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turtlesdown

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    Comment #19758109

    You can't win a bad argument by just moving to an adjacent position (which is still wrong)

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    Comment #19723199

    First, you originally claimed meat as a factor (apparently still after an edit). Second, a vegetarian can eat dairy products. Finally, the only working link above is pretty much wo…

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    Comment #19723069

    >My brother and I are 3-4 inches taller than my dad, because we grew up on a meat and dairy rich American diet, versus the rice and lentil-based diet my dad grew up with in his vil…

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    Comment #19675395

    MSFT spent $7.2 billion dollars on Nokia in 2014 to try to increase their market share, which failed. >Much like the death of the keyboard slider form factor on Android, the lack o…

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    Comment #19675297

    So far their PR has been exceptionally successful. Hopefully they bring their vehicles to market and they warrant some of the hype that is growing.

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    Comment #19675204

    >Windows Mobile was a vastly superior operating system, but it was dropped because it was only in third place Putting aside the claim that Windows Phone was a superior operating sy…

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    Comment #19605366

    My currently open Outlook is holding onto 125 MB of RAM. I have at least 12 spreadsheets open in Excel for 112 MB. IMHO you are wildly overestimating the RAM use of those programs,…

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    Comment #19574125

    You are questioning the study methodology without bothering to read it. The burden is on you to actually understand what you are talking about.

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    Comment #19494697

    it really is terrible

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    Comment #19230448

    > The whole point is the cases where it's not. So your argument is that blockchain is only useful for international trade with tiny businesses? > Even for higher margin transaction…

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    Comment #19228551

    > For example, you can have a perfectly legal contract, but the other party is in a corrupt foreign jurisdiction that would never find in your favor in the event of a breach. Then …