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by corin_ 13y ago
Who's sending death threats? People who make money off having good athletes in universities regardless of their education levels? Athletes who are afraid of being kicked out? Other? Four death threats seems awfully high for such a topi
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by corin_ 13y ago
If there was only one unmapped city it would be considered rare yet there would still be thousands and thousands of people who could share your anecdote. Adding yours to this thread (albeit without any information about it) brings the numbe
903.
by corin_ 13y ago
The fact that something happened due to economics doesn't mean there aren't other ways it could happen.
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by corin_ 13y ago
He didn't mean as a promotional campaign, he meant to promote use of Steam, i.e. to get people to use it - which people who buy steam boxes will be doing.
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by corin_ 13y ago
I think it makes complete sense to someone who knows only very basic information about steam boxes, without any distortion field needed. If you take a look at the beta box Valve released, it's based on linux and it looks sexy. If that&
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by corin_ 13y ago
This article misses the point of steam boxes, entirely. Misconceptions the author appears to be under: 1.) Valve are releasing hardware. They are not, and do not plan to. 2.) Laptop steam boxes will come in the future. This makes absolutely
907.
by corin_ 13y ago
It's a Government site, there's really no up-side to future issues being sold.
908.
by corin_ 13y ago
(Thanks for saving me from questioning my sanity)
909.
by corin_ 13y ago
If all you're looking for in the comparison is "somewhere to sit, a coffee machine, etc." then it matches many things. GP's point with the airport lounge comparison is that it matches not just in objects but in purpose &
910.
by corin_ 13y ago
I know nothing about Australia, but $699 plus 20% is $838.80, which is $940 in AUD, which is under $1k.
911.
by corin_ 13y ago
Why not tone down even more to get to the fact that not only can they both abuse their power, but they can both not do so too. Not all politicians and corporations are created equal.
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by corin_ 13y ago
Sure, that's why I wouldn't take the risk myself :)
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by corin_ 13y ago
I've on multiple occasions been on a UK street, witnessed a very strong smell of weed with police officers walking along near me, and had them do nothing. That said, I'd personally never take the risk of smoking in public in the U
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by corin_ 13y ago
Seems like whether they are legal or not is debatable, although the extent of my knowledge on Spanish law is having read this link just now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_and_medical_status_of_can...
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by corin_ 13y ago
Portugal also - you can possess it for personal use (medicinal or otherwise) as long as it's under 25g and you don't use it in public. (Same with other drugs there.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_and_medi
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by corin_ 13y ago
Isn't it a bit of a slippery slope (in a good way - if you support legalisation), in that it's a much bigger change of policy to go from no use to a few uses than it is to go from a few uses to many uses. I'd think this is a
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by corin_ 13y ago
There definitely is, though how good it is I have no idea. The last one I used was probably a decade or more ago, I didn't really have a use for it then but playing with it showed potential (since they learn to adapt to your voice it&#
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by corin_ 13y ago
I may well be wrong about historical behaviour, but for at least a few years now (i.e. within my memory) it's been the case - but you need to create a new instance, not just a new document. I.e. if you open a specific file, or do anyth
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by corin_ 13y ago
My point was that for the person saying it is interesting, they are literally stating why it belongs on HN (based on the official guidelines). Whether or not it actually is interesting is another question, and a subjective one. Personally I
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by corin_ 13y ago
Well I didn't vote for anybody because I'm English. But I'm not sure what point you're trying to make, anyway. I'm not arguing that Obama is good or shouldn't be blamed for NSA, I'm just saying that I beli
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by corin_ 13y ago
You can do that without needing it to be such an easy address - for example, you can contact me using my gmail.com address which is corin.c.cole
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by corin_ 13y ago
I hate to be the guy that copies the HN guidelines (just because it seems to get done so often), but it feels especially appropriate given your choice of the word "interesting". > On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would fin
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by corin_ 13y ago
Sure you're right, but if Obama lost his last election do you think they'd be any difference to the NSA today? Maybe Rand Paul cares more about the morals than the politics, maybe he doesn't. I don't like the guy, but wh
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by corin_ 13y ago
Agreed that it's dumb behaviour, but it's not exactly a complicated hack - just run excel again (from start menu, from win+R, etc.) and it creates a new instance.
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by corin_ 13y ago
I know literally nothing about this, but would posit the hope that if multiple people have cared enough to implant an object under their skin, at least one of them would have considered a less-permanent solution like a ring before hand and
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by corin_ 13y ago
A McDonalds meal in Oslo would cost you around $15, about double what you'd pay in London or NYC. It's expensive, but not $50 expensive.
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by corin_ 13y ago
That in turn reminds me of magnet implants which are an interesting (and a little odd) concept. http://www.iamdann.com/2012/03/21/my-magnet-implant-body-mod...
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by corin_ 13y ago
Do you refer to yourself as skilled at opening unlocked doors? :)
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by corin_ 13y ago
I've managed to open a lot of unlocked doors (most I've tried) but wouldn't consider myself "skilled" at it, since it's a pretty easy task. I think the definition of "skill" implies something that isn
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by corin_ 13y ago
Marketing takes all sorts - there are plenty of people who do a great job by just doing SEO, or by just buying adwords, etc.

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