06-16-2021, 09:40 AM
(06-16-2021, 08:33 AM)F2d5thCav Wrote: Just to be "that guy"
I completely understand the desire of the American authorities to have wanted McKinnon imprisoned.
Look at it from their viewpoint: If McKinnon's "justification" is accepted, then ANYONE caught hacking into a government computer system could simply plea "I was looking for the truth about UFOs!"
Misses the point entirely. Those systems are not open to public access. Hacking them is a crime, period. If McKinnon had done that with sensitive Russian systems, let's just say he would have had a deadly encounter with the Russian secret service.
Not to mention I seriously doubt any truly informative commentary about UFOs would be found on government systems. I am more convinced every day the government's "knowledge" of that phenomenon is nothing more than collections of data and speculation no more informed than what we do on this forum. As to "terran space fleets" ... well, for all we know, what McKinnon found was a honey pot designed to trap people like him.
Cheers
Yeah mate, I really love this stuff. The thought that there may be an actual 'Space Force' already out there reminds me of my fav novel. "The Mote In Gods Eye." I think this writing surpasses Asimov and I am stunned there hasn't been a movie made of that Sci Fi Story. I've read it many times and each read gives me a more informative insight and much reflection afterwards. In particular the thought of previous collapsing civilizations and the saving of the knowledge by the aliens later in the novel discovered by the humans who in some circumstances put the items to reasonable use.
Follow-up novels were like poor remakes as the whole story throughout that book was enthralling to me.
If anyone here reading this has never read that old book/story I can highly recommend it. Once in, I fiound it difficult to put down. But, I'm a Sci Fi geek. Sadly all my book collections got fused/turned to ash in the bushfires some 18 months ago. If I find the book again locally I'd buy it.
Maybe McKinnon read this book. lol. But the thought of a space force is something to ponder on.
My kind regards 5th,
Bally :)