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811.
by spikels 13y ago
While sometimes biased or inaccurate the NYT is much more reliable than RT which exists solely as a propaganda operation of the Putin administration. This is why his press secretary set it up and his government and friends fund it[1]. And r
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by spikels 13y ago
I don't think it is as simple as a liberal versus conservative. The cases you mention had specific issues (standing with Amnesty, transit safety with Skinner) and a general right to privacy is controversial (abortion) and not clearly d
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by spikels 13y ago
Access to presidential records is actually quite restricted including a 12 year delay in most cases[1]. I think the article is incorrect that a FOIA request could force the president to produce an email. And unlike tech execs and anyone els
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by spikels 13y ago
That US presidents are willing to completely give up email to avoid the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seems pretty shady. I could see if they were mob bosses running a criminal organization but "public servants" - really? htt
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5 Million Lines of Obfuscation(slate.com)
8 points by spikels 13y ago|2 comments
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by spikels 13y ago
I can just imagine some clueless bureaucrat bragging to his colleagues that his project has 500 million lines of code.
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by spikels 13y ago
"One specialist said that as many as five million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the Web site runs properly." Yikes! I don't think these "experts" are going to be fixing this anytime soon.
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by spikels 13y ago
This is not a tautology. Every "healthy" person will someday die and will often develop cancer or heart disease or have a stroke or have one of thousands of rarer medical conditions. If any supplements actually worked they would p
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Tech ‘surge’ to tackle Obamacare websites(politico.com)
7 points by spikels 13y ago|1 comments
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by spikels 13y ago
I hope everyone understands that there is NO reliable evidence that any dietary supplements, including vitamins, provide any health benefits whatsoever to healthy people.[1] Occasionally individual studies will find an association between a
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by spikels 13y ago
Not just in some state but drug treatment coverage is required in policies offered on the new Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) exchanges as well for newly eligible Medicaid recipients. http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp&#x2F
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by spikels 13y ago
One thing that has always kept oppressive governments in check was their incompetence. While the Snowden revelations make the NSA seem like some all seeing all knowing bunch of geniuses they are probably more like the people at CIA or FBI.
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by spikels 13y ago
Since it is in a future/alternate reality Hubble and ISS might be in different orbits than today. I even makes sense for them to be nearby each other - easier maintenance of Hubble. Also might make sense for Chinese space station to be
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by spikels 13y ago
While this article contains many interesting points the premise is just silly: criticizing a (very good) 90 minute movie based on a 5 minute trailer. Perhaps some of the "problems" we're explained away in the other 85 minutes
825.
by spikels 13y ago
I would greatly prefer a basic income to the thousands of poorly run programs that aim to help the poor. The poor are not helpless but simply don't make enough money for some minimal standard of living (i.e. they are poor). A side effe
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Former NSA/CIA Chief Jokes About Putting Edward Snowden on Obama’s Kill List(pjmedia.com)
10 points by spikels 13y ago|0 comments
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by spikels 13y ago
I have thought about this a lot but there appears to be no workable solution. I predict things will just get steadily worse. The one thing that might help would be to somehow limit the power these clowns have as then there would be little i
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by spikels 13y ago
But clearly most of the government continues to run because either it was declared "essential" (a rather haphazard process) or is "self-supported" by fees, like the Post Office* or Amtrak.* More detail about "essent
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by spikels 13y ago
Sorry - The shortened link was copied from his Facebook post. I thought it appeared sketchy but when I tried to expand it and paste it into HN it got corrupted (just like in your post). I was too lazy to figure a workaround. Sorry.
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by spikels 13y ago
How can you not love this guy? Please donate to his defense fund: http://tinyurl.com/m65n4ko http://lavabit.com/ Lavabit Legal Defense Fund 10387 Main Street, Suite 205 Fairfax, VA 22030 (703) 291-1999
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by spikels 13y ago
You are incorrect on your first point. This is an example of the birthday paradox[1]. With 2^512 possible keys (~10^154) even if everyone on earth (~10^9 people) got a billion new IDs every second (~10^18 per person per year) it would be mo
832.
by spikels 13y ago
Both of these policies drive up the cost of living causing families to move out[1]: Rent control makes apartment rentals more expensive (and lower quality). Overpaid municipal workers must be supported with higher taxes and/or higher f
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by spikels 13y ago
I'm confused. The US government spends around $3.8 Trillion and takes in around $3.1 Trillion (2014 estimates). So it seems like it could pay 85% of its bills without borrowing. Wouldn't they be able to pay the less than $200 Bill
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by spikels 13y ago
"Internet background"! This is coming from our second most senior elected official in charge of this area. Is she a fucking puppet? Yikes!
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by spikels 13y ago
Does this article really say that uniformed troops won't get paid but half of civilian defense department employees will?! Either this is another press fail or our government is even more fucked up than I thought. Perhaps like the sequ
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Detroit Spent Billions Extra on Pensions(dealbook.nytimes.com)
1 points by spikels 13y ago|0 comments
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by spikels 13y ago
Important issue. It is good to see Elsevier, a publisher often thought to be more concerned with profits, highlighting the problem.
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by spikels 13y ago
SFMTA, our terribly run public transit conglomerate, says "Circling for parking accounts for approximately 30 percent of San Francisco’s congestion". While I am skeptical of the source (this was to justify an expensive new parking
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by spikels 13y ago
Brad Delong an economist at UC Berkeley once gave a good prsentation on the comparison between communist and market economies. http://delong.typepad.com/files/20091103-115.pdf
840.
by spikels 13y ago
Yes it was a rant but your response is wrong on almost every point (thanks for conceding that SF is anti-car). Here are a few links to help open those eyes. I wish I had the time to relate all my personal experiences with each of these prob

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