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He Denied Blacks Citizenship. Now a City Is Deciding His Statue’s Fate(nytimes.com)
1 points by finid 10y ago|0 comments
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by finid 10y ago
It's interesting how people take sides on these issues. Many in the US who can count all the wrongs Russia is guilty of in the conflict in Ukraine see nothing wrong with the US position in Syria.
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by finid 10y ago
> It was Putin who started the war against Ukraine by annexing Crimea. What happened before Russia annexed Crimea? If you can answer that question honestly, you'll get to the root of that conflict. Just be honest with yourself.
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by finid 10y ago
Because "journalism funded by the US or their interests" is most likely propaganda. Why do we not get similar long form articles about Saudi Arabia?
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by finid 10y ago
> I read the entire article yesterday, long before it was posted here. Not sure why you think I haven't read it, or how your quoted snippets contradict what I said in any way. I read the article myself, long before it was posted her
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by finid 10y ago
You knew about the Nile in 3rd grade, in a school in the US of A. Wow!
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by finid 10y ago
No point reading the article. An Op-Ed from the woman who won't think twice about taking off her top in public insulting those who love porn. Now that's rich!
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by finid 10y ago
This can't be good for (Linode's) business. Vultr had problems a few weeks ago, but I don't think it was DDOS-related. Somehow things have been quiet on the DigitalOcean's end.
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by finid 10y ago
If you've never ridden a bicycle before, you _have_ to learn how to ride, else you can injure yourself. I learned how to ride in my early teen years, on a bike that was too high for me. That resulted in an injury that I still have to t
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by finid 10y ago
Yes, when you use an acronym on a page where it's not been used and defined, please tell us what it means. The only meaning of ML that comes to mind, mine at least, is Machine Learning. Is that what it means?
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by finid 10y ago
There was a fruit and vegetable stand in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NYC (USA). Never seemed to do much business during regular business hours, but somehow managed to remain open 24/7.
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by finid 10y ago
In much the same way that humans do. Eventually, we'll come to realize that very little separates humans from other forms of life.
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by finid 10y ago
Thank you.
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by finid 10y ago
> ...has announced the launch of the Nigerian Mirror Project, which is bringing free and open-source content closer to end-users in West Africa through servers physically hosted in the country. From what I've been told, most places
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by finid 10y ago
I think it's more dangerous than stupid.
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by finid 10y ago
Isn't that like playing Russian roulette? I'm sure it's fun and exciting, but that comes with a major risk.
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by finid 10y ago
Behind a paywall. What's the point of posting it here?
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by finid 10y ago
Has that gentrification extended to the rough area between Eastern Parkway and Atlantic Ave.?
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by finid 10y ago
6000 birds/years in one location is a very big deal. > But company officials suggest that estimates of the number of birds killed annually at the site are exaggerated, and federal wildlife authorities believe they are too low. In pr
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Iran rolls out first phase of domestic internet(iranpressnews.com)
1 points by finid 10y ago|0 comments
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by finid 10y ago
I don't mind the ad, but the other complaint doesn't seem to be true. You must have clicked on the scroll-to-the top icon.
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by finid 10y ago
Ghana has had some issues recently related to electricity, but you have a point with Benin, Botswana, especially, the latter.
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by finid 10y ago
> Unrest in Gabon... And less than a month ago, I was thinking that Gabon is probably the most stable country in Africa. Now this.
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by finid 10y ago
PC-BSD to TrueOS is like BackTrack Linux to Kali Linux. An evolved product from the same developers.
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by finid 10y ago
> Given also the Russian interest in the upcoming US presidential election and in gaining access to this sensitive data to influence the outcome towards the candidate they prefer... So you drank that Kool Aid being passed around by the t
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by finid 10y ago
For the 15 years you lived there, how many times did you venture into Brownsville or East New York? I don't even remember any attraction for anybody not resident in those two places.
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by finid 10y ago
Here's where I stand on this: Without the opportunity I was given to serve as one of those "Laborer of Academia" during my time, I'd still be paying student loans. Three years of grad school and I didn't owe a dime
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by finid 10y ago
> Brooklyn, he said, is still “the coolest place on the planet.” Does that include Brownsville and East New York? Brownsville is were Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe grew up. Tough neighborhood
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by finid 10y ago
Well, I read the article and don't have an ad blocker. People tend to take this complaint about ads way too far.
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by finid 10y ago
Virtually all of them. Their main interest is the Federal student loan program. Vets are a special target. > The emergency order, which takes effect Sept. 1, comes one day after the U.S. Department of Education banned ITT from enrolling

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