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> would most likely be praised for finding it. It is a huge discovery. Seriously, history, recent and otherwise, is littered w/the ghosts and carcasses of empl

> would most likely be praised for finding it. It is a huge discovery. Seriously, history, recent and otherwise, is littered w/the ghosts and carcasses of employees who were anything but rewarded for identifying problems great and small. Oftentimes the safest thing to do is to pretend that one saw/heard/knows nothing while hoping that someone else has the steel to sound the alarm. And for this sort of situation, there's too much at stake and are too many known and unknown stakeholders involved to blindly believe that this would be an exception to what I wrote above. On a separate but related note, for those playing the "conspiracy theory" game: - On October 4th, Bloomberg releases The Big Hack story; and - On the same day, VP Pence gives a speech at the Hudson Institute about...? China being a bad actor which indulges in all sorts of behavior (that the United States would never ever engage in or condone).[1] Factor in the "trade war" and long-ongoing attempts to 'encourage' companies to rethink their supply chains/ relocate production... [1] https://www.hudson.org/events/1610-vice-president-mike-pence-s-remarks-on-the-administration-s-policy-towards-china102018 https://www.hudson.org/events/1610-vice-president-mike-pence...

jsoc815 8y ago
Again, I see down-votes, but no counterarguments or questions. What exactly is your issue? 1) Whistle-blowers are rarely rewarded. If anything, they are typically penalized, which is why most people 'stfu' and go about their daily business. 2) There is a multi-dimensional chess game happening. I live in DC. The "Rise of China" and the "decline of American power" are frequently discussed topics. People interpret as threatening all sorts of things that the average person wouldn't bother to think much about. Likewise, strategies abound on how to engage/counter these perceived threats. The idea that a government would tamper w/electronics isn't far-fetched. Nor is it absurd to believe that government actors would use press outlets and the like to disseminate narratives. Some known examples of, and/or references to the practice...[1], [2], [3], [4]. 3) Does anyone really think that Bloomberg would produce and release such a piece w/o someone in the Administration knowing about it ahead of time and/or seeking guidance as to how, or even whether, it should be released? Seriously? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/magazine/the-aspiring-novelist-who-became-obamas-foreign-policy-guru.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/magazine/the-aspiring-nov... [3] https://www.airforcehollywood.af.mil https://www.airforcehollywood.af.mil [4] https://www.army.mil/info/institution/publicAffairs/ocpa-west/faq.html https://www.army.mil/info/institution/publicAffairs/ocpa-wes...
jsoc815 8y ago
Hmm... flags and more down-votes, but still no counterarguments or questions. (Dang, what's up with that?) Anyway, here's a September article from Axios entitled, "The Trump administration's secret anti-China plans" https://www.axios.com/trump-administration-anti-china-campaign-2c17776d-ad80-4a79-b6a7-912927059833.html https://www.axios.com/trump-administration-anti-china-campai... From the article: "The broadside against China — which is planned to be both rhetorical and substantive — will be "administration-wide,"" [emphasis added] ""The push is coming from the national security apparatus," the source added." Personally, I hope no products are compromised, ever. That's probably not the case, and either way, the average person won't care much in the short term. Busy w/other stuff, they probably don't remember this story today, if they even heard about it. Businessweek is, after all, a business magazine targeted at a pretty specific audience. As for whether Bloomberg's story is part of a wider campaign, I don't know and don't believe I've said otherwise. It doesn't really matter to me, as I know that a game is on and that it isn't unreasonable to use such a story while playing. I've seen and heard all sorts of curious things in the last few years. Nothing about today's environment tells me that I'll have fewer such occurrences. Toodles, kids.

jsoc815 8y ago

Again, I see down-votes, but no counterarguments or questions. What exactly is your issue? 1) Whistle-blowers are rarely rewarded. If anything, they are typically penalized, which is why most people 'stfu' and go about their daily business. 2) There is a multi-dimensional chess game happening. I live in DC. The "Rise of China" and the "decline of American power" are frequently discussed topics. People interpret as threatening all sorts of things that the average person wouldn't bother to think much about. Likewise, strategies abound on how to engage/counter these perceived threats. The idea that a government would tamper w/electronics isn't far-fetched. Nor is it absurd to believe that government actors would use press outlets and the like to disseminate narratives. Some known examples of, and/or references to the practice...[1], [2], [3], [4]. 3) Does anyone really think that Bloomberg would produce and release such a piece w/o someone in the Administration knowing about it ahead of time and/or seeking guidance as to how, or even whether, it should be released? Seriously? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/magazine/the-aspiring-novelist-who-became-obamas-foreign-policy-guru.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/magazine/the-aspiring-nov... [3] https://www.airforcehollywood.af.mil https://www.airforcehollywood.af.mil [4] https://www.army.mil/info/institution/publicAffairs/ocpa-west/faq.html https://www.army.mil/info/institution/publicAffairs/ocpa-wes...

jsoc815 8y ago

Hmm... flags and more down-votes, but still no counterarguments or questions. (Dang, what's up with that?) Anyway, here's a September article from Axios entitled, "The Trump administration's secret anti-China plans" https://www.axios.com/trump-administration-anti-china-campaign-2c17776d-ad80-4a79-b6a7-912927059833.html https://www.axios.com/trump-administration-anti-china-campai... From the article: "The broadside against China — which is planned to be both rhetorical and substantive — will be "administration-wide,"" [emphasis added] ""The push is coming from the national security apparatus," the source added." Personally, I hope no products are compromised, ever. That's probably not the case, and either way, the average person won't care much in the short term. Busy w/other stuff, they probably don't remember this story today, if they even heard about it. Businessweek is, after all, a business magazine targeted at a pretty specific audience. As for whether Bloomberg's story is part of a wider campaign, I don't know and don't believe I've said otherwise. It doesn't really matter to me, as I know that a game is on and that it isn't unreasonable to use such a story while playing. I've seen and heard all sorts of curious things in the last few years. Nothing about today's environment tells me that I'll have fewer such occurrences. Toodles, kids.