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bsdshepherd

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    Comment #8308033

    > Feedback very welcome. Negative feedback is being pruned and buried.

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    Comment #8307694

    > And something that has completely evaded Rust designers. “If you've been playing poker for half an hour and you still don't know who the patsy is, you're the patsy.” - Warren J. …

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    Comment #8307554

    > Perhaps we could even reuse previous symbols You do. The symbol is given meaning by context. > who would have thought of such an idea. That would be me. > genius Weed, caffeine, …

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    Comment #8307519

    >>> I humbly suggest you attempt >> I did > If you've managed to teach I attempted by using enforced time limits. I did not succeed. My child became addicted. I discovered him spra…

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    Comment #8307466

    It might be interesting to purchase a cheap, digital one with stopwatch functionality. One could keep track of how much time is spent on their iWatch: reading reviews, purchasing, …

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    Comment #8307393

    > It could be ... Ξ Thank you. Somewhere, a transliteration vim plugin is struggling to escape. Based on user preferences it will display: def Σ(): print("LOL WUT?") Σ() -or- defin…

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    Comment #8307342

    > Avoid an embarrassing degree of self-reference Ditto. for (;;) cout https://arachnoid.com/\n";

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    Comment #8306213

    > The reason is there's no repeatable, objective way to gather evidence. Not even wrong.

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    Comment #8305668

    Terms such as 'kook', 'bigotry' and 'f-ing offensive' will not further the discussion in a positive way. Ad hominem will solve nothing. Maybe citing the following will be useful: G…

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    Comment #8305450

    > psychotic Choose - mental illness is either real or it isn't. Seek help.

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    Comment #8303678

    I did. They are. They're not. Role models. Chuck Moore's book was enticing for many reasons (I miss the artwork in my orig copy). No error/exception handling was one. People of all…

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    Comment #8303530

    > What happened to what is popularly known as common sense? In my own experience, I did not gain "Common sense" until I did what you did - move to the middle of nowhere and gain di…

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    Comment #8303412

    > farmer suicide myth We call it "taking the pipe". I'll be joining others in the complete nonsense in less than two years.

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    Comment #8303366

    Would the Wall Street Journal be sufficient? http://online.wsj.com/articles/gardeners-on-alert-as-pennsyl... As for word of mouth, until John Deere adds a repeater onto their tract…

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    Comment #8303304

    They don't have to. https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D00000005... The privatization of water and food as population control and hostile takeover of land is very r…

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    Comment #8302821

    > there's something I need to watch closely and control, I humbly suggest you teach them self control. It's usually better to set an example rather than set the rules. > despite th…

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    Comment #8302307

    The efficacy of bibliotherapy should not be readily dismissed. Words, written or spoken, images, still or moving, or sounds can create or alleviate illness in the mind. Idleness wi…

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    Comment #8302069

    A Chronology of Analogue Computing http://www.rutherfordjournal.org/article020106.html The Mechanical Analog Computers of Hannibal Ford and William Newell http://web.mit.edu/STS.03…

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    Comment #8301954

    Had you considered growing one? http://www.coroflot.com/LukeJ/Harmon-Splinter-Wooden-Concept... Congratulations, and good luck with your product.

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    Comment #8301864

    "Gentlemen, here's $70,000,000.00(1) and a new word: agriterrorism." 1) https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D00000005...

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    Comment #8301155

    After the age of 50, shitting your pants after an apple is a distinct possibility. Not that I'm against fiber, mind you - it does help pass the thyme.

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    Comment #8301118

    The good points: Long hours, for one. Established companies will often accumulate 8-5'ers who do just enough to not get fired, and that's a deadly contagion. Late nights build team…

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    Comment #8300968

    Another variety resource: http://www.mercier-orchards.com/apple-varieties/