I already commented but Ill say it again- Trump is a wild card who will likely do little for the country but little to the country and the world. Hillay will do a bit more for the country but much worse _to_ it. See my past comments for proof about literal oligarchy. She is already attacking the very backbone of internet- free speech by spending 6m per quarter hiring trolls
Hacker Releases More Democratic Party Documents
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#12This is the interesting part: >American intelligence officials said they are virtually certain that Russian intelligence officials were behind the attack. ... but there there isn't anything in the article to back it up. Why do these unnamed officials think this?
Motherboard has a great summary: https://motherboard.vice.com/read/all-signs-point-to-russia-...
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#13This is the interesting part: >American intelligence officials said they are virtually certain that Russian intelligence officials were behind the attack. ... but there there isn't anything in the article to back it up. Why do these unnamed officials think this?
I'm guessing they have intelligence, likely captured via their global surveillance infrastructure, that points to them as the culprits... but they can't publicly admit to that, of course, due to "national security concerns".
We're just supposed to trust them.
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#14I was surprised to see how WikiLeaks is not mentioned until late, as a passing mention in the context for the leaks.
I’m not sure what having leakers not going through WikiLeaks means: do we have to trust them on leaking everything? Is Assange personality getting in the way of the leaks?
Are people who think they are savvy enough to hide their trace trying to go direct? Why would they take that risk?
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#15Why does the actual source: https://guccifer2.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/guccifer-2-0-hack... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12279977 get flag-killed immediately where as this somewhat colored article gets on the frontpage?
It was killed by users flags. I didn't flag it, but my guess is that it was flagged because if you don't look to carefully it seams to be a rehash of the old leaks, or a crackpot site with fake documents. The nytimes.com articles have more credibility and are better written. In this cases you can vouch for the article to unkill it, and also email the mods hn@ycombinator.com. In some cases they remove the flags and re…
Anything critical of Clinton tends to get downvoted and flagged to hell.
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#16I already commented but Ill say it again- Trump is a wild card who will likely do little for the country but little to the country and the world. Hillay will do a bit more for the country but much worse _to_ it. See my past comments for proof about literal oligarchy. She is already attacking the very backbone of internet- free speech by spending 6m per quarter hiring trolls
Not saying I agree or disagree, but this really isn't the place for that type of discussion.
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#17Why does the actual source: https://guccifer2.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/guccifer-2-0-hack... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12279977 get flag-killed immediately where as this somewhat colored article gets on the frontpage?
... was wondering too. The screenshots in the NYT article look like "teaser-advertisements", while the actual sources are a big taboo. Keep in mind that Guccifer2 isn't a lone hacker as initially portrayed. Guccifer2 is a cover for APT-28/APT-29 (GRU). So if anything then this leak has to be considered for what it was: A foreign nation meddling in the elections of another. Current Russian meddling fits seamlessly int…
> anyone interested in this subject also look for 'Gerasimov Doctrine' for a thrilling read.
Are you referring to Mark Galeotti? I'd like to read an analysis written by a Russian scholar on this, would you have any sources?
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#18Muh Russia... I to my girlfriend- how dare you cheat on me. You are texting Sam since a year. My gf to me: How dare you breach my trust by looking at my phone? This doesn't count.
Yeah, let's talk about foreign intervention, Assange and his vendetta, how some private information was not censored, possible geopolitical implications, or how Trump may be implicated. Did I forget any other diversion tactic? The efficacy of such methods is worrisome; even smart people are unable to look behind these curtains.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
It was killed by users flags. I didn't flag it, but my guess is that it was flagged because if you don't look to carefully it seams to be a rehash of the old leaks, or a crackpot site with fake documents. The nytimes.com articles have more credibility and are better written. In this cases you can vouch for the article to unkill it, and also email the mods hn@ycombinator.com. In some cases they remove the flags and re…
Anything critical of Clinton tends to get downvoted and flagged to hell.
Any politics usually get flagged and downvoted to hell.
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#20Maybe now Diane Feinstein will see the value of end to end encryption?
Doubt it. She'll probably advocate that only for herself and her Senate colleagues.