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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 20 Mar 2014

    NSA says it would take months for them to learn how to archive data onto tape. http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/jewel-firstuni-Transcript%203.19.14.pdf … Really! Claim MUST come fr Booz bid.

    2:04 PM - 20 Mar 2014
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    • Dr. Anon Chris MuckRock Anonymous Anonymous Pacing the cage... Back Off, Man, I'm A Scientist ⇦ Left on Main St.
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      2.  👻The internet but unhappy with you  🎃‏ @quinnnorton 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel I could totally see that as a lockmart proposal.

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @quinnnorton

        @quinnnorton Shorter NSA: "Hey, defense contractor, can you give me bid for bajillion dollars and forever so I can avoid hassle?"

        1 reply 3 retweets 3 likes
      4. Cathy Gellis‏ @CathyGellis 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel @quinnnorton I went to the Jewel/NSA hearing yesterday and nearly drowned from all the rivers the government was crying me.

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      5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @CathyGellis

        @CathyGellis Reading it now. It's ... pretty remarkable. @quinnnorton

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      6. Cathy Gellis‏ @CathyGellis 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel @quinnnorton (Although I give credit to the government lawyers. They had a harder job trying to steer their ridiculous ship.)

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      1. leveller‏ @lib_ertarian_ 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel that's a bullshit answer. 1. They could pack up the racks of disk and ship them. If they're doing big data right they're...

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      1. Manish Vij‏ @manish_vij 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Jewel v. NSA: “@emptywheel: NSA says it would take months for them to learn how to archive data onto tape. http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/jewel-firstuni-Transcript%203.19.14.pdf …”

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      2. leveller‏ @lib_ertarian_ 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel dear NSA, if you need help complying with court orders on data, pick up a phone. I'm sure you can get my #

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      3. leveller‏ @lib_ertarian_ 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @lib_ertarian_

        @emptywheel dear @ACLU @EFF, if you need help pointing out specious technical claims, let me know.

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      1. leveller‏ @lib_ertarian_ 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel but even if it weren't, they can do better if the buy more tape robots. #nothard

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      1. leveller‏ @lib_ertarian_ 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel getting new disk every week/month. Continual integration. This means old data is on old disk. Go get it.

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      1. NoDPI sigma‏ @NoDPIsigma 20 Mar 2014
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        @emptywheel LOL I can remember archiving to open reel!

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      1. Pacing the cage...‏ @realgonzoid 20 Mar 2014
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        @emptywheel I think tape came after the wheel. Carved out of stone. towed by dinosaurs...

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      1. Saul Tannenbaum‏ @stannenb 20 Mar 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel Nobody, at this scale, uses tape anymore. It’s almost physically impossible, too slow.

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      1. Cujo359‏ @Cujo359 20 Mar 2014
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        @emptywheel Transcript says NSA would have 2 reliably preserve data it now routinely purges.For once,NSA may not be lying.

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