Goes to the heart of power today, doesn't it?

An excellent, and very true point as to how they do get their power to control. And the ads for the "fix it companies build on that with "garnishment etc".

Very good post, thank you for the info. So seemingly simple, I would think there would be some kind of flags for domains used or skip hops (bouncing your mail to a "innocuous server". It seems we are getting to the point we will need a dna sample to prove who we are for the 1% criminals..

Thank You, Chief! . some take you guys for granted;
I am awestruck. -- j
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Thank you, sir! Every patrol I had a "patrol calendar" to mark the days off, some were very long. I kept them in my memento box.

oh yes, the kids of today will feel like they have been
buried in a tomb, without their electronic connections!
and nine-plus years underwater must feel like the
missing time -- where did it go?? . zowie. . you
guys are tough. -- j
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Oh, this was 20 years before the Gulch, we were given 8 "familygram" messages for every 90 day patrol, and mail on rare occasions. That was for the SSBN boats. The Fast Attacks would deploy for 6-9 months and had it a lot harder. I spent 9.5 years under water out of 20. I do not know if they can get any internet on some of their antennas if in port or something. I do know that in my last couple years PCs were just coming on board and primitive (very) networks were being used.

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I learned to burn water when I was single, between
marriages. . recycled the pot;; it was holy.

I do hope that they pay sub people well;; they give
up their lives for BIG chunks of time. . and how do
you keep up with the world when submerged?
it must be a challenge -- keep track of the gulch?!!! -- j
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This pretty much recaps Mr. Gruber's comments about why the ACA was purposely obtuse http://j.mp/1RuRTp4.

Sounds like you're describing Ayn Rand +1 ;)

Wow, a little rare though aren't they? I once was sitting with the CO of the Ohio (a FB O-6) who I was talking to about his people shortages (I did the manning at CSG-9 (Tridents) in Bangor, Wa. He was telling me just how much he enjoyed being the boss of a Trident, and how much he was going to miss it, and the fact that he was the highest paid O-6 in the Navy (based on time, rank and w/sea/sub pay). I was amazed at how much he made (in 1992). That was when a huge house in Kitsap County, Wa went for 130K. But he was pretty easy going, he had one fetish: pizza. If the Chief MS I was trying to get for him couldn't make good pizza he didn't want him. He didn't care if he burned water, as long as he made good pizza.

some O-6es are just fine and not so political as you
might expect. . I worked for a usaf helicopter pilot
(there are a few) who was like that -- great guy for
a full bird. -- j
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I had a Capt come in Sonar once and tell me I reminded him of "Jonesy", and I told him that I really am not black. He then stammered about how I could classify contacts etc.. It was fun to watch. He was a good guy, just not really what you expect of a "captain".

and by the way, my favorite character in red october
has always been the sonar guy -- with his sony mdrV6
headphones and his music. . at y12, we did some
work for the navy -- propulsors in NiAl bronze and
the like ... very fun work!!! -- j

p.s. I saved 'em thousands, once, using an air force
technique, and we also taught y12 how to safety-wire
fasteners. . gave 'em a usaf-quality pair of pliers.
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You are most welcome, sir! I guess some CPAs are better at "creative accounting" than others. I still wonder at some of the stuff she dredges up.

we have a dog and could claim him as a security
provider! . we need him to protect our tree farms
which are a few miles down the road. . good ole
creative accounting. . Thanks, Chief!!! -- j
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Remember, these were the people who could not keep track of emails, but know exactly what you are cheating on. They also have a hard time with hard drives...

No prob, my neighbor had to supply his taxes as part of a BK lawsuit, and I was absolutely amazed at how he wrote off $1 million in stock trades using 200 alpacas, and did it 3 years in a row. Never got audited, and claimed money back, paid in 0. Best of all he claimed 3 years of property taxes and never paid a dime. Thats when I realized they have no idea who is doing what, and a CPA friend told me some of these cool little idea. She even claimed I could take off all my dogs food, vet etc because we needed the dog to protect our horses (business). It is a complete sham.

I once heard it mentioned one of the great lobby groups for a complicated tax code was CPA's. But I think almost every major group wants their little bit. The Alpaca association had an exemption of 200K/year for 5 years if you started a herd. I couldn't believe that one. Like we need more alpacas.... It is too powerful a tool for the masters to play favorites with.

good idea! . we can do percentages, like we do for
the phone. . Thank You Much for the reminder!!! -- j
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I think you are right woodlema, it seems that they used info from other thefts to get more info. It is inherent in the whole "prove who you are" method of verifying security. If they use your name, SSN, DOB and that is a common data set found in almost any id system, they could breach this one. The Home Depot breach gave such info out and that was a break in type. The real issue is they never seem to be able to find, and effectively prosecute such people. I could easily go for some really bad things for them, in that such theft is a very personal crime.

John, find a way to tie it into your business, if you don't have one, start one. After all, you need it to make sure your business credentials are maintained. I have been told of some much more bizarre deductions for business than that.

Here's some technical detail about how they did it. http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=31082

I wish that our membership in LifeLock was tax-
deductible. . the ultimate service ain't cheap. -- j
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