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by TDL 14y ago
I am aware that JCS meets in the Pentagon, what is the point you are attempting to make? The fact is no troops are trained, quartered, & mobilized for war in the Pentagon. The Pentagon is a civilian location. In the U.S. civilians ru
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by TDL 14y ago
You can find soldiers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, that doesn't make the tomb a military installation. The mere presence of military personnel does not make a facility a military installation. Since the Pentagon is where the civili
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by TDL 14y ago
I misunderstood your comment then (my apologies for down voting it then.) My best guess is that there are probably a number of reasons why the Feds are targeting specific groups. It could be as simple as the Occupy movement represents a ta
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by TDL 14y ago
I am not sure if the Pentagon is considered a military building or a civilian building (I think there is a valid argument to make that it is a civilian building.) I do not believe that the attack on the USS Cole should be classified as an
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by TDL 14y ago
I disagree with defining terrorism so broadly. An act (or the ability to execute an act) of violence targeted against a civilian population is necessary to be considered terrorism. The FBI has been attempting to widen the definition over
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by TDL 14y ago
It's not simply a political factor (although it mostly is.) This has nothing to do with the Fed (which I believe should be done away with.) The powers the USG use to go after groups that potentially threaten it existed before 1913 (even t
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by TDL 14y ago
The incentive is the same with any law enforcement agency, arrests & convictions. The number of arrests & convictions is how all law enforcement agencies are judged; the more you the better you are.
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by TDL 14y ago
Well said. I am no fan of Balmer, but using stock prices to my comparisons from one period to another is usually foolish. It's one thing to say that the price of a stock has plummeted in a short period (SHLD being a good example from the
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by TDL 14y ago
The "High GPA..." is a standard requirement for analyst roles @ hedge funds, I-banks, P.E & V.C. shops, etc. It is highly unlikely that Thiel is involved in the recruitment process of analysts (these are either entry-level or 1 step up
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by TDL 14y ago
Well said. It seems as though an intellectual shift has occurred in law enforcement training where de-escalation is no longer a priority and police officers are now more prone to escalate. Part of this might be due to the introduction of
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by TDL 14y ago
"Its a very scary place. I dont even go there as a tourist because they have a legal right to throw anyone in jail without trial if they want to." The U.S. is not a scary place. Violent crime is the lowest it has been since the 1950's. Al
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by TDL 14y ago
Would you care to elaborate. Which of hypothesis was Malthus right about and which was he wrong about? "No... no he wasn't..." adds no value to the discussion.
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Probe may delay Facebook Instagram deal(ft.com)
1 points by TDL 14y ago|0 comments
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by TDL 14y ago
Thank you. No one pays much attention to sell-side analysts. If I were one of the bankers on the FB deal I would be more surprised if Zuckerburg came to a meeting with a suit on.
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Twitter: We’re still the free-speech wing of the free-speech party(gigaom.com)
2 points by TDL 14y ago|0 comments
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Loeb Demands Yahoo Board Fire CEO by Monday Over False Resume(allthingsd.com)
2 points by TDL 14y ago|0 comments
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Anti-gang task force arrests John McAfee in Belize(geek.com)
3 points by TDL 14y ago|0 comments
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by TDL 14y ago
Cancer & populating the moon are monumentally difficult problems. Comparing curing cancer w/ 'kids' trying to build 'FaceTube.ly+ 3.0' is beyond silly. By the bye, there are thousands of researchers & doctors around the world tryin
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by TDL 14y ago
This is a good thread as any to use Buffett's quote on the type of people he looks to hire: "Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have th
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by TDL 14y ago
It is highly unlikely that the SEC would be able to come anywhere near shutting down YHOO. The CEO could come under criminal prosecution & most certainly would be sued (but most likely settled) by the SEC.
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by TDL 14y ago
Third Point is waging a proxy fight. They want three of their own people on the board. YHOO offered two & one that was mutually acceptable. There is much more (if you are interested) in YHOO's most recent DEF 14/A filed yesterday. h
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by TDL 14y ago
This tactic will most certainly get the SEC on you. There is a reason why they (the SEC) force those who own or 'control' 5% or more of a publicly traded company to disclose that ownership or control.
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'Ridiculously Automated' Dorm Room Draws Official School Inquiry(news.yahoo.com)
1 points by TDL 14y ago|0 comments
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by TDL 14y ago
I was thinking more Pampers (P&G) vs. Chux (JnJ). In fact P&G is an example of successfully being a "me-too" player. The "me-too" companies are often the innovators that create better products. I have no idea why you are being dow
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by TDL 14y ago
"The only exception to this is when you are first to market with something unique." The "first mover" advantage is largely a myth. Many successful companies that dominate their market segments weren't the first entrants in that segment.
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Sad State Of Copyright(techdirt.com)
12 points by TDL 14y ago|2 comments
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by TDL 14y ago
I have no problem with making money (even lots of it), but I agree with you that building personality cults is a bad practice by elements within the media. Nothing wrong with deflating personality cults, however, I don't think this article
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Who owns your files on Google Drive?(news.cnet.com)
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by TDL 14y ago
If you are referring to the research firms (Muddy Waters & Citron) they are already well established in the investment community and probably would no benefit that much from teaming up with people w/in Anon. Citron has been around for
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Sergey Brin: I'm Worried About the Internet(news.yahoo.com)
2 points by TDL 15y ago|2 comments

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