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Am I missing something? Why was the parent comment flagged? Why are all this user's comments dead.

the account was taken over by a bot. see the discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46998432

> There's no real art scene and even mentioning anything that slightly goes against the grain of Singapore's tight, tidy, and strict regimens doesn't just not appeal to the people, it'll actively infuriate them.

Somewhere I read that the government once went around arresting theater troupes and the like that were seen as too leftist, but I can't seem to find the specific info. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?


Reminds me of the Wells Fargo scandal from a few years back

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Fargo_cross-selling_scan...


Any links to help us get started?

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I really don't understand why this is being flagged. There's a long history of people conducting medical trials without informed consent to save money and it's something we need to keep an eye out for when trials are conducted in poor communities.

I've been enjoying her recent videos about this for sure e.g. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoO9FZXUgv4

I had no idea about any of this! Thank you for sharing this!

Specifically you had to do those things and not be in the US military, or in a military geopolitically aligned with the US.

The difference is that Flock is stalking me, not incidentally watching me.

But this is incorrect. Flock is just incidentally watching you. Assuming they're being honest about their retention policies (which I would definitely that take with a grain of salt, but I'm making the assumption to steelman here), if no one searches for you, you're forgotten from their system after 30 days.

Stalking is targeted. Passively observing and making that information easy to search for a limited period of time is not quite the same thing, and the distinction has important implications


I think it depends on what degree of parking we're talking about here, but there are downtowns where the city core is full of large parking lots. That situation makes walking basically impractical because even two adjacent businesses will be a block apart, and everything becomes very spread out. Eliminating most of that parking leads to higher density which is naturally more walkable. The more trips taken on foot, the fewer need to be in a car or other form of transit. Sure this doesn't serve the suburban crowd as well, but it's a city, not an outlet mall.

The fact that Real ID was introduced when I was in college and has been pushed back every year since shows that we don't actually need it.

That's because many Americans are against national ID at all cost for some reason. The very same Americans think that immigrants need to have their "I'm legal" folder with them at all times.

What are the practical benefits we're supposed to get from the RealID system? All I've ever heard is "national security" which is the excuse for every harmful thing.

For example, all those stupid voter debates becomes moot.

RealID has nothing to do with voting. Residency and citizenship is already verified when you register to vote. RealID is not a requirement to vote.

For started, we stop talking about "Is Real ID worth it" and annual "Real ID for sure will be required next year"

Cancelling RealID would have those same benefits.

Blatant strawman. I'm a concrete counterexample if you insist on having one. The federal government should not have any involvement in routine photo ID. If that makes certain things difficult I see that as a feature, not a bug.

> The very same Americans think that immigrants ...

Only half of the opposition to federal IDs comes from the right wing people who are hand wringing about ""The Mark of the Beast"" while saying that immigrants need to identify themselves. The other half of the opposition to federal IDs comes from the left who insist that federal IDs are a conspiracy to stop poor people from voting. This is a bipartisan issue, but you only acknowledged one half.


My brother did this once and if you print your boarding pass before arriving you don't have to check in (obviously this is for a domestic flight with no checked bags). The TSA will question you and swab everything in your suitcase though.

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