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[nenjin]

After that, Mr. Asshole was there at the bus stop. After trying to go into my personal detail far too much for anyone to be comfortable with, he suggest that I go kill myself. Isn't that wonderful?

You should have casually glanced around the bus stop, then looked him straight in the eye and said "Nah, you first."

Don't take shit like that from people. Even if your life does suck, it's yours and fuck anyone, especially the guy sitting at the bus stop with you, who tries to take a dump on it.

[Reudh]

Seems like the issue with my computer was the CPU fan coming loose, causing it to overheat.

At least I hope that's what it was.

Is it a Sony Vaio? Those have issues with CPU overheating + fan damage/destruction

[kaenneth]

On the topic of CPU fans, a spider dropped down from my ceiling the other day.

I run my computer without the cover on.

He made a tiny 'phhhhltt' noise when he hit the fan.

[Tellemurius]

On the topic of CPU fans, a spider dropped down from my ceiling the other day.

I run my computer without the cover on.

He made a tiny 'phhhhltt' noise when he hit the fan.

THE END

[freeformschooler]

So is this the thread where we talk about PRISM? Or do I go to progressive discussion about that? I don't know.

[Frumple]

Either is fine, really. American politics thread also applicable.

[Knight of Fools]

As long as you don't get into the whole, "You versus Us" thing, I think it's perfectly fine to rage about it here. If "You versus Us" starts to crop up, you might bring it into a more politically charged thread.

As far as I know, though, the only dividing line between those for PRISM and those against it is how ignorant you are about that Internet thing.

[kaijyuu]

20 million annually to run the entire conspiracy?

Now I wouldn't put it past the US government to do such a thing, but that particular number seems a bit low.

[SalmonGod]

Not like it's something difficult to do.  Just collecting data, in cooperation with people who already have that data.  Takes some sophisticated software to handle the volume, I'm sure, but that's about it.

[Nadaka]

And hard drive space is cheap if they use deduplication and compression.

[da_nang]

Haven't we already known of PRISM? I think I've heard about a long time ago.

[SalmonGod]

Internet and phone monitoring is something that's been known for a long time.  Hell, I knew about ECHELON in 1997.  The only thing that's not commonly known or accepted is the scale.  There have been plenty of hints and outright admissions by officials and former officials pretty much telling us that all communications are monitored, and the legal ability to monitor anything for any reason has been around since 2001.  But believing that stuff to its fullest extent has been considered tinfoil hat territory until rather recently, and it's established fact now that the mainstream media has their hands on documents to prove it.  Basically, all that's changed is it can't be denied anymore.  People are finally going to have to internalize the fact that they have zero privacy, and government will have to truly answer for and justify it.

[Vector]

I'm actually really scared.

Especially if some shithead decides to start selling the collated data to corporations.

[Tellemurius]

I'm actually really scared.

Especially if some shithead decides to start selling the collated data to corporations.

I could probably get 20 bucks off you tops.

[Loud Whispers]

So is this the thread where we talk about PRISM? Or do I go to progressive discussion about that? I don't know.

Read my mind, or my information. Was going to post that, but you know, what's the point? It's over, the age of information is dead and the rise of the police state isn't happening, it's already happened.