Bramble

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by Bramble 8y ago
So you hate getting something back for choosing one payment method over another when there's no indication that retail stores would lower their prices if credit cards (and their transaction fees) were wiped out?
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by Bramble 8y ago
doesn't opening and closing new accounts all the time impact your credit score, though?
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by Bramble 8y ago
While some of these figures might actually be due to faulty data or divergent definitions in other nations, there is another factor that neither you nor your friend seem to be acknowledging - how the high cost of health care in this country
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by Bramble 8y ago
It's a shame that bay area housing prices, which higher paid tech workers already struggle with, are even more of a burden for Facebook cafeteria workers, who make less money than many of those they serve every day. Thankfully, since y
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by Bramble 8y ago
It took them the better part of 4 years to bring clean water back to Flint - they only ended their bottled water program in April of this year. Those who were there during the crisis will be living with the consequences of lead poisoning fo
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by Bramble 13y ago
I am aware that Marissa Meyer's looks are often spoken of. However, before she was a CEO, she earned degrees from some of the world's most highly ranked universities and did interesting work for another 13 years. Regarding the art
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by Bramble 13y ago
While it might help "normalize" a programming career, it also reinforces the idea that no matter what a woman has accomplished (or is capable of) in her career, her physical appearance is at least as important when evaluating her
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by Bramble 13y ago
As much as I empathize with you in feeling that our vote is useless in the presidential elections, I would like to remind you that our votes still matter in local elections. I'm sick of people telling me they don't vote because ou
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by Bramble 13y ago
So ridiculous! Why are they cracking down on this? Are young French and German girls really posing such a risk to US employment rates? I have offered the same thing while asking if I could stay with relatives in other US cities (I'm Am
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by Bramble 13y ago
do you really have that many friends who put all of their contact information on their facebook profiles?
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by Bramble 14y ago
In addition to the links already posted, I might suggest watching the Frontline documentary College INC http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/collegeinc/view/ If you're college is not already in the online arena, my first thought is tha
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by Bramble 14y ago
I like it, but I'm curious how long the links stay active for? As for feature requests, maybe make this an option (like pastebin does, with link expiration)?
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by Bramble 14y ago
Curious: What do you consider adequate math for an beginning CS student?
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Summer internship opportunities for freshman/sophomore college students?
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by Bramble 14y ago
If you don't mind living in the outerboroughs, taking the subway every day, and having roommates, this should be easy. When I was 18 - 22 (2007 - 2010), I saved over 10k making about 30k-40k a year in 4 years in NYC. I was also paying off a
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by Bramble 14y ago
Thankfully, there is regulation in this area for any school that gets state funding. If state-subsidized 4-years don't accept X number of transfer students from that state's community colleges every year, they can say goodbye to a chunk of
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by Bramble 14y ago
If the Google Nexus 4 is meant to show the direction Google wants to take Android phones in, "most" android phones will not be robust for long. While the newest iPhone has done away with the glass back, the newest flagship phone from Google
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by Bramble 14y ago
>But seriously, rethink the quotes-only approach. Writing is about so much more than quick snippets. I agree. When I read the blurb of the website, I thought "okay, it's a place to show off writing; awesome," and I was actually confused
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by Bramble 14y ago
It actually does sound like you are trying to cyberstalk people and pass judgement on their work ethic based on what they do outside of work, in their personal lives. I find it distasteful that this is increasingly considered acceptable dur