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by toby- 7y ago
I don't think that's true. I can find no reference to "cromulent" existing pre- Simpsons , and every source explicitly says it was coined by David Cohen for an episode. From Wiktionary: "A humorous, intentionally mo
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by toby- 7y ago
It's part of DoggoLingo[0], a meme-filled Internet lexicon (or... something). It's all in good fun, and I don't understand why anybody could be upset by it. Sure, he could've called this "SmallTCP" and been bla
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by toby- 7y ago
This is false. You might be interested to read The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Scientific Consensus : http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11584/1/2008bams2370%252E1.... Excerpt: "There was no sci
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by toby- 7y ago
I interpreted "20ft" as humorous hyperbole here (a serious prediction wouldn't omit a date, naturally). The recent studies I've explored predict around 50-130cm by 2100. However, I have seen discussions of ~20ft by 2200
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by toby- 7y ago
You want a citation that sea levels are rising? Or that this will have negative impacts on society? Here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758961/
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by toby- 7y ago
> Is it really an unreasonable ask of a reporter who is focused on privacy to also be willing to research the practices of the website that hosts them? While not mentioned in the article's text, the New York Times does feature as a
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by toby- 7y ago
Do you suppose the author of this opinion piece wrote the New York Times' privacy policy? Edit: some fair counterpoints to me, below. But publishing an opinion piece does not necessarily imply endorsement, and nor does it diminish the
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by toby- 7y ago
He wasn't necessarily implying the Daily Mail is propaganda or a content farm. They are, however, a tabloid of ill repute.
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No, this is no longer what these terms mean in common parlance. (There is no arbiter of language; words are imbued with meaning through usage. People use "first world" and "third world" quite differently now than during
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by toby- 7y ago
It's Vice; if it wasn't written by a 13-year-old, rest assured it was written by somebody with the maturity of one. ;)
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by toby- 7y ago
Welsh expansionism; the Welshmen need Lebensraum. Joking aside, I also read the title as referring to Plaid Cymru and was very confused.
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by toby- 7y ago
Yes...? I'm amazed if you drew from that single sentence that the UK is creating fake accounts on social media and using bot networks. There's 'filling in the gaps', but that leap you've managed to make is egregious
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by toby- 7y ago
Where in this article does it allege "fake accounts" or "bot networks" are employed? This article is from a dubious source, and is rather light on sources. Nowhere is it alleged the UK government is abusively creative ac
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by toby- 7y ago
A very good point generally, but not particularly relevant here. All this article is alleging is that the UK government coordinates social media campaigns with politicians and community leaders to promote social cohesion in the wake of terr
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by toby- 7y ago
According to Wikipedia[1] it's an online news outlet that covers the ME. It's been accused of a pro-Muslim Brotherhood bias, and Saudi Arabia (amongst others) allege that it's controlled by Qatar with links to Hamas and the M
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by toby- 7y ago
>when a supposedly free and democratic state does Create social media campaigns to promote social cohesion? I'm, er, actually okay with this? The article says "politicians’ statements, vigils and inter-faith events are also neg
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by toby- 7y ago
Oh, interesting! I wasn't aware of this research. I would be surprised if this were connected, but a fascinating idea nevertheless; I wonder if anybody has discussed a potential connection?
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I think you're misunderstanding what a biophoton is? Biophotons are just regular old photons produced by a living being (biological system). I'm not sure how they could be relevant, here.
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by toby- 7y ago
The GDPR is precisely trying to give you that choice. It was the website in question that has chosen to block you, not the EU.
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Skipping bail. For refusing to surrender to the court after he was released on bail, following his arrest for questioning over sexual assault allegations.
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by toby- 7y ago
Skipping bail; failing to surrender to the court after he was previously released on bail. The sexual assault case against him in Sweden has since been dropped, but the warrant for skipping bail is still active.
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by toby- 7y ago
I'm firmly against his potential extradition to any other country, but let's be honest -- he's not exactly in trouble with British authorities due to his "political opinions", is he?
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by toby- 8y ago
I'm confused. The press release says Qaiser "bought masses of advertising traffic from pornographic websites" -- so what's wrong with the BBC's reporting, here?
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by toby- 8y ago
Don't try to make a new account as others have suggested. You're essentially guaranteed to be permanently delisted by Amazon if you do this and they react. Instead, send a polite but compelling email to jeff@amazon.com explaining
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by toby- 8y ago
Whilst I didn't get that exact impression from the book, Barkley is known for being "realistic" about ADHD: he doesn't hide the fact that, depending on severity, ADHD can levy a heavy toll on a person, significantly impa