Pooka
Posted 15 April 2013 - 07:51 PM
don't know if anyone is in custody yet.
My mom saw a Yahoo headline saying that the police had a suspect in custody, but by the time she called me over to her computer to look, the new headline was "Police deny reports that they have a suspect in custody."
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<3
Posted 15 April 2013 - 07:54 PM
I know it's crazy conspiracy junkie fodder but NPR's website was hacked by "The Syrian Electronic Army".
It is just so odd that is happening right now.
Purveyor of Dank Memes
Posted 15 April 2013 - 09:25 PM
Tuesday! And I am still recovering from the weekend.
I wanted orange. It gave me lemon-lime...
The Curious
Posted 15 April 2013 - 09:33 PM
Watch for the government to pull a patsy out of the woodwork.
We've made too many compromises already, too many retreats. They invade our space, and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds, and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far and no further!
Purveyor of Dank Memes
Posted 16 April 2013 - 12:08 AM
I heard about the explosions, but nothing beyond the fact that there were explosions. Have they determined what the heck happened by now?
No.
And particularly, for something like this, anything you hear during the first day or so is probably going to be inaccurate.
The Boston thing is terrible. Thankful it wasn't worse.
Yeah, could've been much worse.
Meanwhile in Iraq, 31 people were killed in explosions on the same day. Of course, that's nowhere near as news-worthy...
I wanted orange. It gave me lemon-lime...
<3
Posted 16 April 2013 - 12:24 AM
I heard about the explosions, but nothing beyond the fact that there were explosions. Have they determined what the heck happened by now?
No.
And particularly, for something like this, anything you hear during the first day or so is probably going to be inaccurate.
The Boston thing is terrible. Thankful it wasn't worse.
Yeah, could've been much worse.
Meanwhile in Iraq, 31 people were killed in explosions on the same day. Of course, that's nowhere near as news-worthy...
Well who cares about things that are not American?
The Curious
Posted 16 April 2013 - 07:48 AM
Blew my mind.
USArmy-InternmentResettlement.pdf 3.59MB
7 downloads
We've made too many compromises already, too many retreats. They invade our space, and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds, and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far and no further!
Purveyor of Dank Memes
Posted 17 April 2013 - 01:58 PM
I love how the Patriot Act and other counter-terrorism measures you guys sacrificed your civil liberties successfully protected you from these bombings.
Somewhere on a computer in America my fingerprints are stored on a harddrive because I transited through your country one time since September 11th. I was not impressed at the time as I was given no warning of such measures before landing. I was bitchy about it at the time so they sent to the back of the queue and refused to acknowledge my complaints. I have travelled through many countries ruled by oppressive regimes, and nowhere have I felt so so exposed to totalitarian measures. Oh, except for Israel. They interrogated me there. Twice.
I wanted orange. It gave me lemon-lime...
wizard astronaut
Posted 18 April 2013 - 08:37 AM
probably 80% of those totalitarian measures come from people who are too uneducated to know the difference between the law, and their own prejudices. i've gotten away with TONS of things only because i'm smart enough to get away with them. you only get hassled here if you hold your head up and look like someone who's up to no good, otherwise you're not even on the radar.
the illinois house approved medical mj yesterday. i'm getting a new job very soon.
you awaken in the intestinal tract of satan. you must defeat the hydra to escape. your only weapon is righteous anger.
Purveyor of Dank Memes
Posted 18 April 2013 - 08:45 AM
Just for clarification:
My main complaint at having my fingerprints taken was that I was under the impression that if someone takes that information from you that you have a right to know which organization will keep the information and for how long and for what purpose. They wouldn't tell me anything. I was told that if I didn't comply I would be detained, I would miss my flight and have to book another and that my fingerprints would be taken anyway.
I wanted orange. It gave me lemon-lime...
Weiss to meet you, or not... whatever
Posted 18 April 2013 - 08:57 AM
Welcome to the world.. where it's okay for people to know all of your personal details.. but when you ask who will see them you are instantly an evil suspicious humanoid...
maybe it's the reason why i always get spam about viagra and stuff.
I have no amazing personality traits except the fact I'm British and People don't like my personality.. but i do have a British Accent so at least Some Americans can be angry and oddly happy at the same time.
wizard astronaut
Posted 18 April 2013 - 09:12 AM
the fbi, cia, and homeland security all have your prints, shoe size, and hair and skin cell samples. they're trying to compile a megadatabase on absolutely every us citizen's personal info. they also send out national security letters, which come with a gag order, and are basically a warrantless search in violation of our 4th amendment, which specifically forbids unreasonable search and seizure, unless exigent circumstances exist which place an officer's life in immediate danger. (although immediate, and danger are very liberally interpreted.)
you awaken in the intestinal tract of satan. you must defeat the hydra to escape. your only weapon is righteous anger.
The Curious
Posted 18 April 2013 - 01:30 PM
The United States is slowly turning into a prison and we are nearing the completion. I suggest you prepare for martial law.
We've made too many compromises already, too many retreats. They invade our space, and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds, and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far and no further!
Knows Nothing
Posted 18 April 2013 - 03:07 PM
Hey man, don't blame me. I just live here. This is a republic, citizens don't make laws.you guys sacrificed your civil liberties successfully protected you from these bombings.
Or, to put it more politely, "Neener neener."
-all my friends that came with are drinking out in the car
--forever alone
+\- joke's on them i'm too drunk to drive
<3
Posted 18 April 2013 - 03:25 PM
Hey man, don't blame me. I just live here. This is a republic, poor citizens don't make laws.you guys sacrificed your civil liberties successfully protected you from these bombings.
Fixed.
Knows Nothing
Posted 18 April 2013 - 03:45 PM
Or, to put it more politely, "Neener neener."
-all my friends that came with are drinking out in the car
--forever alone
+\- joke's on them i'm too drunk to drive
Purveyor of Dank Memes
Posted 18 April 2013 - 03:52 PM
Yeah, I was confused. Surely they're supposed to represent you.
I wanted orange. It gave me lemon-lime...
Miyamoto Puppet
Posted 18 April 2013 - 08:54 PM
I've never been in an airport, or even out of the country. I don't know what it's like to feel that level of violation in the name of security. I am sure that some authority somewhere knows more about me than I would like them too based purely on my webbernetting habits, but I gave up trying to keep those too secret long ago.
But you know what? Fuck all of that right now. I was just reading about the pictures released of the current suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. It looks legitimate, and it is chilling to see pictures random people at the even took that have these guys in them. But that's not even the worst thing happening. Apparently as I type this, there is a gunman at MIT who shot a police officer and still hasn't been apprehended yet, 27 people were killed by a bomb in a coffee shop in Baghdad, police in india were recorded abusing a woman who's 6 year old daughter was raped and murdered, and a bunch of migrant workers in greece were shot for daring to ask to get paid for the word they've done. Seriously fucking serious.
I know the debate is about whether or not added security measures like what was being mentioned in this thread actually make people safer, and I will agree that chances are that they don't... but seriously, who cares? To my knowledge, none of these security measures have diminished my quality of life in any meaningful way, and after reading some of the stuff I've been reading tonight, I'm just happy to fucking be alive. I think I'm going to go wake up my daughter in the middle of the night and give her a hug.
EDIT:
I mostly just wanted to vent a little. I think spending too much time reading sad news made me a little anxious.
The universe is a cruel, uncaring void. The key to being happy isn't a search for meaning. It's to just keep yourself busy with unimportant nonsense, and eventually, you'll be dead.
-Mr. Peanutbutter
Purveyor of Dank Memes
Posted 19 April 2013 - 06:53 AM
I wanted orange. It gave me lemon-lime...
Miyamoto Puppet
Posted 19 April 2013 - 06:56 AM
That's exactly the point, isn't it?
The universe is a cruel, uncaring void. The key to being happy isn't a search for meaning. It's to just keep yourself busy with unimportant nonsense, and eventually, you'll be dead.
-Mr. Peanutbutter
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