Interesting graphs and charts department

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

DARPA didn't start Google or any those companies that' I'm aware. Links?

Wasn't it DARPA projects that sparked the desire to hook the universities to electronically pass information and messages? If so, being the start of the internet DARPA should get some credit I suppose.

I went through a long time where I didn't trust -- but after 25 years of that, I noticed that 100% of my fears never occurred.

So you're saying if it's going on it hasn't negatively affected you, that you're are aware of.

I figure if Google can profit from all the dirt they have on me good for them, small reward for providing me with Chrome, Gmail, Earth, and search.

[Undertoad]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Wasn't it DARPA projects that sparked the desire to hook the universities to electronically pass information and messages? If so, being the start of the internet DARPA should get some credit I suppose.

They have zero involvement in Google, just like the guy who invented asphalt has zero involvement in my driveway.

So you're saying if it's going on it hasn't negatively affected you, that you're are aware of.

Yes. And you? And the rest of us? Bring out your evidence, everyone, all the bad things that have happened. I would like to hear the very worst of it.

(And if you're not aware of it, how bad can it be?)

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

(And if you're not aware of it, how bad can it be?)

The NSA's mass surveillance program seemed pretty bad. And pretty consistent with decades of privacy fears. Assuming equivalence (which there isn't) wouldn't you say the 'grocery store club card' anecdote and the 'government is spying on everybody' anecdote, "cancel" each other out*?



*that's not how it works, but if it did