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Re: godaddy the problem

I'm trying to cancel my godaddy account right now. For the life of me I can't figure out how to do it. It seems like they change the process every few weeks so that it's difficult to do.

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Re: Re: Re: Compromise...

Reddit has been known to raise large amounts of money when properly motivated. It would be funny to see a hamfisted internet attempt to buy a politician with a kickstarter account. "Dear politicians,...

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Precise reason I picked Sprint

I'm sure that my average monthly usage is nowhere near 2GB/month, but I was too lazy to verify that. That's the main reason I went with Sprint's unlimited data. I won't use it, but I don't have to...

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Re: ... another company that doesn't get it

"So, what they've done now is confirmed that the images that had been previously posted were indeed legit" You're assuming that anyone cares.

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Re: Big Numbers

You make a good point. Numbers are meaningless without some perspective. That's why it's good to ask and find out exactly what's going on rather than just assume that one person was pinged 8 million...

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If you're upset by the FBI's actions (or the DEA's for that matter) you should make sure you're on the list of potential jurors in your area. Jurors can decide whatever they want without regard to the...

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I really like the way the AMA sessions work over at reddit. High value threads work their way to the top of the page and it's really easy to follow the discussions.

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It would be wise for them to just collaborate with OSM... but they just burned that bridge.

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Good point. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay 1/2 the unit cost for a map update. Open source maps are free to update - so in five years (when they are equal on paper) OSM will be superior in...

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Or put in a version of Reddit's "thumb up/down" system so the troll comments can at least be sent to the bottom of the page.

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Because collecting information is an automated process now. Spying on everyone takes virtually no effort, but analyzing that data is an entirely different matter.

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Article 8

I used to be a PAYING Skype customer but I quit giving them money when they crippled their software on smart-phones. Now they are attempting to drive away their free customers too.

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Article 7

Everyone in the approval chain of this raid should lose their job. Judges are supposed to approve search warrants... do they also have to approve S.W.A.T. raids?

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I don't normally do this....

I don't torrent stuff (Netflix and Spotify are just so convenient), but all this cracking down makes me want to out of spite.

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While we're playing this game.....

As long as we're pointing out fields where artificial scarcity protects the veterans... how bout taking a swipe at medicine? Because of the way doctors are trained in the USA, it literally takes an act...

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Are you one of those people that tells global warming jokes on cold winter days?

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The olympics didn't seem to mind when Obama was trying to bring the games to Chicago.

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Re: For shame.

You're right.... sort of. None of this would have happened if New Zealand had simply gone by the law when the US first came-a-knocking.

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You could do a mini-series for the techdirt newbs. I feel that a lot of people might care (more) about the issues discussed here if they understood a little background. Also... Get Jad Abumrad to help...

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The video is 24 minutes long and you responded to the post within 10 minutes, so you clearly didn't watch it. Your argument is null and void.

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