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> But please do show me that international condemnation of Brazilian fans. What exactly do you want to see from me that you can't find yourself?

Even Olympics officials have said the conduct of the Brazilian fans is unacceptable. If you're not just trolling you can search out some quotes yourself.

The condemnation of the behavior of the Brazilian crowds is international.

It could depend on the particular layout of the pool deck at each event -- some allow people closer than others, etc.

No, but it's funny how many people are ignoring the main point of the article to get angry about the hypothetical example.

> Now, what happens if someone with an infant or developmentally challenged teenager signs up? Their needs present an entirely new set of problems, problems that could be solved by…

Did anyone else find the juxtaposition of "over" and a very precise number in the title a bit strange?

To honor this occasion I'm wearing a shirt featuring ladies in bikinis.

I have no idea. Castroville had a radio direction finder station during the war, but that didn't open until 1943. Maybe it was just a lightly defended place they could shell to cau…

This sounds like an urban legend designed to humiliate an enemy. Japanese records give a different reason for the attack: >>"An ad hoc pow-wow is convened in officers' quarters to …

The "flat structure" at Valve reminds me of the"unlimited vacation" policy at Netflix. It sounds liberating, but also offers the potential for employees to be judged by rules that …

In the time it took you to make that throwaway account you could have read this: http://sfist.com/2014/02/18/young_tech_worker_who_called_911... or this: https://dl.dropboxusercont…

If you read his story about his SF arrest you'll see he and his friend were drunkenly interfering with paramedics trying to treat an accident victim, even after the police told the…

> But people's names do in fact reflect the level of education of their families, and in an extreme case they can choose a new name if they want. Good point -- I hadn't thought of …

Good idea, but someone beat you to it: http://www.nber.org/digest/sep03/w9873.html

I don't think it's petty or jealous to seek employment at a place where hard work and dedication are rewarded.

There's a peer review scandal currently underway involving a top economics journal. https://gborjas.org/2016/06/30/a-rant-on-peer-review/

I'm voting for Donald Trump.

Are Riot employees required to play LoL? Are they identified as Riot employees in-game and expected to be ambassadors for the company?

Taking large cases on contingency is exactly the business model of many law firms. They don't charge the client directly, and take about 50% of the payout, plus legal fees if the c…

Why would Thiel need to fund this lawsuit in the first place? Don't lawyers usually take cases with the potential for a multi-million dollar payoff on a contingency basis? Edit: Ap…

To be fair, if you just looked at the picture it would be easy to mistake DC's Metro for SF's BART system.

Alternate headline: number of secret societies at Harvard about to sharply rise.

Oh yeah? Back in MY day we walked 10 miles to school! Uphill! Both ways! Back then a "little snowflake" was what we called our classmates who froze to death walking home from schoo…

The R cheat sheet also looks incomplete. Is this a work in progress?