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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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ShoCkeyy
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On March 20 2018 22:56 Mohdoo wrote: I wonder if Amazon is seeing less people ordering stuff online after all this. I suppose I could pick stuff off at their lockers or whatever, but I would probably just want to not order anything so that any package I saw I knew was a bomb. You're not in the Austin area at the moment, so far it seems contained to that area. As mentioned earlier, it would be a scary scenario if there's copy cats. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43453 Posts
On March 20 2018 22:56 Mohdoo wrote: I wonder if Amazon is seeing less people ordering stuff online after all this. I suppose I could pick stuff off at their lockers or whatever, but I would probably just want to not order anything so that any package I saw I knew was a bomb. I feel like the convenience of Amazon will still outweigh this issue, especially because it's not like you buy and deliver bombs on Amazon. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
So yeah, building a bomb that can be shipped showed some level of expertise. And building two(or maybe three) different types of bombs could mean this bomber really knows what they are doing. | ||
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farvacola
United States18813 Posts
On March 20 2018 22:42 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I wonder how badly these security/ propaganda scandals will affect Facebook stock/ FAANG stocks in general; yesterday, Facebook stock dropped quite a bit (although it was a bad day for most of the market, to be fair). I think tech stocks are due for a pretty massive downward correction and this Cambridge Analytica fiasco may be the starting point for it. A lot of the value attached to these stocks seems like mostly hot air. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43453 Posts
On March 20 2018 23:00 farvacola wrote: I think tech stocks are due for a pretty massive downward correction and this Cambridge Analytica fiasco may be the starting point for it. A lot of the value attached to these stocks seems like mostly hot air. I wouldn't be surprised if we see another tech stock correction before the entire market becomes bull, but I'm hoping that this incident is more isolating in terms of affecting mainly Facebook/ social media and not permeating into other tech niches (e.g., Amazon, Nvidia). | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
Unless of course they're playing 4D chess and the bomb was meant to explode at the facility. Which I wouldn't put past them at this point. I wonder who/where it was addressed to; from the other bombings there doesn't seem to be a pattern of victims especially given the tripwire, but I'm sure people said that after the first few Unabomber attacks as well. | ||
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
On March 20 2018 17:36 Excludos wrote: Or didn't want.. It's highly suspicious when the report isn't immediately released, and even more so when it's months late. It’s highly suspicious in the private sector, but in government, expect long processes. It’s way more normal that quickly expedited stuff. Particularly when the IG is investigating at least two other major topics within the department. I’m really not in board with your conspiracy that Sessions lied about two reports seen by dozens within the department in a landscape that involves millions of leaks. The IG was appointed by Obama. The OPR is career people, not Trump people. If you think for a second this is all Session/Trump’s doing, and they would know they will be exposed soon afterwards, you’re just a little too naturally conspiratorial and believing Sessions is additionally incredibly stupid in a public way. | ||
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
On March 20 2018 19:13 Gorsameth wrote: You don't think its remotely weird that a man got fired on the recommendation of a report that isn't going to be out for another 2 months? Do you think its weird to outright lie about your reasons if you’ll be proven wrong in that timeframe? | ||
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NewSunshine
United States5928 Posts
On March 20 2018 23:16 Danglars wrote: Do you think its weird to outright lie about your reasons if you’ll be proven wrong in that timeframe? Yes. And I don't think we have much reason to assume this administration is composed of perfectly rational actors, to frame it generously. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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ZerOCoolSC2
8834 Posts
On March 20 2018 22:47 JimmiC wrote: Whats crazy is snap chat lost 1.3 B when Kylie jenner posted that she had stopped using it! People wonder why she gets paid so much to tweet! Rihanna caused them to lose a lot more when she responded to a DV game they put out. | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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ShoCkeyy
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
On March 20 2018 23:25 Plansix wrote: Considering the president spent an entire year attacking McCabe(including telling McCabe “Ask your wife want it feels like to be a loser” in a phone call), it would have made sense to fire him at the same time the report was released to the public. It would add creditability to the firing and undercut the narrative that it was done at the bidding of Trump. If the White House cared about the process and assure the public that Trump is not trying to stack law enforcement with a bunch of “Yes Men”, they would have released the IG report at the same time. If he refused the recommendations of the FBI to fire the man for two major infractions, I’d question his responsibility and decision-making ability. He’s in an embattled administration and everybody is insanely willing to make up the most far-fetched conspiracy theories that out Trump in a bad light. His best move is to get along with business and let the process play out. Good on you Sessions, and keep it up, as far as I’m concerned. | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands21177 Posts
On March 20 2018 23:16 Danglars wrote: Do you think its weird to outright lie about your reasons if you’ll be proven wrong in that timeframe? As I said previously. I don't think Sessions or the IG is lying. Neither of them is stupid. However what I did previously question is the timing of McCabe being fired and that the report just provided a convenient (but possibly correct) cover for an action Trump was going to do anyway out of spite. The report that recommends McCabe's firing not being out for 2 months after he has been fired, to me, fits into this. | ||
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ZerOCoolSC2
8834 Posts
On March 20 2018 23:45 JimmiC wrote: Shockingly just 800 million! But that could be because it had already dropped from the Kylie tweet. Overall not a good month for snapchat! http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/16/technology/snapchat-stock-rihanna/index.html (one other article I saw said 1 billion but I went with cnn) Really? I could have sworn it said she caused more. Oh well. Snapchat sucks anyway. | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
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