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downbad_

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Joined: Sun, Feb 22, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC
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Recent public activity

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Running a Business Changes the Way You Think (2011)
Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC
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You spend more when prices end in .99 (2018)
Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC
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Comment #49241090
Remember, if what you seek doesn't exist, you can always try to build it.

Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC
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Why the 2% inflation target? (2023)
Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC
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You Are Not Late (2014)
Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC
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A Brief History of the U.S. Trying to Add Backdoors into Encrypted Data (2016)
Sun, Aug 09, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC
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Sweaty January and how gyms make money (2015)
Sun, Aug 09, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC
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Getting things done (in small increments) (2022)
Sun, Aug 09, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC
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Abracadabra: How does Shazam work? (2022)
Sun, Aug 09, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC
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The Origin of Death (1970)
Sun, Aug 09, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC
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Giving a Shit as a Service (2022)
Sat, Aug 08, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC
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I think GCP is better than AWS (2020)
Sat, Aug 08, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC
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How to Be a Consultant, a Freelancer, or an Independent Contractor (2011)
Sat, Aug 08, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC
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How and Why I Stopped Buying New Laptops (2020)
Fri, Aug 07, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC
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Comment #49201703
I would imagine the subreddits

Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC
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Your Child's privacy is worth more than likes (2022)
Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC
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You Can't Optimize for Rest (2021)
Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC
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Own-Goal Football (2022)
Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC
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Get a Horse America's Skepticism Toward the First Automobiles (2017)
Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC
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You're not uncool. Making friends as an adult is just hard (2021)
Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC
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Learning BASIC Like It's 1983 (2018)
Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC
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Learning the ropes: why Germany is building risk into its playgrounds (2021)
Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC
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The U.S. Military Is Missing Six Nuclear Weapons (2021)
Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC
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'Financial Times' Issues 103-Year-Old Correction (2017)
Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC
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There Are Only Four Billion Floats–So Test Them All (2014)
Sun, Aug 02, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC