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dollaaron

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About dollaaron

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/aarond; my proof: https://keybase.io/aarond/sigs/FKOVymHS7kPeuhsoctRPbMfvxKPNeYleu6oI-4SJ22A ]

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    Comment #15401614

    There's a stats view under My Books with both a book and page view. In order for it be accurate you need to include a read date for every book you read though.

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    Comment #11609680

    The price at its peak was nearly $1200, so over a billion.

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    Comment #11171841

    Don't think this is by the same people, but I've used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=coolcherrytree...

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    Comment #10485357

    In AK-47, the 47 comes from the year the design was finished, design work didn't even begin until 1945, so the AK-47 certainly didn't help them win WW2.

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    Comment #9411876

    It's nice to know that the other people watching a show are also at the same point as you are (or relatively close), allowing you to speculate on what might happen next in the time…

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    Comment #9411840

    > "They will take HBO linear and call it HBO Linear,” he said. “That is HBO if you really want to watch it on somebody else’s schedule.” Am I the only one who likes shows being mad…

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    Comment #9283621

    This is a no tuition guarantee, not a no parental contribution guarantee. In effect they are saying that if you make under 125,000, you'll only pay 20-25k for living expenses (room…

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    Comment #9274261

    As a student at Princeton, I know I'd never have been able to attend if it were not for their extremely generous financial aid. Princeton's aid package lowered the total cost to we…

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    Comment #9273943

    Harvard and Princeton both offer no-loan financial aid. http://admission.princeton.edu/financialaid

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    Comment #9178832

    > It's just not. It's not easier than swiping a magnetic strip and signing something, or typing in sixteen digits (or using autofill or the site's previously saved CC info) and pre…

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    Comment #9178682

    I believe there are proposals to allow pruning the blockchain, but I'm not 100% sure on the details. To guarantee a transaction goes through you have to wait for it to be confirmed…

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    Comment #9103674

    I would also really like to hear an answer to this question.

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    Comment #9076015

    Coinbase is free for the first million dollars in transactions. Bitpay is free IIRC.

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    Comment #9051548

    It's my understanding that most manufacturers recommend overprovisioning of 8% for consumer drives, and 28% for drives used in enterprise.

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    Comment #9037645

    I'd agree with the broader point that this guy is making, he's being exploited by the university, and doesn't owe the school any additional work. That being said, he does owe his s…

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    Comment #9036874

    If he holds office hours regularly (as the email seems to imply), then there is nothing extra he has to do but let the student find his exam in the pile.

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    Comment #9036834

    From the email it seems the student just wants to see his exam, hardly an unreasonable request. He doesn't ask for a "review," of the exam, and this seems like it should take all o…