Yes, you can see that in how nobody takes Germany seriously. /s

You are really trying to pretend that there are no racists in the country who hate Obama for his skin tone? What part of the country do you live in, I'm excited to hear about this utopia. It's certainly not where I'm from.

The statistics you use are a little suspect, as the first ambassador killed in the line of duty was in 1950. Given that, using the founding as the total time for your average isn't really sensible.

Your major point still stands, however, that embassy attacks are not unusual - since 1971 there has been on average a little less than one a year, it's just usually the casualties are absorbed by civilians and the security of the host nation so we don't pay as much attention.

I think you are confusing process and outcome. Just because you can negotiate doesn't mean that you are going to get what you want.

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This seems accurate. In my own personal experience, I've never actually negotiated after a formal offer, but prior to the offer there was a period of mutual discussion that generated the number on that offer. I wonder if in practice this is what they are talking about.

If you assume accidentally hiring great numbers of sociopaths were a big issue facing the company, I suppose you would be correct. However my guess is that wasn't a big issue, and any gains noticed in that department will be offset by the future difficulties in hiring experienced and talented workers who know their value. Then again it is Reddit, so I can't imagine what they would need them for anyways.

Anyone with silly putty and a dremel can duplicate keys, and has been able to for some time. All this does is make it easier if you have an appropriate 3d printer. If it becomes an issue, then keys can easily start featuring retractable covers. Or maybe this lock will finally see its heyday.

This story still needs drones and twitter. I am disappointed.

Gentlemen, why use lighters or batteries, when you can use the tool everyone carries, a common 1W laser

I think one important part of the trust we have in pilot is that they get to die with the rest of us if something goes wrong. Where it is obviously not a foolproof system, it is much more inherently trustworthy than a remote pilot. Also what happens when two autopilots have concurrent problems and they have the same remote co-pilot?

Also if earthquakes become a thing, then earthquake insurance might be mandated (or at least be more attractive), and the insurance companies will take in far more than they put out. Insurance companies rarely lose money in a game like this. Really, it's a win-win for both sides to say the earthquakes are "natural".

So considering their history with the dust bowl, they should be the first ones to believe in climate change, since they saw firsthand the effects of inadvertent geoengineering. But instead they produce the most hard-core denialists. Truly ironic.

While I am not entirely sure about how discriminatory the Indiana law is ( I have heard convincing arguments on both sides) the idea that Tim Cook should use the same logic when addressing an issue of rights in the US (a democratic country of which he is a citizen) as in Saudi Arabia (a monarchy with heavy religious influence, to which he is a foreigner) is absolutely ludicrous. If anything, it only says he should be more proactive about issues in the US, since it sets an example, good or bad, for the rest of the world, and it is more within his sphere of influence. This also seems to be trotting about hand in hand with the idea that Apple is somehow boycotting Indiana, which is itself a bizarre falsehood.

I never said it was barren, I said it was dismal. Went back and looked again. First thing I notice is how the entire image looks washed out by smog. They have hundreds of identical apartment blocks, separated from industrial hell by a half-assed canal. On the north side they have what looks to be slums. Apparently they have parks. Half the place looks like it might have been made yesterday, which I assume it was. Still not impressed.

Lest you think I'm biased against China, Ordos to the south looks like a much nicer place to live. though I gather it has its own issues.