Win 10 a spy in your home Beware!!

[zswobbie1]

Maybe because you are SHOUTING?
Can you please chat a bit softer?

Many thanks,

[KellyB]

The latest ads for W10 showing the babies suggests their target market; unsuspecting, innocent, unable to think or fend for themselves.
Here is a generation that will grow up firmly believing that Siri and Cortana actually care whether your dinner reservation is ok.

[Toastmaker]

Wow. . . I mean, just WOW !! So many people here that need a new fitting for the fall line of tin-foil hats coming out. . . Sadly entertaining. .

Gman . . maybe a special helmet for you, eh ?

[Navy Chief]

Lately I have been hearing/reading about all the horrific events that are predicted to happen around the middle of this month. Sheesh. If it isn't worrying about the govt. or some other nefarious entity spying on me and stealing my identity, it is predictions of cataclysmic events.

There's a young woman (early 40s, I think) who attends my church. She is, without a doubt, the happiest person I've ever met. Her secret? She never ever watches the news. Say what you will about the need to stay informed, etc.... My take on it all is this.....if the sh...t is going to hit the fan, I am powerless to stop it. Worrying about it won't do anything except cause me MORE stress. I read about folks who stockpile food, ammo, survival gear, etc... If things get that bad, I would rather not be around!!! Sure, you can survive for a while with food, water, and protect yourself with firearms. But eventually supplies run out, and then what?

Sorry to get off on a tangent. I guess I just look at things differently. NC

[gman5250]

Wow. . . I mean, just WOW !! So many people here that need a new fitting for the fall line of tin-foil hats coming out. . . Sadly entertaining. .

Gman . . maybe a special helmet for you, eh ?

Do you have data or just an empty opinion with nothing to back it up?

I'll be happy to debate anyone with hard data that would render mine invalid. If you have that...I'd love to see it. If you don't have the data, then I don't see how your comment is relevant.

I assure you sir, I am quite rational, well researched and can provide the data upon request.

If, on the other hand, you are just looking to tug on my leg I'll leave this conversation at just that.
The site administrators have been kind enough to allow this thread to continue, most likely due to the fact that the conversation has remained respectful. Your comment, sir, seeks to elevate the dialogue to a confrontation.

https://youtu.be/kQFKtI6gn9Y

[gman5250]

Lately I have been hearing/reading about all the horrific events that are predicted to happen around the middle of this month. Sheesh. If it isn't worrying about the govt. or some other nefarious entity spying on me and stealing my identity, it is predictions of cataclysmic events.

There's a young woman (early 40s, I think) who attends my church. She is, without a doubt, the happiest person I've ever met. Her secret? She never ever watches the news. Say what you will about the need to stay informed, etc.... My take on it all is this.....if the sh...t is going to hit the fan, I am powerless to stop it. Worrying about it won't do anything except cause me MORE stress. I read about folks who stockpile food, ammo, survival gear, etc... If things get that bad, I would rather not be around!!! Sure, you can survive for a while with food, water, and protect yourself with firearms. But eventually supplies run out, and then what?

Sorry to get off on a tangent. I guess I just look at things differently. NC

Hey Chief...I think you'll like this one.
https://youtu.be/9U4Ha9HQvMo

[Navy Chief]

Hey Chief...I think you'll like this one.
https://youtu.be/9U4Ha9HQvMo

Now that was funny! NC

[Naismith]

The damnable thing about these funny video clips is the amount of time that vanishes once entrapped within them. Now what was it I intended to do before I logged on an hour ago ................

[KellyB]

Ah yes, the 24/7 news cycle. Unless a cat gets caught in a tree-- then it becomes incessant coverage of the cat's early life, upbringing, relatives, other cats' opinions, and the general societal problem of cats in trees. This coverage continues in much the same vein as the BullS**t video, blocking out all other events and happenings from being reported as they happen.....

[FlameOut]

... exactly , I live in the "Heart Of Dixie " , a.k.a., Alabama, and if a Hurricane, a little flooding, or some sort of "Act of God", happened and it washed 100,000 of us out into the Gulf of Mexico, nobody would give a rat's ass about it !

.... but let a Tornado come through here and the liberal news media will interview the most "countrified person" they see, with no teeth ... saying " ...they sez it sounds like a Choo-Choo train, but I didn't hear no clickity-clack, toot-toot or nutting, it wuz just a big ol' boom!"



.... but let anything happen in dear ol' California or them there East coast/ Midwest big cities and we gotta here 'bout it all week long !


Where's that video from the Newshawk Forum ?

https://youtu.be/9U4Ha9HQvMo

[boxcar]

.Nothing but love for you, G-man.



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[Toastmaker]

Gman writes: "When one takes the position that having nothing to hide is a justification to betray the security of everyone else, you spit on the honorable men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend your right to breathe.

In doing so you place the burden of vigilance upon the shoulders of people like ME who are unrelenting in our passion to remain free. Each person who abdicates their privacy through a EULA or any other device incrementally erodes the very foundation of every society.



What a hero. . . thanks for saving us from the boogyman ! I've seen lots of paranoid conspiracy folks like you on the internet. . . all have the same basic story and all desperately in need of a new foil hat. . .

Coming up with false narratives and then demanding that others prove you wrong is absurd, but typical. Thanks for the entertainment !

[ejoiner]

Several sources are repeating this warning;

http://conservativerefocus.com/blogs...ee-windows-ten

http://www.rt.com/usa/311304-new-win...ampaign=chrome

the perfect spy.

Well, if somebody is spying on me, they will die of either boredom or laughter. Nothing to hide here.

[gman5250]

[/I]What a hero. . . thanks for saving us from the boogyman ! I've seen lots of paranoid conspiracy folks like you on the internet. . . all have the same basic story and all desperately in need of a new foil hat. . .

Coming up with false narratives and then demanding that others prove you wrong is absurd, but typical. Thanks for the entertainment !

If you define entertainment as bullying those who do not share your opinion, then you are quite welcome sir.

if, on the other hand you are able to conduct yourself in a respectful manner while offering a meaningful counterpoint, I will be glad to continue this conversation.

Your comment seeks to define me in terms that you are not qualified to ascribe, as you know absolutely nothing about me other than what you have read in this blog.

Outside of your personal determination that I am "paranoid", a condition requiring specific symptoms that I doubt you could cite, you describe me using du jour talking points i.e. "tin foil hat" or "conspiracy theorist" that are specifically crafted to invalidate without actually offering any substantive data that would support your contrary perspective.

I would be keen to know if you could tell me which recent administration repeatedly utilized this tactic, why, and what agency specifically developed the strategy to quash legitimate investigation by manufacturing distraction and misinformation while utilizing character assassination? Perhaps you could cite which published, peer reviewed studies cover this subject in great detail.

I would bet real money that your response will not contain an actual answer.


My direct response to you, sir, is that I see you as one of three things.

One: You are the type of person who seeks to coddle their own insecurities by puffing up, posturing and generally attempting to draw attention to themselves by being loud and rude in the digital arena where real world consequences do not apply.

Two: You have a vested interest in disrupting legitimate dialogue conducted on this and other blogs.

Three: You are intolerant, opinionated and utterly devoid of respect for anyone, including yourself.


In closing, I am concerned with only one thing...covering my six.

If my data is of value to others, then I offer it to those who are interested.
Those who are not interested are welcome to conduct their affairs as they please. Most here are quite content to leave things at that.

Your inflammatory use of the word "Hero" is an attempt to elicit a hostile response from me.
Out of respect for this blog, I will defer from engaging you in this forum, while pointing out that there is a line that a gentleman would not cross.

[TuFun]

No use "G"... your talking in a fantasy flight sim world forum!

[KellyB]

True, Gman. There are none so blind nor so deaf as those who will not see nor hear.

I, for one, will not use windows 10. First, because it offers me nothing I give a dam about, and second, because Microsoft insists on really stupid things, like forced updates because they know best, and rummaging around in my PERSONAL computer to see if I'm being a good M$oft servant.

If you bought your refrigerator from Microsoft, they would insist on being able to inspect its contents and upgrade or throw them out as they see fit. During one of their upgrades, the machine would cease to function because of God knows why, and you would lose all your food.

Windows 7 is the last os for me. Linux for online.

[Toastmaker]

"I would bet real money that your response will not contain an actual answer."

Here's an actual answer; you've got bloviating down pat. Must have studied under Ken Stallings.

When you try to pass off absurd conspiracy theories as factual events you cause problems, you don't solve any. We have enough garbage floating around through our society, thanks.

"This Bravo Sierra makes me LIVID every time I read one of these posts. For the record I do not tolerate disrespect nor insolence. Leaving this forum would not distress me in the slightest if these insults persist."

Really ? . . . well -

[gman5250]

Mr. Stallings is a former member of this site with whom I maintain no communication sir. It would not be appropriate to demean a former member who is not a participant in this discussion, and therefore cannot address you directly.

[wombat666]

"I would bet real money that your response will not contain an actual answer."

Here's an actual answer; you've got bloviating down pat. Must have studied under Ken Stallings.

When you try to pass off absurd conspiracy theories as factual events you cause problems, you don't solve any. We have enough garbage floating around through our society, thanks.

"This Bravo Sierra makes me LIVID every time I read one of these posts. For the record I do not tolerate disrespect nor insolence. Leaving this forum would not distress me in the slightest if these insults persist."

Really ? . . . well -

First and only warning.
It costs nothing to be polite so play nice and speak politely.
If not, there will be consequences!!!!

[RAS_JF]

Something like this situation was summed up pretty well recently.
I paraphrase, but it went something like this - Not caring about your right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is like agreeing to give up your right to freedom of speech because you have nothing to say.

[Roger]

I think in this case we're all going to have to agree to disagree. I see no way this thread will resolve anything and I believe it is best to close it now.