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by s_q_b 11y ago
I've had six civil engineers tell me that that dam has 6-months at maximum. The odds of collapse within that period ranged from 80-95% in estimates.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Short answer: Yes. It is exceedingly unlikely, however. The Federal government can seize control of private companies through one of two mechanisms: 1. Seize ownership of Google and pay market value (the Takings Clause allows the government
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Something about the classified reports changes people. Most of IC guys are careerists. Presidents come and go, which makes me think the DoD has a lot of practice at scaring novice presidents into accomplishing their policy goals.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
The DEA's Special Operations Division already shares data with the IC for parallel construction purposes, and they have a $280,000,000 budget.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Nakamoto took careful steps to hide his identity. The creators of Ethereum have not. That said, this is one of those "holy shit" moments for me. Once a DAC is running, there isn't a damn thing a government can do about it. Or
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by s_q_b 11y ago
That's an excellent idea, and certainly a tact I wouldn't initially have considered. Reminds me of this xkcd: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/legal_hacks.png
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by s_q_b 11y ago
It's tricky. The All Writs Act clearly must have some boundaries as to reasonableness and the due process of the defendant. What Apple is being asked to do here isn't simply to unlock a phone. They're being asked to use their
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Trying to recall the name, but I believe it was a decapitation strike on the Capitol during the State of the Union.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Ah, Bachelor's summa cum laude. I certainly didn't intend to misrepresent myself as a Ph.D. The computer science courses also put a drag on my GPA, because Princeton doesn't let you double major.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
If this effect exists, it's probably due to the temperature rather than any ionizing radiation. Evolution goes so far as to keep its most important reproductive organ outside the protection of the body in order to keep them cool. I c
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Politics makes for strange bedfellows. The head of the House of Saud, the King, and much of the military believe that military integration, weapons sales, and mutual defense scenarios from the Americans will benefit Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arab
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by s_q_b 11y ago
The summarize one piece of evidence, the 20th hijacker says he had support from the core Saudi Royal family, and listed specific individuals, along with a host of other financial evidence: ">Zacarias Moussaoui, a convicted 9/11
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Good questions. First, Saudi Arabia's government is in favor of the United States, but their wealthy citizens often fund non-state actors to attack Western targets. Second, my experience comes from studying International Relations at
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Salafism is a very complicated word to unpack. So yes, there are less radical elements who identify as Salafis, including the Muslim brotherhood. But although the meaning of Salafism as a historical word would take quite a bit to unpack, it
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by s_q_b 11y ago
The NSA also had a tap on the Yemeni safe house where the attackers were calling to coordinate. The hijackers even stayed in Laurel, Maryland, from which you can literally see Alpha and Bravo. Yet the 9/11 commission only spent three v
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by s_q_b 11y ago
This sounds like a panic attack. Relax, breathe slowly, and get medical attention. At the very least they can rule out some more dangerous conditions. They can probably also give you a long term prescription for a generic (but still good) l
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by s_q_b 11y ago
There are nine pages redacted from the 9/11 report, because they were deemed too incendiary against an ally, Saudi Arabia. I want those pages.
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And his opinion in Crawford v. Washington essentially restored the Confrontation Act of the Sixth Amendment. [0] I may have disagreed with Justice Scalia on a great many points, but he was one of the foremost defenders of the rights of cr
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by s_q_b 11y ago
There is a massive fiscal advantage in owning vs. renting, because payments toward ownership build capital. Let's take two scenarios: (A) In scenario A, you pay rent on an apartment for $5000 per month. (B) In scenario B, you pay a fix
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by s_q_b 11y ago
This is why I believe that this rebranding is one of the worst since New Coke. It not only fails to help the brand. It actively hurts it. When you're trying to create a logo or brand, the first step in the process is to determine the
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Trying to ban encryption is like trying to ban a triangle.
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With privacy, a change in quantity is a change in quality.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Okay, so let's say that China is gutted, with a real estate bubble that makes 2008 look rosy by comparison, massively low consumption, a nonsense stock market propped up by 1 trillion USD, and thus China's due for a globally relev
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by s_q_b 11y ago
No one's vape ever ricocheted off a wall into a child's chest cavity... Prosecutors have full discretion on the most important cases they choose pursue. This would be an exercise of that discretion.
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A large part of the "Atoms for Peace" and "Our Friend the Atom" were a result of Eisenhower's deliberate attempt to normalize the usage of nuclear weapons in combat.
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Oh, that's interesting. Very impressive. My apologies for the misunderstanding :) I've seen far far worse legal understanding reviewing the writing of first and second year associates as a paralegal, in a previous job. I do monito
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by s_q_b 11y ago
tptacek, you have a J.D, correct? I would love to chat about your experiences in law/tech, if we could exchange info.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Since Danish agents were present when the plane touched down in Copenhagen, couldn't they just detain him awaiting extradition? It's very clear Denmark was onboard given the article.
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That really does make a big difference to me. Capturing an escaping fugitive really is their domain, assuming they operated with permission of the governments over which they flew.
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See Stunning New Moon Photos from China's Lunar Lander(news.nationalgeographic.com)
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