Comment Re:But in fact it's NOT properly supported. (Score 1) 128
there are all sorts of caveats and missing functionality
Technically, it is the next version of Gnome.
there are all sorts of caveats and missing functionality
Technically, it is the next version of Gnome.
Man up, use VIM or Emacs
Programs should serve humans, not vice versa.
If Snowdon has been Russian and escaped with FSB documents, he wouldn't be alive right now.
You're wrong. Snowden chose publicity as his defence, so not NSA, nor FSB could have easily "disappeared" him without repercussions. However, the US has a long history of assassinations in foreign countries, which it doesn't even deny. And that's not even counting a fucking prison, where kidnapped people are being held and tortured without charges. Part of the "Because We Can" program.
Having said that, I'd recommend Americans, especially young ones to have second passport and be ready to leave this shithole when things go full retard (eg. your fucked up government starts some mega-war and will need as much cannon fodder as possible).
Pfffthahaha... And where would they go? Seriously, name a country which isn't a USA puppet state already or isn't run by tyrants?
Also, what World Wars have taught us, is that when the whole world burns you cannot run away.
We are ruled by criminals. Not just in the winking "crooks & liars" way, but geniune thugs no different than any other strongman government.
This is true to any country today. Hell, it feels like the humanity degraded beyond middle ages in terms of politics. At least in middle ages the power was determined by birthright (which left it to chance really), nowadays only the ugliest psychopaths get into power.
At least you have a trial. In Russia, for example, you would not get a trial. The so called judge would just copy the indictment from the cop word by word including all grammar errors and send you to prison. You would be denied in calling witnesses or questioning the cop's words, as "there is no reason not to trust a police officer".
The conviction rate in Russia is as high as about 97%, and 3% is reserved for letting free criminals from the police and KGB.
If you're a foreigner being spied on by the NSA, take it up with your own government. If YOUR government won't protect you from OUR government, consider getting a new government.
And that, girls and boys, is the reason why very small groups of people (aka governments) owns vast groups of people (aka citizens). Being selfish and ignorant makes you stupid, weak and easy to break into submission.
Do you speak the language of BigMoney? If not, I doubt he will understand you.
Even at the lowest point of Stalinist regime, under extreme censorship, and with a constant risk of being ratted out, Russians still managed to exchange politically-sensitive information via samizdat [wikipedia.org], by reprinting works on typewriters.
I don't want to ruin your optimism, but samizdat did not influence Soviet politics at all. None of those dissidents started a political career, even after the USSR has collapsed.
While we can linger in our little digital darknets, the general population will be brought back under the control of elites. This process is happening worldwide.
We're semi intelligent
Then fully intelligent being is?
Governments exists solely for oppressing people, making sure they are "in line". There is no such thing as government that serves the people, by definition. It's the people which serve and obey the government.
You say "off" and and your XBOX, TV, hifi, laptop, phone, tablet, air conditioning and lights all turn off simultaneously.
Just make sure there are no people with cardiac stimulators nearby when you say it.
Those filthy employers who do wish to dig up some dirt would not hire someone without a Facebook account. It'll be considered too "creepy and suspicious".
I still don't know what Chrome is better at. Except very heavy and annoying marketing.
Next thing they'll add will be DRM for web pages, so you won't be able to view the HTML code.
I mean, WTF? Millions of $$$ were invested in the web page, and now some greasy nerd can view it freely? Protect! Protect! Intellectual property!
Remember to say hello to your bank teller.