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Re:Google’s Latest Search: What Happened to Its Bikes? on Friday January 05, 2018 @06:23PM (#16082669)
non-paywalled version: https://t.co/gRcNYuXTcg
Re:A “right to repair” movement tools up on Friday September 29, 2017 @04:58PM (#15369154)
Re:HFT in my backyard – II on Friday September 26, 2014 @06:01AM (#8372041)
I wish I had something more relevant to add but, hello from a former Mahwah resident
No one "paid" the loan, the debt was sold to a private creditor and OP's account was then considered settled in the eyes of the DOE. They can't delete the account in order to keep an audit trail, so the amount owed is adjusted to zero.
Re:How casinos get you to spend more money on Friday August 08, 2014 @04:37AM (#8151964)
Even the "penny slots" with 1c initial bet get up to $2-5 per spin on max bet
Re:Zoopharmacognosy on Thursday August 07, 2014 @04:40AM (#8146775)
The wikipedia has a section on birds but is missing this reference from 2012. City birds using the nicotine in cigarette butts to deter parasites.

http://www.nature.com/news/city-birds-use-cigarette-butts-to...

Re:Zoopharmacognosy on Thursday August 07, 2014 @04:00AM (#8146701)
Or kangaroos and wallabies playing in the opium fields
Also known as Flow - the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_%28psychology%29

Re:Nine Nations of North America 30 years Later on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @07:18AM (#8107442)
large enough? http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/infographic-the-...

Unfortunately it appears as if the original image was just stretched to a larger size, but if that's the case the resolution you're looking for just may not be available.

I also lived in Boston for 5 years without a car.
Re:I quit my job. Today is Day 16 on Thursday June 19, 2014 @12:23PM (#7916889)
you can also check out zen pencils, prints are usually available http://zenpencils.com/comic/theodore-roosevelt-the-man-in-th...
bigwords works for any book, simply search by ISBN
Re:Amazon, in Threat to UPS, Tries Its Own Deliveries on Saturday April 26, 2014 @09:01AM (#7651226)
see previous discussion here - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7641861
It's been said to be a second skydiver
Re:Show HN: Super Planet Crash on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @06:23AM (#7596934)
How about half of the high scores? When watching their replays I can't seem to get a reproducible result. Sometimes their 400MM score is crashing out as early as 10y.
Re:Show HN: Super Planet Crash on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @07:15AM (#7591219)
5 bodies, anyone have more? http://www.stefanom.org/spc/?view=2825038
Re:Report: 44% of Twitter Accounts Have Never Sent a Tweet on Friday April 11, 2014 @11:38AM (#7573514)
A common method to avoid interfering with the statement you're trying to make is to mash as many hashtags in as possible after the fact.
I've actually done the opposite, ditching facebook exclusively for the messenger app. I've yet to see something adopted so universally by the people I talk to most.
Re:Truecar.com is going public on Friday April 04, 2014 @03:25PM (#7533717)
In which case the original comment should stay as on so anyone can see what happened, but use strike-through formatting