Comments on: Bad omens http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/ A collection of my thoughts and other random stuff I found interesting. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:09:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: tsoldrin http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3141 tsoldrin Sat, 10 Jun 2006 20:54:40 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3141 There are two types of conspiracy theorist. One kind has an alert, questioning mind which spots holes in 'official' stories, the other is someone who has a pathological need to believe that something out there is the cause of their feelings of helplessness. The latter is easily spotted and dismissed, but the former plays a vital role in pointing out government excesses and corruption and should at least be paid some heed and respect. There are two types of conspiracy theorist. One kind has an alert, questioning mind which spots holes in ‘official’ stories, the other is someone who has a pathological need to believe that something out there is the cause of their feelings of helplessness. The latter is easily spotted and dismissed, but the former plays a vital role in pointing out government excesses and corruption and should at least be paid some heed and respect.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3140 JB Sat, 27 Aug 2005 05:50:03 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3140 Na, I like thinking of stuff like that. It's not like I'm getting obsessed with it or anything, it's just interesting to consider. My feelings on conspiracy theories in general is that they are usually crap, but then again there are so many gullible people in the world and just enough smart ones to realize how gullible the gullible ones are, that it would seem to me that there's bound to be some conspiracy-type stuff going on all over the place. Na, I like thinking of stuff like that. It’s not like I’m getting obsessed with it or anything, it’s just interesting to consider.

My feelings on conspiracy theories in general is that they are usually crap, but then again there are so many gullible people in the world and just enough smart ones to realize how gullible the gullible ones are, that it would seem to me that there’s bound to be some conspiracy-type stuff going on all over the place.

]]> By: Nate http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3139 Nate Fri, 26 Aug 2005 23:55:55 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3139 You should stop feeding the conspiracy theorist in you. Maybe it'll move out. You should stop feeding the conspiracy theorist in you. Maybe it’ll move out.

]]> By: Kristi http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3138 Kristi Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:49:28 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3138 I don't think they would be able to get away with that one either. It would make since for the US to just find (in so many words) a better way of security for the computer systems. I don’t think they would be able to get away with that one either. It would make since for the US to just find (in so many words) a better way of security for the computer systems.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3137 JB Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:09:44 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3137 They could if they chose to; I was more referring to the US cutting off access to China. Of course, they couldn't do it <em>easily</em> - they would have to essentially cut off all access to outside of the US (over high speed lines, which they could conceivably do), since once you get out then you could eventually get anywhere. They would also have to filter the phone system to not allow direct calls to or from a certain country (which <em>has</em> been done in the past) or any country for that matter. Of course, there would still be difficult (and lower speed) workarounds, but to cut off communications for almost all of the population would certainly be possible. I don't think it's <em>likely</em>, since as I said, it would essentially involve heavily censoring US internet access, but there are lots of things that I never would have thought our government would do. They could if they chose to; I was more referring to the US cutting off access to China. Of course, they couldn’t do it easily - they would have to essentially cut off all access to outside of the US (over high speed lines, which they could conceivably do), since once you get out then you could eventually get anywhere.

They would also have to filter the phone system to not allow direct calls to or from a certain country (which has been done in the past) or any country for that matter. Of course, there would still be difficult (and lower speed) workarounds, but to cut off communications for almost all of the population would certainly be possible.

I don’t think it’s likely, since as I said, it would essentially involve heavily censoring US internet access, but there are lots of things that I never would have thought our government would do.

]]> By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3136 nstryker Fri, 26 Aug 2005 17:45:28 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3136 yeah, me no gets it either... yeah, me no gets it either…

]]> By: Kristi http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3135 Kristi Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:13:59 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/26/bad-omens/#comment-3135 How could they possibly be cut off entirely? Are you saying that the Chinese would have their own internet? Is that even realistic? Could that government even enforce it? Seems crazy to me. How could they possibly be cut off entirely? Are you saying that the Chinese would have their own internet? Is that even realistic? Could that government even enforce it? Seems crazy to me.

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