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Comment · 5 years ago
Can be stopped? Doesn't sound like this is what happened here, the company paying the ransom is what stopped the hostage. The FBI simply recovered the ransom (and some more), but probably can't cover for the economic damage from the hold-up.
Comment · 6 years ago
Isn't your company name problematic given the historical connotations?
Comment · 7 years ago
Out of curiosity, why does this apply to US and Isreal residents? Is there a legal framework that makes Isarelis eligible for these kinds of settlments automatically?
Comment · 7 years ago
Yeah it's just speculation, sounds even like they're trying to hype up AMD stock...
Comment · 7 years ago
I don't get why Amazon would get control of the entire TLD. Can't these new TLDs be managed by some other entity which hands out domains to those that want them?
Comment · 7 years ago
And $5 million is nothing for Amazon, especially given they're only actually spending a fraction of that as you mentioned.
Comment · 8 years ago
Does it still affect you if you don't connect your FB account? I wouldn't think so
Comment · 8 years ago
> Evidence suggests that these are mostly just attention-starved gamers looking to impress one another

What is the link with gaming I'm missing here? Is 4chan simply associated by gaming defacto? I don't see anything else about video games or any evidence of these people being gamers in the article...

Comment · 8 years ago
He's arguing against that view and gave arguments. Do you have any?
Comment · 8 years ago
You do know the post wasn't written specifically for you...? It might benefit other users
Comment · 8 years ago
I feel like the further you go in maths, the less attention is given to details, which are "left as exercise to the reader".
Comment · 8 years ago
It's about reclaiming the space -- playing near a road is noisy, smelly and dangerous for kids.

"Outside" has become synonymous with car traffic, which is why children playing on the road feels so refreshing

Comment · 8 years ago
Even though it isn't the case right now, we must be careful for the feature not to become a feeling of privacy rather than privacy itself
Comment · 8 years ago
They still have it at the Gare de Lyon in Paris

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