Dude, if I could use an IKEA table-leg to defeat corruption, I wouldn't care what part of the Chinese underworld it was manufactured in; I'd Just Do It.

Well then, if 99% can't wangle this one, I think we're facing a problem with modern genetics. Either that or TV, hotdogs and Budlight are enough to keep ANYone down - or the math is a little off. I do support these protests and support them much, but also understand that 99 pitchforks cannot budge a single tank. If anything, the protests are a prelude to something much different. Parasites don't leave by request -- they must be removed with great effort. But I'm certainly not calling it a purge........

This article has surely caused massive paranoia amongst politicians. I reckon a few generals are nervous too. I can think of no greater affectation indicating psychopathy than that which can compulsively lie to those who would - and do - die for the liars. I just hope the World's Thorazine supplies can accommodate the District of Columbia; and I can think of a few individuals who might require a little more than a fair share. What we must first decide, is where to put them. I am thinking Novaya Zemlya might do, but Mars also remains an option in the event that Russia objects (likely).

I just can't wait to see Leo bite into the poisoned apple. The hormonal castration should be particularly dramatic too. Maybe they can get the political apology right in the film, and properly repent for a truly disgusting deed. But I still think Matt Damon would be a goodlier choice, based on the face. ....Well Alan, you were way ahead of your time, but we were still in the dark ages. Sorry about that, and thanks for all the help. PS: If you come back, try San Francisco, Rome, or maybe Key West; I hear they finally accepted that patterns of "indecency" are not always matters of choice, and even if they were, they're your own. And anyway, you're really not missing much - and CCTV never flatters the form.

Why would something get SO big just to test our faith? ***Starting time machine....Fastening seatbelt....OK, now off to 4000BC to figure this all out!

You might consider InQtel http://www.iqt.org/ and Visible Technologies http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/exclusive-us-spies-buy-stake-in-twitter-blog-monitoring-firm/, both which fit this article's description, and have had tons of CIA seed money put into them. We know the pentagon has a sock-puppet program, and whatever law prevent them from operating in the US can be bypassed through private contractors hence (perhaps) Fusion Centers. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Fusion_center Both the FBI and DHS are quite busy here too. I frequently observe FBI, .mil, dhs.gov, DoD, and other government IPs visiting my website and subscribing to comments. Do a whois on my latest visitor: 153.31.113.26 ~~ And yeah, go right ahead and mod this as "troll" too. Bloody snobs!

Someone hurry up and mod my above comment "troll". People shouldn't be reading Camus, or ridiculing the Patriot Act. Push away another /. user, go ahead. You want homogeneity, right? To hell with you ridiculous snobs! ~~Troll = Satire?

I am also reminded of Albert Camus' Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Resistance,_Rebellion,_and_Death

Certainly the sockpuppet wormtrolls should mod my above comment BELOW zero. I mean, there isn't a shred of validity to anything I said, and after all, the Patriot Act isn't all that bad - the constitution is for q-tips and Ron Paul extremists. And the drone idea was stupid, I admit; between Mcafee and Norton, they'd never let that happen. But don't stop there - - mod it 6 ft under. Rex-84 https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Rex_84 is good. Executive Directive 51 is gooder. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/National_Security_and_Homeland_Security_Presidential_Directive And of course, transparency regarding such things is the goodliest of all. Nothing to worry about here folks; although the Obama administration has been the worst yet for prosecuting whistleblowers, we still have HOPE and the memory of freedom. And you can get redacted FOIAs faster than ever! ~~ Mr. Baggins

Simply suspend (or expel) Habeas Corpus and detain these annoying journalists indefinitely. File an injunction on all further inquiries and reporting, and proceed with the final few steps to an authoritarian hell. Use FAST to detect public curiosity, and send drones for them. And if you're lucky, the drones will only drop porn and Romanian spam. If that doesn't work, they can bury their heads in Mt. Weather until people stop asking why we've lost our freedoms, homes, and sense of identity all for a few trigger-happy Duck hunters (Cheney), (skull &) Bonesmen, and generals fascinated by artist's renditions (WMD - Iraq).

'twould be nice if they'd just get really, really, obscure.

You see, I was never a teenager, so I don't care. That's what they get for not just skipping ahead like me and everyone else in denial of human nature. I mean, it's not like they're inundated with smut by the entertainment industry, and certainly the hormones in modern food products are no excuse for such intolerable visual promiscuity. If the fools can't realize that abstinence is the best policy, then obviously their future careers should be ruined, and they should lose the right to bear arms and vote. We don't want people who are attracted to the opposite (or same) sex voting and wielding firearms. Hail Wackenhut, Geo Group, G4s Securities, Serco, and purity!

sort of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovfYBa1EHm4#t=90 Not that I adequately understand how either of these things occur, but I don't trust any system that I cannot disassemble, upgrade, and repair or modify myself. What I understand even less, is why people even use smart phones. Yeah, they can do all but warm your lunch (maybe soon) and disperse crowds, but between a laptop/desktop, and bare-bones phone, I just don't get it. ....Why do I feel like I just harmed a nun?

http://cryptome.org/isp-spy/cellular-spy.pdf -- Shows retention durations of a few major providers, and lists various types of data retentions.

Do you think you could rewrite that in a car analogy instead? Anyway, I see your point. But I can still say that I have enjoyed dd-wrt while I've used it, though I will be moving on after this article to tomato or open-wrt. While not a purist, I hope to become one. I have ableton on my windows partition, and could easily make midi music on that side, but instead, I insist on making things "work" in Linux with open-source software. And though it has promoted me to consider purchasing a straitjacket for myself, I have no regrets and will persist. I have also rejected photoshop for GIMP, and I am enjoying it completely. It's always interesting learning about what I don't know, and this article discussion has been interesting.