2011-06-01, 12:10 | Link #13961 |
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I think we've moved into an era that should consider *any* autocratic government as illegitimate and rather just a region where a real jackass and his posse are running amuck.
Of course, "real jackass and posse" defines a lot of human history (from warlords to kings to dictators) --- but at this point in the evolution of societal systems its time to call that mode out for the infantile model it is.
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2011-06-01, 14:45 | Link #13962 | |
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However from my reading most historical autocratic governments haven't really functioned that way. Furthermore their tyranny was far less acute as they had far less means to maintain control of their populace, and their populace could more easily depose them if they really wished to. |
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2011-06-01, 16:02 | Link #13963 |
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Man's 400 Minutes In Dell Hell Could Cost Them Millions
Why you shouldn't outsource your customer service... |
2011-06-01, 16:14 | Link #13964 | |
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1. Chinese "foreign talent" who can't speak proper English 2. Overeducated undergraduates who know absolutely nothing about networking (other than Facebook I think) 3. Idiots who have been taught that open-source and torrents are bad - they somehow firewalled all my FFXIV updates the last time I played it, and it pissed me off, one of the reasons why I stopped playing the game altogether. I heard that Starhub has the same problems, but meh, I am switching to another ISP after my contract ends. This is the problem with outsourcing - the HR retards can't seem to see that reduced cost of labour is usually equivalent to reduced effectiveness of labour. And interestingly, the bigger the corporation gets, the more decadent the HR becomes.
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2011-06-01, 20:29 | Link #13965 | |
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Gmail accounts hit by massive phishing attack
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2011-06-01, 21:38 | Link #13967 |
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Analysis: Could a cyber war turn into a real one for the U.S.?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...74U75420110601
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2011-06-01, 23:39 | Link #13968 |
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Japanese PM Naoto Kan is currently going through a vote of no confidence from the Japanese parliament. There are conflicting reports alleging that he intends to resign. Specifically, Kan's chief cabinet secretary, Yukio Edano, denies that Kan is giving up on the earthquake recovery effort.
Alleging his intention to resign: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20...000549-san-pol Edano's denial: http://www.asahi.com/politics/update...106020162.html The Americans go "impeach Bush" and then "impeach Obama" without anything close to successfully acting on it, and the Japanese actually follow through with alarming frequency. >_>;; In related interest, there's an unconfirmed IAmA from an intern who works for a Japanese Diet member: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment...or_a_japanese/ |
2011-06-01, 23:45 | Link #13969 | |
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A. She keeps having PMS (Prime Minister Sacking) on a regular basis. *sarcastic* It is not like changing another PM will solve the problem of Japan being over-corporatised, having a large public debt and a bureaucracy. The people need to work together to solve the problem instead of fighting for the authority to solve it their way.
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2011-06-02, 04:21 | Link #13971 |
books-eater youkai
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AP sources: US-Pakistan form an anti-terror squad
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...06-02-03-41-49 A move for keeping their billions than they get fron the USA every year ?
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2011-06-02, 05:37 | Link #13972 | |
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LinkedIn shares were a bubble: academic model
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2011-06-02, 09:46 | Link #13973 | |
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North Korea the Happiest Place on Earth
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2011-06-02, 12:05 | Link #13977 |
books-eater youkai
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The ultimate bias about something than can hardly be measured.
Europe E.coli is toxic new strain, trade row grows http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7511UX20110602
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2011-06-02, 12:15 | Link #13978 |
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'Global war on drugs has failed,' key panel says
"The global war on drugs has failed and governments should explore legalizing
marijuana and other controlled substances, according to a commission that includes former heads of state, a former U.N. secretary-general and a business mogul." "The office of White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said the report was misguided." See: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43248071...me_and_courts/ |
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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