Forum: EDF
04-30-2007, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 99
Re: Costa Rica travel thread
As far as beaches go, Manuel Antonio (which is near Jaco) on the pacific coast and Puerto Viejo on the carribean coast are both awesome. I liked both much more than Tamarindo and the northernwestern...
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-26-2007, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 598
Views: 2,026
Re: the sticky icky icky
This guy will obviously get drafted, and rightly so. Picks in the latter rounds have such a low success rate anyway that drafting a guy like that and sticking him on the practice squad has got to be...
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-23-2007, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 3,356
Views: 19,120
Re: *official 2007 red sox thread*
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They have a 3 game set next week..if they play well this week and get 2/3 the next they could be tied after next weekend. Not likely given the way Boston is playing but still...its a...
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-19-2007, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 288
Re: NBA Mock Draft ver. 2
Green at #3 seems very high, although the Bucks do need a SF. I would prefer Brewer there.
I kind of doubt J. Wright goes that high anymore. His production was really inconsistent all year and...
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Forum: Politics
04-19-2007, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 70
Re: Breaking Political Gossip
He was "outed" last fall by some blogger/reporter who claimed to have interviewed some dudes he [censored] (a couple in the bathroom of Union Station, lol), but I don't think those guys ever really...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-13-2007, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 413
Views: 1,428
Re: Pregnant GF
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You don't have a choice though. You're going to have a kid.
You can either be a douchebag & raise a douchebag, or you can un-[censored] yourself and raise a proper human...
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Forum: Politics
04-12-2007, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 151
Views: 507
Re: Two points against Intellectual property laws
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My original point was that this legal apparatus girding trade secrets through enforcing NDAs is part of governmental IP protection, and my understanding was that in your post...
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Forum: Politics
04-12-2007, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 151
Views: 507
Re: Two points against Intellectual property laws
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I agree that trade secrets often don't have legal protection beyond "voluntary solutions" (which are really "mandatory solutions" in many industries at this point). But the...
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Forum: Politics
04-12-2007, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 151
Views: 507
Re: Two points against Intellectual property laws
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Having jumped in the thread early but been away from my computer, I'll just chip in with a few comments.
1. Intellectual property protections go far beyond the patent system,...
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Forum: Politics
04-12-2007, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 151
Views: 507
Re: Two points against Intellectual property laws
Having jumped in the thread early but been away from my computer, I'll just chip in with a few comments.
1. Intellectual property protections go far beyond the patent system, which is only one...
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-12-2007, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 258
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Forum: Politics
04-12-2007, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 151
Views: 507
Re: Two points against Intellectual property laws
I don't necessarily disagree with this summary. But I think looking at the entertainment industry is not necessarily the best way to assess what is at stake with IP in general. Much more important...
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-11-2007, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 298
Re: Cheating in sports
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It's called ethics, people. If you can't see the ethical difference between working hard and using drugs to increase performance, I feel sorry for you.
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-11-2007, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 186
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-11-2007, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 186
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-11-2007, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 298
Re: Cheating in sports
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It's called ethics, people. If you can't see the ethical difference between working hard and using drugs to increase performance, I feel sorry for you.
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This...
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-11-2007, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 186
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-10-2007, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 2,436
Re: Celtics
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I really don't get the extension from the franchise's stand point. Let's forget about whether Doc is as bad as he seems.. he DID win a coach of the year award with Orlando (not that it...
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Forum: Politics
04-10-2007, 01:53 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 328
Re: The Truth About the Rich
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This doesnt seem that surprising given that we are only talking about households with > 1M in net household assets.
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How do you think the numbers would change if...
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Forum: Politics
04-09-2007, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 328
Re: The Truth About the Rich
This doesnt seem that surprising given that we are only talking about households with > 1M in net household assets. That has not been too hard to achieve for older age cohorts given trends in the...
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Forum: Politics
04-04-2007, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 306
Re: Comment on Affirmative Action debate
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Still seems to easy. There is a reason the court rejected it, not just law.
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I agree. It seems like you are starting off by limiting discussion to the weakest (and least...
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Forum: Politics
04-04-2007, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 83
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-04-2007, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 163
Views: 580
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Forum: Politics
04-04-2007, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 83
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Forum: Sporting Events
04-04-2007, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 2,821
Views: 13,860
Re: 2006 - 2007 NBA Season Discussion Thread
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ha.. that's a major walk.
mandatory Cs update: not to be outdone by Milwaukee's tank attempts, Al Jefferson reportedly banged knees with Gomes in practice today and will miss...
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