This is slashdot, they tell the same scary stories about he US, UK and recently even Sweden.

I wasn't aware that the US had signed up to slashdot as the user Moryath (553296)

If its not classified but should not be released to the public it's marked for official use only.

This was a comment on capitalism. Do I have to say I love China at the end of every post to be spared the ire of the 50 cent army?

Well this is the difference between a state that has long term goals of improving it countries vs. corporations that can't see beyond the next quarterly report. Maybe it is true what they say, a capitalist will sell you the rope that you will use to hang him.

Probably shoot themselves in the foot somehow.

My quest for advanced level porn brought me here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_outer_retinal_necrosis :(

That would mean doing something meaningful that will inconvenience them. People were calling for a boycott of paypal and the response most of the time was either 'I never really use paypal but I sure will boycott them now!' or 'This sucks, but I use them too much, sorry' I doubt these companies will feel any pain.

So putting a bond down as insurance isn't insurance?

DDoS attacks were aimed at amazon.com, i.e. US infrastructure so I doubt it.

Isn't it kinda childish to label everything that isn't pro wikileaks as CIA shills?

Don't know, jerking off to photoshop isn't that serious, even in the US.

I'm sorry but I find it doubtful that nobody was interested in modding the system purely to pirate games on it. There is a huge commercial market for that, especially in the developing world.

It took 4 years to do this. I think Sony gets a few points for that.