hn_acker

27 ms·

781.
The Internet Still Works: Yelp Protects Consumer Reviews(eff.org)
3 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|0 comments
782.
The Internet Still Works: Wikipedia Defends Its Editors(eff.org)
2 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|0 comments
783.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
Interesting new phenomenon: > This is the first time we are aware that any federal agent in the Twin Cities campaign has connected the federal immigration campaign with Minnesota’s political alignment as a “blue” Democratic Party-leaning
784.
'The more people that you lose..., you then lose a voting right to stay blue.'(unicornriot.ninja)
4 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|2 comments
785.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
The original title is: > Federal Agent in Coon Rapids: 'The more people that you lose in Minnesota, you then lose a voting right to stay blue.'
786.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
From [1]: > Dave was the longest-serving EFF Board member, having joined in the early 1990s, before the creation of the World Wide Web or the widespread adoption of the internet. [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/202
787.
This Week in the "DMCA Eating Copyright Law": Cordova vs. Huneault(blog.ericgoldman.org)
3 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|0 comments
788.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
The original title is: > Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania' MRFF is the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Archive link at [1]. [1] https://
789.
End of the Line for Video Essays(pluralistic.net)
7 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|1 comments
790.
Reflections on Section 230's Past, Present, and Future on Its 30th Anniversary(blog.ericgoldman.org)
4 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|0 comments
791.
Another Confusing Internet Jurisdiction Opinion-Stokinger v. Armslist(blog.ericgoldman.org)
3 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|1 comments
792.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
The original title is: > Another Confusing Internet Jurisdiction Opinion (This Time, from the 1st Circuit)–Stokinger v. Armslist
793.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
(I made some corrections [1] to my upper comment to make clear that when I mentioned H-1Bs I intended to refer instead to must-work immigration pathways in general, including but not limited to H-1B and EB-3.) The previous context included:
794.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
I erroneously used "H1B" as a shorthand for employment-based immigration. While H-1B provides a pathway to permanent residency, it is a non-immigrant visa until the State Department approves the visa holder's residency applic
795.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
To avoid losing the context of my previous comment in this chain, here is the relevant excerpt: > I don't think it makes sense to have an immigration system based solely on "high skill", because not every member of a famil
796.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
I took issue with the specific example you used ("get a 50$ plane ticket and move straight to the Bay Area") because it was too reductive (and unsubstantiated) to represent "the realities of" the immigration system &quot
797.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
> It's the law of the land that determines how well are you doing once inside. That continues to become less true, in the cruelest ways [1]: > One man told KBI that Border Patrol agents tore his birth certificate up in front of h
798.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
> And yes, many want to get rid of it, because it’s a loophole in the skilled immigration system. Why does "the skilled immigration system" represent the whole immigration system? What makes family sponsorship a "loophole&
799.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
> People today get a 50$ plane ticket and move straight to the Bay Area. > You don't see why things need to change? Are you asserting that the current system of legal immigration needs to change, with an unsubstantiated examp
800.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
> This sounds just like all those welfare queens in Cadillacs GHW Bush was telling us about. I don't think George H. W. Bush did that. Do you mean Ronald Reagan [1]? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_que
801.
Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take "Chilling" Political Turn(propublica.org)
2 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|1 comments
802.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
The full title is: > Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take "Chilling" Political Turn Under Trump
803.
Google's Cyber Disruption Unit Kicks Its First Goal(lawfaremedia.org)
2 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|0 comments
804.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
> The implication of the original title is that no investigation whatsoever is possible if a federal officer commits a potential crime. That is clearly false. No, the implication is that local and state level officers like Chief Mike Wit
805.
Bitcoin gets a zero price target in wake of Burry warning(seekingalpha.com)
56 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|66 comments
806.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
I think classified wrongdoings at national intelligence agencies like the CIA fit right in on Hacker News. In the US, few politicians go as far as Wyden to hold such intelligence agencies accountable. (Semantics note: most employees of gove
807.
The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that tells the reality of America today(lawdork.com)
10 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|1 comments
808.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
The original title is: > The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today
809.
by hn_acker 9mo ago
The part I actually want to post is just this excerpt: > Some years ago, I gave a speech at Consumer Reports headquarters in Poughkeepsie, trying to get them to refuse to give a passing grade to any product with DRM, on the grounds that
810.
All Laws Are Local(pluralistic.net)
2 points by hn_acker 9mo ago|1 comments

More ›