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allencoin

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About allencoin

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    > If you mean 'liberal young open-source company' then say that! Because that absolutely isn't what 'Silicon Valley' means. I didn't say that. I am a different person asking a diff…

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    Comment #24065572

    > you paid Apple or whoever to make your phone so are you responsible for their conditions? Yes, absolutely, to some degree — do you think I'm not? Even if you don't think so, do y…

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    Comment #24065267

    Ah, yes, the people that make Apple's iPhones are very pampered.

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    Comment #24065104

    I was referring specifically to the "culturally" part. The geographic difference between Silicon Valley and North Carolina is indisputable, but I'm curious about your take on the c…

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    Comment #24064984

    > The Carolinas seem as far as you can get from Silicon Valley, culturally Why do you think that?

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    Comment #14823123

    For those skipping straight to the comments, they basically think it's 1 or more geostationary satellites that happen to be in the path of the observed star, Ross 128.

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    Comment #14823107

    I remember learning Roman numerals in 1st or 2nd grade and finding them to be a lot easier for basic arithmetic. I mean, all of the examples we used in school to learn basic arithm…

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    Comment #14488422

    Why doesn't https://google.google redirect to Google?

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    Comment #10611400

    I'm looking forward to trying the real-life implementation of "ChickieNobs" from Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake.

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    Comment #10583538

    I see the difference here now. Thanks!

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    Comment #10583533

    >Unmotivated? Just try harder Or my personal favorite, "Work harder."

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    Comment #10569716

    I haven't done any mobile development, so forgive my ignorance. But the concept of a program not being "allowed" on my device is bizarre to me.

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    Comment #10565774

    Yes, the "/s" is commonly used on sites like reddit to denote sarcasm.

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    Comment #10447344

    Link to the lobbying page: https://www.youbetrayedus.org/facebook/

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    Comment #10429079

    I would like a small, maybe 2-bedroom house, in a cool neighborhood in a cool medium-sized city. That's my dream.

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    Comment #10427775

    I think if this story were about migrant workers I would feel differently about it because it would be an entirely different story—it would be about people not being paid much and …

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    Comment #10423106

    >Equity and saving for the future are things you do after you've established a home. He has established a home, it's just not a traditional one. It's a really-not-up-to-code tiny h…

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    Comment #10412551

    >Certain companies have succeeded despite a sceptical specialized audience. Why is that? The first and most obvious reason is because there is simply not enough diversity in the au…

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    Comment #10353452

    The author of the original article references Flo Control and uses it in his implementation.

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    Comment #10335672

    >PAGE: 1 2 3 4 5 ... 11 12 NEXT → Gotta increase those ad impressions.

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    Comment #10333462

    Perhaps explains why I was having trouble with Feedly today. Past tweets from them[1] indicate that they use CloudFlare. [1] https://twitter.com/feedly/status/480809578368487425

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    Comment #10317799

    Partially privatized. According to a 2012 source [1], there are 1.6 million prisoners in the US and roughly 8% of them are in privately-owned prisons. That number, however, unfortu…

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    Comment #10311411

    That does seem like an entertaining read; thanks for the recommendation.