This is the website of Abulsme Noibatno Itramne (also known as Sam Minter).
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- Reading – How Apple Wins the Next Console War (Austin Sweeny) http://is.gd/tKKXQw 04:06
- Moscow Now? Really? -> Reading – N.S.A. Leaker Leaves Hong Kong on Flight to Moscow (Bradsher/Berry) http://is.gd/xyccW4 11:20
- Watching – Jobs TRAILER 1 (2013) – Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Crew Movie HD (MovieclipsCOMINGSOON) http://is.gd/hPzuFz 11:24
- I think I just dumped Apple’s Podcast app for
@podcruncher. Still wish for shuffle option in addition to old/new first. 14:41
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@BYUfan: .@abulsme @podcruncher you’ll have to switch to Android to get the best podcast app: DoggCatcher 17:15
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@BYUfan Heh. I am so deeply locked into iOS/MacOS it would take quite a bit for me to make that switch. :-) 17:16
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@imbou: @abulsme he colude have a few more stops but at the rate he is going jail will look attractive. 17:16
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@imbou Looks like he is on the way to Ecuador now. Fun stuff. :-) 17:17
- RT @ggreenwald Dear US: you didn’t dot your “i”s, so we had no choice but to let him go…but now that we have you … Sincerely, HK http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201306/23/P201306230476.htm … ??:??
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@wikileaks: WikiLeaks Statement on Edward Snowden political asylum flight http://wikileaks.org/WikiLeaks-Statement-On-Edward,253.html?updated … 17:48
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@kevinmitnick: Looks like China gave the White House the finger. 17:49
- Reading – Wozniak on Jobs’ Biopic: ‘Young Steve Wasn’t a Saint’ (Jesus Diaz) http://feedly.com/k/16oR74T 19:22
- Think I have read it before, but still fun stuff -> Reading – The Physics Behind Traffic Jams (William Beaty) http://is.gd/YvE80F 20:26
- RT @allahpundit Not sure why it’s hard to believe that (1) Snowden’s initial leak was a service and also (2) it’s been all downhill since then ??:??
- All good, esp last two graphs -> Reading – A Look At The Charges Against Edward Snowden (Ken White) http://feedly.com/k/12Y40Vh 23:56
- RT @RichardHaass if
#Snowden acted out of principle, why doesnt he return to US and make his case in court? civil disobedience accepts the rule of law. ??:??
- Reading – Doctor Who Episodes – “THEY ARE NOT MISSING BUT DESTROYED THE END” (Rich Johnston) http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/06/20/doctor-who-episodes-they-are-not-missing-but-destroyed-the-end/ … 20:13
- Drat. This means I need to manually post another daily summary. :-) 20:13
- Fun Read -> RT
@AthertonKD: Greenwald and Schindler, Fistfight in Secrecy http://sfy.co/s9Js #storify #snowden #nsa 21:58
- Looks like more Greenwald NSA stuff today (and I realized I missed a bit earlier too). I’ll have to catch up soon, but you know.. work. 22:40
- From the bit I’ve skimmed though, seems like more “within the law” stuff. Bad law, allows way more than it should. But still legal. 22:43
- Of course, point is making public just how expansively law is being used. Q is if enough people will think it is overreach to change law. 22:44
- Wish the answer was yes. Suspect the answer is no. Majority of public OK with broad surveillance in exchange for perceived incr in safety. 22:45
- Every time Snowdon talks: initial hype falls apart more, he looks like more of idiot & chances of fixing any REAL 4th Am concerns diminish. 16:22
- Kudos to people last week who were quiet and waited for more facts instead of believing initial Guardian and WP stories. I feel silly now. 16:48
- Program looks more and more constrained and reasonable the more that comes out about it. But better it is public than secret. 16:51
- Real reason for secrecy looking clearer though: Make bad guys fear monitoring is more pervasive than it is. Sunlight exposes the limits. 16:52
- Still lots of legit concerns about how such things work, particularly regarding openness v secrecy, abuse protections, privacy implications. 16:58
- But huge freak out (including mine) looking more and more overblown the more comes out. Could be changed by more revelations of course. 17:03
- And of course, to be conspiratorial, I should say “Of course, that is what they WANT you to believe.” :-) 17:04
- If there really are more shoes to drop, time to drop them. Maybe check them out more deeply first. Sloppiness in 1st reporting lost trust. 17:09
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@BYUfan: .@abulsme There’s still a LOT more surveillance going on than we know. http://thehill.com/video/house/305047-dem-rep-lawmakers-learned-significantly-more-about-surveillance-programs-in-nsa-briefing … 17:54
- Reading – NSA revelations only вЂthe tip of the iceberg,’ says Dem lawmaker (Daniel Strauss) http://thehill.com/video/house/305047-dem-rep-lawmakers-learned-significantly-more-about-surveillance-programs-in-nsa-briefing … 17:56
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@BYUfan I am sure there is. As new things come out, I may reevaluate. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still concerned about the issue. 17:58
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@BYUfan But overblown initial claims and reax there to hurts case for looking at the real issues. 17:59
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@abulsme Sloppiness was in interpretation of stories. Greenwald accurately reported discrepancies between PPT and Internet company claims. ??:??
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@BYUfan Initial Greenwald article did clearly note that discrepancy. But was clear Greenwald believed slides and not denials. 18:01
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@BYUfan Articles were pushing the story about the grand revelations…. Not the denials. Would be non-story if denials true. 18:03
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@BYUfan Real headline: “Low level IT guy freaks out over PowerPoint he found without understanding context.” 18:05
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@BYUfan I would consider possibility a lot of this might be disinformation to discredit Snowden except so much comes out of his own mouth. 18:08
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@BYUfan Again, plenty of real issues here about executive power, potential for abuse, due process, even debate on protections for non-US. 18:10
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@BYUfan And certainly lots on openness and transparency vs secrecy. I think it is much better these things in the open, debated fully. 18:12
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@BYUfan But frustrating that over reactions and exaggerations and incorrect info, mean the real issues will again be minimized. 18:14
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@imbou: @abulsme this has been going through the history of mankind. If you didn’t know about its because you didn’t care to know. 18:21
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@imbou: @abulsme @BYUfan Which was my point about this whole thing in the podcast. All he did is reveal details of something authorized. 18:21
- Reading – Spying on foreigners: It’s a really big deal. (Matthew Yglesias) http://is.gd/1FGrjf 18:26
- Reading – “Truth Is Coming, And It Cannot Be Stopped”: The Best Of Edward Snowden’s Q&A (Gregory Ferenstein) http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/17/truth-is-coming-and-it-cannot-be-stopped-the-best-of-edward-snowdens-qa/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29 … 18:46
- Reading – Edward Snowden Q and A: NSA whistleblower answers your questions (Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/17/edward-snowden-nsa-files-whistleblower … 19:00
- Important to read that whole Q&A. Snowden sounds a lot less crazy in full context than in summary. 19:01
- He actually makes some points/arguments I have been known to make myself. 19:02
- He still however hurts his own cause almost every time he opens his mouth. 19:03
- Reading – FACEOFF: Obama And Snowden вЂDebate’ NSA Surveillance Programs (Igor Bobic) http://is.gd/Qg5ehQ 21:46
- RT @AdamMinter For better or worse, ‘petting a Phoenix’ is now and forever more THE favored & most delightful euphemism for ‘spying for China.’ ??:??
- Still not reautomated. :-( -> Reading – Twitter Digest Shot By Twitter API v1.1 (Mike, Whalespine) http://whalespine.org/2013/06/15/twitter-digest-shot-by-twitter-api-v1-1/ … 22:37
- Reading – Real (Matt Drance) http://www.appleoutsider.com/2013/06/17/real/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed … 22:42
- Good interview -> Reading – 3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you so (Eisler/Page) http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/06/16/snowden-whistleblower-nsa-officials-roundtable/2428809/ … 23:08
My Dad reading me The Hobbit sometime in the second half of the 1970’s.
Thank you Dad. :-)
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