My point stands: the majority of information is unjustifiably secret and should be released without issue, and a lot of what remains makes people look bad. Also, the government intentionally drags its feet, "loses" documents (yeah... but they can find an original income tax receipt from 40 years ago), and redacts entire pages of everything except the "the"s and the "is"s There is a reason that the government fights so hard against releasing this information, and it definitely isn't for our own good.

A Congressional audit has found extreme waste in the document security system... classified documents are very burdensome to track and secure. I believe it was something like 30% of all documents contain no sensitive information whatsoever. The government opposes releasing information because it can make them look bad by exposing wasteful spending, secret investigations where prosecution was declined, or the government intentionally poisoning its soldiers to test chemical weapons and "cures". A very small percentage of documents are secret because they stand to damage national security. Most are secret to cover up bad behavior because the contents would make some important people look bad.

You aren't secure in your own home. You can be indefinitely detained without cause, trial or recourse. Cops are abusive. Soldiers with machine guns around town. Yeah, I feel real safe. My rights are most definitely infringed.

And they ignore the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth amendments too. But they worship the 2nd amendment!

The SCOTUS loves to ignore the 9th amendment. They seem to find all these restrictions on civil liberties all over the place, because things aren't explicitly enumerated. Oh wait. "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

People can quote all the safety statistics they want about flying - I prefer to keep my feet on terra firma, tyvm. I hate flying on any plane as it is... but I wouldn't ever step foot on this thing!

And yet people freely share their information. For Zuckerberg, we aren't the customers, we're the product

I don't want to wait in a line if I have a simple transaction - like checking into a hotel or printing tickets. Faster line to the kiosk, faster service by the kiosk, (usually) no confusion on the part of the computer. I like to have the opportunity to do things for myself, before having to rely on another person - often, this is not possible. Complex problems require human intervention. Computer errors too. And customer service by a computer exacerbates problems, because it is perceived as insincere and says, "we don't care about you and we aren't going to waste our time on you". Human workers will always be necessary - but in declining numbers, as machines become increasingly efficient and capable of performing complex tasks that could only have been done by a human before.

And for as fun/cool/effective as technology is, Slashdot readers are innovating their own demise.

I am also an amateur competitive road cyclist... I was injured in a crash last August and broke my hip. I moved from Manhattan to Jersey City, New Jersey that December. After 6 months recouping, I tried to get out and ride my bike, but I have to travel at least 10 miles on narrow, high-volume traffic thoroughfares before I can reach any roads that are actually safe to ride on. Needless to say, I haven't competed in any races this year, and I've put on almost 40 pounds in the past 6 months. I could eat all day long and not budge from 155 pounds... I've continued to eat the same amount, but yesterday I weighed in at 192 pounds :-(( I bought a trainer, but I cycle for enjoyment, freedom and exhilaration, not as a compulsory workout. Good health is merely a side-effect of my chosen hobby.

Jersey drivers are notoriously bad; the roads south of the George Washington Bridge are in horrible disrepair, and drivers have the mentality that the road is completely theirs and nobody else has the right to be on them - cyclists least of all. I LOVED riding 10-20 miles per day to work and back each day while living in Manhattan. Nowadays, what should be a 6-mile commute is a 25-mile commute, because I have to either take the PATH train, or ride 20 miles out of my way to the GWB on dangerous high-speed roads that do not accommodate cyclists.

Contrary to logic and popular belief, I find New York City to be extremely cyclist-friendly. I take up a lane, ride the speed limit, stay out of people's way, and obey most traffic laws. IMO, bicycle lanes are THE most dangerous place to be - nobody respects them, doors fly open, people double-park in them (cops and delivery trucks especially)... New York City drivers - and buses and taxis - are aware of how many cyclists are on the road, and are generally on the look-out for us (and this goes hand-in-hand with the cyclist obeying the laws and using 'common' sense). It is the *out-of-towners* who are the most dangerous on the roads, because they are either oblivious to cyclists, or have that "you don't belong in the road" mentality.

I am moving straight back to Manhattan early in 2013, and can't wait to get back on the road - and lose all this fucking fat!!

A) Media attention will do nothing to stop this. Never has. There is nothing new about the government granting itself more authority, and it -never- gives it up.

B) I would create a new mod category and call it 'Wrong', and your post would be the first one to get it ^_^

I've paid taxes my entire life, whether I made $4000/year or $60,000/year. I see 33% of my paycheck disappear to Uncle Sam each week. That '47%' comment is so disgustingly inaccurate, I don't know why it has gotten air time any further than that greedy prick uttered the words.

Politicians, corporations and rich people immediately point out that all of this activity is 100% legal by the current US tax code. Certainly immoral - but who cares? They're running away with all the money, that's all that matters to them.

Soooooo glad I haven't "upgraded" to iOS 6 yet. Between the maps and now this, it sounds like a real piece of trash. I've been an Apple hater for decades - their PCs suck, but I will admit that their hand-held devices are amazing. They've taken a big step backwards in my book, with iOS 6.

Two solutions exist for America - first, repeal all free-trade agreements. Second, the perennial favorite: bomb em!

I would mod you up if I hadn't already posted my (important/correct) opinion on this parent thread :-)