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Unspeakable Realities Block Universal Health Coverage In America

When it seems like people are voting against their interests, I have probably failed to understand their interests. We cannot begin to understand Election 2016 until we acknowledge the power and reach of socialism for white people.

Click to view the original at forbes.com

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Onedrive for Business open is very slow on Linux (Chrome/Firefox) but with very fast with a "Windows" user-agent

Hello, Onedrive for Business open is very slow on Linux (Chrome/Firefox) but with very fast with a "Windows" user-agent. On Ubuntu/Linux 16.04 + Chrome/Firefox (last version), when I open:

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Hasnain says:

This is really damning, and from Feb.

"The day after Trump won the election, the Partnership for Open & Fair Skies campaign issued a statement saying, “We look forward to briefing President-elect Donald Trump and his new administration on the massive, unfair subsidies that the UAE and Qatar give to their state-owned Gulf carriers.”"

Posted on 2017-03-22T06:27:05+0000

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Filing Taxes Could Be Free and Simple. But H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying Against It.

The makers of TurboTax and other online systems spent millions lobbying last year, much of it directed toward a bill that would permanently bar the government from offering taxpayers prefilled filings.

Click to view the original at propublica.org

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Hasnain says:

"Four council members, however, said they’re confident the information can be kept secure and that the system will increase safety for residents and police officers. They also said it may deter criminals from breaking the law in the city.

“To me, $1 million is a drop in the bucket when you are trying to protect 100,000 or more people, and everyone who comes into our city every day,” said Councilman Keith Blackburn, a retired police officer. “I don’t think this ... is going to violate privacy.”"

:(

(Not) looking forward to the inevitable hack...

Posted on 2017-03-22T04:40:02+0000

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Americans Ate 19% Less Beef From ’05 to ’14, Report Says

The National Resources Defense Council, an environmental group, said lower demand reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Click to view the original at nytimes.com

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GitHub now lets its workers keep the IP when they use company resources for personal projects

The new policy is called the Balanced Employee IP Agreement (BEIPA), and GitHub is—of course—going to open-source it.

Click to view the original at qz.com

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2038: only 21 years away [LWN.net]

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