elthran

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by elthran 11y ago
Yeah - why on earth do you need the mop/partition regulation? Surely you just clean the stall when its empty, and open the door?
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by elthran 11y ago
> easier to see when its empty Is a little dial connected to the lock saying "engaged/vacant" or green/red that difficult to see?
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by elthran 11y ago
I've always heard this about American dining, even to the point of being taught it by an "etiquette" trainer - I've never understood it either. The worst thing about this for me would be that it means your food would get
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by elthran 11y ago
Do you share a parent with your cousin?
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by elthran 11y ago
The problem with this is that there's too much stuff an value units being created by the developers, which has devalued everything, but they haven't updated the value unit gain rate for some time
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by elthran 11y ago
This could really confuse the "free as in beer" metaphor in FOSS software discussions
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by elthran 11y ago
Or even worse, just copies/mods of their own other games
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by elthran 11y ago
> I can't read ebooks before bed because the blue light from the iPad screen keeps me up Seriously, get a kindle - if you like reading you will absolutely not regret it.
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by elthran 11y ago
Or why not 4 books so I can maximize my personal enjoyment and cultural enrichment?
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by elthran 11y ago
On the topic of excessive fines - If a fine is meant as a deterrent, surely a large, but not plainly ridiculous fine is a significant deterrent? I think they need to be small enough that people can feasibly pay them, but large enough that t
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by elthran 11y ago
>I had to pay a $300 traffic fine for driving in a 'bus-only lane' once I wouldn't say that's evidence of a police state - plenty of other countries have bus lanes, and you'll be fined for driving in them - would
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by elthran 11y ago
I also hate having to do this mental adjustment - in my head, even 40Mbps isn't "superfast" - it's above the national average, sure - give me 100Mbps, then maybe you can justify using that label
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Johnson and Johnson hit with $72m damages in talc-cancer case(bbc.com)
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by elthran 11y ago
Interesting idea - I wonder if this was investigated by the CIA during the MKUltra days?
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by elthran 11y ago
And 2008 UEFA Cup Final Riots in Manchester. "Battles" in Europe post 1946 was definitely the first thing I noticed that looked odd. There also seems to be a surprising lack of battles across the eastern steppes by the Mongols. De
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by elthran 11y ago
Anyone who liked this should definitely check out the below documentary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal:_A_Headbanger%27s_Journe...
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by elthran 11y ago
> there isn't even right to possess cars What? If it's available for sale, and the ownership is not restricted by legislation, how do I not have a right to possess a car?
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by elthran 11y ago
I take issue with the headline - how can something with global appeal be considered "weird"?
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by elthran 11y ago
I believe he is using the word occidental as the opposite of oriental - rather than the easier to comprehend western
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by elthran 11y ago
Yeah, cash has to be counted, delivered to a bank to be deposited, can be "misplaced" by employees, the old "sorry, I don't have enough change" issue
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by elthran 11y ago
I highly doubt that the US would have any qualms about making a change to their own currency just because it would potentially inconvenience a few Africans/Asians
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by elthran 11y ago
I definitely have the same reaction to "cash only", usually preceded by "ugh, that's so inconvenient". I can also never think of a good enough reason for this, especially in the UK where vendor-expensive Amex cards
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by elthran 11y ago
Second Riesling - if you like them sweeter, I'd throw out Liebfraumilch, Hock and Gewurtzraminer too. I'll also mention you want European Riesling - the bottles from New Zealand/Australia can tend to have a slight petrol tast
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by elthran 11y ago
2 options spring to mind for me 1) Placebo effect - you know it's expensive, so your mind makes it taste better 2) It's expensive /because/ it tastes better edit: Although, if we run with the hypothesis it only tastes ni
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by elthran 11y ago
Then you'll end up trading those normal realpolitik thoughts for "I'll marry my heir off to my sister because she's a genius", "I'll just have these 5 children assassinated for their father's land&quo
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by elthran 11y ago
How on earth can they not delete a picture from an iPad?
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by elthran 11y ago
Possibly - but if they know the weaknesses, then it means that they are being left unaddressed for whatever reason (malicious or otherwise)
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by elthran 11y ago
>He says seven deputy US Marshals showed up at his home with guns Would I be wrong in thinking all US Marshals would be armed at all times, and the article is trying to make this sound like a SWAT raid? Not that I condone this method of
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by elthran 11y ago
I thought that was Oscar Wilde?
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by elthran 11y ago
and people don't read ToS

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