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brlittle

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    Comment #122147

    Mmm...yeah, I see your point about the 1/year. Hadn't thought about it that way. And most of the annoying 14-year-olds wouldn't be our friends That's definitely the case here. :)

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    Comment #121784

    So not only do you have a recipe for cripplingly slow growth, but you also fail to ensure improvement in the quality of submissions. It's not like people are invulnerable to "Dude,…

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    Comment #121601

    Perhaps, in your hurry to condemn, you have misinterpreted. When I can walk out the back door and speak directly to the head of the department in charge of our application programm…

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    Comment #121566

    :::looks at vote count::: Is this a trick question? Actually, I sympathize.

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    Comment #121518

    The flaw I see in that argument is that you have no guarantee of service. Some people (my employer) care about that, and some don't. I'm not saying it's insurmountable. I'm just sa…

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    Comment #121448

    What test do you propose, other than self-identification, that would cut across every possible definition of "hacker"?

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    Comment #121393

    Not a question I can answer. ;) But I want one because the quality of Blu-ray (or whatever hi-def format) simply beats the snot out of anything I can get via download. So perhaps t…

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    Comment #121387

    Yes, I understand that. I maintain that it doesn't support your argument that our economy is being dragged down. You may argue that it's not growing at the rate you think it would,…

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    Comment #121359

    Despite which, the US economy remains one of the largest and most productive in the free world. Your examples do not support your assertion. According to both the IMF and the World…

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    Comment #121347

    This is just my perspective as a parent, but I think the underlying premise is just fine, thanks. My daughter will have her entire life to learn how to deal with inequality by simp…

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    Comment #121324

    Please cite your evidence for how we are being "dragged down," and please cite a purely capitalist society that rivals our own (or those of Western Europe). I'm willing to consider…

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    Comment #121323

    It's interesting that the article's core attitude is based on the idea that eliminating inequality is (or should be) the main concern. It would be appropriate at this point to zoom…

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    Comment #121322

    How is it, I wonder, that so many people get bent around the idea of making an economic analysis out of this? We're talking here about a playroom , the very nature and substance of…

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    Comment #121316

    There have been several posts lately about "stupid" or "unlikely" ideas that make money. I could see this falling into that category. It's an interesting attempt, if not singularly…

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    Comment #121189

    Yeah, I noticed that shortly after submitting this. If there was a way to unsubmit, I would. :/

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