Centralized world power and Net censorship

Centralized world power and Freedom of Speech cannot coexist!

We live in a small world where the actual power structure is hidden and centralized. On the other hand, the Net is all about freedom of speech. Clearly, centralized power and the Net cannot coexist. It is obvious that centralized power is well entrenched so naturally it is the Net that has to back off. This backing off manifests itself in many ways such as malware, P2P clogging, complexity and cost of Internet access, sluggish roll-out, non standard components, obsolescence, information overload, lack of customization and so on.

But the most sinister factor is Google's dominance. The lack of competition allows Google to stick to its keyword centric syntactic strategy where it is able to censor websites much more easily. This SIGNAL vs NOISE kind of censorship is able to confuse even the most determined searchers. In any case, Google is more about Ads than about Search.

The only way to bypass such censorship seems to be to search on the basis of authors as opposed to keywords. This is the only way to keep the SIGNAL NOISE ratio from getting out of control. What is more worrying is not ideology, it is spin. This is the reason we should give up even on authors and follow only individual commenters. The logic is that authors are looking for numbers and only spins see propagation.

To follow individual commenters, we can click on their names, which is usually a link to their website or a page containing other comments made by them. We can also try and Google their name. Savvy commenters pick quirky (hopefully unique) screen names for this very purpose.

But never mind, here too, our rulers have found a way out: botnets. The common perception is that botnets are moronic spreaders of spam and some of the less moronic botnets even try and phish out our passwords. To a certain extent this is true because email is the purest form of addressability so our rulers need spam to dilute it. And also financial scams and economic hardship have forever been used to keep people under control. That such actions keep the insurance and security companies humming is welcome too.

In actual fact, botnets are highly sophisticated networks which are not only able to unceasingly dodge detection but also troll ALL forums and add to the NOISE everywhere. Even complex captchas are no deterrents to these sophisticated bots. It is amazing how many of the comments posted are actually from sophisticated trolls that never be exposed because these behave like human commenters and come from innocent IPs. Recent studies have confirmed that botnets use SEO techniques to capture search engine traffic on controversial keywords.

Moral of the story: Suspect anything and everything because PERCEPTION CONTROL is the biggest game in town.

Internet Censorship Alert

Internet Censorship Alert: Alex Jones exposes agenda to 'blacklist' dissenting sites (March 14, 2010) As I predicted, the Obama Administration is trying to shut down the Internet - at least the parts he doesn't like. Barack Obamas regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein has stated that he wants to ban conspiracy theories from the internet. Think about what this means - Every video, every website, every blog, every email, that exposes or just criticizes the government for any reason whatsoever could be labeled a "conspiracy" and taken down. Your home could be raided in the middle of the night, and you could be carted of to jail for criticizing the government. All they have to do is call it a "conspiracy theory". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqAWmBLFodE
Showing posts with label bank failure. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 2, 2008

If My Bank Collapses, How Long Before The FDIC Pays Up?

If My Bank Collapses, How Long Before The FDIC Pays Up?

The Consumerist
5:58 PM on Tue Jul 29 2008
By Ben Popken
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24 comments

http://consumerist.com/5030701/if-my-bank-collapses-how-long-before-the-fdic-pays-up

If your FDIC-insured bank implodes, how long does it take for the FDIC to start paying depositors? Ever since IndyMac imploded, the question has no doubt been on many people's minds. One reader emailed me saying that he had asked the his banker about how long it might take. Allegedly, the banker squirmed around before finally saying that the FDIC had 20 years to pay people back. This is not true.

In reality, there is no statutory "upper limit" for when they have to pay you back by. Instead, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act states that the FDIC is required to pay insured depositors "as soon as possible."
Posted by amolpatil2k at Saturday, August 02, 2008 0 comments
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Two new dead banks, 2,200 more coming, FDIC bailout

Two new dead banks, 2,200 more coming, FDIC bailout
by Stranded Wind
Sat Jul 26, 2008 at 05:45:02 AM PDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/26/8327/37155/49/557261

I called the death of Indymac Bancorp on Monday, July 7th. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation seized Indymac on Friday, July 11th.

The FDIC says there are 90 more troubled banks out of the 8,500 they insure, but other sources say it’s more like 850 facing certain doom and another 1,200 to 1,300 that are likely to get sucked under

Two more of the walking wounded got picked up Friday after close of business, I learned of this via a note from Ed over at Credit Writedowns, who beat the mighty Bank Implode-O-Meter to the punch on this one.

Like Bear Stearns, like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the FDIC is about to get attached to the U.S. Treasury in a way that will be pitched as a benefit for the common man, but it’s totally Welfare for Wall Street.
Posted by amolpatil2k at Wednesday, July 30, 2008 0 comments
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Monday, July 28, 2008

Bank Failures: What Do They Mean To The Average American?

Bank Failures: What Do They Mean To The Average American?
Posted on July 20th, 2008
by Sharon Secor in All News, Business News, Economic News

http://www.bloggernews.net/116806

Bank failures and bank runs are phrases that hearken back to the era of the Great Depression, during which there was more than 9,000 bank failures, with – according to some historians – depositors losing $140 billion by 1933. While the banking system has evolved and changed since that era, the fact remains that bank failures still do affect the average American. Experts expect that the recent failure of IndyMac, the second largest bank failure in history, will be followed by more bank failures and not just failures of small, regional banks lower on the financial services food chain. Therefore, understanding how bank failures can affect you and your finances is important and timely.
Posted by amolpatil2k at Monday, July 28, 2008 0 comments
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