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Herding Logic and SOPA/PIPA (Updated)

Posted on January 20, 2012 by ehurst

Taking down MegaUpload was a calculated PsyOp. It’s not hard to understand. While I admire the heroics of blacking out the the entry page to numerous websites, the psychopaths will not be bullied. The language used by Chris Dodd should … Continue reading →

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Tell Me Sweet Little Lies

Posted on January 19, 2012 by ehurst

Cherry picking your facts is actually a bigger lie than simply stating falsehoods. On 3 May 1999, we had a bit of wind and rain outside our home. That’s the facts, but not the truth. Okay, it’s only some of … Continue reading →

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Please Lie to Me

Posted on January 11, 2012 by ehurst

I would rather you be able to tell me a lie, than for someone else to take upon themselves the authority to decide for me you can’t. As much of a bumbling idiot as I may be, I doubt there’s … Continue reading →

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Technocracy of War, Part 8

Posted on January 11, 2012 by ehurst

Once the pattern was established and compared against the Tor perimeter traffic, it really wasn’t that hard. Mantis and his assistant detected a lot of similar traffic and found there were a half-dozen systems traipsing all over Washington DC and … Continue reading →

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Technocracy of War, Part 7

Posted on January 10, 2012 by ehurst

The message Thad got was essentially an offer of more active involvement and some measure of support if he could help Peter get in touch with someone in the military who handled Tor servers. It was common knowledge the US … Continue reading →

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Technocracy of War, Part 6

Posted on January 9, 2012 by ehurst

The one thing Thad liked most was how they had managed to port almost every GUI application over to a TUI. Thus, while losing some of the buttons and toolbars, the backend was the same for web browser, office suite, … Continue reading →

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Technocracy of War, Part 5

Posted on January 8, 2012 by ehurst

For most of that week, Thad poked and prodded Bread OS. There was in the documentation a notice more popular applications would be ported eventually, but the basic set of workstation programs was almost complete. The desktop display was not … Continue reading →

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Technocracy of War, Part 4

Posted on January 7, 2012 by ehurst

She waited patiently, her paws crossed as she lay in the small patch of sun available in the fenced yard. Once each week, he walked past on the newly paved street which had replaced the gravel. In her mind, the … Continue reading →

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Technocracy of War, Part 3

Posted on January 6, 2012 by ehurst

They had moved Pete that very hour to temporary solitary confinement. While it meant missing breakfast, this was one of the saner things, keeping informants away from the general population. In two days, Peter found himself being marched down that … Continue reading →

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Apparent Trend of Coups

Posted on January 2, 2012 by ehurst

In these modern times, the real take over comes in a series of coups d’état, versus one complete change. I’m watching. It’s one thing to talk about some shadowy Illuminati as shorthand for some apparent group with an agenda to … Continue reading →

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