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Gunfire increasing, 4 or more people killed, others wounded.
Armor moving away from positions near the square and toward the Nile bridges according to reporters and activists on the phone (AJE).
One person may have been killed (Reuters / Al-Arabeyya reporting) ... gunfire may be coming from several directions.
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ghost11 on Wednesday February 02, 2011 @09:40PM
from the self-post dept.
AJE (http://english.aljazeera.net/) and Reuters have APCs moving on the bridges nearby. A lot of gunfire in the background of their correspondents' phones during interviews. Very confusing due to sound reverberating off of the high-rises that ring the square.
Google had nothing to do with it. My thoughts are with Wael and his family, and I hope that Google applies inquiries and whatever pressure is possible in case he's been detained by the Egyptian security services.
I think HN's progressed from privacy concerns to service complaints to plain dogpiling and reddit-style karma-whoring.
Great, we go from startup-loving independents to promoting Soviet-style control of a social networking site. If you don't like it, quit. It won't make any real difference in your life. You can't say that about water or electricity.
"I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"
Post-college working life: 22 - 72 (extended SS eligibility age for the USA). Half of that: 47.
"Meet Anakin Skywalker, promising pod racing whiz."
Roughly a quarter of the people aged 65+ are working full-time. So, when did 58 become "middle-aged?"
'Tis a fine bit o' trollin', indeed. One of the better attention-scamming blog entries I've seen.
Next time, could you put in a few more references to "damn kids," and a photo of the American flag, drifting over a car dealership, perhaps?
"Equity? These lazy Palo Alto kids want equity? Next time they'll want free chocolate sundaes and health care!"
How amusing. A Briton thinks that a corporation is a danger to privacy, instead of his own government.
Looks like the site is dog slow and overloaded by a little traffic. Mirrors the target company well.