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Laws and ethics are rarely synonymous though.

I knew I read something on this before:

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120817/02295020080/so-ma...

For Joe Kennedy maybe.

Prohibition failed because it allowed the bootleggers of the underground to fully monopolize their trade without having to abide by any legal restrictions. If a business no longer has the threat of ramifications for questionable acts, then the questionable acts increase exponentially.

That can be two-way though. Cracking down only builds a stronger underground, which is where I see the entire surveillance issue going. As with all other ails in society, the ones with the power to effect real change are precisely the ones who would suffer most by said change. So it won't happen. Petitions, demonstrations, appeals courts, etc, are all useless. And there could never be a massive, singular pro-privacy effort as there is no money to be made. The NRA and big pharma have huge lobby groups playing with billions of dollars because there's billions more to be made.

So what? It's harder to combat guerrillas than a standing army. There's not always safety in numbers, sometimes that just results in a bigger target. So what if the Feds can tap into the larger encrypted anythings, give them a thousand tiny encryption outlets to deal with instead. Not a united cause, but a million different efforts. OWS failed bigtime because there were too many cooks in the kitchen. Aligning forces means individual voices get lost in the shuffle of the crowd. And Prohibition aligning with the Suffrage movement only resulted in the Suffrage movement being falsely placated to as a new target for Capitalism. Sell them ladies some cigarettes! Sell them some clothes-washing machinery! Let them know how much we respect their struggles by giving them things to go broke on!

(Apologies for any lack in logic- still working on 1st pot of coffee.)

I'm sure some of the largest of the tech firms are getting something for their troubles.

This is why I stopped voting for any politicians years ago. It's just enabling.

You're asking this of a government with a growing record of retroactively rewriting laws in its own favour?

Oh, that is genius.

But I have problems believing in the existence of conspirators though. Opportunists, yes, but not conspirators. Our species blows at foresight.

Until the states are shown the door by the United Nations.

Free certificate after 10 bucks to paypal?

https://new.resist.ca/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMX_Mail http://www.autistici.org/en/index.html

Hushmail is no longer an option though: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/11/encrypted-e-mai/

I know what this site is and I can use it for my own purposes. But having to see popups or god knows whatever other eyesores would no longer make it worthwhile even in such minimal regards. I could care less about startups or especially anything relative to marketing or investment. But the factoid linkages are the real gold. I only care about information, not Capitalism. Not in the slightest.

If HN ran ads I would no longer use this site.

I do only what is necessary to survive. You sound like most of your bills are still paid by mommy and daddy.

I average 100 hours per week. I think you sound sickly sheltered.

This is wonderful! Can you link any background info on corrupt's origin/agenda?

Either way, it won't be corporate subsidies.

Cash primarily, though I cash checks at non-chain pawn shops as needed. I've been getting lucky in the last year or so with trading goods and services- such as covering my hosting fees by proofreading/script doctoring/ghostwriting for others, etc. Even lawncare for groceries in the funner months. It is not easy, but I watched Turk182 waaay too much when I was a kid.

I believe that abuse of power in general, and illicit surveillance in particular, is nothing new, especially for the United States. This does not make any of it kosher of course.

But in an age where the courts can literally, retroactively re-write the laws to serve their own interests, protests and petitions are as evocative as a breeze.

I suspect that portions of every generation feels that things will get worse before it gets better. I believe that other portions of every generation believe theirs to be the ultimate showdown, the Armageddon. All said, I don't see how we can be backed any further into a corner. I've been running daily news aggregation articles at my website:

http://thelotteryparty.com/

And every day's post makes me feel more and more like a sadomasochist. I see no easy solutions. I think we will all need to go without many things that we've been taking for granted, before life will look anymore hopeful for future generations, even the next generation.

Edit to add: I have not had a bank account since the big bailout of '07, and have never owned a credit card. I pay only sales taxes. I do not vote. I boycott freely and widely. These and other small battles make for a truly awkward lifestyle, but I think it the best way to buck the system- by not enabling any of it. Take the power away from the Powers That Be. The People own the gov.

Google made some splash not too long ago by stating they really do not even care about Grade Point Averages in their prospective employees. I can say that in the 18 years I've been supporting myself, through a wide range of jobs, I have never had a reference called on my behalf. I think that the education itself is all that matters. Don't worry about degrees or titles or any of the paperwork. The best way to show you can do the work is just to do the work, with no sales pitches for your abilities warranted.

People had plenty of prior evidence to fear mass surveillance, but even with these new leaks, most Americans still do not really care. "Nobody can look over my shoulder, the mullet blocks their view."

Not everything in life is about making money, the author completely misses that.

Go with the yin yang diet- black coffee and white rice.

"My position has always been that there's two types of people opposed to pornography: those who don't know what they're talking about, and those who don't know what they're missing." - Larry Flynt

I think "terrorism" remains too nondescript a term, and the fact that more Americans die each year from lawn mower-related accidents than from acts of domestic terrorism is indicative that other reasons for the surveillance exist.

In all seriousness, I registered false datum with Assurance Wireless, sponsored by Virgin, and am now using a free cellphone (or "Obama phone" as some voices in the media call it). Per month I receive 250 free minutes and 250 free texts. The only precursor was to "prove" that I am currently enrolled in any of a number of welfare programs (such as the "SNAP" food stamp benefits program). I understand what I am doing is illegal, but earlier this year I realized I did not feel comfortable anymore paying so much for something that seemed to be benefiting others far more than me.

Elections never truly change anything though.

I smell an illicit orgy. But seriously, have they been tested for drugs?

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