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by znowi 13y ago
Same old in a new package. Dilapidated villages, evil Putin, some churches, and an oddity, this time in a form of a gypsy wedding :) Very well executed though. Great photography and web layout.
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by znowi 13y ago
Chinese got the balls. I hope the rest of the world will join the effort.
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I suspect there's a whole department at Facebook, Google, and other companies that sole purpose is to come up with cleverly puzzled opt-in questions for users.
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by znowi 13y ago
If only it was that simple to make Google stop spying for NSA
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I'd like to hear some stories from the 10k crowd :)
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As many EU countries collaborate closely with the US intelligence, I think it's a matter of how much influence the US can leverage to get its way. For instance, I'm fairly certain that Sweden will do anything the US demands to not
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by znowi 13y ago
Well, the US is pretty much in terror since 9/11
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by znowi 13y ago
> Soviet space program was the safest one I've always had a similar perception. Incidentally, Soyuz is considered the safest craft with only two accidents (Soyuz 1 and Soyuz 11) in 46 years.
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by znowi 13y ago
Not sure if they promptly rebranded, but the search is called Torch actually. Here's a screen of an example search [1]. Note the query time - it's quite slow. [1] http://i.imgur.com/4tx4nzt.jpg Quick guide to ac
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by znowi 13y ago
I suspect soon enough (unless it's already a trend) Americans may be afraid to even speak of this in public as with mass surveillance you never know how and when your unfavorable words of the regime may affect you.
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Any person visiting the US today should be expecting this
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> amazing how many dark clouds are gathering around Google Not nearly as enough as they deserve. It should have started pouring years ago.
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by znowi 13y ago
> painstakingly vetted for their impeccable ideological purity You watch too many Hollywood spy movies :) > turned hyper-capitalist overnight What happened in the 90s had little to do with capitalism, though some may argue it did :) I
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by znowi 13y ago
> survive in the current climate It helps when the president is your fellow KGB pal :) Proper affiliation and loyalty is all you need. It's common folk that really have to survive.
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by znowi 13y ago
Most, if not all, of these people are criminals in the past, who'd been given decades in prison if properly investigated, but are now respectable gentlemen.
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Most revealing numbers of the "booming economy" report with its "average peaks" are hidden at the bottom last paragraph. Taken together, the bottom half of the global population own less than 1 percent of total wealth.
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US control over transactions within the European Union (2012)
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I agree with your analysis. If one is so keen to visit America - welcome to Canada! :) Optionally, wait until Stephen Harper is ousted :) Also, a little reminder. It is the American citizenry that made the US "a beacon of liberty"
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by znowi 13y ago
What makes me incredibly sad in all this is the reaction of people. Specifically, Americans. I'm used to see this nation as the pinnacle of free spirit and liberty. Bold, fearless, freedom loving culture that will not tolerate any encr
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by znowi 13y ago
It's nice of Obama to donate his prize money to charity, but I still cringe reading that he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Apparently, the Nobel Committee's main consideration was hope that he will do right for the world (or at leas
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by znowi 13y ago
#1 It is crazy and I see a toolbar on just about any average user computer. However, most people do not explicitly install them. They're being silently opted-in or gently coerced into it. #2 and #3 Google is so influential that it&#x27
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by znowi 13y ago
I never understood this rationalization for what is essentially a corrupt behavior. People find excuses to keep the corrupt system going. I see it as a collective madness. Those companies, being a huge influence on the internet culture and
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by znowi 13y ago
I may be missing something, but why would one boycott the Sochi Olympics?
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> it would basically become a lost decade for me 10 years of project management will not be lost on you. It's a great asset to have at any position. Leadership, conflict resolution, team management, even knowledge of paper work - th
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by znowi 13y ago
A separate proposal to limit monthly executive pay to no more than what the company's lowest-paid staff earn in a year, the so-called 1:12 initiative, faces a popular vote on November 24. This is a peculiar initiative. Surely, a plot
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by znowi 13y ago
$300 is a little steep for this. One can probably buy a Nexus 5 for a bit more.
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Right. If it wasn't for the Capitol, it wouldn't even be the news.
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Yes. Israel's tactics is generally to incite conflict, pull in the west countries (mainly the US), thus solving their geopolitical goals. You can in fact trace the birth of modern terrorism right back to establishment of the Israeli st
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by znowi 13y ago
Can't upvote this enough. This is a real opportunity to fight for user privacy and support the only company that openly defied the government's unconstitutional demands. A virtue we all longed for just a couple of months ago at
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Lavabit is operating under the US law and Ladar's fight is with the US government. The focus on American people and US constitution is a single viable path to constructively battle the unlawful demands. If it is ruled that Lavabit ca

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