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alexqgb

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    Comment #45184847

    I watched an interview with him several years ago. The brother was sipping from a glass of whisky on the rocks the whole time. I fully get it.

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    Comment #20338509

    And did you update your email signature in the way the OP suggested? Specifically, do you let everyone getting email from you know that you not only track that read it, but when th…

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    Comment #17965051

    A better view would focus what kind of government control. Are we talking about a government where legislators are entirely and exclusively dependent on the votes of their constitu…

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    Comment #17935870

    In the offices of your clients, suppliers, partners, and regulators.

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    Comment #16408260

    Not if the election wasn't won with a majority.

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    Comment #16408155

    The most important cities (culturally and economically) are, at least, left-leaning. That's not a coincidence. It's a direct product of cosmopolitanism. The cities that represent i…

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    Comment #16321242

    It depends on the culture. Also worth nothing: some cultures make this effectively impossible.

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    Comment #15888462

    There is nothing random about the world's most powerful retailer wanting the basis of virtual retail to be based on an 3D engine they control, and not one controlled by an independ…

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    Comment #15754479

    Here's the deal; if you're (a) at work and (b) dealing with subordinates, the correct amount of sex to bring to the relationship is zero. Figuring out "where to draw the line" is n…

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    Comment #15631686

    It's not that representatives should isolated from all influence, just influence aside the electorate's.

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    Comment #15631668

    Whether they're enforced exactions of voluntary contributions is not the Court's call to make. Some people are happy to pay their taxes, recognizing them as the perfectly reasonabl…

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    Comment #15005242

    You're being downvoted because this is a fundamentally dishonest argument. Even if you believe the bit about averages it's clear that the recommendations made by the memo didn't pe…

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    Comment #14994142

    Here's a direct quote from the "Personality Differences" section of the screed: "Neuroticism (higher anxiety, lower stress tolerance).This may contribute to the higher levels of an…

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    Comment #14994094

    Spoken like a dude who hasn't listened to a single response from women.

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    Comment #14994068

    Dude, this is a massive, for-profit corporation, not some leafy liberal arts campus. Their cultures and priorities may align to a degree, but there are some fundamental differences…

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    Comment #14715014

    Assuming rough parity in terms of simplicity and cost, no. Unlike, the limited range of B&W photography vs. color, there is no intrinsic value in having a compromised sense of spac…

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    Comment #14714966

    Not if you understand the difference between a system that only tracks three degrees of freedom (i.e., rotational motion only / e.g., Daydream and GearVR), and one that tracks all …

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    Comment #14510502

    Eh, "community range" turns out to be pretty massive around the SF Bay Area, for example. Moving people two or more hours away by car can still do a lot of damage to their relation…

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    Comment #14493569

    That's a pretty shitty solution for everyone involved if they don't actually want to be separated from the rest of their family by 3,000 miles. And not just their families, but the…

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    Comment #14150691

    As the end of the post notes, if you're having an especially hard time with this, that's a pretty good indicator that your company may be screwed. Noting how hard it is to unscrew …

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    Comment #14144285

    I'm sorry, but the writer was super clear about the exact formula. It's a simple I/O arrangement that opens with what a user does and closes with what happens (e.g. Push a button, …

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    Comment #14063158

    At this point, places like Scandinavia should have made it clear that socialism per se isn't the problem so much as cult-of-personality authoritarians who use the ideals of sociali…