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tarheeljason

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    Comment #16991999

    Panera has a really good model (Rapid Pickup) whereby preorders are name-tagged and shelved on a self-service, grab-and-go counter.

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    Comment #16964702

    Yes, of course--the affiliation just jumped out at me.

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    Comment #16964592

    > Salsify is led by [...] Catherine Wu, a junior at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California. Oh

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    Comment #16626271

    +1. Calling this speeding is willful ignorance of the practical flow of traffic everywhere in the country.

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    Comment #16626259

    > There is no traffic "around" them, just the car behind. How about when merging, or changing lanes? The speed limit is not _always_ safe or practical to obey strictly.

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    Comment #16058118

    > This is white-knightism shrouded in ... The author is a woman; not saying you didn't know that, but knights are traditionally men. > The real causes are slew of issues that start…

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    Comment #15496302

    > "When you think about Microsoft and you hear our mission – to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more – it’s powerful." What? They're 'starting …

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    Comment #15223296

    > money goes directly between checking accounts Some see this as a disadvantage of Square Cash--they say individual transactions clog their checking account statements, they prefer…

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    Comment #14772515

    For data science: http://insightdatascience.com/ only accepts those who have completed a PhD

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    Comment #13752035

    > Because it is normal for people to travel with blank devices, in no way will the CBP officer suspect that you have something to hide. It is common for businesses to issue employe…

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    Comment #13007576

    Expensive placebos work better. http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2015/01/29/exp...

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    Comment #12741192

    Yes, I immediately thought of Citi's Virtual Account Numbers. Citi also offers a card with no annual fee and 2% cash back, so if you use Final you're effectively paying $49 plus 1%…

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    Comment #11470065

    Really nice, succinct notes here as well: https://www.math.hmc.edu/calculus/tutorials/ (includes some linear algebra, despite the URL)

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    Comment #9555807

    Zinsser* - my apologies.

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    Comment #9555584

    That example affirms the power of "show, don't tell." Those pages, in the raw, assure the novice or insecure writer that even experts revise and resubmit. RIP, Zissner.

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    Comment #9081680

    An average is an arithmetic mean. But if you found the question vague, you would ask for clarification. These students volunteered answers.