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I would say why c# too, I don't know anyone doing it and don't see much buzz for .net devs. It's 2015, have him learn ruby or Python, javascript (and then coffee script) or maybe Java as most large tech companies will always use it. Try swift too. He'll get a better idea of what he likes and the sooner he finds it the better. Also he should find out what he wants to do, native apps, web apps, front end, back end, etc. try it all.

iron maiden is BS. No evidence it was ever used and only got famous because of one specimen that was in a museum, at a time when a lot of torture devices were made up to get the crowds in, ala PT Barnum and his sideshows.

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The iron maiden is often associated with the Middle Ages.[1] However, no account has been found earlier than 1793, although medieval torture devices were catalogued and reproduced during the 19th century.

Wolfgang Schild, a professor of criminal law, criminal law history, and philosophy of law at the University of Bielefeld, has argued that supposed iron maidens were pieced together from artifacts found in museums to create spectacular objects intended for (commercial) exhibition.[2]

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for this reason, I have trouble believing a lot of torture devices and their true authenticity.

it's only contagious until you wash the oil from the plant off. Once you've washed it off, it's not contagious, you just have to wait for your skins allergic reaction to subside.

But be careful of any clothing or other stuff that may have touched the plant, if there is still oil on them, you can get it again. Be sure to clean them too.

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- Germany cannot be sure of advancing

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they have like a 99.7% chance of advancing...

I think both teams play very defensively and timid, knowing just a tie gets them both through. I say it ends in 0-0 or 1-1 tie.

The Portugal-Ghana game is more likely to be high scoring since both teams need lots of goals. But I think Portugal comes away with the win. They need something to salvage from this world cup and are playing for just that.

I live in nyc and have used uber quite a bit. Some points for people that want to know more:

- uber gets background checks, all personal info of drivers
- if drivers get too many bad reviews, they're dropped from uber
- no cash ever needed. It's billed to the credit card on your account. The driver turns on the meter from the app on HIS phone (provided by uber).
- as others have pointed out, you can view all uber cars nearby, and where your car is when it's on its way
- you may have heard about price gouging. This happens because uber guarantees that you can get a car with its service. So when demand is high, rates go up to keep the service available. Conversely, when demand is really low, rates go down quite a bit. This is probably only a problem for big cities. NYC had a big price gouging problem with uber after Sandy.
- You can easily get uber credits by getting friends to sign up. We've gotten over $100 so far in free rides.
- haven't had to use it yet, but heard the customer service is outstanding
- all cars I've been in have been new looking and very clean, all driver's nice as well.
- most driver's have been gypsy cab or yellow cab drivers for years and years. They're not just some stranger trying it out. They can do this on their own with their own cars and get paid more than with cab companies.

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Now that one actually blows my mind. I'm going to have to look up that proof and see if I can undertstand it.

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This one really is more mind blowing than the one in the OP, which he gives no source for and after a quick googling, I can't find anything to support it either.

they are being upfront about salary though.

Say you go through interviewing, they love you, offer you the job, you ask for 20% more and they are gonna be "WTF!? We laid out our range for you in the very beginning." They may be upset you wasted their time when you could have known they couldn't afford you.

If you are really in love with this company and still interested then for sure interview, if not, why not keep looking? There are tons of jobs. Even if they were to match your current salary by bumping up a whopping 20%, I wouldn't leave jobs unless I was getting a sizable raise, not a lateral move.

To each his own though.

map is pretty dumb. It only gives those 6 choices. I'd be much more interested in what the most popular liquor is overall in each country.

I know for a fact in Turkey it is Raki. To say vodka is their liquor of choice is dumb.

I think you missed some points. Here's how I understand it.

-crop report fake, says winter had big effect on crops

-dukes start buying frenzy trying to corner the market, know they price will skyrocket when the report is released (so they think)

-valentine and winthorpe sell futures (that they don't have btw, you can do that). They sell a ton and the price goes way up and they rake it in.

-real report is released and price plummets. Now they have to BUY because they don't actually own any contracts to sell in the first place. So they buy back every future they sold and net the difference... which is huge.

So they walk away with a boatload of cash and didn't actually have to any physical product, nothing actually changed hands, which I find amazing. Money has only the value we assign it and the value they had was fabricated and made in 20 minutes haha.

Make that 22, the gf and I will be in 332 also :cheers: