Officer: Jones, I want you to give the visiting people false information, convincing them that more support for the mission would help accomplish the mission. Jones: That's false information?
The information given in order to convince someone of something is not the same as what one wishes to convince someone of. The truth of one is not related to the truth of the other. That's a subtlety (and only the first...) I would not expect to be lost on a psy operative.
It might not be ethical, but how is this different than organizations that lobby congress? This seems blown up. Would it be ok if instead of being called "Psy-Ops" they were called "Public Relations?"
I would suggest that a military Psy-Ops organization's list of available actions should include Lying. A military PR group interacting with the the sponsoring populace and governing body should not be allowed to lie.
The reason being that the military is civilian controlled. They don't get to set policy. Attempting to exert undue influence on policy makers is counter to the way the US gov. is intended to work.
One might suggest that the reality is not so rosy, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't strive to enforce ethical standards.
I've been wondering about Watson's clicker ability. If Watson can click with superhuman speed, then having him face off against 2 human opponents was also to his advantage. The questions he leaves on the table (since he automatically wins the click) have to be divided amongst his opponents.
They always tell me "but she suddenly changed!". And I go: "So she didn't expect you to read her mind and moods before, ever?..."
My wife's personality changed when her birth control prescription changed. And that's not even "I'm Crazy" medication. You should try to evaluate mates as well as possible, but sometimes you gotta cut someone some slack.
Wow, I didn't realize google could do that well with units. Nice work to point it out.
From back in the day, the number of times my 56k modem connected at faster than 44.1 kbps was, in round numbers, zero. Often not even that. So I'd suggest that the while the technical answer is "theoretically, perhaps" the actual answer is "no."
Even the most locked-down Android devices are eventually hacked wide open and you can install your own APKs, and many of them come with this functionality open to begin with.
The very fact that they must be hacked indicates the direction things are going. Of course, it's not there yet.
I don't think it's the apps though. It's the App Store. Got an iphone-droid-pad-ultra-X? Great! Visit the associated App Store and buy some apps! Oh, uh, no, as a matter of fact there isn't any other way to load a program onto the device. Apple / your carrier / whoever will always have a noose around it's neck. Nobody is going to eat their lunch b/c the device is locked down.
So the government should let the internet get all fucked up because by trying to fix things they could get all fucked up? Certainly anything can be done wrongly, but don't you think we should try to keep things functioning? With a policy that has actually already been in existence to good effect?
"...government cannot regulate anything effectively on behalf of EVERYONE."
Really? The government can't regulate ANYTHING? Highways, building codes, the electrical grid... all horrible failures that we'd be better off without?
NN could get screwed up, never underestimate human stupidity, but if we don't do anything you really think it'll be better? Shouldn't one oppose the bad thing, rather than the good thing that might go bad? Because any good action could go off the rails.
My understanding is that Tiny Tim's plot point is not that he is sickly and may die, but rather that he has to prepare (be prepared) for his manhood ritual and without appropriate instruction may die.
The translation involves some conceptual work, it's not just a word-for-word type of thing. The play was put up this year in Chicago and in Minneapolis. In previous years it has been in Minneapolis alone. The greater exposure in Chicago seems to have gotten it a lot more press.
My wife is involved with the theater company, but I have not seen the play.
So you don't have time to get together with friends -- don't assume other grown ups can't manage it. The world is full of recreational activities that grown-ups have managed to undertake together in the same physical space outside of work.
And yet, historically men have been able to get together for poker night, bowling night, softball league or other like activities. I have video games on a standing Wednesday evening schedule.
I'm 36 and I regularly get together with friends to play Halo. We're all kinda tired of Halo (Reach, at this point) but it's the only game supporting 4 players per screen. It's our modern version of "Poker Night".
Not at all. At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender- and Anonymous have met their destiny in quite a similar way.
Ah-ha, yes! Anonymous, how recently you returned illegally from Elba! And the French army, having found peace not to their taste, readily followed you again! But now you are beaten. Insufferable Wellington takes all the credit for your defeat, but it was 50/50 whether he would find you first or the Prussians. And now all that time he spent fighting your 3rd string in Spain appears perhaps more meaningful, yes? While the real work was being done in (what is now) Russia and Germany? But soon it will be Saint Helena for you, and arsinic! Hahaha, and your fame will forever include your stature.
Not that their products are super professional, rather in a "Oh, hey, that expensive thing you wanted? We'll sell you a cheap version that's good enough for people who want a cheap version." kind of way.
Hey, who pissed in your cheerios? You should know that back at the academy I was considered to be a real whiz! Urine the presence of a powerful intellect. It would be a shame to let an idea like this go down the drain.
Let them replicate all 13 for their internal use but remove any server's root status if the server is hosted in China... Maybe I'm missing something here but is this not a reasonable stance on preventing this type of collateral damage?
NOOOOO! We must rebuild the entire interweb! Tiered service plans with CIA backdoors and automatic killswitches for stolen intellectual property!
It's the ONLY WAY to stop the China from routing your traffic!
A hint? I'll spell it out: Terrorism Can Not Be Prevented.
Think about it for a bit. Israel has been trying to prevent terrorism since forever now, and they even have a fairly cocky attitude about how hardcore they are about it. Has it worked? NOPE. Show of hands here - anyone think it's about to work? Hezbollah about to cave, tell Israel that they can do whatever they want?
The fact is that civilization is a fairly fragile thing. Once you've pissed someone off enough that they are willing to sacrifice themselves to get a little F-U there just isn't much you can do about it.
The only real alternative is to bring the dispossessed in, and get them invested in our civilization. This kind of selflessness is not generally encouraged by capitalism.
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Officer: Jones, I want you to give the visiting people false information, convincing them that more support for the mission would help accomplish the mission.
Jones: That's false information?
The information given in order to convince someone of something is not the same as what one wishes to convince someone of. The truth of one is not related to the truth of the other. That's a subtlety (and only the first...) I would not expect to be lost on a psy operative.
It might not be ethical, but how is this different than organizations that lobby congress? This seems blown up. Would it be ok if instead of being called "Psy-Ops" they were called "Public Relations?"
I would suggest that a military Psy-Ops organization's list of available actions should include Lying. A military PR group interacting with the the sponsoring populace and governing body should not be allowed to lie.
The reason being that the military is civilian controlled. They don't get to set policy. Attempting to exert undue influence on policy makers is counter to the way the US gov. is intended to work.
One might suggest that the reality is not so rosy, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't strive to enforce ethical standards.
hahaha
I've been wondering about Watson's clicker ability. If Watson can click with superhuman speed, then having him face off against 2 human opponents was also to his advantage. The questions he leaves on the table (since he automatically wins the click) have to be divided amongst his opponents.
Indeed, it's a shame. I'd spend a mod point for poor c0mpliant, but I've already posted in this thread...
I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.
They always tell me "but she suddenly changed!". And I go: "So she didn't expect you to read her mind and moods before, ever?..."
My wife's personality changed when her birth control prescription changed. And that's not even "I'm Crazy" medication. You should try to evaluate mates as well as possible, but sometimes you gotta cut someone some slack.
Wow, I didn't realize google could do that well with units. Nice work to point it out.
From back in the day, the number of times my 56k modem connected at faster than 44.1 kbps was, in round numbers, zero. Often not even that. So I'd suggest that the while the technical answer is "theoretically, perhaps" the actual answer is "no."
So you don't think that movement in this direction is the threat mentioned in the headline?
I didn't mean to suggest that this is already the case, though that seems to be the meaning many have taken.
Even the most locked-down Android devices are eventually hacked wide open and you can install your own APKs, and many of them come with this functionality open to begin with.
The very fact that they must be hacked indicates the direction things are going. Of course, it's not there yet.
I don't think it's the apps though. It's the App Store. Got an iphone-droid-pad-ultra-X? Great! Visit the associated App Store and buy some apps! Oh, uh, no, as a matter of fact there isn't any other way to load a program onto the device. Apple / your carrier / whoever will always have a noose around it's neck. Nobody is going to eat their lunch b/c the device is locked down.
So the government should let the internet get all fucked up because by trying to fix things they could get all fucked up? Certainly anything can be done wrongly, but don't you think we should try to keep things functioning? With a policy that has actually already been in existence to good effect?
"...government cannot regulate anything effectively on behalf of EVERYONE."
Really? The government can't regulate ANYTHING? Highways, building codes, the electrical grid... all horrible failures that we'd be better off without?
NN could get screwed up, never underestimate human stupidity, but if we don't do anything you really think it'll be better? Shouldn't one oppose the bad thing, rather than the good thing that might go bad? Because any good action could go off the rails.
My understanding is that Tiny Tim's plot point is not that he is sickly and may die, but rather that he has to prepare (be prepared) for his manhood ritual and without appropriate instruction may die.
The translation involves some conceptual work, it's not just a word-for-word type of thing. The play was put up this year in Chicago and in Minneapolis. In previous years it has been in Minneapolis alone. The greater exposure in Chicago seems to have gotten it a lot more press.
My wife is involved with the theater company, but I have not seen the play.
This. I have a PC already connected to my TV. If you have favorite multiplayer PC games, please post them here.
So you don't have time to get together with friends -- don't assume other grown ups can't manage it. The world is full of recreational activities that grown-ups have managed to undertake together in the same physical space outside of work.
And yet, historically men have been able to get together for poker night, bowling night, softball league or other like activities. I have video games on a standing Wednesday evening schedule.
I'm 36 and I regularly get together with friends to play Halo. We're all kinda tired of Halo (Reach, at this point) but it's the only game supporting 4 players per screen. It's our modern version of "Poker Night".
Like most of their silly rules, you can ignore this all you want, as long as you don't get caught.
Don't fall for that one. Accept the rule now thinking it's unenforceable, and you'll find yourself screwed when they find a way to enforce it.
Not at all. At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender- and Anonymous have met their destiny in quite a similar way.
Ah-ha, yes! Anonymous, how recently you returned illegally from Elba! And the French army, having found peace not to their taste, readily followed you again! But now you are beaten. Insufferable Wellington takes all the credit for your defeat, but it was 50/50 whether he would find you first or the Prussians. And now all that time he spent fighting your 3rd string in Spain appears perhaps more meaningful, yes? While the real work was being done in (what is now) Russia and Germany? But soon it will be Saint Helena for you, and arsinic! Hahaha, and your fame will forever include your stature.
Wellington... He works for Amazon, yes?
Man, Grizzly keeps popping up in such cool spots.
Not that their products are super professional, rather in a "Oh, hey, that expensive thing you wanted? We'll sell you a cheap version that's good enough for people who want a cheap version." kind of way.
Hey, who pissed in your cheerios? You should know that back at the academy I was considered to be a real whiz! Urine the presence of a powerful intellect. It would be a shame to let an idea like this go down the drain.
So what we need is a way to scrub those websites within the critical time period, yes? A cleaning program? A sort of "Golden Shower"?
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I'm just sayin...
Let them replicate all 13 for their internal use but remove any server's root status if the server is hosted in China... Maybe I'm missing something here but is this not a reasonable stance on preventing this type of collateral damage?
NOOOOO! We must rebuild the entire interweb! Tiered service plans with CIA backdoors and automatic killswitches for stolen intellectual property!
It's the ONLY WAY to stop the China from routing your traffic!
A hint? I'll spell it out: Terrorism Can Not Be Prevented.
Think about it for a bit. Israel has been trying to prevent terrorism since forever now, and they even have a fairly cocky attitude about how hardcore they are about it. Has it worked? NOPE. Show of hands here - anyone think it's about to work? Hezbollah about to cave, tell Israel that they can do whatever they want?
The fact is that civilization is a fairly fragile thing. Once you've pissed someone off enough that they are willing to sacrifice themselves to get a little F-U there just isn't much you can do about it.
The only real alternative is to bring the dispossessed in, and get them invested in our civilization. This kind of selflessness is not generally encouraged by capitalism.