Random Analogies

What: Drop Box is a file sharing service. I'm assuming it is based on a FTP protocol. Great Idea if it works. I wonder how much memory could be saved if files could be stored in this type of system and not duplicated every time an email is sent. The big possible problem is the security of the system. Do you really want to store all your financial information on a system that is vulnerable to being hacked?

Writer: LucyG

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Date: May 2 2011 12:38 AM

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"Science is like this hot chick whose naked body you once caught a glimpse of, but who has been hiding in a burqa ever since. You're not sure if there's even a women inside anymore."

Writer: Not Stated

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Date: Mar 14 2014 5:28 PM

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"The Boomerang is a cloud of dust and gas being spewed out from an old star while its core collapses inward and becomes a white dwarf, a star which has used up its nuclear fuel," according to Sahai, who co-discovered the cold region. "The Boomerang Nebula is like a cosmic refrigerator, in which expanding gas cools very efficiently down to the very chilly temperatures we have found."

Writer: Dr. Raghvendra Sahai

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Date: Dec 20 2014 11:12 AM

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"Some people in A.A. say antidepressants are unacceptable. I don't get that. Suboxone is like an antidepressant. It doesn't get you high. It just helps you function like a normal person, and it works for a lot of people."

Writer: Dr. Charles Silberstein

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Date: Jun 19 2015 11:26 AM