On 11/29/2013 05:54 AM, Steve Smith wrote:
I wondered why they insisted on my taking my sunglasses off for the readout process when I gave up my clearances! All the talk about having my "memoirs" reviewed by them before submitting to publication was for show... distraction while they flashed that light in my eyes.
I always figured they did it with an odorless gas... or maybe put something in the slice of cake they gave you at your going away party.
It's interesting to compare the "red/blue pill" idea from the matrix to the neuralyzer. They're equally fantastic, I suppose, if we disregard the utter efficiency with which our stomach acids break things down. (Of course, one could argue that the red/blue pill trick relies on the simulant being ignorant of biology. But then again, the neuralyzer relies on being open to suggestion.) But the appeal of one idea over another seems to differ depending on the person.
Just a tiny point... nothing I ever saw in the clearance investigation or maintenance or training process was likely to be effective against "smarmy".
Ha! Yes, of course. I've always intended to explore the behavior clues that "experts" claim to use for lie detection. But who am I kidding? I'd rather ignore my own biases and go with my gut... maybe I'm more like GW Bush than I like to admit? I can't even be bothered to take the time to watch a TV show about it: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/4300722
But I am pretty sure the guy who interviewed me for my clearance was schooled in that sort of thing. When I first met him (at the first interview), I thought he was an intensely weird person. He put my own "reading" senses way out of whack. But when I met him casually for access to the vault or some bureaucratic nonsense, he seemed like a totally normal 50-something. However, when being interviewed for other people's clearances, I've gotten no sense of that sensor jamming from any of those people. Either they're more competent at hiding their methods or they don't bother with jamming in that sort of interview.
I will give those who want to vilify Manning and Snowden
Just to be clear. I support both of them. I think their leaks have made the world a better place. My own comments about whether or not _I_ would trust Snowden should not detract from my support. I think his passport should be reinstated, the government should thank him for calling out the intelligence community, he should be prosecuted for the laws he broke, and we should modify both the surveillance and whistleblower laws with the lessons we've learned.
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