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mahdireilly

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    Comment #3403399

    I am genuinely curious what you gleamed from your reading that made you atheist. I made the transition from atheist -> Muslim a few years back, though this was not solely from read…

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    Comment #3223109

    I am game. What area of town would yall wanna meet at? Downtown is popular, but pushing it closer to campus will likely lead to a bigger crowd.

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    Comment #3219788

    I am bipolar and my sleep is very erratic. I sometimes go 4-5 days without sleep and suffer no loss of productivity. Usually I sleep 3-4 hours a night and feel rested and ready to …

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    Comment #3219624

    Paying attention to well designed ad campaigns can let you gleam a lot of information about a company. When picking stocks I put more weight on their ads than I do the stock quote …

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    Comment #3165766

    Not bad, I was working on something similar a while back, but didn't really push through with it since I know pretty much everything that is in my fridge(I am very serious about fo…

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    Comment #2467168

    For little known authors the pay out is well bellow 50k going through traditional publication methods. This is why so many maintain jobs while writing. It is much akin to creating …

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    Comment #2444447

    I am facing the same challenge. I grew up in art museums and libraries, but fell in love with computer science in college. I took literature and art classes when possible, but due …

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    Who is paid for working on their passion project and whats it worth?

    During my first internship working on a niche B2B product I asked the senior developers if they envisioned themselves working on this project when they got their first job. They an…

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    Comment #2343701

    Honestly, that is not a ridiculous idea. If we remove the standardized testing, the community developed textbook would explode. In many of my college classes I spend more time usin…

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    Comment #2343676

    Bill Gates did make quite a bit in the education market. Find one school that does not use MS Office. Also, Apple was, and still is, notorious for donating or offering heavily disc…

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    Comment #2343662

    A huge problem that the Khan Academy fails to address is the digital divide. Often the children who attend schools who are the most at risk do not have access to computers/internet…

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    Comment #2343609

    I suggest you watch "Waiting for Superman" where they address the problems teachers face with being given merit based pay, which they could reinvest in product purchase. A quick so…

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    Comment #2343588

    Another quick comment to solving the "selling to public schools" is community involvement. PTA groups often can play a powerful role in determining the agenda of the schools. Too o…

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    Comment #2343575

    This incubator states that they are going to target charter schools as test beds. I assume that means they are already creating contacts for interested schools. One of my fears is …