Another part of the historical lesson is that America has *only* ever had 2 major political parties. Those two parties and their platforms change, rarely, but the fact remains that despite third parties having a smattering of support here and there, our government has *always* been dualistic. That's just the way we are in this country, Americans only think of issues in an either-or manner.
Perhaps the first mechs were forklifts.
I know when I would use a Bobcat around the power plant when I was in the Air Force, I felt like I was in a mech.
We get "Service Alerts" with "helpful" information for how we're supposed to do business. Some of these "Service Alerts" contain information that, apparently, only certain people are supposed to know. As a result, they are password protected.
If you save the webpage, the default filename that it will save as is also the password for the super-secret information.
(i.e. Emergency situation that required immediate information to save lives)
Outside of "24" and other spy genre forms of entertainment, the "ticking time bomb" does not exist. But hideous breeches of privacy and civil rights are allowed to continue because people insist that they be allowed to cling the the myth of the ticking time bomb. If we had to accept that the FBI is just freely data mining using whatever means they can manage, basically doing the equivalent of door to door warrantless searches, well, that might be somewhat alarming. If we faced that reality, we might be pushed to do something. So instead we rationalize it. "Oh, there must have been some real emergency that they had to use these fake emergency letters for. Trust the Government. The Government is your friend."
We Americans are not good at dealing with the scary reality, especially when the plausible-sounding fiction is more reassuring.
If the 11-year old boy knows his class and the game, I've got no problems with it. So long as he's not a dumbass, cause I know people of all ages who play WoW without the required mental "gear". Nothing like logging into Vent and hearing the old age and confusion in the voices of the people you're running with.
The amusing thing is that the TV show makes the same people who were the evil conspirators in the book into the good guys!
Well, if you were behind the evil conspiracy revealed in that book, wouldn't something like this be the ideal way to defuse the book and its accusations?
When it comes to an oppressive state and unjust laws privacy of course helps you to hide from the state,
but what if the laws are fine
and there is no need to hide, why should I care about privacy? What would be the consequences?
If there are laws preventing or removing privacy, the laws aren't fine. Do you think those laws will go away when the laws you consider unjust show up? Do you think the laws removing privacy will go away if a state transitions from free to oppressive, or will they be used as building blocks for the new regime?
A free country is one in which the citizens have privacy and the government is open. An oppressive country is one in which the citizens are open and the government is private and secretive. Guess which one we have.
Well that didn't work. Let's try again.
Where [God] = [something we don't understand yet], yes. Lightning and thunder were once proof of [God], but now we understand what causes them.
True. America isn't all dead. It's just mostly dead. And mostly dead is still slightly alive. If America was all dead then all we could do is look for loose change.
Does hacking have less of the mystique it used to? I remember back in the 90s, when everybody was still pretty much new to the whole computers and internet thing, society as a whole was just waking up to what could be done on the internet and how much of it. Seems like there's too many people on the internet now, it's gotten common and ordinary. Every jackass has a Myspace page these days, whereas back in the 90s people who could use the internet were smart enough not to put info about their personal life up there.
And yes, I realize that true old school is using an Atari or a Commodore to connect to a BBS with a 14.4 dialup like I've got in the back room, but the 90s were when the internet was accessible for anybody interested, and yet still uncommon enough that everybody and his brother weren't online.
Yeah, but I'm pretty sure the 24/7 brainwashing I got was more of a challenge to through off then their 8/5 brainwashing, and I managed it. (8 hours a day, 5 days a week, assuming Canadians don't school longer)
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Another part of the historical lesson is that America has *only* ever had 2 major political parties. Those two parties and their platforms change, rarely, but the fact remains that despite third parties having a smattering of support here and there, our government has *always* been dualistic. That's just the way we are in this country, Americans only think of issues in an either-or manner.
Perhaps the first mechs were forklifts. I know when I would use a Bobcat around the power plant when I was in the Air Force, I felt like I was in a mech.
Another reason to vote for Ron Paul.
We get "Service Alerts" with "helpful" information for how we're supposed to do business. Some of these "Service Alerts" contain information that, apparently, only certain people are supposed to know. As a result, they are password protected.
If you save the webpage, the default filename that it will save as is also the password for the super-secret information.
So, this story doesn't surprise me.
Outside of "24" and other spy genre forms of entertainment, the "ticking time bomb" does not exist. But hideous breeches of privacy and civil rights are allowed to continue because people insist that they be allowed to cling the the myth of the ticking time bomb. If we had to accept that the FBI is just freely data mining using whatever means they can manage, basically doing the equivalent of door to door warrantless searches, well, that might be somewhat alarming. If we faced that reality, we might be pushed to do something. So instead we rationalize it. "Oh, there must have been some real emergency that they had to use these fake emergency letters for. Trust the Government. The Government is your friend."
We Americans are not good at dealing with the scary reality, especially when the plausible-sounding fiction is more reassuring.
God, not another Jenova's Witness.
Nothing can stop Perpetual Energy machine!
You're going to vote for a guy.
Based off the characters he plays as an actor.
Is this what the Republican Party has seriously come to? What a shame. "Idiocracy" is an apt term.
If the 11-year old boy knows his class and the game, I've got no problems with it. So long as he's not a dumbass, cause I know people of all ages who play WoW without the required mental "gear". Nothing like logging into Vent and hearing the old age and confusion in the voices of the people you're running with.
You no hungry for gold! You hungry for HOOOOOOOT POCKETS!
Well, if you were behind the evil conspiracy revealed in that book, wouldn't something like this be the ideal way to defuse the book and its accusations?
Duh
Seriously. Is this even a good idea for the companies themselves? Doubtful. Certainly isn't a good idea for me.
If there are laws preventing or removing privacy, the laws aren't fine. Do you think those laws will go away when the laws you consider unjust show up? Do you think the laws removing privacy will go away if a state transitions from free to oppressive, or will they be used as building blocks for the new regime?
A free country is one in which the citizens have privacy and the government is open. An oppressive country is one in which the citizens are open and the government is private and secretive. Guess which one we have.
Wonder if that's the kind of intelligence and attention to detail we'll get if he manages to win.
It answered both questions effectively and efficiently. I'm sufficiently impressed.
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Where [God] = [something we don't understand yet], yes.
Lightning and thunder were once proof of [God], but now we understand what causes them.
Where = , yes.
Lightning and thunder were once proof of .
that AT&T is on double super secret probation?
True. America isn't all dead. It's just mostly dead. And mostly dead is still slightly alive. If America was all dead then all we could do is look for loose change.
That's still a generation or so away.
America's already dead, the Captain of it may as well follow.
Or am I being too curmudgeonly?
Shit, I'll kick in fifty bucks to keep me and mind from being plastered by asteroids.
Does hacking have less of the mystique it used to? I remember back in the 90s, when everybody was still pretty much new to the whole computers and internet thing, society as a whole was just waking up to what could be done on the internet and how much of it. Seems like there's too many people on the internet now, it's gotten common and ordinary. Every jackass has a Myspace page these days, whereas back in the 90s people who could use the internet were smart enough not to put info about their personal life up there.
And yes, I realize that true old school is using an Atari or a Commodore to connect to a BBS with a 14.4 dialup like I've got in the back room, but the 90s were when the internet was accessible for anybody interested, and yet still uncommon enough that everybody and his brother weren't online.
"District #142!"
"Bingo!"
Yeah, but I'm pretty sure the 24/7 brainwashing I got was more of a challenge to through off then their 8/5 brainwashing, and I managed it.
(8 hours a day, 5 days a week, assuming Canadians don't school longer)