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Comment #2479018
(Canadian here, but the ads are similar and we get lots of US channels.) >At most, they would say "our fuel consumption is X lower than the nearest competitor". This is what usuall…
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Comment #2248105
My head is more often buried in code than in the product's UI. Our QA team has a better nose for when interaction or UI details are off than I do. In general, they spend more time …
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Comment #2234507
"Someone" might be Adobe: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adc-presents/preview-of-the-edge-p...
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Comment #2069768
Yes, and MS already has something similar to Classic mode. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Virtual_PC#Windows_XP_M...
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Comment #2041732
They may read it but not speak it.
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Comment #1999769
Simple retort: Really? Why do you close the bathroom door?
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Comment #1968582
You could use a single-site browser like Fluid: http://fluidapp.com/
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Comment #1958955
A second point would be that the time you spend automating tasks has other payoffs, in the form of learning and inspiration. For instance, I suspect that part of the inspiration fo…
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Comment #1951553
Nice, but you'd be much better off with "Good men and women wanted for hazardous journey." There may be statistically fewer women in tech, but you'll never hear from them with a ti…
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Comment #1913208
http://www.reddit.com/help/faqs/Fitness#WeightGain In addition: -Figure out your current calorie intake using http://www.fitday.com/ You may be undereating and be unaware of it.
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Comment #1892028
It would be interesting to see if there are any cases where hackers bribe a software company's employee to disclose information on vulnerabilities.
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Comment #1891929
http://www.directrelief.org/ Medical help, and they do it themselves.
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Comment #1871901
A good way to review a dojo is to search for it online, particularly on bullshido.net: e.g. site:bullshido.net dojo_name_here
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Comment #1827551
Reddit employees receive Conde benefits such as health insurance. Real estate is also taken care of. They've also admitted that they might be able to pull a higher salary at a diff…
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Comment #1822426
> Emails were supposed used Mailhide, its a Django filter, which broke, and which renders things in plaintext on failing. People shouldn't be angry at you for "exposing [their] ema…
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Comment #1796410
>hundreds of employees Thousands, even. 1400+, according to Wikipedia.
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Comment #1788963
> I think anyone who starts their own company doesnt have the time to get jaded. Just beware the investors! The less you own, the less control you have.
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Comment #1788436
This lets smileys be (more easily) understood by screen readers as well.
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Comment #1778010
I was trying to point out that successful poker players might be a part of the same group they're "preying on" - those with gambling addictions. Of course, as you said, they're suc…
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Comment #1777721
>Your job becomes preying on people with gambling problems Or perhaps you have a gambling problem, but are successful enough to deny it. FTA: > "Looking back, what I've figured out…
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Comment #1777618
>They refused to help because of the questions Medical nature. Even when I told them it was just personal FYI and I wasn't actually taking the medicine (a lie, but i thought it mig…
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Comment #1774056
It's an older dataset, so that link may not be in the latest revision.
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Comment #1734286
His plans start at $49/mo. He's in a different league from even Wordpress.com premium.
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Comment #1733818
RIM is also leveraging their QNX acquisition for the OS here, so it seems like its a primary part of their game plan, and not a spin-off product.
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Comment #1733683
They don't show a physical product in the mockup. I suspect you're right - we won't know for certain until someone does a hands on. In particular, I'm skeptical of Flash's performa…