There are other, similar, Russian cop videos on Youtube and other web video media.
I am a former resident of Russia. My reaction is absolutely different from what I've seen so far on slashdot. I think it is most probable that this (Medvedev's speech, cops on Youtube)is part of a carefully planned "marketing" campaign by Putin's government.
As pointed out on some other postings here, a dictator must at least appear to occasionally help his people. Medvedev's speech MUST have been approved by Putin, and therefore is part of this plan. The cops probably feel safe enough to post critical opinions because it was pre-approved at the highest levels.
So? Some social steam is released, Medvedev appears to be a leader with broad reforms in democracy, economics, and government corruption.
What is likely to actually change? Nothing. In Former Soviet Russia, GOVERNMENT astroturfs YOU!
Western countries didn't have Stalin's paranoia. Stalin moved so many scientists to Akademgorodok (Academic Village) in deep Siberia in order to segregate and more easily control them.
Oh, and they did breed. Some of the smartest young Russians I've met were born and raised in Akademgorodok.
I expect that the "War on Data" will be as effective as the "War on Drugs", War on Terror", and "War on Poverty" have been.
In other words, very successful at giving the state more control, more jobs, and more opportunities for corruption.
Discuss...
Wim Wenders's movie "The End of Violence" has this concept as a plot device - Personal surveillance by satellite combined with space-based laser weapons that can take out individual criminals/terrorists.
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There are other, similar, Russian cop videos on Youtube and other web video media.
I am a former resident of Russia. My reaction is absolutely different from what I've seen so far on slashdot. I think it is most probable that this (Medvedev's speech, cops on Youtube)is part of a carefully planned "marketing" campaign by Putin's government.
As pointed out on some other postings here, a dictator must at least appear to occasionally help his people. Medvedev's speech MUST have been approved by Putin, and therefore is part of this plan. The cops probably feel safe enough to post critical opinions because it was pre-approved at the highest levels.
So? Some social steam is released, Medvedev appears to be a leader with broad reforms in democracy, economics, and government corruption.
What is likely to actually change? Nothing. In Former Soviet Russia, GOVERNMENT astroturfs YOU!
When they zombified the fireants, I said nothing
because I was not a fireant...
Western countries didn't have Stalin's paranoia. Stalin moved so many scientists to Akademgorodok (Academic Village) in deep Siberia in order to segregate and more easily control them.
Oh, and they did breed. Some of the smartest young Russians I've met were born and raised in Akademgorodok.
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Is it just me, or this kind of fun say?
That's all.
I expect that the "War on Data" will be as effective as the "War on Drugs", War on Terror", and "War on Poverty" have been. In other words, very successful at giving the state more control, more jobs, and more opportunities for corruption. Discuss...
Where can I get *me* some of those high quality Microsoft products? All I seem to have are the low quality versions purchased directly from Microsoft.
Real Ultimate Power! The sweet "ninja" website, which is bragable.
http://www.realultimatepower.net/
Tires?
Oh, you mean that old technology before maglev and hover when cars actually touched the ground?
... and I've got YOU beat. I used the 2004.2 Minimal LiveCD to do a stage 1 install on a P1-233 MMX with 256mb.
Only 5 days later and I now have a working Apache and Samba server for the home network.
Wim Wenders's movie "The End of Violence" has this concept as a plot device - Personal surveillance by satellite combined with space-based laser weapons that can take out individual criminals/terrorists.
Gary Larson has previously documented this phenomenon: http://home.earthlink.net/~grleone/funny/farside/g inger.gif