God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by From Bklyn on
January 7, 2010 2:34 AM
So, let me get this straight. The thought process that some of you, and Ms. Dick, are going through:
Androids in PKD's book had a model name of Nexus, specifically Nexus 6, with a couple of references to the obsolete Nexus 5.
From that, you... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese on
January 6, 2010 7:53 PM
So, let me get this straight. The thought process that some of you, and Ms. Dick, are going through:
Androids in PKD's book had a model name of Nexus, specifically Nexus 6, with a couple of references to the obsolete Nexus 5.
From that, you... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Evilspork on
January 6, 2010 7:47 PM
So, let me get this straight. The thought process that some of you, and Ms. Dick, are going through:
Androids in PKD's book had a model name of Nexus, specifically Nexus 6, with a couple of references to the obsolete Nexus 5.
From that, you... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Challahtronix on
January 6, 2010 6:40 PM
So, let me get this straight. The thought process that some of you, and Ms. Dick, are going through:
Androids in PKD's book had a model name of Nexus, specifically Nexus 6, with a couple of references to the obsolete Nexus 5.
From that, you... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Halloween Jack on
January 6, 2010 4:30 PM
So, let me get this straight. The thought process that some of you, and Ms. Dick, are going through:
Androids in PKD's book had a model name of Nexus, specifically Nexus 6, with a couple of references to the obsolete Nexus 5.
From that, you... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by PhoBWanKenobi on
January 6, 2010 2:11 PM
So, let me get this straight. The thought process that some of you, and Ms. Dick, are going through:
Androids in PKD's book had a model name of Nexus, specifically Nexus 6, with a couple of references to the obsolete Nexus 5.
From that, you... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Pope Guilty on
January 6, 2010 12:54 PM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by AceRock on
January 6, 2010 12:33 PM
So, let me get this straight. The thought process that some of you, and Ms. Dick, are going through:
Androids in PKD's book had a model name of Nexus, specifically Nexus 6, with a couple of references to the obsolete Nexus 5.
From that, you... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by The Bellman on
January 6, 2010 11:37 AM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by horsewithnoname on
January 6, 2010 8:12 AM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Mayor West on
January 6, 2010 6:33 AM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Nattie on
January 5, 2010 11:37 PM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by majick on
January 5, 2010 9:56 AM
The central function of a defense attorney is to be a check on the power of the State; he's there to do his best to raise a reasonable doubt that the government's case is correct. And it's his job to do that even if he knows you actually did the... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by owls on
January 5, 2010 8:16 AM
I completely agree with you, sotonohito. As I've said above, though less eloquently than you did there, the real tragedy here isn't that we followed the rules in this case, it's that we ignore them in so many others.
We've had a two-tier... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by aeschenkarnos on
January 4, 2010 10:37 PM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Caduceus on
January 4, 2010 10:19 PM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by col_pogo on
January 4, 2010 9:35 PM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Scoo on
January 4, 2010 6:16 PM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by jock@law on
January 4, 2010 5:50 PM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by ArisingMutually on
January 4, 2010 5:06 PM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by burnmp3s on
January 4, 2010 8:21 AM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by balmore on
January 4, 2010 7:32 AM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by Windigo on
January 4, 2010 6:31 AM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by tehloki on
January 4, 2010 1:12 AM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by lalochezia on
January 3, 2010 11:21 PM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Richard Daly on
January 3, 2010 9:51 PM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by zach4000 on
January 3, 2010 8:04 PM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by neckro23 on
January 3, 2010 7:30 PM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by Jimbob on
January 3, 2010 7:26 PM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese on
January 3, 2010 5:45 PM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by smoke on
January 3, 2010 4:41 PM
In my experience "statism" is code for "BUT I DON'T WANT TO PAY TAXES".
As I've seen it used, "statism" means that a group of people, if it's large enough, is perfectly justified in doing things to its members that... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Faze on
January 3, 2010 9:15 AM
In my experience "statism" is code for "BUT I DON'T WANT TO PAY TAXES".
As I've seen it used, "statism" means that a group of people, if it's large enough, is perfectly justified in doing things to its members that... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by prak on
January 3, 2010 6:31 AM
In my experience "statism" is code for "BUT I DON'T WANT TO PAY TAXES".
As I've seen it used, "statism" means that a group of people, if it's large enough, is perfectly justified in doing things to its members that... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by JHarris on
January 3, 2010 4:08 AM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by pixie on
January 3, 2010 2:36 AM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by ook on
January 2, 2010 11:04 PM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Hello Dad, I'm in Jail on
January 2, 2010 9:28 PM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Hactar on
January 2, 2010 6:51 PM
The central function of a defense attorney is to be a check on the power of the State; he's there to do his best to raise a reasonable doubt that the government's case is correct. And it's his job to do that even if he knows you actually did the... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by magdalenstreetladies on
January 2, 2010 2:12 PM
The central function of a defense attorney is to be a check on the power of the State; he's there to do his best to raise a reasonable doubt that the government's case is correct. And it's his job to do that even if he knows you actually did the... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by sotonohito on
January 2, 2010 1:29 PM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by chrisamiller on
January 2, 2010 9:50 AM
Viking: it would be fine if we applied the same standards to them that we do to us. This IS the right outcome, given the circumstances of the case. I'll be the first to agree with you, though, that it looks horrible.
But that's not because... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by scrump on
January 2, 2010 9:33 AM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by scrump on
January 2, 2010 9:29 AM
The central function of a defense attorney is to be a check on the power of the State; he's there to do his best to raise a reasonable doubt that the government's case is correct. And it's his job to do that even if he knows you actually did the... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by Pope Guilty on
January 2, 2010 9:26 AM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by wires on
January 2, 2010 9:08 AM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by 92_elements on
January 2, 2010 7:56 AM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by blue_beetle on
January 2, 2010 7:47 AM
God damn, I loves me some Bruce Schneier. That guy is awesome.
He's saying here what I've been trying to say, but less effectively, for many years:
Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist... [
more]
MetaFilter comment favorited by snwod on
January 2, 2010 4:50 AM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by theredpen on
January 2, 2010 4:32 AM
In all seriousness, no sarcasm whatsoever, this is what justice looks like:
The disputed evidence concerned statements the guards gave to state department investigators, which they were told would not be used to bring a criminal case.
This... [
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MetaFilter comment favorited by agropyron on
January 2, 2010 12:46 AM