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    Comment #2478258

    Until the dollar fell it might have made sense, you could have used cheap blended Canadian whiskey for fuel.

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    Comment #2433893

    Your point is right on, one size does not fit all. One searcher's "works" is another's "fails". And highlights how complex the issue is, some people are the "feeling lucky" types a…

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    Comment #2433566

    This article begs the question "Why do people need advanced search skills when using a SERP?". If the single search box "worked", the search would provide the results the user want…

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    Comment #2412742

    I would have very much liked to have a CS education (I have an MS in Neuroscience), but did not really know I had aptitude and a passion for it until later in my life. I took the l…

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    Comment #2393363

    Me too, but there are differing definitions of dirty.

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    Comment #2392755

    First, I dislike gamification on a personal level, but from a business level it makes huge sense. Trading a reinforcer(badges) of no real value for something of value(data) is smar…

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    Comment #2391994

    It looks great but I just want the data, I would like just text info, to make it as quick and clean as possible. Images and colors are sexy but I want to do a transaction not look …

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    Comment #2389372

    I know you will get through this. I did. I became chronically depressed when I was 15. I was hospitalized between my first and second year of college. What got me through it? Frien…

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    Comment #2388917

    It doesn't. It is like anything else, strengths and weaknesses. Disclaimer: I am biased since my successes have all used it.

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    Comment #2385071

    I think there is a move afoot to have to sign and show ID to get a pay-go phone so that they can tie the number back to an individual.

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    Comment #2384706

    This makes me want to get a tinfoil hat. Now do I give up one of my most vital tools because someone knows where I am at almost all of the time? Do I trust the government to make s…

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    Comment #2383144

    How many payments? Are they really going to be every month or are you going to be at the mercy of an A/P department? My experience, the best way is to go the primitive route and ge…

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    Comment #2378657

    I like your strategy but there are small local charities like food banks that can always use money. We give a significant amount every year and doing micro gifts would be very diff…

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    Comment #2375571

    There is also huge "fatigue" in my social network. Posting frequency drops with time, except for those who have put up status rotators.

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    Comment #2373984

    I always wonder about zombie consumers, those that are signed up to follow but never really pay attention to the tweets.

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    Comment #2368842

    It seems that the jury is still out on domain name value in this new age of panda-monium. If I had a trendy green biz the greenbits one would be nice. ww.com is the aesthetic winne…

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    Comment #2367333

    I moved passed gold stars on my papers a long time ago, but gamefication will be a huge driver of behavior. Skinner would be proud.

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    Comment #2365584

    My parental angst meter just pegged out.