kaufland

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The US Army is getting hoverbikes(theverge.com)
2 points by kaufland 11y ago|0 comments
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by kaufland 11y ago
To be fair, he said "the average Joe", not "the young, educated, upwardly mobile."
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by kaufland 11y ago
Snowden's status in Russia is more that of a pet, or a trophy -- up for trade at any moment, for a high enough price -- than that of a political refugee. And he knows it, which is why he's trying to GTHO of there (even at the pric
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by kaufland 11y ago
As long as you don't step out of line: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26265230
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by kaufland 11y ago
Alles klar. Thanks for clarifying.
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by kaufland 11y ago
It's quite common for startups to have 1 or 2 sexy (and well-enough engineered) projects involving your favorite technology X, to run up the flagpole at conferences or in job ads, etc. But like as not, 80% of what they do (and of what
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by kaufland 11y ago
I was extremifying a bit my comparison; but the basic point is that the 10x price difference is in no way proportionate to any real infrastructure costs that would be necessary to guarantee safer (or non-exploitive) product standards. I ca
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by kaufland 11y ago
Valid point, but apparently the Greenpeace study only targeted Germany's largest (brick-and-mortar) discounted retailers; there's no particular reason to believe that the products offered by premium retailers would score any bette
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by kaufland 11y ago
Hmm, looking a bit at their site[1]: Addidas jogging pants -- 59,95 € Volcom T-shirt print -- 17,45 € Under Armour T-shirt -- 39.95 € Like really now -- who needs this stuff? Especially when you can just go to Aldi or Tchibo (or any
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The future of the Icelandic language may lie in its past(pri.org)
1 points by kaufland 11y ago|0 comments