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stearns

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    Comment #48853580

    Ugh. Lousy Smarch weather!

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    Comment #46872400

    > I'm sure the reason stated by the customer support is the real one Oh, but it's so much more beautiful than that! You're really underselling it! It's not "the reason stated by th…

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    Comment #46596101

    Right, that's the point of TFA. It doesn't list "special" operators, it lists "secret" operators -- that is, operators combined from existing sigils that do clever things. The "Ven…

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    Comment #43822580

    >Which I found very much not plausible. Yeah. I'm not a fraud expert, but "impaired judgement" is a common effect of alcohol, and "desperation" is a common effect of drug addiction…

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    Comment #43280255

    I think you're right. A price of 183 means that the seller is offering it to potential buyers at 183, not that it has sold at 183. So your calculation is correct.

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    Comment #42939765

    Right, you are hinting at the angle that other commenters have pointed at, which is that Vanguard runs a fund management business (which is what the article is about) but also runs…

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    Comment #42595091

    The term "cash crop" refers to a crop that is grown for sale rather than use. So NYT is using it correctly, but I agree they could have chosen a better term for the headline, since…