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   by raincom 3y ago

   Because of metrics, easy tasks in scrum/agile are transformed into monstrous little tasks, spanning five months. Same thing with law enforcement: they find some mentally deranged person in KS, lays a trap to ensnare him in terrorism ch
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   by raincom 3y ago

   FBI director in his exchange with Senator Lee [1] claims this : the case law shows that 702 doesn't violate 4A. However, Sen Lee retorts back with 'FISA court doesn't even given standing to people who wants to litigate this&#
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   by raincom 3y ago

   I vaguely remember from John Mearsheimer's talk that AIPAC doesn't use any funds from Israel. Instead, AIPAC funds come from American citizens, that makes them evade FARA. From Wiki: 'FARA requires those who receive funds or
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   by raincom 3y ago

   It is good for the world in three different ways when the world doesn't depend on oil-producing kingdoms: (a) environment (b) economy (c) politics.
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   by raincom 3y ago

   Well, it is pra-ni-dhAna. Of course, people can say it is humility. ni-dhAna is just deliberation, holding, slowing down. Even the root word dhA/धा is about holding, keeping, etc. It doesn't matter how you call it, whether "A
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   by raincom 3y ago

   What's that sanskrit word for humility in Yoga Sutra? Don't cite 'vinaya', as it means modesty. Well, humility is inverse of pride; pride is one of virtues in Aristotle's principia nicomachea. 'Christianity (to
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   by raincom 3y ago

   'Knowing it required a special code priority to delivery' itself is a signal for stealing, and replacing it with junk. Drivers can do it; even people at distribution centers do it [1] [1] https://www.newsweek.com/a
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   by raincom 3y ago

   This article touches on humility. Today, we see humility as a virtue, thanks to Christianity, and secularization of Christianity. That's why we see so many people say "in my humble opinion". To the pagans of Antiquity, humili
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   by raincom 3y ago

   Thanks for sharing your experience. USPS says 'Registered Mail is kept highly secured and is processed manually, which naturally slows the speed at which it travels.Registered Mail is not recommended if speed of delivery is important.&
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    by raincom 3y ago

    Only when they want to investigate your case. Most of the time, postal investigators don't care. Maybe, they care if the package is insured/priority/express mail.
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    by raincom 3y ago

    I agree with you here. One time, I didn't receive a check for $8k for two months for work I did. I complained to the sender, who sent me the image of the cashed check. So, I filed a complaint with USPS about stolen mail, and that too w
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    by raincom 3y ago

    USPS is considered safer, because of federal charges. Some wise people suggested to use priority/express mail, along with insurance, if one wants it more secure in the USPS system.
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    by raincom 3y ago

    Well, who is responsible for the theft? Whoever handled this piece stole it. So many hands from shipping to delivery. It is my hunch that either the driver or some folks in the local distribution center stole it. A secret code doesn't
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    by raincom 3y ago

    Three years ago, a friend of a friend told me that he knows people inside UPS/Fedex/etc who steal expensive items, and sell them to fencers. Now it is time to pick up your expensive stuff from local stores, even if you place order
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    by raincom 3y ago

    Historically, wherever Islam is in majority or has political power, they have problems with non-muslims, unless the latter become muslims. In fact, Christians have had problems with Jews too. One core element of anti-semitism stems from Chr
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    by raincom 3y ago

    The issue boils down to double standards. When certain opinions are 'reasonable' to those in power, it doesn't "cross the line of what is acceptable in a University environment". Whenever one says "double stand
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    by raincom 3y ago

    Redhat provides kpatches for 6 months, that's all. If you are running a year old kernel, no kpatches are provided for that kernel. Definitely, one needs to recycle hosts every six months.
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    by raincom 3y ago

    “we’re looking for somebody more technical” = Yes, they are looking for that savior to solve all problems—-problems that hiring manager/hiring group/hiring company want to solve. Yes, where is that person? where is he/she?
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    by raincom 3y ago

    For every amendment, there are 'loopholes': third-party doctrine [1] is a legally sanctioned loophole around 4A. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_doctrine
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    by raincom 3y ago

    Many banks don't allow Google Voice numbers for SMS-based 2FA. That's a disadvantage.
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    by raincom 3y ago

    In some actions, yes, he wants to appear as successful multi millionaires. In some other actions, he sounds like a billionaire. That's why he is seen as a weird multi-millionaire. He is not cheap either, but doesn't trust anyone:
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    by raincom 3y ago

    Yes, there is a psychological difference. Super wealthy have hard time trusting people including their family, friends, etc. Some of them even suffer from paranoia. Just a couple of bad experiences are enough for them to become like that. F
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    by raincom 3y ago

    Feds don't prosecute the stuff their own tribe is involved in. Once retired, federal bureaucrats become honorary professors, chairs, fellows at 'X school of international studies/government', 'Y school of comparativ
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    by raincom 3y ago

    There are more secret billionaires, who don't appear on the billionaires list. I know of two such billionaires. One is super, super secretive, who passes off as a multi millionaire. There are special trusts that billionaires make use o
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    by raincom 3y ago

    https://archive.is/cESKh
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    by raincom 3y ago

    We are often taught that the working class revolts against the elite--that's how revolutions happen. Not exactly right: usually, elites split, then one group joins the popular revolt. Same thing in companies too: Even though people at
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    by raincom 3y ago

    You may find these interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory-ladenness https://plato.stanford.edu/search/searcher.py?query=%22theor...
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    by raincom 3y ago

    There is no such thing as "scientific method". Only school boy conception of science espouses such a view that there is a scientific method. What we have are a set of heuristics learned from the history of natural sciences. These
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    by raincom 3y ago

    In philosophy of sciences, it is known that every fact is a fact of some or another theory. That's what "theory-laden" facts are. When some or another claim is not under dispute, such a theoretical claim is accepted as a fact
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    by raincom 3y ago

    well, then go for constitutional amendment.