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by vinay427 5y ago
I would go even farther than this. The "real" ThinkPad lines after the T420/X220 generation (T440, X1, W series, etc.) have had many of the traits that make ThinkPads unique, such as the spillproof keyboard, TrackPoint with p
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> I don't get a pre-check card, it just shows up as a notation on my boarding pass. (Not the person you replied to.) These are different things. It has nothing to do with you or your eligibility, but the specific time and place. If
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Meta: I would suggest a title change on HN. Current HN title: "UBC Engineering removes online classes, obstacles for international students" Article title: "UBC Engineering removes all upper-year online classes as obstacles r
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As someone that has lived in Switzerland for a decent bit now (but am not Swiss), I'm not sure this system makes a strong case for direct democracy working. I don't think the standard of comparison should be a functioning governme
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No, it doesn't show much of anything about the US-UK treaty because that treaty wasn't used. They were extradited from Cyprus, which is noted in the article (reproduced below). I would agree that the handling of the Sacoolas situa
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Without commenting on the specific issue at hand, if playing "a part in legislation" is a literal criterion for democracy, I think the direct democracy in a place like California (or Switzerland, and possibly 1-2 other places) whi
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Seconded. It was a bit more awkward to set up compared to Nextcloud or Radicale (which both support standard DAV) but the Etesync Android client and desktop bridge work very reliably in my experience, and the added bonus is end-to-end encry
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Honest question: Are you claiming that "liberal" has something to do with it? If not, feel free to ignore the rest of this. If so, maybe you can elaborate on what you mean. Are there non-liberal high-cost cities in the US in a bet
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Fun fact: if you're going to pick a number to use in an emergency, you should nearly always use 112 if you don't know the local number for the specific service you need. In theory, it will work on any GSM carrier as it's part
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While it's more excessive in the US, or at least Trader Joe's in my experience, various fruits and vegetables are regularly found in plastic in the European country I live in and others I've visited. Grapes, packs of apples o
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It is annoying, but the various MVNO options recently have largely mitigated this problem as far as I can tell. A single line can be had for $20/month with most everything included, or cheaper on promotions (down to around $8-15/m
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> it's even legal for an employer in the US to ask such specific details about one's medical history. I would presume it's legal in many European countries as well, and I would expect some would go even farther. Note that
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FWIW, T-Mobile US had free throttled global data roaming in most countries since a few years before Fi was launched. It was typically more expensive than Fi for a single line, although usually cheaper for family plans. https://ww
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by vinay427 5y ago
FWIW, many fitness watches that are designed for outdoor use (e.g. most Garmin or Amazfit models) still use transflective displays. They work flawlessly in bright sunlight, a backlight works well in the dark, and the battery life benefits c
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The Apple TV is really good, but have you tried the Nvidia Shield (Pro)? The launcher leaves something to be desired, and just mever felt entirely optimized for the remote and device even before this ads issue, but at least in my experience
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Woks are not commonplace in probably at least half of Asia, but your point otherwise stands given the popularity of wok-using cuisines alone.
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Your point seemed to be about "music" before veering into an example with music videos, in which I have no experience. > For things like music and tv series, there's more hassle when acquiring the product via "officia
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Nearly everyone I know doesn't usually bother with music piracy because of Spotify and their competitors, which offer listening to nearly every song imaginable in a format that's IMO far more convenient than the MP3 days, piracy o
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> Of course, a lot of American beers are around that percentage point, but the ones I'm talking about are a bit higher quality in my opinion :) Don't worry, it's usually only the worst American beers that end up exported o
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As a native speaker who's not a medical professional I still would have had to look it up, so thanks for adding the full name.
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I think it's far more established in the US (assuming the OP found it on the west coast where it's usually called "boba"), and isn't a fad anymore. You can find it anywhere from dedicated fancier boba cafes with the
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The irony here generally applies to Oklahoma and perhaps California as well, and these three regions are perhaps much more culturally similar due to the imposition of language on a region with such effectiveness. I'm not sure if that&#
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While I wouldn't say they have "very" different cultures relative to almost anywhere in the non-English speaking realm, I would definitely agree that language isn't the only factor. However, more language unification wou
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> The U.S. is almost entirely alone among developed nations in lacking universal healthcare Right, I obviously have a huge problem with that situation. I was referring to this part (inserted below) in your original comment, which draws a
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First of all, this applies to nearly half of the developed world where people work and pay insurance premiums, and the systems in most non-US countries still seem to function relatively equitably. Implying that one can't be grateful in
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> While it makes sence that we sibsidiae cost of food That's already a thorny subject given that most governments also subsidize food sources that are vastly inefficient and resource-intensive even in cases where reasonable alternat
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Many places do regulate the noise levels of exhausts, which seems a bit more appropriate and less punitive than permitting any exhaust and hoping people don't die as a result. The penalties for noncompliance are obviously not as high a
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It's not even true in the US. It's not a specific law, but rather a doctrine that is more of a vague legal idea as I understand it. There are always laws that don't follow it, such as the CCPA in California or several (narrow
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> we received an invoice from our public (semi-public, the German system is peculiar) about 30 bucks (if memory serves well) for all of this Honestly, it's remarkable how different it is here across the border here in Switzerland. A
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While you lose access to some apps if you switch to many unofficial ROMs not based on stock firmware, which is problematic as it's almost always unnecessary unless a device is rooted or obviously compromised, this is far from the only

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