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popmatrix

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    Comment #39121396

    The Atlantic spoke about how intentional Mr. Roger's communication was on his show which is an interesting read: (google cache) https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cach…

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    Comment #37521386

    The author seems to misunderstand the new pricing model (as did many others; this is Unity's fault) [1] The $0.20 is not retroactive, nor do you need to hope your users see 10 and …

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    Comment #37215828

    Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20230821144922/https://fortune.c...

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    Comment #32934544

    Thank you, that was a great read.

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    Comment #32793099

    I don't believe the intention was padding the size, given the main shipping format was disks rather than downloads, but perhaps you're thinking of this? https://kotaku.com/when-sou…

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    Comment #31251898

    Very neat to see this isn't just a re-implementation but provides some modernization by providing extra menus, and persistent storage. Great work. Helps make me feel a little less …

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    Comment #29394828

    Direct link to comic [PDF]: https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/2173091/Savvies%20C...

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    Comment #20897253

    RICO is very hard to prove[1] and usually not applicable outside of what most people would undoubtedly agree is organized crime (i.e.a mafia family) [1] https://www.popehat.com/201…

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    Comment #19347838

    Along the same lines in theme with crafting potions for sale, you may find Alchemists [1] enjoyable as it's a game of deduction however you can still press-your-luck once you've re…

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    Comment #19305263

    It would be great to signify a browser window as my main window where new tabs are opened rather than using the last focused. Alternatively, I would take a way of blacklisting a wi…

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    Comment #16995985

    It should be noted that relying on static initialization as suggested in the article, while at times useful, can open a new set of problems until initialization order is well-defin…

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    Comment #16556477

    ~0u is also a safe equivalent if there is unwarranted fear around wrapping.

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    Comment #15360280

    I agree with the clarification of the Miranda for youths who may not fully understand it as it is recited today. From the article, "We put kids in jail and that could ruin their li…

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    Comment #13237021

    Correct. The Galapagos have many of these trees and all are marked on paths. The article did not mention it, but the poison severity of the tree varies quite a bit with season. Onc…

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    Comment #13161872

    It's quite hard to take anything objective from this article. Unless I missed it, I don't see any link to the source material and there is no mention of what the specifics of the t…

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    Comment #3342171

    What's the difference if it's EA, Ubisoft, Apple etc... Nothing is preventing a holiday price drop for bitongo which could be outweighed by the author's projected increased holiday…