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Coinbase is very easy to use. It'll take a while to get to the level that you can do instant purchases. They have a max number to sell per day so if the market is volatile you can't participate that well through Coinbase. As an en
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I keep various "to do" lists on my phone to track the things that I would like to get done. I find that breaking down projects into small tasks that can more easily completed and crossed off helps with my sense of accomplishment a
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A locally based credit union will provide better and more flexible support than any big chain bank. Plus you get to use any credit union ATM anywhere (there's a CO-OP network ATM in every 7-11) for free, and most refund some amount of
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Would it be possible to add key frame previews when mousing over the time bar? Similar to youtube where you mouse over a time and see the closest key frame so that you can have some idea of what part of the video you are about to skip to be
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http://alternativeto.net/
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The root cause is sociopathic control freaks who think they know best, and want to tell other people what to do. It's the reason why so many victimless crimes are punishable with prison time. You can't dictate morality. Preventing
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Do you work for Altoids? (mostly joking)
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Anonymous doesn't have leaders. Good documentary on Anonymous: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZUHOELgif0
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She mostly went to jail for obstruction of an agency proceeding, and making false statements to federal investigators. She should have only said "I want my lawyer". Never talk to the police!
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I wonder what % of posts in threads covering these topics are astroturf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing
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Universities should issue the loans themselves so that they have an incentive to deliver a quality, useful education that has value in the marketplace to guarantee their repayment. Or make the education free and a % of each graduate's
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If you're offended by words then you are taking life way too seriously. Especially when they're words in an internet comic, intended to be a joke. The person that objects to the freedom to say whatever you want is the one being an
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It seems like a lot of people don't know that prior to the US invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban controlled regions had reduced opium poppy production by 99%, which was 75% of the global supply: https://en.wikipedia.org&#x
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It would be the same as the beer industry. There will be a couple Budweiser type brands that are mass produced, mass marketed, cheap, and consumed by 90% of the population. Then there will be craft brands that produce high quality small qua
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For me this isn't a lack of willpower, it's creating my own incentivization system so that I can get more accomplished. If I get more work done than usual and then reward myself, this creates a positive connection in my mind. Some
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Countries are just arbitrary divisions. Just because you are born in a certain geographic region doesn't mean you are the property of the government of that region. Every person is a human being with inherent rights and freedoms. You t
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Both parties: 1) support larger government with more power 2) support unending wars 3) refuse to go after Wall St. for financial crimes 4) make their entire platform about social issues that shouldn't even be within the realm of govern
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Would there be any chance that in their isolation that different diseases evolved that the rest of the world doesn't have immunity to? It would seem to me that us wiping them out with one of our diseases isn't the only thing we sh
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Maybe with a "ghost" feature like from Mario Kart where you can see a representation of your previous runs on the course and compete with them.
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You must have something to hide! If you're innocent, why not let them check? http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/06/why-i-have-nothing-to-h...
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There was a pretty good movie that made you think about that type of situation, "Unthinkable" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914863/ It's like the question in Swordfish, would you be willing to sacrif
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Great book. Highly recommend reading it.
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Money isn't the problem, it's the entire reason the game is so engaging. If poker wasn't about money it would be a different game. There has to be an element of risk otherwise decisions do not have any consequences. Without c
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What if retailers/banks gave you a separate account login that can only be used to read data? There wouldn't be nearly as much risk in giving this out to third parties.
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I don't know if the name is supposed to be a joke, but it's a bit weird that the NSA uses it internally: http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2013/06/06/nsa-targets-...
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Someone should hire Nate Silver to do that kind of analysis.
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iOS vs Android Mac vs PC There are some interesting parallels there.
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It is the same with smart phones. Even if you don't install any apps or link any of your profiles (fb, g+, etc) all it takes is for one person you know to upload their address book to "find their friends" and suddenly there i
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"Could some of this security state, zero-day-exploits and such already be available on the open market? My money says it will eventually, but right now, based on this piece, this still looks like a lot of hand-wavy speculation." P
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Also take a look at the current state of the organic and non-GMO certification programs that exist.
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