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heliodor

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    Comment #44385140

    The vast majority of roofs in Puerto Rico are flat and the vast majority of buildings are made of cinder blocks and concrete.

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    Comment #43399293

    "not being able" is just another way of saying "stranded" again. Please read up on the details of this adventure and you'll come to realize that whoever is putting this phrasing in…

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    Comment #42887019

    How can you possibly say it has no fundamentals? Here are some use cases that give it a non-zero value: It competes with Western Union for money transfers. It provides ways to tran…

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    Comment #40926655

    You can pin yourself to the top of Whatsapp and write to yourself. Explain that to her. It's what I do and it's been phenomenal.

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    Comment #40915090

    It could just mean he never tried to analyze it.

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    Comment #40658833

    You don't have to limit that first statement to telecoms.

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    Comment #39874869

    A lot more people would be interested in bidding for a domain name than for a company that owns a domain name. The domain name should be auctioned off separately but the bankruptcy…

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    Comment #39301634

    It cuts through all the SEO junk. Ask it for a recipe, for example. Night and day UX compared to a recipe site.

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    Comment #39180316

    Have you adjusted for inflation?

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    Comment #39068440

    I've noticed that sometimes Google Flights finds a cheaper international fare if using the airlines site in the local currency instead of USD. Clicking the button at the end in Goo…

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    Comment #38979955

    from Costco

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    Comment #38915321

    What does it mean to have cryptocurrency on the spacecraft, physically ? Sounds like a marketing falsehood to me. I can't imagine what a statement like, "there was 1 bitcoin on boa…

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    Comment #38814747

    If employees are purposefully isolated from the company's expenses, they'll waste money left and right. Also, they don't care since any incremental savings aren't shared with the e…

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    Comment #38814674

    The interesting question is how did you arrive at this site layout where the pricing is hidden in the sign up page when every single SaaS site on the internet has a pricing link in…

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    Comment #38814640

    I wasn't asking for an explanation. Just pointing out it feels wrong. Same way, it would feel wrong to have copyright protection and have it go away if the item is sold to someone …

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    Comment #38814620

    You're trading the copyright itself. But you're proposal would ban that.

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    Comment #38804331

    You talk about moral but I don't see in your proposal what's moral about not allowing two entities to trade things fair and square. To see what I mean, it rubs me the wrong way whe…

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    Comment #38741117

    Amazon too.

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    Comment #38713471

    Step 1: make sure it's not on the New York Times bestseller list. That list is quite manipulated. Makes for fascinating reading to see the dynamics of it explained.

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    Comment #38556772

    There are two processes at play: - refuse the updated terms of service - refuse the arbitration The previous version of the TOS had arbitration too, so I'm not sure what all the st…

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    Comment #38556408

    "Hostile?" That's quite a loaded word. How about just "tougher?"

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    Comment #38499017

    What do you base this belief on?

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    Comment #38291583

    A big desk. A bunch deeper and longer than the bare minimum. And L-shaped so that I can rest my hand on it. Having an external monitor behind my laptop screen allows me to change t…

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    Comment #38214742

    I didn't read it well, I guess. "Protecting people's public image" sounds much broader than whether an arrest or conviction is public record.

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    Comment #38194044

    Are you saying that every crime punishment should automatically include loss of privacy? Cause that's what your statement sounds like.