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by hedonistbot 10y ago
Because they were afraid of the effect a funny joke could have if it was unleashed on the general public. Reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwbnvkMRPKM&feature=youtu.be...
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
Here is a good summary from Techcrunch. TLDR: the EO shouldn't invalidate Privacy Shield protections, but the whole framework is flawed and does not guarantee privacy of EU citizens. The relevant parts: > The spokeswoman has now sen
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
Dear HN, please scale down the panic. >President Trump’s Executive Order calls for federal agencies in the U.S. to ensure that their privacy notices make clear that Privacy Act protections extend only to citizens and permanent residents
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
Based on the journalism example in the introduction I was expecting the unintended consequence to be for the professional drivers to lose their jobs. Which will be more impactful on the labor market than any changes in journalism so far and
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
And I am saying that no changes (law or not) can be effective in fighting corruption as long as the incentives for it are present (broken institutions, culture of accepting bribes, mainly cash economy). Also in the business of government ch
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
Alternatives methods for corruption will always exist. If you ban one method another will be used shortly after and those most capable of switching are usually the people with biggest illegal funds. Bribes are illegal and yet they are commo
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
My main take away from my economics degree was that every human created system is gameable. You need to have actors willing to participate in the system otherwise they will find a way to evade it. You cannot change a culture of corruption w
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
>... and now Wikileaks has invited the whole internet to come play Richelieu with them But why do you think that the whole internet wants to play the part of Richelieu, everyone is allowed to choose the role they want and wikileaks does
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
I love it when engineers try to fix social problems. When the constructs of the solutions are human-made then they are gameable and therefore not a solution. And also why is this suddenly a problem? I would wager that if Hillary won there w
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
Kaine was probably promised the VC role when he resigned from the DNC and was succeeded by Debbie Wasserman Schultz. As far as I remember he even recommended her for the post. Everything was in place for a Hillary nomination except Berney..
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
Yes, I believe that the NYT are projecting the final outcome of the popular vote based on all those West Coast votes that are still being counted.
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_takeover_of_Fannie_Mae... Admittedly not the only factor but a huge contributor.
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
...and bomb *Libya, and fund opposition "moderate" beheaders in Syria, and supporting the military coup in Egypt, and antagonize Turkey and harbor the alleged mastermind of the coup. I'm sure I'm missing a lot more.
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
To expend further - not a single mention of Saudi Arabia as a major actor and sponsor of radical Islam (Wahhabism), Israel is mentioned in passing and Turkey is only mentioned as an emigration destination and a "porous" border, no
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by hedonistbot 10y ago
This piece was a huge waste of time. Following the personal stories of a number of individuals in most of the Middle East countries does not give any information to the reader about any of the geopolitics or power plays in the region. It ju
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by hedonistbot 11y ago
I might be wrong here but aren't most US companies flush with cash these days? I would assume that they use their cash reserves for the buybacks and not debt. Are there any stats on what is used to finance the buybacks?