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The lesson was 'be kind'.

I also live in Germany and am currently writing the thesis for my masters degree in CS. In my case, I wished I left college after getting my bachelor. I had a solid foundation of t…

most homeless are mentally ill to some extent I'd love to see some numbers on that.

"In the absence of effective monitoring, it can be easy for over a million messages to be sent out before someone happened to notice." Just wanted to point out this specific detail…

I suppose 'free' also means 'unencrpyted'. Let's hope everyone has https enabled on their Facebook account.

First of all, the title of this post is pretty misleading. From reading it, I assumed some privacy nightmare story. But the point the author makes is great: Think about the price o…

Quite an interesting point. You suggest that the act of doing something mechanical does add emotional value to it. But what adds even more is time. Look at your Facebook posts from…

Please link to the first page of the article ;)

Exactly. Because the app is not finished yet. Seems like the page is more a pitch to investors than a real product landing page.

I find it interesting to what lengths parents go to improve their children's grades. The fact that grades indeed go up after taking those pills just make this worse: people believe…

A resume is a listing of what you have done in your life that could be relevant to the job you are applying for. If that is an online course and a couple of open source projects, t…

I don't see the value of this submission. An Osmos clone in HTML 5. Great.

Thanks for your insights.

What is your experience with Chinese courts regarding patent cases? Any sources?

I think part of the problem is that it is considered to demonstrate wealth to have a full fridge. People feel good knowing that there is always enough to eat in their homes. Anothe…

I agree with the social pressure. I think it's only the transition phase that can get annoying with your friends. I guess once you are known as 'the vegetarian' amongst your friend…