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JRobertson

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    Comment #8785224

    I think it's unrealistic to assign success to a single cog of a large production, but I do think there is truth behind the power of intrinsic motivation over extrinsic motivation.

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    Comment #8065044

    This is completely ad hominem. Since I have seen much of the advice in this article help me live a happier life the conclusion I draw is that the author, and likely many of the CEO…

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    Comment #8064992

    It is also possible that indulging your instincts by seeking more partners could have a detrimental on the psychological/emotional well being of yourself or your partner. The numbe…

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    Comment #8015631

    I opened this on my iPad expecting to find an app store link at their m.trykeep.com. I did not find one, instead I found a web page that kept asking me to touch and interact with i…

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    Comment #7712850

    As someone who has fairly limited exposure to mobile application development I have to ask a basic question, what are the use cases for this tool? I can tell that it turns vector i…

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    Comment #7191998

    Direct link to the Google Reports site: http://www.google.com/get/videoqualityreport/#how_video_gets...

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    Comment #7191962

    I agree that HTML5 is much more available. I wouldn't recommend a silver light app for any consumer based product. But I would have for enterprise applications if it was going to c…

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    Comment #7186457

    I have years of experience with WPF & Silverlight and agree that it has high learning curve, but once you know it there really isn't much of anything you can't to simpler, faster, …

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    Comment #7053737

    I worked for a company that required CJIS(Criminal Justice Information Systems) certification to work on their products. The software dealt with law enforcement so we occasionally …

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    Comment #7038151

    The average honey bee only makes 1/12th of a teaspoon of excess honey in their lifetime. The average skeptic/cynic makes none.

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    Comment #6778036

    Strategy refers to overarching objectives that will direct the larger part of your moves throughout the game. IE - Knowing your opponent is aggressive with their queen and having p…

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    Comment #6720599

    This reply should be downvoted into gray. It includes a direct insult, and strong claims with no proof behind them. There is no logic in this post, only pure bitter emotion. I beli…

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    Comment #6698019

    In my opinion the major reasons for longer console cycles are development cycle time frames and hardware compatibility issues. Graphics improved over the life of the last console g…

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    Comment #6697749

    You don't need an extension to have fun with this stuff. Try ( http://www.gizoogle.net/ ) the next time you go to read any political article. Not only is it more entertaining, it's…

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    Comment #6561609

    I agree 100%. I mentioned "Both sides" in my post. I am equally frustrated by the republicans and the Democrats. When the Republican leader of the house refuses to bring bills to t…

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    Comment #6561155

    Boenher's refusal to bring the bill to the floor has been frustrating. Equally frustrating has been Harry Reid's refusal to bring bills to the Senate floor. Both sides were standin…

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    Comment #6555567

    In the Article: "The previous year, 45 percent had essentially failed the math section, and 31 percent had failed Spanish. This time only 7 percent failed math and 3.5 percent fail…

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    Comment #6491966

    He also doesn't have to share stake in a company with a detached investor who literally got paid to get the equity. If you think about it it's kind of insulting to his time where h…

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    Comment #6483056

    If you're sincerely interested in solar panels you should look into doing it yourself. It's not as complicated as many of the solar retailers want to make it out to be. Step 1) Buy…

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    Comment #6452971

    I don't think I misused the word theory. I meant it as "not 100% fact". Even a scientific theory is not a fact. "If only one fossil was to be found in the strata where it did not b…

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    Comment #6452328

    Your bias is showing through quite heavily, that may contribute as much to your lack of winning on "religious turf" as your arguments do. Yes, there are plenty of the believers tha…

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    Comment #6408728

    One rather large way that they can distinguish themselves is version updates. I'm pretty sure that that reason alone is a large factor behind their success (not primary, or even ma…

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    Comment #6336734

    > I understand convenience, but why should we think we've "cracked the code" of the totality of nutrition? I don't think Rob and is collaborators are making that claim at all. From…

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    Comment #6214333

    This topic is one that my wife and I talk about regularly. She is slowly learning to better control her anxiety, but one side effect is that she worries about sleep, all the time. …

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    Comment #6085182

    > Uuuggghh... "follow God"... uggh. Makes me want to puke. I've come to the conclusion that Christianity is just a cult, no better than any of the others, just bigger. And due to i…