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> See ... on the advantages of keeping intelligence agencies small. Excellent resources. For a counterpoint on the specific organization type we're discussing, governments, see lib…

> smaller Clandestine organisations would by necessary [sic] concentrate more power in fewer hands I think that "by necessity" is not true here. A smaller organization can not do a…

> I can't think of a time when I've needed flowers in the next 90 minutes, but if you want flowers even in the next week, you tend to get gouged ... Exactly. I can't think of a tim…

From the article: > Three government officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss classified matters, said the number would be substantially higher if it included o…

Oh man, that Nokia sound. I remember in 2002 I was watching a movie in a London theater, and the lights went dark, and the movie was just about to start, and... that Nokia sound we…

I always liked this procedurally generated nighttime cityscape by Shamus Young: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-d2-P... He wrote a whole article series walk…

LinkedIn probably banned them in order to prevent sexism.

I was annoyed at the condescension of "internet meme", and was commenting on that. When the clear potential for abuse has been thoroughly documented, getting nitpicky on actual abu…

I believe in the literal truth of those statements. I do not believe it to be likely that the local PD had evidence that would warrant a raid that they obtained on their own throug…

We know that the local police visited her house, and that the FBI knew about it . I don't think I'm being unreasonable in trusting the author that the officers said they were with …

So you still "don't buy this, at all"? Despite a credible news organization's confirmation that the FBI was aware of a local PD's visit to this family? The mind boggles.

I agree with sensible skepticism and reserving judgment to wait for more facts.[0] tptacek, on the other hand, led with "I don't buy this, at all", and "if you're trying to sell a …

Oh, "internet memes," such pesky things! Why, every time there's a new Chuck Norris joke there are congressional hearings and amendments being debated! Such trouble! And remember t…

It does make you wonder about the reporting rate on these sorts of events. Considering the hostile skepticism on the thread about the article Ms Catalano posted, I would not be sur…

That's your backtrack? That we don't know enough? How is it OK that the local PD ( acting as part of DoJ's Joint Terrorism Task Force) knows any factors that would reasonably lead …

Regarding gcb0's pointing out of the Streisand Effect: https://twitter.com/search?q=%40glasslewis&src=typd

Great UI overall. Very pretty. Here are some suggestions: * From inside the "photo focus view", add swipe based navigation to move through pictures. * Add an option to unset the co…

> Shame there's not a way to do the same thing to existing software patents. What's stopping anyone from crowd sourcing a database of prior art for existing patents that would inva…

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Graphics are easier than you'd think (triply true with library support). Just dive in!

I second brudgers re: noble motives and hard work. :) Follow up question: Have you stuck it in front of kids to see how they take to it? Without being based in theory, I'm curious …

I'm not sure if it's more accurately described as a middle ground or as a niche: Casual gamers who want to play cheap games on their TV, with a controller, and/or with friends. (An…

The reason the major players haven't made a cheap console is because they (Nintendo excepted) are pushing the boundaries of what "cheap enough" hardware can do. That's necessary fo…

That actually isn't the point. No one is saying it's illegal. They're saying it's creepy that the government has a database of your physical whereabouts that they can store and sea…