Seriously? Isn't that called 'nationalism' ? Are all people living in Poland their own genetic race, too? And no replies about inbreeding because we all know that causes both mental and physical maladies (and would be offensive to all the truly stunning women that are all over Poland these day).
More likely they think the general public care what happens to big banks. Which is almost true kinda...
Well, I like to know my money is safe, so I think most people do care about the safety of banks, even if they don't trust those who run their banking system. Now that's a conundrum! Alas, if this group wanted to really make Americans upset, they would have targeted Netflix or Twitter... or Facebook. Any service that people use a lot and find rather indispensable. Instagram??
Best post, ever! Usually I don't reply to AC, but I can see why you may feel the need to shelter your ID. Shoot, our own military was found to have used psyops against our own government's representatives! Nothing, today, is too far-fetched. Especially with how easy it is to alter evidence that was once considered bedrock, e.g. photo, video, audio.
Sorry bud, they know exactly what they want to destroy. Freedom. Because they don't have it. I still don't understand that tack, but they aren't 'ignoramuses'. How are they suddenly put down when they are 'fighting the power' when they DDoS a Western bank, yet vaulted to glory when they are savvy users of social media to coordinate the Arab Spring --or when they make a homemade tank that's controlled with a Playstation controller? Really, you frighten me with that blanket-statement regarding Arabs' mentality who reside in countries with a dictator or theocratic state. Most of them are still not free. The fact you're modded 4, Insightful makes me wary of the lot who gave you such a score, too. Especially when today's headlines on Slashdot read as such.
The real question is, why do these hackers think the banks are responsible for this video or have any way to even take it down --from the internet, much less. Yeah, good luck with that --right, reputation.com? And why does everyone call this a 'YouTube video', as if Google had something to do with funding its production? Does YouTube have a DDoS problem from this group, too?
The real chilling effect is how discourse could be curtailed in forums and the like. I think smart people will start saying a lot less; which will probably raise some red flag, somewhere.
Plain and simple. We're finally feeling the effects of balancing out the world's pool of available workers. India will probably host more IBM employees in 10 years than any other country and they're much cheaper to employ --which is based on their cost of living.
IT isn't like manufacturing, though, so it's not like the manufacturing jobs that return to the US because Chinese wages and the cost of fuel rise (like GE finding they could produce a physical product here cheaper than China, now).
There has to be a BIG push-back on this to stop it. Whether or not that push-back materializes to the strength and magnitude required to stop it is anyone's guess at this point, although I admit being pessimistic.
Strangely, I am, too. This isn't like SOPA with the legislature doing the dirty work.. this is the executive that's term-limited, now. Unless the administration has some weakness, elsewhere, that could stop them signing this crap, despite the necessary congressional ratification that likely won't happen, it's gonna be as real as socialized medicine. And then there's this inkling in the back of my mind saying there's no way that the gigantic US telcoms won't find some way to convince the administration that this 'treaty' is a terrible idea.
"Handegg" (I refuse to call anything but Association Football "football") needs to be banned and removed from play at school level. Anything less is irresponsible.
Only idiot fans of that violent, harmful sports would dare say anything else.
"Its funny when people get hurt." -Homer Simpson
I don't want to make it look like I'm only bashing American football because this could easily apply to the NASCAR fans that only watch it for the crashes.. and hockey for the fans that only watch it for the fights... or boxing for people who only watch it for the KOs.. or MMA for the totallyfuckingawesome KOs. OK, I'm just making this worse.
It's a good thing we protect our youth from conditions like this.
I see your sarcasm and raise you an unfortunate reality. I grew up on the NFL, like many kids did in the 70s and 80s, as our parents and their friends gathered, drank and were merry. I never made a mental connection to football like I did with, say, Star Trek. I didn't ever seek it out, but rather it became background noise and part-reason to gather with friends... and drink. Perhaps a fortunate side-effect of the USA becoming more aware of brain injury could be the replacement of humans with robotic players. Yeah, I know we're nowhere close to stuff like Real Steel, but wouldn't it be kind of cool to see bots being beat to crap and the pieces swept off after? By little robots, nonetheless.
So if you're just some shmo in your parents' basement, you're a hacker (or cracker.. or worst, a terrorist), but when you're part of the military, you're a friggin 'cyber warrior'?? Seriously, that's just fucking stupid.
Everybody in this database is there because they've used a stolen cell phone. Thus, every one of them is guilty of receiving stolen property, at the very elast.
Errm... Those peoples' names are in the database because they reported their cellphone stolen, not because they used a stolen one.
Of the four things cited, AI is perhaps the least likely to kill us all, seeing as it doesn't exist.
Of the four things cited, there was one that was omitted, IMO... Pollution. I think we're already facing major health implications due to the polluting we've done in the past 60 years.
If he's been arrested, it can take as long as is reasonably necessary before trial begins - and he's already been charged.
So, has everyone already forgotten about Kevin Mitnick? He was in jail for the entire length of his pre-trial. Four and a half years! Now how friggin reasonable is that? Not to mention the eight months he spent in solitary. Sounds like cruel and unusual punishment --not the right to a speedy trial, which the 6th Amendment is supposed to grant.
What a fascinating way for the US to innovate its way out of stagnation: with incentives to joint the secret police!
There's never been a an economic miracle of productivity and social rewards, like that which has come from diverting skilled students away from developing a market - and into the state security apparatus.
Or, maybe not?
And I suppose you'd rather those people become a quant making algorithms for high-speed trading? Let them be/do what they want to be/do. You don't have to become a spook if you don't want to anymore than you are being forced into military service. I'm not into feeding trolls, but you aren't seeing the bigger picture; that being, there will always be people that want to do this type of work and utterly believe they are doing the most patriotic thing they can, next to being in the military or becoming a public servant. FTR, I'd never work for the government in this fashion, but I respect those that actually want to.
Good thing those nasty old Republicans aren't running the show. They might force the Feds to get a search warrant or something.
Do you really think that one side or the other is going be that much better?
As my father's friend told me (who was a pre-Bush Republican), The Republicans are going to destroy this country; The Democrats will just do it a little slower.
Offer blowjobs. Why? Because frankly, I have physically touched a girl maybe 3 times in the past year.
FTFY.. Yeah, the most contact I seem to get with the opposite sex is when I get my hair cut. God, that's sad. Yeah, my first thought was 'blowjobs', too, but thought that was a bit crude, so how does 'lapdances' sound?
Netflix is Microsoft's pony. It only rides in Microsoft's fields. There's a huge segment of people that can't run it. It's also country specific.
What the heck are you talking about?? Netflix runs like crap on the 360...same with trying to watch almost any streaming video on the 360 whether it comes from Netflix or MS's servers. Maybe I have something configured wrong, but Netflix runs great on the WD Live+ or OS X. This is my experience. It also chaps my hide that I have to pay MS to use Netflix on my 360.
Just to reiterate my feelings as how different Jobs and Cook are..... I just read an older story that Cook was as relieved as HTC's CEO to end their patent dispute. I highly doubt Jobs would have taken the path that Cook did.
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Seriously? Isn't that called 'nationalism' ? Are all people living in Poland their own genetic race, too? And no replies about inbreeding because we all know that causes both mental and physical maladies (and would be offensive to all the truly stunning women that are all over Poland these day).
More likely they think the general public care what happens to big banks. Which is almost true kinda...
Well, I like to know my money is safe, so I think most people do care about the safety of banks, even if they don't trust those who run their banking system. Now that's a conundrum! Alas, if this group wanted to really make Americans upset, they would have targeted Netflix or Twitter ... or Facebook. Any service that people use a lot and find rather indispensable. Instagram??
Best post, ever! Usually I don't reply to AC, but I can see why you may feel the need to shelter your ID. Shoot, our own military was found to have used psyops against our own government's representatives! Nothing, today, is too far-fetched. Especially with how easy it is to alter evidence that was once considered bedrock, e.g. photo, video, audio.
Sorry bud, they know exactly what they want to destroy. Freedom. Because they don't have it. I still don't understand that tack, but they aren't 'ignoramuses'. How are they suddenly put down when they are 'fighting the power' when they DDoS a Western bank, yet vaulted to glory when they are savvy users of social media to coordinate the Arab Spring --or when they make a homemade tank that's controlled with a Playstation controller? Really, you frighten me with that blanket-statement regarding Arabs' mentality who reside in countries with a dictator or theocratic state. Most of them are still not free. The fact you're modded 4, Insightful makes me wary of the lot who gave you such a score, too. Especially when today's headlines on Slashdot read as such.
The real question is, why do these hackers think the banks are responsible for this video or have any way to even take it down --from the internet, much less. Yeah, good luck with that --right, reputation.com? And why does everyone call this a 'YouTube video', as if Google had something to do with funding its production? Does YouTube have a DDoS problem from this group, too?
...and Islamic extremist hacker group Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters is claiming responsibility
Man, they really need a simpler name. A catchy logo would help, too.
Post as AC? Terrorist.
The real chilling effect is how discourse could be curtailed in forums and the like. I think smart people will start saying a lot less; which will probably raise some red flag, somewhere.
Plain and simple. We're finally feeling the effects of balancing out the world's pool of available workers. India will probably host more IBM employees in 10 years than any other country and they're much cheaper to employ --which is based on their cost of living.
IT isn't like manufacturing, though, so it's not like the manufacturing jobs that return to the US because Chinese wages and the cost of fuel rise (like GE finding they could produce a physical product here cheaper than China, now).
Because we haven't made a tube-based TV since 2002!
There has to be a BIG push-back on this to stop it. Whether or not that push-back materializes to the strength and magnitude required to stop it is anyone's guess at this point, although I admit being pessimistic.
Strangely, I am, too. This isn't like SOPA with the legislature doing the dirty work.. this is the executive that's term-limited, now. Unless the administration has some weakness, elsewhere, that could stop them signing this crap, despite the necessary congressional ratification that likely won't happen, it's gonna be as real as socialized medicine. And then there's this inkling in the back of my mind saying there's no way that the gigantic US telcoms won't find some way to convince the administration that this 'treaty' is a terrible idea.
"Handegg" (I refuse to call anything but Association Football "football") needs to be banned and removed from play at school level. Anything less is irresponsible.
Only idiot fans of that violent, harmful sports would dare say anything else.
"Its funny when people get hurt." -Homer Simpson
I don't want to make it look like I'm only bashing American football because this could easily apply to the NASCAR fans that only watch it for the crashes.. and hockey for the fans that only watch it for the fights... or boxing for people who only watch it for the KOs.. or MMA for the totallyfuckingawesome KOs. OK, I'm just making this worse.
It's a good thing we protect our youth from conditions like this.
I see your sarcasm and raise you an unfortunate reality. I grew up on the NFL, like many kids did in the 70s and 80s, as our parents and their friends gathered, drank and were merry. I never made a mental connection to football like I did with, say, Star Trek. I didn't ever seek it out, but rather it became background noise and part-reason to gather with friends... and drink. Perhaps a fortunate side-effect of the USA becoming more aware of brain injury could be the replacement of humans with robotic players. Yeah, I know we're nowhere close to stuff like Real Steel, but wouldn't it be kind of cool to see bots being beat to crap and the pieces swept off after? By little robots, nonetheless.
yeah muddy the topic why dont you.
Muddy the argument so no one can win the debate? That's one from FOX News' playbook. Sorry, that was punintended...
I'm not sure how they're implementing the block, but there's direct IP if they're resolving domains for their customers - 108.59.2.74
How Some Chinese Users used to Bypass The Great Firewall
**millions of Chinese users grumble and wonder why their techniques don't work anymore.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/20/sopa-withdrawn-lamar-smith_n_1219250.html Is that the same lamar smith?
Unfortunately, yup, it's the very same one.
So if you're just some shmo in your parents' basement, you're a hacker (or cracker.. or worst, a terrorist), but when you're part of the military, you're a friggin 'cyber warrior'?? Seriously, that's just fucking stupid.
Everybody in this database is there because they've used a stolen cell phone. Thus, every one of them is guilty of receiving stolen property, at the very elast.
Errm... Those peoples' names are in the database because they reported their cellphone stolen, not because they used a stolen one.
Of the four things cited, AI is perhaps the least likely to kill us all, seeing as it doesn't exist.
Of the four things cited, there was one that was omitted, IMO... Pollution. I think we're already facing major health implications due to the polluting we've done in the past 60 years.
If he's been arrested, it can take as long as is reasonably necessary before trial begins - and he's already been charged.
So, has everyone already forgotten about Kevin Mitnick? He was in jail for the entire length of his pre-trial. Four and a half years! Now how friggin reasonable is that? Not to mention the eight months he spent in solitary. Sounds like cruel and unusual punishment --not the right to a speedy trial, which the 6th Amendment is supposed to grant.
What a fascinating way for the US to innovate its way out of stagnation: with incentives to joint the secret police!
There's never been a an economic miracle of productivity and social rewards, like that which has come from diverting skilled students away from developing a market - and into the state security apparatus.
Or, maybe not?
And I suppose you'd rather those people become a quant making algorithms for high-speed trading? Let them be/do what they want to be/do. You don't have to become a spook if you don't want to anymore than you are being forced into military service. I'm not into feeding trolls, but you aren't seeing the bigger picture; that being, there will always be people that want to do this type of work and utterly believe they are doing the most patriotic thing they can, next to being in the military or becoming a public servant. FTR, I'd never work for the government in this fashion, but I respect those that actually want to.
Guardians of our Liberties and Privacy!
Good thing those nasty old Republicans aren't running the show. They might force the Feds to get a search warrant or something.
Do you really think that one side or the other is going be that much better?
As my father's friend told me (who was a pre-Bush Republican), The Republicans are going to destroy this country; The Democrats will just do it a little slower.
seriously, this was my first and only thought.
Offer blowjobs. Why? Because frankly, I have physically touched a girl maybe 3 times in the past year.
FTFY.. Yeah, the most contact I seem to get with the opposite sex is when I get my hair cut. God, that's sad. Yeah, my first thought was 'blowjobs', too, but thought that was a bit crude, so how does 'lapdances' sound?
Netflix is Microsoft's pony. It only rides in Microsoft's fields. There's a huge segment of people that can't run it. It's also country specific.
What the heck are you talking about?? Netflix runs like crap on the 360...same with trying to watch almost any streaming video on the 360 whether it comes from Netflix or MS's servers. Maybe I have something configured wrong, but Netflix runs great on the WD Live+ or OS X. This is my experience. It also chaps my hide that I have to pay MS to use Netflix on my 360.
Just to reiterate my feelings as how different Jobs and Cook are..... I just read an older story that Cook was as relieved as HTC's CEO to end their patent dispute. I highly doubt Jobs would have taken the path that Cook did.