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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…