Ya might want to at least get your facts straight before spouting off about anything here. Believe it or not (in your case probably not) there are a lot of people here that have done the research and happen to be very well versed in current and past events.
Now sliding the thread I will have to give you at least a 5 for now, we’ll see how the evening progresses.
Go fact check where FB came from then come back.
ps Your following statement is laughable on multiple levels
“I said that professional reporters, such as those that broadcast on huge networks like Fox or Clear Channel radio have a set of standards for how they do their reporting that make it almost impossible to report on Q.”
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I do my best, but like everyone else I make mistakes sometimes. What facts in particular that I posted are you saying I got wrong?
Believe it or not (in your case probably not) there are a lot of people here that have done the research and happen to be very well versed in current and past events.
Why would I not believe that? Of course there are tons of knowledgeable Freepers on all sorts of topics. I wouldn't be posting here still if I didn't experience that all the time.
Now sliding the thread I will have to give you at least a 5 for now, we’ll see how the evening progresses.
OK, well thanks, I guess. 5 out of 10? OK, better than a 1.
Go fact check where FB came from then come back.
Well I am pretty familiar with the official story, I read the book that the movie "Social Network" was created from. And I'm aware of the theory that some of the technology was developed at the CIA, and nefarious methods used to get it to Zuck. I don't necessarily believe that theory.
I mentioned My Space - are YOU familiar with that platform? Here is a bit about its history from Wikipedia:
Fox Interactive Media headquarters, 407 North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills, California, where Myspace is also housed. In August 2003, several eUniverse employees with Friendster accounts saw potential in its social networking features. The group decided to mimic the more popular features of the website. Within 10 days, the first version of Myspace was ready for launch, implemented using ColdFusion.[11][19] A complete infrastructure of finance, human resources, technical expertise, bandwidth, and server capacity was available for the site. The project was overseen by Brad Greenspan (eUniverse's Founder, Chairman, CEO), who managed Chris DeWolfe (MySpace's starting CEO), Josh Berman, Tom Anderson (MySpace's starting president), and a team of programmers and resources provided by eUniverse.
Now, lets look at the Facebook timeline:
Facebook is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. Its website was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.
So, maybe, just possibly, Facebook was merely Yet Another Social Network site that were popping up, and didn't require stolen secret CIA technology to get going. (Or, maybe it did. Hard to say.)
Certainly even the standard accounts say that Zuck wrestled control from the other creators, and there were lawsuits over that the resulted in huge settlments.
And maybe, just possibly I am (at least sometimes) one of those Freeper's who have done research aren are very well versed on the topic we're discussing.
ps Your following statement is laughable on multiple levels
“I said that professional reporters, such as those that broadcast on huge networks like Fox or Clear Channel radio have a set of standards for how they do their reporting that make it almost impossible to report on Q.”- me
No, I don't think it's laughable, I think it's correct. It's easy to say that "they all suck" about reporters, but it's not true.
I mentioned Tucker Carlson, he's an impressive reporter. I don't doubt that Tucker is quite aware of Q, maybe even following the story somewhere, but it's not reportable by him.
Just because we all detest the bias of NBC, CNN, The New York TImes and others of their ilk doesn't mean that no reporters have any standard or professional methods they are aware of and supposed to follow.
Maybe a lot of them are just ignoring them. In the S&L crisis over 1000 or of a total of 3200 S&Ls failed, most for criminal or negligent practices. It did not mean that there no bankers knew anything and the whole profession were cheats. We don't say that talking about bankers following the standards of their industry is ridiculous.
In the Enron crisis the entire accounting firm of Arther Anderson was found to be cooking the books. They were eventually disbanded as punishment. We don't say that there are no valid accounting standards.
Even if the ratio is worse than 1/3, there is still a core set of methods and practices reporters use, or should use.
Tucker's father was a reporter, and his first job out of college was working as a reporter at a journal that the Heritage Foundation published. I'm sure they worked hard to pound some good, solid journalistic practices into him.
When recently accused of fabricating the story about Tony Podesta his response was "I have two sources" -- which is a simple way of saying: I am a professional, and I'm following the accepted standards for professional reporting.
Should the Q theories prove out as so many hope then one of the outcomes I most look forward to is a revulsion at the behavior of the media, and how they have ignored their own professions rules, just like the S&L banker and accountant at Arthur Anderson.
Have a nice night, NDi