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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2831015Jul 12 07:44
TechrightsBot@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Longtime #Microsoft Booster Becomes Senior Editor at #Slashdot http://techrights.org/2013/07/11/slashdot-nicholas-kolakowski/Jul 12 07:44
schestowitz"That certainly is dissonant."Jul 12 07:44
TechrightsBot-> Title: Longtime Microsoft Booster Becomes Senior Editor at Slashdot | Techrights .::. Size~: 93.09 KBJul 12 07:44
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2833137#Jul 12 18:35
schestowitz"Jul 12 18:35
schestowitzNot entirely under the radar. The Karen Hudes story broke, near as I can determine in early May, while the Snowden story broke in early June. A number of observers, watchers and advocates for financial reform caught the story. Where it wasn't highlighted was in the MSM. Financial crime fatigue is clearly growing in its abundance.Jul 12 18:35
schestowitzSince the global financial crisis, with the absence of criminal prosecutions and with penalties & fines being assessed that are less than the profits earned from fraud, market manipulation, other shenanigans and corruption, many in the media and even bloggers are accepting that the largest financial criminals are Too Big To Jail, too interwoven into the financial system, too politically connected and wield Jul 12 18:35
schestowitzblackmail power of "We'll collapse the economy if you come after us."Jul 12 18:35
schestowitzWhile there is still disgust and anger amongst the ethically knowledgeable, the perceived complexity of finance leave the ill informed mass unable to fathom the crimes. Moreover, a spying story is sexy and politically hot, while even high level corruption on a global scale is becoming humdrum, another day, another fin-crime event.Jul 12 18:35
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TechrightsBotNot a Diaspora post?Jul 12 18:35
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2832196Jul 12 23:17
TechrightsBot@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Quiz Of The Week: Linux http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-open-source/linux-quiz-of-the-week-open-source-121525 #linux #gnuJul 12 23:17
TechrightsBot-> Title: Quiz Of The Week: Linux .::. Size~: 58.48 KBJul 12 23:17
schestowitz"15/15, what do I win :) ?"Jul 12 23:17
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2832724Jul 12 23:18
TechrightsBot@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: I didn't know Firefox was "irrelevant" until I saw this Microsoft-controlled 'news' site http://readwrite.com/2013/07/10/the-new-firefox-is-awesomebut-that-wont-make-it-relevant-again http://techrights.org/2013/03/28/readwrite-run-by-dan-lyons/Jul 12 23:18
TechrightsBot-> Title: The New Firefox Is Awesome—But That Won't Make It Relevant Again – ReadWrite .::. Size~: 48.36 KBJul 12 23:18
TechrightsBot-> Title: Pro-Microsoft Rag ReadWrite is Losing the Microsoft Booster Who Ran It, HubSpot Infected Though | Techrights .::. Size~: 101.09 KBJul 12 23:18
schestowitz"pfft. haha!"Jul 12 23:18
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2831801Jul 12 23:18
TechrightsBot@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Google Spending Around $500 million On Moto X Marketing Campaign  http://www.muktware.com/5713/google-spending-around-500-million-moto-x-marketing-campaign #motorola #android #linuxJul 12 23:18
schestowitz"That too....."Jul 12 23:18
TechrightsBotCouldn't resolve host 'www.muktware.com' ( http://www.muktware.com/5713/google-spending-around-500-million-moto-x-marketing-campaign )Jul 12 23:18

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