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WarDekar
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Comment #24927918
Brave New World Revisted [0] has several references and comparisons to 1984. BNWR was written by Huxley in 1958, 26 years after BNW was published (1932) and 9 years after 1984 (194…
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Comment #9289323
I'm a native Ohioan and have (had?) lived in California for the past 4 years. Currently I'm abroad in South America, and I have to say I miss tipping. Why? Because when there isn't…
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Comment #9093898
I have no doubt it was the heavy favorite in betting markets, but to be clear you can not bet the Oscars legally in Vegas or anywhere in Nevada. Anything that directly involves hum…
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Comment #8530006
I would imagine most/all young (under 35 - I'm 30, personally, and had same experience as GP), self-employed people making a decent amount of money (such that they don't get subsid…
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Comment #7637737
From your own article: "The drug's letdown can include feelings of confusion, irritability, anxiety, paranoia and depression, and people may experience memory loss or sleep problem…
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Comment #7636708
No hangover? Except for, let's see, a short list: Severely depleted serotonin levels, causing irritability and possibly depression Loss of focus, concentration, and attention (good…
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Comment #6513155
That is the cumulative amounts that he sold I believe, which means that through 1,400 reviews the actual amount per sale is quite small (as they note, individual amounts per sale n…
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Comment #6490578
You're thinking of Assassination markets [0] [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_market
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Comment #6264609
If you want to do blind tests on beer snobbery, why would you choose a bunch of shitty American Lagers? If you had put in higher quality beer along side those lagers, I'm sure any …
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Comment #6229785
The funny part of this is that if you look at his list of reviewed places he has a bunch from Chicago, IL, then the 2 for the 2 locations of Sauce in SF, then another place in Chic…
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Comment #6180639
There are 3 main active ingredients in marijuana: THC, CBD, and CBN. The places I go get their strains and edibles/topicals/whatever lab tested so you know the %s of each. In gener…
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Comment #5903996
There are definitely bugs- I played the 2nd link and on several moves the AI moved in the wrong region. I played in the SW block in the E square and then the AI played in the same …
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Comment #5533885
Mt. Gox is not at $120- trading has been suspended per TFA. That price was what it was at when trading was suspended, and because of the suspension it has caused the price to crash…
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Comment #4810559
I used to opt out, but I also get fed up with being groped by old men. I'm not sure what the solution is because unless a significant portion of people opt out this doesn't accompl…
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Comment #4751525
It's really not difficult at all to get money into Intrade as an American. I had wires show up day-of if I did it early enough or next-day in every other case. Also of note is that…
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Comment #4160269
I have a username and my e-mail was changed to [7 digit integer]@facebook.com So, no, not exactly.
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Comment #4046839
Yes, I will agree that "barefoot" running is better on your knees than with standard running shoes- also running with proper form would be, but alas- almost no recreational runner …
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Comment #4046416
Errr, you condemn the use of simple sugars before a workout, but then advocate using Gatorade during a workout? IANAD but I'm pretty sure drinking protein during a workout will be …
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Comment #4046413
I'm pretty sure his point was that running in and of itself (outside of external factors such as other people on the road, etc.) is very detrimental to your health- specifically yo…
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Comment #4026351
I'm not sure I have any sympathy even if NASDAQ had trading issues- do they actually guarantee trades go through and you're informed within a certain period of time? From what I've…
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Comment #4026339
How did FB employees lose in this? They likely have a run out before they can sell- it doesn't really matter what the IPO was at, the share price would've settled to the same point…
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Comment #3851163
Just a question, did everyone get a rejection letter if you applied and weren't accepted? I applied as a sole-founder and never got one. I know when I tried submitting my applicati…
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Comment #3844817
Are you sure you can't turn them off? I thought with my Kindle 2nd Gen I was able to- I recently replaced it with the most recent Kindle Keyboard and unfortunately do to an acciden…
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Comment #3611217
You would think they would do this, but they certainly don't do a good job of it considering almost no coach in the NFL gets it right consistently outside of Belichick. Presumably …
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Comment #3568979
Earnings didn't come out until after market close- GRPN is down ~15% currently in after hours trading. Seems as though a lot of people expected much better news.