It's so much bullshit, because it is a damage-control response to the CA issue only.

The problem -- of which they are deeply and keenly aware -- is MUCH larger than just CA, and has existed this way, intentionally, for YEARS.

This is a farcical non-response, though some of the measures they are now forced to take will indeed partially address the broader issues.

Also based on 6 seconds of audio and nothing else, doesnâ(TM)t rule out an attack or deliberate emplacement for a particular purpose, and doesnâ(TM)t change the outcome.

Neo-Nazi charged with terrorism in attempt to wreck Amtrak train, complaint says

A white man who was involved with neo-Nazi groups and who attended a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville has been charged with terrorism for attempting to wreck an Amtrak train, according to a criminal complaint filed in US District Court.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/09...

I also made a helpful graphic for determining when something is "terrorism":

https://twitter.com/daveschroe...

The question, as always, is whether the good outweighs the bad.

If we could somehow create magical impenetrable *physical* fortresses that cannot be opened or accessed by the duly-empowered law enforcement and judicial powers of a democratic society, would we say that's just the way it is?

Or would we have a discussion about it on the context of public good and the rule of law?

There is no one "right" answer to a question like this save the ones we collectively and imperfectly come to as a society. Absolutist assertions that it is either unbreakable, impenetrable encryption for all, or nothing, are false.

I wrote this on an earlier matter:

Apple believes it is protecting freedom. It's wrong. Here's why:

http://cimsec.org/apple/22159

When you can subdivide that finite number into meaninglessness, and any fractional amount can translate at any arbitrary value into conventional currency based on some exchange rate, the fact that it is "finite" and "X amount have been mined" means nothing (including being "inflation proof", which it isn't).

I may use pyramid loosely; no, it's not a pyramid scheme nor a Ponzi scheme in the very strictest sense of those words. But it definitely is in the sense that a very small number of creators and/or early adopters of these schemes/"currencies" will benefit the most, to an inordinate degree. That, and they definitely benefit from new "recruits"...

...because that's exactly what Bitcoin is. A pyramid.

An investment, but worse than any stock, because it's an investment in nothing.

And yes, it's also a "cryptocurrency" -- congratulations. Blockchain!

I certainly hope you're right.

Odd, but yours is the only comment. I posted the same thing at S/N and got a ton of responses. Is slashdot dying?

Again, it's giving me wingnut sites from both wings. I'd far rather get it from mainstream sites that have proven their validity over time so I didn't have to check Snopes or Politifact.

I always referred to the earlier engine as "Infosuck" but damn, Google's getting bad. When I open Google News in Firefox on my tablet, I get a blank page unless I click "request desktop site" and then it still goes nuts. But then, it might be my crappy tablet that I'll probably write about.

The answer is Google broke Google. I've been getting served a misandrist site from there, Breitbart (famous for its fake news) and wingnut sites from both wings. Did Sergey retire or something?

Not until I was at S/N earlier and someone journaled about it. Lately I never visit /.'s front page, just friends' journals. The comments on the main page have just gotten too damned retarded.

Slashdot seems to not be for smart people any more. To misquote 2001: "My God! It's full of morons!"

IIRC it was 3. I hate the new KDE but it will have to do.