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    Rohde
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    So, over the course of the last two weeks I've been trying to order a dedicated server at SuperbHosting for this project I'm doing for a company. Never before in my life have I experienced a more rigorous payment procedure. Apparently my order was flagged as a possible scam, so I had to compile like 5 different documents before they would accept my order. So I did that - which took like a week since various people needed to scan their ID, credit card statement and what not. Anyway, I finally got the requested documentation and sent it to them. Unfortunately they didn't feel like waiting so they just canceled my order. So, I contacted the billing department. They wrote to me (calling me Jason...whom I'm not acquainted with) and told me to place a new order and supply a comment that I had already supplied the billing department with the necessary papers. Ok I thought. Fine. Whatever. So I headed for their homepage ready for placing a new order. I mean, no biggie right, they take security seriously which is good I reckon. Unfortunately they are so up on security that they have blocked my IP because of fraud!!! Yeah baby, I'm fraudster. Anyway I just sent and email to the billing department asking them if I can offer them a vile (sic) of my DNA to prove to them I'm not a scammer. So basically I just want to ask: Do UPS transport DNA?


    "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
    -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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      So, over the course of the last two weeks I've been trying to order a dedicated server at SuperbHosting for this project I'm doing for a company. Never before in my life have I experienced a more rigorous payment procedure. Apparently my order was flagged as a possible scam, so I had to compile like 5 different documents before they would accept my order. So I did that - which took like a week since various people needed to scan their ID, credit card statement and what not. Anyway, I finally got the requested documentation and sent it to them. Unfortunately they didn't feel like waiting so they just canceled my order. So, I contacted the billing department. They wrote to me (calling me Jason...whom I'm not acquainted with) and told me to place a new order and supply a comment that I had already supplied the billing department with the necessary papers. Ok I thought. Fine. Whatever. So I headed for their homepage ready for placing a new order. I mean, no biggie right, they take security seriously which is good I reckon. Unfortunately they are so up on security that they have blocked my IP because of fraud!!! Yeah baby, I'm fraudster. Anyway I just sent and email to the billing department asking them if I can offer them a vile (sic) of my DNA to prove to them I'm not a scammer. So basically I just want to ask: Do UPS transport DNA?


      "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
      -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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      Gary R Wheeler
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      Is there some reason why you haven't picked a different hosting company that doesn't have their collective heads up their collective asses?

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        Is there some reason why you haven't picked a different hosting company that doesn't have their collective heads up their collective asses?

        Software Zen: delete this;
        Fold With Us![^]

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        Rohde
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        Well, I read various reviews on the net and they pretty much always ended up in the top three when it comes to dedicated servers so you know I figured they must do something right. (BTW when I write on the Interweb I can't get rid of my coding habit of Ctrl-S all the time. Which is annouying since FF pops up the Save dialog every time....grrr :))


        "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
        -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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          Well, I read various reviews on the net and they pretty much always ended up in the top three when it comes to dedicated servers so you know I figured they must do something right. (BTW when I write on the Interweb I can't get rid of my coding habit of Ctrl-S all the time. Which is annouying since FF pops up the Save dialog every time....grrr :))


          "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
          -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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          Rohde wrote:

          can't get rid of my coding habit of Ctrl-S all the time

          Neither can I, but IE7 doesn't seem to mind.

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            Rohde wrote:

            can't get rid of my coding habit of Ctrl-S all the time

            Neither can I, but IE7 doesn't seem to mind.

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            Rohde
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            Well if I weren't addicted to some of the Firefox extensions I'd probably use IE since version 7 seems pretty fast and nifty. Although he UI is hopeless.


            "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
            -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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              Well, I read various reviews on the net and they pretty much always ended up in the top three when it comes to dedicated servers so you know I figured they must do something right. (BTW when I write on the Interweb I can't get rid of my coding habit of Ctrl-S all the time. Which is annouying since FF pops up the Save dialog every time....grrr :))


              "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
              -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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              l a u r e n
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              serverbeach.com :cool:

              "mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"

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                Well, I read various reviews on the net and they pretty much always ended up in the top three when it comes to dedicated servers so you know I figured they must do something right. (BTW when I write on the Interweb I can't get rid of my coding habit of Ctrl-S all the time. Which is annouying since FF pops up the Save dialog every time....grrr :))


                "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                Jeremy Tierman
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                rackspace.com - one of the largest

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                  rackspace.com - one of the largest

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                  TigerTechie wrote:

                  rackspace.com - one of the largest

                  I've used rackspace, too. They were very helpful and provided topnotch service.

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                  • R Rohde

                    So, over the course of the last two weeks I've been trying to order a dedicated server at SuperbHosting for this project I'm doing for a company. Never before in my life have I experienced a more rigorous payment procedure. Apparently my order was flagged as a possible scam, so I had to compile like 5 different documents before they would accept my order. So I did that - which took like a week since various people needed to scan their ID, credit card statement and what not. Anyway, I finally got the requested documentation and sent it to them. Unfortunately they didn't feel like waiting so they just canceled my order. So, I contacted the billing department. They wrote to me (calling me Jason...whom I'm not acquainted with) and told me to place a new order and supply a comment that I had already supplied the billing department with the necessary papers. Ok I thought. Fine. Whatever. So I headed for their homepage ready for placing a new order. I mean, no biggie right, they take security seriously which is good I reckon. Unfortunately they are so up on security that they have blocked my IP because of fraud!!! Yeah baby, I'm fraudster. Anyway I just sent and email to the billing department asking them if I can offer them a vile (sic) of my DNA to prove to them I'm not a scammer. So basically I just want to ask: Do UPS transport DNA?


                    "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                    -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                    Luis Alonso Ramos
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                    I've been using 1-800 Hosting[^] for over two years and their service has been very good. If you don't need a dedicated server, and a virtual server is fine with you, try SolarVPS[^]. I just ordered a server with them about a month ago and support has been awesome. And you can install anything you want (it's a Windows machine after all.) And they currently have a 20% off promotion. Check WebHostingTalk[^] for a great forum about hosting, servers and all that stuff.

                    Luis Alonso Ramos Intelectix Chihuahua, Mexico My Blog!

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                    • R Rohde

                      So, over the course of the last two weeks I've been trying to order a dedicated server at SuperbHosting for this project I'm doing for a company. Never before in my life have I experienced a more rigorous payment procedure. Apparently my order was flagged as a possible scam, so I had to compile like 5 different documents before they would accept my order. So I did that - which took like a week since various people needed to scan their ID, credit card statement and what not. Anyway, I finally got the requested documentation and sent it to them. Unfortunately they didn't feel like waiting so they just canceled my order. So, I contacted the billing department. They wrote to me (calling me Jason...whom I'm not acquainted with) and told me to place a new order and supply a comment that I had already supplied the billing department with the necessary papers. Ok I thought. Fine. Whatever. So I headed for their homepage ready for placing a new order. I mean, no biggie right, they take security seriously which is good I reckon. Unfortunately they are so up on security that they have blocked my IP because of fraud!!! Yeah baby, I'm fraudster. Anyway I just sent and email to the billing department asking them if I can offer them a vile (sic) of my DNA to prove to them I'm not a scammer. So basically I just want to ask: Do UPS transport DNA?


                      "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                      -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                      Rohde wrote:

                      So basically I just want to ask: Do UPS transport DNA?

                      They probably do but they will first need to verify that that you are not some scammer or something...

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                        So, over the course of the last two weeks I've been trying to order a dedicated server at SuperbHosting for this project I'm doing for a company. Never before in my life have I experienced a more rigorous payment procedure. Apparently my order was flagged as a possible scam, so I had to compile like 5 different documents before they would accept my order. So I did that - which took like a week since various people needed to scan their ID, credit card statement and what not. Anyway, I finally got the requested documentation and sent it to them. Unfortunately they didn't feel like waiting so they just canceled my order. So, I contacted the billing department. They wrote to me (calling me Jason...whom I'm not acquainted with) and told me to place a new order and supply a comment that I had already supplied the billing department with the necessary papers. Ok I thought. Fine. Whatever. So I headed for their homepage ready for placing a new order. I mean, no biggie right, they take security seriously which is good I reckon. Unfortunately they are so up on security that they have blocked my IP because of fraud!!! Yeah baby, I'm fraudster. Anyway I just sent and email to the billing department asking them if I can offer them a vile (sic) of my DNA to prove to them I'm not a scammer. So basically I just want to ask: Do UPS transport DNA?


                        "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                        -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                        Joan M
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                        You can be sent by UPS and then they can take the DNA... :rolleyes:

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                        • R Rohde

                          So, over the course of the last two weeks I've been trying to order a dedicated server at SuperbHosting for this project I'm doing for a company. Never before in my life have I experienced a more rigorous payment procedure. Apparently my order was flagged as a possible scam, so I had to compile like 5 different documents before they would accept my order. So I did that - which took like a week since various people needed to scan their ID, credit card statement and what not. Anyway, I finally got the requested documentation and sent it to them. Unfortunately they didn't feel like waiting so they just canceled my order. So, I contacted the billing department. They wrote to me (calling me Jason...whom I'm not acquainted with) and told me to place a new order and supply a comment that I had already supplied the billing department with the necessary papers. Ok I thought. Fine. Whatever. So I headed for their homepage ready for placing a new order. I mean, no biggie right, they take security seriously which is good I reckon. Unfortunately they are so up on security that they have blocked my IP because of fraud!!! Yeah baby, I'm fraudster. Anyway I just sent and email to the billing department asking them if I can offer them a vile (sic) of my DNA to prove to them I'm not a scammer. So basically I just want to ask: Do UPS transport DNA?


                          "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                          -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                          Abu Mami
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                          If you're looking for other suggestions... I was with ManageMyBox for about a year and they were great. Good prices and the support was excellent. I just changed over to PC Core (a BurstNET) reseller because I was looking for an East Coast server. Their prices are quite low, and they seem OK support-wise. The BurstNET network appears to be quite fast - I think they went through an upgrade since my tests show faster downloads now, than I got a few months ago.

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                            I've been using 1-800 Hosting[^] for over two years and their service has been very good. If you don't need a dedicated server, and a virtual server is fine with you, try SolarVPS[^]. I just ordered a server with them about a month ago and support has been awesome. And you can install anything you want (it's a Windows machine after all.) And they currently have a 20% off promotion. Check WebHostingTalk[^] for a great forum about hosting, servers and all that stuff.

                            Luis Alonso Ramos Intelectix Chihuahua, Mexico My Blog!

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                            Luis Alonso Ramos wrote:

                            If you don't need a dedicated server, and a virtual server is fine with you, try SolarVPS[^]. I just ordered a server with them about a month ago and support has been awesome. And you can install anything you want (it's a Windows machine after all.) And they currently have a 20% off promotion.

                            I purchased a Windows VM at SolarVPS and I'm really happy with it. They even phoned me to notify me of a little delay on the activation. The machine is really stable so far (and that's not guaranteed for many other providers).

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                              So, over the course of the last two weeks I've been trying to order a dedicated server at SuperbHosting for this project I'm doing for a company. Never before in my life have I experienced a more rigorous payment procedure. Apparently my order was flagged as a possible scam, so I had to compile like 5 different documents before they would accept my order. So I did that - which took like a week since various people needed to scan their ID, credit card statement and what not. Anyway, I finally got the requested documentation and sent it to them. Unfortunately they didn't feel like waiting so they just canceled my order. So, I contacted the billing department. They wrote to me (calling me Jason...whom I'm not acquainted with) and told me to place a new order and supply a comment that I had already supplied the billing department with the necessary papers. Ok I thought. Fine. Whatever. So I headed for their homepage ready for placing a new order. I mean, no biggie right, they take security seriously which is good I reckon. Unfortunately they are so up on security that they have blocked my IP because of fraud!!! Yeah baby, I'm fraudster. Anyway I just sent and email to the billing department asking them if I can offer them a vile (sic) of my DNA to prove to them I'm not a scammer. So basically I just want to ask: Do UPS transport DNA?


                              "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                              -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                              Rage
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                              Rohde wrote:

                              Do UPS transport DNA

                              Just spit a big load in a goblet, and send it. You can also cut yourself a finger, so that they have your fingerprints. Or put an eye with it for iris recognition.

                              ~RaGE();

                              I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
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                                serverbeach.com :cool:

                                "mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"

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                                Rohde
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                                Yeah, they were number two on my list. I've also read a lot of good stuff about them.


                                "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                                -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                                  I've been using 1-800 Hosting[^] for over two years and their service has been very good. If you don't need a dedicated server, and a virtual server is fine with you, try SolarVPS[^]. I just ordered a server with them about a month ago and support has been awesome. And you can install anything you want (it's a Windows machine after all.) And they currently have a 20% off promotion. Check WebHostingTalk[^] for a great forum about hosting, servers and all that stuff.

                                  Luis Alonso Ramos Intelectix Chihuahua, Mexico My Blog!

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                                  Rohde
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                                  Thanks for the tips and info. I very much appreciate the link to the forum, I know I'm gonna use that a lot. Thanks.


                                  "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                                  -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                                    Rohde wrote:

                                    So basically I just want to ask: Do UPS transport DNA?

                                    They probably do but they will first need to verify that that you are not some scammer or something...

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                                    Rohde
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                                    Oh god, a catch-22. :)


                                    "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                                    -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                                      You can be sent by UPS and then they can take the DNA... :rolleyes:

                                      [www.tamelectromecanica.com][www.tam.cat]

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                                      Rohde
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                                      I'm sure they have that as an option in their list of business procedures. Seems like it anyway. :)


                                      "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                                      -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                                        If you're looking for other suggestions... I was with ManageMyBox for about a year and they were great. Good prices and the support was excellent. I just changed over to PC Core (a BurstNET) reseller because I was looking for an East Coast server. Their prices are quite low, and they seem OK support-wise. The BurstNET network appears to be quite fast - I think they went through an upgrade since my tests show faster downloads now, than I got a few months ago.

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                                        Rohde
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                                        Thanks for the tips. I will keep that in mind.


                                        "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                                        -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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                                        • R Rage

                                          Rohde wrote:

                                          Do UPS transport DNA

                                          Just spit a big load in a goblet, and send it. You can also cut yourself a finger, so that they have your fingerprints. Or put an eye with it for iris recognition.

                                          ~RaGE();

                                          I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
                                          Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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                                          Rohde
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                                          I'd rather not loose an eye, so I'll just send them a finger. Now which one will I miss the least....


                                          "When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
                                          -Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

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