| ▲ | lotsofpulp 2 days ago | |
In the US, “public” can be short for a private business with publicly listed shares on a stock exchange anyone can buy, or public can mean an organization owned and operated by the government. | ||
| ▲ | overfeed a day ago | parent | next [-] | |
> public can mean an organization owned and operated by the government. Would you consider In-Q-Tel - wholly owned by the CIA - to be a public venture* through ownership by a government agency, or a private one, because the public has no opportunity of ownership or control? I'm convinced it's the latter. * Let's ignore it's non-profit status. Any CIA shell-/front-company is an even better example | ||
| ▲ | klausa 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Perhaps the fact that we’re having this discussion on HN shows the kind of media I’m likely to consume, but I’ve never seen it used in the latter sense. TIL, I guess! | ||