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TransientMuse

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    Comment #398855

    My chapter at University of the Pacific doesn't even have a website right now. We have a forum that doesn't get used, and the club is filled with gamers that don't have very much m…

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    Comment #285763

    Sad. I just moved out of Palo Alto.

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    Comment #266667

    I was going to say much of what mechanical_fish said. Your project is a real product. I'll definitely give you $20 if you can effectively teach me Icelandic.

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    Comment #256910

    Aren't they using the same shortcode as chatterous.com?

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    Comment #254568

    "A person's religion says a lot about their epistemology..." Where do you draw this from? Have you any citations you can make? This seems like something I'd be interested in learni…

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    Comment #254562

    I don't understand how shared assumptions being the basis of logical argument constitutes a flaw. Could you explain this further? We argue about experiences in science all the time…

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    Comment #254558

    Surely another method could be implemented. I don't want to give an upvote to an item before I read it - at least, not in good faith. Personally, I currently use instapaper.com...

  8. story
    In depth: The Pirahã tribe (Number-challenged Amazonians)

    http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=235862 reminded me of a much more in depth (and thusly much more fascinating) article on the Pirahã. It touches heavily on Noam Chomsky's big la…

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    Comment #169226

    So where can I see this in action?

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    Comment #155941

    Better to take multiple five minute breaks reading something worthwhile than to spend five minutes reading something useless.

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    Comment #148670

    I have to agree - having to sign up before trying it out stinks. Rig up a robot if you must, or allow only eight moves, or have a separate lobby for unregistered users.

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    Comment #139663

    I'm inclined to agree. Moreover, the US government basically prints money all the time... (in the metaphorical sense)

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    Comment #138504

    Red implies a problem. I infer that red denotes a problem.