I read this on Slashdot and will discuss it on Lemmy. Reddit kept many of the eyeballs, but the voices that create the content are unhappy.

This is a conjecture talk, I can see why they rejected it. Bill, if you happen to read this comment, I think your talk was refused because it uses a lot of "could" and "might" to build a global picture of corruption, landed back in the banking system and corrupt government, failed to point out any non-obvious outcomes or opportunities, and didn't suggest any ways an attendee could constructively effect or participate in the problem. Generally you can expect DEFCON talks to be based on hard facts, with bonus points when it teaches you something or shows you a technique or process you can apply later.

The book plug at the end also seems like a split purpose for making the talk.

If you do not hit something at the end of your flight, you have either been abducted by aliens or achieved orbit. Neither are good. It's how controlled that strike is that concerns people.

I know the copper lines can be used for very high speed dsl; are they trying to get the lines abandoned and then purchase them on the cheap for services?

When you take into account cost of his titanium armor, ammo for his special sidearm, computer support systems... really that's not a bad price per year.

Wait, we are talking about Robocop, right? I mean, come on, it's Google. He wouldn't be the first computer driving a car around there or anything...

It is only a matter of time until they wok on the moon.

Citation Needed.

Well I'm now a firetruck, so get your diplomatic vehicle out of the way.

I have to invade Iran because my boss is making me. But our fleet really wants to occupy North Korea this summer.

Thanks to TET, we saved enough money we were able to plan both invasions, and ended up with a slight surplus. Thanks TET!

The CIA are the Black Hats. The NSA collects and analyzes by charter. There are no White Hats in the government, really... maybe, maybe DHS if they ever got off their butts.

All the White Hats seem to work for Universities.

They'll probably just use the damn things to encode their own histories and over-write ours!

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Hang on a second...

Is appears the article is wrong about telegram services ending over all, and they actually won't Stop

There's no information given about the chordates and arthropoda in question.

That information might be classified.

Tell them broad strokes, not enough to figure it out. Remember that they're called Angel Investors because they can swoop in, take your idea, and do it themselves with their own money. Otherwise, most advice here is solid. They want to see how you develop it, what the exits are, and how much they can reasonably make.