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by arjn 12y ago
While Armenians bore the brunt of the Ottoman brutality, there were Assyrian, Syriac and Orthodox Greek massacares/genocides too but for some reason these are much less known and rarely talked about. http://en.wikipedia.org&
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by arjn 12y ago
No, its not a "debated" piece of history. It happened and there is an overwhelming body of proof.
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by arjn 12y ago
Correct , there are many other religious groups that fast - Hindus, Jains, Christians etc. I've found that fasting practices among Coptic Christians is more intense/severe than any other religion I have seen (so far at least)
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by arjn 12y ago
Also, the "CastAR"
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by arjn 12y ago
- Oil will go lower, at least for a few months - US, China and World economy will fizzle and maybe tank. - More players and net-positive news from the Electric Car/Vehicle side.
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by arjn 12y ago
Here is a key difference from prior CAPTCHA services : "reCAPTCHA offers more than just spam protection. Every time our CAPTCHAs are solved, that human effort helps digitize text, annotate images, and build machine learning datasets. T
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Ask HN: Is it possible in the future, viruses may appear that don't exist yet?
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by arjn 12y ago
Also one of the most polluted places on earth.
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by arjn 12y ago
Totall agree. These people are the modern day seafarers. Heading out into unknown waters.
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by arjn 12y ago
Its very sad but inevitable. At this cutting edge of technology and human endeavour, accidents are bound to happen.
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by arjn 12y ago
I wasnt objecting to your intelligence theory. Its perfectly ok to assume there may be intelligences in the universe far superior to ours. I was referring to your comment on the "common objections to UFOs".
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by arjn 12y ago
"Simply impossible" is not correct. "Highly unlikely" or "Highly improbable" is the right phrase to use.
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by arjn 12y ago
I'm wondering if this could be a vehicle not just for reconnaissance but also delivering a kinetic energy projectile from space ? (Note - i'm merely speculating) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardmen
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by arjn 12y ago
No, it doesnt.
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by arjn 12y ago
I've been a reader of Lapham's Quarterly for about 2 years now. So much better than watching TV and crappy movies. Its kind of meant to be a starting point for readers to find something interesting and follow it through in more de
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by arjn 12y ago
Wonderful video. There are a few more intersting ones on that website (AT&T's archives). Thanks for posting this.
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by arjn 12y ago
I have the primitive coffee brewing system too .... its fantastic :-)
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by arjn 12y ago
Can you post some more details on your situation - location, jobtype etc ?
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by arjn 12y ago
And therefore it must be because the US did something, right ?
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by arjn 12y ago
So is there any inside info on whats going on ? I despair that corporate funded computer science and engineering research is on the decline.
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by arjn 12y ago
The middle ages were a period of great turmoil in Europe, so even if there were scientific, literary or artistic advances they could easily have been destroyed. We only know what we know from stuff that has survived the turmoil and the foll
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by arjn 12y ago
Isnt this a re-post ? It was a bad idea then and its a bad idea now. Distractions while driving are potentially dangerous.
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by arjn 12y ago
Sad ending. However its heartening that someone tried to save the baby elephant. The world needs to do so much more to protect wildlife. It seems things have gotten so much worse over the last decade or two.
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Maimonides was Jewish.
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by arjn 12y ago
I've seen this before, this and another, younger Italian guy. Excellent and impressive display of mechanical skill.
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by arjn 12y ago
Interesting, thanks for posting. I new about semi-automatons created for the Turkish rulers for entertainment but not about Al Jazari. I would like to add that the Persian, Arab and Turkish empires benefited greatly from Chinese, Indian, Ro
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by arjn 12y ago
I've long suspected this and have been off social networks since 2007/08. Have taken a lot of grief from friends about it though.
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by arjn 12y ago
Portland has a lot more than Stumptown and Heart. Spella, Coava, Extracto, Clive, Oblique .... and more.
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by arjn 12y ago
I've seen this approach tried before - it has problems : "Due to the sun’s movement throughout the day, Henry needs to repeatedly shift the container to match the focal point. "
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by arjn 12y ago
Very nice article and writing - and a great subject. To wander the woods all day, read when you want, To be free of all connections, to not even need a name. There is something to it. Oh ..and Rudyard Kipling ... wonderful.

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