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by cstavish 13y ago
The absurdity here is palpable. Setting aside the fact that it is impossible to "gentrify", "hijack", or otherwise get a corner on a spiritual/mental exercise, mindfulness is not Buddhism . The artcile sloppily con
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by cstavish 13y ago
Or worse, you "self-XSS" injected it while in a fugue state.
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by cstavish 13y ago
I've been out of the Lego game for about a decade at this point, but it was very easy to re-purpose most "specialty" pieces. Depending on what type of things you wanted to build, it often would be preferrable to re-imagine a
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by cstavish 13y ago
I certainly could be wrong here, but wasn't Terry Schiavo in a persistent vegetative state?
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by cstavish 13y ago
Arkansas
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by cstavish 13y ago
Would that former student not also be losing some of his/her ability to pay off said debt? In other words, if his/her salary is not increasing to match inflation, isn't it just a wash?
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by cstavish 13y ago
As someone who spent a ludicrous amount of time during my childhood playing with Legos and always referring to them as such to friends and family, I really don't appreciate this "request". I'm quick to correct my ways
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by cstavish 13y ago
I wonder to what extent the results of such experiments would be due to the power of suggestion.
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by cstavish 13y ago
Well considering that California spent almost $50k per inmate in 2008 alone [1], it's certainly cheaper for the "student", but not exactly less expensive all told. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarce
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by cstavish 13y ago
"Success" is such a nebulous term that it's silly to consider the manipulator who enjoys "gaming the system" to be less successful than a worker who enjoys being productive. To assume the person playing games is str
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by cstavish 13y ago
That's one of the most thought-provoking comments I've seen in some time. Some of the revelations involving spying on allies seem pretty harmful...Either a lot of nations were in on the operation or a big risk was taken in conduct
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by cstavish 13y ago
Great article! There's a slight typo--"stdout" should be "stderr", as 2 is the file descriptor instead of 1.
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by cstavish 13y ago
One of the legitimate use cases for goto is for complex error handling. I'm not sure why it needs to be unacceptable across the board.
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by cstavish 13y ago
I agree. Stints in jail (even if short) hinder earning ability as well. If I knew of a good way to deal with petty crimes committed by people riding the poverty line, I'd tell somebody about it.
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by cstavish 13y ago
> When it comes to the inner city and gang activity, that's not so clear cut. What are you going to do, issue monetary fines? You can still issue monetary fines. Often the judge will ascertain the defendant's ability to pay, an
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by cstavish 13y ago
The vast majority of these detonations occurred after the US, UK and USSR signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963, which permitted only underground detonations. Ideally, underground detonations don't release radioactive material int
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by cstavish 13y ago
He peed on your fucking rug.
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by cstavish 13y ago
Thank you Donny.
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by cstavish 13y ago
I can't upvote this enough. I know about a lot of behavior that occurs inside and outside of private high schools that goes unchecked or loosely-punished, instead of resulting in police action at most public schools (poor or not). Noth
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by cstavish 13y ago
It's possible that the exploit was used previously and the incident went unreported.
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by cstavish 13y ago
Most people will only buy from established sellers with a history of good reviews. To my knowledge, those reviews cannot be readily faked. It would be possible for LE to create a number of seller accounts, slowly build up a good reputation,
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by cstavish 13y ago
I don't think legalized marijuana will negatively affect the alcohol or tobacco industries in the slightest. We've reached the point where if you want to smoke weed, the law is not going to stop you. Alcohol and tobacco are by no
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by cstavish 13y ago
I donated to the ACLU once, and after a couple months, I was convinced that at least half of what I donated was spent on routine mailings and phone calls to my home. I support their work, and I understand that outreach is crucial, but I can
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by cstavish 13y ago
Reading the parent comment caused me to gasp out an "oh shit" which was immediately quieted by your comment.
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by cstavish 13y ago
Dude, your missing his point entirely. He's saying that young males are smoking weed instead of doing hard drugs and therefore less likely to commit violent crimes. It may or may not be true, but it's an interesting thought.
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by cstavish 13y ago
It would be interesting to see data on the usage of marijuana vs harder drugs over the past 30-40 years.
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by cstavish 13y ago
I haven't updated Spotify in a bit so I still have Ctrl/Cmd + F functionality. Good to know, I almost lost it!
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by cstavish 13y ago
I didn't realize Thomas Friedman was on HN.
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by cstavish 13y ago
1kb/s isn't much compared to what we're used to, but I can see it being sufficient for some communications.
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by cstavish 13y ago
Bunch of fucking amateurs. You have six plainclothes officers "on patrol" for minors in possession of alcohol. That's absurd. I go to college in a city where the cops understand that underage drinking is a thing and won'

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