Marcus, agreed. Though I'm at the annual AI meeting and think this kind of surveillance may be the new normal.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2013, at 1:34 PM, "mar...@snoutfarm.com" <mar...@snoutfarm.com> wrote: > "I'd be much more interested in hearing what > Snowden's co-workers and bosses think. It's too bad he wasn't there long > enough > to develop any real relationships with them before he flew off to Hong Kong > to > break his oath." > > I recall there was an interview late-June with one of his colleagues that > expressed roughly "I understand but wish he hadn't done it alone." > > Sorry I can't find the reference at the moment. > > In any case, the media fixation on this guy's judgement, training, loyalty > or whatever is moot at this point. He's a person, so he's flawed. This > all may have just been a royal screw-up on his part. So what? > > The issue should be what was disclosed (even if misguided or accidental) > and how it relates to the constitution of the United States. It's fine to > dismiss him as weasel or a mole -- provided collective attention is given > to these questionable moves at the highest levels of our government. I'll > be disappointed if the conclusion is just fascism: "Do absolutely anything > to protect U.S. economic interests from harm." > > Marcus > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com – Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft® > Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
