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Re:Uber: Disability Laws Don’t Apply to Us on Friday May 22, 2015 @11:55AM (#9589053)
I'd even go so far as to argue uber is larger than many taxi companies too. Not to take sides, but the whole small actor argument is bs now.
Re:Snowden Sees Some Victories, from a Distance on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @10:41AM (#9576609)
US law only applies to US Citizens, while I understand your sentiment it's written that way for a reason. EU Law loosely allows for all persons regardless of country protection with the same laws of the EU.

Frustrated or not, Protecting their country and their countries assets is. If you don't think this is going on around the globe then you're not looking for answers. The fact that there were checks and balances (some that may not have worked) is still way more than the rest of the world. For example the russian SORM system flat out forces a 1:1 copy of all internet traffic to the FSB. Meta data at gateways vs full capture, where's the uproar on behalf of the Russian citizens? Not to mention russian provides internet access / connectivity for many African, middle eastern, and even eastern european companies (direct and through proxy organizations) all subject to the same SORM rulings.

Re:Snowden Sees Some Victories, from a Distance on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @10:31AM (#9576541)
It's likely he'll see the charges of "Aiding the Enemy", "Illegal disclosure of Classified Information", and "Unauthorized removal and retention of Classified information". That said, Treason isn't as hard to apply as people are making it out to be.

“If you think that one, Al Qaeda and similar groups are the enemy for purposes of treason; two, his actions assisted them in operations against the U.S.; and three, that was his intention,” Harrison said, “then the argument that it was treason is pretty good.” - John Harrison UVA LAW specializing in constitutional law and history.

Re:Zenefits (YC W13) Just Raised $500M at a $4.5B Valuation on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @10:07AM (#9498686)
No to mention their platform is still far off from what i'd call user friendly. I have to download excel sheets, edit them and upload? Really??
Re:The CIA Says It’s Time to Up Its Cyber Game on Monday March 09, 2015 @11:00AM (#9171251)
The NSA is primarily charged with Signals Intelligence, Where as the CIA is Human Intelligence. So it's actually a pretty clear line. They also have their own security clearance process (though they tend to recognize each others in join work).

The Department of Homeland security is a bit different, they're charged with domestic operations and support (TSA).

The FBI is a Domestic Detective agency for lack of a better description. They're charged with being the Federal investigative force vs relying on varying state and city groups.

So yes, theres plenty for all of them to spy on / work on. Each have their own laws and limitations. That's why they're incestuous and work together on many projects.

Re:Banks Paid $32.6B in Bonuses Amid U.S. Bailout (2009) on Monday February 09, 2015 @12:30PM (#9022377)
Depends on Skillsets but it's not horrible. It's actually pretty consistent in Charleston, SC. as well. I know many devs over 100k in each field, It's not SF pay, but the cost of living is also not SF prices.
Re:A Liquid Nitrogen Cocktail Party on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @06:46PM (#8883373)
http://www.marketpavilion.com/nitrotini.cfm

I've bought nitrotini's at Market Pavilion a few times and they're a neat novelty.