The date has been dubbed “Internet Doomsday” because everyone still using those servers will lose pretty much all access to the Web once the FBI takes them down. The name is a little hyperbolic, given that only a few hundred thousand people are still on the servers. Still, it’s probably best to make sure you aren’t one of them.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
YES, I AM - by Norman Grubb
YES, I AM - by Norman Grubb ;..It is over forty years since I was led, I believe by the Holy Spirit, to write the first of this series of books on the one reality which has absorbed me all these years: Paul’s mystery, now made manifest, of "Christ in you, the hope of glory."
The first book, The Law of Faith, was followed by The Liberating Secret, The Deep Things of God, The Spontaneous You, God Unlimited, and Who Am I? I have had many evidences that the inner truth I’ve sought to share has, by the revelation of the Holy Spirit, become that same reality in many.
Like a fiddle with one string, I still write about this reality, which I boldly call Total Truth. My "textbook," my authority, has always been solely the Bible, and still is - the Bible inwardly illuminated and made the sole key to life by the Holy Spirit; just as Jesus said, "The words I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life."
I call this book YES, I AM because I would not write it if it were not, by great grace, a personally experienced reality to me, even as it is to many others of you. For as Jesus said, "We speak what we do know and testify to what we have seen."
Pragmatism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Pragmatism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) ;.... TRUTH and REALITY ... People need a
philosophy that is both empiricist in its adherence to facts yet finds room for
religious belief. ..... a 'real' because we find that our opinions (the only things of
which we ... Ideas … become true just in so far as they help us to get into ...
philosophy that is both empiricist in its adherence to facts yet finds room for
religious belief. ..... a 'real' because we find that our opinions (the only things of
which we ... Ideas … become true just in so far as they help us to get into ...
Berkeley’s central arguments for immaterialism | PhilosoFiles
Berkeley’s central arguments for immaterialism | PhilosoFiles ;.. .. CONCEIVE plus Perceive such a concept as ...
People Argue Just to Win, Scholars Assert - NYTimes.com
People Argue Just to Win, Scholars Assert - NYTimes.com ;.. For centuries thinkers have assumed that the uniquely human capacity for reasoning has existed to let people reach beyond mere perception and reflex in the search for truth. Rationality allowed a solitary thinker to blaze a path to philosophical, moral and scientific enlightenment.
Now some researchers are suggesting that reason evolved for a completely different purpose: to win arguments. Rationality, by this yardstick (and irrationality too, but we’ll get to that) is nothing more or less than a servant of the hard-wired compulsion to triumph in the debating arena. According to this view, bias, lack of logic and other supposed flaws that pollute the stream of reason are instead social adaptations that enable one group to persuade (and defeat) another. Certitude works, however sharply it may depart from the truth.
TRUE LIGHT
People are only ''negative'' Simply Just because they have as yet to conceive the TRUE LIGHT, EVIDENTLY !
Darkness is not Light « Heaven Awaits
Darkness is not Light « Heaven Awaits ;.. People are only ''negative'' Simply Just because they have as yet to conceive the TRUE LIGHT, EVIDENTLY !
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Why is the Romney Campaign Talking So Crazy? - The Daily Beast
Why is the Romney Campaign Talking So Crazy? - The Daily Beast PATRIOTS ;... America's first black president has just lost re-election. A new leader tries to pull the country out of a terrible recession - only to face a devilish plot from inside his own party. David Frum's darkly comic satire PATRIOTS is not only a warning about the future of American politics. It is a scorching, intimate explanation of why the U.S. political system has so badly failed the American people over the years just past. A naïve young man finds himself caught in a complex scheme involving blowhard radio hosts, an angry right-wing protest movement, scheming Washington operators, a drug-addled producer of forged video exposes, corrupt politicians, selfish political donors, think-tank experts-for-hire, and a cynical cable news network. As the young protagonist struggles to find his way though this colorfully described landscape, he discovers that the real villains of the story are much closer to home. They are those too passive to take responsibility for a malfunctioning political system: people like ... him. And so our protagonist arrives at his own moment of decision – and the novel’s unexpected and hilarious conclusion.
People Argue Just to Win, Scholars Assert - NYTimes.com
People Argue Just to Win, Scholars Assert - NYTimes.com ;.. According to this view, bias, lack of logic and other supposed flaws that pollute the stream of reason are instead social adaptations that enable one group to persuade (and defeat) another. Certitude works, however sharply it may depart from the truth.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Iranian Scientist Claims U.S. Cyberattack Was ... Loud - NYTimes.com
Iranian Scientist Claims U.S. Cyberattack Was ... Loud - NYTimes.com ;.. The blog told of military DJs taking requests and creating a playlist that included AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long.”
More recently, Foreign Policy said, the United States Psychological Operations Company admitted to using heavy metal in Iraq as a way to break uncooperative prisoners. And the International Committee of the Red Cross, it noted, had reported the use of similar tactics against Guantánamo inmates.
Alas, the Iranian episode seems too good to be true.
Specialists in cyberwarfare said the e-mails could have easily been faked, including the seeming return address from the Iranian atomic program. Simple logic, one expert noted, suggested that an Iranian scientist writing such a report to a foreigner might quickly join the ranks of the martyrs. Finally, the tone of the alleged e-mails from the Iranian scientist seemed suspicious in their self-congratulatory tone about the success of the computer attack and its heavy-metal explosion.
“I doubt it,” a senior administration official who closely follows the Iranian program said of the cyber claim.
More recently, Foreign Policy said, the United States Psychological Operations Company admitted to using heavy metal in Iraq as a way to break uncooperative prisoners. And the International Committee of the Red Cross, it noted, had reported the use of similar tactics against Guantánamo inmates.
Alas, the Iranian episode seems too good to be true.
Specialists in cyberwarfare said the e-mails could have easily been faked, including the seeming return address from the Iranian atomic program. Simple logic, one expert noted, suggested that an Iranian scientist writing such a report to a foreigner might quickly join the ranks of the martyrs. Finally, the tone of the alleged e-mails from the Iranian scientist seemed suspicious in their self-congratulatory tone about the success of the computer attack and its heavy-metal explosion.
“I doubt it,” a senior administration official who closely follows the Iranian program said of the cyber claim.
Cyberattacks Are Up, National Security Chief Says - NYTimes.com
Cyberattacks Are Up, National Security Chief Says - NYTimes.com ;.. The assessment by Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who heads the National Security Agency and also the newly created United States Cyber Command, appears to be the government’s first official acknowledgment of the pace at which America’s electricity grids, water supplies, computer and cellphone networks and other infrastructure are coming under attack. Those attacks are considered potentially far more serious than computer espionage or financial crimes.
General Alexander, who rarely speaks publicly, did not say how many attacks had occurred in that period. But he said that he thought the increase was unrelated to the release two years ago of a computer worm known as Stuxnet, which was aimed at taking down Iran’s uranium enrichment plant at Natanz.
Defense cuts looming, GOP senators launch tour to warn of impending "devastation" - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
Defense cuts looming, GOP senators launch tour to warn of impending "devastation" - Political Hotsheet - CBS News ;.. impending DEVASTATION ! "President Obama's own Secretary of Defense called the looming defense cuts under budget sequestration 'devastating,' likening them to 'shooting ourselves in the head,' and yet to date, Congress and the Obama Administration have done nothing to stop them from going into effect," said Senators McCain, Graham and Ayotte, in a joint statement on Thursday. "We look forward to visiting communities in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire to sound the alarm about the profound negative consequences of these cuts to our national security and economy."
Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post
Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post ;..Count this as a potential win for Mitt Romney's message about business owners: 59 percent of them disapprove of President Barack Obama's job performance, according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday.
Only 35 percent of business owners said Obama is handling the presidency in the right way, Gallup reported, making them one of the occupational groups with the most negative opinion of the president. The group was the only one in Gallup's survey whose opinion of Obama dropped significantly since the last survey, falling from 41 percent approval in the first quarter of 2012.
Romney is ramping up attacks on Obama this week based on his July 13 comments about small businesses, which have been taken out of context as an attack on business owners. The president said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that," but the sentences preceding and following that line make it clear he was referring to the government infrastructure that helps businesses succeed, not the businesses themselves.
The Romney campaign has latched onto the "You didn't build that" comment anyway, including a clip of it in campaign videos and holding 24 events across the country to "allow small business owners the chance to respond."
Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post
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Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post
Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post ;.. More or less just how good or bad is the situation ; ..Just how serious is the scale of this fraud? Some say that the amount tied to Libor is $360 trillion, some say $500 trillion, while others put it as high as $800 trillion.
"Manipulating the Libor is a big deal because it affects the cost of money for almost everyone," writes Gretchen Morgenson. Or, as Dylan Matthews puts it, "a bank that mucks with the LIBOR rate isn't just playing around with esoteric derivatives that will only affect other traders: They're playing with the real economy that most of us participate in every day." Robert Reich puts it in even starker terms, calling it a "mammoth violation of public trust," a "rip-off of almost cosmic proportion," and "insider trading on a gigantic scale." Matt Taibbi, who's been on this beat long enough to be hard to shock, writes that "this story is so outrageous that it shocks even the most cynical Wall Street observers." An experienced Wall Streeter tells Taibbi that "it's like finding out that the whole world is on quicksand." Says one official involved in the investigation, "It's hard to imagine a bigger case than Libor."
So, yes, outrage is entirely appropriate. But when I first read this story, I had a somewhat different reaction due to my personal connection to the bank. No, this isn't where I come clean about helping to fix the Libor in my spare time. My story took place in London, when I was 25 years old and had just written my second book. I thought it was ready to be published, but publishers felt differently -- 25 of them rejected it. It was one of the lowest points in my life. So one day, having run out of money, I found myself walking on St James's Street mulling things over -- as in, "maybe I need a different career." I saw a Barclays Bank and had an idea -- the impulsive kind that you wouldn't act on if you thought about it too much. I went in and asked to see the manager. We sat down and, armed with no collateral but a bit of chutzpah (or naiveté -- there's a fine line), I explained the situation and asked him for a loan. He thought it over and gave me a loan. His trust in me actually changed my life, since it allowed me to keep going for another 13 publisher rejections... and one "yes." His name was Ian Bell and he, and Barclays Bank, have always had a special place in my heart (I still send him a Christmas card every year).
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post
Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post ;.. Officials from the venerable Asian Bank HSBC have now joined the drama as they try to explain to a U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on investigations how they failed to put in place measures to prevent the laundering of money by drug cartels and terrorists both in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. The record of enforcement by one of the bank's regulators, the OCC, was described by a senator as resembling "a lap dog rather [than] a watchdog that we sorely need.
In the meantime Capital One has agreed in a settlement with the Consumer Financial; Protection Bureau (by the way that is the agency created under Dodd Frank that some in Congress are starving for resources so that they will not be able to do their job), to pay $150 million to reimburse more than 2 million customers who bought aggressively marketed payment protection and credit monitoring services. They have also agreed to pay an additional $460 million in penalties. The president of Capital One said that the bank was "accountable for the actions that vendors take on our behalf." Such a candid admission of responsibility is indeed refreshing.
The trial of a former Citigroup executive, who managed a $1 billion securities deal that was sold to investors even though they knew the mortgage-backed securities package was toxic, began this week in New York. "This was legal gambling" the executive's lawyer told the jury and the investors knew the risks they were taking.
Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post
Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post ;.. KEEPING BALANCE ; ..Albert Einstein believed that the final resting place of every theory is as a special case of a broader one. Indeed, he spent the last decades of his life searching for a unified theory that would have transcended the discoveries he made as a young man. The quest for such a grand unifying theory goes on.
In the next post in the series, I'll consider some distinguished models of religious provenance, and explain why I think they needn't duck evidentiary tests any more than science models do.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Malaysia conglomerate ex-CEO in court over losses - Latest news around the world and developments close to home - MSN Malaysia News
Malaysia conglomerate ex-CEO in court over losses - Latest news around the world and developments close to home - MSN Malaysia News ;.. Ahmad Zubir allegedly also failed to inform Sime Darby's board of the arrangement, and the fiasco cost the company some 100 million ringgit ($30 million), the prosecutor added.
Sime Darby is the world's largest listed palm-oil producer by acreage and one of Malaysia's biggest conglomerates, with its portfolio also including power, property and other divisions.
Romney: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran | The Nation
Romney: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran | The Nation: Mitt Romney believes he has the authority to attack Iran without Congressional approval. ;.. The President has that capacity now.
It’s worth pausing a moment to consider the magnitude of this statement. Romney is saying that he doesn’t need Congressional approval for a US attack on Iran. Notes Andrew Sullivan: “Remember that this was Cheney's position vis-a-vis Iraq. Bush over-ruled him. Romney is to the neocon right of George W. Bush in foreign affairs.” He’s also to the right of Bill Kristol, which is no small feat.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Internet doomsday: How to check if you're infected with DNS changer malware
Internet doomsday: How to check if you're infected with DNS changer malware; .. . MONDAY JULY 09.... That’s the website of the DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG), set up by court order to fix a bunch of servers that had been taken over by an Estonian crime ring. The ring, which was busted last November, had been using the servers to redirect millions of Internet users to rogue websites when they tried to visit normal websites. The FBI took over the servers and cleaned them up, but it doesn’t particularly want to be in the business of running DNS servers permanently—so it’s shutting them down on July 9.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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