A Closer Look at North Korea’s Ullim Tablet

Post by marssaxman » Mon, May 01, 2017, 9:27 PM UTC

fluxem wrote: post #47

leggomylibro wrote: post #35

This is a terrifying manifestation of what technology makes trivially possible. This device: * Logs every app and web page that you open. * Keeps forensics on shared files based on hashes, to track networks of like-minded dissidents or individuals sharing similar files. * Refuses to open any files which are not signed by either the government, or the device which created the file. (e.g. photos can be viewed only on t…

So, basically Android? Except, you don't get shot in the back. With Android, it automatically syncs Contacts and photos to the "Cloud", unless you disable it. But, you cannot do it 100%, because it's turn on by default when you first sign in. Also, it's not a secret that Google logs your locations history.

Post by paradite » Mon, May 01, 2017, 10:27 PM UTC

Theodores wrote: post #64

linkmotif wrote: post #9

The one good, albeit tragic, thing about the existence of North Korea is that it serves as a constant reminder of what society can become if we're not vigilant about educating each generation about the dangers of certain ideologies and modes of social organization.

There is more to it than that though, what do the North Koreans actually want? They want a federal Korea with two systems, two leaders, united as one country and with a seat at the U.N. for that one country. A united Korea would be a true world power within a generation, with GDP and population that would outshine all but one of the security council permanent members. None of the North's weapons point at the South, I…

Post by krapp » Mon, May 01, 2017, 11:06 PM UTC

charles-salvia wrote: post #129

krapp wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>The Japanese has plenty of opportunities to surrender but they kept fighting and fighting and fighting. It's odd how this is portrayed as a negative aspect of Japan's militarism, when the Allies were fighting the same war with the same attitude.

> It's odd how this is portrayed as a negative aspect of Japan's militarism, when the Allies were fighting the same war with the same attitude. That's not the point, obviously. The point is Japan's militarism combined with their utter over-the-top brutality and expansionist agenda.

Post by quirkafleeg » Tue, May 02, 2017, 5:02 AM UTC

krapp wrote: post #155

charles-salvia wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It's odd how this is portrayed as a negative aspect of Japan's militarism, when the Allies were fighting the same war with the same attitude. That's not the point, obviously. The point is Japan's militarism combined with their utter over-the-top brutality and expansionist agenda.

> The point is Japan's militarism combined with their utter over-the-top brutality and expansionist agenda. Everything Japan learned about Imperialism it learned from the West, though. The Empire of Japan may have been brutal, but the Allies were hardly angels in comparison, or lacking in their own expansionist ideals.

Post by Fraterkes » Tue, May 02, 2017, 6:49 AM UTC

fit2rule wrote: post #135

Fraterkes wrote: post #101

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How can you even say that when you are replying to a comment talking about totalitarian regimes like nazi germany? This is one of those horrible "im more cartoonishly pessimistic ergo realistic than you" internet ideas.

Can you really maintain such ignorance in the face of the political reality, that governments gain no powers from the ether but rather - directly - from the support of their civilian populations? Are you stupid, or just young and haven't gotten to that part in civics lessons yet?