I don't use either of the platforms the project is based on, but I would contribute if I could.

I can understand the concerns of the people who don't support the project because of the involvement of fb, but not those who oppose the NSA invasion, yet don't want to voluntarily give their info. The results could end up being one of the best arguments against the NSA's practices. Further, by volunteering to contribute their data to the project, while opposing the NSA's activities, they augment the position that their information is theirs and shouldn't just be there for the NSA or anyone to just take at any agency's pleasure.

Given the general intelligence level of the average criminal, "utter moron" probably isn't much of a stretch for a lot of the silk road users. Committing crimes in a medium that can conceivably record most, if not all, of your actions is crazy.

Someone will attempt to correct me with a comment about how conniving criminals are, but for the most part, they are dumber than a sack of bricks. Sure there is a genius or two, but even the smart ones can get caught if they keep at it and eventually slip up.

Fuck that no-account whore.

I'm glad I'm not in that field, but what does this mean for people who are and don't use Google+? Get screwed on a job you're otherwise qualified for because you don't need constant, superficial stimulation?

I hate that bloody time change. If we just get rid of it, we don't have to worry about what it's called at all.

So her husband couldn't have guns. What about her 2nd amendment right? Where is the NRA now? Shouldn't they be screaming their heads off about the government infringing HER right to bear arms?

No, they meant /. That's all I ever read and considering the drek that ends up here, it means I might as well live in a cave.

When fingerprints fail, they'll be like, 'hmm, what else can we use to authenticate? Hey, DNA! Let's start using DNA for authentication!' So soon all these security consultants and security managers (and sure enough the CROOKS!) will have every last bit of your personally identifiable, physical information. Where does that leave you?

Keep your whizbang fingerprint readers Apple and Mastercard and whoever else. Security was never 100% and giving you a copy of every last molecule is not going to change that. I'll get by with the password and when I get f'ed by that, well, then I guess, I'll have to deal. At least I'll still be able to think of my body as belonging to me.

Probably because with a name like National Institute of Standards and Technology, it sounds like a neutral organization. Some kind of innocuous academic committee or such. Not to mention, when it was first named, there was probably a benevolent view of such government agencies.

Now though, people who seem to be paying attention are distrustful of the government's "national security" policies. And with good reason, considering what the NSA has been doing since (and probably before) 9/11.

Now anything that mentions "NSA" to people who desire liberty sets off alarms and just like the NSA making their (unconstitutional) webs of association of U.S. citizens via (unconstitutional) surveillance, the associations we tie between other orgs and the NSA tell us not to trust previously trusted agencies.

It's hard to believe you're right, especially since automated trading never fouls up or causes any problems.

Do you mean terrorism like the kind that involves killing unknowing bystanders? The U.S. doesn't do that. Oh wait...

Joe Isuzu voice:

"Trust Us. We're the Government."

means that it will be harder to decipher what is going on. I realize all reporters have a bias, but they at least go through most of the material and point out the notable items. Now whomever is interested will need to go through the data dumps for the interesting stuff. That will make the "reporting" less effective.

Sometimes it's more important who you know and not what you know.

"... Maybe some optional social integration for those who like to be socially encouraged to do better."
Perhaps broadcast a msg to all the nearest hotties that you're eating like a pig or working on your cancer quotient?