I've always wondered how something can be racist if it is true. I don't know what the percentages in NYC are of people who commit crimes in certain areas and what races those folks tend to be, but if 70% of the crimes in an area are committed by folks of a certain race, whatever that race may be, why does it not make sense to focus your suspicions while policing on people of that race?
Well stated, but the problem is that this very secrecy can be used for nefarious purposes, and if there is no one to answer to, the damage to our democracy can be worse.
The screenshots in the XKeyscore presentation revealed today show a page where a person can use a drop-down menu to indicate a legal reasoning behind why the NSA analyst might want to start tracking or get more information on an email. Apparently, once done, the person can start tracking and READING emails from/to an email. Any email, not just ones abroad. Say, Senator Feinstein/Rep. Paul/ Pres. Obama. Supposedly there are no additional steps to begin reading this information; there is only a POSSIBLE audit.
Now imagine said NSA analyst decided to get this information and pass it on to political opponents in a campaign, even a presidential one. This is a very real possibility, because these sorts of shenanigans are almost GUARANTEED to happen. The damage to our very democracy would be catastrophic, because the most powerful surveillance history in the history of the world would have been brought to bear against political opponents in a campaign. If you want to see the NSA get defunded real quick, this is the best way to do it.
And in fact, there are rumors that the next thing that Snowden will "leak" will be information of this sort...not just how the NSA can spy on people, but WHICH people were spied on.
you do realize that you will have less rights overseas and be less free from NSA surveillance than you are here in the US... Most of those servers the NSA is using are not in the US... Just pointing that out....
This is false. He said, and I quote, ""He was lying, He clearly has over-inflated his position, he has over-inflated his access and he's even over-inflated what the actually technology of the programs would allow one to do. It's impossible for him to do what he was saying he could do."
It turns out that he was in fact NOT lying, and Rogers WAS lying by saying Snowden was lying.
The real elephant in the room here is how this is really very dangerous for democracy.
I have yet to hear any politician discuss the REAL threat here, in the long run...the threat to American Democracy itself.
Imagine the following scenario: A guy like Snowden, hired by a Republican/Democratic senator, gets a job with Booz Allen, and proceeds to use these tools to spy on the political campaign of either their direct opponent in a campaign, or the opposing candidate in an election campaign. They are able to make up an excuse and take this information out, and pass it on to their candidate.
And then one day this information gets out, that someone was spying, ala Nixon-style on everything the opponent was doing. If you think the sh** is hitting the fan now, just you wait until THAT happens. Hell hath no fury like a politician who has been spied upon.
Cats know better than to "fight" humans in the way you describe. When I get in a fight with my cat , it's because I forgot to feed him some morning or neglected to clean out the litter box over time; he responds with a left hook by leaving a big steaming pile of something in the shower as a present.
You could come to a reasonably priced restaurant in SF, like, say, State Bird Provisions, (which accepts walk-ins) and relax a bit from your douchebaggery.
Update, 1:20pm: Urbanspoon has released a statement that reaffirms its earlier denial, and also refutes duplicate reservations and reservation fraud (though neither of those issues are technically in dispute): "Urbanspoon’s data on State Bird Provisions’ reservations do not support the findings reported in Diogo Mónica’s post. While we will not disclose data about specific customers, we currently have processes in place to prevent duplicate reservations and combat reservation fraud. Urbanspoon’s goal is to give real diners the opportunity to make reservations. We’ve noticed that many diners will stop at nothing to get a table at the hottest restaurants in town, like State Bird Provisions , so we are constantly working on improving the overall reservations process to give all diners an opportunity to secure a table."
Yes. Hydra featured prominently in the Captain America movie. The Nazis weren't evil enough, so they had a sub-group called Hydra, which was headed by Hugo Weaving/The Red Skull.
I've seen the movie twice. Does that count? And no, the best parts weren't in the trailer. The baseball bat boat scene was, and it was very cool...but the trailer didn't really do it justice.
And if you can DO see this in IMAX. I've seen it in both formats, and this really is a movie better seen in IMAX.
As has been pointed out, a number of these movies have done quite well, taking into account international receipts. Care to revise your thesis in light of this fact?
Pacific Rim has practically made it's production costs back, as of today.
Right...now, we don't know what the marketing budget for PR is...but there's a good chance it will make back it's production + marketing budget for a tidy profit. We don't know yet...the next two weeks will be telling. I'm rooting for it.
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I've always wondered how something can be racist if it is true. I don't know what the percentages in NYC are of people who commit crimes in certain areas and what races those folks tend to be, but if 70% of the crimes in an area are committed by folks of a certain race, whatever that race may be, why does it not make sense to focus your suspicions while policing on people of that race?
All laws are selectively enforced. There are no laws that are not selectively enforced. Your point?
Well stated, but the problem is that this very secrecy can be used for nefarious purposes, and if there is no one to answer to, the damage to our democracy can be worse.
The screenshots in the XKeyscore presentation revealed today show a page where a person can use a drop-down menu to indicate a legal reasoning behind why the NSA analyst might want to start tracking or get more information on an email. Apparently, once done, the person can start tracking and READING emails from/to an email. Any email, not just ones abroad. Say, Senator Feinstein/Rep. Paul/ Pres. Obama. Supposedly there are no additional steps to begin reading this information; there is only a POSSIBLE audit.
Now imagine said NSA analyst decided to get this information and pass it on to political opponents in a campaign, even a presidential one. This is a very real possibility, because these sorts of shenanigans are almost GUARANTEED to happen. The damage to our very democracy would be catastrophic, because the most powerful surveillance history in the history of the world would have been brought to bear against political opponents in a campaign. If you want to see the NSA get defunded real quick, this is the best way to do it.
And in fact, there are rumors that the next thing that Snowden will "leak" will be information of this sort...not just how the NSA can spy on people, but WHICH people were spied on.
You ain't seen nothin yet.
you do realize that you will have less rights overseas and be less free from NSA surveillance than you are here in the US... Most of those servers the NSA is using are not in the US... Just pointing that out....
This is false. He said, and I quote, ""He was lying, He clearly has over-inflated his position, he has over-inflated his access and he's even over-inflated what the actually technology of the programs would allow one to do. It's impossible for him to do what he was saying he could do."
It turns out that he was in fact NOT lying, and Rogers WAS lying by saying Snowden was lying.
I should say, "opposing candidate in a PRESIDENTIAL election campaign"
The real elephant in the room here is how this is really very dangerous for democracy.
I have yet to hear any politician discuss the REAL threat here, in the long run...the threat to American Democracy itself.
Imagine the following scenario: A guy like Snowden, hired by a Republican/Democratic senator, gets a job with Booz Allen, and proceeds to use these tools to spy on the political campaign of either their direct opponent in a campaign, or the opposing candidate in an election campaign. They are able to make up an excuse and take this information out, and pass it on to their candidate.
And then one day this information gets out, that someone was spying, ala Nixon-style on everything the opponent was doing. If you think the sh** is hitting the fan now, just you wait until THAT happens. Hell hath no fury like a politician who has been spied upon.
Cats know better than to "fight" humans in the way you describe. When I get in a fight with my cat , it's because I forgot to feed him some morning or neglected to clean out the litter box over time; he responds with a left hook by leaving a big steaming pile of something in the shower as a present.
Dragonflies and butterflies have wings...I am not aware if eating insects is common amongst Chinese folks.
No, that's why you marinate skate, for example, in lemon juice before cooking it...it neutralizes the uric acid.
I did, I could do without the bullshit, but the first part sounds tasty.
I've heard it's cool and trendy to hate on hipsters.
I guess that makes you a hipster.
No need to be so harsh on yourself, good sir.
You could come to a reasonably priced restaurant in SF, like, say, State Bird Provisions, (which accepts walk-ins) and relax a bit from your douchebaggery.
I live in the city and haven't eaten there yet, but it looks reasonably priced.
I do not that on the font of the website are the words, prominently displayed, "Walk-ins Welcome", so why even bother getting a reservation?
That sounds delicious.
The important part, which I failed to quote:
Update, 1:20pm: Urbanspoon has released a statement that reaffirms its earlier denial, and also refutes duplicate reservations and reservation fraud (though neither of those issues are technically in dispute):
"Urbanspoon’s data on State Bird Provisions’ reservations do not support the findings reported in Diogo Mónica’s post. While we will not disclose data about specific customers, we currently have processes in place to prevent duplicate reservations and combat reservation fraud. Urbanspoon’s goal is to give real diners the opportunity to make reservations. We’ve noticed that many diners will stop at nothing to get a table at the hottest restaurants in town, like State Bird Provisions , so we are constantly working on improving the overall reservations process to give all diners an opportunity to secure a table."
The reservation company specifically denies that this is happening or is possible.
TFA:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2013/07/25/are-automated-bots-are-making-hot-online-reservations-impossible/
Yes. Hydra featured prominently in the Captain America movie. The Nazis weren't evil enough, so they had a sub-group called Hydra, which was headed by Hugo Weaving/The Red Skull.
"Heil Hydra!!!"
Nice try. No paid social media marketer here...just a fanboy.
I've seen the movie twice. Does that count? And no, the best parts weren't in the trailer. The baseball bat boat scene was, and it was very cool...but the trailer didn't really do it justice.
And if you can DO see this in IMAX. I've seen it in both formats, and this really is a movie better seen in IMAX.
As has been pointed out, a number of these movies have done quite well, taking into account international receipts. Care to revise your thesis in light of this fact?
Pacific Rim has practically made it's production costs back, as of today.
Well, I'm a Jeremy too, and I loved it. Saw it twice, once in IMAX. Mind-blowing. Cheesy but in a good way.
--Jeremy
It's actually incredible in IMAX. I saw it the first time in a regular theater; in IMAX it's completely different.
Right...now, we don't know what the marketing budget for PR is...but there's a good chance it will make back it's production + marketing budget for a tidy profit. We don't know yet...the next two weeks will be telling. I'm rooting for it.
The movie is not a flop yet. It's doing very well overseas. It's made $175M on a budget of $180M.
It will probably break even or better. It hasn't opened yet in China or Japan.