elthran

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by elthran 3y ago
I absolutely agree with the "sad side veggie" concept - with one exception. Plain, sliced, boiled carrots, with (a probably unhealthy amount of) salt. For some reason I'm able to put away a whole bowl of these and enjoy it, n
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by elthran 3y ago
This sort of thing is why I've always hated the concept of a random jury from the general populace - In this example, I don't want Joe Bloggs the butcher's understanding of complex computer systems being the determination of
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by elthran 3y ago
I second the Templo Mayor - wasn't expecting much from the outside, but the layout and explanations in the main museum were second to none, one of my favourite museums i've visited
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by elthran 3y ago
Brit here that just visited CDMX. It's absolutely similar to a number of the Spanish palaces in feel/design, but also has some unique elements, such as the garden on the top floor. Plenty of signage in English and Spanish, explain
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by elthran 3y ago
I also used to use it....and never noticed the pun based name until you pointed it out just now! Maybe I just think about the Roman Empire more now?
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by elthran 3y ago
I think it's the reduced vinegariness and thicker consistency - eggs of any kind with lashings of cholula is a regular breakfast for me
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by elthran 3y ago
Make that 2 people - thoroughly disappointed! I was expecting something along the lines of the strategic food reserves various countries have
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by elthran 3y ago
Ah The Orange Box - probably one of the best gaming purchases I ever made. Bought just so I could play Portal, then ended up trying this random game I'd never heard of called Team Fortress 2 - and happily losing over 1500 hours of my l
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by elthran 3y ago
This is The Telegraph - it's already solidly into right wing, blame the kids for everything OK Boomer territory. For example, an article title from this week - "How Gen Z is exploiting the talent war to grab pay rises – and proppi
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by elthran 3y ago
It's also not just movies - there's been lots of reporting and commentary about bad behavior in London's West End theatres this year too. https://theface.com/culture/why-are-theatre-audiences-gettin...
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by elthran 3y ago
Sink the Bismark was an interesting experience too - much like drinking a whisky more so than a beer
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by elthran 3y ago
I really wish when layoffs were announced that the media would report how many employees the company actually has. I have no idea how big Relic actually are - Is 121 employees 1%? 10%? 50%?
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by elthran 4y ago
Total Compensation
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by elthran 4y ago
Ugh, don't remind me of Singapore. Transferring after a flight from London, I see a water bottle refill fountain, which I use. We're running late, so I head straight to the gate...and then have to immediately dispose of my newly f
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by elthran 4y ago
Yeah - to me it seems pretty much to rely on how well you've memorized the TFL network, and London's geography as a whole. As someone that works, but doesn't live in London, I found this mildly fun, but can definitely appreci
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by elthran 4y ago
Also in London https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64381582
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by elthran 4y ago
agreed - had a great time searching the street for the perfect design of donburi bowl, squeezing in amongst the narrow aisles stacked floor to ceiling with different designs and sizes
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by elthran 5y ago
Not just Japan, also true for the UK with our Pay As You Earn system - you get assigned a tax code, and the appropriate amount is automatically deducted from your payslip. No need to file anything, and refunds/demands get generated aut
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by elthran 5y ago
Weirdly for sure - referring to Charlize Theron as "African-American" always sound odd, even if it is technically correct
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by elthran 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_City_of_London tl;dr basically an award you can be given by the government of the City of London
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by elthran 6y ago
Agreed with Tropico - great tongue in cheek setting and feel. For whatever reason though, which I can't quite put my finger on, the gameplay in T6 just feels worse to me than T4/5, as if its been dumbed down
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by elthran 7y ago
Replaced on an interim basis by the CFO, and permanently by the chairman, who runs private equity at Blackstone with a background in accounting. Not convinced Boeing have learnt their lesson.
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by elthran 7y ago
To paraphrase Matt Levine - everything is securities fraud
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The 'pencil towers' of New York's super-rich(theguardian.com)
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by elthran 8y ago
In the UK they do
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by elthran 8y ago
This utterly fascinates me. I don't know whether to treat this as someone who actually believes this stuff, a bit like the Mandela Effect, or if it's all just satire
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by elthran 9y ago
He's referencing the main character of the TV show "Suits" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suits_(U.S._TV_series)
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by elthran 9y ago
I think if your emotional reaction to a developer not developing their game in the way that you want is "hatred" you should probably consider that you might be overreacting?
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by elthran 9y ago
Event Horizon - a wonderful blend of sci-fi and horror. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_(film)
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by elthran 9y ago
Not a misleading title - necessary for the last sentence in the first paragraph. And should the non-clarified form of the language not automatically be assumed to be the original form of it? Compare Spanish Spanish vs Mexican Spanish, it fe

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