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   Rubber Bullets Are Anything but “Nonlethal.” They Should Be Banned(jacobinmag.com)

   7 points by tareqak 6y ago|0 comments
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   by tareqak 6y ago

   I share the same discomfort at the idea, but I think if everyone is subject to the exact same treatment, then it should be a lot less so. I would not be opposed to algorithmic blurring as long as the raw, unedited footage remains available
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   by tareqak 6y ago

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles
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   by tareqak 6y ago

   The President of the United States still has a Press Secretary who still presents press releases to journalists and takes their questions. They probably also manage the official Twitter account for the White House. Edit/Update: one thi
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   by tareqak 6y ago

   I see where you, the parent, the grandparent, and the article are all coming from. Initially, I thought that it might have been a confusion about the word riot, but a riot requires violence [0]. Instead, I think the point of contention is w
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   by tareqak 6y ago

   I personally think body camera footage should be public. I would even go as far to say security cameras owned by public institutions should also be public. I think the answer to “who watchers the watchers?” should be a group of trustworthy
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   by tareqak 6y ago

   I found the article insightful: confirming some of the ideas I already had, and giving words for other ideas that are still taking shape. Here are some choice quotes: > “After 9/11, and again after the 2008 recession, there was the
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   by tareqak 6y ago

   This article is pretty short, so I will quote it below in full. > ROME (AP) — A court in Milan has ordered the appointment of a judicial administrator to oversee Uber Italy for one year after determining the company’s food delivery servi
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   Italy court rules Uber food delivery riders were exploited(apnews.com)

   2 points by tareqak 6y ago|1 comments
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    by tareqak 6y ago

    I see a blank after “Paid for by:” now.
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    by tareqak 6y ago

    It also reminds me of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_wolf_(terrorism)#Stocha... .
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    by tareqak 6y ago

    Was the cane broken intentionally or unintentionally?
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    by tareqak 6y ago

    > Politics is a team based sport. I wonder if there is a relationship between the level of competitiveness that a people have for sports with the level of competitiveness that they have in politics and other aspects said people’s lives.
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    by tareqak 6y ago

    I think this submission is the same story from a different source as the one in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23247228 .
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    by tareqak 6y ago

    Since Uber has publicly stated that they will lay off 20% of their employees rather soon, how does this new decision to acquire GrubHub square with that [0]? [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23011146
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    by tareqak 6y ago

    I’m genuinely curious as to what one of these job descriptions look like. I’m not at all doubting the existence of this sort of behavior.
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    by tareqak 6y ago

    Same news posted earlier here, but sourced from the BBC: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23092630 .
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    by tareqak 7y ago

    That actually makes me think that a lot of potential invention/innovation is locked away behind cumbersome user interfaces. Imagine if all email clients were split between models and controller + view. People who want to improve the UI
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    German minister backs creating legal right to work from home(apnews.com)

    52 points by tareqak 7y ago|22 comments
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    Facebook to label national origin of popular posts(apnews.com)

    2 points by tareqak 7y ago|0 comments
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    by tareqak 7y ago

    https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relie... has a section for “Who Can Apply”, which I’ll quote below: Who Can Apply The following entities affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) may be eligible: *
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    Facebook agreed to censor posts after Vietnam slowed traffic(reuters.com)

    12 points by tareqak 7y ago|0 comments
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    US bars new immigration green cards, not temporary visas(apnews.com)

    1 points by tareqak 7y ago|0 comments
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    Harried parents forgo home school(apnews.com)

    2 points by tareqak 7y ago|1 comments
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    Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus(apnews.com)

    5 points by tareqak 7y ago|0 comments
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    by tareqak 7y ago

    I can’t edit this anymore, but I should have said to post them here, and to send them to the New York Times. My mistake.
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    by tareqak 7y ago

    Please send them to the New York Times.
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    by tareqak 7y ago

    Same news from the Associated Press: https://apnews.com/8ca7559d39b89d097a158043ca8f44bc .
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    by tareqak 7y ago

    With a high enough unemployment rate, businesses might have trouble getting anything done because outside conditions start resembling a general strike. In addition, with a high enough unemployment rate, the customers of a business might not
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    by tareqak 7y ago

    What do you think of the accounts in https://sites.google.com/site/thefaceofamazon/ ?