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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/upshot/perceptions-havent-... "These trends aren’t caused by changes in our willingness to report crime to the police. We see an even more significant decline in vi
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In the early 60s and crime kept increasing every year until it peaked in the early 90s. Its been on a steep decline ever since. There's some interesting graphs here - http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2010/06/16/
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Back in 1999 the Interface Hall of Shame did a takedown on the Quicktime 4.0's interfact - and noted it violated Apple's own human interface standards. Worth a read. http://hallofshame.gp.co.at/qtimeno.htm (I also
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That is what Stephan Hawking does. http://www.hawking.org.uk/the-computer.html "My main interface to the computer is through a program called EZ Keys, written by Words Plus Inc. This provides a software keyboard on the
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> States has a rule that every X miles must have a section that can be converted to an impromptu landing strip This is not true. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/00mayjun/on... http:/
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>I wonder the same things about cancer and I believe that in the past 50+ years we have identified more types of cancer. I wrote a long post about this a few weeks ago but the long story short is YES! We absolutely have detected more (
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Blah, I think this is really simplistic and assumes way too much and doesn't look at the big picture. The group that is delaying childbirth the most are college educated women. The assumption (which may or may not have value) is that c
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Many people never learn social graces. I'm surprised how many incredibly rude comments I get from people who are old enough to know better.
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POJO stands for "Plain Old Java Object" and it is a somewhat common term. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_Old_Java_Object The term was coined by Martin Fowler, Rebecca Parsons and Josh MacKenzie in Septemb
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What kind of questions are asked at a "culture fit interview." I've never heard of such a thing (I live on the East Coast).
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I've (accidentally) carried contraband liquids through TSA airline security 3 times - been "caught" twice.
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Both the underwear and shoe bombers were stopped, not by TSA, but by their own mistakes as well as vigilant passengers.
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You're right, security is a feeling as well as a reality and humans are not rational. I didn't mean to discount your feelings, only add some perspective. I, for example, am scared of stranger violence. I know logically that if I w
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From the article: "The TSA is failing to defend us against the threat of terrorism. The only reason they've been able to get away with the scam for so long is that there isn't much of a threat of terrorism to defend against
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Bruce Schneier is completely and 100% against wiretapping all citizens.
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Contact lens solution is categorized like medicine and is exempt from the liquids rules. Once they did swab the outside of the bottle (for whatever they swab for?) I travel with an empty water bottle every time.
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>a bad programmer He certainly didn't understand a lot about security. In the original topic on bitcoin talk ( https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=444.0 ) someone pointed out he was sending passwords in the query string. H
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> Nobody would promote anorexia as positive What makes you think that? There's a fairly large community that is pro-eating disorder. It's called "pro-ana" and includes such things as "thinspiration." http:&
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> The definition of feminism has become sufficiently corrupted thanks to these people that women themselves are fighting against it. The concept of feminism becoming discredited started happening way before the term "SJW" exist
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>My idea of free speech is that large privately-owned communication networks shouldn't engage in censorship, just like the government. I think that's kinda weird. Does a book publisher have to publish my manuscript because &quo
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Don't forget that lead paint keeps ending up in the toys made in China.
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No arguments from me that cyptography is often explained confusingly which leads to misunderstandings.
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Now you have :) (Indian Source) http://www.mid-day.com/articles/10-interesting-facts-about-f... >On the 31st birthday of noted American programmer, software developer and co-founder of the social media giant Faceboo
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>always wondered if it's just a matter of a few years before the "impossible" becomes possible. This is from 1998 but the relevant parts - https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/1998/05&#x2
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>falling wages is a difficulty if you want to be a parent. I would agree with that! I would also make the point that parents nowadays feel like they "need" to spend very lavishly on their children. Companies have gotten very go
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It works for non-anxiety sleeplessness as well, I was just mentioning the cause of my insomnia was anxiety. My anxiety is under control so I no longer need it.
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> But for patients that are OK with being addicted (and have the means, like many people on HN do), why is addiction a problem? Addiction effects many, many, many more people than the addict themselves.
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>OTOH I know of no better (weekly or less) sleep aid. If anyone else has a better alternative I'm all ears. Trazodone works very well for me but I haven't taken it in years because my anxiety no longer keeps me up at night.
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Information leakage is considered a security vulnerability. https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Information_Leakage
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Point being hot meals are an incentive to stay at work or even a suggestion. I would have thought hot meals was amazing when I was single. Now I eat with my spouse and thats really important to us.

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