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by frobozz 11y ago
The only way she can get a tail which isn't immediately after a head is to never get a head in the first place.
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by frobozz 11y ago
Yes, but apart from the case of a low quality and cost item ending up more expensive in the long run because of replacements and high maintenance costs; it doesn't tend to mean high in cost,low in quality. The relationship between the
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by frobozz 11y ago
Both of the sources you cite list "inexpensive" as a synonym of "cheap", and vice versa. In fact, I've just looked at the OSX app, and "CHEAP" is the first word after the context in the "inexpensive&q
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by frobozz 11y ago
I've never seen a thesaurus that agrees with you.
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by frobozz 11y ago
You are wrong. These are quotes from sources 1,2 and 3. "Irritated but eager to get underway, she eventually agreed to move." (not "he") "when the man with the window seat in the same row asked if the couple would
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by frobozz 11y ago
> Equating political party = belief is a big problem Why? I agree that it's wrong to assume that because person A supports party B, they agree with the party's position on Issue C. However, Surely the party you support is the
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by frobozz 11y ago
They don't. Only certain stations have lifts and not even all of those have level access from lift to platform.
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by frobozz 11y ago
Capacity could be improved even more, without fuelling the obesity epidemic and inconveniencing those of us who prefer to keep moving . All they have to do is make walking compulsory on both sides.
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by frobozz 11y ago
"Note: Some inland depressions, such as the Caspian Sea, show inundation on the map but would not be flooded. This is because the mapping algorithm is based upon elevation and can not distinguish areas that are separated from the ocean
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by frobozz 11y ago
If you are looking at their website using a browser connected to the internet, you don't need to do currency conversions in you head and memorise the exchange rates every morning, you can just use that same browser to ask for a currenc
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by frobozz 11y ago
Are you only reading the first few words of my comments, and ignoring the rest? It's right there. A new rule that reduces the term opens up old works earlier than if the contemporary rule is left in place. Let's consider somethin
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by frobozz 11y ago
What do you mean by elaborate? I thought my statement was pretty clear. From the linked article: "Readers – from the conspiracy theorist to the grammar enthusiast, the student of racial injustice to the sociologist – would have somethi
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by frobozz 11y ago
> Furthermore absolutely no viable public purpose can be served today by backdating new rules to past works. I disagree. Although you are correct for rules that extend the duration of the exclusive right of the copyright holder, a rule
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by frobozz 11y ago
Yes, but remember that fairness should not be a Harrison Bergeron-style equality, but that each child should have equal opportunity to fulfil their potential in whatever avenues are appropriate for that child. Holding back a child until the
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by frobozz 11y ago
If China "uses historical maps" like the one illustrated, to justify its claim, does that mean they think Hong Kong should still be a British Dependent Territory?
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by frobozz 11y ago
It's scary to people who are uncomfortable spending money sight-unseen on non-refundable goods with no guarantee of fitness-for-purpose and insufficient information to make educated estimations of the value of said goods. That should b
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by frobozz 11y ago
There are some interesting oddnesses here: Vatican can't really "experience huge spatial growth" from this experiment. It is surrounded by Rome. Traffic from any origin point will reach Rome before it reaches The Holy See.
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by frobozz 11y ago
No, I have no evidence at all. It's just my assertion. Would you really attend a sermon at the chapel of either your own chosen faith or someone else's and lodge a complaint that the cleric's commentary on love made you feel
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by frobozz 11y ago
Indeed. Either the complainant is a troll, or doesn't exist. No normal person would attend a sermon at the chapel of a given faith, and complain that the sermon victimises them for being a poor practitioner of that faith. This is doub
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by frobozz 11y ago
The three options without feedback are rather extreme. Why can't someone believe themselves to be mediocre?
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by frobozz 11y ago
In broad terms, I agree, and in many cases it is a societal problem. However, FTA: >He wasn't a danger to himself or to others, he wasn't threatening anyone, he just didn't look very respectable. This is the missing condi
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by frobozz 11y ago
Is he saying that because other animals also seem to exhibit free will, and because some humans appear to be more impulsive than others, that makes it possible without a "supernatural ability to transcend the laws of nature"? Buri
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by frobozz 11y ago
"We must believe in free will — we have no choice." (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
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by frobozz 11y ago
If, after the expungement, someone were to publish a report of your arrest, with the specific purpose of making you look bad, you may have a case. However, we're talking about information published before the expungement continuing to
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by frobozz 11y ago
So the pensioners didn't lose money in the Icelandic bank collapse, because the combined provisions I mentioned above protected them. http://www.fscs.org.uk/industry/determinations/icesave/ Looks like FS
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by frobozz 11y ago
IIRC, The UK FSCS covered individuals in the case of the Icelandic bank crash. Only people who didn't claim it would have lost money (up to the guarantee, which was lower back then). Not only that, but back then, interest rates on cu
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by frobozz 11y ago
I agree with your other points, but: > It can be stowed away in a secure place (in contrast to money on bank accounts, which can "evaporate" in case of a bank failure) Only the amount above €100000 (EU) or $250000 (USA) per ban
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by frobozz 11y ago
This article fails to define what it means by a vowel. It is impossible to have syllables without vowels if you use the phonological definition of vowel. In Devanagari, an abugida that makes a clear distinction between vowels and consonant
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by frobozz 11y ago
I don't understand what broader explanation one could possibly give, without starting to sound extremely sarcastic. It's a clock, you know, for telling the time, because if I made a sundial and brought it in, it wouldn't work
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by frobozz 11y ago
The decimal mark requires some localisation (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_mark#Countries_using_A... ). Let's restrict the calculator to whole numbers only.

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