it is not rationed out to journalists who have been ordained by editors and publishers. What we need are good whistle blower protection laws, not shield laws.
spying by a government on behalf of a private corporation for the purpose of giving them an advantage over a foreign competitor is crony capitalism. Didn't work for the Philippines under Marcos, and it won't work for anyone else.
Unlike Slashdot, Wikipedia does not permit PR people to post openly under their own names. The result is what anyone would have predicted, sock puppets. Wikipedia needs to follow Slashdot's example and permit us to post under out own names.
I mean if someone is commenting as Mark Twain, how would you know that their real name is Samuel Clements? In any case, it is one more reason not to bother with Huffington Post.
Slashdot Mirror
Sigh.
the first amendment is a right, not a privilege.
it is not rationed out to journalists who have been ordained by editors and publishers. What we need are good whistle blower protection laws, not shield laws.
things will really changed. You will still need computers for serious production, but the $38 tablet may take over as the home computer.
precisely so. wish I had mod points.
almost all our electronic toys are made in China. It is difficult to dismiss the possibility that they have inserted their own malware into our toys.
What I mean is that video, which otherwise would have been lucky to get 50 views, will now soar to the top of social media.
it is difficult to believe that the NSA is the only one doing this, so who else owns my electronic toys?
How many of these incidents will it take before corporations work out that ignoring your critics is usually your best strategy.
spying by a government on behalf of a private corporation for the purpose of giving them an advantage over a foreign competitor is crony capitalism. Didn't work for the Philippines under Marcos, and it won't work for anyone else.
2013 is the year that proved your ‘paranoid’ friend right The person who can figure out how we can have all our tech toys and our privacy too will earn a fortune. Assuming that the technology is not made illegal.
or at least permit states to set up their own single payer systems. Problem solved.
We have not heard Snowden's version of events.
lambert strether is doing the best post by post analysis of what went wrong. It is clear from the posts that he has experience with IT and web implementation projects, so it is written from a techie's point of view.
Unlike Slashdot, Wikipedia does not permit PR people to post openly under their own names. The result is what anyone would have predicted, sock puppets. Wikipedia needs to follow Slashdot's example and permit us to post under out own names.
make it to the front page of Slashdot?
Lambert Strether has a tremendous post-by-post analysis of what when wrong.
Mod parent up! Pass HR 676, Medicare for All.
Feds to use "consumer reporting agencies" to determine eligibility despite penalty for perjury.
How to stop cyber crime
Actually it sounds like a great idea.
Shows what is possible in a country with a functioning health care system.
I mean if someone is commenting as Mark Twain, how would you know that their real name is Samuel Clements? In any case, it is one more reason not to bother with Huffington Post.
Yakety Sax
never any mod points when you need them. This actually did make me laugh out loud.