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I get the same from most, including a couple in tech who really should know better. I've heard all the variations on "if you have nothing to hide..." through "

I get the same from most, including a couple in tech who really should know better. I've heard all the variations on "if you have nothing to hide..." through "well we have to catch the terrorists". Every time a story comes up that some killing or terrorist act happened and one of the perpetrators made a post on twitter, or was already known to security services, the opinion always seems to be along the lines of "well I guess we need to monitor more". Never once have I heard a variation on "if they're known to security already why wasn't something done to arrest or prevent". Meanwhile there is some belief in chemtrails amongst a few of the younger people I know going on FB group posts I see them share. I've given up trying to explain either security things or humidity, dew points and the basics of flying. I don't have the energy to fight a battle that feels like Canute vs the Ocean. I wish I knew something that would make people care.

TeMPOraL 10y ago
> Meanwhile there is some belief in chemtrails amongst a few of the younger people I know going on FB group posts I see them share. Reminds me of a thing I learned here on HN recently. The US was in fact intentionally spraying germs on unsuspecting civilians in San Francisco, among other places, as a part of research related to biological warfare. Turns out there's some grain of truth even in the chemtrails crackpottery.
- giuscri 10y ago
  Could you name some reference for the fact please?
  - TeMPOraL 10y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea-Spray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea-Spray http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1003703226697496080 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1003703226697496080 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/bodyhorrors/2015/06/28/san-fran-serratia/#.V01Ivl6lilM http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/bodyhorrors/2015/06/28/san... There was a story with some discussion here on HN that I can't sadly track down via Algolia now. It told about a person that tracked down information about those tests, motivated by death of some relative who was undergoing surgery at the time, and got infected with a germ that shouldn't even be there.

TeMPOraL 10y ago

> Meanwhile there is some belief in chemtrails amongst a few of the younger people I know going on FB group posts I see them share. Reminds me of a thing I learned here on HN recently. The US was in fact intentionally spraying germs on unsuspecting civilians in San Francisco, among other places, as a part of research related to biological warfare. Turns out there's some grain of truth even in the chemtrails crackpottery.

giuscri 10y ago
Could you name some reference for the fact please?
- TeMPOraL 10y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea-Spray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea-Spray http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1003703226697496080 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1003703226697496080 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/bodyhorrors/2015/06/28/san-fran-serratia/#.V01Ivl6lilM http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/bodyhorrors/2015/06/28/san... There was a story with some discussion here on HN that I can't sadly track down via Algolia now. It told about a person that tracked down information about those tests, motivated by death of some relative who was undergoing surgery at the time, and got infected with a germ that shouldn't even be there.