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thehoff
1,591karma·382submissions·September 5, 2014
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Just your average everyday potato.
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My takeaway: They are removing robots that are cordoned off into areas to keep workers safe. These robots are not very good at customizing/changing quickly. What they are being replaced with is …
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That's a somewhat misleading headline. From the article: Agence France-Presse quoted a Waze official as saying the device setting to warn about areas “dangerous or prohibited for Israelis to dri…
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I'm in the opposite camp. I tried Harry's. Twice. A year apart. Couldn't stand the blades. Poor shave and somewhat hurt. I do somewhat like their shave cream though but that'…
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After a phone restart all is well now. Nice clean app that will definitely a new go-to when trying to kill a few minutes (ie. waiting in a line). I thought it would be cool if you could go to other c…
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Great idea, I even went to the store and purchased it (I'm that guy, the one that never buys apps). Alas, the app won't open, it keeps crashing upon startup (6s+) so I can't even play w…
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I assume this means that there are no options with your current employer? Don't want to assume but a number of years ago with my current employer I started out doing work that was seemed interest…
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I did read it. But maybe I'm misinterpreting. The same pattern is present among all Latino origin groups, though for three—Ecuadorians, Mexicans and Nicaraguans—the number of immigrants has dec…
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It looks like the replacement you're talking about is actually not true. The numbers that are immigrating is declining across the board. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2015/09&#…
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About half way through this one you can get a small glimpse into what the public generally thinks. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2015/09/28/modern-immigration-wav... …
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I haven't read this one yet but it looks like it may be declining across the board, at least the flow to the US. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2015/09/15/the-impact-of…
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Reminded me of this story I read a while back: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/25-years-ago-in-virginia-a-very-... And those wanting to learn more:
https://en.wikipedia.or…
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Hrrm, I misread. Looks like the $ doesn't go as far as I thought (for $180 you get the playset, not the world kit). Interesting concept but on second pass this is a little steep.
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http://www.primotoys.com/ looks like the direct site. I thought $180 seemed like a lot but it does look like you get a lot of stuff (including a simple robot). A toy lawn mower, a woo…
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Radiolab did a show on this recently and it was interesting to say the least. Podcast here:
http://www.radiolab.org/story/best-medicine/ …