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kyrathaba:
“Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends...
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Which makes me want to share this story:

Barack Obama met with the   Queen of England.

He asked her, "Your   Majesty, how do you run such an efficient
government? Are   there any tips you can give me?"

"Well," said   the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround
yourself   with intelligent people."

Obama frowned, and   then asked, "But how do I know the people around me
are really   intelligent?"

The Queen took a sip of tea.   "Oh, that's easy; you just ask them to
answer an intelligent   riddle."

The Queen pushed a button on her   intercom. "Please send Tony Blair in
here, would   you?"

Tony Blair walked into the room and   said, "Yes, Your Majesty?"

The Queen smiled   and said, "Answer me this, please, Tony. Your mother
and   father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not   your
sister.

Who is   it?"

Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair   answered, "That would be me."

"Yes! Very   good," said the Queen.

Obama went back home   to ask Joe Biden the same question.
"Joe, answer this for me.   Your mother and your father have a child.
It's not your   brother and it's not your sister. Who is   it?"

I'm not sure," said Biden. "Let me get   back to you on that one." He
went to his advisers and asked   everyone, but none could give him   an
answer.

Finally, Biden ran   in to Sarah Palin out eating one night. Biden
asked, "Sarah,   can you answer this for me? Your mother and father have
a   child and it's not your brother or your sister. Who is   it?"

Sarah Palin answered right back, "That's   easy, it's me!"

Biden smiled, and said,   "Thanks!" Then, he went back to speak with
Obama. "Say, I did   some research and I have the answer to that riddle.
It's Sarah   Palin!"

Obama got up, stomped over to Biden,   and angrily yelled into his face,
"No! You idiot! It's Tony   Blair!"


AND THAT IS   PRECISELY WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR   WHITE
HOUSE!!!

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IainB:
I read on the the FBI "most wanted" page that they now have got an ID photo of the key/lead member of the Chinese hackers doing these cyberattacks. He was snapped in a university Computer Science class photo (see below) - he's the guy with the untidy hair at the back giving the "V" sign, I gather.
I guess it won't be long now before they catch him.

40hz:
The "Ten Most Wanted" list is more a PR tool than anything else. Moderately useful for outing somebody the FBI wants to let the public know they've (allegedly) ID'ed. Or to show they're "on it!"

Don't know if it's still happens, but back in the 70s, a good number of genuinely bad people (with warrants long outstanding) had an uncanny tendency to get "promoted" to the 'Top 10' whenever capture seemed immanent. Once that practice was pointed put by the press, that high level of coincidence seemed to stop.

Ever since then, I haven't given too much credence to the "ten most wanted" designation. If you casually browse through the two-inch high stack of wanted notices kept on a clipboard still displayed in some post offices - and read the things many of these people are being charged with - singling out ten of the "baddest" almost becomes a joke. Because you really wouldn't want any of these people to be roaming freely.
 :tellme:

40hz:
He was snapped in a university Computer Science class photo
-IainB (February 21, 2013, 04:04 AM)
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Knowing the wonders possible with Photoshop...and at the risk of being called "politically incorrect"...is it just me...or does it look like all the faces in that picture might actually be the same face?
 :huh:

tomos:
He was snapped in a university Computer Science class photo
-IainB (February 21, 2013, 04:04 AM)
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Knowing the wonders possible with Photoshop...and at the risk of being called "politically incorrect"...is it just me...or does it look like all the faces in that picture might actually be the same face?
 :huh:
-40hz (February 21, 2013, 07:59 AM)
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I guess you could get caught out at worse things than political correctness ;D

it's quite well done, had me looking twice (or three times!) ...

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