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amerika_blog
13y ago
If the US can't keep secrets, it won't be able to find anyone to take those missions. Some of the bullets we've dodged in the past will not be dodged in the future under that condition. Snowden meant well, but he ended up bei
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13y ago
I believe in "just do it" and worry about the details later. However, on the internet, there is a worship of "hard work" that strikes me as emotional more than real. Hard work is 1/2 of the equation. The other part
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amerika_blog
13y ago
I wouldn't launch this kind of project without some kind of ace up my sleeve. I'd either prepare it in advance, vamp it all from the "tutorials," or have some backup code somewhere. That would be necessary to avoid havin
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amerika_blog
13y ago
Having some experience in this area: Gifted children are aware just how dysfunctional this society is. They aren't fooled by shiny things. They look at the structure of things and analyze them. Thus they're a high-risk group becau
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amerika_blog
13y ago
> That's not what was done with Al Awalki. He was on a kill list because it wasn't possible to bring him in alive, because he was hiding in Yemen. Do we have rules about foreign assassinations and their legality? I seem to reca
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amerika_blog
13y ago
I really hope not. I love sugar. It's also the only stimulant I can mete out in small doses that will keep me going without obliterating my concentration, as caffeine tends to do (disclaimer: I haven't tried cocaine).
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The hacker approach to education
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