saget

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by saget 8y ago
I don't know about all languages but Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and Mandarin all have many formal and informal conjugations of words
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by saget 8y ago
English is also nice in that there is no "baked in" formal or informal use of the language. I think it breaks down barriers in conversations with a superior or a random stranger. I wonder if this has any larger scale effects...
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by saget 9y ago
Can't speak for the nation, but in Colorado Sanders won the primary by a landslide yet received exactly 0 super deligate votes. Anyone who lived in a state where this happened could feel the elitism the previous comment was talking abo
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by saget 9y ago
You just proved his point. You replied as an outraged person that is angry about the Trump presidency. It's perfectly ok to go about your life without mentioning Trump in half of your conversations. For the average person, there's
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by saget 9y ago
They key difference between Nashville and SV is Nashville doesn't claim to be anything but what's it is. SV culture claims to be inclusive and value diversity of thought. However, plenty of people experience exactly the opposite o
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by saget 9y ago
Yeah, the white papers are pretty clear on how to replicate it, though it seemed it would still take no small effort to get it working at a higher level (IIRC they used kernel modules to pull it off). Here's the meltdown repo from the
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by saget 9y ago
Martin Shkreli, Harvey Weinstein, Wall Street protests, and probably others that I forget were aided by the Internet. Hopefully it will become a bigger trend in the future.
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by saget 9y ago
Some of the wealthiest people I know are also the cheapest. The other week my gf's parents (very well off) refused to go to a clinic that their insurance didn't work at after their son cut off the tip of his finger. Took them and
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by saget 9y ago
I think it has to do with it being a finger food and having less "class" associated with it. It's not always an issue but I have definitely received judgment for ordering a burger
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by saget 9y ago
How you dress is very important. Knowing enough about current events and having your own, thoughtful opinion about them. Knowing a number of books and using them in conversation. Rules on when to be blunt are different. Never order a burger
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by saget 9y ago
There are a growing number of smug Europeans on this site that seem to think they have all the answers to America's problems, even when there isn't any. This argument could go on for ages but obviously people already have their ow
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by saget 9y ago
Whales have a lot of fat (and I'm assuming other insulating tools) to keep them warm in cold water, their bodies aren't designed to be beached in warm air under the sun. Elephants, while not as large as a trex, can survive the hot
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by saget 9y ago
The good news is the batteries can be recycled and there is a lot of new research on developing new types of batteries that don't use lithium
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by saget 9y ago
If the app was designed correctly it would probably only be listening within a ~1 hour window of when you want to wake up
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by saget 9y ago
The first college I attended was New Mexico Tech, and that school knows how to spend money properly. As an out of state student I payed less than half of what I paid at CU for an equal or better education. Sadly, schools that do this tend t
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by saget 9y ago
Know well: Ruby, Python Rusty: Java, C, PHP, Go, C#
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by saget 9y ago
I've used it for both about 6 months and it's wonderful. Very easy and nice to use. Only complaint is there is no features to explore stocks and financial news but there are other apps for that