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tomwalker

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    Comment #16662998

    Blockchain for source control?

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    Comment #16256807

    Completely agree. It seems to be the application of the current "trendy tech" to industry.

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    Comment #13035664

    Why is there such a difference? Surely each of those states with low murder rates have good and bad bits?

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    Comment #12814520

    You can exclude coal and grain from the charts linked from your parent comment. There is still a significant drop.

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    Comment #12361852

    If someone has an anxiety disorder of this magnitude then their diagnosing physician would provide the student with the paperwork required to delay their course. This would be for …

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    Comment #12114388

    It was 7% more expensive for them: https://twitter.com/jamestitcomb/status/754966707769315333

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    Comment #11168385

    It is still a 7.9 billion Euro 'error rate'

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    Comment #11117668

    I agree that homeownership is not the be all and end all for financial security and Switzerland is a great example. I think the biggest concern is that many young people today will…

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    Comment #10385420

    Do you have a source for this? Red deer have no natural predators just now and plenty of food - they will continue to increase in number. You will also find that a lot of those tha…

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    Comment #10159919

    Unfortunately parts are being developed on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-3380...

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    Comment #10059253

    This is also a major problem in Europe with tuberculosis. In some parts of London the infection rate is higher than Africa and resistance is found in over 10% of cases. The cost of…

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    Comment #9935148

    Is it HIPAA compliant?

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    Comment #9879613

    so you would be happy with your race paying a higher interest rate for loans if it is calculated as optimal?

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    Comment #9719019

    Was Huxley correct?

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    Comment #9006662

    I found it strange as well - sometimes the images popped up again and covered some text.

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    Comment #8983616

    I have a friend that is a historian. He was visiting a monastery in Macau to view some very old texts brought by the first Portuguese priests. They were under the care of a very ol…

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    Comment #8806387

    I think that this is a very important piece of the discussion. Improving the efficiency of a lot of workers and increasing automation does not marry up well with a constantly incre…

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    Comment #8457842

    I am not sure about the exact success rates off the top of my head, but if I remember correctly it is roughly 50% chance per cycle. Each cycle requires a group of eggs and only a c…

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    Comment #8410139

    A great introduction is "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy" by Irvine http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guide-Good-Life-Ancient-Stoic/dp/019...

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    Comment #8361272

    Congratulations on the launch. I am not sure if some of the drug types are appropriate though. Antibiotics for example. If someone was prescribed an antibiotic for an infection, re…