gotodengo

I'm not trying to deny the (until very recently legally enforced) class difference between whites and blacks in South Africa, nor the social issues causing hiring discrepancies in the States.

However, it's not a narrow reading of events. Musk is African. Head a bit out of the way in South Africa and you'll find white kids who spend all day running around with black friends with the whole group speaking fluent Zulu. They've grown up there and their families have been there for generations.

Or from a more paranoid standpoint, they got exactly the public response they wanted.

Dissenters, or at least supposed dissenting federal employees now know they're considered suspect. This attempt died, but in light of this do you, anonymous federal employee considering speaking out against the direction of your department, want to risk being next?

This is what happened during the RadioShack bankruptcy iirc.

Instead of putting customer data up for sale they essentially just split off the portion of the company that held the data and put that up to be acquired.

"Tech companies helped stop SOPA through coordinated messaging to users DIRECTLY through their services.

It's the only industry that has so much leverage for so little cost (free effectively)

Let's put it to use."

I love this idea, especially the follow up about pointing out the contributions of the involved countries and their diaspora.

I distinctly remember a scene from some random show years ago, in which a kid was selling fake school excuses.

The other kids were amazed that the "top quality" excuse even had the same off center 'e' as the typewriter the school nurse used.

In this case the phrase is a more artistic way of describing the beginning of a fight. Think of "John set upon Mike angrily" as John set, or selected, Mike as his target.

It's also a great example of the topic at hand because the same phrase could be used like "The book was set upon the table." Describing a book that was placed on a table.

Each version uses the same common vocabulary, to describe wildly different things.

In my experience, there's some world class tech in the city, but in terms of numbers mid-level more accesible employment is easier found elsewhere.

Also the weather, landscape, and a road system designed to match a 4 year old's hot-wheels track are a real love it or leave it kinda thing.

I agree it's not implausible, and I think they'd be remiss to not consider the possibilities in regards to using new tech in this manner. However I don't necessairly see it opening many new possibilities.

Sure a drone changes the method somewhat. But replace dark web with cash/corrupt state, and drone with small dirty bombs, and people have been talking about similar scenarios for decades.