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The internet might not be as tightly controlled but think of the Great Firewall of China. In addition, it's an excellent tool for surveillance. People periodically realize that the…

This is how the Lisbon treaty was ratified in the EU after the Constitution was shot down by voters. The two documents overlap 99%. Question: Do people oppose the bill so fiercely …

slaves vs slave owners. bourgeoisie vs proletariat. Class conflict has been here since the beginning of human history. Those who have power will always exploit those who don't have…

Do you know where all those companies are that follow ethical practices? Out of business. This is a dog eats god world. Survival of the fittest. Google didn't get this big by havin…

I'm taking a Masters Machine Learning class at a top UK university and I must say that I'm sure the lecturer is an expert in ML but he's got absolutely no teaching skills. 90% of t…

Every generation thinks that they are somehow unique. That they face problems that could mean the end of humanity. That they reached some kind of singularity and at this stage evol…

I plan to do a PhD in AI and start my own company after that. I already have a very solid software engineering background. I think in order to truly appreciate your education and e…

I don't think this is a viable strategy in the long run. He managed to make it work for now because of all the media attention and sending it viral on social networking sites. In a…

I think college is like better business bureau. A scam. You can learn everything you want yourself for free, instead of going to a college and pay an enormous amount of money for i…

why not split US and EU? Clearly a statistically significant number of visitors are from NY/SF and UK.

sure video games help you build skills. But question is, could you spend that time on building skills that are MORE relevant to your goals? I am of the opinion, that almost everyth…

what's the problem with wanting these?

Why don't you use AdBlock Plus if ads bother you?

You only need these features because you are a programmer. A lot of people never even open the Terminal. Arguably, Linux or Windows is better match for programmers.

I wouldn't say it's more convenient. It's rather the case that most people have no clue about how to pirate music. It's an information asymmetry. You need to be at least minimally …

the biggest fraud in the history of a european country (> 100 million USD) was committed by a broker who had no qualifications whatsoever, didn't even graduate from high school but…

> he was a friggin' VP of a $100 million company x 10 + >But damn, I didn't think it would happen to me. I mean, I was prepared! I read a lot of books! I knew all about bad employe…

Efficiency does not kill jobs. Efficiency only kills OLD jobs and creates NEW jobs. Specialization ensures that everybody has a job. We're not coming to some futuristic scenario wh…

ok. wtf is going on. why does this story have 314 points? it's about a man taking a photo of a couple. Is this supposed to be a top quality post or what? Why does it matter that th…

I've got a feeling the iPhone 4 Steve is a very clever marketing ploy by Apple. "I'll be buying an iPhone 4 Steve this friday." Emotional manipulation in its subtlest form.

exactly my thoughts. ima outta here.

-1 Seriously, a fantasy story about a man taking a walk in a park? is that it? 732 upvotes. sigh...

Bitcoin charges 0.01% @:)

truth is: the majority of end user don't care if they can only sign up with facebook. it's even easier for them as they have less choice to make. This is only a problem for highly …