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I second that — If hacker news can’t discuss this in detail, nobody can. It’s been said by that KeshavarazNia That with the encryption key, which is not unique to each state, one o…

Serious question:do you still vote Democrat?

... Not to mention "Bodies" exhibit, filled with corpses of Chinese prisoners -- very reason I refuse to buy tickets.

Although he made out of produce the LSD, I assume money changed hands. I may be mistaken, but I think this is the syna qua non of a drug charge.

Perhaps this is the beginning of the investigation into Hillary Clinton et al. Assange has a lot of bargaining chips if he does get extradited to the US. Maybe he'll get immunity l…

Very clever, but alas, Facebook stopped being a hammer when they started censoring and manipulating content to support their political agenda. If the suit is successful, Facebook w…

The fatigue is often the result of burned out adrenal glands -- every jolt of caffeine results in adrenals secreting hormones into your system -- many people go into clinical fatig…

My husband lives and works in nothing but Reyn Spooners and jeans -- has a 40 year old "collection" (every year the company produces several new designs that are emblematic for tha…

Facebook randomly began notifying several friends every time I "liked" something they were opposed to -- finally addressed the resultant unfriending in person only to find out that…

... and speaking of criminality in fine art, let's not forget forgery which is and always has been a booming business. Or, as the ribald saying goes, "During his lifetime, Savador …

Theology majors may represent a greater proportion of believers in pre-marital sexual abstinance than do business majors, therefore weighting the odds in favor of marriage.

Assange keeps warning of AI manipulation by corporate states like Google and Facebook. Perhaps we should listen.

The tsunami of far right populism? The far right is in favor of protecting U.S. citizens from the monsters that perpetrate such heinous crimes. The far left wishes to open the door…

Mandating that employers are forbidden to ask about previous salary seems like a pathway to more government intrusion into a complex process. Part of job seeking involves learning …

Mandating that employers are forbidden to ask about previous salary seems like a pathway to more government intrusion into a complex process. Part of job seeking involves learning …

I would expect many department heads and politicians are taking inventory of obsolete or outdated laws and regulations that can be repealed aor taken off the book. Federal agencies…

Chaos Monkeys

Chaos Monkeys --By Martin

Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley by Martin