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narfquat

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    I think it might be more reasonable to say that unkindness is repulsive.

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    Comment #7902014

    >The guards are exactly who you want in case of an emergency. Many are former military that have honorably served our country. Nice that they could potentially provide an employmen…

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    Comment #7377117

    Pretty cool. Something is wrong in the top left quadrant though, the graph tooltip becomes a little sluggish when it is anchored to the bottom right of the cursor. Might be related…

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    Comment #7199130

    Look at some of the comments for Satan. They all sound like they were created from the same prompt list and have the same tone/sentiment. Actually, the sheer number and proportion …

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    Comment #7078388

    So does that mean someday I will be able to call in a same-day airdrop of semi-uncommon product x that has been sitting in my amazon shopping cart or wishlist?

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    Comment #7027108

    It might be visitors from those countries downloading the app via their respective carrier's app "storefront" while visiting a city where the services are offered/operating.

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    Comment #6898358

    and the ruby equivalent: "416D65726963612043616E20436F646520".scan(/../).map { |x| x.hex.chr }.join => "America Can Code "

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    Comment #6643933

    I think the linkage was appropriate. While reading the title I immediately thought about the way a housefly repeatedly rams itself into windows (while not seriously damaging itself…

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    Comment #6614563

    Perhaps corporate espionage/sabotage? Or maybe to keep things relatively low-key around the site. Or perhaps the tech/approach is untested, and they want to do some preliminary tes…

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    Comment #6614253

    Seems pretty telling to me, with the patent and coffee shop cashier testimonial. I wonder how the hardware will hold up to the environmental harshnesses of the open water? Or even …

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    Comment #6608854

    Oh good, a military R&D lab aiming to develop brain implants... Is there an equivalent of a tin foil hat that is available for subdermal implantation? Kidding aside, military resea…

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    Comment #6454128

    I think he is using 3D printing synonymously with on-site fabrication of components. Not quite the same, but similar.

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    Comment #6449360

    Does that look like a turtle shark to anyone else? Awesome.

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    Comment #6440746

    I think you're on to something... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_independently_targetab...

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    Comment #6440684

    The firm added that the flight attained 7Gs of acceleration but was capable of carrying out manoeuvres at 9Gs - something that might cause physical problems for a pilot. Wow, I gue…

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    Comment #6421601

    Huh, I had never thought about birthdate giving students a leg up in terms of mental capability. I was in a gifted program in for elementary and middle school, and now that I think…

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    Comment #6419448

    Looks like the other bomb disintegrated on impact. From Wikipedia: The second bomb plunged into a muddy field at around 700 miles per hour (310 m/s) and disintegrated. The tail was…

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    Comment #6414784

    This has got to be one of the worst implementations of d3.js I have encountered in the wild...

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    Comment #6409665

    If Battlefield 3 has taught me anything, someone is going to strap a brick of C4 to one soon enough.

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    Comment #6409634

    To put that in perspective, here is a list of opening day top grossing movies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_openin... , and the previous video game record w…