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Landlord companies going to vicious lengths to make tenants move out

lundi 21 avril 2014 à 14:00

Landlord companies that bought housing in New York City are going to vicious lengths, even sabotage, to make tenants move out so they can raise rents.

Other tenants are shafted because the landlords are being foreclosed on.

Streaming services and corporate remote storage

lundi 21 avril 2014 à 14:00

The convenience and cheapness of streaming services and corporate remote storage may be impossible to resist, if you are spineless and don't mind being antisocial.

The spineless author made himself susceptible to bad judgment by adopting shallow economic values that show up in the concept of "consuming services".

FBI's new database of face photos

lundi 21 avril 2014 à 14:00

The FBI's new database of face photos is not just a new way to keep track of photos of criminals. It is a plan to collect photos of millions of people, some who were arrested and not tried, and some who were not accused of anything. And to share them with state thugs, and try recognizing people against these photos.

Cowboy Indian Alliance opposes Keystone XL pipeline

lundi 21 avril 2014 à 14:00

The Cowboy Indian Alliance opposes the Keystone XL pipeline on the ground.

Punishment for errors

lundi 21 avril 2014 à 14:00

The captain of the Korean ferry that sank faces several criminal charges.

I don't know enough about ferry operations to judge how serious his alleged wrongs were. But it would be unjust to punish him more for these actions than they would punish another captain who did the same things without causing any loss of life.

Disasters happen when several errors and failures combine. Each of the individual errors happens often but usually does not cause a disaster. The error is equally culpable whether it leads to a disaster or not.

If we want crews to change practices and thus reduce the errors that could contribute to future disasters, we should take measures that are effective.