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grannyg00se

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    I found a great explanation from the reddit link that rawnlq posted. http://www.reddit.com/user/Seventytvvo

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    Comment #9051472

    Why is there so much variation in strength from such a small change of position?

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    Comment #8899926

    If you're looking to work on your eating practice, I suggest eating when you're hungry and only when you're hungry. Don't eat at any particular time of day. Make sure you're truly …

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    Comment #8821673

    Does anyone have an example of ISIS supplied anti-India content?

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    Comment #8807702

    Aside from pushing children to complete their homework and take it seriously, what does a parent's attitude toward education do to help?

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    Comment #8678552

    "With few exceptions (such as parsers), unit tests are a waste of time." I was in full agreement aside from this. Unit tests are more than just a substitute for static typing.

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    Comment #8563041

    The scoping should be made more explicitly against a particular controller. The issue is resolved simply by using controller as syntax which is recommended in many blogs. Point tak…

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    Comment #8348889

    For anybody who is trying out different window managers, I'd suggest giving herbstluftwm a shot. http://herbstluftwm.org/

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    Comment #8348870

    I use st exclusively. It's bound to my new terminal key mapping and I've never found a reason to use a different one. I tried urxvt and xterm but stuck with st.

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    Comment #8338923

    Despite many occurrences of the word "slow", this article seems to have nothing at all to do with the speed at which you read.

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    Comment #8316282

    I find it fascinating that, according to this story, he could not be productive without amphetamines. "I'd have no ideas, just like an ordinary person. "

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    Comment #8313633

    Also see w3's html-xml-utils. For example hxextract: http://www.w3.org/Tools/HTML-XML-utils/man1/hxextract.html

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    Comment #8190474

    Do we really need yet another essay on the perils of processed foods? Just look at the ingredients on most breakfast cereals and you'll see sugar or some kind of sugar substitute a…

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    Comment #8158616

    Dow knowingly spreads poison, pays a fine, withdraws a product from household use, and that product continues to be used in farming? I had to stop reading.

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    Comment #8083844

    What an unusual front page HN story! The preschool to prison pipeline is a phrase I hadn't heard before but I can believe it is absolutely a reality. The statistics are real and so…

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    Comment #8051461

    What a great site for reading. I'm not usually into design, but reading through that blog forced me into a new appreciation for layout, font, and color.

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    Comment #8014705

    Your browsing behaviour in general is being recorded via user patterns, user agent strings, browser configuration, ip address, etc. An interested party can, in general, find out wh…

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    Comment #8014692

    By what edict? The general default behaviour has always been to let an http server know where you're coming from so that it can take whatever actions appropriate. I don't see how o…

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    Comment #8010557

    Why do you consider them evil? It's useful for a destination server to be given insight into the previous url and it doesn't expose any private information. I suppose one might con…

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    Comment #7804509

    Try this http://pcottle.github.io/learnGitBranching/?NODEMO It's command line, but it's interactive and visual. Start off by typing the command `levels` into the prompt at the bott…

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    Why does it have to be one or the other? Your main point is that one requires instruction to attain the correct form. That can be achieved by reading the book and properly followin…

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    Haha. Definitely can relate to some screenshots looking a little too LSD inspired, but I must say I appreciate having strings stand out separately. For one, I know right away if I …

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    "a key part of a semi-automatic weapon called the lower receiver. That part, which comprises most of the body of a gun, is the most regulated element of a firearm. Print a lower re…