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Battered by Russia, Georgia moves servers to Atlanta(breitbart.com)
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by ckinnan 18y ago
America is a continental power that has 7 or 8 cities with a larger population than all of Denmark... That's not to say we can't learn from their model, but its more of an urban planning context.
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by ckinnan 18y ago
The problem with Hadron is that two particles will hit each other precisely head on, which is not what happens when cosmic energy passes through the earth. Even the project's organizers admit there's a remote chance of destroying the planet
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by ckinnan 18y ago
Summary: "As long as you don't steal trade secrets or confidential information, you can do what you want."
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by ckinnan 18y ago
Thank Rudy Giuliani and community policing and predictive law enforcement software for making cities relatively safe again.
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Friendster raises $20 mm for Asia strategy and patent claims(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
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Yahoo Shortcuts: automated links gone wild(nytimes.com)
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by ckinnan 18y ago
An inspirational man. Another quote: "If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?"
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Workings of ancient Greek 'computer' deciphered(nytimes.com)
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Housing Bill includes sweeping data reporting provision(blog.washingtonpost.com)
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by ckinnan 18y ago
So why do we need these new databases then? In America you are presumed innocent, this new data regime assumes guilt and is open to abuse. Its a slippery slope towards greater supervision and control of ecommerce, with major new costs for
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by ckinnan 18y ago
We already give Amtrak over $1 billion a year in tax subsidies. The problem is that the company is a monopoly with no incentives to improve service or reduce costs. Passenger rail and subways can make a profit...the New York subway system
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by ckinnan 18y ago
This is a thoughtful piece. The provision really does open the door to a far greater invasions of privacy. That eBay powerseller, for example, will also have their Social Security number and other personally identifiable info stored in th
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How SmugMug uses Amazon EC2 (opensource.sys-con.com)
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Google is selling ads on pages they host that are reached by their search engine. Conflict of interest?
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by ckinnan 18y ago
Foreign airlines can fly to the US but they can't compete on domestic routes.
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by ckinnan 18y ago
The government is a big part of the problem. The airlines can't do much to control the ground experience in government airports. That's where the security hassles, bag delays, long lines, and uncomfortable waits occur. The airlines could
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by ckinnan 18y ago
Or Monarchy vs. The Reign of Terror! Anyway, I neglected to add my regrets that you are leaving blogging. I hope you'll change your mind as you figure out the next big subversive thing and at least clue us all in. Best of luck!
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by ckinnan 18y ago
Raganwald, your history is backwards. The simple longbow was successfully used by English peasants with decisive, history-changing result against French knighted nobility at Agincourt and Crecy. http://www.stortford-archers.org.uk/medieva
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by ckinnan 18y ago
Blocking criminal phishing sites isn't censorship.
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What problem are you trying to solve? It seems like a bookmarking system that adds at least two annoying steps to my browsing experience....and it took me awhile to figure that out.
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Its more of a social survey of the current economic situation and the (lack of) outrage among the masses at this point in history. It's off topic but a worthwhile read.
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Guaranteed human rights reduce the speed of technological and moral development.
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We already have the Constitutional amendment. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people pea
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also intrade.com is a full-fledged futures prediction market in ireland but may give some ideas.
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by ckinnan 18y ago
If he's putting false claims into written advertising or solicitations he's crossing state and federal "truth-in-advertising" laws.
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Congress prepares crack down on online merchants, eBay Power Sellers(freedomworks.org)
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The Web Time Forgot(nytimes.com)
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The problem is U.S. tax breaks for health care if your employer buys it, and laws that ban health care competition across state lines. We should have a robust consumer market for health care services and insurance, and we don't, and that's
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by ckinnan 18y ago
It's time to put Amazon on AWS then?!?

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