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Re:A Simplified Modern Approach to Stoicism on Sunday February 03, 2013 @03:24PM (#5160998)
-Contemplation of Death: Contemplate your own death regularly, the deaths of loved ones and even the demise of the universe itself.

Mission Accomplished.

So he was caught importing drugs, told the police he ordered them from the Silk Road and therefor the police are cracking down on the Silk Road.
Re:Why Amazon Is Special and Apple Is Not on Sunday February 03, 2013 @01:18PM (#5160505)
Theoretically it would be possible to compete with Apple because their price position makes them vulnerable (high margins). A competitor offering an equivalent product could undercut them and come out on top. This is textbook from an investment point of view.

This was all said in the article I think but I'm just trying to rephrase it.

But yes, as Microsoft demonstrates competition in this sector doesn't always go by the book. Because it really isn't such a free market with non-captive consumers.

Re:Hacker News Karma Tracker on Sunday February 03, 2013 @12:12PM (#5160220)
No good? It's supposed to encourage you to conform.