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Zumzoa

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    Comment #4583020

    >Games that are sparse, minimal, and full of atmosphere and character? I'm not certain what type of game you want. The obvious suggestions in terms of well-crafted atmosphere and h…

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    Comment #2873230

    It depends. If all they have is unreliable, inconsistent eyewitness testimony, then it's acceptable to ignore. If they have physical samples they've not tested or electromagnetic r…

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    Comment #2857440

    This article http://www.economist.com/node/21524889 covers some of it. "Health spending will rise by 5.8% each year from 2010 to the end of 2020, according to actuaries at the Cent…

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    Comment #2840596

    This headline is misleading. As far as I can tell, this is in fact a draft of a bill which would decriminalise marijuana. It has not been passed, and even if it eventually is passe…

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    Comment #2840535

    However, this system also blunts such 'radical edges' as civil unions, equalizing the age of consent, reform of drug laws and large infrastructure reforms.

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    Comment #2806845

    Already being discussed here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2805708

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    Comment #2803972

    In terms of providing simple email, web use and facebook, the Chromebook may be out-performed by most modern mobile phones.

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    Comment #2802604

    I would first note that more 'voyages of discovery' were prompted by the desire to establish new or improved trade or resource exploration routes, and we've pretty-much established…

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    Comment #2802035

    A system could create, manage and automate a 'cloud' of several hundred wallets, all shifting small amounts of money around at random intervals. When the owner decided to make a pa…

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    Comment #2800186

    C Drive for OS and program installs. D Drive for Music, Pictures and all general life files except those on F drive for films, ISOs and other large media files. The goal for the fu…

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    Comment #2770628

    I passed this 'test'/suggested a clever way of solving it at a relatively early age, but have always been pretty poor at Maths. I think it's more indicative of a problem-solving in…

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    Comment #2742513

    Large, reputable company which people already pay a monthly/annual fee to (such as an antivirus service) offers free no-script and ad-block install to customers; something continua…

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    Comment #2734601

    an idea: Post a job offer on a local/graduate website, interview 20 applicants, trial run 8 of them. Offer them a probationary period of employment at a very low rate, with a commi…

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    Comment #2734494

    >2. the .co.uk/.de etc, should only get a bonus in their own countries. A flawed rule. I deal with websites based in other countries and written in other languages. I also access w…

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    Comment #2733154

    I would argue that it was industrialisation, not transport, that led to home/workplace segregation. Large mills, running on water or steam power, could not exist on a small scale o…

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    Comment #2717943

    But if they had nurtured their talent so that they didn't have to re-train testers, programmers and designers every 12 months, they might have finished it in three-quarters of the …

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    Comment #2713320

    I would also like to request one for [REDACTED] Many thanks in advance. [edit] Thanks to my sponsor!

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    Comment #2709050

    The only word-processed files that might be non-confidential I can think of are contracts made in the past couple of decades between companies that have both declared bankruptcy. E…

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    Comment #2690361

    It becomes unethical when someone who doesn't know about Ponzi schemes are gets involved. If someone has to tick a box saying that they read the wikipedia (for example) page on Pon…