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astrodev

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    Comment #21616833

    They have inadvertently invented their own philosophy. It's basic tenet is "don't miss out on things" - and by killing yourself you miss out on all the drunken parties and Tinder f…

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    Comment #21614351

    To be fair, Ronaldo is known for exceptional work ethic.

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    Comment #21614292

    > combination that is increasingly rare in an economic system designed to squeeze out the inefficient As a result, more and more areas of science and technology get stuck near loca…

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    Comment #21586554

    The European people, actually.

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    Comment #21509891

    Sex robots. Disrupting the power of women in the sexual marketplace is bound to yield unprecedented profits.

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    Comment #21497418

    On the other hand, having learned PHP inside-out as my first language, this is perfectly natural to me, and I miss the flexibility of PHP arrays in other languages :)

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    Comment #21492781

    Before the usual avalanche of posts criticising some PHP 4 features, the union types look like a nice way to formalise something that is commonly used and very useful.

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    Comment #21481526

    Life changing.

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    Comment #21454165

    I went to a school in south-west Poland. My experiences were not too dissimilar to those described here, so I think this account is entirely plausible.

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    Comment #20886748

    Maybe stolen for scrap metal (would not be that unusual, as absurd as it sounds)

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    Comment #20831225

    > I like the idea of taking periodical snapshots to have a feel that you are almost connected with your team mates I hope you are being sarcastic.

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    Comment #20809668

    > What prevents us from using traditional selective breeding on humans? Traditional values, norms, religions. Those are pretty much gone by now, anyway. > Why can't women just go t…

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    Comment #20787433

    I am fortunate enough to work remotely, so I can have a very productive environment during the week, too. And what's not done by Friday, is not done, not my problem really since I'…

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    Comment #20786688

    > High levels of intellectual ability allow you to write software with better abstractions and cleaner interfaces. If anything, the opposite is true in my experience. People traine…

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    Comment #20786356

    There are no problems, it's basically perfect.

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    Comment #20625749

    Didn’t read the article, but the title sounds very much like something I would support. No need to add to the gigantic amount of money Europe wastes on social care.

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    Comment #20579194

    What is the visa situation? The only thing stopping me from doing something like that is that I dislike the idea of border hopping every 3/6 months and I am definitely not going to…

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    Comment #20488044

    Nowadays, it seems possible to grow traffic without any external help. My simple website has grown from 0 to 9k monthly UU without a single backlink, I simply submitted it to Googl…

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    Comment #20487604

    I may have some standards, but I have never had a chance to reject someone. This is actually very puzzling to me - most guys seem to at least have the option of meeting the extreme…

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    Comment #20487594

    Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I spent the past year going out so much... Some weeks I went out every night. Clubs, parties, Toastmasters, interest groups, assorted meetups, ..…

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    Comment #20487454

    I tried therapy, didn't help one bit. Maybe my therapist was not very good, maybe not..

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    Comment #20487442

    I have studied the Red Pill in quite detail. It is not really for me to apply (being shy is the opposite of imposing your will on others), but I think the principles are sound. At …

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    Comment #20482905

    > I assume there is something specific you’re not mentioning Yes, I'm shy, which is pretty much a universal deal-breaker.

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    Comment #20482411

    That despite being physically fit, at the very least decently looking, earning well, having interesting interests (such as doing a cool PhD and being a competitive dancer), despite…