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by s_q_b 11y ago
My point was more that before condemning the Indians, we should remove the log from our own eye.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
You know that our security services and, more disturbingly, our prosecutors' offices still use the polygraph, right?
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by s_q_b 11y ago
This is a very good point. I'm drawing on a few cues here that raise my antennae, e.g. the conflict with scholars of Islam, the strength of the assertions compared to the shoddiness of the evidence, the promotion by a particular source
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Well, really we should use the World Calendar, as specified by the League of Nations, or the Hijri since we're discussing Islam, or good 'ol ISO 8601 as this is Hacker News. Heh, yeah, it all does become a little silly. The import
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by s_q_b 11y ago
I agree that she's in an impossible position, with the Junta on one side and Buddhist extremists on the other, but her extreme popularity makes her uniquely capable of speaking up on behalf of the Rohingya. Also, she seems to be constr
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by s_q_b 11y ago
When discussing history, especially Islamic history, it would be better to use year C.E. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era
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by s_q_b 11y ago
And what we have here are a few fragments of the Quran that may or may not predate the other fragments. That doesn't seem contradictory with the current historical understanding. This article states that the Quran may predate Muhammad
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Wholeheartedly agreed. The ethnic cleansing by the Buddhist majority of the Muslim minority in Myanmar is horrifying right now. I'm very disappointed in Aung San Suu Kyi's leadership thus far. I suppose we'll see what she doe
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Alright, this headline just seems wrong. First, radiocarbon dating comes with error bars. The date range identified is from 570 C.E. to 632 C.E. Given that Muhammad is thought to have founded Islam in the period from 610 C.E. to 630 C.E., a
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Mmm... I'd need a citation on that. CSE isn't just overlooked in the news, it's a much less powerful agency (about ~50% greater budget for GCHQ according to news sources.) Additionally, every high level collaboration, accordi
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by s_q_b 11y ago
No, they care. When it was discovered that a target had once applied for citizenship, rendering him an USPER and thus off limits, Alexander had the man's file printed out, erased from the system, and then burned it in front of the en
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by s_q_b 11y ago
FVEY really is a neat arrangement. We can all circumvent laws about spying on our own citizens by having our closest allies do it. Hail Britannia, I suppose, except instead of owning the waves they now own the packets. GCHQ also seems to pu
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by s_q_b 11y ago
I refuse to believe we cannot have both.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
The more I consider the ramifications of these news reports, the more I realize we need full decentralization and total encryption. We have the tech: Strong encryption, Tor-like relays, and the blockchain. What we need is a way to make serv
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by s_q_b 11y ago
I only knew Josh through his creation, Grooveshark, and it was truly an excellent company. I was very sad the day it shut down. From those who knew him personally he sounds like a true mensch. I wish I had the opportunity to know you, Josh.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
What a shame that our politics has been so reduced that this man is given any shred of credibility.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
The Porsche 911 is an exercise is excellent engineering defying abysmal physics. That big engine hanging way out over the rear wheels... Well any first year engineering student could tell you why that's a bad idea. But they do drive li
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by s_q_b 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nollywood
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Haha, understood. Thanks, can't wait to try it out. Best of luck!
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by s_q_b 11y ago
All excellent points, but even given the earlier reports, we don't know for sure that Google is moving into a related space. They didn't pay any money for the company. Maybe they simply wanted some good, proven engineers. Edit in
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by s_q_b 11y ago
How good is your non-Nigerian selection? Having had a Nigerian girlfriend I'm familiar with Nigerian cinema and shows, but I'm completely ignorant about the rest of African films.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Fascinating. Much like South America, large parts of the country are dominated by the remaining natives. An estimated 75% of non-Indigenous Canadians live within 100 miles of the U.S. border.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Edit in Reply: Looks out window for the Rapture... But seriously, why is basic respect so hard over the internet that it's an extraordinary exception when people are civil? The pseudonymity perhaps.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Ah, fair enough, I see your interpretation of my comments. It wasn't what I intended but your's was a fair understanding. And you're right, we're parsing semantics and having meta-arguments now. We've said our peace
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Wow, do you really not understand what was stated, or are you simply attempting to manipulate words for your purpose? Allow me to rephrase. Assuming arguendo that their was any such admittance, which there was not, in plain English two cour
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Did he steal code for profit? No.
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Was he guilty of violating the law with intent to unfairly profit from stolen intellectual property? No. And in this case, it was not so much the default position as the actual position .
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by s_q_b 11y ago
My argument against the prosecution was the one used by the Judge. See e.g. the discussion of the FBI's arrest: In a 71-page opinion, Justice Ronald A. Zweibel of State Supreme Court in Manhattan ruled that the F.B.I. “did not have pro
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by s_q_b 11y ago
Even injection at the site will result in high rates of patient non-compliance. There's been some work done in India with temporary implants. However, I believe if we are to reach zero unintended pregnancies, the male procedures need b
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by s_q_b 11y ago
There was also a strong current of discussion about the legality of the underlying actions. The tone did remained civil, after a few choice edits on all sides. Tptacek can bother me because he often presents the best possible form of the co

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