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    Comment #30176952

    I wish there was HTTP header that meant "I want to give you the minimum amount of data, to make your site work".

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    Comment #30168173

    Why not just limit patents to 3 years before they expire. In today's world this should be all you need to pay for the research and go from startup to established company.

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    Comment #30033321

    An ELI5 on what are the imputs and maximization criterium?

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    Comment #29854917

    How does this compare to MIR?

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    Comment #29666766

    I have never heard of dry fasting. It sounds pretty dangerous.

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    Comment #29599627

    So what is your theory?

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    Comment #29499274

    I have seen this opinion presented multiple times without any supporting facts. When did deflation in history lead to collapse of society? Japan is in deflation for a long time and…

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    Comment #29439299

    No idea what HOW TO videos you watch, but in my domain, 80% are garbage, where the dislike ratio saves me minutes of watch time on each.

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    Comment #29439291

    There are better ways to prevent downvote brigades than removing dislikes altogether. Not to mention that keeping likes around doesn't solve anything, as it can be exploited in the…

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    Comment #29134257

    Tell us more.

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    Comment #28969606

    It has already been done. Look at Curry.

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    Comment #28944020

    Does it feel weird to call spaghetti a meal?

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    Comment #28939626

    How can you burn out by painting?

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    Comment #28825339

    Mistyped variable will lead to unused variable warning. The swift example is problem of API, not shadowing.

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    Comment #28557082

    Maybe list the synonyms under the query, so its easier to try different formulations.

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    Comment #28403775

    However, the detection process could be so slow, that it wouldn't be practical.

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    Comment #28354553

    This remind me of the dark forest hypothesis.

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    Comment #27944427

    Just pay a fixed % gross income to the patent owner.

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    Comment #27655693

    Why does it try to look like vscode clone? I understand that the vscode ecosystem is awesome. However, I always felt like the UI was severaly lacking behind proper IDE like intelli…

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    Comment #27556229

    For one, tombstone cannot lead to prion desease.

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    Comment #27250518

    I would go with Zag.

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    Comment #27093826

    Bitwarden can do it too.

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    Comment #27004114

    Wait, that's exactly what has been happening to me for the past few weeks. Each night I woke up after 2 hours of sleep with heart racing. Then I woke up another 2 times, due to tin…

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    Comment #26977969

    Is it just about muscular contraction, or does any kind of motion have positive effect on the lymph system? Say a rollercoaster or jumping on trampoline.

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    Comment #26971747

    Well, I think the question really is, how much real money its creator got for selling his shares. If the number approaches anything near 1 million, I still think the situation is c…