It stopped bothering me when I realised how little privacy I actually needed, and how little I actually cared about it. For example, I simply assume that all my telecoms can be monitored, and make sure nothing appears in them that would not bear the light of day.
Yes, very sensible.
In fact a very good rule is that one should never write anything on a computer which you wouldn't want read out in court. It's a rule which, amazingly, many politicians and other public figures don't seem to have learnt.
Just updated my iPad 2 with iOs 8.1 — and it's going about a million times slower. And I had read about the problems with the update a few weeks ago.
Stupidly I thought they might have sorted it out by now, but obviously they don't want to in order to force people to buy new devices.
It's also a complete b*gger to cut n'paste on Vanilla - used to be easy, now it's a major hassle - text does not copy/will not paste/old text pastes when it will......nightmare!
Kentucky - opinion of Grimes Fave 45% unfave 52% opinion of McConnell - exactly the same
Importance of control of Senate 88% yes
You are watching CNN too ha?
Nope - Fox News. I need numbers not flashy screens and John Roberts. Fox leaves the crawler on during commercials - not sure if CNN does. CNN gets lousy ratings for a reason. MsNBC exists only to make CNN look good :-)
CNN is very good at election coverage, they broadcast it like it's a natural disaster.
I have Fox and CNN side by side. Fox is quicker and they give more info.
That is true, but CNN is less boring (as I said they broadcast election nights like it's a natural disaster).
@Richard_Nabavi You get real. The reason we are supposed to be fighting terrorism is to protect our freedoms. One of which is the right to privacy.
If anyone is going to destroy our way of life, better it be us than someone else I guess? The flippant dismissal of privacy concerns can be really, well, concerning, as we are essentially told, don't question if things go too far, just keep your own behaviour above reproach and it'll be fine, trust us. That remains the answer no matter how many lines crossed and lies are discovered.
@Richard_Nabavi So, you have reached the stage where you rationalize giving away your rights to protect your rights? Always more stupid laws to remove a freedom, till one day the shepherds can guard the sheep, and the wolves will howl no more. No dissent, just safe and secure in the pens of the state and watched by their benevolent eye....
The exit poll for Virginia is 50-47 for the Democrats that is much closer than the 50-42 that the average of polls said. If it's that close, that will be the second race after Kentucky that the GOP is doing better than the polls suggested.
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox reported profits of $999m (£624m) in the third quarter, buoyed by strong earnings in its film and cable television units. The company also said revenue rose to $8.42bn, a 17% increase from the same period last year.
There are a few things certain in this world and one of them is that old Rupert always has the last laugh.
His criminal employees hacking the phones of dead children was a right hoot.
I get the impression you aren't keen on Murdoch or his empire?
Labour supporters have rather gone off Mr Murdoch, since he stopped supporting Labour. I suppose it's understandable, if a touch ungrateful for all his help over the years.
And Conservative supporters have continued to back him no matter how bad the crimes of his employees , no doubt hoping that support will be paid back in the future .
And Labour supporters have continued to back the BBC no matter how ridiculously bad the crimes of its employees have been proven to be.
It stopped bothering me when I realised how little privacy I actually needed, and how little I actually cared about it. For example, I simply assume that all my telecoms can be monitored, and make sure nothing appears in them that would not bear the light of day.
Yes, very sensible.
In fact a very good rule is that one should never write anything on a computer which you wouldn't want read out in court. It's a rule which, amazingly, many politicians and other public figures don't seem to have learnt.
In the American Corporation I used to work for the simple rule was "never write anything you wouldn't be happy to see on the front page of the New York Times - because that's where it could end up" - it's as true of old fashioned typewriters (and their ribbons and carbon paper) as it is of emails. Of course by following that rule, nothing is ever newsworthy enough to end up on the front page of the NYT!
@Richard_Nabavi You get real. The reason we are supposed to be fighting terrorism is to protect our freedoms. One of which is the right to privacy. What else would you give up to stop the nasty bogeymen?
You have a right to privacy, within the law. It's not unconditional; for example, you can't keep your financial affairs private from the taxman, or refuse to fill in a census form.
If you really want to keep your communications private, there's a very simple way. Don't use email, don't use mobile phones, switch off GPS, and don't use Facebook.
Out of interest does your take on this stay the same as the technology to eavesdrop on things that used to be private expands? If it becomes possible for the government to monitor conversations behind closed doors by picking up little vibrations or whatever, will you be saying, "no absolute right to privacy, if you want private communications don't whisper them to your lover"?
The exit poll for Virginia is 50-47 for the Democrats that is much closer than the 50-42 that the average of polls said. If it's that close, that will be the second race after Kentucky that the GOP is doing better than the polls suggested.
Interesting - where are you seeing the exit polls?
It stopped bothering me when I realised how little privacy I actually needed, and how little I actually cared about it. For example, I simply assume that all my telecoms can be monitored, and make sure nothing appears in them that would not bear the light of day.
Yes, very sensible.
In fact a very good rule is that one should never write anything on a computer which you wouldn't want read out in court. It's a rule which, amazingly, many politicians and other public figures don't seem to have learnt.
The way technology is going, *everything* is going to be recorded whether you like it or not. OK google/siri will be *always on* - everything everyone knows will be available and accessible to someone, somewhere, with no opt-out.
The geeks at gchq will figure out ways of linking all this data together.
That is just the way of the new world. You can be paranoid, monitor what you say, blame people for being *stupid* for getting caught, etc etc. But that's not a world that I want to live in. 1984 sounded terrifying. The reality will probably be just fine, once we've adjusted our expectations of people and rewritten the lawbook to only criminalise stuff that actually matters.
The exit poll for Virginia is 50-47 for the Democrats that is much closer than the 50-42 that the average of polls said. If it's that close, that will be the second race after Kentucky that the GOP is doing better than the polls suggested.
Interesting - where are you seeing the exit polls?
This is the background to the Smoke The Vote message issued by NORML.Alaska turnout up already.There are 4 states affected.The cannabis votes could determine the outcome there and elsewhere.Canada's drug policy abuse campaign has Canada in its sights too.The UK is next. http://blog.norml.org/2014/11/03/marijuana-midterm-smoke-the-vote-november-4th/
No surprise - some people on Newsnight have been offended by the naming of the 16 year old murderer yesterday.
I must say I'm troubled by this. It's undoubtedly a matter where the public are interested. But he's a young boy and clearly severely disturbed, and the release of his name and photo is not going to do anything to help start the long process of rehabilitating him.
What the hell are you whiffling about....the boy by all reports is a classic psycopath. A condition as yet uncurable. This isnt a case of slap him on the wrist and he will behave better. He should no more be let out that sutcliffe should be.
I have every sympathy for him and it is certainly not his fault that the wiring in his brain is substandard but let him out and something will trigger him again at some point. If he was in his mid twenties or thirties you would be arguing for throwing away the key.
He certainly shouldn't be in prison but he also shouldn't ever be wandering the streets again either unless we come up with a cure for his condition
I always assume someone could be reading my emails or monitoring what I am surfing. If the Russians or the Chinese were monitoring my internet or mobile phone, what exactly could I do about it? So why get all het up about GCHQ doing the same?
European migrants to the UK are not a drain on Britain’s finances and pay out far more in taxes than they receive in state benefits, a new study has revealed.
It stopped bothering me when I realised how little privacy I actually needed, and how little I actually cared about it. For example, I simply assume that all my telecoms can be monitored, and make sure nothing appears in them that would not bear the light of day.
Yes, very sensible.
In fact a very good rule is that one should never write anything on a computer which you wouldn't want read out in court. It's a rule which, amazingly, many politicians and other public figures don't seem to have learnt.
The way technology is going, *everything* is going to be recorded whether you like it or not. OK google/siri will be *always on* - everything everyone knows will be available and accessible to someone, somewhere, with no opt-out.
The geeks at gchq will figure out ways of linking all this data together.
That is just the way of the new world. You can be paranoid, monitor what you say, blame people for being *stupid* for getting caught, etc etc. But that's not a world that I want to live in. 1984 sounded terrifying. The reality will probably be just fine, once we've adjusted our expectations of people and rewritten the lawbook to only criminalise stuff that actually matters.
Seems more likely the lawbook stays the same or adds more laws (the UK has variously criminalized having something rude in your cache, and being unable to produce encryption keys for data that isn't encrypted) and everybody is guilty of something. This makes things much easier for law enforcement, because they can just lock up anyone they see fit.
Do you think the original "Birthers", namely the Founders, Framers and Ratifiers of the Constitution would recognize Ted Cruz as an NBC?
In his letter of July 25, 1787, John Jay (former President of the Continental Congress, and later first Chief Justice of the United States; contributor to the Federalist Papers) wrote to George Washington (President of the Constitutional Convention, and later first President of the United States):
“Permit me to hint, whether it would be wise and seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration of our national Government; and to declare expressly that the Commander in Chief of the American army shall not be given to nor devolve on, any but a natural born Citizen”
Jay's suggestion was adopted and incorporated into the Constitution...
No surprise - some people on Newsnight have been offended by the naming of the 16 year old murderer yesterday.
I must say I'm troubled by this. It's undoubtedly a matter where the public are interested. But he's a young boy and clearly severely disturbed, and the release of his name and photo is not going to do anything to help start the long process of rehabilitating him.
Is it possible to rehabilitate a psychopath ?
Not sure prison is the right place for him, probably a psychiatric hospital would be more appropriate.
I'll be watching the Wisconsin Governor election with much interest. Scott Walker (R) is in a close fight with Mary Burke (D). I've had some long range bets at big prices for Walker to be the GOP nominee for 2016, but he really has to beat Burke to stand any realistic chance.
I suspect he will win tonite, so if you want to back him for 2016 you might like to do so now. He's 27/1 on Betfair right now. If he clears tonite's hurdle, that should shorten quite a bit.
(Of course if he doesn't, you've done your money, and I ain't giving refunds.)
DC Thanks for the CNN Link, yes Crist up 49-43%. If confirmed and the Democrats win the Florida Governorship that will be a boost for Hillary in 2016, as 2000 showed
Crist is neck and neck in Florida with 54% in, but there is nothing yet from Miami county which is heavily democrat.
Speedy my dear chap - Miami is a city. You're thinking of Dade County. Crist has gone to court to extend voting times in Broward County, which he needs badly. Signs this is close
@Richard_Nabavi So, you have reached the stage where you rationalize giving away your rights to protect your rights? Always more stupid laws to remove a freedom, till one day the shepherds can guard the sheep, and the wolves will howl no more. No dissent, just safe and secure in the pens of the state and watched by their benevolent eye....
It was suggested several years ago that islamic terrorists had basically stopped using technology because it was too easy for their opponents to drop bombs or target drones on their cell phone emissions, and that they had moved back to old school couriers and dead drops. If this is the case, all the snooping and crypto in the world won't do much good, although it will be wonderful for domestic intelligence and control. Signals Intelligence is very sexy, but next to useless if your opponent uses face-to-face meetings.
No surprise - some people on Newsnight have been offended by the naming of the 16 year old murderer yesterday.
I must say I'm troubled by this. It's undoubtedly a matter where the public are interested. But he's a young boy and clearly severely disturbed, and the release of his name and photo is not going to do anything to help start the long process of rehabilitating him.
Is it possible to rehabilitate a psychopath ?
Not sure prison is the right place for him, probably a psychiatric hospital would be more appropriate.
First projection on the NYT senate model has Gillepsie (R) winning the virginia seat by 3.9%, very early days, but that would be much better that the exit poll not matter opinion polls.
No surprise - some people on Newsnight have been offended by the naming of the 16 year old murderer yesterday.
I must say I'm troubled by this. It's undoubtedly a matter where the public are interested. But he's a young boy and clearly severely disturbed, and the release of his name and photo is not going to do anything to help start the long process of rehabilitating him.
Is it possible to rehabilitate a psychopath ?
Not sure prison is the right place for him, probably a psychiatric hospital would be more appropriate.
The answer is No, although Hare cites some fairly unconvincing evidence that some of them tend to "burn-out" from their depredating ways in their 40s...
First projection on the NYT senate model has Gillepsie (R) winning the virginia seat by 3.9%, very early days, but that would be much better that the exit poll not matter opinion polls.
The times seem a bit funny to me. It says it is EST but that would mean counting started at 4pm EST in some states. I think the developer forgot to account for the time in your computer being different from EST.
GOP projected to win those key swing states of Mississippi, Alabama and Oblahoma. Lamar Alexander wins Tennessee, Susan Collins Maine. The Dems unsurprisingly win NJ and Massachussets
Warner now pulling a bit away in the NYT prognosis, and Shaheen well clear. Florida TV shows the race there tied - only 5000 votes in it. Bring out the hanging chads...
"One proposal would ban EU migrants coming to Britain unless they had a job to go to. Anyone unable to support themselves would be deported after three months.
It is thought the Prime Minister will seek Mrs Merkel’s approval before announcing any changes."
So not so much the PM of the UK, more the local branch manager.
A glamorous wife on stage for Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, to misquote Mrs Merton 'What first attracted you to the likely Senate Majority Leader Elaine?'
A glamorous wife on stage for Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, to misquote Mrs Merton 'What first attracted you to the likely Senate Majority Leader Elaine?'
They've been married for about 20 years. She was Labor secretary in Bush 43
So that's two confirmed Democrat losses which takes them down from 53 to 51 seats so far.
It's easier to work it the other way - stripping out the states with elections tonight and adding in the seats as they are announced - that gives you a GOP +2 and the current state is D 39 R 41. First to 51 for GOP or 50 for Dem wins.
Sorry to be off topic. Guardian jumping the shark (again)
hatchet job painting Baker as UFO obsessed crazy. wonder which of labour or tories supplied the copy
Most probably the Tories. They always do throw dirt (in the press, of course) at any Lib Dem who does not completely cuddle up to the Tories. Norman Baker has said quite clearly what he thinks about the way that Mrs May operates. Thi sis part of a Tory "save Theresa" operation, quite clearly - though I am not sure precisely which Tory (or Tories) would want to do that.
Baker says the Home Office is a friendlier place than the “hostile, enemy territory” he described when he arrived. How did Theresa May greet him on that first day? “She was very friendly. She denied she was spitting tacks when I asked her – she said she didn’t know where that came from. To be honest I think the interpretation of how she felt wasn’t necessarily her interpretation, but perhaps those ‘close to her’, as the phrase goes. And to be fair, we’re getting on fine. Of course we’re not soul mates, but she’s been quite supportive of me. The fact is I think she respects me because I’m competent and work hard.”
The feeling seems to be mutual. So much so that when asked which recent Home Secretary he most admires (Roy Jenkins is his all-time favourite) Baker unexpectedly plumps for his new boss. “I don’t really admire many of the Labour ones at all. The Labour years were years of illiberalism and authoritarianism – not the sort of Home Office I want to see. I actually think Theresa May is a very competent Home Secretary so I admire her in that sense. You’ve got to be pretty reasonable to last in that job for that length of time.”
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Yes, very sensible.
In fact a very good rule is that one should never write anything on a computer which you wouldn't want read out in court. It's a rule which, amazingly, many politicians and other public figures don't seem to have learnt.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/27/cnn-poll-romney-tops-obama-but-loses-to-clinton/
CNN projects.
It was quicker than I expected.
Interesting.
So, you have reached the stage where you rationalize giving away your rights to protect your rights?
Always more stupid laws to remove a freedom, till one day the shepherds can guard the sheep, and the wolves will howl no more.
No dissent, just safe and secure in the pens of the state and watched by their benevolent eye....
If it's that close, that will be the second race after Kentucky that the GOP is doing better than the polls suggested.
Well, at least they're consistent.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2014/senate/2014_elections_senate_map.html
Kentucky was "leaning" Republican. Georgia is one of the tossups.
http://electoral-vote.com/
The geeks at gchq will figure out ways of linking all this data together.
That is just the way of the new world. You can be paranoid, monitor what you say, blame people for being *stupid* for getting caught, etc etc. But that's not a world that I want to live in. 1984 sounded terrifying. The reality will probably be just fine, once we've adjusted our expectations of people and rewritten the lawbook to only criminalise stuff that actually matters.
http://elections.nytimes.com/2014/senate-model
http://blog.norml.org/2014/11/03/marijuana-midterm-smoke-the-vote-november-4th/
I have every sympathy for him and it is certainly not his fault that the wiring in his brain is substandard but let him out and something will trigger him again at some point. If he was in his mid twenties or thirties you would be arguing for throwing away the key.
He certainly shouldn't be in prison but he also shouldn't ever be wandering the streets again either unless we come up with a cure for his condition
If the Russians or the Chinese were monitoring my internet or mobile phone, what exactly could I do about it? So why get all het up about GCHQ doing the same?
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/05/eu-migrants-uk-gains-20bn-ucl-study
I hope no-one is watching the BBC, as CNN is miles better!!!
Do you think the original "Birthers", namely the Founders, Framers and Ratifiers of the Constitution would recognize Ted Cruz as an NBC?
In his letter of July 25, 1787, John Jay (former President of the Continental Congress, and later first Chief Justice of the United States; contributor to the Federalist Papers) wrote to George Washington (President of the Constitutional Convention, and later first President of the United States):
“Permit me to hint, whether it would be wise and seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration of our national Government; and to declare expressly that the Commander in Chief of the American army shall not be given to nor devolve on, any but a natural born Citizen”
Jay's suggestion was adopted and incorporated into the Constitution...
No surprise, Tillis has a very bad reputation.
Not sure prison is the right place for him, probably a psychiatric hospital would be more appropriate.
I'll be watching the Wisconsin Governor election with much interest. Scott Walker (R) is in a close fight with Mary Burke (D). I've had some long range bets at big prices for Walker to be the GOP nominee for 2016, but he really has to beat Burke to stand any realistic chance.
I suspect he will win tonite, so if you want to back him for 2016 you might like to do so now. He's 27/1 on Betfair right now. If he clears tonite's hurdle, that should shorten quite a bit.
(Of course if he doesn't, you've done your money, and I ain't giving refunds.)
(^_-)
http://www.wired.com/2014/04/psychopath-brains-kiehl/
"One proposal would ban EU migrants coming to Britain unless they had a job to go to. Anyone unable to support themselves would be deported after three months.
It is thought the Prime Minister will seek Mrs Merkel’s approval before announcing any changes."
So not so much the PM of the UK, more the local branch manager.
The GOP win in Arkansas will be a boost to them, and shows it has now firmly moved into the red column since the Clinton years
Sorry to be off topic. Guardian jumping the shark (again)
hatchet job painting Baker as UFO obsessed crazy. wonder which of labour or tories supplied the copy
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/11/what-to-expect-from-owen-patersons-think-tank-launch/
http://www.uk2020.org.uk
And with that goodnight.
http://www.totalpolitics.com/print/444067/interview-norman-baker.thtml
Baker says the Home Office is a friendlier place than the “hostile, enemy territory” he described when he arrived. How did Theresa May greet him on that first day? “She was very friendly. She denied she was spitting tacks when I asked her – she said she didn’t know where that came from. To be honest I think the interpretation of how she felt wasn’t necessarily her interpretation, but perhaps those ‘close to her’, as the phrase goes. And to be fair, we’re getting on fine. Of course we’re not soul mates, but she’s been quite supportive of me. The fact is I think she respects me because I’m competent and work hard.”
The feeling seems to be mutual. So much so that when asked which recent Home Secretary he most admires (Roy Jenkins is his all-time favourite) Baker unexpectedly plumps for his new boss. “I don’t really admire many of the Labour ones at all. The Labour years were years of illiberalism and authoritarianism – not the sort of Home Office I want to see. I actually think Theresa May is a very competent Home Secretary so I admire her in that sense. You’ve got to be pretty reasonable to last in that job for that length of time.”
https://www.betfair.com/exchange/market?marketId=1.109528811&eventTypeId=2378961
Poor buggers
I'm just praying for a result in Georgia....otherwise it's 2 months