You're not the only one, but Lulz and Anon are trying to create an oppressive regime of their own (perhaps unwittingly) where people are afraid to criticize their actions for fear of reprisal.
Sadly, this is completely counter to what some people believe they stand for.
In the world of "custom rom with one possible problem as a result that's been fixed in cyanogen" vs "stock rom that never gets updated with security fixes two years later", I'll take my chances with the first.
First and foremost: I don't believe there's any conspiracy here. I believe OBL is dead at the bottom of the ocean.
That said, your point about highly decorated SEALs only stands up if no superior tells them to lie. Veteran fighters I know would have no problem lying about an event because a superior told them it was the right thing to do.
Unfortunately, that leaves the "you can't ever prove it" issue for conspiracy nuts, I know, but I'm not gullible enough to believe every good soldier is also morally responsible enough to tell the truth all the time.
As I said in my other reply, my point was in reply to
The fact that easy targets still exist in this day and age just goes to show that LulzSec does serve a purpose, even if you disagree with their methods.
I only use phone apps that collect my location by cell network. I don't allow fine-grained GPS information except to my GPS navigation software. I don't see the need for to-the-meter accurate data about my location to serve me appropriate advertising.
As the GP I agree completely. For example, Ottawa, my nation's capital, has beautiful dedicated transit lanes. The buses speed past stopped traffic on the highways on their own private roadways, bringing public transit users to and from major stations with speed and efficiency. Last I checked, NYC is also an excellent example of a city that understands the need for at least decent public transit.
Unfortunately, too many people look at transit as a private for-profit opportunity, instead of a public good.
Interfering with someone else's electronics is in fact a serious crime in most places. The Internet is primarily privately run these days, so you might find it strange but private companies' resources being misused is not the same as dancing like an idiot in a public park. Its a direct assault on private property, like your examples.
"Back when I was young, the Internet was free and open. We had anonymity and could be anyone we wanted. Then these idiots screwed it up for everyone, and in the name of a few lulz, destroyed our future possibilities. That's why you have to use your citizen card to access the library Internet."
Attacking people with the resources to find and make you disappear is stupid.
You know that moment in a super hero movie where the idiot bad guy says something insulting to the hero and you know he's going to get his backside handed to him six ways from Sunday? Lulzsec just did the insult bit.
At what point did Mitnick take down any network you were trying to use for fun or profit?
Mitnick was also a real hacker -- he could tweak code to serve him without being detected most of the time.
From a criminal perspective: Lulzsec: breaking someone's house down with a rocket launcher Mitnick: sneaking past your security system in broad daylight and memorizing your diary then getting out without leaving fingerprints
Watching other peoples' lives and work blow up might be fun, but both irresponsible and immature.
That's like mentioning the invasion of France by England without bringing up the counter-events.
Both sides have been attacking each other forever, its hard to call either the instigator. 1895 happens to be stupidly modern compared to when these conflicts likely began.
There's no benefit to smaller trains; same energy per passenger required, and more rail switching nightmares (keeping trains far enough away from each other on a line that there won't be collisions or conflicts).
There is no inherent cost/benefit to a car over a train. If the entire population used trains instead of cars, the cost benefit ratio would easily swing the other way.
Its called selfish vs group ethics. People use cars because its convenient to themselves, rather than public transit in its various forms which are better for everyone as a whole.
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You're not the only one, but Lulz and Anon are trying to create an oppressive regime of their own (perhaps unwittingly) where people are afraid to criticize their actions for fear of reprisal.
Sadly, this is completely counter to what some people believe they stand for.
Interestingly the currency was previously backed by gold. This is no longer true of course, but many don't realize that.
In the world of "custom rom with one possible problem as a result that's been fixed in cyanogen" vs "stock rom that never gets updated with security fixes two years later", I'll take my chances with the first.
GPG works great, as does the Android version thereof.
Something similar to Freenet but more lightweight would be interesting, creating true cloud storage distributed among all the users of the software.
You didn't read the comment you responded to, did you?
lol.
Try it again.
First and foremost: I don't believe there's any conspiracy here. I believe OBL is dead at the bottom of the ocean.
That said, your point about highly decorated SEALs only stands up if no superior tells them to lie. Veteran fighters I know would have no problem lying about an event because a superior told them it was the right thing to do.
Unfortunately, that leaves the "you can't ever prove it" issue for conspiracy nuts, I know, but I'm not gullible enough to believe every good soldier is also morally responsible enough to tell the truth all the time.
As I said in my other reply, my point was in reply to
State your response in context or its irrelevant.
Yes and no. Troll said soft target. I compared soft targets.
The entire point of the rebuttal was that "being a soft target" does not make for a valid target. That was of course the point I was rebuking.
If you think there's some other reason the CIA should be attacked, feel free to state it. But "because they're a soft target" is idiotic.
That's also opt-in.
The phone asks when its first activated if you wish to allow it, and you can disable it at any time from within the preferences.
You can also tell it not to use the GPS receiver and only track your location by cell network.
I only use phone apps that collect my location by cell network. I don't allow fine-grained GPS information except to my GPS navigation software. I don't see the need for to-the-meter accurate data about my location to serve me appropriate advertising.
As the GP I agree completely. For example, Ottawa, my nation's capital, has beautiful dedicated transit lanes. The buses speed past stopped traffic on the highways on their own private roadways, bringing public transit users to and from major stations with speed and efficiency. Last I checked, NYC is also an excellent example of a city that understands the need for at least decent public transit.
Unfortunately, too many people look at transit as a private for-profit opportunity, instead of a public good.
They needed new jobs for the suicidal workers who've been making iphones all this time.
Interfering with someone else's electronics is in fact a serious crime in most places. The Internet is primarily privately run these days, so you might find it strange but private companies' resources being misused is not the same as dancing like an idiot in a public park. Its a direct assault on private property, like your examples.
"Back when I was young, the Internet was free and open. We had anonymity and could be anyone we wanted. Then these idiots screwed it up for everyone, and in the name of a few lulz, destroyed our future possibilities. That's why you have to use your citizen card to access the library Internet."
Attacking people with the resources to find and make you disappear is stupid.
You know that moment in a super hero movie where the idiot bad guy says something insulting to the hero and you know he's going to get his backside handed to him six ways from Sunday? Lulzsec just did the insult bit.
At what point did Mitnick take down any network you were trying to use for fun or profit?
Mitnick was also a real hacker -- he could tweak code to serve him without being detected most of the time.
From a criminal perspective:
Lulzsec: breaking someone's house down with a rocket launcher
Mitnick: sneaking past your security system in broad daylight and memorizing your diary then getting out without leaving fingerprints
Watching other peoples' lives and work blow up might be fun, but both irresponsible and immature.
It shocks me how many geeks seem to support these obvious acts of bullying.
Its wrong, no matter who its done to.
Children in school yards are easy targets for rifles. That doesn't in any way imply we should shoot them for lulz.
Neither is anything lulzsec does justified except by people with absolutely no sense of justice.
That's like mentioning the invasion of France by England without bringing up the counter-events.
Both sides have been attacking each other forever, its hard to call either the instigator. 1895 happens to be stupidly modern compared to when these conflicts likely began.
There's no benefit to smaller trains; same energy per passenger required, and more rail switching nightmares (keeping trains far enough away from each other on a line that there won't be collisions or conflicts).
There is no inherent cost/benefit to a car over a train. If the entire population used trains instead of cars, the cost benefit ratio would easily swing the other way.
Its called selfish vs group ethics. People use cars because its convenient to themselves, rather than public transit in its various forms which are better for everyone as a whole.
Not to justify the Catholics, but they do allow for not having sex.
That is actually an option you realize.
But yes, if you must give into your impulses, I can see how you'd be confused and think its their fault you're reproducing.
You missed LISP, Python and *wretch* PHP.
Last I checked you can write native assembly objects to be linked into most other languages too, including Python and Java.
There's no reason to be hung up on it in C++.