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Comment · 8 years ago
Tell me what you think about Muslims. Are they bad too?

Is your stance, “all cultures are good, unless the culture is different from mine?”

Comment · 8 years ago
I bet the looks-like-tin-ceiling acoustic tile costs more than the white hospital-style stuff.
Comment · 8 years ago
This is bad regulation. Moving on.
Comment · 8 years ago
I loved Mr. Rogers, and several other PBS shows.

I can also understand why we might not want to spend government money to produce the shows.

Comment · 8 years ago
The US laws do not apply in China.
Comment · 8 years ago
This fact is mentioned in the article.
Comment · 8 years ago
Americans don’t like to acknowledge that other cultures have different aaproaches to business. Why is the implication is that these practices are wrong?
Comment · 8 years ago
This shows the benefits of local government. I think this is a bad policy. Fortunately, I also don’t live in San Jose. If I did, I’d try to elect new local politicians.
Comment · 8 years ago
I hope I’m never in a spot where I have to grovel for my job, via some peer review judgement, instead of leaving for a better job.
Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
Yes, but when they used purely merit-based standards, some groups consistently scored lower than other groups. That was deemed unacceptable, so discrimination was reintroduced to the process.
Comment · 8 years ago
Don’t forget the political risks of accepting crypto credit card transactions. I can see the post-crash Senate panel now:

Senator: what volume did you process?

Bank CEO: about $800M, madam.

Senator: $800M. And that didn’t concern you?

Bank CEO: well it was within parameters, madam

Senator: let me read you a letter from a single mother who bought $2000 of coins...

Etc.

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