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by cr1895 11y ago
>I have seen no change since this move was announced, and therefore doubt if it's real?? Are you doubting that they're blocking users who access through a VPN? They certainly are. Maybe your VPN hasn't been blacklisted, bu
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by cr1895 11y ago
I'm from the US, I've paid for US Netflix for at least 6-7 years, but now I live in the Netherlands. I'm forced to use Dutch Netflix, where my US subscription isn't, for example, paying for those who write the Dutch subt
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by cr1895 11y ago
>I "expect" they will like what I show them. Also written by OP, which does suggest they might not have a lot of other options
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It's not unprecedented. It's obviously more complex but it is well understood. Something cool: there's a number of dual crane heavy lift vessels, such as the Thialf which has an insane combined lifting capacity of 14,200mt.
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by cr1895 11y ago
Another recent tragic crane-related fatality: http://www.nltimes.nl/2016/02/23/at-least-two-killed-after-p... Crane operater tries to drive a crane across a railroad crossing, underestimates the time it takes
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I was trigger-happy. Removed.
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Yeah it was really startling to watch it unfold. It's difficult for me to follow since little technical info has been released in English. What I can gather is that they failed to account for the changing stability of the barge, and co
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>yes they seem very dangerous in comparison to a fixed-base crane. I think this is a rather baseless assumption. Properly engineered and planned lifting from a mobile crawler crane should be inherently no riskier than that from a fixed c
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There was at least one notable incident in the Netherlands last year, where a dual crane lift of a bridge section went horribly wrong and everything came crashing down onto the houses nearby. This is in Dutch, but there's video of the
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by cr1895 11y ago
>I've experienced it in Amsterdam (albeit in busy-over-the-counter style), glad to hear there is spot like that in US. It's considerably more advanced in (at least) Colorado. Due to the weird quasi-legal status in the NL, onl
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by cr1895 11y ago
>I am not sure that having a strong cultural identity as anything to do with drugs consumption. Why can't it? Drug use could be socially shunned, counter to cultural norms. Consider Islamic countries where alcohol use is haram. Cons
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Worth noting that the government in the NL is working quite hard to make it less tolerated, e.g. shuttering coffeeshops through legitimate grievances such as selling to minors or through "neighborhood improvement" or "too nea
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by cr1895 11y ago
Japan and Hong Kong are culturally very different from Portugal, which makes comparison to Portugal difficult. Something interesting to consider is alcohol use in Japan vs. elsewhere: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/167&#x2F
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by cr1895 11y ago
>In my country (India), there is a region in the Himalayas - Kasaul - where marijuana grows in the wild. It is so easily accessible that you can literally pluck some on a walk through the forest. e.g. Hindu Kush. Interestingly, cannabis
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by cr1895 11y ago
>I believe is medically accepted to have immense benefits, whereas I'm not sure the case is the same with the drugs under consideration here... Another flaw of your "the dangerous ones" generalization. Does MDMA count as o
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by cr1895 11y ago
>Because you're an idiot? You know this adds nothing to the discussion, and only encourages people to disregard everything you're saying, right? I'm a good cook, but my favorite burger place charges around 12eur for a burg
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But what about, for instance, the translators of the modern editions of Kafka's work? Or the musicians who play Bach's music today?
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Bus-only lanes?
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It's literally wet! You'll get dampened indeed. Tsunamis are generated by water displacement from e.g. underwater seismic activity or a massive landslide. Wind-driven waves or tides would be driven by sustained forces. Whether or
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I suppose presence of brett in a wine is never a good thing? It can often be a feature of beer.
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I really don't know if you're being flippant or not, but the seaweed butter crepes at Cafe Breizh in Paris are insanely good. They combine toasted nori with high-quality Breton salted butter. It's a delicious combination (but
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Speaking of which: http://luckypeach.com/atlas/northern-courtyard-restaurant/ Chinese donkey meat sandwich. Looks pretty tasty.
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This is also unfortunately a rampant problem in seafood: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/bait-and...
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Sorry that you had such an unpleasant meal. That sounds like a typical big city touristy place. I don't think you should expect that experience elsewhere, especially outside of major cities. I've spent more time in smaller towns i
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I found this article: http://priceonomics.com/when-americans-ate-horse-meat/ Much to my surprise, in 2012 the US was the top 3rd producer of horse meat trailing China and Kazakhstan. It's illegal in some states to
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by cr1895 11y ago
>I agree the dining out situation there (and in Italy in general) was a bit hostile/weird How do you mean? I've really found the opposite to be true. It's something I love most about Italy; you can find good food prepared
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If you ever find yourself in northern Italy, near Lake Como, I highly suggest a trip to this little place called Alva Market. It's a food mecca; the place Italians make a trip to on a Sunday just to eat good pizzoccheri (buckwheat past
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>As mentioned in the interview, there was a massive scandal in Europe about horse meat being substituted for beef in some products. No one would have batted an eye if it was turkey being substituted for chicken, or lamb for beef. The out