smallblacksun

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by smallblacksun 16y ago
I don't know if it is pervasive, but it certainly exists: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/nov/1/20051101-1049...
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Many people in the West during the cold war did not recognize how bad off people were in the communist block. American communists claimed that health care in the Soviet Union was superior to that in the US, and due to the tight control of
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
It exists in some Native American groups as well, where people who "act white" are called Apples (red on the outside, white on the inside), similar to how blacks who "act white" are called Oreos. Sadly, both groups often find it easier and
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
What an idiotic statement All forms of punishment and/or rehabilitation "alters the mind", they are not all forms of torture.
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And yet I know people who refused to shop at WinCo because they didn't want to bag their own groceries despite it being significantly cheaper. So there is some value in the cashier/bagger.
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
I don't think it relates to the amount of money, but about gaining trust. People are more willing to trust someone with their money if they look professional, thus the tellers wearing suits and the fancy lobbies in banks. The traders don'
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
If it isn't illegal, it isn't a conspiracy.
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>We have never allowed US citizens or foreign citizens working in the US to hack on crypto code This is hilarious logic, because no other country could possibly want to have a backdoor, and the NSA/CIA couldn't possibly hire a forei
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
You ever been with someone with a strong southern accent in the north? I heard them called "hick" and "redneck" any number of times, and a black man said (direct quote) "I ain't helping no racist" when he was asked (politely) for direction
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
Like the guy who gave $500
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A good lawyer can twist almost anything into an illegal reason.
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The mint produces coins. The bureau of printing and engraving produces bills.
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His point (I think) is that white-hat security experts don't have access to the Windows source.
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Governments would no be likely to use tactics like DoS attacks. If they were attacking wikileaks, the most likely methods would be using political pressure to get the hosting revoked. If they wanted (or needed) to use technical solutions,
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
It would also help for situations where there is a lot of noise, or you have been injured such that you can't talk.
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Because it was a story critical of the big, bad government, so it must be accepted at face value.
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"[Yes, I know, the user accounts allows also to theoretically share a single desktop computer among more than one physical users (also known as: people), but, come on, these days it's that a single person has many computers, and not the oth
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
Public Universities (which usually have names like "University of Florida" or "Idaho State University" are heavily subsidized by direct money from (primarily) state governments. Many "private" universities also get significant direct money
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
That may be true for fringe authors/artists/musicians, but those are not the people being pirated the most. People mostly pirate blockbuster movies, big-name artists, and bestselling books.
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Nearly all public school teachers are NEA members, and the NEA strongly opposes pay based on anything other than seniority.
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It was yanked for breaking Libyan law. I don't know why people have such a hard time getting the concept that if you want to do business in a country, you have to follow that country's laws.
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
Selling secrets to a foreign government is a very serious crime. Also, note that Akamai customers include NASA, Boeing, and the US Air Force, so the secrets he was selling could include sensitive defense information. http://www.akamai.com
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
They don't care what client a person is using to send their tweets.
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Forcing anyone out of the lifeboat is murder, period. If someone chooses to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of the others, good for them. The baby cannot make the choice for itself.
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There's also the fact that you would be making a complete guess that the man was large enough to stop the trolley in real life, and if he wasn't you would simply be adding another victim. Besides, a man large enough to stop a trolley would
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by smallblacksun 16y ago
You're right, I should have mentioned Nevada as an exception to the legality. The "sex surrogate" stuff is pseudo-scientific nonsense, and has no relation to what was being offered on craigslist anyway.
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The argument boils down to "we should let them break the law because then all the criminals are in one place". Which is absurd. Craigslist was profiting from prostitution, which is both illegal and morally repugnant.
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If you're going to accuse someone of blatantly lying, you really should specify what you are accusing them of lying about.
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The problem is that it is very, very easy to disable time-based lockouts, thus making piracy even easier.
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The US taxes income made in the US, or by US citizens outside the US.

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