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by newsgremlin 7y ago
Compared to lugging around several bags a backpack is almost a necessity living in a city, I do it all the time. The security guards don't bat an eyelid, the only time I was stopped funnily enough was because a security sticker tag tha
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
Why not deliver to your home in that case? You won't use up bags, and it's more environmentally friendly than driving yourself to the shop because the drivers are making multiple stops. It's wonderfully convenient and you can
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
The art would need to be something neutral or soothing that doesn't evoke strong emotions, something pleasant. I'd suggest Bob Ross style paintings to be the standard.
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I don't know if there has ever been a major drug crisis, Japan has a long history of using cannabis for hemp based products but the use of it recreationaly wasn't really a concern domestically. Though the figures around drug use a
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
The difference is those suicides at Foxconn are for one reason only, working conditions. Meanwhile the general suicide rate in China is for any number of reasons. Playing a pure numbers game with peoples lives is distasteful.
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
There is no tipping service for places that deliver food in the UK as part of their food business e.g. Dominoes pizza. Drivers are hired like regular employees and are paid a wage, they are not paid based on order numbers. Tips are at your
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
I don't tip, I think they should be paid a fair wage to begin with. That said, if it's not directly from the eatery, I now try to skip UberEats/Deliveroo. Saves me money and I don't contribute to the gig-economy that is
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It is however quite easy for good and honest foreigners to determine if the US wishes to destroy other nation states.
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That just shows the power dynamic between the two, and military assistance is a lot more open and obvious than the murkiness of the financial industry. The UK itself can't protect all this wealth with only a fraction of the power it on
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
I recently discovered a documentary: "The Spider’s Web – Britain’s Second Empire". Highlights that as much as 25% of the worlds wealth is held in offshore and onshore British jurisdictions. The Russians have nothing to do with Tru
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Not necessarily a bad idea, unless you have other ideas as to which global power you will be under the influence of, or that your country can withstand such influences on its own. There is no denying it, the meddling in foreign affairs from
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
The struggle of trying to turn my phone from the source of my main interesting interactions to a small collection of helpful apps is ongoing. Like going back in time to 2008/9 where apps didn't control every facet of our life, and
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
This is why holiday is so needed. I had a week and a half off work recently and made a conscious effort to just keep myself focused on the holiday and did whatever I felt like at the time, and even though it was fairly active (the drinking
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
Don't know if anyone has ever considered this (ignoring gross simplifications), but as depictions of aliens are typically conceptualized from creatures we see on earth. Is it possible that if we are the only living creatures that have
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
No non-African country can claim they will bring Africa into the modern world without vested interests. The best result for Africa is if they can achieve some general stability across the continent without puppet governments backed by forei
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
Isn't that basically the Patriot act they have in the US?
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
It's not our fault, until we get involved. This faux crusade of democracy our politicians use as justification just reeks of imperialism, destablising these countries so they are no longer able to sustain any form of government without
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
From my experience and own research it's highly dependent on the ratio of THC to CBD (there are over one hundred cannabanoids in the plant which have the desired benefits, but for simplicity sake just these two are used in general disc
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
What I would love, and think needs to be the standard for reporting, is directing readers to the solutions of the doom and gloom. Directing them to recognized movements or foundations that take action, what general type of ingredients or pr
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
Getting a job for life in the private sector seems like a pipe dream. From my perspective it seems the relationship between employer and employee has become only about self-interest, making the long-term investment in employees is risky whe
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
No company has ever gone out of business because of piracy. How is adobe still going in that case? I doubt the average user of photoshop was willing to drop hundreds of dollars to purchase a software license off them over the years. If some
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
I can relate, I would much rather a 4 day office work week than working remotely. I'm too comfortable in my home to focus on work, and I'd hate being stuck inside my home for most of the day. Younger me would have loved that, but
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
The toil for me is feeling like your stuck in a rut pushing out release after release, this is more apparent in Agile when your working on a service, and not a product that will be released to the world with high hopes of groundbreaking suc
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
Ofcourse we see so many creative people on IG/Youtube I subscribe to those who make meaningful content that inspires me, but there are many more who consume that content, but not create their own, and that's the trap I think a lot
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My crucial concern is whether the newer generations are expressing themselves in meaningful ways. Social media is ok for talking about ones emotions and sharing experiences through it. But what about expression through music, art, literatur
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I thought Destiny 2 was already dead? It seems it still has it's following, although I always thought Warframe was the leader of shooter looters, even though these aren't my type of games.
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Even the ones that do have gameplay lie or exaggerate the limits of their game (looking at you, Todd Howard, Peter Molyneux, and Sean Murray). It's simply marketing spin, gameplay or no gameplay, it's why you can never really trus
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by newsgremlin 7y ago
IM has its purposes like other forms of communication. It's when it is always the preferred choice of communication for every type and topic of discussion. Having a phone or face to face conversation with a friend feels like a breath o
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I agree that works if you are both engaged in an activity, anything simple as mini-golf or eating dinner.
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My advice would be to try new things, engage and embrace them. I've found im not the type of person that can do the same thing over and over for years, even if it's something im supposedly good at. Finding the courage to make that

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