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  1. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

  2. Comment on What's your favorite scene in Tolkien's Legendarium? (Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion, etc...) in ~books

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    I agree with everything you said but I'd like to considerably second the Dune series recommendation, at least the original 6. It's really the only other series that's captivated and engaged me...

    I agree with everything you said but I'd like to considerably second the Dune series recommendation, at least the original 6. It's really the only other series that's captivated and engaged me like LOTR.

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  3. Comment on How Microsoft's ruthless employee evaluation system annihilated team collaboration in ~tech

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    Yeah it's pretty fascinating to see the macro effects of this policy over the course of a decade at a place like Microsoft. I was familiar with Microsoft's "lost decade" but didn't realize the...

    Yeah it's pretty fascinating to see the macro effects of this policy over the course of a decade at a place like Microsoft. I was familiar with Microsoft's "lost decade" but didn't realize the extent to which stack rankings played a role in the outcome.

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