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romeoEtJoliet
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About romeoEtJoliet
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Comment #20290417
I think it actually goes both ways. They might have been initially incredibly popular and subsequently Nike flooded the market with the sneaker to the point that it ended up on cle…
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Comment #19224854
In NYC (WeWork's home turf), it's not uncommon to see a jump of £500-£1000 with increasing bedrooms so maybe that factors into their prices. For example, my apartment building has …
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Comment #19050706
For 2) a country could implement economic incentives in the form of a graduated tax penalty for each 'missing' child under the country's replacement rate, and a tax credit for each…
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Comment #18831821
There's more to skin-care than skin aging - some women struggle with acne for hormonal reasons and as a side effect, blemishes. Sunscreen is also incredibly useful to prevent sun d…
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Comment #16644535
There have been studies that indicate that these sorts of technology (lane keeping/departure warning, auto-brake, blind spot detection) help reduce collisions. Personally, I don't …
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Comment #16480005
I'm aware of luxury services that provide similar services, but I would pay 10k for a matchmaking service that could guarantee a lifetime connection with partner. It could be a ser…
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Comment #16406125
The reason why Roppongi Hills took 18 years was because much of that time was spent acquiring lots from 400 smaller property owners. The construction of Mori tower itself took ~3 y…
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Comment #16088020
Another difference to me is the lack of cabs. When comparing this shot: https://youtu.be/fT4lDU-QLUY?t=127 and any number of Google Maps images of the same location (looking North …
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Comment #15500024
It's true that Apple has mountains of cash, but in all likelihood, a failing Apple-sized tech giant would end up acquired by an adjacent company (see Motorola or Yahoo or Sun Micro…
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Comment #15326895
Does anyone have any recommendations for YouTube channels that focus on reverse engineering?
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Comment #14978796
I think you're probably right. The headlamp shape leads me to believe that the blue car is a Citroen Xanae prototype ( http://www.citroenet.org.uk/prototypes/xanae/xanae.html ), an…
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