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1021.
by troad 4y ago
I don’t understand why folk seem to think that admitting they are capable of fraud is some kind of dunk. I mean - yea. Maybe your dentist never actually graduated dental school. Did you call the dental association to check he’s a member? An
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by troad 4y ago
As an English speaker, the original makes perfect sense to me and sounds far more natural than your suggested replacement. They’re asking that you not spend money on the book if to do so would impose an undue hardship on you. I also feel co
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by troad 4y ago
> Google Voice Q: How do you avoid your personal data being hoovered up by advertisers? A: Route all your personal communication through the largest advertising agency in the world. Nuts to that. Also, only available in the US.
1024.
by troad 4y ago
It’s effectively mandatory. If you register an account without it, you will be banned within fifteen minutes, even if you do absolutely nothing, for “suspicious activity”. The only recourse? Handing over your phone number. Apparently that a
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by troad 4y ago
I’m honestly unsure how personal preference enters into it. For the vast majority of the planet, within an acceptable margin of error, 0 - 100 F will be a useful temperature range for almost all naturally occurring outside temperatures. As
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by troad 4y ago
In other words, make your website unusable for people who have to connect through VPNs or public networks, difficult for anyone without a stable Western broadband connection, and unpleasant for everyone else.
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by troad 4y ago
As I said, I grew up with and actively use Celsius, so I’m unsure why you’re explaining it in a reply to me. I’m also Australian, so your ranges are wildly off for my climate. Summers don’t get started until the 30 C days, and less than 20
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by troad 4y ago
Yes, it’s incredibly useful for outdoor temperature. 0 F means it’s very cold, 100 F means it’s very hot. Meanwhile, 0 C means it’s sort of a little cold, and 100 C means your eyes will melt. I grew up with and actively use Celsius, but thi
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by troad 4y ago
As a gay man, it's always striking when I hear comments like this (or positive comments about living in conservative theocracies, such as the Gulf states). Must be nice to be free to choose civilisations purely on esthetics. https:&#x
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by troad 4y ago
“Misspelt” is the usual UK/Commonwealth spelling, if that’s the spelling you’re referring to. “Misspelled” is the usual North American variant. Both are correct!
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by troad 4y ago
Not liking the institutional design of the political system of the United States is a radically different class of problem than electoral fraud by an elected official.
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by troad 4y ago
> But Italy has the "normal" (schuko or French) plug. The old one (three holes in line) are in older houses mostly. That's a bit of an oversimplification. I was in Italy on Thursday and also early in May. My very modern ho
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by troad 4y ago
> just measure corporate revenues by sector to PPI by sector. Or CPI to HH or personal income This sounds very cryptic to me. Could someone explain what this means, and why it measures changes in purchasing power?
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by troad 4y ago
This is just not true. Denmark and Italy use their own plugs; Ireland, Malta, and Cyprus use the British plug; and the heart of the EU is divided between French-style and Schuko plugs. (Switzerland, though outside the EU, also uses its own
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by troad 5y ago
To a degree you're right, but it's a somewhat navel-gazing point. There are circumstances where killing someone is legally and (arguably) ethically justified. (Defence, for example.) It's fine to adopt the principle "don
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by troad 5y ago
There's nothing conspiratorial about pointing out the close ties between organisations like the ACLU and HRC and the Democratic party, if that's what you mean. Sad truth is, the moment an advocacy group and a political party becom
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by troad 5y ago
Out of the frying pan and into the fire, eh? Sure, Apple Notes may have native window resize, but can you tell if the app is syncing right now? When was the last sync? What happens in case of a versioning clash? Will it decide to work with
1038.
by troad 5y ago
Considering I don't know my passwords, nor can I generate TOTP codes off the top of my head, both are "things I have" for me (a password manager + TOTP manager). And because of this, I prefer to keep the two things separate.
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by troad 5y ago
I don’t know that I’d agree that political discourse is worse today than (checks notes) during the civil war? I’d say you may be looking at US politics through some rose colored spectacles. Being involved in politics is relatively much le
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by troad 5y ago
To my knowledge, that was not the grounds relied upon to cancel his visa though. Had it been, I’d be a lot more comfortable.
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by troad 5y ago
While I don’t particularly care for Novak Djokovic, the idea that a government minister can cancel someone’s visa and have them deported from Australia solely because that person has expressed views on contentious social issues that the gov
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by troad 5y ago
He had his visa cancelled because it’s an election year here in Australia, and being perceived to be tough on the border is traditionally a big vote winner. The decision to cancel was made by a government minister, and is purely political.