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by throwaway9324 11y ago
I found it quite fluffy and sensationalist. Basic geopolitics and the recent history of Iraq meets basic unconventional warfare. Outstanding journalism for me would be more like this: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/
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by throwaway9324 11y ago
It isn't private though, but corporate. You're communication is generally not protected as an employee (expectation of privacy etc. depending on jurisdiction) and a lot of things people considers personal (gossip, health, location
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by throwaway9324 11y ago
> I thought the initial concept of wikileaks was to publish documents that would reveal scandals" Well. From an early version of wikileaks website: "Wikileaks is developing an uncensorable Wikipedia for untraceable mass docume
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
It's not a "diss" though, but a legitimate opinion on copyright which is found both in discourse and in law. Just because the author is opinionated and throws around rhetoric emotional words like "toxic" and "n
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
On income/happiness: "It’s a little easier to see why people would pass along the wrong story here, since it’s easy to misinterpret the data when it’s plotted against a linear scale, but it’s still pretty easy to see what’s going
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
I realize that it can look that way. But what could I do to have a fair chance to refute something that is made to be hard to disagree with, as most opinion pieces are? Where the subject is also something that I and the audience are inexper
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
I wouldn't think so. Being actively involved in things in college seem to be one of the better indicators of success in those areas. I know many geeks who aren't especially successful in those areas and I don't think less of
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
As I said I think it's a bad piece because it uses cheap rhetorical devices rather than providing a nuanced view of the subject. And, as I also said, I don't think this kind of angled article is appropriate if articles from the ot
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
"This part" Do you want to refute my claim or do you don't think quality of the article is important? "And this part" I don't sympathize with people that actively constructs an environment where they will meet
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
I don't see how geeks aren't as much of a "trophy generation" as it gets. So I think you know the answer o your question. Yes, there are exception. But the ration between opportunity and chip on their shoulder seems pret
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
This is a pretty bad opinion piece using scare quotes, personal attacks and anecdotal commentary. It's disappointing to see this up-voted since people here aren't interested in a debate, but just to affirming there own views on th
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
"Then you had the UN weapons inspectors who kept being thrown out of Iraq." One of the reasons Iraq didn't co-operate with weapons inspectors was because they were infiltrated by US and UK intelligence. As far as I know they
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
It does for the people being discussed.
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
"we cannot force the cost of living to drop" That's exactly what rent control does. I guess it's ok to not even try to make an argument on HN these days.
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
Building isn't the main difference between SF and NY. If everyone in Brooklyn want to live in Manhattan prices would be very different. If anything SF has become more centralized and companies keep paying high salaries and other perks
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
The article presents a huge falsification of history. I dare to say that most of the technical development was made by people who doesn't fit into the narrow definition of "nerd" as presented. The impression I got when I got
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
"That's as good as calling him out by name." As far as I know the guys name was not widely, if at all, published.
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
It's not controversial because it's largely confirms the view of nerds that "outsiders" agree with. Like a lot of these essays it long winding, full of generalizations and in-group cultural references which makes it hard
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
It would never have reached the proportions it did if it wasn't for all the people "defending" the guy and then keep bringing it up time and time again to make an argument.
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
I'm not sure what you mean. The "infosec scene" has always had stricter social codes than any other form of hacking.
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by throwaway9324 12y ago
The people who claim "hacking" today didn't start it. In fact "hacking", to the extent it ever had a common definition, has changed to accommodate the people that are more interested in being part of some culture ra