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"A couple things this article doesn't mention:
Google's Kinderplex is currently housed in what used to be a public elementary school. The school district of Mountain View faced declining enrollment and budget issues a couple years ago, and closed the..." [
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more than 12 hours ago
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"Oh, face-saving techniques: If you'd let me, I could talk about my studies for hours, I'm that kind of nerd. But I try not to be so self-centered, so I usually answer the "What's that like" question with a short-ish answer that reveals a..." [
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2 months ago
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"scrump, thanks for posting this. I had heard that there was an associated risk of heart attacks, and now we know about the increased death rate. To be clear, it wasn't a manufacturer or sponsor who published this data. Scientists from the NIH (who..." [
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2 months ago
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"If you're at a computer, you can download and run this nifty ambient-noise generator called Atmosphere Lite. It has all kinds of nature sounds to use as white or ambient noise. You can not only have your rain, but you can add birds, crashing waves,..." [
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2 months ago
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"Expanding on Ufez's suggestion, I think any hip-hop or R&B song done on acoustic guitar is a crowd pleaser for all types. See Jonathan Coulton's version of Baby got Back and Jenny Owen young's cover of Hot in Herre...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jeanmari
4 months ago
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"What the heck does everybody have against ukuleles? Geez. Maybe if you don't like Teenage Youtubers, you'd like professional orchestras.
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain:
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
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favorited 4 times, recently by Hlewagast, rodeoclown, Anything, Faux Real
5 months ago
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"Everyone's advice seems to be towards how to *meet* people, but in my opinion, actually becoming friends with them is a whole different story. I'll agree with one of dreamsign's points, that it is difficult to make friends when there aren't a lot of..." [
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8 months ago
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"I sounds like you would feel guilty any way-- if you take the job, you feel guilty for being away from your daughter, if you don't take the job, you feel guilty for not working and providing for the family, and if you quit early, you feel guilty for..." [
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