EB-Barrington

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by EB-Barrington 5y ago
No insistence, just mentioning that the only official (and therefore correct) transliteration from Ukrainian to English is "Kyiv".
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Volkswagen's main plant producing fewest cars since 1958(reuters.com)
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by EB-Barrington 5y ago
I use Google search only for one thing: shopping. Is this the intention behind everything at Google - advertising/shopping/consumption? If so, congrats to Google I guess.
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by EB-Barrington 5y ago
*Note: Europe does not include the two largest countries in Europe in this case.
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by EB-Barrington 5y ago
Same for me. Message appears right on the front page.
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by EB-Barrington 5y ago
It should be noted, although Kyiv is doable for $1k, that would be mainly dependent upon securing cheap rent (somewhat difficult for someone new to the city). I would place Kyiv in the 4k per month bracket to live "incredibly well&quot
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by EB-Barrington 5y ago
This is an advertisement, ask me how I know.
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Goa’s last typewriter repair shop defied the digital age(theguardian.com)
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by EB-Barrington 5y ago
Tony's twitter is great, a recommend follow.
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
You're now using a war from many decades ago to try and make a non-sensical point about being tourist in modern day Iran? 100%, you're Israeli, and not commenting with the good faith you previously claimed. Incredibly predictable.
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
Just trying to spread the word that whenever Iran is mentioned positively, people will always, without fail, mention blown out of proportion things like the "risk" of visiting Iran (when the risk of visiting, say, Tehran as a tour
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
Hi, I think we have similar interests in travel (80 countries, many visits to Iran!). I lead tours in Iran, you may find this interesting: at the end of each tour, I warn my guests that when they return to their own countries, a large propo
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
Your comment is a great example of what I have noticed for many years now, and may be helpful for anyone with an interest in reading about Iran: Whenever am article about Iran is written, no matter what the topic (in this case, simply Irani
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
Restrictions remain on large gatherings in Australia, with capacity limits. Most of Australia has regulations regarding social distancing. Australian cities are locked-down when a single case is detected. You mentioned the last lock-down in
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
As long as you don't need to look for employment locally, it's relatively easy and inexpensive to get a long-term (12 months plus) visa. I enquired with immigration lawyers in three different EU countries where this was possible,
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
Doing this since 2012. Summary: nothing is perfect, but it's wayyyyyy better than having a job.
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
The argument regarding private platform freedom of speech/censorship isn't relevant for Facebook, where documented examples of the state/governments working with Facebook to censor opinions and restrict speech exist. The line
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Telegram now has more than 500M active users(neowin.net)
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
Yes. China also relies heavily upon imported coal, hence the further push for alternatives (nuclear, solar, wind, etc). When China recently banned all coal imports from Australia, the country suffered widespread electricity blackouts.
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
This should may help you, and other interested persons determine whether or not marg bar Amrika is to be taken literally, or is indeed an idiom (btw, it is): In Persian, "Death to America" is "marg bar Amrika" Common Per
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
"General Soleimani remains the most popular Iranian public figure among those tested, with eight in ten viewing him favorably." University of Maryland conclusion to survey results of thousands of Iranians. source: https:/&#x
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
This may help: In Persian, "Death to America" is "marg bar Amrika" Common Persian phrases, and these are everyday phrases in Iran include: 1) Marg! Literally, Death!, closest we have in English: Shut up! 2) Khabare marge
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
The Democrats have placed economic sanctions against Iran every day the party has been in power for the last forty years. (so have the Republicans)
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
Note: the US has placed economic sanctions against Iran every single day for the last four decades - regardless of who was US president, or which party was in power.
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Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules(reuters.com)
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AWS introduces new Chaos Engineering as a Service offering(techcrunch.com)
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
New York State recently reported that 74% of infections spread between Sept and Nov 2000 took place during household social gatherings (based upon contact tracing data).
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
What size particle/droplet is most important in stopping Covid transmission?
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
No matter which of those two mask types are employed, a relevant May 2020 meta-study on pandemic influenza published by the CDC found that face masks had no effect, neither as personal protective equipment nor as a source control. "In
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by EB-Barrington 6y ago
The recent Danish study was the very first randomized controlled trial involving face masks and COVID-19 that reported (so far), and concluded: "the plausible effect of the mask intervention ranged all the way from a 46% decrease in in

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