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Well, now I see why it works in the gadgets industry, with so much competition and Chinese replica manufacturers. I still don't think that in software industry it works the same wa…

"Many (most?) other companies have talked a product to death by the time it is actually for sale. There is no excitement at this point, it has all been dissipated away. Consumers d…

Very nice account, I enjoyed reading it. You mention that the bullies you had to put up with used to carry knives. Did weight lifting really help against bullies pulling a knife on…

> It would be interesting to see the effect of captcha on signups (and not just comments). Yes, I think that author fails to take into account that on certain sites a lot of spam w…

My immediate family has migrated thrice in the last 15 years and it is not over yet. As long as I can remember, we always had plans to move somewhere else. I plan to end it when I …

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>Pretty sure everyone's feet start hurting after walking a mile, especially if you drive everywhere. She doesn't drive. Maybe I should have been more specific. The family member I …

It wasn't a question of time and dollars, it was a question of pain and discomfort. What I meant, going through all that pain and discomfort for being a few inches taller - that's …

It looks horrible too. A family member has undergone a similar one in Russia, although in her case it was a necessity (she could not walk a mile without her feet starting hurting).…

"Besides plain, what other kind of surfing is there?" Working with online documentation while coding, for example, is much more efficient for me with conkeror. Or looking up some p…

I use conkeror--which is a vimperator "clone" based on xulrunner, with emacs-like keybindings and commands. "Is it problematic when a site has graphics for navigation?" It depends.…