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meebs

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    Comment #15973186

    Would you rather the N of yacht builders' children get good education or the n (where n <<< N) children of wealthy parents get good education? Your argument is foolish.

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    Comment #15969961

    Nexus 6P the phone will die randomly at random percentages. Sometimes you can turn it back on hours later and it'll last thirty minutes. Sometimes you have to "charge" it a little …

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    Comment #15963980

    "Review," in which a privileged person mocks the idea of invisible power resulting in perpetuating inequality being worse than visible power.

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    Comment #15963800

    A capitalist wouldn't not take money because it came from the government -- they'd take it and then vote for the government to remove the grant.

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    Comment #15961835

    Nobody is saying to hire people who are less excellent than you normally would. What people are saying is make an effort to find candidates that are underrepresented.

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    Comment #15961618

    I have a huge extended family 20+ kids my generation and while we aren't all close and kids will beat each other up sometimes there's no bullying. Blood is blood.

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    Comment #15961417

    > On the one hand yes, on the other hand mobility at every level has never been greater, even if still not at the optimal level. Source?

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    Comment #15933753

    > Therefor I think the way Snapchat works it will never become mainstream like Facebook did because it doesn't work well for normal interaction between friends & family which is 90…

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    Comment #15932978

    Just another voice that would love using nvim as a backend. I like what you're doing!

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    Comment #15927789

    > On the one hand, I view the early internet as saving me/raising me. There is also the path not taken: perhaps you'd have been better off without the Internet. I do not know you n…

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    Comment #15927712

    > Yes, please do. When you do, take into account that "per default" means "as long as no other information is available", which only applies to people that you are completely uncon…

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    Comment #15927656

    > The skills that get you straight As in school are trying, being organized, dedicated to seeing things through, and being willing to work hard. Alternatively, being good at memori…

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    Comment #15927390

    Yet who captures most of the wealth? :)

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    Comment #15923789

    > Who are these people? Having lived in both rural and urban environments, I don't think I've ever succumbed to boredom. I find it interesting that you've seemingly lived a life de…

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    Comment #15923762

    As an intern I wasn't even allowed a $500 credit card despite making well over the median wage. Imagine making much less? I'd be laughed out the building.

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    Comment #15923371

    Why must it be either / or?

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    Comment #15907048

    Reasonably priced only because your idea of value is distorted by American education fees. European education is as rigorous (if not more) and significantly cheaper than the 8.5k/s…

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    Comment #15900519

    Do you have a blog or write ups about this process / your workflow / etc.? I feel as a novice I could learn a lot.

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    Comment #15900427

    This formula also discounts getting re-hired in a poor job market, no?

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    Comment #15898469

    >I started doing blackouts on Twitter and Facebook every time some major news event occurs because I just don't want to hear about it. Thus the apathy of the majority perpetuates t…

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    Comment #15898145

    If you can afford to go back to college you have enough money to do Recurse Center or something more practical than college.

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    Comment #15897951

    Hey, what would "something else" be in this scenario?

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    Comment #15881141

    Have you seen America? :)

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    Comment #15875262

    Responsibility to not allow it to be abused by Nazis at the very least.

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    Comment #15863323

    You cannot resell items from a lootbox. In fact, they are not entirely your own according to many ToSs.