Some would say that to tell the truth you must use fiction... ----------- Episode 18, CBS television show "Person of Interest" FINCH is a physically damaged billionaire programmer who developed machine intelligence for the government REESE is his sidekick muscle. ----------- REESE No photos? FINCH Not everyone in New York has a driver's license, REESE. First three digits of the social suggest that Jordan Hester was born in Georgia. REESE I'm supposed to recognize him by his accent? FINCH Or her. I can't even verify the gender. Hester's living off the grid. No photos online and nothing on the social networking sites. REESE I've never understood why people put all their information on those sites. Used to make our job a lot easier in the C.I.A. (takes another sip from his cup) FINCH Of course, that's why I created them. REESE You're telling me you invented online social networking, FINCH? REESE stands up. FINCH goes to his computer, setting down his doughnut. FINCH The Machine needed more information. People's social graph, their associations. (opens up search on social networking website for "Jordan Hester") The government had been trying to figure it out for years. Turns out most people were happy to volunteer it. The business wound up being quite profitable, too. Unfortunately, Jordan Hester seems to be more cautious than most, but I was able to run a credit check. REESE looks at papers on glass board. FINCH picks up his doughnut again.
On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 5:44 PM, <dan@geer.org> wrote:
Some would say that to tell the truth you must use fiction...
did i tell you about this movie i'm writing? it's all about me robbing a bank.
Episode 18, CBS television show "Person of Interest"
FINCH is a physically damaged billionaire programmer who developed machine intelligence for the government
this gets you interest for life, sadly. something about classification guides and default sensitive-until dates...
REESE is his sidekick muscle.
reese witherspoon always struck me as a practical gal. well versed in krav and other methods of persuasion.
REESE
No photos?
part of requirements along with an FCC license is serving the public interest. here we see a short detour regarding the risk of under-age selfies sent to significant others (soon to be insignificant)
FINCH
Not everyone in New York has a driver's license, REESE. First three digits of the social suggest that Jordan Hester was born in Georgia.
the public interest information disclosures continues with a destruction of the social security number sentivity fallacy. i approve, ...
REESE
I'm supposed to recognize him by his accent?
FINCH
Or her. I can't even verify the gender. Hester's living off the grid. No photos online and nothing on the social networking sites.
shit gets real!
REESE
I've never understood why people put all their information on those sites. Used to make our job a lot easier in the C.I.A. (takes another sip from his cup)
the viewing population is dumb as bricks. reliable repetition is applied. for great FCC justice! [ for great FCC justice... ]
FINCH
Of course, that's why I created them.
dirty rat bastard!! always knew Orkut was an inside job...
REESE
You're telling me you invented online social networking, FINCH?
REESE stands up. FINCH goes to his computer, setting down his doughnut.
here it got a little too perverse for my taste. donut edge play a cut too far... best regards,
On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 6:34 AM, J.M. Porup <jm@porup.com> wrote:
On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 08:44:36PM -0500, dan@geer.org wrote:
Some would say that to tell the truth you must use fiction...
Sounds like a good excuse to surveil, harass, and degrade the productivity of dissident authors of fiction.
actually, setbacks in this effort: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/04/cannibal-cop-c... / https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cannibalcop.pdf "Fantasy crimes — even repellent, disgusting, unthinkable fantasy crimes worthy of universal condemnation — are not crimes, it said." best regards,
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