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Hasnain says:

"It's more comfortable to talk about inequality and poverty outside the context of race. More than half the country thinks past or present discrimination is not a major factor in why black Americans face problems today. But in the past, it was OK to literally build a wall between a white neighborhood and black neighborhood. That was a lot easier to point at and say: Hey, that's racist. Now, those concrete symbols of racism are largely gone and what's left are their systemic effects. Sometimes, that makes it hard to be as outraged.

But in this country, we forced people into toxic neighborhoods based on the color of their skin, and it still plays an overwhelming role in which people gets a real shot to be healthy, happy, and hopeful. In other words, the walls are still there."

Posted on 2016-06-08T04:59:11+0000

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MongoDB queries don’t always return all matching documents! — Meteor Engineering

When I query a database, I generally expect that it will return all the results that match my query. Recently, I was surprised to find that…

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Silicon Valley's profound housing crisis, in one sentence

"San Jose has taken the rare step of publicly opposing the project, saying it would add far too many jobs."

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Hasnain says:

"San Jose has taken the rare step of publicly opposing the project, saying it would add far too many jobs, exacerbating the region’s housing shortage."

but .. job creators!

Posted on 2016-06-07T23:33:56+0000

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WIPP Exhibit: Message to 12,000 A.D.

Excerpts from Expert Judgment on Markers to Deter Inadvertent Human Intrusion into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Sandia National Laboratories report SAND92-1382 / UC-721, p. F-49

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Panama Papers Reveal How Wealthy Americans Hid Millions Overseas

Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian law firm at the center of the trove of revealing documents, offered a menu of services to conceal the true owners.

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The Story Behind That Iranian Version of Modern Family

Yesterday, I wrote about an Iranian show called Haft Sang, which made news here in the U.S. thanks to a video posted by YouTube user Sina Haghighi. The ...

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Hasnain says:

From 2014; I had no idea they tried copying the show. With culturally required changes, of course; in which Mitch and Cam become a hetero couple and Haley becomes a guy

Posted on 2016-06-05T17:58:07+0000

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Hasnain says:

"It may not end with happily ever after, but it’s a story I’m glad I was privileged enough to lend a few words to.

Yeah, it may have broken me so very, very badly, but I can’t regret Fable."

Posted on 2016-06-02T06:30:21+0000

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