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whywhywhy5

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    Comment #8698017

    It's less common, but if you're willing to contract for the company then working remotely isn't too difficult to find. If you want a salary, then it's easier to start off working o…

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    Comment #7717546

    I really like this completely transparent approach. They should totally stream coding sessions too.

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    Comment #7695595

    By Jr. do you mean a paid internship? And when you say no one is hiring, do you mean in Portland, OR, or including SF?

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    Comment #7643806

    I've always found it odd why people say this. It's a horrible analogy, either you don't understand what a Ponzi scheme is or your don't understand what bitcoin is.

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    Comment #7548368

    How about a site where you enter your SSN? Then if you're ever listed as deceased in the Social Security Death Index, that will be the trigger.

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    Comment #7496612

    Police brutality will never go away unless the the police themselves hold officers accountable for such actions. Sadly, they just don't, or give them a slap on the wrist when they …

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    Comment #7388072

    Firefox - searching for opponent for over 30 minutes. Chrome - finds opponent in seconds. Loses connection after 30 seconds - 1 minute. Buggy as all hell. Your multiplayer code nee…

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    Comment #7311885

    You can't for incompetence, but you sure as hell can for fraud.

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    Comment #7311852

    hq4x definitely looks the best and most accurate. If it only further smoothed the jaggies, it would look phenomenal.

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    Comment #7311847

    I think hq4x is the best. Microsoft's curves too much - and while it can look good/stylized for some pieces, it's ultimately inaccurate and warps many of the pieces from their orig…

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    Comment #7275802

    The easiest way to create AI would be to make a model our own brain's neural pathways. With a computer model we could analyze and break down what makes consciousness/intelligence, …

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    Comment #7119796

    Over bitcoin maybe (along with some disadvantages). However,it doesn't have any technical merit over litecoin, or many of the other several dozen litecoin clones.

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    Comment #7114557

    Sure, if you get a 1 bedroom apartment =/ There are plenty of places with decent rooms you can rent for $800-1000. I paid $825 for my old place in South San Francisco (20 min commu…

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    Comment #7034425

    Isn't trusting your credit card number to small business you consider unreliable just as bad or worse than the alternative?

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    Comment #6965020

    Well Satoshi and Hal definitely worked together in some fashion: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3;sa=show...

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    Comment #6964824

    The thing about using a coin that was made for a joke, is the risk of non-serious developers and weak security.

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    Comment #6926561

    If you believe in bitcoins, hold onto it. It's only a loss if you sell it now and never buy bitcoins again, or if this is the highest price bitcoins will ever reach.

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    Comment #6893550

    As an employer we would be furious. As an employee we would be delighted.

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    Comment #6376993

    I'm sure it's just the perfectly legal NSA browsing through your files. No need to worry.

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    Comment #6023835

    Games typically last 30-40 minutes and are heavily team-based. This scenario makes it very easy to get agitated when a person on your team screws up badly and ends up costing your …

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    Comment #6023810

    So I'm guessing you hate LoL too? MOBA games aren't really that hard to get into. Millions of players find it rather easy to get into. In fact, if numbers are anything to take into…

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    Comment #6023786

    * Access to all 100+ heroes at the start, no need to purchase heroes. * Much higher level of polish in terms of graphics, animations, voice acting, music, sound effects, ambiance. …

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    Comment #6023742

    No, it's been the most popular Steam title for well over a year now. It's been several times more popular than the second most (usually Team Fortress 2) for quite some time as well…