Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years

Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by twoodfin on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @12:22AM (#6474013)

I'm glad this was posted here, otherwise I never would have known.

Something all hackers should be paying attention to, certainly. Many implications for how we write our software, the future of networked communication and more.

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by jmduke on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @12:27AM (#6474034)

I'm glad this was posted here, otherwise I never would have known.

I don't mean this sarcastically -- are you serious? It's been plastered over my news and social feeds for the past 48 hours, but I recognize I have a disproportionately large amount of friends/acquaintances in DC.

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by twoodfin on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @12:30AM (#6474040)

My flag privileges were lost during a flight to Cuba, and the guidelines specify that we not complain about the relevance of posts in the comments. So I won't complain.

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by jmduke on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @12:42AM (#6474102)

I just reread your comment and now I feel like a dunce. Leaving my original comment, so that I might better revel in my shame.

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by jonchang on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @12:30AM (#6474041)

Sarcasm can be difficult to express online; I'm glad you explicitly pointed it out in your reply.

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