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httpitis

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    Comment #13983699

    I don't use it myself, but could the technology behind the tor network [1] (or the product itself) be used to counter this? 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)…

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    Comment #13851949

    My stomach protested after being feed copious amounts of coffee during the late 90's. Since then I only drink coffee involuntarily (like if someone already made me a cup before ask…

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    Comment #13846878

    And then again, if people need to write c/o they could actually write... c/o.

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    Ask HN: How to Find the Best Info on Cancer Prevention?

    Don't smoke. Minimize sugar and dairy products. Make your body sweat regularly. Additional resources?

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    Comment #5543142

    > how to deal with the burden of this Maybe I don't understand your situation well enought but is this really what you want to do? I got interested in software development when I w…

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    Comment #5153041

    >Making life good for 100% of the people is an incredibly hard problem to solve. The 90's problem in Sweden started with politicians believing that this was a solvable problem. It'…

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    Comment #4319797

    Try this: Sit in a relaxing posture. As you inhale, think "1". Exhale and think "2". Inhale and think "3" and so on up to "10". Then start over. In the beginning you will often end…

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    Comment #3899928

    I'm impressed by your vast experience with different languages! I'm also curious to learn why one language contrasted with another language have no necessary relationship to how sp…

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    Comment #3833192

    Well said. Upvote on me, Sir.

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    Comment #3804395

    Sorry man, it makes me sad to hear about your store. Hope everything works out for you. Edit: hear about your story

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    Comment #3768724

    Found your post during a search for another post about favorite programming languages. I read another post suggesting going to the local library to work a couple of hours. I've con…

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    Comment #3675172

    Supporting Wayland?

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    State of desktop Linux

    So. Been dabbling with Linux on and off since the 90s. Even more so during the last couple of years. Last year I moved my mysql insance from my ubuntu server to Windows. This eveni…

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    Comment #3566341

    Being able to follow what you type using the display instead of having to watch the keyboard instills a certain calmness. It's actually not so much about typing speed, more about a…

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    Comment #3353358

    A tad surprised to see Scott use an iPhone. C'mon Scott, give Nokia a call, I'm sure they'll be happy to give you a nice 800. Or, maybe a 900 even? :)

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    Comment #3338718

    Read somewhere that you should be doing the work you find funny/rewarding/explorative instead of the boring work.

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    Comment #3318783

    ...or "buy off-the-shelf solutions" as brc suggested?

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    Comment #3318751

    thanx for the laugh, made my day!

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    Comment #3281020

    Why would anyone even begin to think about developing this sort of thing?

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    Comment #3017958

    What would make Google release the source?

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    Comment #2828373

    Installed the beta2 the other day. Built the usual hello world app so can't tell much about building larger apps. What I can say is I find the IDE and Emulator really snappy. Visua…

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    Comment #2738079

    I have several projects atm and feel a bit stressed. In my experience, laughter will help in these situations and reading about Joe's first experience with IE really made my day: J…

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    Comment #2668445

    To me, the article comes across as a request to the linux community for solving the linux desktop problem. In other words, when given a viable chioce, the author wants linux on his…

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    Comment #2662020

    oh man, thursday evening, a couple of glasses of wine, and here I thought I was the grammar nazi :)