No self respecting old timer would admit to using Joe as their editor. How the hell do you plan on getting the VI vs. EMACS flames fanned with such a claim you insensitive clod?

First, you stated that "The hackers" are "IRL terrorists". The hackers did not threaten anyone, these "threats" according to any other (credible) source were allegedly from the DPRK. Perhaps you need to clarify? Second, if you really believe that the DPRK is going to launch attacks against US theaters you should purchase a globe. If you think that somehow we will have massive amounts of fake pilots storming planes to fly them into Star Theater, you should have your head examined by a professional.

There is, nor was there, any hypocrisy but rather _you_ are playing favorites. You claim that the hackers are "IRL terrorists" but don't claim Sony is a terrorist organization. As long as you have a double standard there can be no justice in your world.

That was me that asked the question, and the person I was responding to in the thread defends Sony (or rather claims that people attacking Sony are wrong to do so).

The ever present bogey man justification. No need to have off shore monitoring of the actual potential threats (which would be massive ass container ships which are easy to track), put everything locally and monitor locally. That should let you know where the real problems are, and it's not really the bogey man.

Unpopular? How about committing illegal acts and getting away with it, and acting as a vigilante squad on their own as I demonstrated above (and TFA discusses). This has nothing to do with "popularity", it has everything to do with a company that is behaving as a cartel.

If you want to be delusional that is fine by me, but at least be honest about your intent to remain in the dark.

This indicates that you really don't know how the world works, especially in terms of "entertainment". Perhaps 50 years ago this point would have some merit, but not within the last couple of decades at least. Actually investigate how the industry works, then we will talk.

To give you a hint, Sony in this case is a target because it's a single entity who has repeatedly screwed over consumers. They knowingly installed malware on people's computers and faced a class action lawsuit for it, though consumers received nothing from the damages. For higher profits they have sacrificed customers again and again, all to their benefit and consumer detriment. This part I am guessing you would agree with.

To the voting with your wallet, how big is Sony and how many tentacles do they have into virtually everything from hardware to software? Monopolization has ensured that you can't destroy a company that easily, it takes Government intervention to break up a company of this size. Since there are at least several Governments that pay Sony for all kinds of things from hardware to software, that won't happen any time soon. The breach and theft of a movie won't hurt them, it generates propaganda (those evil bastards just want our freedom) and PR for the movie. Are you daft enough to believe that Kim Jong-un can't figure out a comedy? Do you still believe that the Benghazi raid was because of a class E youtube movie too?

The point here is really that the only way to harm a company like Sony is with vigilantism. I don't agree with hackers releasing Sony customer data because that harms the consumers more than Sony. If they can force Sony to change, all the better. Exposing the MPAA/RIAA for their bullshit tactics may actually reduce some of the nonsense they do on a daily basis.

Will you also be quoting the National Enquirer in your quest to demonize anyone questioning the MPAA and/or Sony's behavior?

Do you believe that vigilantism is always wrong? Robin Hood was criminal stealing from "rich" who used criminal means of gaining wealth, and the peasants he was giving money to should have lynched him on the spot? (I realize this one is a fable, but a well known one and high on moral fabric).

If you don't believe vigilantism is always wrong, where do you think the line should be? Big companies are fine to do anything they want, as long as they pay the Governments to get away with it? Do the Governments have to be the actual robbers? (see next)

For posterity, the MPAA and RIAA have already targeted domains though requests to Government agencies. In this case, the MPAA is specifically considering acting as a vigilante and bypassing the Government. Can you attack a vigilante as a vigilante? Seriously, provide a rational perspective instead of gossip rags and OPED pieces. If you can't base your opinion on reason, don't bother.

And lets take out the BS regarding the DPRK launching a massive attack on the US. If you spent a few minutes contemplating the logistics you would see that this is not valid.

Wrong, see the comment above. Read and understand Hegal before trying to correct people.

No, a "False Flag" does not mean completely fabricated (made up). False Flags relate to the Hegalian Dialectic, problem reaction solution. The problem does not have to be fabricated, and in fact these events work better when they are not. Stand down police to allow something to occur, then capitalize on the aftermath. In nearly all of the high profile FBI busts in the US in the last decade, the FBI acted as facilitators to recruit "terrorists", provided plans and direction for bombings, and even the fake bombs. They did not do the dirty work themselves, it would be too easy to trace. The term "patsy" should suffice for the normal.

Is that NUCLEAR or NUCULAR?

No! He means the majority of white people are not born into vast pools of money and privilege as certain agendas are claiming. I am such a person, born into a poor white family from Detroit. Father died when I was 12, mom struggled to raise 2 kids on 1-2 jobs. I was not spoon fed a damn thing, I was however raised to believe in the American Dream. Work your ass off and you will get ahead.

I had no handouts for college, I spent 4 years in the Army so that I could pay for college. After the Military I worked full time and went to college full time, 4 years later I had 2 degrees and my first job in IT.

Your granddad is not the only person who has to pull themselves up from the bottom, people all over do it all the time. Today however, straight white males are starting way behind everyone else in the race and being crippled along the way. All because of this delusion that all straight white males have some sort of privilege. (hint: the people in the top .01% do, and they don't share with us either)

I agree with everything except for the implication that it's only corps working with the government on spying. The same collusion/cronyism problems with AT&T exist with Agriculture, Automotive, the MIC, Medical everything, Insurance, Telecom, Communications, etc...

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/side-effects.htm#jeixiaro

It is really not so difficult to follow a link to the source, you only need to read a little bit to find the page they reference. Which claim is ludicrous, the one that backs science you don't happen to like? Got it.

I provided science from the CDC, and I did the math using data from the same source. Are you going to claim the CDC is wrong on half of their data? Or you are claiming that you only believe the science that you want to believe? You can't have it both ways and be rational.

Show me which CDC report is wrong and show me where the math is wrong. Demonstrate it! If you can't do so, then you don't give a rats ass about "science" you only care about supporting a deluded believe that your opinion trumps science.