PebblesRox

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   by PebblesRox 17y ago

   That sounds rather boring to me...
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   by PebblesRox 17y ago

   Hiding names should be optional, like "showdead." Then you can choose for yourself instead of getting stuck with a system you dislike.
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   by PebblesRox 17y ago

   Møøse! ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvIKL_pTZFE )
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   by PebblesRox 17y ago

   It is still haiku 5, 7, 5: Maximums Shorter is okay
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   by PebblesRox 17y ago

   Hacker News geyser: Insight and inspiration Bubble from the depths.
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   Ask HN: Haiku?

   40 points by PebblesRox 17y ago|58 comments
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   by PebblesRox 17y ago

   It gives the kids a good excuse for wanting a cell phone :)
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   Taxonomy of Wordplay(questrel.com)

   2 points by PebblesRox 17y ago|0 comments
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   by PebblesRox 17y ago

   I think most avid readers read well over 5 books in a year. When I've been to the library, I sometimes read two books in one day.
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    by PebblesRox 17y ago

    This is like claiming credit for a LEGO kit that you built by following the intructions. You end up with something really cool, but you had no creative input. It's much more admirable to take the pieces and turn them into something new th
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    by PebblesRox 17y ago

    It was slow for me too. I would click and wait for something to happen. Just when I decided that my click hadn't done anything, the blue arrow with the pencils appeared, but I was already clicking the mouse so I had to wait again. This m
12. 702.▲
    by PebblesRox 17y ago

    I quadruple vote because whenever I see a typo, I want to fix it.
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    by PebblesRox 17y ago

    I read this textbook (Statistics Through Applications) for fun last summer: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/sta/default.asp?s=&n=&i=&#3... Unlike most textbooks, it is actually well written. It would not take long to finish if you skip
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    by PebblesRox 17y ago

    I agree that the bulk of this article is speculation. "Identity symbols" and a "premature sense of completeness" may be one possible explanation, but the article presents them as the only explanation of the correlation shown in the studies
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    by PebblesRox 17y ago

    I'm not convinced that announcing plans causes people not to fulfil them. The studies may show correllation, but I wouldn't assume cause and effect. Another explanation could be that the people who keep their plans to themselves are the k
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    by PebblesRox 17y ago

    I wasn't using the word "literally" literally, but that's okay because I never said I was. I guess I'm a stickler because I think words work better when they have strong, precise meanings. Over time, these meanings tend to get watered down
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    by PebblesRox 17y ago

    Exactly, that's the irony. I wouldn't have pointed it out otherwise.
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    by PebblesRox 17y ago

    Doesn't decimate literally mean to reduce by ten percent? Literally decimating the pool would mean eliminating 7 applicants :)