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Uphill, both ways, in Pittsburgh
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"The guy who made puTTY, everyone's favorite windows telnet/SSH program*, made a bunch of tiny little puzzle games that take minimal processor and memory. My favorite is Map.
They probably fall into the realm of the solitaire-type, that you open..." [
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Blooming indoor plants
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"Here is a game that I was taught, which is called "breakfast combo."
It is a guessing game and goes as so. One person picks a thing (relatively specific: "King Kong" or "trail mix" or "that necklace you are..." [
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"You'll find guys who are totally turned on by your brainsiness. Don't get into drinking and awkward hookup sex if you don't want to.
However, there are the cute awesome nerdy guys who either a) don't get indirect flirtiness or b) are used to being..." [
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"You can actually cook rice, wrap it up in plastic wrap (individual portions) while it's still warm, dump it in the freezer, and heat it back up in the microwave later on. It doesn't dry out like it seems to tend to do in the refrigerator if you do it..." [
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"One things I have found particularly satisfying is to keep a record of things that I do on a daily basis. Not a full journal, but little jotted notes in a notebook (in my case it's also used for tracking money/finances). For example, yesterday..." [
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"What about 無印良品, the lovely store full of things without any brand labeling?" [
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"I tend to go against the grain of credit card-ery, and think they're perfectly fine to have.
However, I treat my credit card like a convenient form of cash--if I don't have it, it doesn't get spent. If she treats her credit card the same way she..." [
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2 months ago
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"Also--don't be afraid to ask about tailoring (If you're spending that much on a dress, tailoring is worth it for a perfect fit)." [
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2 months ago
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"It has nothing to do with Vista (I get it in XP and firefox and everything else), I think it's a recent YouTube thing, that cleverly makes videos not work at random. Sometimes going to the YouTube page helps, and if I load up firefox with tabs from a..." [
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2 months ago
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"Learning how to confidently say No is a very important thing. I am in no way implying that the things that happened to you were acceptable or your fault, but being able to say No and be sure about it when you say it can help you a lot. Perhaps it is..." [
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4 months ago
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"If you grew up thinking that an A was the only acceptable grade (and managing pretty well up through middle or even high school), and here come along threats of a B, or maybe, even, terrifyingly, a C, it can be pretty stressful. Perhaps you've never..." [
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4 months ago
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"I didn't see any discussion of a serious topic in that thread. There was a serious topic, yes, which was presented. But not discussed. I think it's rather painfully hard to have a real discussion about those sorts of issues, apart from "Wow,..." [
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5 months ago
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"It looked like a verbal contract that the parents reneged on, which would get me pretty annoyed if I had filled the requirements of the fulfillment of that contract. Unlike just an expectation of a lump sum of money for existing, the poster had to do..." [
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5 months ago
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"I jammed my middle finger about ten years ago with a basketball (catch FAIL!). It still clicks nowadays, but there's no pain or anything, and it doesn't affect me at all on a day-to-day basis.
I would work to find a pediatrician within your plan..." [
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5 months ago
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"One of my best motivators is having someone who is in some way depending on me.
I have to make dinner 3 nights a week because the person making it the other three nights a week would be pretty unhappy with me if I just skipped out of it because I..." [
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6 months ago
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"And if my grandmother were to have not gotten on the correct plane and somehow ended up in Alaska, I would look into getting her gate assistance from then on, as this would have been a sign that she was no longer competent enough to do it herself...." [
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7 months ago
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"Definitely find some way to get the breasts out of your face. I don't think it's unreasonable for any person to look at something RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES, if only because, you know, in the middle of my field of vision, that's what eyes are..." [
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8 months ago
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"My mother has sworn by (for the last who-knows-how-many years) by swiss-on-rye melt.
a) toast slice of rye. b) butter toast. c) stick on cheese, put in microwave. This could probably be shortened through the use of a toaster oven.
From my cursory..." [
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8 months ago
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"I would say to tell, because we don't all have to live our lives without any help from other people, and it is somewhat silly to say that in relationships we should be left completely alone to make mistakes. And learning from the mistakes of others..." [
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9 months ago
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"Fish! Fish comes in convenient one-serving pieces.
A really simple (perhaps unexciting) fish dish. Take a filet of tilapia, coat in flour. Cook some vegetable (I am a fan of broccoli, and you can get crowns or florets in small quantities. Even..." [
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9 months ago
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"Argh. Why do people always claim CENSORSHIP! Deletions are almost never censorship here. The moderators are not trying to deny your existence or the existence of your views. It's a stupid inflation of self-worth to think that anything you say..." [
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9 months ago
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"I don't agree that donating to a charity in somebody's name is a valid "present" for anyone. If you want to donate to a charity, do it yourself. If the child wants to donate to a charity, it seems better to give her the money and let her..." [
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Last year
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"Couldn't you create a sudoku generator in postscript or something? That prints out a random sudoku game every time you send it to the printer . . ." [
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Last year
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"No one is asserting that psychics are real. We are merely saying that a person can be perfectly aware that psychics have dubious real value and still want to see one, just as they may want to go see a professional magician although they know that..." [
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"Great questions are like great comebacks for me. I think of them later at some point like when I'm brushing my teeth, taking a shower, eating lunch, whatever. I would say that the best things tend to build off of something you already know about a..." [
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"I agree that the concept of editing comments without any sort of notice is not really the best of things. It is misleading in a way that deleting someone's comments is not and I can understand why Methylviolet is upset.
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"Pittsburgh's are generally labeled with two numbers and a letter (61c, 43b and so on).
The first number is based on its direction relative to the Allegheny River (from 0 - 9 counter clockwise). The second refers to the type of bus (4 and 9 are..." [
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"If this link works, this would be the pair of slippers that I would get. They struck me as v. cute not-slippery slippers." [
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Last year
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"Why can't we just flag-delete the questions that have already been asked and answered by others, and let him ask the new-strange ones, even if they are serial-y?..." [
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"Yay! Another question of differing culture-expectations!
I am a plans-in-advance girl in a relationship with a at-the-last-minute guy. My situation has some benefits, because I get to yell at/discuss with said guy re: things.
State to people..." [
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"How do these arguments work? How can the guys say that menstrual cramps certainly can't be as bad as getting kicked in the balls, if they haven't experienced it?
I would suggest that the pain of having one of your ovaries working its damnedest to..." [
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