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I would be happy if cops stuck with the Robocop principles*: 1) Serve the public trust 2) Protect the innocent 3) Uphold the law That they can't surmount that low bar is a damning indictment of policing in St. Louis....
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The actual form is "Peelian", belonging to Peel. "Peelesque" would be "resembling Peel" to me, which really isn't the intent. And I've been hammering folks with the Peelian Principles for a good long while. Trivia point; I grew up in...
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Unauthorised use of shoggoth-specific geases in an attempt to mitigate seasonal rhinitis, resulting in the animation and subsequent infestation of the canteen by discarded facial tissues. -- Steve...
Commented on Why I want Bitcoin to die in a fire
Curiously history does NOT support the assertion that the modern nation state is more violent; today you are far less likely to die by violence (state-administered or otherwise) than you were in the 18th century. The difference appears to be...
Commented on Trust Me (I'm a kettle)
When I got my Origami slate computer (and a Bluetooth keyboard to accompany it) back in 2006 people looked askance at my only using the touchscreen to enter passwords and account information. Feeling some undeserved vindication now... -- Steve...
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I don't know if I should be saying this, you never know who is going to read it, but check up on Eliza Cassan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_Ex:_Human_Revolution (Note: contains huge story spoilers... those interested in video games and stories of the effects...

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Greg. Tingey commented on The Ferguson Question
S Lawrence' murder: The local plod had been bought by the local gangsters (some/most of the plod were racists as well ...) Rotherham It looks as though local plod have also been completely bought by the local rapist & expolitative gangs. Lots of calls for councillors / crime commisioners etc to resign. Do we get calls for the cleansing of S Yorkshire plod? No. I wonder why that might be?...
Antonia T Tiger commented on The Ferguson Question
Greg: common factor is that it's not just the headline-making instances. I'm thinking I should shut up for a while. We don't get the raving nut-jobs here, but I think we should give Charlie a chance to say yea or nay on the topics, particularly Rotherham. I've maybe already said too much in a reply to you in another thread. I don't want the topic to spread any more....
Charlie Stross commented on The Ferguson Question
Please drop the Rotherham topic for now. I have con crud and am too ill to blog effectively or moderate a civil discussion. Never mind third-rail topics, Rotherham strays close to third, fourth, and fifth electrified rails: institutional police corruption, sexism, racism (the term "political correctness" is being bandied around as a dog whistle here) ... it's messy. It's part of a much bigger picture -- the exploitation and sexual abuse of young women -- that's emerging society-wide. And I'm more interested in the big picture than this one particular sad and disgusting local scandal....
Greg. Tingey commented on The Ferguson Question
Charlie & Antonia Agree with both of you. It's disgusting & as Charlie says it appears (now) to be much more widespread than "we" previously thought. One last on this, then I'll drop it. Charlie's point #3 I think it isn't "just" the exploitation and sexual abuse of young women that is now emerging shows, perhaps a picture of complete corruption in & throughout our societies. The institutional police corruption is a symptom, not a cause. Yuk. Scary stuff....
Antonia T Tiger commented on The Ferguson Question
Message received. I agree strongly with your point 3....

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Common Misconceptions About Publishing—a series of essays about the industry I work in.
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