Ah.. thanks. Plot thickens. Double-Plus Ungood.
Particularly enjoyed John Gilmore's er itemized lists of Boolean exclusive-NORs. And another post mentioning the toxic cancelling-phrase appended to each McA 'denial': re Magic Lantern.
This accords with a comment on NPR this AM, suggesting that 'we all' reread Orwell. Soon. Methinks that this issue goes squarely to the conflict we are apparently already within:
To be law-abiding citizens [??] or not to be systematic and willing dupes of an unknown and unknowable list of Interested Authorities [??] Worldwide in Fact.
{sigh} and given the subtlety, the general public's unawareness on every scale - not merely about how machines work, but how Authorities work: are we not today thoroughly immersed in The Ugly phase?
What. To. Do.
Ashton
who will start with: no 'new' software to be allowed on any web-connected box. Save data to CDR and reload old, safe image periodically. Add-back data. Hmm - a good place for dir, file-compare utility - on each reload, esp. of *all* executables. Can run all night - I got time to fight Evil.
(I run sans McAfee anyway - realize that is not an option for many out there)
