Something that might be a little off topic, but I was reading the news and a highschool kid got expelled for browsing the web for the cookbook. When I was in highschool we were allowed to read anything we wanted.
Last time I checked, I couldn't find Catcher in the Rye in my highschool library. Not that this is a good thing.
We don't need bacteria to excrete Guinness. The process of making beer is primarily done by yeast (another single-celled organism).
Yeah, but you gotta feed them hops, barely, and sugar! This you just feed the bacteria the styrafoam cup you just drank the guinness from and voila! 1/12 of a cup of Guinness!! YEAH!
I thank every one of them I meet for the service they do. We have an Air National Gaurd Wing in my home town that provide logistics and my father-in-law once commanded. I make a point to thank every airman I meet for his service. Espescially since this wing is on active duty.
Next time you attempt to make a joke... Don't assume you know someone's life on the internet.
I'll grant everything you just said for the sake of this debate. I'll even assume censorship in the military is necessary for the mission. In that case, you've missed the 2nd question.
1) Why is censorship going on in the military?
2) Why are only anti-war/liberal sites being blocked but not pro-war/conservative sites?
1) well, as you said... it is (at times) critical to morale and the mission
2)Show me some verification of the bias from trustworthy sources and I'll listen... Untill then, I'll support the people that are out there in the field.
Of Course! Not to sound like a red-dog republican, but of course they censor the internet for the troops. Their job(and thier life) depends on being focused on their job, not what's going on at the Underground Asian Showgirls(TM)website. Censorship is something that has always and will always occur in the Military. When you join the military you give up several freedoms due to how a military works. There is no free press, free speech, and free will(within limits), etc. in the military.
All you "everyone has a right to do whatever the hell they want" people need to get your collective head out of your collective rears so you can see what actually happens in the world.
You're confusing local PHYSICAL access with local user access (e.g., an unprivileged login). There are numerous hosting companies that give out shell accounts. That isn't to say it's easy to do right, but rather that you shouldn't equate it with being compromised.
No, I'm very aware of what I'm saying. I'm just extending an old axiom to today's world.
Obviously grabbing random traffic and scanning it isn't going to work. They need to "capture" one of the bots, and study it.
One Word: "Honeypot"
All they have to do is setup a computer with XP (original, no patches) and connect it to the internet. Give it 45 minutes and you'll have all the bots you want!
I'll take offense to the xenophobic remark... but everything else is dead on. On behalf of the non-moronic Americans, sorry for the scam remark. But you have to admit it's somewhat humorus. Indian-sourced tech help have been helping clean American computers of spam/spyware for years. Guess ya'll will have even more experience to help on those tech calls!
Ha - Faux news bias is a 11 on a scale of 0-10. There is the objective scientific evidence to prove this to court-of-law standards - they should have their broadcast license revoked since this is illegal [but a republican FCC doesn't care]
They are strongly, blatantly and intentionally right wing biased so much that Goebbels would be proud (not a godwin since it is a valid statement). No news station in american has a "left wing" bias - you don't even know what LEFT WING IS! The "most liberal" of all the media NPR is unbiased, the "Communist News Network" as your peers like to call it is slightly right-of-center.
However to you anything left of Mousolini is liberalism.
Hrrrm... Fox News first broadcast: 10/7/1996 I think that falls squarely into the "Clinton Presidency" era... get your facts straight.
Several of the targets were *not* related in any way to foreign nationals. Several of the targets were anti-war protestors, or other who have vocally and publicly stated opposition to the war in Iraq.
The number of "leads" generated by the NSA as a direct result of this operation has in fact reduced the efficiency of real investigations, as it has been burdensome to the FBI and others. Basically, they're getting deluged with requests to investigate people such as George Main and others like him have been the target of the domestic spying operation.
You ignore this at peril to your own liberty.
Why don't you just send the copy of the list that you have to the NYT, I'm sure that it would be alot easier for them just to print your well-informed knowledge of who has and who has not been spied upon...
Oh.... you don't have a list?
Hrmmm.... ok. Thank you for your time, and wasting everyone elses!
Yes, because like many other fields, electromagnetic can be uniquely identifying and/or carry useful information. Three things stick out here.
1.) You can easily detect a ship with electro-magnetic sensors if that field is not reduced significantly.
2.) That EM field with a ship is dependent on where, and when the ship was built (think localized EM fields on the earth)
3.) Any electronic device (think keyboards) give off EM radiation. Each key of a keyboard has a unique signature. If you don't nullify that field, a sub could just tag along in your wake reading every electronic communication sent on/to the ship
With the right tools, I'm sure that you can identify which shipyard (and at what time) a non-degaused ship was constructed. That, with the right databases could lead you to know what ship you just ran upon. After that, you can snoop the EM field for... say... keypresses on keyboards to steal passwords, security codes, and clear text that is being fed into a decoder.... Fun stuff... for the enemy.
So isolate noise + nullify EM fields = longer life in a war.
MYTH: This is merely a "terrorist surveillance program."
REALITY: When there is evidence a person may be a terrorist, both the criminal code and intelligence laws already authorize eavesdropping. This illegal program, however, allows electronic monitoring without any showing to a court that the person being spied upon in this country is a suspected terrorist.
Ahem... It's monitoring international communications that just happen to terminate in the US. They are monitoring the people outside the US, it just happens to be they are talking to someone in the US.
MYTH: The program is legal.
REALITY: The program violates the Fourth Amendment and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and will chill free speech.
4th amendment covers search and seisures.... FISA covers physical (black bag) searches of foreign nationals/citizens... NOT wiretaps
MYTH: The Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) allows this.
REALITY: The resolution about using force in Afghanistan doesn't mention wiretaps and doesn't apply domestically, but FISA does--it requires a court order.
the Authoriziation (below) says use of force against those responsible for the recent attacks... i.e. the Terrorist/Supporters... not JUST Afghanistan.
JOINT RESOLUTION
To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States.
Whereas, on September 11, 2001, acts of treacherous violence were committed against the United States and its citizens; and
Whereas, such acts render it both necessary and appropriate that the United States exercise its rights to self-defense and to protect United States citizens both at home and abroad;
MYTH: The president has the power to say what the law is.
REALITY: The courts have this power under our system of government, and no person is above the law, not even the president, or the rule of law means nothing.
WTF??!?!?! Ahem... CONGRESS says what is law. COURTS INTERPRET the law. This is where the ACLU really gets me pissed off. THE COURTS DONT SAY WHAT IS LAW! The only thing courts (and only FEDERAL Courts) CAN SAY ABOUT A LAW is this... "Yes, it's Constitutional." OR "No, it's NOT Constitutional". If you want to talk about checks and balances... look at that one TOO!
Some of these I do agree with. The main problem for the president is that the Administration didn't go to the courts within 72 hours. Other than that... it's just political posturing... Personally, I liked this one "myth"
MYTH: FISA takes too long.
REALITY: FISA allows wiretaps to begin immediately in emergencies, with three days afterward to go to court. Even without an emergency, FISA orders can be approved very quickly and FISA judges are available at all hours.
But.... Bullying is what made me the man I am today. I can easily pick out the "bully" in a group and then I can use intelligence, postioning, and execution to cull that person (or personality) from my work environment. It makes my life easier and the workplace easier to go to.
On a side note, if we can treat true depression and PTSD with a gene therapy, GREAT! It will allow Veterans who went through a horrible situation to undo the psych damage and return to a normal life. Same with clinical depression. Remove the behavioral restrictions and open that person up again. I see a much happier world if this actually comes to pass!
Also, the SOI has been in effect for a long time. SOI has the added benefit of being impervious to Latch Up from prolonged exposure to radiation(like that in space). That's why the rovers on mars are PPC chips. Also, many of the worlds communication satellites also run on the same premise. Like the parent post said. Nothing new, just basically SOI 1.5.
Unfortunately that happend in some countries of "west" a long time ago allready... McCarthy anyone?
Yes, that's true that during war-time (even cold war) many critical structures were not allowed to be photographed for security reasons. Its standard security measures. But also, for what it's worth, McCarthy was actually 100% CORRECT in his inquiries. Tactics not withstanding, he was right.
till, during the current conflict the US has been found to have been paying newspapers to print positive stories about the war to influence public opinion - but with more and more ppl getting news from the internet spreading it there makes sense too
Just a slight bit of information. Those articles were posted as advertisements. From Information Clearinghouse
In many cases, the material prepared by the military was given to advertising agencies for placement, and at least some of the material ran with an advertising label. But the American authorship and financing were not revealed.
So they were ads, not stories. The pentagon just didn't want it to come directly from them, so they sent it elsewhere.
Doesn't the US Government want to squash the current internet and introduce Internet 2 where they have power to monitor everything? And hackers for the government? Please most hackers I know wouldn't be able to pass the physical exam required for service.
Actually, the real Internet 2 is already in the works for educational institutions. It's more of a prioritization of packets based on critical nature... (i.e. VOIP > Web > Email) instead of the free for all (VOIP = Web = Email) that is now. In theory it will speed up the internet and add some stability.
Yes, I know I'm just feeding him, but hey... he's a silly little man anyway. He need some fattening up. (It will let him fall behind the heard faster and get gobbled up by "the man".
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I thank every one of them I meet for the service they do. We have an Air National Gaurd Wing in my home town that provide logistics and my father-in-law once commanded. I make a point to thank every airman I meet for his service. Espescially since this wing is on active duty.
Next time you attempt to make a joke... Don't assume you know someone's life on the internet.
2)Show me some verification of the bias from trustworthy sources and I'll listen... Untill then, I'll support the people that are out there in the field.
Of Course! Not to sound like a red-dog republican, but of course they censor the internet for the troops. Their job(and thier life) depends on being focused on their job, not what's going on at the Underground Asian Showgirls(TM)website. Censorship is something that has always and will always occur in the Military. When you join the military you give up several freedoms due to how a military works. There is no free press, free speech, and free will(within limits), etc. in the military.
All you "everyone has a right to do whatever the hell they want" people need to get your collective head out of your collective rears so you can see what actually happens in the world.
Darn. I missed my opportunity to drop the green flag on the bush bashing because NASA has to have a real budget.
All they have to do is setup a computer with XP (original, no patches) and connect it to the internet. Give it 45 minutes and you'll have all the bots you want!
I'll take offense to the xenophobic remark... but everything else is dead on. On behalf of the non-moronic Americans, sorry for the scam remark. But you have to admit it's somewhat humorus. Indian-sourced tech help have been helping clean American computers of spam/spyware for years. Guess ya'll will have even more experience to help on those tech calls!
Oh.... you don't have a list?
Hrmmm.... ok. Thank you for your time, and wasting everyone elses!
Send a Russian in to space on a Canadian's dollar, and you get a man playing with his little balls and tee in zero G
Yes, because like many other fields, electromagnetic can be uniquely identifying and/or carry useful information. Three things stick out here.
1.) You can easily detect a ship with electro-magnetic sensors if that field is not reduced significantly.
2.) That EM field with a ship is dependent on where, and when the ship was built (think localized EM fields on the earth)
3.) Any electronic device (think keyboards) give off EM radiation. Each key of a keyboard has a unique signature. If you don't nullify that field, a sub could just tag along in your wake reading every electronic communication sent on/to the ship
With the right tools, I'm sure that you can identify which shipyard (and at what time) a non-degaused ship was constructed. That, with the right databases could lead you to know what ship you just ran upon. After that, you can snoop the EM field for... say... keypresses on keyboards to steal passwords, security codes, and clear text that is being fed into a decoder.... Fun stuff... for the enemy.
So isolate noise + nullify EM fields = longer life in a war.
Ahem... It's monitoring international communications that just happen to terminate in the US. They are monitoring the people outside the US, it just happens to be they are talking to someone in the US.
4th amendment covers search and seisures.... FISA covers physical (black bag) searches of foreign nationals/citizens... NOT wiretaps
the Authoriziation (below) says use of force against those responsible for the recent attacks... i.e. the Terrorist/Supporters... not JUST Afghanistan.
WTF??!?!?! Ahem... CONGRESS says what is law. COURTS INTERPRET the law. This is where the ACLU really gets me pissed off. THE COURTS DONT SAY WHAT IS LAW! The only thing courts (and only FEDERAL Courts) CAN SAY ABOUT A LAW is this... "Yes, it's Constitutional." OR "No, it's NOT Constitutional". If you want to talk about checks and balances... look at that one TOO!
Some of these I do agree with. The main problem for the president is that the Administration didn't go to the courts within 72 hours. Other than that... it's just political posturing... Personally, I liked this one "myth"
Ok, they got 1 right.
Couldn't this just be darwin acting like gentoo??
Lets just clear this up right now...
This would be God's Law:
This would be a human's moronic attempt to "spread the word":
Don't blame God for the fanatical idiots of the human race that say they are doing his will...
But.... Bullying is what made me the man I am today. I can easily pick out the "bully" in a group and then I can use intelligence, postioning, and execution to cull that person (or personality) from my work environment. It makes my life easier and the workplace easier to go to.
On a side note, if we can treat true depression and PTSD with a gene therapy, GREAT! It will allow Veterans who went through a horrible situation to undo the psych damage and return to a normal life. Same with clinical depression. Remove the behavioral restrictions and open that person up again. I see a much happier world if this actually comes to pass!
Also, the SOI has been in effect for a long time. SOI has the added benefit of being impervious to Latch Up from prolonged exposure to radiation(like that in space). That's why the rovers on mars are PPC chips. Also, many of the worlds communication satellites also run on the same premise. Like the parent post said. Nothing new, just basically SOI 1.5.
Yes, I know I'm just feeding him, but hey... he's a silly little man anyway. He need some fattening up. (It will let him fall behind the heard faster and get gobbled up by "the man".