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by ghost11 16y ago
Gunfire increasing, 4 or more people killed, others wounded.
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by ghost11 16y ago
Armor moving away from positions near the square and toward the Nile bridges according to reporters and activists on the phone (AJE).
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by ghost11 16y ago
One person may have been killed (Reuters / Al-Arabeyya reporting) ... gunfire may be coming from several directions.
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Al Jazeera English, Live Now: Gunfire in Tahrir Square
5 points by ghost11 16y ago|4 comments
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by ghost11 16y ago
Google had nothing to do with it. My thoughts are with Wael and his family, and I hope that Google applies inquiries and whatever pressure is possible in case he's been detained by the Egyptian security services.
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by ghost11 16y ago
I think HN's progressed from privacy concerns to service complaints to plain dogpiling and reddit-style karma-whoring.
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by ghost11 16y ago
Great, we go from startup-loving independents to promoting Soviet-style control of a social networking site. If you don't like it, quit. It won't make any real difference in your life. You can't say that about water or electricity.
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by ghost11 17y ago
"I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"
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by ghost11 17y ago
Post-college working life: 22 - 72 (extended SS eligibility age for the USA). Half of that: 47.
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by ghost11 17y ago
"Meet Anakin Skywalker, promising pod racing whiz."
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by ghost11 17y ago
Roughly a quarter of the people aged 65+ are working full-time. So, when did 58 become "middle-aged?"
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by ghost11 17y ago
'Tis a fine bit o' trollin', indeed. One of the better attention-scamming blog entries I've seen. Next time, could you put in a few more references to "damn kids," and a photo of the American flag, drifting over a car dealership, perhaps?
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by ghost11 17y ago
How amusing. A Briton thinks that a corporation is a danger to privacy, instead of his own government.
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by ghost11 18y ago
Looks like the site is dog slow and overloaded by a little traffic. Mirrors the target company well.