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Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
I refuse to believe Candid Camera did anything as heinous as harassing people for their religion and ethnicity and then making a show out of going to their place of worship to "just criticize" an international conspiracy they purport as existing.

That YouTuber has been banned from entering the UK for inciting racial hatred. I don't believe it's wise to take anything she says or shows on her channel at face value.

I find it concerning that you're willing to put her brand of divisive hate on par with Candid Camera's pranks, as if what she's doing is just silly antics.

Comment · 8 years ago
Did you watch the video?

The officer's words: "The local community walks around here without any fear, I walk around here without any fear."

She's a professional provocateur with a clear anti-Muslim agenda. The officer stopped her because he believed she was disturbing the peace, and I'd have to agree.

Try doing what she's doing at a New York City synagogue and see how long it takes until the cops are called.

Somehow, I don't believe, "I'm just trying to criticize International Jewry!" would fly in that situation.

This is another example of a neighborhood where there's casual street traffic, children playing and absolute peace and tranquility if we ignore the woman gawking at people while loudly decrying their presence, ethnicity and religion on camera. I'd call the police, too, if such a person was trying to make an example out of me while wholly disturbing the peace.

Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
Have worked on one such project, can confirm that these exist.
Comment · 8 years ago
Plenty of entrepreneurs have made a lot of money chasing fads. Web 2.0, NoSQL, microservices, etc.
Comment · 8 years ago
> Guides like this serve no purpose other than to fatten vocabularies and promote the "brand" of people who aren't actually doing the work (speakers, educators, etc).

Yep. They're often ghostwritten, too.

Comment · 8 years ago
I've encountered a trend of B&M and big retailers carrying counterfeit hair & body care products over the last two years.
Comment · 8 years ago
Yep. Same thing with Ebay. A good portion of electronics and other small items are straight from Alibaba.
Comment · 8 years ago
When electronics are thrown out and they either degrade or are burned for precious metals, those compounds are released into the water, soil and air.
Comment · 8 years ago
I just skip the middlemen and use Aliexpress.

There, you'll see 95% of the electronics, tools and small appliances you'd see on Amazon.

The pictures are usually the same, too.

Comment · 8 years ago
It sets precedent. If you're concerned about government actors, that will make it harder for less shrewd prosecutors to enter evidence tainted by the unlawful use of facial recognition.
Comment · 8 years ago
Agreed. Rare instance of corporate and personal interests aligning and what not.

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