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This. The real irony about the banks is that by heavily regulating banks and explicitly backing them, we also implicitly allow this sort of abusive behavior towards customers.

A good primer, but more like SIGINT 101 CIRCA 1970. No mention of China, Iran, North Korea, or the use of SIGINT against terrorist or insurgent networks.

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Sorry but Paul Krugman is biased trash. Requiring employers to shop for and provide health insurance is only going to complicate the already complex system and lead to crappier les…

If you don't think that Pakistani and Iranian intelligence did not pass along the lessons learned to insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan then I don't know what else to say other tha…

What? How can you put Manning in the same category? Sure he established the trend and legitimized Wikileaks, but most of what he released was tactically valuable to enemies of the …

^ This. Here is a good Planet Money episode about it. http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/02/12/171814201/episo...

What you neglect to mention is that Europe and the US had high import taxes to protect their industries from eachother. Somehow the US still managed to become a superpower. China w…

You turn them into machines, manufactured overseas and sold to Walmart and McDonalds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxx1KdGXti0 ^ I was listening to this earlier and I can't help but point out the creeping government overreach in all aspects of our lives. We drop …

I think you might be underestimating the impact of slackening demand. Emerging market airlines put in a ton of orders over the past 10 years, now we're seeing them slash airfare pr…

I have eaten at Maurice's several times (it is delicious), but never knew the history. Confederate flags are common at businesses throughout the region, so it's hard to single out …

How big a deal is this for VMWare? Seems like they were largely headed this direction anyway?

I hate Comcast. Haven't used them in many years, but seemingly every month I read about something shady they have done to their customers. I seriously question how many Comcast cus…

This is why I think Google Fiber, or some other ISP offering by Google, is an important strategic component for Alphabet.

Or potentially just positioning some big development offices outside of their historic areas rather than the gigantic corporate campus mindset..

So I know a lot of intelligence folks who cover different "threat vectors". I have never met one who doesn't believe that their coverage universe is the most important one to focus…

http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/general-mattis-crosses-pot... Former Marine here. I thought this article was funny when it recirculated just prior to the recent election. But I a…

You could do hi-tech manufacturing with high school graduates if they actually studied a high-tech curriculum or had the opportunity to apprentice for 2-3 years. College is not (an…