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jnet

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    Comment #45197531

    In my case I can't upgrade even if I wanted to because my PC doesn't meet their requirements. It's 7 years old but still runs like a dream. Why would I upgrade my hardware just for…

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    Comment #43014612

    I find the people who promote AI the most are those with vested financial interests in AI. Don't get me wrong, I find it is a useful tool but it's not going to replace programmers …

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    Comment #38101223

    My siblings and I were all home schooled until college. We all have advanced degrees, families, and high paying professional jobs. My socialization was great. There is barely a mem…

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    Comment #34221740

    Vrbo did not provide me with a better experience. I rented a place last Christmas which looked nice going by the pictures in the listing. But when we got there it turned out to be …

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    Comment #34116608

    I don’t think it’s being nit-picky at all. The first thing that struck me reading the list was how intensely political it was.

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    Comment #27471893

    I’m curious are all these companies going to cover the costs of setting up and maintaining home offices?

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    Comment #27358576

    I had disabled it as well, but just checked and it was re-enabled.

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    Comment #25345771

    "Wouldn't it make more sense to give this to people who are most at risk of spreading it, not dying from it?" It wouldn't make any sense at all. The reason is that not only do olde…

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    Comment #22759170

    ele.classList.toggle('class-name'); That seems really useful, and I had no idea it existed.

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    Comment #21498097

    I switched over to Firefox when I read that Chrome was limiting the functionality of ad block extensions and it's been a fantastic browser so far.

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    Comment #20050934

    You can import those into firefox by going to options -> privacy and security -> saved logins and click on import. I just did it yesterday and it worked well.

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    Comment #16706868

    I use warm soapy water to clean my cast iron pan and I haven't noticed the seasoning being affected.

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    Comment #16485593

    The google promotion process sounds about as horrendous as their hiring process.

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    Comment #16115219

    The other problem is that the 10,000 cashiers likely won't be qualified to fill the 1,000 maintenance/programming positions.

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    Comment #15897707

    What a very well executed fun game. And it performs extremely well on my lap top. Great job!

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    Comment #15576251

    I couldn't agree more. I can't understand the desire to needlessly complicate applications, what ever happened to KISS and YAGNI.

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    Comment #15312027

    That was my first thought too. Maybe it works for some people but I think I would burn myself out if I was putting in 200 hours of work each month for an extended period of time.

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    Comment #15174927

    When I see posts in my facebook feed that say unfriend me if you believe x, I always unfriend them even if I don't believe x. If you are not tolerant of different points of view I …

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    Comment #15065170

    I left my last company in large part because there was no designated desks. Even worse, the office was overcrowded and some days I wouldn't be able to find a seat at all. Honestly,…

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    Comment #11042169

    I think that is a very good thing, I want to know about these useful projects

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    Comment #10920799

    "the little fact that people usually miss is that repeat accuracy is a very important factor in reducing part and product failure so betting on robots means that you get a much mor…

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    Comment #10577969

    Spotify has a web player as well