This is the website of Abulsme Noibatno Itramne (also known as Sam Minter).
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- 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
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