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tarheels100

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    Comment #38243015

    I think the answer is in the question. They're not playing to win money. They're playing because whatever rewards that have been engineered into the game suck them in. Social aspec…

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    Comment #38241840

    That's key because it shows how money isn't the only reward that can encourage unhealthy gambling behavior. It sounds like the victims express feeling of a sunk cost, knowing that …

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    Comment #38241769

    Aren't they referring to the person designing the addictive game, not the players? Justifying any methods by starting with "let's put ethics aside" is incredibly callous. Edit: Bas…

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    Comment #37740403

    It's a poem advocating empathy, people, not an edict on border control policy. Are people really so sensitive that they can't handle being reminded that other people may think diff…

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    Comment #33458519

    Being in the industry helps. Not that this is privileged information, but it would be a bit difficult to figure out from the outside.

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    Comment #33446066

    I grant you, it is a confusing time line, but let me clear this up. Cree sold its consumer lighting products business (think LED light bulbs with "Cree" stamped on them) to Ideal I…

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    Comment #22693251

    Accurate, but not as "grabby". Of course, I don't think the author was necessarily aiming for accuracy.

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    Comment #22690411

    Certainly it is a significant contribution, but I have to admit that my mental image when reading someone dicovered an ancient sword is of someone digging it out of the ground.

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    Comment #22690193

    This seems to stretch the meaning of "discovered." Hey look, I just discovered a dinosaur at the natural history museum! It's older than they thought it was!