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tailgate

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    Comment #11159450

    Generally they would just take the factory: "nationalization". You try getting a businessperson to work for free.

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    Comment #10826851

    You wouldn't hire someone solely because of a nerdy hobby?

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    Comment #10801658

    At this point I wonder if they're better off selling their house and moving to Mexico or something.

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    Comment #10800109

    I think you're missing the context in which "people have it pretty good" is said. It's not a statement made by itself out of nowhere, but as part of a moral judgment, to claim peop…

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    Comment #10793330

    It's a pretty screenwriting 101 level of symbolism. Why does that make it brillant?

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    Comment #10652607

    It's somewhat shocking that smart people will believe this with the only proof being a man who died over 40 years ago.

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    Comment #10651082

    Would you ever trust an app that was linked to your identity and stored a list of places you visited? Be careful what you wish for.

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    Comment #10641334

    As a native English speaker who is hard of hearing, I can echo his pain with phonetics. I learned most of English from reading and writing, and I say a lot of words incorrectly. Pe…

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    Comment #10571638

    > Also, I think the commutes are somewhat blown-up. Plenty of cheap places in San Jose that aren't much more than 40 minutes away if you avoid rush hour. Leaving aside the question…

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    Comment #10458098

    Games are sadly just on the cusp of developing a true arts culture - but we have yet to move out of the consumer mentality, where the only value of a game is if you were entertaine…

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    Comment #10406977

    In what universe is learning to drive a "few" hours? At minimum most courses I know of have 10-20 hours of lecture type instruction.

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    Comment #10369715

    I think more likely they're referring to Perestroika and Glasnost leading to the 1991 failed coup. Does anyone who matters seriously believe the above myth?

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    Comment #10369702

    Generally some version of spinster, future crazy cat lady, etc;

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    Comment #10229989

    I met an one of the entrepreneurs behind the jitterbug(now known as a different company). Initially they focused it at parents wanting phones for their children, but now it's mostl…

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    Comment #10223656

    Instead of the asinine speculation currently below your comment, I thought I'd post a helpful link explaining Obama's relationship with the surveillance state. http://www.newyorker…

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    Comment #10106992

    I grew up after the open source revolution of the 80's and 90's, but my parents did not get internet until I was in high school. At one point though, I read "How To Be A Hacker" an…