though surely it required less effort to explain why a mobilised Germany was a threat than Iraq is
I think if you actually look at it selling the war was actaully a very hard sell. Many Americans were completely against getting involved in "Europe's war". The America First movement was very large, pretty powerful, and very against war with Germany. Many Americans were even in support of Germany.
I'm just pointing out that selling military secrets to the enemy is an entirely different subject to manipulating public opinion to justify military action or funding.
If you look through the other propaganda posters at the time you will see exactly what you are talking about, I just cited the ones that are most memorable in this era. There are numerous examples of posters depicting Japanese and Germans as evil, detestable, and animal-like and bent on the destruction of America. Check out the "Destroy This Mad Brute" and the "It Can Happen Here" posters.
Except "loose lips sink ships" is not propaganda; it's just pithy advice.
American Heritage Dictionary
propaganda
n.
1) The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.
2) Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda.
3) Propaganda Roman Catholic Church A division of the Roman Curia that has authority in the matter of preaching the gospel, of establishing the Church in non-Christian countries, and of administering Church missions in territories where there is no properly organized hierarchy.
I was trying to say something more to the effect of the government/military is always going to perceive threats, and if it going to respond I would prefer the least intrusive method. I don't think anyone believes the government is always right, but I also think anyone would be a fool if they think the government isn't going to try and preserve itself.
Yes and no. Think about the propaganda in World War II, for example "loose lips sink ships". Now it could be in your best interest (in the short term for sure, maybe in the long term too if it didn't change the final outcome of the war) to make some money giving some information to the Germans, Italians, or Japanese. That is definitely not in the best interest for the military, government, or fellow countrymen you may be endangering. The question isn't if you are a possible threat (for there you can always be a threat), the question is how you handle threats. Frankly I would rather have signs above the area where everyone clocks in rather than controlled and monitored labour camps.
And they are completely in the clear by their own code, sense according to scientology there are no psychological problems and epilepsy is a psychological disorder.
On the other hand Webkit http://www.webkit.org/ is open source, and the Mac was exploited through Safari. So this same case could be used as an argument that open source is more easily/quickly exploited.
They may lose control of the more used protocol, but in their strategy of going legit they seem to be more interesting in specializing (patch delivery like for WoW, or the constant rumors of movie delivery) which they don't need the popular trackers and clients for. They already have lost a lot of control, if you look at the things like peer exchange and encryption that are supported by a handful of clients but not the official one.
Remember the protocol is now closed source. It is very possible they will allow Bittorrent Inc.'s protocol, leaving the other clients having to reverse engineer/hack if they want their clients to work.
Try Philip K. Dick's "Second Variety" (a short story though, not a novel). But ignore that part about the Soviets taking over and the rogue Americans on the moon, just focus on the replicating killing machines.
Are you sure? I know tons of people who have cracked shareware (in fact the pirate bay is filled with shareware files with a key or key generator). And most multiplier games that I know of don't really employ copy protection, they just require you to have an account that is paid up to play. I know a handful of people who play WoW and downloaded the client from torrent sites.
If you've ever driven a car at its top speed you would know. You don't want to make the top speed the highest speed you expect people to travel. In this case they probably want to allow the driver to go 70 mph up a hill.
If I recall correctly Norway is the only commercial hunter of whales. It left the International Whaling Commission when they refused to end (or more accurately extended) the moratorium on whale hunting. The IWC does allow capturing whales for research purposes, which Japan uses, and a singular annual catch for indigenous peoples and peoples with whaling heritage (used by peoples in the US, Canada, Greenland, and Iceland).
I think it makes perfect since, if you think about Japan. Japan wants whale meat, but isn't supposed to hunt whales. Imagine if you could create cattle that have meat similar to that of a whale! Remember that beef is already expensive in Japan, and you will see that if you can achieve it you will have quite literal cash cow.
Used CD stores require travel, if you live more than 15 miles from one that may mean you lose your money saved in gas. If there is a good bus route that still takes time, which is very important to many people. You also have to spend time looking for what you want, and hope they have it. Frankly, if your time is valuable then iTunes is much more convenient and worthwhile than a used CD store.
Maybe it is because I have only lived in cities with colleges in them, but in my experience free Wi-Fi is EVERYWHERE, even places it doesn't really make sense (like bars, tanning salons, and barbers).
I live in Michigan, which borders Canada. Going to Canada I have had my car searched a dozen times, and have spent upwards of 30 minutes talking to the border guard. Coming back I have NEVER been questioned for more than 10 minutes, have never had my car searched, and have been let through after NO questions and a quick check of IDs. I have had a bit more questioning when entering New York though. I think the border really depends on problems that particular crossing may have, and your citizenship. Getting into Detroit or Sault Ste. Marie is not a problem at all if you are a Michigander.
Frick I wish Slashdot had an edit option. Replace North Korea with Vietnam. I must be watching too much Fox News and blending all of the forces of the "axis of evil" together.
I was going to pass this off as a troll and moderate it such, but decided since you logged in and didn't post anonymously I decided to respond instead.
Hillary is a left wing Bush with a brain and McCain wants to win Nam. I have no idea how exactly Hillary is a left-wing Bush, or exactly what it entails, but I very few similarities between the two. And your McCain remark is completely off the wall, as he was one of the primary pushers for normalization of trade relations with North Korea. Your stance is almost completely the opposite of the POW/MIA activists who claim McCain is brainwashed or suffering some sort of Stockholm Syndrome and is in league with the "evil, communist Vietnamese".
I happen to believe the best justice that money can buy if FAR lower than the best justice. Maybe I have too much hope in the judicial system, maybe I am a privileged white male in a racist and misogynist world, but regardless I still believe there are plenty of good judges out there, and their justice is much better than they justice money can buy.
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though surely it required less effort to explain why a mobilised Germany was a threat than Iraq is
I think if you actually look at it selling the war was actaully a very hard sell. Many Americans were completely against getting involved in "Europe's war". The America First movement was very large, pretty powerful, and very against war with Germany. Many Americans were even in support of Germany.
I'm just pointing out that selling military secrets to the enemy is an entirely different subject to manipulating public opinion to justify military action or funding.
If you look through the other propaganda posters at the time you will see exactly what you are talking about, I just cited the ones that are most memorable in this era. There are numerous examples of posters depicting Japanese and Germans as evil, detestable, and animal-like and bent on the destruction of America. Check out the "Destroy This Mad Brute" and the "It Can Happen Here" posters.
Except "loose lips sink ships" is not propaganda; it's just pithy advice.
American Heritage Dictionary
propaganda
n.
1) The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.
2) Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda.
3) Propaganda Roman Catholic Church A division of the Roman Curia that has authority in the matter of preaching the gospel, of establishing the Church in non-Christian countries, and of administering Church missions in territories where there is no properly organized hierarchy.
Further reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_home_front_during_World_War_II#Propaganda_and_culture
Key sentence from the further reading: "By definition, wartime posters are naturally propagandistic".
I was trying to say something more to the effect of the government/military is always going to perceive threats, and if it going to respond I would prefer the least intrusive method. I don't think anyone believes the government is always right, but I also think anyone would be a fool if they think the government isn't going to try and preserve itself.
This story is about governments using propaganda to manipulate its own people.
That is exactly what Rosie the Riveter, Wendy the Welder, Loose Lips, Buy War Bonds, and a myriad of other campaigns were about.
Yes and no. Think about the propaganda in World War II, for example "loose lips sink ships". Now it could be in your best interest (in the short term for sure, maybe in the long term too if it didn't change the final outcome of the war) to make some money giving some information to the Germans, Italians, or Japanese. That is definitely not in the best interest for the military, government, or fellow countrymen you may be endangering. The question isn't if you are a possible threat (for there you can always be a threat), the question is how you handle threats. Frankly I would rather have signs above the area where everyone clocks in rather than controlled and monitored labour camps.
And they are completely in the clear by their own code, sense according to scientology there are no psychological problems and epilepsy is a psychological disorder.
On the other hand Webkit http://www.webkit.org/ is open source, and the Mac was exploited through Safari. So this same case could be used as an argument that open source is more easily/quickly exploited.
But No-one trespassed into my house and broke my mom's favorite vase! Surely you don't want us all to break into houses and break stuff!
They may lose control of the more used protocol, but in their strategy of going legit they seem to be more interesting in specializing (patch delivery like for WoW, or the constant rumors of movie delivery) which they don't need the popular trackers and clients for. They already have lost a lot of control, if you look at the things like peer exchange and encryption that are supported by a handful of clients but not the official one.
Remember the protocol is now closed source. It is very possible they will allow Bittorrent Inc.'s protocol, leaving the other clients having to reverse engineer/hack if they want their clients to work.
Try Philip K. Dick's "Second Variety" (a short story though, not a novel). But ignore that part about the Soviets taking over and the rogue Americans on the moon, just focus on the replicating killing machines.
Ever think about size? Nintendo learned a few lessons from the virtual boy, one of the chief lessons learned was portable systems should be portable.
Are you sure? I know tons of people who have cracked shareware (in fact the pirate bay is filled with shareware files with a key or key generator). And most multiplier games that I know of don't really employ copy protection, they just require you to have an account that is paid up to play. I know a handful of people who play WoW and downloaded the client from torrent sites.
If you've ever driven a car at its top speed you would know. You don't want to make the top speed the highest speed you expect people to travel. In this case they probably want to allow the driver to go 70 mph up a hill.
If I recall correctly Norway is the only commercial hunter of whales. It left the International Whaling Commission when they refused to end (or more accurately extended) the moratorium on whale hunting. The IWC does allow capturing whales for research purposes, which Japan uses, and a singular annual catch for indigenous peoples and peoples with whaling heritage (used by peoples in the US, Canada, Greenland, and Iceland).
I think it makes perfect since, if you think about Japan. Japan wants whale meat, but isn't supposed to hunt whales. Imagine if you could create cattle that have meat similar to that of a whale! Remember that beef is already expensive in Japan, and you will see that if you can achieve it you will have quite literal cash cow.
Used CD stores require travel, if you live more than 15 miles from one that may mean you lose your money saved in gas. If there is a good bus route that still takes time, which is very important to many people. You also have to spend time looking for what you want, and hope they have it. Frankly, if your time is valuable then iTunes is much more convenient and worthwhile than a used CD store.
Maybe it is because I have only lived in cities with colleges in them, but in my experience free Wi-Fi is EVERYWHERE, even places it doesn't really make sense (like bars, tanning salons, and barbers).
If it is part of iTunes Plus than it is a completely unrestricted, higher quality, MP3 format.
Maybe officially, but it definitely made some bombing runs over Iraq in Operation Desert Fox and Operation Desert Storm.
yeah, but I think that will come out to .02 a meg, .005 a text, and .1 for 60 minutes of talk in the petro-dollars we will be using in 2020.
I live in Michigan, which borders Canada. Going to Canada I have had my car searched a dozen times, and have spent upwards of 30 minutes talking to the border guard. Coming back I have NEVER been questioned for more than 10 minutes, have never had my car searched, and have been let through after NO questions and a quick check of IDs. I have had a bit more questioning when entering New York though. I think the border really depends on problems that particular crossing may have, and your citizenship. Getting into Detroit or Sault Ste. Marie is not a problem at all if you are a Michigander.
Frick I wish Slashdot had an edit option. Replace North Korea with Vietnam. I must be watching too much Fox News and blending all of the forces of the "axis of evil" together.
You must be more pessimistic than me.
I happen to believe the best justice that money can buy if FAR lower than the best justice. Maybe I have too much hope in the judicial system, maybe I am a privileged white male in a racist and misogynist world, but regardless I still believe there are plenty of good judges out there, and their justice is much better than they justice money can buy.