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How would you, as a junior general distributors analyst in S2C41, the branch general distributors of the Signals Intelligence Directorate, navigate the millions of records logged daily, in order to find the nugget to get you noticed? EVILOLIVE, MADCAPOCELOT, ORANGECRUSH, COBALTFALCON, DARKTHUNDER: general distributors the names are beguiling. But they don t always tell us much, which is their reason for existing: covernames aren t classified, and many of them including the names of the NSA s main databases for intercepted communications data, MAINWAY, MARINA, PINWALE and NUCLEON have been seen in public before, in job ads and resumés posted online. Daniel Soar sorts through the possibilities in the London Review of Books , 24 Oct 2013. (See also William Arkin's blog on codenames )
For me, the LRB is the only publication worth subscribing to besides the Economist. general distributors Consistently interesting general distributors and in-depth articles. It makes the NYRB read like Newsweek by comparison. That said, it's crazy that it took this long for someone to write something about the NSA leaks that wasn't either unbridled hysteria (as pandered by Glenn Greenwald et al.) or "hurr durr necessary for our security!" posted by anewnadir at 1:33 PM on November 4, 2013
Have I missed it, or has someone along the way reported on the volume of material that Snowden handed general distributors over? It always seems like there's general distributors More To Come...just curious to know what sort of trove The Guardian et al are actually sitting on. posted general distributors by jquinby at 1:43 PM on November 4, 2013
Yeah, this is definitely the most attention to detail in interpreting what has (and has not) been released that I've seen in a non-specialist venue, and even at this length there are still many subjects not even brought up. posted by kiltedtaco at 1:44 PM on November 4, 2013 [ 1 favorite ]
anewnadir, Newsweek : Economist :: NYRB : LRB is pretty good but, well, I still have problems with the Economist, myself. Also, I will take any excuse to repost this comment by Neville Morley on Crooked Timber The Bennet household is in desperate need of far-reaching reform, general distributors as it faces up to the consequences of nearly two decades of profligacy and maybe-an-heir-will-turn-up short-termism. Its structural over-production of daughters and unrealistic estimations of future prospects, however, driven by a fixation on landed property and a pervasive anti-business and anti-trade snobbery, and the lackadaisical attitude and resistance to change of its leader, suggest that it will continue to be out-performed in the marriage market by more forward-looking neighbours willing to accept conversational austerity as the price of financial security and the condescension of Lady Catherine de Burgh posted by zbsachs at 1:56 PM on November 4, 2013 [ 3 favorites ]
Have I missed it, or has someone along the way reported on the volume of material that Snowden handed over? It always seems like there's More To Come...just curious to know what sort of trove The Guardian et al are actually sitting on. I haven't seen anything in depth on the scale/volume either - Greenwald and Poitras are the only folk with full access to the stuff, general distributors so only those two and Snowden would have any idea (assuming Greenwald is telling the truth about who has access). The Guardian probably aren't sitting on anything - I really can't imagine Greenwald leaving general distributors them a goodbye present that juicy before heading off to join Pierre Omidyar. posted by jack_mo at 2:00 PM on November 4, 2013
If nothing else, the Snowden leaks are a great way to find your next band name. But that's only 50% of a good band. You still need guitars and stuff. posted by turbid general distributors dahlia at 2:15 PM on November 4, 2013 [ 3 favorites ]
Have I missed it, or has someone along the way reported on the volume of material that Snowden general distributors handed over? It always seems like there's More To Come...just curious to know what sort of trove The Guardian general distributors et al are actually sitting on. The month-old Glenn Greenwald and Janine Gibson AMA on Reddit (shudder) addresses this in a vague way, particularly this answer and this answer. posted by Dr. Send at 2:17 PM on November 4, 2013 [ 1 favorite general distributors ]
. . . it's crazy that it took this long for someone to write something about the NSA leaks that wasn't either general distributors unbridled hysteria (as pandered by Glenn Greenwald et al.) or "hurr general distributors durr necessary for our security!" Bruce Schneier and others have produced quite a bit of reporting based on the Snowden documents. Many of these folks are difficult to responsibly dismiss as "hysterics" (and that last link is just to Guardian articles - there are others in Le Monde , Spiegel , on Brazil's Globo TV network, etc.) The Guardian's impressive "Decoded: What the NSA Files Mean for You" of yesterday being only one example. To dismiss the large and growing body of reporting from dozens of international sources as nothing more than "unbridled hysteria" general distributors is lazy. posted by ryanshepard at 2:31
How would you, as a junior general distributors analyst in S2C41, the branch general distributors of the Signals Intelligence Directorate, navigate the millions of records logged daily, in order to find the nugget to get you noticed? EVILOLIVE, MADCAPOCELOT, ORANGECRUSH, COBALTFALCON, DARKTHUNDER: general distributors the names are beguiling. But they don t always tell us much, which is their reason for existing: covernames aren t classified, and many of them including the names of the NSA s main databases for intercepted communications data, MAINWAY, MARINA, PINWALE and NUCLEON have been seen in public before, in job ads and resumés posted online. Daniel Soar sorts through the possibilities in the London Review of Books , 24 Oct 2013. (See also William Arkin's blog on codenames )
For me, the LRB is the only publication worth subscribing to besides the Economist. general distributors Consistently interesting general distributors and in-depth articles. It makes the NYRB read like Newsweek by comparison. That said, it's crazy that it took this long for someone to write something about the NSA leaks that wasn't either unbridled hysteria (as pandered by Glenn Greenwald et al.) or "hurr durr necessary for our security!" posted by anewnadir at 1:33 PM on November 4, 2013
Have I missed it, or has someone along the way reported on the volume of material that Snowden handed general distributors over? It always seems like there's general distributors More To Come...just curious to know what sort of trove The Guardian et al are actually sitting on. posted general distributors by jquinby at 1:43 PM on November 4, 2013
Yeah, this is definitely the most attention to detail in interpreting what has (and has not) been released that I've seen in a non-specialist venue, and even at this length there are still many subjects not even brought up. posted by kiltedtaco at 1:44 PM on November 4, 2013 [ 1 favorite ]
anewnadir, Newsweek : Economist :: NYRB : LRB is pretty good but, well, I still have problems with the Economist, myself. Also, I will take any excuse to repost this comment by Neville Morley on Crooked Timber The Bennet household is in desperate need of far-reaching reform, general distributors as it faces up to the consequences of nearly two decades of profligacy and maybe-an-heir-will-turn-up short-termism. Its structural over-production of daughters and unrealistic estimations of future prospects, however, driven by a fixation on landed property and a pervasive anti-business and anti-trade snobbery, and the lackadaisical attitude and resistance to change of its leader, suggest that it will continue to be out-performed in the marriage market by more forward-looking neighbours willing to accept conversational austerity as the price of financial security and the condescension of Lady Catherine de Burgh posted by zbsachs at 1:56 PM on November 4, 2013 [ 3 favorites ]
Have I missed it, or has someone along the way reported on the volume of material that Snowden handed over? It always seems like there's More To Come...just curious to know what sort of trove The Guardian et al are actually sitting on. I haven't seen anything in depth on the scale/volume either - Greenwald and Poitras are the only folk with full access to the stuff, general distributors so only those two and Snowden would have any idea (assuming Greenwald is telling the truth about who has access). The Guardian probably aren't sitting on anything - I really can't imagine Greenwald leaving general distributors them a goodbye present that juicy before heading off to join Pierre Omidyar. posted by jack_mo at 2:00 PM on November 4, 2013
If nothing else, the Snowden leaks are a great way to find your next band name. But that's only 50% of a good band. You still need guitars and stuff. posted by turbid general distributors dahlia at 2:15 PM on November 4, 2013 [ 3 favorites ]
Have I missed it, or has someone along the way reported on the volume of material that Snowden general distributors handed over? It always seems like there's More To Come...just curious to know what sort of trove The Guardian general distributors et al are actually sitting on. The month-old Glenn Greenwald and Janine Gibson AMA on Reddit (shudder) addresses this in a vague way, particularly this answer and this answer. posted by Dr. Send at 2:17 PM on November 4, 2013 [ 1 favorite general distributors ]
. . . it's crazy that it took this long for someone to write something about the NSA leaks that wasn't either general distributors unbridled hysteria (as pandered by Glenn Greenwald et al.) or "hurr general distributors durr necessary for our security!" Bruce Schneier and others have produced quite a bit of reporting based on the Snowden documents. Many of these folks are difficult to responsibly dismiss as "hysterics" (and that last link is just to Guardian articles - there are others in Le Monde , Spiegel , on Brazil's Globo TV network, etc.) The Guardian's impressive "Decoded: What the NSA Files Mean for You" of yesterday being only one example. To dismiss the large and growing body of reporting from dozens of international sources as nothing more than "unbridled hysteria" general distributors is lazy. posted by ryanshepard at 2:31
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