tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post8271933989647495753..comments2024-03-28T08:13:03.545-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Freedom to Be Left Alone is DeadComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-74251711869538517002015-01-28T22:50:37.783-05:002015-01-28T22:50:37.783-05:00Warning: some of the comments on this post were ev...Warning: some of the comments on this post were evidently put there by entities with two legs. Remember, four legs good, two legs bad. <br /><br />Or, uh, is it the other way around? At any rate,up with us, and down with them. They can police our bodies, but they can't police our minds.<br /><br />Oh, wait a second....<br /><br />Very crankily yours<br />(with two sheets to the wind)<br />The New York CrankThe New York Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04489472134701718697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-87857340727511110462015-01-28T12:19:17.126-05:002015-01-28T12:19:17.126-05:00The thing is, with computers there are things we c...The thing is, with computers there are things we can be doing. I always tell people if they aren't using encryption on their files and in their communications, if they aren't using Tor, if they are using proprietary OSs like Windows or OSX they shouldn't be complaining.<br /><br />People often don't understand how powerful strong encryption is. I often hear "Oh, bullshit, mikey, the NSA can still crack it". But they can't. Not if you do it right, and that takes a little effort to educate yourself, but it's just math. Strong encryption is available, and it serves two purposes. First, obviously, it protects your data. They can still steal your files, but they can't read 'em. But second, it terrifies them. If we could get more and more people using the available tools - Tor, Truecrypt, ChatSecure, Orbot, Redphone and TextSecure, for example - it would totally freak them out. And that makes them say stupid things that help people understand the danger of a surveillance state...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-34058334812183519162015-01-28T12:03:04.852-05:002015-01-28T12:03:04.852-05:00Anon, if you think the current crop of GOPers will...Anon, if you think the current crop of GOPers will do anything about it, then I have a bridge to sell you.<br /><br />(Guess you didn't notice that the post was nonpartisan.)Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-66641646151273035732015-01-28T11:53:41.903-05:002015-01-28T11:53:41.903-05:00Be sure to vote for Hillary in 2016! She'll f...Be sure to vote for Hillary in 2016! She'll fix this mess! So long as we keep the Evil Rethuglikkkans and the Party of No™ out of the white house, we'll achieve utopia in no time! Just keep voting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-71819661725653817532015-01-28T10:10:27.846-05:002015-01-28T10:10:27.846-05:00We'll look back on these times fondly.
Think ...We'll look back on these times fondly.<br /><br />Think about what life could be if the police had, almost from your birth, the opportunity to jail you, with bulletproof evidence. We'd see not just prisoners and free citizens... but lots and lots of tiers of freedom and privileges.<br /><br />Wow, the rich people will love that! Just think of how they can get us to obey and grovel when there's always another level of punishment or reward they can mete out on a whim.Nangleatornoreply@blogger.com