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Agree on almost all points.

I think Mr. Simon makes some good points about where was the rage when these sorts of programs targeted poor black Americans, or the casualties of the War on Drugs... but I don't understand why he dismisses this concerns as conspiratorial.

I agree with most of his points, that this is a fun movie that had homages and (unlike 2009's) had a moral to share that was relevant to current events. That is one of Trek's strengths, in my opinion.

I agree with most of Maciej's points, although I don't understand his specific criticism of David Simon

Concur, although not sure "focus on hardcore gamers" is the most accurate.

Excellent point, that the phone's screen is now just a viewport to a completely rendered world of interacting elements.

Depressing if these cuts to SNAP occur in the upcoming ag bill.

Three fellow whistle-blowers tell USA TODAY they support Edward Snowden, to an extent.

Interesting take on Cook's necessity to Apple.

Some good points about comedy as a creative art.

Defending his reporting. I guess a lot of it hinges on what hasn't yet been publicized about these documents.

Very cool map of the rivers of the US.

"Either the guy revealed something that really was a secret, in which case he arguably has a point that we deserve to know about it, or he just affirmed a well-understood fact and it’s no big deal." Can't be both, IMO.

Awesome video. Manipulative, maybe, but a powerful demonstration of technology improving lives. I loved the work preserving moribund languages. I guess this is the kind of ad you make when you've got $150B in the bank?

A study that explores abortion’s impact by looking at women who get to the clinic too late.

The reactions to Anita were vile. I'm hopeful the gamer community can grow up.

Spot on, right down to the video game metaphor and the illusion of security.

Complicated systems, those escalators. Fascinating.

Lauren is often extreme in his views, but this is a good analysis of PRISM and history.

Not sad I voted for him, glad I didn't donate to his campaign, mostly I'm just disappointed that Obama,as a constitutional scholar, hasn't fixed this or even resisted it a little.

He's probably right about a la carte.

Oh look, an entrenched business abuses their influence to get laws to make things worse for everyone but them.

I did not know you could do this to embed single quotes, instead of gross escaping of specific characters.

Just need to figure out how to pull the SVN revision number, if there is one.

Massive 4th Amendment violation, so absolutely we needed this leak.

Nuclear power: still scary, still safe.

I love how the grid of Manhattan is visible. People tweeting from taxis?

I have to imagine this would be a fairly cheap equalizer in the US.

I didn't realize the US can't send aid to a country that's undergone a coup. Kind of makes sense, but definitely hampers efforts in Mali.