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evantish

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    Comment #44500905

    > which is in fine print and not concise. Not to excuse poor web design practices, but this is what CTRL+ or ⌘+ is for in most modern browsers.

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    Comment #29519032

    Osage orange produces wood that is the 2nd hardest in America, behind the live oak. It's exceptionally resistant to decay and insect attack. I've seen osage fence posts that are at…

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    Comment #13212856

    How naive we were to think that Assange/Wikileaks kept sources strictly private. /s

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    Comment #8672614

    If you're looking for some insights into why it's like that, you should make some time to read American Nations [0]. It connects a lot of dots. Probably the best book I read/listen…

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    Comment #8672567

    "I no longer live there..." Not saying it isn't a complex problem, but you're not exactly helping to enrich the area and stem the likely brain drain. And, I am not judging you or o…

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    Comment #7930404

    > Why use regex? It's much simpler to write a URL validator by hand... I actually have a use-case. I am firming up a feature right now that detects when a user types a url into a t…

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    Comment #7729272

    This is a symptom of psychopathy. A double edged sword in terms of societal value. While I find the argument in favor of psychological diversity compelling, I can't can't help but …

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    Comment #7643705

    Thanks for the info. Do you know of a thread that contains this Google-lead debate? Or, are we talking about poking around the Chromium Github commits and reading between the lines…

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    Comment #7642880

    It's not a specific "how do I..." question. I have a lot of front-end experience and have always wondered why inputs present so many styling challenges. I'm aware there are some pr…

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    Ask HN: What are the technical reasons HTML inputs are impervious to CSS?

    Select boxes, radio buttons, checkboxes, etc are often impossible to style unless you want to resort to absurd lengths. I've been dealing with this for years and just kind of accep…

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    Comment #7620922

    typeof fusion !== typeof fission

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    Comment #7271681

    "it would imply that we live in a deterministic universe..." You say this as though it's impossible. You may not believe we live in a deterministic universe, but, that's just, like…

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    Comment #6790065

    I've read almost every popular book on the subject of (pscho/socio)pathy. I think "Wisdom of Psychopaths" [1] would be one that you might enjoy. > ...are there millions of Ted Bund…

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    Comment #4628253

    I don't understand where the Coanda effect is coming into play here. From the first cutaway drawing ( http://goo.gl/QKOJy ), it appears that the outer disk rotates independently of…