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541.
by stfu 14y ago
Petitions are even giving a false sense of accomplishment as those people signing it think they have made a contribution to the political process - while in the end achieving absolutely nothing. Even worse, they allow government to show how
542.
by stfu 14y ago
Exactly. Some people see it as confirmation of their "mission" when they face criticism.
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US Corporations Win Against Privacy in EU Parliament Consumer Committee(laquadrature.net)
50 points by stfu 14y ago|6 comments
544.
Non-lethal DNA bullets tag criminal suspects for later identification(theverge.com)
3 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
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Pope on social networking: The virtual is real(hosted.ap.org)
1 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
546.
by stfu 14y ago
Usually it is those who are 12 y/o and don't know what this is.
547.
Time Warner, net neutrality foes cry foul over Netflix Super HD demands(arstechnica.com)
7 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
548.
by stfu 14y ago
Unrelated question: How to change MAC adresses the most convenient way on every restart?
549.
Inside the Terror Factory - FBI’s massive efforts to create fake terrorist plots(motherjones.com)
6 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
550.
by stfu 14y ago
Wasn't that the approach of some Cybernetic idealistits in the 50s? That the world would be such a better place, if we just could ban intuition and let everything get run by machines? Even if that would be hypothetically be possible, I woul
551.
by stfu 14y ago
No no no, you didn't just question the trustworthiness of information put forward by the ECB, did you?
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ECornell Offers a MOOC That Steers Students to a Paid Follow-Up(chronicle.com)
1 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
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U.S. Spy Law Authorizes Mass Surveillance of European Citizens: Report(slate.com)
6 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
554.
Tiny gold bars latest rage for jittery investors(reuters.com)
2 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
555.
Japanese police taunted by anonymous hacker find clue on cat’s collar(rawstory.com)
1 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
556.
by stfu 14y ago
Especially when people do projects with 10000000 times the difficulty... for free. Thats imho the wrong way to look at compensation. People are not being paid by the difficulty of their projects but by the value of the problems they solve
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New twist in stricken rig saga: Shell was moving it to avoid tax(independent.co.uk)
2 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
558.
by stfu 14y ago
If you want to spur private investments it seems to me smarter to target the middle class than those closer to the welfare benefit system. Home owners are a lot more willing to put money into their property today, i.e. invest money today fo
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The End of the Public Phone Network(spectrum.ieee.org)
2 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
560.
by stfu 14y ago
Ironically similar stuff has been said about George W. Bush: http://www.quora.com/George-W-Bush/What-is-George-W-Bush-rea... But I guess in today's world it is unlikely to take a high office that is based on popularity by not having a win
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Amazon, Google on collision course in 2013(ca.news.yahoo.com)
3 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
562.
by stfu 14y ago
This begs for a follow up paper from a psychological perspective, on psychological reaction by customers on finding out that somebody else paid a different price based on their shopping behavior. If there is a very price sensitive shopping
563.
NYPD Exploring Ways To Search Online For ‘Deranged’ Gunmen(newyork.cbslocal.com)
1 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
564.
by stfu 14y ago
I am afraid that one of these days geo-engineering ideas are going to be implemented. Wasn't there some billionaire who dumped on a massive scale iron in the Ocean just because he believes this is going to help climate change? In my opinion
565.
Missing British-Somali man reappears in New York court(thebureauinvestigates.com)
2 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
566.
Military turns to ESPN to help analyze drone footage(usatoday.com)
1 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
567.
by stfu 14y ago
Loving it. This is really easy and accessible stuff, and uses real world data and questions early on in the process. Perfect way to get people experience the subject and bring a bit more fun and inspiration to a otherwise not that exciting
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A brief history: Why do end-of-time beliefs endure?(economist.com)
2 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
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Facebook tests fee to have messages show up in nonfriend's inbox(latimes.com)
1 points by stfu 14y ago|0 comments
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Why the Geek movement is bad for science(sci2pol.wordpress.com)
4 points by stfu 14y ago|1 comments

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