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matterhorn

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    Comment #5380821

    No. The article makes several references to "licensing" and "pricing." These are euphemisms for shakedowns. Patent trolls shakedown developers with patents that never should have e…

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    Comment #5380785

    But not all of their potential customers are political correctness Nazis.

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    Comment #5380744

    Why Profanity in a Headline Demonstrates Immaturity and Lack of Substantive Content

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    Comment #5379155

    Road mobile tractor erector launchers would work, but rail-based launchers don't seem to make that much sense.

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    Comment #5379142

    As a World Champion Grandmaster Super Kingpin Big Daddy Procrastinator, I have to say...yes, it is indeed laziness.

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    Comment #5375949

    Capitalism also means DDT, which kills mosquitoes that are vectors for malaria. However, statist intervention bans DDT and allows mosquito populations to thrive, thus killing large…

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    Comment #5370116

    My impression is that EA has some great creative talent, but that the business management function is entrusted to people who have honesty and competence issues. One of the big pro…

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    Comment #5365017

    "...don't focus on those with big-business credentials who may be accustomed to having a lot of rules to follow." This is EXACTLY the kind of rule that a big business uses. It invo…

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    Comment #5360082

    Refine: How much will you make? Add fourth: When will you know if this is working?

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    Comment #5360061

    "Our" implies "we" which is too many people. I recommend investigating the benefits of singular first person pronouns.

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    Comment #5356599

    This was a big fad with air traffic controllers a few years ago.

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    Comment #5356592

    Good ole socialist wealth envy class warfare blah blah blah. Wealth is produced. If there were a fixed amount of it, we'd all still be nomadic hunter-gatherers. Therefore, the gain…

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    Comment #5356524

    Interesting that they don't just move somewhere else. In any case, lower your taxes, reduce state and municipal spending, and reduce state regulation of business. A federal repeal …

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    Comment #5352376

    Anything that uses the term "denialists" is just AGW cult propaganda. What climate change there is is a natural process we are unable to significantly speed up or slow down. By the…

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    Comment #5352355

    This is why my role model is the Dos Equis guy.

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    Comment #5352348

    Wyoming Joins Texas as Second State to Issue Own Currency In Wake of U.S. Dollar Collapse Following Dennis Rodman Visit, Switzerland Declares War on U.S. Bloomberg Bans Bottled Wat…

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    Comment #5352281

    The government of the United States is divided into three branches: executive, judicial, and legislative. Federal laws require either the agreement of the legislative and executive…

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    Comment #5337932

    Government handouts of taxpayer money only creates dependency. If you wish to give money to the poor, then give YOUR money to the poor. Do not vote to have government give your nei…

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    Comment #5337893

    Raising the minimum wage will increase unemployment. Additionally, having any minimum wage at all increases unemployment. On top of the unemployment problem, a minimum wage is an i…

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    Comment #5316461

    Wha-huh? Of course not. Neither is 35, 45, 55... I plan to work until I'm at least 80, if I live that long. I was still playing in the Army at 25. Take a look at MIT's Open Course …

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    Comment #5316427

    Green energy is a scam. Government-directed economic activity is a scam. Jobs will come and go with cyclical economic activity. Right now, most of the developed world is suffering …

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    Comment #5313927

    No intelligent person thinks food magically pops onto shelves. It is not necessary to play farmer in order to know where food comes from. Do you know how make your own steel? Neith…

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    Comment #5313916

    I'm a big fan of David Ricardo's Law of Comparative Advantage, and other economic knowledge.

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    Comment #5304541

    I am a big fan of copyright and not a fan of thievery. If rights-holders want to put their work in the public domain, fine. But you have no claim on the IP rights of others.

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    Comment #5299299

    Who owns the telecom infrastructure in question? Who built it? Who paid for it? I am very skeptical of anything referred to as "public." What exactly is "public" about it?