rbcgerard

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by rbcgerard 13y ago
What always amuses me about the "bad apple" defense is that in many situations I would imagine that if you objectively looked at the size of an organization vs the number of people involved in scandals over the years, it's no
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by rbcgerard 13y ago
Two things: 1. I suspect the genisis of this immunity was to inoculate prosecutors from coercion by politicians - which is probably a good thing. But I would be curious to know about the logic behind it. 2. While perhaps it might be worthwh
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by rbcgerard 13y ago
Without touching the gun issue, ad hominem attacks are not helpful. Secondly, your statement shows a lack of appreciation for the heterogeneity of crime rates and public safety quality/availability in U.S.
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by rbcgerard 13y ago
It's hard for me to imagine any circumstances under which someone would be precluded from carrying a knife in their own home.
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by rbcgerard 13y ago
As a former Bloomberg user (ugh, its so annoying that my new boss does not see the value in $25k/yr for my favorite IM client), I can say that the author has it dead right that most underestimate the caché and value to the actual netwo
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by rbcgerard 13y ago
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence in this case.
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Not really - most schools are pretty explicit (behind closed doors) about what it costs to get your kid in...submit an application, admissions looks at how qualified the candidate is, tells development, and they come up with a "suggest
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by rbcgerard 13y ago
haha - you should probably read the articles you reference: "Some readers wondered if the 1 percent by wealth weren’t an entirely different group of people from the 1 percent by income. But there is substantial overlap: the Fed data su
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Google admits data mining student emails in its free education apps(safegov.org)
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by rbcgerard 13y ago
Just an FYI - I think you're high on the fuel consumption - think it's closer to 2-2.5k/gal/hr... http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/777family/environ/in...
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by rbcgerard 13y ago
in fact your probably paying ~$2.50 per flight to get fondled and berated at the airport - ever noticed that "September 11th Security Fee" when you buy a ticket...
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by rbcgerard 13y ago
Why do I need a password on my phone? 1. If it gets stolen or lost I can be assured my data is safe 2. From law enforcement (if I get pulled over for speeding or arrested for "disorderly conduct" there is no reason they need acce