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US Government War On Hackers Backfires
wraith808:
So, it's a matter of character, and how much you're willing to sell out for, and how much you're willing to pay to defend against those kinds of depredations.
Classic rock and hard place scenario. You either get caressed by the velvet glove with insane amounts of money (that are appropriated from taxpayers to subvert the will of the people in a lot of cases), or get hit by the mailed fist... and then still have to do it, or lose everything.
And even if you do escape their depredations, then you're either paranoid at the lengths that they can go to in order to get you if they decide that they need your skills, or you trust your friends not to give you up.
*sigh*
Stoic Joker:
Bottom line is ... They can force you to show up, they can force you to sit in front of a computer ... But they can't force you to know anything. When applied correctly...ignorance truly is bliss.
The most dangerous game I like to play, is called micromanagement. You push to hard, I start doing exactly what I'm told. There is no warning when the transition happens. Scary part is...regardless of what I know about just how detrimentally dangerous your instructions are...I'll do exactly what I'm told...calmly, dutifully...you'll never see me laughing. I've never lost this game ... Ever.
TaoPhoenix:
Bottom line is ... They can force you to show up, they can force you to sit in front of a computer ... But they can't force you to know anything. When applied correctly...ignorance truly is bliss.
The most dangerous game I like to play, is called micromanagement. You push to hard, I start doing exactly what I'm told. There is no warning when the transition happens. Scary part is...regardless of what I know about just how detrimentally dangerous your instructions are...I'll do exactly what I'm told...calmly, dutifully...you'll never see me laughing. I've never lost this game ... Ever.
-Stoic Joker (August 08, 2013, 05:39 PM)
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I've sorta done that a little, but with far less of a smirk and more of a "keep your head down and just pay the rent". I am no people-genius, I can't play a complicated meta-game with my jobs!
Stoic Joker:
Bottom line is ... They can force you to show up, they can force you to sit in front of a computer ... But they can't force you to know anything. When applied correctly...ignorance truly is bliss.
The most dangerous game I like to play, is called micromanagement. You push to hard, I start doing exactly what I'm told. There is no warning when the transition happens. Scary part is...regardless of what I know about just how detrimentally dangerous your instructions are...I'll do exactly what I'm told...calmly, dutifully...you'll never see me laughing. I've never lost this game ... Ever.
-Stoic Joker (August 08, 2013, 05:39 PM)
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I've sorta done that a little, but with far less of a smirk and more of a "keep your head down and just pay the rent". I am no people-genius, I can't play a complicated meta-game with my jobs! -TaoPhoenix (August 08, 2013, 05:58 PM)
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It has almost nothing to do with people, other than placating narcissists long enough to walk them off a cliff. My hole card has always a tenacious understanding of relevant technologies combined with the fact that my long haired hippy looking ass is extremely easy to underestimate. Add to that the patience necessary to sit back and wait for them (by direct order - note I'm a huge fan of the chaos theory) to tell me to do something really stupid...
In a nutshell...when you're worn down and pinned to the ropes, (survive) fight dirty.
40hz:
All this bullshit could stop tomorrow if the big kids (Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) just came out and said that what is going on is totally unacceptable and illegal and that they refuse to be a part of it any more.
But I'm not holding my breath.
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