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NOW HEAR THIS: NAVY ABANDONS ALL CAPS(online.wsj.com)
3 points by cobrausn 13y ago|1 comments
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by cobrausn 13y ago
This is already being spun on some media as if MS intentionally delays fixing bugs to let the government take advantage of exploits. http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-waits-fix-software-bugs-nsa-...
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by cobrausn 13y ago
As an aside, I recently realized it makes it more difficult for the government / police to quietly 'disappear' you. If you choose to resist with firearms, it won't stay off the news, or at least won't go unnoticed
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by cobrausn 13y ago
Where did he mention poor code quality? Out of date documentation is all I see mentioned.
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by cobrausn 13y ago
'Inferior' is often a matter of perspective.
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by cobrausn 13y ago
If we are dealing with an organization that routinely lies to congress, how much respect do you think they give the restrictions you place in some text at the start of your source code?
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by cobrausn 13y ago
Or if Facebook... well. Guess they didn't really ever pretend, did they?
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by cobrausn 13y ago
He (linked article) tries a bit too hard to paint Obama as a sympathetic figure who 'must' spy on everybody or else he won't be reelected so he can right all the social wrongs in America. His handling of prosecution of whist
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by cobrausn 13y ago
You are delusional if you think we have to look to the middle east and religion to find 'people acting like animals'. Take a look at treatment and sentencing of criminals in the west - I think in the future they will wonder how w
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by cobrausn 13y ago
True, but he was called out for it and that viewpoint is considered loony. It prompted an apology from him.
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by cobrausn 13y ago
For what it's worth, it was a fear of his that this might come to pass, and I think anyone making an argument like that would be (rightly) dismissed as a loon.
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by cobrausn 13y ago
OP pointed out the editorializing on the 'Collateral Murder' video as evidence that you can't avoid this.
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by cobrausn 13y ago
Maybe the 'new data' in this case is how we react to finding out about the existence of the programs.
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by cobrausn 13y ago
Having met quite a few brilliant minds who worked for NASA, Raytheon, and other defense contractors, including a few women who do work like writing missile guidance code, I think your bubble is clouding your view on this one.
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by cobrausn 13y ago
Hah, good to hear it. I've had a similar experience with chorizo... I used to love that wonderful spiced sausage. We are no longer on speaking terms. Thanks for the post - it's rekindled my interest in spending some time outdoors, though
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by cobrausn 13y ago
Couldn't help but notice that his April entry refers to 'trying out new wilderness recipes', and his next May entry refers to 'a rough time with food poisoning'.
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by cobrausn 13y ago
I don't think so, at least not if they actually read the New Testament. I remember very little of it, but I do remember it mentioning that Joseph did not 'know' her until after she gave birth. Pretty sure that means they didn't wait anoth
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by cobrausn 13y ago
Surely you jest!
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AP: Top Obama Officials Use Secret Email Accounts(npr.org)
1 points by cobrausn 13y ago|0 comments
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by cobrausn 13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings Not to be that guy (everything bad said about someone else must be followed up with something bad about yourself), but we have our shameful moments also. At least we let you talk about it
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by cobrausn 13y ago
It seems he was sentenced not for stealing ribs, but because the threatened the store owner that confronted him, which is, in fact, a violent act. It also appears he was somewhat of a habitual offender, having been convincted of various vi
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by cobrausn 13y ago
I don't live in Austin, and Austin isn't as special as it thinks it is. I will repeat myself - I live in the fourth largest city in the United States, which happens to be in Texas, is not Austin, and has a homosexual mayor, who is (all thi
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by cobrausn 13y ago
Yeah, it's an example of government as envisioned by the founders working as intended - when someone at the state level overreaches, a federal court strikes it down (I'm hoping the same thing happens to this absurd law regarding dealer sale
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by cobrausn 13y ago
The statute you refer to was overturned five years ago.
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Don't Go to Grad School(linkedin.com)
2 points by cobrausn 13y ago|1 comments
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by cobrausn 13y ago
On the subject of prison harshness I don't think holding up Japan as a model of care and compassion is a good idea (link is old but not much has changed, I hear). http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/08/world/prisons-in-japan-are...
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by cobrausn 13y ago
If you are going to level an accusation like 'the majority of Americans think prisoner-on-prisoner rape is a-ok', then the burden of proof is on you. I won't even say that nobody thinks that way, I just want proof that this is the prevailin
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by cobrausn 13y ago
What technology should do seems to be open to interpretation - it's not surprising those in power have a different interpretation than those who are not.
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by cobrausn 13y ago
Texas is having a somewhat similar problem, but the economic boom is masking it a bit - the suburbs are now the place where a lot of the poor live, and the cities are getting expensive.
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by cobrausn 13y ago
Since forcibly disarming someone is application of violence, I fail to see your end-game.

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