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ChrisXYZ
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Comment #793179
I've found traveling, and staying at hostels and partying with other backpackers, is really good about recapturing that college feeling.
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Comment #754336
I feel like there's money to be made if someone can make the exact same product, but with a covering for the toes, so they look like regular shoes and don't stand out so much.
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Comment #655190
Saw this on reddit the other day and the link was to: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/PhilippeRinguetteAngrignon/20... I can't tell if the link posted here is to the gamasutra artic…
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Comment #629610
Yeah, I do it fairly often. If I find myself putting too much work into a comment I think to myself, "How many people are actually going to read this? What effect is it really goin…
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Comment #615205
What's funny is that many online only e-books are sold for much higher prices. I'm talking about the ones with those long infomercial-style sales letters that target niche audience…
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Comment #613761
My first thought upon reading your problem was, "I have friends who are smart and fun. Why doesn't he get some of those?" It almost sounds like you have two very black and white so…
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Comment #612825
Maybe it's a personal thing, but I'm not a fan of the whole, "introverts are oppressed, extroverts are shallow and evil" line of thinking. e.g., from the article: "This is not some…
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Comment #599510
Bushido Blade for the original PlayStation was a one-on-one game with pretty realistic weapon fights. One hit from a sword in a vital area and you were dead. Hits to the legs or ar…
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Comment #579390
To echo what some people are already saying, I think it's fine if you're not totally into gadgets or don't want to get overwhelmed with pointless, distracting communication. Just d…
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Comment #572633
I think it comes down to novelty. When I'm a regular working stiff, the months seem to fly by because each day is so similar to the last. They all just blend together in your memor…
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Comment #567521
I'd move on to the next free network to come along. Companies can try and charge money, but as long as there's a line up of free sites willing to take their place, it's easier for …
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Comment #564543
I'm hardly a researcher, but I've written my share of dense academic papers as a student. I remember not trusting my own ideas if they didn't seem written in a 'smart' enough way. …
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Comment #542199
You have to put effort into creating good content and in promoting yourself. Writing good posts is a no brainer, but it's easy to underestimate the importance of marketing yourself…
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Comment #537315
One distinction for me between copying an online article and copying music or a game, is that with the latter, people are pirating it because they'd can't otherwise access it. They…
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Comment #536191
I don't have any deep or insightful comments to make on this article. I just want to say I read it a month or so ago and was really impressed with it at the time. It's a really int…
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Comment #530453
I'm from Canada and I won't be subscribing. I use last.fm and while it has some cool features and I've discovered a lot of new bands, it just doesn't play very good songs on the ac…
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