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    Comment #6897086

    such inclusive. very cross platform.

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    Comment #6896927

    I've been mining these and hanging out in #dogecoin on freenode for the last few days. It's the most fun I've had doing cryptocurrency stuff.

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    Comment #6676243

    Wouldn't that require the user to install the browser extension to use the service? That would lock out a lot of people that would find this service useful (eg. Tails users).

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    Comment #6676140

    It prompts you if you try to send an email to someone without using their public key. I dig it. Edit: Also links you to xkcd if you pick a crappy password: http://i.imgur.com/TJ3QP…

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    Comment #6671506

    I thought this when I first heard of snapchat. How could you not archive away the pictures somewhere?

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    Comment #6657460

    Oh, this is right up my street. I love the minimal UI.

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    Comment #6641035

    From the title I expected a wishy-washy, pseudo-inspirational blog post and instead my entire concept of success was shaken up and realigned. Great post.

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    Comment #6634973

    > Sorry but no. I doubt it will ever go further > than prototype and wouldn't be surprised if it > never reaches working prototype stage. People said Phonebloks would never be more…

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    Comment #6634275

    >I wonder what would happen if you need a bigger "slot" for your block or if the "slot" is too big. You swap out your camera for a 5-block expansion hub, attach your camera to that…

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    Comment #6634252

    I'm not as interested in upgrades as I am in being able to replace failing components. It's just silly that a faulty graphics card can cripple a whole computer currently.

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    Comment #6634233

    It might take a few attempts from a few different companies but this is the way smartphones are going to go. We've needed modularity in these tiny computers we carry around for a l…

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    Comment #6624516

    Each of my upvotes probably breaks down to: 10% - A digital thumbs-up to the author. 20% - I feel like I gained something from the article and I want to repay the author by promoti…

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    Comment #6624030

    I'm so pleased to see people talking about elementary OS. It's a cool project. Some links for the lurkers: http://elementaryos.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_(operati…

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    Comment #6623995

    Do you know Powershell? I admit it's not quite as good as the real thing but at least you can 'ls' on Windows.

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    Comment #6623012

    If the text was about the issue, the method of provocation wouldn't be as effective.

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    Comment #6622547

    I am not a scientist but I'm guessing it's not as simple as that or our methods for cooking food would have become less effective over time.

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    Comment #6622413

    What if a better-looking website convinces the other 96% of your users to spend 4% more (on average) than they otherwise would?