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Google glass is doomed to fail because it's simply just not a "cool" product, see below for a particularly funny site: http://whitemenwearinggoogleglass.tumblr.com I remember when the very first iPhone came out (I got one right when it came out). I would take that thing to a...
Google Glass will fail miserably
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Pretty slow with it being the Friday of a long weekend, wanted to know if you guys had anything interesting going this weekend? How many of you will be studying for the CFA? I'm hitting a concert tonight (Juicy J) then doing some sailing on Sat....
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Greetings! Happy Memorial Day Weekend! This is a story of my lady friend. Let's call her Ms. X. I got to know X through mutual friend. Attractive lady, well educated, exotic feel. She is the kind that will turn a lot heads when she dresses up a bit. So lately we found a chance to sit down...
Should she be considered a whore or not?
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Almost died, puts things into perspective
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Readers of this highly esteemed blog will notice that Mr. Preftige often alludes to sexual intercourse in his posts. Mr. Preftige, it seems, is implying that the end of prestige is not prestige itself, but reproduction. Indeed, Mr. Preftige believes in this. Prestige is but a means to a delightful...
Preftige, what is the meaning of it?
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Just a silly trend because I’m bored in an airport. If you can chose anyone to be your mentor who would you choose? It can be someone you meet or not. For me it’s Anwar Zakkour vice chairman from JP Morgan, I’m really into tech and m&a so he is an easy choose for me. Meet him once...
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Where Do You Put Your Money?
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Yahoo buys Tumblr
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A couple million CASH
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I stand here today as living proof that it is possible to find a true 2 bedroom in West Village for $3,000/month total. Before you go freaking out and telling me there's a dead person being eaten by NYC's giant rats in my basement, everything checked out. Did I get absolutely violated by...
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Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story
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Do You Choose the City or Does the City Choose You?
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Since most of us will be working in the city for quite a long while, where would you prefer to settle when it comes time to buy a house and/or raise a family? I was thinking somewhere either in Nassau County (Long Island), West Chester County, across the Hudson in NJ, or even CT. Which would you...
Preferred suburbia with easy commute to NYC?
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