[...] Snowden was more than willing to go on asylum in Venezuela or Cuba, hardly bastions of democracy and decency.
Edward Snowden's inability to find refuge from our gangster administration in any "friendly" democracy highlights the sacrifice he made — granting us an opportunity to reclaim our liberty in exchange for his own. We also get to witness the arrogance and hypocrisy with which our foreign relations are conducted — the Kafkaesque Bolivian flight kerfuffle demonstrated this to a degree well into the absurd.
Since when/. became the platform for commie propaganda?
Around the time you stopped beating your wife, maybe?
Inequality is good [...]
Good for who, you? Inequality has another aspect, which you probably wouldn't find as agreeable.
[Inequality] is what drives progress.
I suppose that may be partially true in some regards — for example, inequality helped drive the enactment of the Civil Rights Act and the Thirteenth Amendment.
This man not only revealed a not-technically illegal surveillance program, he told other countries we were spying on them and revealed details about programs that aren't covered by any Consitutional protection. May as well go back and award the Peace Prize to the Rosenbergs because they helped make sure other countries had the bomb.
...So says the person who can neither provide reputable sources for those allegations or spell the word "constitutional." Nice try.
This is why it was necessary to keep the programs secret and why the leaks didn't do any good.
First of all, you had good reason to post anonymously: you should be ashamed of yourself. Secondly, your comment brings two quotes to mind:
"If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place." — Eric Schmidt
"Security through obscurity is no security at all." — Bruce Schneier
That the revelation of these expensive, ineffectual, unethical, and unconstitutional programs may have harmful repercussions for national security and the economy is not (in my opinion) a good argument for secrecy, but an excellent argument for not starting such programs, shutting the existing ones down, and not starting similar ones in the future.
It seems The New York Times is participating in the US federal government's anti-whistleblower smear campaign by publishing such unsubstantiated bullshit.
Well, still, if you didn't vote, you don't have any right to complain.
Bullshit; the First Amendment's protection isn't limited to voters, and these on-going violations (of the Fourth Amendment and UDHR, for starters) go beyond the confines of partisan politics. These issues affect everyone, and everyone has a right — if not a duty — to complain about them.
I remember reading a slashdot story years ago where researchers were able to determine which keys on a computer keyboard were pressed just by the sound they produced mechanically. I would think it would be even easier to use this technique against a typewriter.
That technique is called "acoustic cryptanalysis" — though if these documents are typed in plaintext, it might be more accurately described as "acoustic transcription."
My Slashdot friend PopeRatzo directed my attention to the following article, which provides a good overview for those unfamiliar with the Obama administration's "Insider Threat Program;" if any doubts remained regarding "the most transparent administration in US history," prepare to be even more disgusted:
The ease with which BHO will deploy drones to kill people without trial is scary, doing in countries we are not at war with is scary, the number of Others that die in the attacks is indefensible. They are not as accurate as they say. When the "Pilot" is thousands of miles away, they are a little quick on the trigger.
"Between June 2004 and September 2012, according to research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, drone strikes killed between 2,562 and 3,325 people in Pakistan, of whom between 474 and 881 were civilians, including 176 children."
I would direct you (or more precisely, anyone reading this who does not have a financial interest in maintaining the surveillance state) to read about something called "Operation Insider Threat". There is a very good article in McClatchy about this new anti-whistleblower program of the U.S. government. Read about this and then decide whether or not the government has declared whistleblowers enemies of the state (even those in the Department of Education, Agriculture, and other agencies not directly related to national security). I think you'll be surprised at what our government's up to.
Thanks for the article tip*, and for your other posts above; you expressed my sentiments regarding Curunir_wolf, WindBourne, and their respective arguments very well.
What exactly makes anything this dickhead says reliable? He is a traitor and a turncoat. Last time I checked, nothing that such a person says would even rate a news story yet alone be believable.
Tell me about it. It's hard to believe he got re-elected, isn't it?
As long as he gets a fair trial (and by fair I mean a death sentence) [...]
You'd love North Korea's justice system; it is the epitome of "fair" by your twisted standard. Fortunately, most civilized societies have not only abolished the states' power to kill their own people, they enjoy lower murder rates as well.
Off the top of my head, anything related to: marriage counseling, retirement planning, realtor services, military recruitment and VA, alcoholic beverages, car rental, AARP, lottery and OTB.
Well, been using this for a good long while and it seems to work a treat where HTTPS is supported.
I do believe some sort of movement to embrace HTTPS as a mandatory option by everyone is overdue and the time is ripe for it to strike.
I agree. You might want to install HTTPS Finder as well. It works alongside HTTPS Everywhere, detecting HTTPS support and creating rules for sites that aren't already on the list supplied with HTTPS Everywhere.
ok, what? totally different groups, and what does their revenue have to do with anything
[O]k, what?
For fuck's sake, buddy, just scroll up... I'm not repeating all that.
[T]otally different groups [...]
What do you mean they're "totally different?" They're both leading American pro-civil liberties non-profits, and they're the two which have been most proactive in bring attention to; providing means to defend against; and putting pressure on the federal government and public to act in regards to NSA's domestic dragnet, something which you may have heard about recently from a friend of a friend.
[...] and what does their revenue have to do with anything[?]
You claimed EFF's a joke, and that EFF collects "10$" but doesn't do anything. I disagreed, and provided textual/subjective and numeric quantification illustrating the basis for my disagreement. If you can't interpret numbers, that's not my lookout — considering you can't even place a dollar sign properly, I'm glad it's not.
See, you said a stupid thing which was modded down. I tried to engage you with sources facts and my own interpretations — politely, I think &mdash, and now you're getting on my case about it, while offering shit to support your silly claim. You want to believe EFF's a joke? Okay, whatever the fuck — EFF's a joke. Happy? You're also a joke, and that's enough Mickey Mouse grab-ass bullshit for me in one day; see ya 'round.
Slashdot Mirror
Sir... You're making a scene.
[...] Snowden was more than willing to go on asylum in Venezuela or Cuba, hardly bastions of democracy and decency.
Edward Snowden's inability to find refuge from our gangster administration in any "friendly" democracy highlights the sacrifice he made — granting us an opportunity to reclaim our liberty in exchange for his own. We also get to witness the arrogance and hypocrisy with which our foreign relations are conducted — the Kafkaesque Bolivian flight kerfuffle demonstrated this to a degree well into the absurd.
Since when /. became the platform for commie propaganda?
Around the time you stopped beating your wife, maybe?
Inequality is good [...]
Good for who, you? Inequality has another aspect, which you probably wouldn't find as agreeable.
[Inequality] is what drives progress.
I suppose that may be partially true in some regards — for example, inequality helped drive the enactment of the Civil Rights Act and the Thirteenth Amendment.
This man not only revealed a not-technically illegal surveillance program, he told other countries we were spying on them and revealed details about programs that aren't covered by any Consitutional protection. May as well go back and award the Peace Prize to the Rosenbergs because they helped make sure other countries had the bomb.
...So says the person who can neither provide reputable sources for those allegations or spell the word "constitutional." Nice try.
Snowden: I never gave any information to Chinese or Russian governments [2013-07-10]
Californians voted for bigger, more intrusive government. They got it. They should accept the consequences.
Just California? Neither Gary Johnson nor Jill Stein won any states.
Snowden: I never gave any information to Chinese or Russian governments [2013-07-10]
This is why it was necessary to keep the programs secret and why the leaks didn't do any good.
First of all, you had good reason to post anonymously: you should be ashamed of yourself. Secondly, your comment brings two quotes to mind:
"If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place." — Eric Schmidt
"Security through obscurity is no security at all." — Bruce Schneier
That the revelation of these expensive, ineffectual, unethical, and unconstitutional programs may have harmful repercussions for national security and the economy is not (in my opinion) a good argument for secrecy, but an excellent argument for not starting such programs, shutting the existing ones down, and not starting similar ones in the future.
polychiral
What does this word mean? It's in none of the dictionaries I've tried.
"Affects its bouncy?" Are you retarded?
Buoyancy is affected by water density. Water's density is affected by its temperature and salinity.
Since the Holy See is recognized as a nation at the UN it could be argued that the pope possesses sovereign and diplomatic immunity.
In other words, the sovereignty and diplomatic immunity of the Holy See may shield against prosecution for the Holy Feel.
Thanks for the link. I think the following article is also worth bringing to Slashdot's attention:
"Snowden: I never gave any information to Chinese or Russian governments" [2013-07-10]
It seems The New York Times is participating in the US federal government's anti-whistleblower smear campaign by publishing such unsubstantiated bullshit.
Well, still, if you didn't vote, you don't have any right to complain.
Bullshit; the First Amendment's protection isn't limited to voters, and these on-going violations (of the Fourth Amendment and UDHR, for starters) go beyond the confines of partisan politics. These issues affect everyone, and everyone has a right — if not a duty — to complain about them.
Well as far as I know we haven't systematically started killing a whole race. But give us time, we're working on it.
Just imprisoning and executing, for the time being.
I remember reading a slashdot story years ago where researchers were able to determine which keys on a computer keyboard were pressed just by the sound they produced mechanically. I would think it would be even easier to use this technique against a typewriter.
That technique is called "acoustic cryptanalysis" — though if these documents are typed in plaintext, it might be more accurately described as "acoustic transcription."
My Slashdot friend PopeRatzo directed my attention to the following article, which provides a good overview for those unfamiliar with the Obama administration's "Insider Threat Program;" if any doubts remained regarding "the most transparent administration in US history," prepare to be even more disgusted:
Obama’s crackdown views leaks as aiding enemies of U.S. [2013-06-20]
The ease with which BHO will deploy drones to kill people without trial is scary, doing in countries we are not at war with is scary,
the number of Others that die in the attacks is indefensible.
They are not as accurate as they say. When the "Pilot" is thousands of miles away, they are a little quick on the trigger.
Possibly of interest: Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A visualization of drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004
UN to examine UK and US drone strikes [2013-01-23]
Excerpt from above article:
I'm going to the movie the day it opens. But first I'm going to stop by Chick-Fil-A for lunch.
Does that make me evil too??
Not necessarily, but it does suggest that you're an easily-manipulated victim of corporate propagandists.
False dichotomists are bums.
The dichotomy is not necessarily false: Example.
Authoritarians are scum.
I would direct you (or more precisely, anyone reading this who does not have a financial interest in maintaining the surveillance state) to read about something called "Operation Insider Threat". There is a very good article in McClatchy about this new anti-whistleblower program of the U.S. government. Read about this and then decide whether or not the government has declared whistleblowers enemies of the state (even those in the Department of Education, Agriculture, and other agencies not directly related to national security). I think you'll be surprised at what our government's up to.
Thanks for the article tip*, and for your other posts above; you expressed my sentiments regarding Curunir_wolf, WindBourne, and their respective arguments very well.
* Link for other readers: "Obama’s crackdown views leaks as aiding enemies of U.S."
What exactly makes anything this dickhead says reliable? He is a traitor and a turncoat. Last time I checked, nothing that such a person says would even rate a news story yet alone be believable.
Tell me about it. It's hard to believe he got re-elected, isn't it?
As long as he gets a fair trial (and by fair I mean a death sentence) [...]
You'd love North Korea's justice system; it is the epitome of "fair" by your twisted standard. Fortunately, most civilized societies have not only abolished the states' power to kill their own people, they enjoy lower murder rates as well.
Precisely. What's "adult?"
Off the top of my head, anything related to: marriage counseling, retirement planning, realtor services, military recruitment and VA, alcoholic beverages, car rental, AARP, lottery and OTB.
Well, been using this for a good long while and it seems to work a treat where HTTPS is supported.
I do believe some sort of movement to embrace HTTPS as a mandatory option by everyone is overdue and the time is ripe for it to strike.
I agree. You might want to install HTTPS Finder as well. It works alongside HTTPS Everywhere, detecting HTTPS support and creating rules for sites that aren't already on the list supplied with HTTPS Everywhere.
ok, what? totally different groups, and what does their revenue have to do with anything
[O]k, what?
For fuck's sake, buddy, just scroll up... I'm not repeating all that.
[T]otally different groups [...]
What do you mean they're "totally different?" They're both leading American pro-civil liberties non-profits, and they're the two which have been most proactive in bring attention to; providing means to defend against; and putting pressure on the federal government and public to act in regards to NSA's domestic dragnet, something which you may have heard about recently from a friend of a friend.
[...] and what does their revenue have to do with anything[?]
You claimed EFF's a joke, and that EFF collects "10$" but doesn't do anything. I disagreed, and provided textual/subjective and numeric quantification illustrating the basis for my disagreement. If you can't interpret numbers, that's not my lookout — considering you can't even place a dollar sign properly, I'm glad it's not.
See, you said a stupid thing which was modded down. I tried to engage you with sources facts and my own interpretations — politely, I think &mdash, and now you're getting on my case about it, while offering shit to support your silly claim. You want to believe EFF's a joke? Okay, whatever the fuck — EFF's a joke. Happy? You're also a joke, and that's enough Mickey Mouse grab-ass bullshit for me in one day; see ya 'round.