The future of technology is almost here. It is cloud computing and it will trade your privacy for security. Most people won't even notice the difference.
Wired Magazine article on Microsoft's coming cloud
I really do hope you will read the article, it is important to your future. The basics are that you will put all of your information, photos, phone logs, texts, twitters, documents, contacts, everything on servers controlled by Google or Microsoft or whoever. Nothing will be on your computer, not even software, it will merely be a conduit to access your information.
The benefits of this technology is that the programs you use will always be current, your computer will be cheaper, you will have access to programs on demand, you will be able to access your information from anywhere using multiple technologies including your television. The downside, others will have access to all your information, others will be able to profile you and your actions better and you can be denied access to your information completely.
Consider the consequences of where we are headed. If you can access any book online then why would we have libraries? Libraries are expensive, books are made from trees, cities and counties are cash strapped. Eventually there will be a move to prohibit, or make very expensive, the printing of anything on paper. It will be considered outdated and eco-terrorism.
These things will not happen overnight but they will happen. What then happens to alternate view points, how do they get communicated? A couple of years ago I began talking to people about the coming censorship of the internet. At the time I was looking at England, China and Australia. Some laughed at me, one in particular ended up moving to Australia. Australia now filters the internet. Couldn't happen here.
If you want to know what is going to happen in the future, look at the infrastructure being put in place. Ask yourself what can be done with the infrastructure and I guarantee you, somebody will use it in that manner. That is just a question of time. It is history.
Here is an article on Julian Assange, the founder of wikileaks. They are the ones who posted the video of soldiers killing unarmed people in Iraq. They also posted the climategate e-mails and Sarah Palin's private e-mails. People read about what he does and miss the bigger picture. Nothing done online is private.
Assange posted Scientology manuals on-line. When they complained, he published more. I am no fan of Scientology, I have already posted on it's founder. But lets look at how the information was used. It was used with a "If you don't like it, I will publish more of your private information" attitude. Do you really think that if Assange can get the information that the government can't do the same?
The Pentagon will demand access to your computer networks.
Interesting article on telephone companies relationship to the government
Now if you think these things cannot happen, some of them already did, you just don't know it. Google docs obtained by FBI. For those who don't believe, go back to sleep, it couldn't happen here.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Word search
Go to google or yahoo, type in pension corruption and suicide. Check the numbers
Yahoo - 1,930,082
Google - 2,640,000
That is a lot of hits for suicides related to the corruption of pension programs. These three words should not bring up millions of hits. Think about it.
Yahoo - 1,930,082
Google - 2,640,000
That is a lot of hits for suicides related to the corruption of pension programs. These three words should not bring up millions of hits. Think about it.
Of Spirals in the Sky
Australian news media are reporting strange lighted spirals in the sky over Australia. They even have pictures and video. Remember the Norway spiral, there was also a Canadian spiral.
So what is it with light spirals in the sky, are the Russians having failed missiles tests everywhere. It should be apparent that the spirals in the sky are not from missiles. You could have told that from the Norway spiral by looking at the center and asking yourself which direction the "missile" was headed. Both ways, lol. Baahh.
So, what the heck are these things. Lets see, Russian missiles gone astray, ufos, God's signs, government holograms, natural phenomenon. It is either man-made, god-made or natural. Which answer do you prefer? Doesn't really matter to me, I am more interested in the explanations that don't work. I like to watch the government and news media lie. They are afraid to say they don't know, instead they say the government and the experts don't know.
There is a line in the bible. Something along the lines of all truth beginning and ending with the experts. It is sarcasm, I like sarcasm.
So what is it with light spirals in the sky, are the Russians having failed missiles tests everywhere. It should be apparent that the spirals in the sky are not from missiles. You could have told that from the Norway spiral by looking at the center and asking yourself which direction the "missile" was headed. Both ways, lol. Baahh.
So, what the heck are these things. Lets see, Russian missiles gone astray, ufos, God's signs, government holograms, natural phenomenon. It is either man-made, god-made or natural. Which answer do you prefer? Doesn't really matter to me, I am more interested in the explanations that don't work. I like to watch the government and news media lie. They are afraid to say they don't know, instead they say the government and the experts don't know.
There is a line in the bible. Something along the lines of all truth beginning and ending with the experts. It is sarcasm, I like sarcasm.
Lets look at some questionable things
It is Sunday and I am washing dishes and laundry. I am also paying bills. I don't want people to think all I do is blog. I already put my suits together with shirts for the week. In between I read and write. In addition, writing one of my posts only takes about 30 minutes. It is about 100 degrees outside so staying in seems like a good idea.
I was reading a Chinese newspaper and came across an article on their advice to the United States. They recommend that we listen to Obama and allow him to duplicate their economic model. In another article they talk about how China needs to create basic universal healthcare for all in China.
Wait a second. Universal healthcare for China, I thought it was already state run. I wonder who doesn't get it and why they don't.
Greece protests pension reform
Britain pension overhaul
Japan converted their defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans in 2001.
If you do a little research you will find that just about every nation in the world is discovering at the exact same time that their pension programs are messed up. Most countries are also having problems with healthcare at the same time. Just about every nation is complaining about illegal aliens and foreigners.
The most amusing aspect of reading foreign papers is that the nature of the arguments are all the same. The arguments are always two sides, they say the same thing in each country. Pick five countries, find the biggest newspaper in each and read the front page each day for two weeks, you will see what I mean.
I was reading a Chinese newspaper and came across an article on their advice to the United States. They recommend that we listen to Obama and allow him to duplicate their economic model. In another article they talk about how China needs to create basic universal healthcare for all in China.
Wait a second. Universal healthcare for China, I thought it was already state run. I wonder who doesn't get it and why they don't.
Greece protests pension reform
Britain pension overhaul
Japan converted their defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans in 2001.
If you do a little research you will find that just about every nation in the world is discovering at the exact same time that their pension programs are messed up. Most countries are also having problems with healthcare at the same time. Just about every nation is complaining about illegal aliens and foreigners.
The most amusing aspect of reading foreign papers is that the nature of the arguments are all the same. The arguments are always two sides, they say the same thing in each country. Pick five countries, find the biggest newspaper in each and read the front page each day for two weeks, you will see what I mean.
The News Before it Happens
Two men were arrested today and are being charged with terrorism. While we can only know what is being reported, there is something not quite right about the case.
New Jersey thought terrorists
Lets start by looking at the facts. Two men, one born here and the other a naturalized citizen were flying to Egypt. An undercover officer taped them saying they wanted to join a group of muslim "extremists" in Somalia. There is no evidence reported that they had ever connected with any groups and no reports that they had any weapons. The police stated that there was no evidence of an immanent threat to anyone.
The question is what were they arrested for. They were arrested for terrorism. What then is the definition of terrorism? Apparently saying you would like to join a group that is defined by the government as a terrorist organization is enough. This is in direct contradiction to the law. It is funny that the police said there was no immanent threat, that is the requirement for arresting people for words.
These two nothings were monitored by an undercover officer and taped. Nobody's who had no history of wrongdoing and no specific plans. The thing to watch for is whether or not they get a trial. Remember one was born here and the other was a naturalized citizen. Citizenship will be the issue. I have been saying this for awhile.
The question, posed by the government, will be if the two should be treated differently simply because one was born here. You watch, that will be the issue. We are being led down a slippery slope. Both should get a trial. If found guilty then the naturalized citizen should have his citizenship removed and he should be deported after serving a judge defined jail term. The other, the one born here, legally cannot lose his citizenship, he was born here he is a citizen.
We have two problems. The first is arresting people when the government cannot show that they prevented ANYTHING from happening. The police admitted they cannot prove that these two were going to do anything, they admitted it. They were arrested for saying they would like to join the groups. What is the penalty? Life imprisonment without a trial?
The second problem is the attack on citizenship which is really an attack on your rights. This comes a day after Egypt decided that Egyptian born citizens could lose their citizenship if they married an Israeli. Do you see a pattern yet? Baaahhhh.
Read the comments that follow the linked article. Look at the opinions of your fellow Americans. "Throw them all out". The one born here has no place to be thrown to. He is an American citizen unless some country is willing to give him citizenship and none have offered.
If the Patriot Act and other such legislation had been in place when the Revolutionary War was in effect then people saying they wanted to break from England could have been jailed for just having the conversation. Look beyond the fear and biases, look at what fundamental rights are being abused. Yours will be next.
History is repeating itself and nobody knows history anymore. There is a lady that wrote a book about how the United States is becoming totalitarian. She is on the watch list merely for complaining about our rights being taken away. Hey maybe I can get on a watch list for agreeing with her. Screw em. The real threat, the biggest threat is when we stop questioning OUR government.
In Birmingham, England the police have installed 150 cameras to monitor two Muslim areas. Muslims apparently need special attention because they are at risk of becoming terrorists. According to Homeland Security, in America we would need to monitor Christians.
The story of the two idiots flying to Egypt was headlines across the world. That is a lot of chatter for two nothings who did nothing. What will be their penalty. Perhaps, they will be required to wear monitoring bracelets for the rest of their lives. That would be an interesting development. Lets watch the story as the days progress.
UPDATE
As I was reading a Canadian paper I came across an opinion piece. It talks about dual loyalties of citizens in Canada. Isn't it interesting that "loyalty" to one's country is the issue.
Loyalty is a funny term. It is most often used to get people to go along with their countries policies when the policies are wrong. Wait till you are required to take a loyalty pledge in order to have any rights. It is coming, it has been tried before.
Perhaps this nation should take a loyalty oath, a promise to be loyal to the constitution and the people of the country. A promise to keep us free and not have our every move and thought monitored. Instead we see a government that distrusts it's citizens, the people who they are to report to.
Bilderberg is a good example. Now, I would like the readers to try a little exercise. Google Bilderberg as a news story. You will find numerous main stream media reports. They all talk about conspiracy theories surrounding the group; but, dig deeper.
The article I linked begins by dismissing "conspiracy theories" surrounding the group as ludicrous. Really. Main stream media basically says we shouldn't bother wondering what is being discussed by the worlds leaders of industry and government. Really? Why shouldn't we wonder what they are discussing?
In the article, one attendee explained how the confidentiality allowed these world leaders to speak freely. Does that mean that they don't tell the truth to the rest of us? Sounds that way. What matters is not whether or not the Bilderberger's are running the world, doubtful, what should concern us is that they discuss what is best for us in secret. It is a club and you and I are not members, that is a fact.
At it's worst it may be some terrible one world conspiracy, at it's best it is anti-democratic. At it's best, it is elitist and secretive. As the world's leader increase monitoring of citizens they themselves collect in secret. No transparency for them. That then may be the biggest problem. One rule for them and another for the rest of us.
Beyond supposition, wikileaks has obtained a few reports from the Bilderberg meetings. You can read them here and decide for yourself what is being discussed. Bilderberg Meeting Reports.
Another question is, is there anything in those reports that could not have been said in the open? Why the secrecy? The 1980 report talks about creating a North American Union similiar to the European model. Now we have the North American Free Trade Agreement. The report said that free trade would be the cornerstone of any emerging North American Union. Read their words, don't take my word for it. It was written 30 years ago. If you knew it was being discussed 30 years ago, would you have voted for the same people?
I don't like onions. I will ask people, when they serve me food, if there are onions in the food. An answer I usually get is, "There are but you can't taste them". I always find this answer amusing. I usually respond, "If you can't taste them then why did you put them in?" My question regarding Bilderberg, Council on Foreign Relations, Tri-Lateral Commission and other such groups is the same. If there is nothing to be concerned about then why such secrecy?
I am a proponent of privacy and people's right to have conversations kept private; but, not when one is helping to decide the fate of others. Those others have a right to be involved in the discussions. The same people who are putting up cameras all over the world are the one's that have their conversations in private.
In case you don't get it, you have no privacy, you have no say, your opinion does not matter and "they" know what is best for you to know. That is the problem.
New Jersey thought terrorists
Lets start by looking at the facts. Two men, one born here and the other a naturalized citizen were flying to Egypt. An undercover officer taped them saying they wanted to join a group of muslim "extremists" in Somalia. There is no evidence reported that they had ever connected with any groups and no reports that they had any weapons. The police stated that there was no evidence of an immanent threat to anyone.
The question is what were they arrested for. They were arrested for terrorism. What then is the definition of terrorism? Apparently saying you would like to join a group that is defined by the government as a terrorist organization is enough. This is in direct contradiction to the law. It is funny that the police said there was no immanent threat, that is the requirement for arresting people for words.
These two nothings were monitored by an undercover officer and taped. Nobody's who had no history of wrongdoing and no specific plans. The thing to watch for is whether or not they get a trial. Remember one was born here and the other was a naturalized citizen. Citizenship will be the issue. I have been saying this for awhile.
The question, posed by the government, will be if the two should be treated differently simply because one was born here. You watch, that will be the issue. We are being led down a slippery slope. Both should get a trial. If found guilty then the naturalized citizen should have his citizenship removed and he should be deported after serving a judge defined jail term. The other, the one born here, legally cannot lose his citizenship, he was born here he is a citizen.
We have two problems. The first is arresting people when the government cannot show that they prevented ANYTHING from happening. The police admitted they cannot prove that these two were going to do anything, they admitted it. They were arrested for saying they would like to join the groups. What is the penalty? Life imprisonment without a trial?
The second problem is the attack on citizenship which is really an attack on your rights. This comes a day after Egypt decided that Egyptian born citizens could lose their citizenship if they married an Israeli. Do you see a pattern yet? Baaahhhh.
Read the comments that follow the linked article. Look at the opinions of your fellow Americans. "Throw them all out". The one born here has no place to be thrown to. He is an American citizen unless some country is willing to give him citizenship and none have offered.
If the Patriot Act and other such legislation had been in place when the Revolutionary War was in effect then people saying they wanted to break from England could have been jailed for just having the conversation. Look beyond the fear and biases, look at what fundamental rights are being abused. Yours will be next.
History is repeating itself and nobody knows history anymore. There is a lady that wrote a book about how the United States is becoming totalitarian. She is on the watch list merely for complaining about our rights being taken away. Hey maybe I can get on a watch list for agreeing with her. Screw em. The real threat, the biggest threat is when we stop questioning OUR government.
In Birmingham, England the police have installed 150 cameras to monitor two Muslim areas. Muslims apparently need special attention because they are at risk of becoming terrorists. According to Homeland Security, in America we would need to monitor Christians.
The story of the two idiots flying to Egypt was headlines across the world. That is a lot of chatter for two nothings who did nothing. What will be their penalty. Perhaps, they will be required to wear monitoring bracelets for the rest of their lives. That would be an interesting development. Lets watch the story as the days progress.
UPDATE
As I was reading a Canadian paper I came across an opinion piece. It talks about dual loyalties of citizens in Canada. Isn't it interesting that "loyalty" to one's country is the issue.
Loyalty is a funny term. It is most often used to get people to go along with their countries policies when the policies are wrong. Wait till you are required to take a loyalty pledge in order to have any rights. It is coming, it has been tried before.
Perhaps this nation should take a loyalty oath, a promise to be loyal to the constitution and the people of the country. A promise to keep us free and not have our every move and thought monitored. Instead we see a government that distrusts it's citizens, the people who they are to report to.
Bilderberg is a good example. Now, I would like the readers to try a little exercise. Google Bilderberg as a news story. You will find numerous main stream media reports. They all talk about conspiracy theories surrounding the group; but, dig deeper.
The article I linked begins by dismissing "conspiracy theories" surrounding the group as ludicrous. Really. Main stream media basically says we shouldn't bother wondering what is being discussed by the worlds leaders of industry and government. Really? Why shouldn't we wonder what they are discussing?
In the article, one attendee explained how the confidentiality allowed these world leaders to speak freely. Does that mean that they don't tell the truth to the rest of us? Sounds that way. What matters is not whether or not the Bilderberger's are running the world, doubtful, what should concern us is that they discuss what is best for us in secret. It is a club and you and I are not members, that is a fact.
At it's worst it may be some terrible one world conspiracy, at it's best it is anti-democratic. At it's best, it is elitist and secretive. As the world's leader increase monitoring of citizens they themselves collect in secret. No transparency for them. That then may be the biggest problem. One rule for them and another for the rest of us.
Beyond supposition, wikileaks has obtained a few reports from the Bilderberg meetings. You can read them here and decide for yourself what is being discussed. Bilderberg Meeting Reports.
Another question is, is there anything in those reports that could not have been said in the open? Why the secrecy? The 1980 report talks about creating a North American Union similiar to the European model. Now we have the North American Free Trade Agreement. The report said that free trade would be the cornerstone of any emerging North American Union. Read their words, don't take my word for it. It was written 30 years ago. If you knew it was being discussed 30 years ago, would you have voted for the same people?
I don't like onions. I will ask people, when they serve me food, if there are onions in the food. An answer I usually get is, "There are but you can't taste them". I always find this answer amusing. I usually respond, "If you can't taste them then why did you put them in?" My question regarding Bilderberg, Council on Foreign Relations, Tri-Lateral Commission and other such groups is the same. If there is nothing to be concerned about then why such secrecy?
I am a proponent of privacy and people's right to have conversations kept private; but, not when one is helping to decide the fate of others. Those others have a right to be involved in the discussions. The same people who are putting up cameras all over the world are the one's that have their conversations in private.
In case you don't get it, you have no privacy, you have no say, your opinion does not matter and "they" know what is best for you to know. That is the problem.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
I was reading a "The Moscow Times" and came across an interesting article. It was on their "Cash for Clunkers" program. We will get back to that later. The article I found even more intriguing was in regards to the changing political approach of Russia. "The Reset Has Begun".
The article says that we are seeing a kinder, gentler Russia. Mind you, they are also seeking to triple their increase on military spending. One of the reasons for the change it says is because of the emerging China. Russia is a fascinating country, they have been invaded by the east and the west more times than I can count. They uniquely cross Asian, European, and middle eastern cultures. At the same time they had a very strong spiritual belief for centuries.
It was once said in a book that the Soviet Union had offered to attack Communist China if the United States would help. It is said that this offer was made to Henry Kissinger. I am not going to bother finding a link, you can do so. Russia has been invaded by the Mongolians and completely overrun. China has over a billion people, Russia has reason to fear. In addition, China is the economy of the future and Russia is still struggling to find it's place.
For decades Russian and China have had border disputes that have resulted in fighting on occasion. If China bordered the United States, rather than Canada, how would it impact your political choices? If we had over a billion communist Asians with the fasting growing economy, we would feel like Mexico has for many years. Feel like you can be invaded at the whim of your neighbor. Tough place to be.
One of my professors was a consultant to Russia on modernizing. He told me that the key to understanding Russia was in understanding her history. Russia is a fearful country, fearful of being invaded, fearful of not being considered as important as Europe. It is a country of peasants. It is a country of superstition. It is also a country of determination. The people are very closed until they let you in and then you are all the way in.
A very beautiful and young Russian lady spoke to me at a party. She told me she did not understand American women. She said American women were always saying how fantastic and great things were when they are asked. She said things are not always great. Russians are not optimists. They are probably the most pragmatic, materialistic and contemplative people in the world. This is neither a complaint nor a compliment, just my beliefs. Oh, I dated a lovely Ukrainian woman, very educated, very mannered and the exact same way.
In today's world, with the changes we are seeing, it is worthwhile to remember Russia. As we move away from the use of oil, we put Russia in an odd state. It's major material reserve is oil and natural gas. It's strongest industry is the military. They will not become a third world nation or be invaded without a fight to the death.
The article says that we are seeing a kinder, gentler Russia. Mind you, they are also seeking to triple their increase on military spending. One of the reasons for the change it says is because of the emerging China. Russia is a fascinating country, they have been invaded by the east and the west more times than I can count. They uniquely cross Asian, European, and middle eastern cultures. At the same time they had a very strong spiritual belief for centuries.
It was once said in a book that the Soviet Union had offered to attack Communist China if the United States would help. It is said that this offer was made to Henry Kissinger. I am not going to bother finding a link, you can do so. Russia has been invaded by the Mongolians and completely overrun. China has over a billion people, Russia has reason to fear. In addition, China is the economy of the future and Russia is still struggling to find it's place.
For decades Russian and China have had border disputes that have resulted in fighting on occasion. If China bordered the United States, rather than Canada, how would it impact your political choices? If we had over a billion communist Asians with the fasting growing economy, we would feel like Mexico has for many years. Feel like you can be invaded at the whim of your neighbor. Tough place to be.
One of my professors was a consultant to Russia on modernizing. He told me that the key to understanding Russia was in understanding her history. Russia is a fearful country, fearful of being invaded, fearful of not being considered as important as Europe. It is a country of peasants. It is a country of superstition. It is also a country of determination. The people are very closed until they let you in and then you are all the way in.
A very beautiful and young Russian lady spoke to me at a party. She told me she did not understand American women. She said American women were always saying how fantastic and great things were when they are asked. She said things are not always great. Russians are not optimists. They are probably the most pragmatic, materialistic and contemplative people in the world. This is neither a complaint nor a compliment, just my beliefs. Oh, I dated a lovely Ukrainian woman, very educated, very mannered and the exact same way.
In today's world, with the changes we are seeing, it is worthwhile to remember Russia. As we move away from the use of oil, we put Russia in an odd state. It's major material reserve is oil and natural gas. It's strongest industry is the military. They will not become a third world nation or be invaded without a fight to the death.
Just numbers
Google search results in number of hits
Love - 1,660,000,000
God - 515,000,000
Sex - 738,000,000
Money - 926,000,000
Water - 955,000,000
Hate - 205,000,000
Dollar - 171,000,000
ufo - 39,500,000
It doesn't mean much, just playing around.
Love - 1,660,000,000
God - 515,000,000
Sex - 738,000,000
Money - 926,000,000
Water - 955,000,000
Hate - 205,000,000
Dollar - 171,000,000
ufo - 39,500,000
It doesn't mean much, just playing around.
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