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by davidf18 10y ago
The point is the ADL issued a statement about Ellison and his fitness of leadership for the DNC. Certainly newsworthy, but the NY Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and other news organizations declined to report thi
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by davidf18 10y ago
Really? Where is the NY Times citation, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic? Please cite links that refer to the ADL statement about Ellison before the DNC election. I did google each of these publications and found nothi
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by davidf18 10y ago
That is because the ADL withdrew their statement of Bannon [1], again not reported by MSM even though MSM reported the original ADL statement. Proves my point that you cannot rely on MSM to give you newsworthy information. [1] http:/
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Please read the Anti-Defamation League statement regarding Ellison. What is notable is that MSM did not report the ADL statement of Dec 1, 2016 when it was very much newsworthy. The point is that one can't rely on MSM to give us impo
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by davidf18 10y ago
"As Thomas Reed, chief executive of JKX Oil & Gas Plc, pointed out at last week's International Petroleum Week conference in London, horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have both been in use in the oil industry for ar
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With Shale Oil Production Like This, Who Needs Trump?(bloomberg.com)
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Mercer does have a point about bias in MSM. MSM called Steve Bannon an anti-Semite when he is in fact very, pro-Israel and very much against anti-Semitism. However, they failed to report that the Democratic National Committee candidate wh
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by davidf18 10y ago
Mercer does have a point about the bias of MSM: I read NY Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Atlantic, WSJ while NY Times, WaPo came out against Steve Bannon for being anti-semitic when he decidedly is very pro-Israel and very again
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Woolly mammoth on verge of resurrection, scientists reveal(theguardian.com)
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There are some deliveries where USPS does "last mile" for other carriers. If shipping something worth $10,000 the insurance for the package should be $10,000. Apparently the sender insured it for less than the value which is th
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Kirk Douglas: ‘I never thought I’d live to 100. That’s shocked me’(theguardian.com)
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I'm one of those people that go NYC to Boston and NYC to DC. I work in the dining car with laptop and WiFi. Only take planes when taking early AM flights to get to Boston or DC early in the morning.
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by davidf18 10y ago
It is good news that the auction raised less than expected. It shouldn't be auctioned at all. The cell phone providers simply pass on the costs of spectrum to customers. The government should want to make cell phone use as low-cost
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I live in NYC, and an important technology used here not mentioned is microturbines which can be used for co-generation and even try-generation. I spoke with an engineer that converted a Columbia Univ building from #2 oil to natural gas (C
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by davidf18 10y ago
Kat Manalac, (Kate), I tried to sign up for Columbia (alum here in NYC) and it said all sold out. Other universities have spots. I'm on Columbia Entrepreneur email list and didn't see notification of the event. (Tried to pm katm
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by davidf18 10y ago
"...is more aerobically fit than most 50-year-olds — and appears to be getting even fitter as he ages , according to a revelatory new study of his physiology..."
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Lessons on Aging Well, from a 105-Year-Old Cyclist(nytimes.com)
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Intel contributed $600 million (perhaps in tax breaks?) for the latest fab upgrade to 10 nm. It also has two design centers and altogether employs about 10,000 Iraelis. Intel first started in Israel around 1974-ish with a small design cent
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by davidf18 10y ago
It is being misused and that has been the problem. Katz said the winners, he did not cite the losers who are the American STEM workers.
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"Lawrence F. Katz, a prominent labor economist at Harvard, said companies like the H-1B visa program because it expands the pool of applicants. That means having to pay less in salary and retaining more control over employees. “From th
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Not Everyone in Tech Cheers Visa Program for Foreign Workers(nytimes.com)
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The SV elites were very much against him because he wanted to protect US STEM worker by fixing the broken H1-B program that stopped SV firms from hiring H1-B for depressed wages.
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by davidf18 10y ago
I see allegations, but no true corruption. Could you please cite a specific example? Hiring a Goldman banker is no proof of corruption.
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by davidf18 10y ago
> Her proposal, as reported in the media was, "'staple' green cards on STEM grads' diplomas". Well, that's a terrible idea if she said that. She apparently wanted to depress STEM wages in the US and put Am
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by davidf18 10y ago
> but he's knee deep in corruptive patterns. Well, you might be right, but it helps to cite evidence to your assertions.
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by davidf18 10y ago
>> Clinton accepted $675,000 from Goldman for 3 talks. > So what? That is what people with her credentials are worth on the speaking circuit. God forbid someone get paid what they are worth, what do you think this is, a meritocracy
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by davidf18 10y ago
Israeli men and women must serve in the IDF --Israeli Defense Forces --with certain exceptions. This mentions an IDF program of 6 years where men and women also are awarded a CS degree and after service are in high demand by the tech indus
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IDF targets women for tech as Israel feels worker pinch(timesofisrael.com)
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There is a big difference between selling out Americans to be replaced by foreigners whether H1-B as in Disney, Silicon Valley, and Wall Street or illegal immigrants replacing working class American jobs and depressing working class jobs an
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by davidf18 10y ago
Did you read the article? Many tech jobs can't be done effectively in India or overseas with low quality labor for any number of reasons. The 250 American workers for Disney had their jobs replaced in the US, not by overseas workers.

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