair political debate on slashdot. Period.
. ..people simply will not bother to consider true evidence objectively, nor to educate themselves to the point at which they can even discern good evidence from crap.
This applies to more things than just science. Take the current situation in Iraq or the 9/11 "documentaries" for example. If people WANT to believe in something, no amount of solid evidence can persuade them.
Buy 10 children from a thrid-world nation. Teach each child the lines for one of the listening stations. Tape a big red button to each of their foreheads. Problem solved (except perhaps the language thing... however, one can buy English speaking children... they just cost more).
For kicks, teach them code words. This is especially useful at parties. For example, I have taught my purchased child to masturbate when he hears the words "clam chowder". It really is a great party trick.
The Japanese military (it is a military) has deployed a small force to Iraq. This is the first major deployment in quite a while. The Diet has debated the "self-defense force only" clause in their constitution numerous times -- each time the idea of a non-self-defense force military gains momentum.
It's only a matter of time.
Japan growing an "offensive" scares the hell out of Korea and China. They have not forgotten the past.
I'd like to congratulate you (whoever you are) on a fine post. You have summed up in merely 71 words what I have been trying to say about this place (and many others like it on the net) for years.
Many who practice this "noodle armed social dominance" (I LOVE THAT PHRASE) are only repeating what they've read or heard. It's sad really.
Maybe I'm weird, but I find the HD a great backup medium. I don't have terabytes of shite I want to keep, but I do have about 80GB worth (slowly growing of course). This 80GB is made up of mostly iso images, movies, mp3s (mostly ripped, newer ones purchased from allofmp3.com), etc. It currently sits on a 120GB HD. When I bought this drive, I bought two. One for the stuff and one for the backup. Once every two weeks, a short cron job mounts the backup drive's partitions in/tmp, and throws rsync at the live stuff.
Now, this helps a lot with the "Jeesh I'm a dumbass" rm -rf scenario. If I don't remember within two weeks (or two days or whatever is left on the cycle) that I did a rm -rf on something I shouldn't have, well... Of course, if I did the rm -rf a few seconds before the cron job kicks off... OK... screwed.
When my 120GB drive gets close to full, I'll purchase two 200GB or two 280GB (or whatever) HDs and continue on. This has worked very well for me.
Oh yeah... If you set the backup drive to spin down, you'll feel good. hdparm is cool.
they don't run out and buy every movie related item they see. ..
No, but they'll slit each others' throats for the latest Tomogachi-esque shite, a pair of SMAP tickets, or a piece of unbelievably oiishi chizukeeki. That's after they're done waiting 90 minutes in line to eat ramen that is only marginally better than the Niniku chain down the street.
I've been here (Japan) for 8 years. I was here when the PS1, PS2, and the Xbox were released. IMHO, the XBox failed in this country for one reason:
Sony has completely saturated the market here. I can rent/buy PS2 games in pretty much every conbini (convenience store - 7-Eleven, Family Mart, Sunkus, etc.) in Japan -- even in "remote" areas like Yatsugatake, Aumori, etc. Hell, I think one can buy a PS2 in Doit (think HomeDepot, Lowe's, Wilkinson). I've been to some stores where they only carry PS1/2 goods (Kotesashi Seiyu in Tokorozawa for example). Of course, right before the Xbox was released here, Sony opened the spicket (sales, promotions, etc.).
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I just ran across this on google (I'm not sure how it missed it. It's on the FIRST DARN PAGE!). If you're interested....
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venona/
It's an overview. Plenty more info on venona exists on the net.
Great post. Really.
As I said (or meant to), I don't doubt the PDF has lots of useful information, but since I can't read it, I can't really justify changing my opinions just yet. I will keep an eye out for more information on the subject, though. This was the first I had heard about this sort of thing, and I have to admit, you've piqued my curiosity.
The Venona project, practically unknown to most, says McCarthy was right on pretty much every item. I've read a bit on this and had my eyes opened. There is a good book a friend gave to me that covers McCarthy pretty good. She makes a damn good case (not the entire text, but the part about McCarthy is especially informative).
Slander
. . .methinks you put too much stock in the moderation system. I can see a point about the moderators being invisible (and mostly unaccountable) partisans steering the conversation, but I think in the long run, we're better off ignoring them (or maybe getting the Hell out of here, once and for all).
Yeah... I probably do put to much stock in the moderation system. I've been here (on slashdot) for longer than most. I remember when politics played only a minor role in the comments. Now, it seems politics find their way into damn near every story. I long for the days of vi vs. emacs, gnome vs. KDE, TrollTech debates, and bitching about the damn scroll wheel in X. I guess I'm just getting old (I'm probably older than most here too) and cranky?!?!
Have you considered the possibility you might be happier if you stopped coming here? I was just considering it earlier today. The signal-to-noise ratio is becoming vanishingly small, and I find myself getting into petty bickering matches with assholes who are probably laughing at me for caring about what they post. The only thing keeping me coming back these days is the neat geeky stuff they occasionally post, and the fact that I haven't found anywhere else that isn't just as bad (the devil you know, and all that).
Yes I have. Quite often. But, like you, I haven't really found a place like slashdot used to be. Arstechnica is very good, but much slower. Kuro5hin used to be an interesting geek place, but they long ago went the way slashdot is going.
Thanks for not attacking me personally. I was expecting you to. Apparently, you're not a child. ;-)
Here is something for you. Carlsbeg is quite popular here in Japan. A nice resturant down the street from me serves it. MMMMMmmmm...
Very nice. Really. No flame here.
My "left" is the layman's left. Your's is more academic and over the heads of most here (probably including myself).
that the "liberal American media" have had any reason to disbelieve the McCarthyism/HUAC meme up until now, or
That's funny that you should mention the HUAC right next to McCarthy. He had nothing to do with it.
It's grand how so many of you simply dismiss things as rubbish when you didn't even read them.
This place fucking amazes me. The first post Nazi guy gets modded insightful. I point out a few articles and the source of these articles (the Venona project), and get modded troll. I guess it only backs up my other comment about no fair political debates on slashdot.
Yeah... with the moderation system abused the way it is, I'm sure the "right-wingers" could get a fair debate here.
Every ridiculous bush bashing comment has been modded up. You know... like the first "Nazi" one -- Insightful? Please. Every other comment that somehow challenges the anti-Bush position (regardless of how well thought out, supported, or articulated it may be) is modded to the garbage bin.
There is no such thing as a fair political debate on slashdot. Period.
McCarthyism is a myth perpetuated by a liberal American media. Read about it.
I've heard it at least a dozen times. It's fairly disgusting.
What? The bacon or the beer?
I was going to post the same exact link, but I figured some already did... and I was right.
allofmp3.com simply rocks.
Dude... you're very late. Microsoft ads have been running for quite a while.
. . .people simply will not bother to consider true evidence objectively, nor to educate themselves to the point at which they can even discern good evidence from crap.
This applies to more things than just science. Take the current situation in Iraq or the 9/11 "documentaries" for example. If people WANT to believe in something, no amount of solid evidence can persuade them.
Why does no one believe this is my account? I'll never understand that.
I posted this last night when I was drunk. It was a joke. You fucking people are sad. Sad I say. SAD!!!!!
Respect the post, not the account number!
Buy 10 children from a thrid-world nation. Teach each child the lines for one of the listening stations. Tape a big red button to each of their foreheads. Problem solved (except perhaps the language thing... however, one can buy English speaking children... they just cost more).
For kicks, teach them code words. This is especially useful at parties. For example, I have taught my purchased child to masturbate when he hears the words "clam chowder". It really is a great party trick.
The Japanese military (it is a military) has deployed a small force to Iraq. This is the first major deployment in quite a while. The Diet has debated the "self-defense force only" clause in their constitution numerous times -- each time the idea of a non-self-defense force military gains momentum.
It's only a matter of time.
Japan growing an "offensive" scares the hell out of Korea and China. They have not forgotten the past.
I'd like to congratulate you (whoever you are) on a fine post. You have summed up in merely 71 words what I have been trying to say about this place (and many others like it on the net) for years.
Many who practice this "noodle armed social dominance" (I LOVE THAT PHRASE) are only repeating what they've read or heard. It's sad really.
Maybe I'm weird, but I find the HD a great backup medium. I don't have terabytes of shite I want to keep, but I do have about 80GB worth (slowly growing of course). This 80GB is made up of mostly iso images, movies, mp3s (mostly ripped, newer ones purchased from allofmp3.com), etc. It currently sits on a 120GB HD. When I bought this drive, I bought two. One for the stuff and one for the backup. Once every two weeks, a short cron job mounts the backup drive's partitions in /tmp, and throws rsync at the live stuff.
Now, this helps a lot with the "Jeesh I'm a dumbass" rm -rf scenario. If I don't remember within two weeks (or two days or whatever is left on the cycle) that I did a rm -rf on something I shouldn't have, well... Of course, if I did the rm -rf a few seconds before the cron job kicks off... OK... screwed.
When my 120GB drive gets close to full, I'll purchase two 200GB or two 280GB (or whatever) HDs and continue on. This has worked very well for me.
Oh yeah... If you set the backup drive to spin down, you'll feel good. hdparm is cool.
I am weird I guess.
I actually read your entire post and have concluded that you are not only off topic, but a nasty troll as well.
If you're going to say it, say with a little Romanji loving.
Supelingu Natsuisu kan chioku on mai chiobi. Assu kuloun.
Ahhh ha! I like it. I like it!
uh huh...
See Rhodes. (pic)
they don't run out and buy every movie related item they see. . .
No, but they'll slit each others' throats for the latest Tomogachi-esque shite, a pair of SMAP tickets, or a piece of unbelievably oiishi chizukeeki. That's after they're done waiting 90 minutes in line to eat ramen that is only marginally better than the Niniku chain down the street.
See... I can generalize too.
Dude. Great post. Have you lived in Japan?
The knucklehead parent was modded up only because his post sort of bashes America and/or "Americanization". The moderation system is broken here.
I've been here (Japan) for 8 years. I was here when the PS1, PS2, and the Xbox were released. IMHO, the XBox failed in this country for one reason:
Sony has completely saturated the market here. I can rent/buy PS2 games in pretty much every conbini (convenience store - 7-Eleven, Family Mart, Sunkus, etc.) in Japan -- even in "remote" areas like Yatsugatake, Aumori, etc. Hell, I think one can buy a PS2 in Doit (think HomeDepot, Lowe's, Wilkinson). I've been to some stores where they only carry PS1/2 goods (Kotesashi Seiyu in Tokorozawa for example). Of course, right before the Xbox was released here, Sony opened the spicket (sales, promotions, etc.).