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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Sort of like how "off the record" is a fluid definition for journalists. If no one agrees on what it means, they can't hold you to it!
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Why's this ancient text from the canon of Graham getting resubmitted? So we can all have a good laugh? So the readers of this site can have a big argument over the definition of "success"? "Sure Java sees a lot of use by clueless corporatio
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
I think I missed something. I'm pretty sure I knew what death was before I hit puberty. Does this app include photos of the result of the strikes? Is there supposed to be a "talk" you have with your kids around age 12 or 13 where you explai
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11 unintentionally ridiculous depictions of virtual reality(avclub.com)
2 points by sampsonjs 14y ago|0 comments
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Why investors tolerate Facebook's Dual-Class share structure(newyorker.com)
1 points by sampsonjs 14y ago|0 comments
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Inside Job: Facebook I.P.O. Shows System Is Broken(newyorker.com)
1 points by sampsonjs 14y ago|0 comments
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
As Mattheij pointed out, that's possible, just not very likely.
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Indeed, without Google and Sillicon Valley's contributions to job growth, we would live in a nightmare world where unemployment has soared past 8 percent.
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Nintendo's two consoles before the Wii were vastly outsold by their competitors, Sony's Playstation brand. The point that was being made: Nintendo suffered, at least in the past, because third party developers jumped ship. They may have had
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Might want to proof-read the FAQ some more. I'm seeing sentences like: "Since system is auction-based you result may vary depending on current load of our network. For example if you maximum bid is 5 cents per view your ad will be only show
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Facebook decline shows that Wall Street is wary of giving stuff away for free(washingtonpost.com)
3 points by sampsonjs 14y ago|0 comments
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Who knew the DMCA banned porn? Not me, that's for sure!
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
You are wrong. I lost multiple games I had in my bag back in 2002. That crap couldn't have just fallen out.
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
To me, this comment is more proof that muslims are the new gooks.
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
I fail to see how this was an "ass kicking". Mr. Runyon met someone who's a pioneer in his field and had an enjoyable time listening to him rant about the iWhatever devices. Did Runyon also "get his shit pushed in" by Mr. Kirsch?
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Without reading the article, let me take a guess: Attackships on fire off the shoulder of orion, c-beams glittering in the dark near Tannhäuser Gate?
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
"The database, he said, has recently been used to investigate civilian deaths in Afghanistan and to judge claims by Iraqi villagers that bombs containing depleted uranium contaminated their water supply." Wait, how about we have a "hackatho
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Why Facebook is a $7 stock(forbes.com)
9 points by sampsonjs 14y ago|0 comments
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Zuckerberg's Big Facebook Mistake(forbes.com)
49 points by sampsonjs 14y ago|29 comments
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Why Science Fiction So Often Fails to Predict the Future(locusmag.com)
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Worth a read: Pitfalls of Prophecy: Why Science Fiction So Often Fails to Predict the Future , http://www.locusmag.com/2009/Westfahl_Predictions.html . Why do they think that the fact that they write science fiction makes it worth listeni
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
More like Time Pamphlet, am I right?
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
See also: the New Yorker.
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
It's a matter of tone. Write in a dry voice, sound as disspassionate as possible, try to sound academic, and middlebrow readers will assume you must be a fount of un-biased, rational analysis.
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Tell it to Wall Street, Sun Tzu. The user just submitted the story, he didn't write it.
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Wait, does this mean Mac OS isn't already perfect as is?
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Hulu encouraged by its innovative new "pay-for-stuff" model(avclub.com)
4 points by sampsonjs 14y ago|0 comments
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
Suggested title for all self help submissions to Haxor News: "How I discovered the one and only one secret to being incredibly awesome at everything".
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by sampsonjs 14y ago
If any of this blather is an attempt to prevent me from giving my money to Google instead of Dropbox, mission failed. Pay 2 to 4 times as much for the same service? I don't think so. Google wins, T. K. O., pwned with a capital P.
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Barney Frank discusses role of government(nymag.com)
1 points by sampsonjs 14y ago|0 comments

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