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emnot3  ·  3286 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 116th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

Thanks for the video! I've never heard this piece before.

emnot3  ·  3286 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 116th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

I normally listen to classical music, but lately I've been getting into some older stuff from the 15th and 16th centuries.

And I don't know if there's anyone who listens to classical music here, but I'll just put some stuff here that I think people should listen to.

And this Lady Gaga song because it's really cool.

emnot3  ·  3286 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The FBI used to recommend encryption. Now they want to ban it

Want to see something funny ? Look at this:

    In the wake of the Snowden disclosures, the prevailing view is that the government is sweeping up all of our communications. That is not true.

This guy wants people to think that the government isn't monitoring everyone's digital activity but wants to make it easier for the government to access private communication networks. I don't know how he didn't catch this misleading language before he gave this speech.

In all honesty, though, he did say at least one thing that's worth reflecting on:

    Perhaps it’s time to suggest that the post-Snowden pendulum has swung too far in one direction—in a direction of fear and mistrust. It is time to have open and honest debates about liberty and security.

I'm willing to discuss this issue and consider it from a rational perspective.

emnot3  ·  3286 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A Letter from Bernie Sanders - Help Make a Political Revolution

The capitalists are already upset with Warren. See this and this.

In any case, even if Sanders was elected, he wouldn't make much progress. If we're serious about solving many of the problems we see in our society, we're going to have to critically re-examine capitalism and find something better.

emnot3  ·  3286 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A Letter from Bernie Sanders - Help Make a Political Revolution

Nah, he's still there.

emnot3  ·  3286 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A Letter from Bernie Sanders - Help Make a Political Revolution

Nothing one social democrat does will make a lasting or significant change, especially in the American political system, which is heavily rigged against those who don't toe the two-party line. I'll be voting for him come 2016, but I can't say I'm optimistic about how things'll turn out. It'd probably be better for him to stay in the Senate, anyway.