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A Googler gone missing in Egypt. Google asks for your help.

zachallaun 16y ago
Link to sourced LA Times article: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/02/google-asks-for-the-worlds-help-in-finding-executive-wael-ghonim-missing-in-egypt.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/02/google-as... It's much more informative, in my opinion. [edit] Removed snark.
- jamesbressi 16y ago
  Thank you! Checking it out now. Lol, I didn't want to be a snob, so I'm glad you mentioned "are". Also this article left me wondering how they assumed he was nabbed by plain clothed police? Hopefully LA Times clarifies that.
  - bradmccarty 16y ago
    Blame my hurried pace. My apologies both for not linking to the RWW article that talked about the (supposed) abduction as well as for the use of are rather than our. I've since fixed both of those problems. Next time, leave a comment for me on the site, will ya'?
- invisiblefunnel 16y ago
  http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2168609 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2168609
jamesbressi 16y ago
Here is the video of Wael Ghonim (possibly) being arrested by the plain clothed police during a report from SkyNews starting around the 1 minute mark. What do you think? Looks like him or not? http://vimeo.com/19255226 http://vimeo.com/19255226 Link from the more in depth article by LA Times provided by zachallaun
- ebaysucks 16y ago
  This video makes me so mad. How does the police find these braindead "plain clothed police" fighters? I'm going to get downvoted for this, but this is EXACTLY why there should be no gun restrictions on the people. A couple of bodybuilders wouldn't dare to go up to a revolutionary mass of people in Texas.
  - zachallaun 16y ago
    Let me get this straight... You're advocating more violent forms of revolution and arguing that gun restrictions should be removed so that the people might be more capable in the event of said violent revolts?
    - ebaysucks 16y ago
      I'm advocating more forms of resistance for the law abiding citizens, who are the only ones to abide to gun laws in the first place.
    - cookiecaper 16y ago
      There's a saying that "an armed society is a polite society". If people know you're going to be armed, they're much more cautious about performing potentially threatening or violent behaviors.
      - pyre 16y ago
        It also makes it easier for simple disputes to escalate very quickly. What happens when your first reaction is to whip out your gun instead of your fists?
        philwelch 16y ago
        There are enough heavily armed populations out there that you can gather real evidence about whether that's a problem or not, rather than just leaving it as a hypothetical. As far as I understand, it turns out not to be a real problem. Do you have any evidence to the contrary?
maeon3 16y ago
Google has asked for my help, my idea is to start some collective action in getting information about him. I'm starting a wiki anyone can edit, help me learn everything about where he last was and where he probably is (assuming he was apprehended and detained): http://knol.google.com/k/eric-leschinski/recover-wael-ghonim/1adbh32xy7hcl/1#view http://knol.google.com/k/eric-leschinski/recover-wael-ghonim...
- zachallaun 16y ago
  Your intentions are excellent, but this is already being done on a larger scale: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtUC5Tzt8MFudF9rYXRENEUzTnE0V1NLWGcwUXdJa0E&hl=en#gid=0 https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtUC5Tzt8MFudF9rYXR... Keep in mind, Ghonim is not the only person missing.
kloncks 16y ago
The last tweet he sent out was really freaky: http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/30748650980249600# http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/30748650980249600# "We are all ready to die"
kennywinker 16y ago
I tried to find him, but my usual method doesn't seem to be working: http://maps.google.com/?q=Wael%20Ghonim http://maps.google.com/?q=Wael%20Ghonim

Link to sourced LA Times article: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/02/google-asks-for-the-worlds-help-in-finding-executive-wael-ghonim-missing-in-egypt.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/02/google-as... It's much more informative, in my opinion. [edit] Removed snark.

jamesbressi 16y ago
Thank you! Checking it out now. Lol, I didn't want to be a snob, so I'm glad you mentioned "are". Also this article left me wondering how they assumed he was nabbed by plain clothed police? Hopefully LA Times clarifies that.
- bradmccarty 16y ago
  Blame my hurried pace. My apologies both for not linking to the RWW article that talked about the (supposed) abduction as well as for the use of are rather than our. I've since fixed both of those problems. Next time, leave a comment for me on the site, will ya'?
invisiblefunnel 16y ago
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2168609 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2168609

jamesbressi 16y ago

Here is the video of Wael Ghonim (possibly) being arrested by the plain clothed police during a report from SkyNews starting around the 1 minute mark. What do you think? Looks like him or not? http://vimeo.com/19255226 http://vimeo.com/19255226 Link from the more in depth article by LA Times provided by zachallaun

ebaysucks 16y ago
This video makes me so mad. How does the police find these braindead "plain clothed police" fighters? I'm going to get downvoted for this, but this is EXACTLY why there should be no gun restrictions on the people. A couple of bodybuilders wouldn't dare to go up to a revolutionary mass of people in Texas.
- zachallaun 16y ago
  Let me get this straight... You're advocating more violent forms of revolution and arguing that gun restrictions should be removed so that the people might be more capable in the event of said violent revolts?
  - ebaysucks 16y ago
    I'm advocating more forms of resistance for the law abiding citizens, who are the only ones to abide to gun laws in the first place.
  - cookiecaper 16y ago
    There's a saying that "an armed society is a polite society". If people know you're going to be armed, they're much more cautious about performing potentially threatening or violent behaviors.
    - pyre 16y ago
      It also makes it easier for simple disputes to escalate very quickly. What happens when your first reaction is to whip out your gun instead of your fists?
      - philwelch 16y ago
        There are enough heavily armed populations out there that you can gather real evidence about whether that's a problem or not, rather than just leaving it as a hypothetical. As far as I understand, it turns out not to be a real problem. Do you have any evidence to the contrary?

maeon3 16y ago

Google has asked for my help, my idea is to start some collective action in getting information about him. I'm starting a wiki anyone can edit, help me learn everything about where he last was and where he probably is (assuming he was apprehended and detained): http://knol.google.com/k/eric-leschinski/recover-wael-ghonim/1adbh32xy7hcl/1#view http://knol.google.com/k/eric-leschinski/recover-wael-ghonim...

zachallaun 16y ago
Your intentions are excellent, but this is already being done on a larger scale: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtUC5Tzt8MFudF9rYXRENEUzTnE0V1NLWGcwUXdJa0E&hl=en#gid=0 https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtUC5Tzt8MFudF9rYXR... Keep in mind, Ghonim is not the only person missing.

kloncks 16y ago

The last tweet he sent out was really freaky: http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/30748650980249600# http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/30748650980249600# "We are all ready to die"

kennywinker 16y ago

I tried to find him, but my usual method doesn't seem to be working: http://maps.google.com/?q=Wael%20Ghonim http://maps.google.com/?q=Wael%20Ghonim