mjklin

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   by mjklin 11y ago

   "But the people have solved some pretty important problems,” I said. “Have they, in fact? The actual practice in a democracy is to vote, not for a given state of affairs, but for a man who claims to be able to achieve that state. I’m n
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   I also thought of Nauru. Seems the island center is chewed-up former phosphate mines and the islanders have nothing to show for it. Australia briefly (?) tried to relocate some unwanted refugees there. Not much to say for the place anymore.
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   Agreed, I always look in those two places for the best discussion of news and advice on projects.
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   After reading Peter Diamandis' write-up of Quirky in his book Bold I figured it was God's gift to inventors. Guess their strategy wasn't quite on.
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   Lol has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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   Also: Answer Me This, whose recent content is free but who charge for older content, special "albums", their book, and merch. Helen and Olly seem to be doing quite well.
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   Isn't this used in Iceland?
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   Aw, they were about to show a close-up of the bar!
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   +1 for Lin Yutang, he is an amazing writer who sparked my interest in China. I lived there two years and met my wife. Xie xie Lin Xiansheng!
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    "Children, children! Do you want to be like the real UN or do you want to argue and waste time?" -- The Simpsons
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    Look up Twin Oaks in Virginia, they're probably the most successful commune in the US.
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    Twitter owns Periscope, which has much greater potential IMO. It is amazing to drop down into someone's life from far away and talk in real time.
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    There is also something called the "critic's lament" that goes like this: If you describe a situation in too dire terms, people will conclude nothing can be done about it and do nothing. On the other hand, if you describe a s
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    Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 might have left the solar system but we don't know where they are...
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    What you're describing sounds a lot like Antioch College used to be (not sure if it still is). They had requirements for students to spend semesters on work experience, while campus life was pretty loose. They closed for a few years bu
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    I find that in my language learning, when I have a question about a vocabulary word or a grammar point, I have to go back in my memory to the social situation in which I first heard it. Whether on TV or in conversation. I personally don&#x2
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    > The kanjis are far more subtle In other words, they have to be memorized. No connection between writing and pronunciation.
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    Yes, the fundraising appeals are annoying. But they keep their independence from marketers and the community has a stake in the site. They are not lying when they say "if everyone gave $5 the appeal would be over today". It's
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    It's looking to me that the Wikipedia business model is the correct one for a community site like Reddit. What are the chances of a Reddit clone surviving on donations?
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    Both archive.org and perma.cc are doing this. I believe currently anyone can use archive but only professionals can use perma. Write something online, then save the link to one of these repositories.
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    Wouldn't they be held by surface tension?
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    I lived in the UK during 1996-97 and there were plenty of stories in the news about the "poorer" countries being allowed to join the EU. Greece being the chief among them. You're right, they knew but they didn't care.
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    I knew about the AAP guidelines. But we decided to put on Daniel Tiger during mealtimes for my daughter from ten months old. It is a good distraction while we get some food into her. Furthermore, children under two interact primarily with t
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    by mjklin 11y ago

    You seem to be following the plan laid out in Frontline's College, Inc[1]. Find a struggling college that has accreditation, take it all online, rake in dem bucks from online students who get federal loans. [1] http://www.pb
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    Is thought part of this UI as well?
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    I tried it a few years ago, and I had to use a specialized ftp program to upload files. Do they have anything web-based now, like Cpanel?
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    In Principles of Psychology , William James speculated that any kind of non-corporeal afterlife would necessarily be non-emotional, since our emotions are felt in our bodies rather than our brains.
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    Ah, this must be the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese "mei banfa" (没办法), probably the national slogan. Oh, they are building a dam and you need to move your house twenty metres up the hill? "Mei banfa".
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    A good Aereo substitute is ustvnow.com.
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    To add insult to injury, it is probable that her work killed her. She had ovarian cancer, and was known for walking in front of her x-rays (at waist level) quite a lot.