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And there were about 73,000 injured.
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Apple Joins Massive Pentagon Partnership to Develop High-Tech Military Wearables
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Over 1200 Americans were shot and killed by other Americans in 2014.
And there were about 73,000 injured.
This is a bad philosophy, the fact that VW operated in the Nazy Germany 75 years ago has absolutely nothing to do with their work and ethos nowadays.
The problem with Apple's decision is that they are not any money-strained business desperately needing to stay afloat, nor did they decide to join this under a barrel of a gun, I hope.
Then would you agree that it is legitimate for a much stronger individual than you to randomly beat you ( or other members of your family) to death in the street, because , well, you're visibly weaker than him physically and he wants that iPhone 6 you're carrying ?
If you disagree, you may be just promoting an age old passive agressive technique promoted by whom cannot survive an active fight.
Well done, now bend over. No it's not anal rape, we are using a lubricant.
Really kind of sad, Jobs was gone less than a month when Apple signed on to the NSA collection program and this is just a continuation. Who knows what deals Cook cut in China to get access to their markets. Off the chart hypocrisy.
I'll take the peace-nik bait. First, US Military action is hardly random and is some of the most discretionary force actions out there. Also, it has been know -- especially during the Vietnam War -- for the North Vietcong to use stolen US Military uniforms, dress Caucasian Russian agents posing as American solders and commit "atrocities" purely for propaganda.
Considers where you put your money. Social idealism is expensive and has driven many into poverty as they quote their mantras into a starving death.
Except I wasn't talking about any army. I was addressing your statement that "Anyone against military development is just using an age old passive aggressive technique promoted by whom cannot survive an active fight. Fallen civilizations are lead by these types as more ethical "heathens" sack there "enlightened" cultural centers."
it's because of the "types" you are deriding that you are comfortably safely sitting at home, typing this on your expensive AppleGizmo. These "types" have brought to you such concepts as Law and Justice ( and entities that reinforce them ) wich allow you and your family to walk down the street without being mugged, killed or raped 100 times a day because someone just feels like it and has the power to do it. No one is allowed to kill you or stab you, or make you a slave because you're physically weaker than him and because he thinks that you deserve to die or become a slave because of it.
Not being able to "survive an active fight" doesn't exclude you anymore from having the right to live your life, and to live it happily. It's safe environments like these where all humans have a right to safely participate in society that enabled things that you're enjoying today, and allowed them to exist, like the Mac/Pc you're using right now to say whatever you feel like saying.
Those "peace-niks" have made it , decades and even centuries ago, so that people could today safely sit all day in their garage and think " How can I make a better computer ?" , rather than " How can I survive this day without me or my family being murdered or made slaves by people physically stronger than me ?"
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Paraphrasing cheesy scenes from cheesy movies to prove a point?
Nazis were funded by British and US banksters. It's the military-industrial complex in action. Playing all sides for guaranteed maximum profit.
It wasn't about not killing people, or doing something that is 100% safe. It was about choosing to expand the options of mankind as a whole versus creating weapons. Apple is probably the most influential organisation on the planet today and can choose to do something greatly great for everyone. Yes there would be risks, but creating 'Gun version 2.0' is just lame.
You think changing planets will stop killing over resources? When people came to the new world how long did that last?
You say expand the options of mankind, but exploration of space will expand the locations only. This is a classic error. To paraphrase the old saying 'You can't make something idiot proof, they will build a better idiot.' "You can't make the universe war proof, they will build a better warmonger."
Rather than explore space, how about medical advances and food production, etc. or is that too close to what Bill Gates is allegedly doing?
Actually no, it's to do with one day the sun will explode, or our more likely our planet will be hit by a large meteor. Survival of the species is our first priority. I agree we probably do need weapons, etc for space space exploration but we shouldn't be developing these purely for fighting over dwindling resources on this planet.
You need to stop using the Internet. It was developed by the US Department of Defense.
And YOU also need to stop using the Internet, for the same reason.
I'm trying to help you folks stick to your principle of disassociation from military development. No need to thank me!
For those that question him look at ArpaNet.
Plus it was initially designed for Nuclear War survival.
This is not directly related to Apple but it does show the extent to which the alphabetical organisations are prepared to go in pursuing their goals.
It also puts
in a situation. They are going to work together with and FOR the people that exploit unknown weaknesess and possibly (likely) allow other interests exploit as well. How is that for an conflict of interest?
Mind-blowing secrets of NSA's security exploit stockpile revealed at last.
It also puts
in a situation. They are going to work together with and FOR the people that exploit unknown weaknesess and possibly (likely) allow other interests exploit as well. How is that for an conflict of interest? Mind-blowing secrets of NSA's security exploit stockpile revealed at last.
I find this quote interesting in terms of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)
Are now companies turning into "contractors" obeyed to follow the same directives as the alphabetical organisations refer to? What are the implications of that?
Are now companies turning into "contractors" obeyed to follow the same directives as the alphabetical organisations refer to? What are the implications of that?
For all we know, Apple's involvement might wind up as benign as this.
"SIRI! Medic!"
.... Did you say Riddick?" .... "It's a movie starring Vin Diesel" ... "Do you want me to find it?"
"SIRI! Medic!"
.... Did you say Riddick?" .... "It's a movie starring Vin Diesel" ... "Do you want me to find it?"
The sun will become a red giant and engulf the earth, long before it explodes, but I see your point.