But what can one legally do? I wish there was a career path or something that I could do to stop this and similar abuses of power by the government, but short of spending 30 years entrenching myself in the system (at which point I'm sure the economic benefits of prolonging corruption will outweigh any lasting moral compulsions not to) to right some minor wrongs, what can a citizen do? Sadly, I think nothing. Most people I speak to about their rights either don't understand what the rights are, or why we need them, and some think that less privacy means more safety. I don't think the masses can comprehend what is occurring, and the educated few don't have the manpower or public outrage to take a stand. It's depressing, really...

No, they wear jeans with a black turtleneck.

FTFY

If I were tasked with hiring someone for a post in higher education, belief in intelligent design would be a criterion for not getting the job. Why would a university want to hire someone who thinks that an entire department's work is total bogus? Not believing in the scientific methods that demonstrate evolution and Earth's 4 billion year history is a clear red flag for academic trustworthiness. If you don't believe in a field of science, what else can you choose not to accept? "Oh no, mathematics is entirely false, I reject numbers!" I can't see any university eager to hire someone who goes against everything they stand for. To throw in a car analogy, it's like Ford hiring a sales manager who believes that cars run on magic and unicorn dust.

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This sounds interesting. Does anyone know of a good book that would help teach me this technique?

I think the big difference here is that the financial crimes that were committed stemmed from behavior that was initially within the law before greed took over. On the other hand, hacking another country's government has never been within the law.

All the news of China's hacking attempts, compounded with the links many of those have to government, begs the question: "How far is too far?" When will the US (or the international community) hold China accountable and force them to stop these actions? The way I see it, what they are doing is worse than firing shells over a border. This could easily be a buildup for a larger attack, yet no one has done anything substantial yet.

Since when has Fox employed "news reporters?"

At my friend's old house where we used to have LANs in high school we had to run some thick extension cables so we could be running ~30 computers, ~4 tvs and consoles onto maybe 5 different fuses in the house. Before we figured this out, power outages were common.

Unfortunately wireless carriers were disabling phone use across the board.

I love how he says

"Tellingly, Greenwald never misses a chance to mention Poulsen’s history as a hacker, events that transpired nearly two decades ago and have absolutely no bearing on the current case. This is nothing more than a despicable smear campaign based on the oldest misdirection in the book: Shoot the messenger."

Followed by:

"Similarly, when Assange complained that journalists were violating his privacy by reporting the details of rape and molestation allegations against him in Sweden, Greenwald agreed, writing: “Simultaneously advocating government transparency and individual privacy isn’t hypocritical or inconsistent; it’s a key for basic liberty.” With Manning, Greenwald adopts the polar opposite opinions. “Journalists should be about disclosing facts, not protecting anyone.” This dissonance in his views has only grown in the wake of reports that Manning might be offered a plea deal in exchange for testimony against Assange."

....Is that not the same thing? These two are not opposites; It is merely an attempt to attack Greenwald. Exactly what Hansen is accusing him of.

FTFY