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As a Turkish person, this is the best and most accurate analysis of the situation I've read. Also, I would like to express my sympathy for the mentioned journalist Serdar and outra…

Same here. When I heard about the large Buddha sculptures in Bamyan Valley (Afghanistan) destroyed by the Taliban, my heart sank.

Is it normal for a company to go down with no indication of it on its webpage?

I am not sad for these particular investors, because they could've become very rich if it had taken off. With great chance for cash comes great risk of losing it and they knew it. …

Related question: is there a limit on email address length? Like a real fundamental limit, not arbitrary decisions Gmail or Yahoo folks might have come up with.

My Google interviewer was a HS-educated guy. My parents couldn't believe it. I tend to think - if he is as good at the job as me, what does his education matter? Why should I be of…

With the internet, most education is free. When we pay education, we mainly pay for 1) exclusivity (there are not a million other people attending Harvard) and 2) standards (standa…

That depends on how often you do need to contact them. If you don't call/text/IM them, then you could have no contact info and not miss it. I also think that it is relatively easy …

I have gone cold turkey from Facebook, after years of checking/updating multiple times a day. And it wasn't hard, because I just realized that I wasn't interested in the lives of t…

That is actually a good point. I wondered why the US is so adamant about its citizens paying taxes while living abroad. Theoretically - you are not taking advantage of any of the U…

replying to iNeal: really? My school turns my school.edu to alum.school.edu.

It's only in the US that I have seen advertisements for a product include direct bashing of a competitor's product. I am not talking about a list of features where you show in whic…

True, but eventually the hardware PIN has to become a software PIN that will be transmitted. Why is it more difficult to sniff out hardware PINs?

This is curious, why can it only be entered in hardware? Is it a safety precaution?

I find myself agreeing with you on many things. I first noticed your username after the real-googler discussion and what you saw at Google is so similar to what I saw in my job in …

I am planning on doing a PhD because of financial benefits in the long run. Here's why: - Immediate respect. It is harder to question the authority of a (technical) PhD. This is mu…

I kind of find myself being more sympathetic to landlords in this case. Yes, if everyone did that there wouldn't be any space to live, but looking for short-term subleasers is also…

Can I ask what led you to dropping out? The parent commenter is not so irrational - he can always go back. But you, if you actually dropped out (and not simply taken a "leave of ab…

I hope Tesla wins. I hate these made-by-middlemen-to-protect-middlemen laws. Recently in Turkey, there was a huge fight between banks and goldsmiths because banks decided to trade …

I agree. The goal of increased education doesn't make sense to me - increased potential for future prosperity should be a goal in my opinion.

The stigma might be associated with jealousy. I know I would be annoyed if the median income of a HS-degree profession were higher than my college-degree income. If not watched car…

I like this, even though I'm not in the user demographic, I hope you get lots of users!

The sports car thing must be a phase. I can't wait for the day I walk in to a dealer and drive out with an Audi R8 Spyder. And I am very non-luxurious with the rest of my expenses.…