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by blatherard 16y ago
If you take a look at his article, he makes a few basic arguments that at least some of the measures are targeted at keeping explosives off of planes and seem reasonably sensible. For example, take the shoe check. Richard Reid came pretty c
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by blatherard 16y ago
The kinds of terrorism that Israel accepts are small-scale things, like car bombs and suicide bombers on busses. This attitude is necessary because the hostile population lives right next door, or even within their borders. Its low-grade, l
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by blatherard 16y ago
Kevin Drum made a point that stuck with me in defense of TSA procedures (which I am otherwise inclined to find odious.) That is that the political and cultural environment is such right now that if a plane goes down due to terrorism, the co
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by blatherard 16y ago
This guy describes a really common antipattern I've seen with pair-programmers, call it "Workstation Chain Gang". This is where all work is done sitting side-by-side at a computer, and the only times you get up are for the bathroom or eat
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by blatherard 16y ago
Yes, I think so. Mine had the same cover as the image in the article linked by OP, but it sounds about the right length.
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by blatherard 16y ago
I got the companion book as a Christmas present when I was ten or eleven, and only ever saw the television series much later. It's a really great combination of science and history, perfect for the young and nerdy, something that I'll proba
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by blatherard 16y ago
The essay isn't really arguing that there's a bubble, more using that as a stepping-off point. It's actually a (very weak) argument that the bubble is partially the result of Sarbanes-Oxley.
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by blatherard 16y ago
The author claims that Sarbanes-Oxley is partially to blame for the supposed valuation bubble, but provides no evidence. He only provides two hard data points, seven paragraphs in. "A 2008 study by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissio
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by blatherard 16y ago
TODO: Upgrade hosting account.