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pastram_i

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    Comment #34548222

    Those last two, I pretty much avoid at all cost.

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    Comment #34548208

    I think these go together; and make a lot of sense. I think this is the best answer to the 'why', and at least I understand it. I still don't like it.... but....

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    Comment #34548192

    I think the explained simply is what I prefer (or maybe expect?). I think another comment mentioned the 'safety' of being vague, and I can see that being very likely.

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    Comment #34548177

    Not in 'Merica

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    Comment #34548171

    In all fairness I provided that as a possible reason; I respect that it's a legitimate possibility. The other comments though ensure that they _do_ exist - but they could be in the…

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    Comment #34527498

    The funny part is, VMWares site is what sparked this conversation when I heard an ad on their VMWare Cloud service, and went to their site to see what it was about. To this day I h…

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    Ask HN: Does anyone else get more confused with marketing buzz-word hell?

    I’m not sure how many times I’ve come across a site or looked into a service/product I’ve heard about; only to read paragraph after paragraph of buzz-word hell to realize I still h…

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    Comment #33783929

    Also - the excessive use of quotes has real shadowlands vibes

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    Comment #33783915

    ^ this. Value does not always equal right/healthy/good. I get a lot of value out of drinking that is doing significantly more harm than good

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    Ask HN: What's your programmable mouse profile(s) (if any)?

    Do you stick to primarily using the keyboard instead? Do you use special hotkeys/profiles/buttons/etc on it? Are you an 'old-school' mouse user, and don't even bother with the fanc…

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    Comment #33141721

    I don’t disagree, but from their reply the request is community based. And any community based product is just a good as… well, their community. So how would a different community …

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    Comment #33141580

    Is anki the solution you imagine? https://apps.ankiweb.net/ Or is there a use case that anki doesn’t solve?

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    Comment #32874306

    It’s all I use but you can call it the “word window” for all I give a shit, nitpicking is just a synonym for argumentative+stubborn. Inb4 you nitpick the definitions.

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