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sqircles

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    Comment #48645755

    These things certainly are not industry specific. I grew up in construction where layoffs are expected sometimes a few times per year. The basic personal finance advice helps, i.e.…

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    Comment #48579785

    I worked in software acquisitions for a large organization and it was really eye opening to see how insane some of these companies are when it comes to pricing customers out. I alw…

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    Comment #48507148

    Quality of _____ is nose diving.

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    Comment #48415615

    Kids these days...

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    Comment #48359236

    I have long held a bias of KDE being the clunky and slow option from trial in the ~early-oughts. Within the past month or so I installed it to give it a spin and haven't switched b…

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    Comment #48324881

    Sounds quite normal, honestly. Programming is in a dark place right now relative to how I used to enjoy it. I haven't touched a personal project in many months. You did something f…

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    Comment #48103031

    Does the idea of submitting one's self to using something like this not terrify anyone else? The more true the effectiveness of these products become, the more they have the possib…

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    Comment #48084167

    The billing footguns are a major pain point for anyone that doesn't have the capital to just dump faith paired with a credit card into. This of course is not limited to AWS...

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    Comment #48067591

    > Psychological addition [...] no different to people munching pills every weekend at a rave or drinking enough to be tipsy (or wasted, if that's your thing) I can assure you pills…

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    Comment #48044855

    > How many SMEs out there are depending on Sara's knowledge of the USB memory stick and how to use it? I think at least in part, that is the point: orgs are missing the part of the…

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    Comment #48035915

    Odd, our Enterprise side has been jacking up for a few days now on PRs.

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    Comment #47983219

    My biggest road blocks seem to be knocked down with a nice walk / good nights rest, a la "rubber duck debugging." Essentially, stepping away and being able to put a fresh set of "e…

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    Comment #47854600

    It seems to be more that they're using "security" as a reason for going closed source, so this is just sticking with the story.

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    Comment #47795825

    > You shouldn't have shoved trash down people's throats a few months ago then? :s/You/MS While I agree the widespread "race to market" with crap probably does and should hurt the s…

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    Comment #47745647

    This is great!

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    Comment #47723688

    Had to help a fella replace a battery in what I believe was a Mitsubishi... had to remove the front tire and the wheel well liner first!

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    Comment #47718983

    I'm not speaking to your personal salvation. I'm speaking in context of what the Catholic Church teaches is required for salvation, as that is the context of this comment thread - …

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    Comment #47708252

    Within Eastern Orthodoxy, I struggle with 2+ hour long services. :) Jokes aside, there are only a couple in my area and they are ripe with tribalism and hard to approach. Appreciat…

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    Comment #47708218

    > I develop my relationship with god in a way that is helped by worship through the church, but is not dependent on it. The Church certainly disagrees with you, teaching that the v…

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    Comment #47708072

    You cannot be in full communion with the Catholic Church and not submit to the papal office. Catholics owe the Pope religious submission of intellect and will to his authentic magi…

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    Comment #47707980

    > and as such considered infaillible This is a common misconception. The pope is only considered as speaking infallibly by the Catholic Church when speaking ex cathedra on matter o…

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    Comment #47706475

    I appreciate your comment and I understand. My struggles are not about whether or not I like the man who is in the seat.

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    Comment #47706182

    I have recently deepened my search in Christianity which started with the Catholic Church, one of few points I struggle with when it comes to Catholicism is the papacy, and the Avi…

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    Comment #47608811

    I'm having trouble finding a simple tracker of whereabouts the craft is at in terms of the path to the moon? Might just be me but the fancy 3-d rendering thing on the NASA page jus…

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