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MarkSimpson

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    Comment #2358506

    Why are people downvoting this? I'm not saying it should necessarily be upvoted or anything, I'm just wondering what part of it people are taking exception to.

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    Comment #2335760

    The old icon looks more at home on Windows and Mac desktops. The new icon looks more at home among the other Google products. ( http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/options/ ) Whether …

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    Comment #2319148

    Ask your superiors for advice, even if you don't have any intention of following it. They'll love you for it.

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    Comment #2319108

    Really? What do you do instead of a resume? Just a cover letter?

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    Comment #2244412

    Hi, there! I think we've already met. :D

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    Comment #2196764

    > But sadly, if you speak English, there are no languages that you get for free. Scots. http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots And that's it. :)

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    Comment #2195876

    > They were never designed for quick little sums, they were designed for engraving on massive long lasting objects like buildings and copyright notices on feature films, and they l…

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    Comment #2187173

    Yeah. My brother just finished his apprenticeship in cabinet making and is already on more than me, a programmer. Unions don't have anything to do with it, either - I don't think h…

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    Comment #2178130

    Stopped using the car and started going (almost) everywhere by foot and public transport. I probably end up walking about 1 or 2 hours per day. The best motivation is the fact that…

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    Comment #2173567

    So, I've now been trying this for I don't know how long (yeah, I mean that literally) with interesting results. I hid the clock on my taskbar, put masking tape over the clock on my…

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