The Soviets, apparently wanting to scare a bunch of local rednecks in some desert shithole town, send in "flying-wing technology, piloted by 'child-size aviators' surgically altered by captured Nazi doctors to appear more frightening."
I'm pretty sure the Soviets would classify floating a secret high-altitude balloon over their country in an attempt to determine if they were doing atomic testing as "spying."
Eyewitness testimony of the Roswell wreckage is consistent with a high-altitude balloon. Witnesses described strange lightweight metal foil and strange strong but lightweight metal (keep in mind that this was before the general public would have encountered much aluminum material in consumer goods). And we know that the top secret Project Mogul was real and was testing nearby in the same time period. We also know that the military imposed a pretty heavy-handed lockdown of the materials not long after the crash and that witnesses were even threatened by MP's not to talk about the materials they had seen.
Now, in that case, what do you think is the simplest, sanest explanation--that a Project Mogul balloon crashed or that the Soviet Union surgically altered humans to look like children and flew them in a strange craft to the middle of the desert, then crashed them, all to instill mild fear in a bunch of local rednecks? Or perhaps you believe that alien creatures capable of crossing the almost unimaginably vast emptiness of interstellar space decided to expend the vast amounts of energy needed to cross hundreds of light years--all just to go the the middle of nowhere out in the desert and buzz some military base (and maybe probe a few rednecks while they were here)?
Silly claims about surgically-altered child-sized navigators aside, there is a connection between the Soviets and Roswell. Project Mogul, a top secret program to spy on the Soviets, was being testing near Roswell in 1947. One of their spy balloons was what crashed in that famous incident (and why there was a subsequent cover-story and cover-up by the local military).
In fact, if you look at the mass of "UFO" incidents, you'll notice a pretty consistent pattern. They almost always took place near secret U.S. air bases during the height of the Cold War. Doesn't take a genius to figure out that the strange lights, mysterious craft, and "men in black" that people were seeing had a lot less to do with little green men than with Cold War secrecy, paranoia, and spycraft.
The corporations will just find a sympathetic (i.e. bribed) federal judge, and all their subsequent block requests will go to him--which he'll rubber stamp without even reading.
Considering the government has essentially turned over control of this to the corporations (they're the ones who get the right to petition for removal), it wouldn't surprise me if Sony runs to a judge and demands that they block mozilla.org.
I've said for a long time that a U.S. great firewall was coming. I'm frankly just surprised it took so long. Sadly, this will now begin a big chase game of "change our IP" "IP blocked, change it again" for all the torrent/controversial sites that the government doesn't like. No more typing "wikileaks.org" into our browsers' URL field. Now we have to find a (hopefully) updated IP address from some site that will probably itself be blocked shortly after it starts offering a list.
There was an old Civil War-era illustration I saw once about Texans. A man approaches an old Union war vet (helpfully labeled as such) and asks him "Have you seen a Texan, sir?" to which the vet replies "Only their backs."
They already accept it on their iPhones and iPads, not that much of a leap for them there. And even if a few power users rejected it, that's not the audience that Apple would be targeting anyway. There would be a HUGE demand for such a secure computer amongst the general public (especially as malware and identity theft have become more and more common). They would probably start by offering a specific line of PCs with this as a "feature" (and/or offering it as an option on all their PC's at purchase), and eventually make it the default. It would actually be a very smart move (from a business perspective)
In every post I like to put in at least a little bait for autistic grammar nazis. It's how I trap you--so I can use your obsessive attention to trivial detail to power my secret island compound.
Look behind you. I think you'll find escape is impossible.
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The Soviets, apparently wanting to scare a bunch of local rednecks in some desert shithole town, send in "flying-wing technology, piloted by 'child-size aviators' surgically altered by captured Nazi doctors to appear more frightening."
That seems perfectly reasonable to you? Really?
I'm pretty sure the Soviets would classify floating a secret high-altitude balloon over their country in an attempt to determine if they were doing atomic testing as "spying."
Look, believe whatever you want to, Agent Mulder.
Eyewitness testimony of the Roswell wreckage is consistent with a high-altitude balloon. Witnesses described strange lightweight metal foil and strange strong but lightweight metal (keep in mind that this was before the general public would have encountered much aluminum material in consumer goods). And we know that the top secret Project Mogul was real and was testing nearby in the same time period. We also know that the military imposed a pretty heavy-handed lockdown of the materials not long after the crash and that witnesses were even threatened by MP's not to talk about the materials they had seen.
Now, in that case, what do you think is the simplest, sanest explanation--that a Project Mogul balloon crashed or that the Soviet Union surgically altered humans to look like children and flew them in a strange craft to the middle of the desert, then crashed them, all to instill mild fear in a bunch of local rednecks? Or perhaps you believe that alien creatures capable of crossing the almost unimaginably vast emptiness of interstellar space decided to expend the vast amounts of energy needed to cross hundreds of light years--all just to go the the middle of nowhere out in the desert and buzz some military base (and maybe probe a few rednecks while they were here)?
The 19 century USA gained so much wealth because of high levels of innovation and production based on capitalism and mostly free market.
Yeah, the slaves and child laborers were very productive workers.
See also: payday loans, rent-a-center
Yeah, but you don't understand. I really *WANT* that new HDTV. And I want it NOW!
IIRC, That was a separate incident.
Silly claims about surgically-altered child-sized navigators aside, there is a connection between the Soviets and Roswell. Project Mogul, a top secret program to spy on the Soviets, was being testing near Roswell in 1947. One of their spy balloons was what crashed in that famous incident (and why there was a subsequent cover-story and cover-up by the local military).
In fact, if you look at the mass of "UFO" incidents, you'll notice a pretty consistent pattern. They almost always took place near secret U.S. air bases during the height of the Cold War. Doesn't take a genius to figure out that the strange lights, mysterious craft, and "men in black" that people were seeing had a lot less to do with little green men than with Cold War secrecy, paranoia, and spycraft.
Wow, a Congressman doing the right thing. Have a good look kids, you're seeing something rarer than Haley's Comet.
The corporations will just find a sympathetic (i.e. bribed) federal judge, and all their subsequent block requests will go to him--which he'll rubber stamp without even reading.
Apples and Oranges. In China the government decides who gets blocked. In the U.S., the government AND the corporations will decide.
So see, that's a lot better...right?
The government is already working on a "flux capacitor" to stop this.
Shit, now I have to remember how to use all those damned Archie characters again for searching. Anyone remember which one was for searching gopher?
Considering the government has essentially turned over control of this to the corporations (they're the ones who get the right to petition for removal), it wouldn't surprise me if Sony runs to a judge and demands that they block mozilla.org.
I've said for a long time that a U.S. great firewall was coming. I'm frankly just surprised it took so long. Sadly, this will now begin a big chase game of "change our IP" "IP blocked, change it again" for all the torrent/controversial sites that the government doesn't like. No more typing "wikileaks.org" into our browsers' URL field. Now we have to find a (hopefully) updated IP address from some site that will probably itself be blocked shortly after it starts offering a list.
There was an old Civil War-era illustration I saw once about Texans. A man approaches an old Union war vet (helpfully labeled as such) and asks him "Have you seen a Texan, sir?" to which the vet replies "Only their backs."
Restoring Spotify to its previous state would be far, far more effective than blacklisting TPB.
Yeah, if only they would give it away for free, we wouldn't have to steal it.
Spotify was absolutely huge in Finland- It was replacing TPB before they made the free version lame.
So, sales were great when the price was $0?
Speak for yourself. I, for one, welcome the return of Lord Imhotep.
Just getting in on the ground floor there.
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Yes, I've had it with people not showing proper respect for a fictional doctorate.
They already accept it on their iPhones and iPads, not that much of a leap for them there. And even if a few power users rejected it, that's not the audience that Apple would be targeting anyway. There would be a HUGE demand for such a secure computer amongst the general public (especially as malware and identity theft have become more and more common). They would probably start by offering a specific line of PCs with this as a "feature" (and/or offering it as an option on all their PC's at purchase), and eventually make it the default. It would actually be a very smart move (from a business perspective)
Security by hipster obscurity. My smugness is my shield.
You get those kinds of warnings in Windows too. Doesn't stop an idiot from being an idiot, though.
In every post I like to put in at least a little bait for autistic grammar nazis. It's how I trap you--so I can use your obsessive attention to trivial detail to power my secret island compound.
Look behind you. I think you'll find escape is impossible.