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Re:Stop Reading News (2013) on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @06:47AM (#19084460)
What is the name of this paper?

Ask HN: Should I post mediocre and/or small projects on GitHub?

Having 1.5 years left on my CS degree (of 5 years in total in Sweden) I wonder how potential employers rate the amount of content vs quality - when using GitHub as an extension to my regular resume?I have developed quite a few programs varying in quality and size over the years. I however feel that for every program I develop I find that my previous programs lack in quality, and sometimes I...

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Nearly gave me an heart attack
Re:Death in Singapore on Saturday February 16, 2013 @07:16AM (#5231266)
Quote1 [But the stress made him come back to God, she said. “Mom, can we pray?” Shane asked in April. “If I survive this, Father, I want to live my life to serve you.”]

I find it odd that the Todd family did not invoke the attention of US gov earlier. They argue that Shane Todd had been anxious and feared for his life for some time before his death. Had that been the case, and Shane Todd was unable to leave Singapore due to his situation, surely the US gov should've been informed of the situation and help transfer Shane back to the US. The US gov would also have had an interest in doing so since Shane Todd had reported to his mother that he was possibly compromising the security of his home land due to his research in Singapore.

Quote2 [“He said he felt he was being asked to compromise American security.”]

Quote1 indicates Shane means to dedicate his life to 'God'(phrased Father) if he survives. I assume that any parent hearing their child stating this would immediately take action as to save the life of their child and thus contact some instance of US gov.