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coolnow

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About coolnow

I like hardware, software and hosting.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #32384683

    What do you define as successful? Purely by financial success or does it include a good work/family life balance with kids etc?

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    Comment #22366339

    As with most things, humans are generally predictable. People in every generation will feel like their own society threatened in one form or another. I'm not afraid of change - i g…

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    Comment #22364574

    I normally don't post here but i just wanted to say that i've noticed the same thing around me and have also felt the crushing depression that comes with the realisation that every…

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    Comment #21057915

    You mean Marlboro Red Long and die?

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    Comment #15535483

    I'm not sure how many they've actually sold but i do know that they have a loan/test program where you can pay a relatively small amount (around $2000 or less) to get set up with a…

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    Comment #13877306

    Then maybe remove and replace the special characters?

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    Comment #11696471

    There are too many, rarely understood processes involved in fertilisation and subsequent embryogenesis. I don't think we can fully create a human (or even other complex life forms)…

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    Comment #11382547

    Am i correct in assuming that getting peer reviewed binds you to their terms, one of which must be to disallow other means of distribution? I know at uni, our tutors told us to pol…

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    Comment #11382025

    Is it possible for you to release a PDF/LaTeX source via other means?

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    Comment #11294705

    Anyone else reminded of the Metal Gear Solid series? The cutscenes (especially in MGSV) had the same exact shaky cam and overall feel in this clip.

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    Comment #10533685

    It gives you directions to Hollywood, Worcestershire (UK).

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    Comment #10496698

    >Why do you care about spyware if games are more important? I use my Windows machine for gaming only, whereas the rest of my computing is split between my MacBook and iPad.

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    Comment #10496519

    Okay, tell me how i can play all my Steam games then (no, not just the Source Engine ones).

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    Comment #10392262

    Not to mention the auto playing video ad that played in full screen on my iPhone.

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    Comment #10332104

    >Do you ask for a refund when you bought a newspaper and, after reading it, you don't like what you read? No, because i know what to expect from different newspapers and in the ver…

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    Comment #10299352

    That only happens when you factory reset (and with less apps than that) or you upgrade to another big version, doesn't it?

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    Comment #10083309

    I wish it was still possible to buy one relatively cheap in the UK. This was a big part of my childhood. Me and my siblings would communicate with each other around the house and e…

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    Comment #9933685

    You completely failed to produce a meaningful post; i don't understand what you're on about.

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    Comment #9867418

    Probably the fact that she's relatively new and seen as an outside by most in the community who wants to "ban behaviour" yet goes after ideas (see: /r/fatpeoplehate drama, while su…

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    Comment #9867365

    Uhm, how? Although there were lots of trolls just looking to rile people up, a lot of the criticisms about her allegedly snubbing other females for promotions and baseless lawsuits…

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    Comment #9855541

    >UX/UI failure on the part of the coffee shop I know this is HN, but is it necessary to shoehorn computer references into situations where it's not needed?

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    Comment #9822916

    Reddit still has those subs about beating women and lynching black people, right? Get over yourself, voat is better than every single example you listed.

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    Comment #9741772

    I feel the same way you do, especially the part about white males being attacked most of the time. And i'm not even white.

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    Comment #9740939

    Thank you so much for this. MGS is my all time favourite series and i spent countless hours on the PS1 version and also the Integral version on PC.

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    Comment #9632106

    Just wanted to drop in and say Nirsoft are wizards and i've been using their tools for a decade now without any problems.