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Think about all the petty things people go to jail for. Banksters can openly defraud, manipulate, extort and pillage, by paying a fine.

 

Yet again, nobody goes to jail, government gets a share of the action, problem solved: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-23/credit-suisse-settles-doj-53-billion-will-pay-25-billion-ci...

 

I'm not in Berlin, but thanks for worrying! And of course I hope all you Berlin friends are fine and haven't lost anyone.

 

Interesting fact from the film: Snowden leaked an executive order from Obama requiring the president to sign off on every cyber attack.

 

Just saw Zero Days and I can certainly recommend it. It's the story of CIA/NSA/Mossad blowing up nuclear centrifuges in Iran using STUXNET.

 

"The only shopping mall in the world with a seat in the UN" is not a description of Singapore that is easy to refute.

 
 

I don't agree with all 99, but it's easy to overlook humanity's progress when stuck in negative filter bubbles: https://medium.com/@angushervey/99-reasons-why-2016-has-been-a-great-year-for-humanity-8420debc2823#...

 

When the Thai bank keeps all their foreign currency in a tupperware box on a desk behind the counter. https://storage.5apps.com/basti/public/shares/161214-0636-uhmok.gif

 

If that weren't ironic enough, check out this bit of information: http://bit.ly/2gBnNYj

 

The irony, when the CIA is running a psyop, blaming Russian psyops for influencing the elections, to potentially influence the elections.

 

If you're interested in joining me on a 4-stage, fully serviced amateur cycling tour from Munich to Venice next September, please ping me! http://www.rad-race.com/kopie_tourdefriends-13092017/

 

British MPs think their new surveillance law is so good, that they need to be exempt from it: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/investigatory-powers-bill-a7447781.htm...

 
 

If you can stand my fast mumbling for ~5 minutes, I'm introducing @hackerbeach in this passion talk at Offline Camp: https://medium.com/offline-camp/hacker-beach-5cdd18a4c5b6#.8zhqoaga0

 

The seventies called; they want their "craziest year in history" memes back. 2016 is *nothing* compared to 1979: https://wikileaks.org/plusd/pressrelease/?c3

 
 

Our official announcement for Hacker Beach #5 is up on the blog. Join us in Indonesia in January! https://hackerbeach.org/hacker-beach-5-mantas-dragons/

 

If you're in Chiang Mai next Wednesday, drop by @punspace Tha Pae to learn about @unhosted and @remotestorage_: https://twitter.com/barcampcm/status/802473901859041281

 

3rd day in CNX and already found the weekly Bitcoin meetup. Plus free kung-fu training beforehand: https://storage.5apps.com/basti/public/shares/161120-1244-cube_meetups.jpg (at Cube No. 7)

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