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by prodmerc 9y ago
It can be profitable. But yeah, the market is small. I've looked into this before - even the poorer Eastern European countries prefer new products to refurbished ones. And that seems to mirror the opinion of a lot (probably most) peopl
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by prodmerc 9y ago
Well apparently not all people want to be eco friendly. Most people I know would rather buy a new low/mid range product than a used/refurbished device that was high end when it was released. It's mind boggling - you'd ra
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by prodmerc 9y ago
What about replacing only the software? Or will they claim it's illegal and you still don't own the hardware?
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by prodmerc 9y ago
Honestly, the existence of Linux (and other open source software) is a miracle after seeing all the bullshit around copyright and licensing these days...
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by prodmerc 9y ago
Is that accurate? 15% could generate that much? That's mind boggling, I always assumed it would take a 50%+ tax on multimillionaires/billionaires...
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by prodmerc 9y ago
We most likely can't actually prevent a meteor strike. There's plans to do it, but nothing will be ready for another few decades. Even if we're lucky to detect it very early, we'd have to quickly create a delivery system
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by prodmerc 10y ago
From what I read, it is harmful because it's illegal. Just like countless other drugs. You can't get a high purity sample from an advanced lab and have to trust random chemists who do it illegally. Pure LSD seems to be quite saf
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by prodmerc 10y ago
What if it was? It's all in our head anyway, so if it was a placebo effect, but a noticeable one for that person, with the trigger being that "I took LSD", then why not? When you're angry, but can calm down or feel happy
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by prodmerc 10y ago
I remember this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MenuetOS Still impressive today :)
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Yeah, that's just fucking ridiculous. http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/britain/father-l... Fucking penalties and strict government mandates for school attendance/absence? Jesus Christ...
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by prodmerc 10y ago
If I search in English , why the hell would they display local results? Makes no sense. Used to be you could use Google.com, and later Google.ca or co.uk (because .com started auto-redirecting to your local tld), but not anymore.
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by prodmerc 10y ago
I grew up in a country where Internet wasn't a priority by any means and still isn't. Yet it went from dialup to gigabit fiber and worst case scenario DSL in less than a decade, along with GPRS/EDGE and soon afterwards 3G and
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by prodmerc 10y ago
> I'd much rather live somewhere with a smaller economy where there's actually a mechanism to remove those in power. Like?
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by prodmerc 10y ago
A United States of Europe would be great, but what you're proposing is insane. First of all, it won't work at all without military conflict, and from there it's World War 3. Based on language alone, the EU would self-destruct
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Oh no, the secret is out - Eastern Europe has sun, booze, food, mountains, snow and greenery and absolutely huge houses. The English invasion is imminent :D
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by prodmerc 10y ago
> Perhaps they could all group together money to help pay for common services like roads etc. Could, but won't. Everyone would rather get 4x4's than pay a small fee for maintaining the roads.
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Yeah, no shit, that's the whole point of a strong economic union.
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by prodmerc 10y ago
It's mostly about the language and acquired culture. If they spoke the same language, a Portuguese and a Latvian will find that they get along extremely well. Hell, I'd say language is the only barrier for those open minded who ca
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Yeah, that sounds good, I hope it lasts. I'm also hoping this time African countries won't fall victim to the shrewd business practices from up north.
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by prodmerc 10y ago
The 5500 used to be my dream graphics adapter at some point, for a long time. Dual chip design? They even had SLI capability in the Voodoo 2 iirc. Was so cool at the time :D
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by prodmerc 10y ago
I mean, China does have an active movie industry, as well. Along with Hong Kong, which many just collate with China heh India has Bollywood. Both have garnered quite a following in the West thanks to that.
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by prodmerc 10y ago
> built using modern techniques and quality materials. Uh, I would double check that, they've been building bridges, malls and apartments in Eastern Europe and the quality was found to be subpar even by local standards (not to menti
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Then you're the asshole who compares himself to a surgeon heh
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by prodmerc 10y ago
They all are intent on crippling any chance the UK has at becoming stronger in high tech industries. I'm so sick of getting "this is an adult resource and you can't view it" anytime I search for information about a drug
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by prodmerc 10y ago
We used to joke that Miele bought up all the metal that wasn't used for the Leopards for their washing machines (cast iron counterbalances and very thick walls) :D
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Well, the rate of failure is the lowest compared to other manufacturers. And those repairs are way too expensive I should say. White Knight dryers are surprisingly good, yeah. The LG washers work fine for 3-5 years, their weakest point is t
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by prodmerc 10y ago
The price for Bosch/Siemens made in Germany is about twice as high than the ones made elsewhere. But that's partly because they only make the top end models in Germany, with mid-range models being made in Spain or Poland, and chea
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by prodmerc 10y ago
I've worked on hundreds of domestic appliances. Newer ones from any manufacturer are indeed failing more often, and are designed worse. The only explanation is that this is on purpose - just like cars or laptops or smartphones, they ar
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Honestly, that's like a lot of second/third-major cities in European countries...
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Head transplants are actually considered feasible today. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37420905/the-surgeon-w...

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