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harry

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About harry

University of Kansas

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    a few first come first serve: https://tildes.net/register?code=UBZX0-DBQOR-H2W6A https://tildes.net/register?code=IYUPP-2VZHD-EPZWM https://tildes.net/register?code=TW3P3-YK0LZ-L7F…

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    Comment #7938702

    Kyle, toootally dig what you're up to with this. Completely badass. If anyone can handle it, it's you. Nothing but the best wishes! -harry

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    Comment #2771778

    The idea's still there in the administration tho. It's the Faculty who need to quit being butthurt about it. Generalizing: Working with leading faculty is a bit like working with t…

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    Comment #2771761

    Yeah, University employees are contractually held to a non-compete agreement which would prolly break down here when brought to general counsel. The grade distribution information …

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    Comment #2770354

    Yup. Faculty don't like you pointing this out and actually complain loudly to the Provost level administration at a University when it is done so. Here's what happened to me a few …

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    Comment #2320514

    dunno about actual run-of-the-mill daily cycle but I've seen the reactor at K-State run a couple-dollar pulse. It looked about like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgNwtepP-6M…

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    Comment #2152386

    Been watching live reports from the best source I can find: http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ for about 30 minutes now.

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    Comment #2125476

    I've done exactly this to moderate effect with "greenstuff" modeling epoxy. I use it in my other hobbies and had it on hand. It lacks the strength to really break multiple seals fr…

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    Comment #2109044

    I don't mean to be snarky but how is rape/murder/theft threat different than your daily life? Someone is going to go overboard and sucker people vs randomly kidnap someone at a Wen…

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    Comment #2109042

    I've tried multiple times. There's yet to be an acceptable place where/when I'm going.

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    Comment #2091159

    I need breaks from what I'm working on - and this site fills that need. There's only so much I will get done in a day and this unquenched optimism & productivity that is common her…

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    Comment #2079882

    I've made vague, childish threats towards AT&T and had immediate beyond-the-call-of-duty service in return. related: http://twitter.com/damonish/status/14889207186

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    Comment #2045597

    I felt warm and fuzzy seeing @notch (minecraft) up there for a while as well. It's great seeing the indy developers support each other.

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    Comment #2028344

    The gas gauge is just another 'idiot light' to me. It doesn't really tell me anything reliable but it does spur further action. Similar to how a maintenance required light lets me …

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    Comment #2008672

    FWIW - the feds restructured how ethnicity is defined for the 2010 census. Now if you have multiple ethnicities you are reported as such - before it was only what you considered yo…

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    Comment #2005452

    speaking for myself: 1. Shows my friends what I'm playing. This leads often to impromptu multiplayer in a diverse social group that never did so before. Fire up world of goo then g…

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    Comment #1990773

    side note, the church did send out some aggressive DVD & pamphlet sets claiming anonymous was a terrorist organization to anyone they pegged at a protest.

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    Comment #1975896

    I tried this when it made the HN rounds about a year ago. My results were over about three months and my primary reason was to assist treating moderate eczema. I stopped using all …

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    Comment #1959588

    Just a thought - I've worked with a legally blind woman for a few years. She uses a variety of magnifying gadgets and devices during meetings to read handouts or lunch menus. I thi…

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    Comment #1937764

    I doubt google - or any similar company who relies upon data aggregation and collection - makes a habit of deleting data.

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    Comment #1922834

    I've not heard of anyone around these parts who are truly 9-5. We here in Kansas are 8-5 with a state enforced hour lunch break. We are not paid for the break.

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    Comment #1910914

    Water doesn't ricochet like a high velocity metal disk would.