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by sosborn 8y ago
I think Wired used to have a column like that.
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by sosborn 8y ago
> why aren't more Mac users complaining about the sharp deck edge against their wrists? Probably because for many people it isn’t as much of an issue as it is for you. Personally, it doesn’t really bother me. I understand how it cou
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by sosborn 8y ago
"Tanking" is a strategy that is talked about ad nauseam by sports radio gas bags, but is not likely to be an actual tactic being employed by organizations.
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by sosborn 8y ago
You hit the nail on the head. The stuff about pollution and interruption of cultural practices is more about the idea that those things are being forced upon native Hawaiians, much like annexation was. Not all native Hawaiians feel this way
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by sosborn 8y ago
The name is a relic of the past. We originally had two newspapers in here, the Honolulu Advertiser and the Star-Bulletin. A while back the two merged into what we now know as the Star Advertiser. For what it's worth, as the only major
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by sosborn 8y ago
I'd argue that it is in our (U.S.) best interest for highly skilled worked to go abroad for a short period of time (2 years?). Being exposed to different ways of living can do wonders for creative thinking.
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by sosborn 8y ago
I’d also prefer to know how that return process played out.
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by sosborn 8y ago
Do you think that was the case for everyone?
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by sosborn 8y ago
> they're super useful Useful for whom? The user, or website operator? Snark aside, do the sharebars actually increase user engagement on your site?
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by sosborn 8y ago
Out of curiosity, does the 250 million taxpayers include tax paying businesses?
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by sosborn 8y ago
Computers are pretty useful for communicating.
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by sosborn 8y ago
How did you get there from my comment? I’m all for legalization but that doesn’t mean that I don’t see that people can develop unhealthy relationships with it.
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by sosborn 8y ago
That’s great, but that doesn’t mean other people can’t have different experiences with pot.
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by sosborn 8y ago
Lack of self control is absolutely a symptom of addiction.
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by sosborn 8y ago
> jail time for a random tweet Yeah, it isn't like he was out there randomly accusing people of being pedophiles or anything.
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by sosborn 8y ago
Minimum annual salary in the NFL is $480,000.
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by sosborn 8y ago
> It’s just another webkit, fostering the monoculture; Ignoring that Blink and Webkit are feature identical, what negative effects are there with an open source rendering engine monoculture?
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by sosborn 8y ago
The art of lobbying doesn't have anything to do with contributions. They will typically donate equally to all viable candidates and sitting politicians to avoid becoming anyone's enemy. The leverage they use is their relationships
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by sosborn 8y ago
I have friends who are deathly afraid of flying that would make this choice in a heartbeat.
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by sosborn 8y ago
Did you browse the sci-fi directory or did you do a word search on "Sci-Fi." I went to the directory and Moon was the first title in the list.
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by sosborn 8y ago
> I can only watch shows they recommend though! That's not true at all. You can absolutely browse by genre, actor, etc.
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by sosborn 8y ago
Is that really what you took away from this?
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by sosborn 8y ago
> The point is my choice is no longer between maintaining my current standard or upgrading Do you have to upgrade the OS? Nope. It's a choice and a tradeoff.
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by sosborn 8y ago
> vinyls are just going to be worse than CDs, despite what proponents tell you. In terms of pure measurements, absolutely. In terms of experience? Well, it really depends on the person (and I am someone who much prefers modern digital mu
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by sosborn 8y ago
> your fingers can more accurately determine when they have pressed a key In my own, singular/personal experience, this has never been a problem for me, even with the much maligned MBP keyboard. When the key stops traveling, you hav
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by sosborn 8y ago
Garageband has this in the Drummer section.
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by sosborn 8y ago
It is not impossible for both sides to have their share of simpletons.
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by sosborn 8y ago
> Off to a torrent site or asking around to see if someone has rips or a box set. The other option is to just not watch it.
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by sosborn 8y ago
You can also argue that sports and office work are not analogous.
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by sosborn 8y ago
It’s not about honesty here, it’s about honesty in law enforcement/government.

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