Given that the NSA is recording everything, and probably has broken all your encryption keys, you would think the NSA would already know who to target for employment. Thus the obvious conclusion is that these ads are fakes or honeypots.
If that is your "conclusion," then my conclusion is that you probably aren't the sort of talent they are looking for.
Unless your resume is encoded in your encryption keys, or is an attachment to your emails, I don't see any of that as being useful as employment screening in terms of talent. That is even assuming that they have done all that. Your post is nonsense.
I'm sure that the relief agencies would be happy to take a donation. I think these are correct, but double check for yourself. I apologize for not including everybody, please don't let that stop you from making a donation.
Both the geography and naming quibbling is and was pointless. I commend you on acquiring the skills taught to 10 year olds. I hope it takes you far in life.
Acquiring knowledge has generally been expensive. Libraries cost money for both the building and books. Education costs money, even if it is free to the student. Somebody is paying in some fashion whether it is taxes or time taken from profitable pursuits. The network that you speak of was paid for mainly by taxes, tuition, or profits. The internet has been a wonderful resource to make knowledge easier to access, but the infrastructure costs money. Staff to maintain both information and infrastructure costs money. Even scholars willing to work without pay still need to eat, still need a roof over their head, and a place to sleep.
Like many things Google is a mixed bag. The search engine has been a marvelous resource to find knowledge hidden in the dark corners of the internet. It has contributed to the open source & free software movement. It has helped expand human knowledge. It is a powerful tool for researchers of all sorts, not to mention students, and people in every day life. But as I understand it Google has nearly a million servers, many data centers, and a nontrivial staff. That costs money. Perhaps they are overstepping things with this move, but they need to find a way to make money if they are going to continue their broad based activities. I understand their need for ads even if I find them disagreeable. But that doesn't mean that I will necessarily buy a smart phone with the intrusive capabilities on it.
By a similar token the need for the NSA is an ugly reality. Not every group or society on the planet is willing to live in peace within their own borders. Seventy years ago it was Germany, Italy, and Japan. Not long after that was settled, North Korea decided it would invade South Korea. After WW2 the Soviet Union and its allies used or threatened to use military force on many occasions including in Germany, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Afghanistan, Berlin, Cuba. North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam. The list goes on and on. Saddam's Iraq invaded Kuwait and annexed it until the UN authorized the US and allied forces to remove Iraq's army from Kuwait. Chinese state controlled media just published maps showing targets for Chinese nuclear weapons in the US and also publicized the existence of their extensive submarine force. Russia has started probing US and European air defenses again, and has made mock nuclear attacks. Even ignoring terrorism the NSA has plenty to watch for, and will for the foreseeable future.
There are may things limiting human potential. One of the biggest is human nature.
I think this is a great reason to not have a "smart phone."
I've long had the view that much of the infrastructure for genuine oppression* in the US and much of the West would emerge "for your convenience" until a genuinely oppressive government came along to exploit it. What happens when everything goes through electronic payments and the government decides to cut yours off for some reason?
* If you live in the West, no, this isn't it, but you might be able to get a sense of the potential from here.
Simply that your dismissive your statement is essentially nonsense, marijuana is a drug functionally, and a controlled substance legally. I don't recall that there are any controls on nutmeg, or banana peels. I would stay away from the "cinnamon challenge" too even if cinnamon is in your spice rack.
The quibbling has been over the exact form of the name for a functional unit of government.
If it makes it clearer, substitute gendarmes for police in my previous post and continue to interpret it in english. You will note that gendarme is generic and doesn't match the French rendering of the RCMP as Gendarmerie royale du Canada either and would meet with the same objection.
Marijuana, which is no more a drug than anything in my spice rack, yes
The active ingredient in marijuana is THC. It is as much a drug as the nicotine in tobacco, psilocybin in certain mushrooms, or any other drug for that matter.
That is an irrelevant issue since it is essentially a functional description. It would be little different than complaining about referring to the RCMP as police.
Challenging the power of petty bureaucrats will likely get you a visit from Child Protective Services. They are more likely to take your children than admit the rule is stupid.
And yet, the demonize Snowden rhetoric made it pas Slashdot editors to make front page. How many times is that now even just in the last few days?
There have been many occasions in which Slashdot has had multiple stories regarding the NSA and/or Snowden on it within 24 hours. There should be little surprise over that since he made off with more than 60,000 documents on just the UK alone. That is going to make for a lot of revelations on many subjects.
You also seem to be complaining that Slashdot doesn't post only positive stories about Snowden, the Guardian, and the leaks - in other words, positive propaganda. The world is more complex than that. Even if you think the leaks are a good thing a reasonable person can acknowledge that there at least might be trade offs involved in a massive security breach such as that. But the fact is that it isn't simply a theoretical question, there is harm being done by the leaks whether you agree or not. Multiple heads of state, legislators or MPs, ministerial level officials, and heads of agencies have all stated that. Your denials of that have no affect on reality.
You should also understand that the sort of damage being done is unlikely to manifest itself immediately. It will take time for the affects to become apparent. When they do, it will be far too late to change your mind, you'll be stuck with it. It might be for years, or it might be practically forever. There is no "take back" on this even though you may come to wish there was.
I'm pretty sure the post is largely nonsense. Both wiretaps and bugs have been used by the police to investigate many type of crime for decades. It didn't start on September 12, 2001.
A wide variety of individuals and groups can influence policy, such as unions, the ACLU, the NRA, American states, foreign governments, and many others.
Any politician that doesn't suit the voters is subject to losing his or her job. Just one example:
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Admins "own" the systems that they work on and can become any user they want to be without passwords.
Not if "su" is disabled, or you want to avoid logging.
The best and brightest aren't necessarily primarily motivated purely by money. There are many that do a tour or two and get out.
Not many civilian pilots get to fly AH-64 Apaches let alone fire their armament on a regular basis.
Given that the NSA is recording everything, and probably has broken all your encryption keys, you would think the NSA would already know who to target for employment. Thus the obvious conclusion is that these ads are fakes or honeypots.
If that is your "conclusion," then my conclusion is that you probably aren't the sort of talent they are looking for.
Unless your resume is encoded in your encryption keys, or is an attachment to your emails, I don't see any of that as being useful as employment screening in terms of talent. That is even assuming that they have done all that. Your post is nonsense.
So it's news to you that NSA engages in research on cryptography and computer security?
An unserious polemic consistent with the fawning over Chomsky* in the film. Overall a very enjoyable film.
* There's a certain irony in this since the monologue is regarding a purely rhetorical bombing of a village whereas Chomsky is a genocide denier.
At this point, no "good" geek would work for the NSA.
For certain values of "good." Those values aren't necessarily shared by all good people.
Yes. Obama created this storm to destroy his Kenyan birth certificate that his mother secreted at an Indonesia Bank ...
Really? I heard that was all just a plot to help hide the fact that Obama is a lizard man* and Biden used to wear a mullet (party on Joe!).
* That was enlightening. There are some Slashdotters I can peg to a number of those theories..
I'm sure that the relief agencies would be happy to take a donation. I think these are correct, but double check for yourself. I apologize for not including everybody, please don't let that stop you from making a donation.
American Red Cross
British Red Cross
Canadian Red Cross
Australian Red Cross
New Zealand Red Cross
Irish Red Cross
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz
Croix-Rouge Francaise
Röda Korset
Røde Kors
Røde Kors
Rode Kruis
Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz
Croce Rossa Italiana
Cruz Roja Española
Polski Czerwony Krzyz
Salvation Army donations
Both the geography and naming quibbling is and was pointless. I commend you on acquiring the skills taught to 10 year olds. I hope it takes you far in life.
Knowledge should be free.
Acquiring knowledge has generally been expensive. Libraries cost money for both the building and books. Education costs money, even if it is free to the student. Somebody is paying in some fashion whether it is taxes or time taken from profitable pursuits. The network that you speak of was paid for mainly by taxes, tuition, or profits. The internet has been a wonderful resource to make knowledge easier to access, but the infrastructure costs money. Staff to maintain both information and infrastructure costs money. Even scholars willing to work without pay still need to eat, still need a roof over their head, and a place to sleep.
Like many things Google is a mixed bag. The search engine has been a marvelous resource to find knowledge hidden in the dark corners of the internet. It has contributed to the open source & free software movement. It has helped expand human knowledge. It is a powerful tool for researchers of all sorts, not to mention students, and people in every day life. But as I understand it Google has nearly a million servers, many data centers, and a nontrivial staff. That costs money. Perhaps they are overstepping things with this move, but they need to find a way to make money if they are going to continue their broad based activities. I understand their need for ads even if I find them disagreeable. But that doesn't mean that I will necessarily buy a smart phone with the intrusive capabilities on it.
By a similar token the need for the NSA is an ugly reality. Not every group or society on the planet is willing to live in peace within their own borders. Seventy years ago it was Germany, Italy, and Japan. Not long after that was settled, North Korea decided it would invade South Korea. After WW2 the Soviet Union and its allies used or threatened to use military force on many occasions including in Germany, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Afghanistan, Berlin, Cuba. North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam. The list goes on and on. Saddam's Iraq invaded Kuwait and annexed it until the UN authorized the US and allied forces to remove Iraq's army from Kuwait. Chinese state controlled media just published maps showing targets for Chinese nuclear weapons in the US and also publicized the existence of their extensive submarine force. Russia has started probing US and European air defenses again, and has made mock nuclear attacks. Even ignoring terrorism the NSA has plenty to watch for, and will for the foreseeable future.
There are may things limiting human potential. One of the biggest is human nature.
I think this is a great reason to not have a "smart phone."
I've long had the view that much of the infrastructure for genuine oppression* in the US and much of the West would emerge "for your convenience" until a genuinely oppressive government came along to exploit it. What happens when everything goes through electronic payments and the government decides to cut yours off for some reason?
* If you live in the West, no, this isn't it, but you might be able to get a sense of the potential from here.
Is there any chance whatsoever that you'll be the last person posting without a clue? Can you read?
You post has next to nothing to do with mine.
Simply that your dismissive your statement is essentially nonsense, marijuana is a drug functionally, and a controlled substance legally. I don't recall that there are any controls on nutmeg, or banana peels. I would stay away from the "cinnamon challenge" too even if cinnamon is in your spice rack.
The quibbling has been over the exact form of the name for a functional unit of government.
If it makes it clearer, substitute gendarmes for police in my previous post and continue to interpret it in english. You will note that gendarme is generic and doesn't match the French rendering of the RCMP as Gendarmerie royale du Canada either and would meet with the same objection.
Marijuana, which is no more a drug than anything in my spice rack, yes
The active ingredient in marijuana is THC. It is as much a drug as the nicotine in tobacco, psilocybin in certain mushrooms, or any other drug for that matter.
That is an irrelevant issue since it is essentially a functional description. It would be little different than complaining about referring to the RCMP as police.
Fine.
Child Protective Services
And yes, Alberta really is in Canada.
Live and learn I guess.
Child Protection Services
But touching themselves is still allowed. Huzzah!
Allowed? Try taught and encouraged.
Challenging the power of petty bureaucrats will likely get you a visit from Child Protective Services. They are more likely to take your children than admit the rule is stupid.
How can it be a bad idea, it's "politically correct," so it must be "good."
And yet, the demonize Snowden rhetoric made it pas Slashdot editors to make front page. How many times is that now even just in the last few days?
There have been many occasions in which Slashdot has had multiple stories regarding the NSA and/or Snowden on it within 24 hours. There should be little surprise over that since he made off with more than 60,000 documents on just the UK alone. That is going to make for a lot of revelations on many subjects.
You also seem to be complaining that Slashdot doesn't post only positive stories about Snowden, the Guardian, and the leaks - in other words, positive propaganda. The world is more complex than that. Even if you think the leaks are a good thing a reasonable person can acknowledge that there at least might be trade offs involved in a massive security breach such as that. But the fact is that it isn't simply a theoretical question, there is harm being done by the leaks whether you agree or not. Multiple heads of state, legislators or MPs, ministerial level officials, and heads of agencies have all stated that. Your denials of that have no affect on reality.
You should also understand that the sort of damage being done is unlikely to manifest itself immediately. It will take time for the affects to become apparent. When they do, it will be far too late to change your mind, you'll be stuck with it. It might be for years, or it might be practically forever. There is no "take back" on this even though you may come to wish there was.
I'm pretty sure the post is largely nonsense. Both wiretaps and bugs have been used by the police to investigate many type of crime for decades. It didn't start on September 12, 2001.
A wide variety of individuals and groups can influence policy, such as unions, the ACLU, the NRA, American states, foreign governments, and many others.
Any politician that doesn't suit the voters is subject to losing his or her job. Just one example:
Colorado Recall Elections Chill Push for New Gun Laws