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esspem

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    Comment #1765654

    At the moment - Scala. Previously - Python.

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    Comment #1761193

    Cool idea, but why do you require permission: "Read phone state and calls"?

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    Comment #1752756

    1) If you like Atlas Shrugged, then maybe you will like "For a new liberty" by Murray Rothbard (the founder of anarcho-capitalism movement): http://mises.org/rothbard/newlibertywho…

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    Comment #1747159

    I don't think the link between old testament and myrtus is strained. 1) Eshter's born name is Hadassah, which means myrtle ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther#Origin_and_meaning …

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    Comment #1683730

    I use whole disk encryption since around 2005 and didn't have any performance problem. The latest Truecrypt 7.0 uses AES-NI instructions in the i5 and i7 processors, which allegedl…

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    Comment #1670753

    I'm using http://www.lingoes.net/ for this (unfortunately, Windows only).

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    Comment #1327562

    If you can't access the original post, the audio is here: http://www.zerohedge.com.nyud.net/sites/default/files/Market... or here: http://www.mediafire.com/?ug2o5yngzyw

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    Comment #1324108

    More simple explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_faster_than_the_wind#Sa... And probably you can sail downwind faster than the wind too: http://www.flixxy.com/sailing-…

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    Comment #1273086

    Discussion in Russian about this issue: http://habrahabr.ru/blogs/infosecurity/91266/

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    Comment #1270818

    Why do you think you can trust FDA but can't trust commercial entity? According to comments here, FDA made mistakes too.

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    Comment #1268735

    I think you are wrong. There are a lot of small pharmaceuticals startups. http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/14/436028/drug-startup-a... http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2355…

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    Comment #1268697

    You can use only drugs approved by FDA, nothing would change for you in "no regulation" market.

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    Comment #1268689

    You will decide it because of mark "FDA approved" (or any other drug testing agency you trust) on the drug.

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    Comment #1268680

    Do not use inadequately tested drugs, buy only FDA approved drugs. Why do you want to forbid other people to buy drugs not approved by FDA?

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    Comment #1268651

    Do you really want the market flooded with new software, whose effects aren't well understood? You can find effective software despite almost no government regulation, why do you t…

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    Comment #1268335

    Why do you think software business model can't be applied to drug development? On of the biggest problem with drug research is that it's highly regulated by government, so it's too…

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    Comment #1231375

    What would you say about this correlation between GDP growth and government spending? http://mol-eng.com/growthsm.png (taken from: http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=3012 )

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    Comment #1228161

    As far as i understand, GPL license is a "hack" for living in copyright world, until the abolishment of copyright.

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    Comment #1227790

    Proprietary software does take some of your freedom away due to government granted monopoly (copyright). For example, you are forbidden to to make a copy of it.

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    Comment #1227704

    Scientific American 1859 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=100-years-a... A pernicious excitement to learn and play chess has spread all over the country, and numero…

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    Comment #1208224

    I think i have a DSPS too, but instead of fighting it, i live with my cycle (around 25 hours). Impossibility to work in office hours forces me to be independent, so it's not so bad…

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    Comment #1198789

    Writing in the Times of London in 1894, one writer estimated that in 50 years every street in London would be buried under nine feet of manure. Human civilization evolution is fast…

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    Comment #1188727

    Have you ever seen a working liberal democracy before US? :) That kind of argument doesn't work for proving impossibility. Life without violence from government (taxes) is certainl…