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hpbd

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    Comment #18560937

    Predatory lenders from NY? Wow, what an antisemitic article. Really surprised to see this on Bloomberg from all places.

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    Comment #18559479

    If you're against what I don't like, you're authentic and fighting the good fight. If you support what I don't like, you're receiving paychecks from other governments. Yeah right.

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    Comment #18556748

    All extensions are open source. Just download the xpi/crx and decompress. Doesn't help much unless you are willing to read all diffs, or never update them (and be exposed to bugs w…

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    Comment #18556712

    And how do we know Stylus won't go the same route?

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    Comment #18554697

    Yes, you're saying that suicide rates for blacks are lower because they are killed by means that aren't seen as suicide at a higher rate. That's a statistic. Please back it.

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    Comment #18554452

    >Whites officially commit suicide more than blacks because blacks who are even slightly inclined to self-destruction find it all to easy to get into situations that produce death b…

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    Comment #18554380

    People like to believe bad PR kills companies because that makes them think they have control over their lives. Poor bastards...

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    Comment #18550276

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-11-19/the-forgo...

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    Comment #18547881

    >usually decreeing that a true winner would at all times play in the manner of a big tough macho caveman who has no need for nuance and no time for thought Sounds like this was wri…

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    Comment #18543878

    >It sickens me when I see workers with those sprayer packs or trucks that look like small chemical plants. I hate insects. They are often annoying and sometimes outright dangerous.…

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    Comment #18543169

    Are you suggesting that building a chat application where most of the chats are one-to-one is a complex problem, computer science-wise? The fact that there are hundreds of chat app…

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    Comment #18542923

    Same here in Spain. I mean, let's be honest, it's just a chat application. It is almost trivial to build and maintain. And since it uses your phone number, there is no friction to …

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    Comment #18542512

    They made it free on iOS too one year before they were acquired by Facebook: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/whatsapp-on-ios-now-free

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    Comment #18542426

    Nobody actually paid for WhatsApp. At least, nobody I know off. They supposedly required you to pay 1€ a year after the first year, but everybody kept using it for free forever. I'…

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    Comment #18542361

    Properly written C is portable (and much faster than Python)

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    Comment #18542141

    Because they hire lots of designers and they have to keep them busy so they don't leave.

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    Comment #18541291

    I was wondering why they hadn't implemented video annotations for their mobile apps yet, I guess I have an answer now lol Fuck Google by the way, I know of many videos that will lo…

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    Comment #18540768

    Your comment is a great "think about the children".

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    Comment #18538099

    I don't understand. I have a C background. What is wrong with that?

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    Comment #18528876

    You are right, but changing the starting address of the WebAssembly memory map to something else (like 0x8000) would've been easier.

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    Comment #18528306

    Thank you

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    Comment #18528119

    So I should find very basic books? Because for me newspapers or even my mobile phone's interface are unintelligible.

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    Comment #18527977

    I want to learn a language but I don't think I'll be using it with anybody anytime soon. But I'd be happy to understand a newspaper or Wikipedia. What would be the recommended way …

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    Comment #18527900

    If you own a business, you give your redirect, expensive number to clients you don't care much about so they don't call bitching about stuff (quality of whatever you sell, etc) and…