skunkworks

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by skunkworks 15y ago
Just wanted to say thank you for doing this. It was a rather fortuitous coincidence because I'm starting on a Drupal project and was evaluating hosting options to use for development. I am exactly the demographic you mentioned: use for dev,
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by skunkworks 15y ago
Just wanted to come back and gloat a little bit. Downvoters, guess you were wrong.
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by skunkworks 15y ago
That would be awesome marketing, but wouldn't that involve intentionally leaving a MacBook to get stolen somewhere in Oakland?
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by skunkworks 15y ago
Serious wow at Lebanon war photo fraud. That is just appalling.
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by skunkworks 15y ago
We all have h. pylori in our stomachs, but only some of us have ulcers. This is because stress plays a role in weakening the stomach's defenses, giving h. pylori a chance to create ulcers.
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by skunkworks 15y ago
Bingo -- this is exactly what they do. I consider this a serious angleshoot because we agreed upon a price and this is to me a verbal contract. To have someone fudge the terms of the contract by taking advantage of a 11th hour switch is une
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by skunkworks 15y ago
This reminded me of awful Craigslist buyers that always seem to be short 20 bucks when they arrive. A slightly different situation since CL scumbags are usually looking for a spontaneous discount of > 10% vs. 1%, but funny nonetheless.
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by skunkworks 15y ago
Weird, I have had the opposite experience re: touch screen responsiveness. Difficulty turning pages, multiple "clicks" to get a button to work, etc. Being the owner of both an iPad and a rooted Nook Color, there's a pretty large quality gap
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by skunkworks 15y ago
"These sorts of people" is an interesting way to distance ourselves from this, as though we the tech-enlightened were somehow hardened against weaving our reasoning through the maze so that it reaches our predetermined conclusion. I actuall
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by skunkworks 16y ago
US government has been gunning for poker sites for a while (since 2006 when the UIGEA passed). Some places like Party Poker withdrew from the US market, while others flourished by skirting the rules to the best of their abilities (e.g. can'
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by skunkworks 16y ago
At some point -- and I'm not saying you've reached that point -- if enough people misread you, maybe you need to communicate more clearly. (Not trying to be rude.) Anyway, here are some fun refutations of Mr. Taubes body of dietary advice:
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by skunkworks 16y ago
1. We all agree there is conclusive evidence of a problem with diet and obesity. 2. Author inconclusively argues that sugar is the cause of the problem. 3. Someone says this is irresponsible journalism (scaremongering). 4. In response, you
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by skunkworks 16y ago
Very good life hack IMO. There's a very similar trick I've heard of to help get you doing the chores you don't want to do: start a 5-minute timer, do the chore, and after 5 minutes you can stop with no guilt. Most of the time what happens i
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by skunkworks 16y ago
Yes, what a cosmic coincidence that this guy, who lives in the same building as Mark Bao, happened to purchase what he thought was a legitimate laptop on Craigslist!
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by skunkworks 16y ago
Yes. You are just as welcome to flag this as we are to vote this up, and then we can let democracy sort this out while we go Program, Motherfucker.
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by skunkworks 16y ago
If you read the original article, the so-called snark is really minimal. Asking her to amend it for this seems petty and controlling IMO.
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by skunkworks 16y ago
No kidding. It started out okay but descended into "it was them not us", followed by "we need to keep the studios happy". Some serious talking out of both sides of your mouth.
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by skunkworks 16y ago
Came here just to chime in about Season 4 of The Wire. For those who haven't seen it, a large portion of it focuses on a new school initiative where disruptive students are removed from their classes and isolated in a smaller, more focused
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by skunkworks 16y ago
This is covered in the book FWIW. The argument that the author makes is that despite H. pylori being the primary cause of ulcers, it doesn't explain all cases. He argues that even controlling for lifestyle variables (drinking, smoking, etc)
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by skunkworks 16y ago
It's not so much that the modeling of the brain is flawed; it's just that the chemistry of stress and recovery in our brains is complex and has multiple variables. There are lot of outstanding questions. There are different kinds of depress
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by skunkworks 16y ago
Love the Sneakers reference.
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by skunkworks 16y ago
Gary Taubes is so incredibly wrong that it makes me sad. If you want to read some intelligent analysis of dieting/nutrition, I suggest reading Lyle McDonald ( http://www.bodyrecomposition.com ) and Alan Aragon ( http://www.alanaragonblog.co