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by strlen 14y ago
False dichotomy: he's neither the Capone nor Rosa Parks. He clearly did not do it to benefit himself directly as Capone did. Now let's assume for a second that booze is just as important as scientific research. He would be equivalent to an
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Err, I think you have a very relevant point, but I think it's not fair to characterize this as either "order-loving" or "anti democracy". I'll paraphrase Churchill: I think that democracy is horrible, but it's simply the best means we have
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On a side note, I am pleasantly surprised, that most people on this site see the "legislating higher aesthetic critique of semi automatic firearms and hermeneutical analysis on the meaning of ``flash hider''" bills for what they are. Reacti
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I think we're mostly in agreement: my argument is that today Obama eposes the "I support the right to bear arms, but not assault weapons" and "I won't take away your gun" position. What is fairly clear is that organizations that came up wit
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I'll defer the self-defense suggestions to you: I live in a "carry is strictly a political favour" county, so I haven't looked at cary molds of 1911s... I think you're probably far more familiar with this than I am. I don't, however, think
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> How many politicians want to outlaw all abortions unilaterally, whether openly or secretly? Many politicians are openly on the record as wanting to outlaw all abortion, even when there's a danger to mother's health, and even in the ca
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Wow, just realized I've inadvertently Godwin'd this thread (when citing someone else, nonetheless, but still...) The problem is that platform being advanced by Obama and Biden has been authored well ahead of time by gun control organization
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> Considering that probably a significant majority of firearms are semiautomatic Probably the case for pistols, but a rarity for shotguns. Likely split evenly between semi-auto, bolt, and lever-action for rifles, but definitely trending
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"Gun grabbers" is not a fair term to use for someone like Obama (at least as far as the campaign he ran on), but it is a very appropriate term for someone who has actually endorse confiscating most commonly owned firearms if not all private
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> is anyone else absolutely astounded that someone as intelligent as The President would say something like "If even one child’s life can be saved, then we need to act."? Someone as intelligent as the president would never say this on
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I really like my 1911 (Kimber Target II, so ready for arguments about metal injection molding...), but it's really an enthusiast's gun at this point. I would not recommend it to a non-expert looking to use it for actual protection. I usuall
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> It might finally push Glock into making single-stack 9mm As a dude with small hands, I will write a personal letter of thanks to Andrew Cuomo if this happens: a modern polymer single-stack 9mm from a reputable manufacturer is long ov
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In the same boat as you. It's undeniable that gun violence is a public health problem in the US. It's undeniable that while most legal gun owners are law abiding citizens, the sheer number of guns in private possession, many find their ways
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It's feasible (perhaps easier than it should really be) to legally buy a handgun in California: take a test (written test and basic handling of the firearm), pass a background check, 10-day waiting period, and a limit of one per month. Far
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> Take a look at the Great State of Texas. It is quite free when it comes to gun laws. For example, I believe it is the only state in which you are allowed to use lethal force to defend your property. Actually a "duty to retreat" is rat
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Exactly. A sensible position is: "Second amendment recognized an individual right, but I don't think New York's gun laws infringe on it any more than their copyright right laws infringe on first amendment rights." Of course, now you'll need
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> To other child post: FUD. What the heck does NY have to do with the federal constitution? It takes 3/4 of states to pass a new amendment, so it's not like NY can do it on it's own. The second amendment limits the federal government fr
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I think you meant "if a sentence that...", right? This goes even further: if one was to carry drugs in a ziplock bag (or whatever else they're carried in, I am probably one of the few people on HN who doesn't know), when calculating the cha
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I think that's the point here: use Aaron's case as a starting point to highlight over zealous prosecutors. Techie-nerd community is also relatively wealthy and influential: getting the word out and actually having an impact will be feasible
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> This is Timothy McVeigh thinking, and it makes you a loser just like it did to McVeigh. You can never kill or destroy enough people to defeat Washington, D.C. What? McVeigh murdered innocent people. The parent is proposing investigati
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Warning: this comment turned out more "ranty" and longer than I hoped. However, I've noticed too many pre-mature conclusions (I wouldn't call them mistakes as they're very corrigible) that either I or my close friends have made that have -
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It just seems seems bizzarre that someone who has invested many years of their life into a hard science degree (much less a graduate degree in hard sciences) and has the intellect and work ethic required to excel in a scientific field would
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Well, not all people coming from those backgrounds can work in those fields, so one has to be careful. Many can and are glad to come to to tech/startup worl, though. Indeed some (many?) financial companies/hedge funds are really just soft
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This hilariously demonstrates what I've long thought about consulting companies: they don't provide "smarts as a service" as they claim (otherwise they would just take the MIT engineering grad, or simply compare based on GRE scores, etc...
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You are correct, but the author doesn't seem to be either from the US or a software engineer (his LinkedIn profile indicates a non-technical role). That said, there's also little harm for a programmer brushing up a bit further than needed o
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> Look at this comic: http://xkcd.com/1139/ - the playground jerks call the guy a loser because he isn't playing the social game. They are right that he is "losing" the social playground game. He doesn't care, but that's kind of what
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> Doesn't shit-talking $company in a public forum kind of reflect poorly on both of you? I'm always weirded out by people who call-out their employer in a public space like that... He doesn't mention employer publicly. I can't even reas
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One thing to keep in mind is that these kind of features articles (describing a new Silicon-X, talking about specific startups, talking about how "the suit is back", etc...) are almost often being written due to efforts of paid PR agencies
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Indeed, there are many ways to complement physical colocation with AWS.

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