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HelloRipleyon Withings acquired by Nokia

Isn't nokiankoski where someone mixed up the sewage in / drinking water out lines?

HelloRipleyon Mark Zuckerberg Gets to Control Facebook a While Longer

"helping to cure all diseases by the end of this century"

Such humility. I really want to punch this kid in the face.

HelloRipleyon Withings acquired by Nokia

Rubber boots.

HelloRipleyon Withings acquired by Nokia

Pretty much all of the Lumia design mnemonics was outsourced by Nokia to Frog in Helsinki.

HelloRipleyon Every shot Kobe Bryant ever took

remember when kobe posterized nash in the postseason?

probably a charge, but DAMN that was an epic play.

HelloRipleyon Was it wrong to hack and leak the Panama Papers?

The poster you are responding to is making a utilitarian moral argument. You are referencing a novel that explores the a common source of crime (poverty) and the chain of events that follows.

I don't see the connection. :-S

HelloRipleyon Yahoo Sale ‘Book’ Reveals Financial Meltdown and Big Bet on Mobile Voice Search

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HelloRipleyon Will you hire this guy?

When I was working with GStreamer, gotos of this sort were all over the main workhorse functions in the common elements.

HelloRipleyon U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing iPhone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus

Your description sounds like Camus' interpretation of the myth of Sisyphus. I like it.

HelloRipleyon Profits are too high. America needs a giant dose of competition

I like The Economist, but as a subscriber I notice two common trends:

1 - They really, REALLY, love to criticize America. 2 - They often have a really crappy understanding of micro-economic theory.

HelloRipleyon Heavy Recruitment of Chinese Students Sows Discord on U.S. Campuses

I am a she.

HelloRipleyon Heavy Recruitment of Chinese Students Sows Discord on U.S. Campuses

I teach Intro to Computer Science to (mostly) economics majors.

I currently have four Chinese students (out of 45 total), all of whom go through the right motions. They sit in the front of the class, they ask questions after lecture, etc... The types of things your mother would tell you to do so the professor "knows your name".

All four exhibit a significant language barrier. Although... I don't think that is the only thing hampering their performance.

I personally know how hard it can be to learn in a different language environment (I took a university class held in Finland and it was tough to say the least). Luckily, it was a math class and I was able to eke out good marks.

At the risk of sounding cynical, and not wanting to paint a picture of all Chinese students, I get the vibe from mine that they are really just there to get a degree, not to learn AT ALL. Hey... so are many of my WASPy students, let's not kid ourselves. But it's something about the way my Chinese kids want accommodation solely by going through the motions, as if just showing up to class and sitting up front guarantees you an A. I just don't see the real effort on their behalf.