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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Being well dressed isn't about dressing in fancy or expensive clothes; It's about looking good in clothes.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
It's a symptom and not the problem itself. 100 years ago if you wanted to open a store all you needed was a building and a door. Now if you want to open a store, you need a parking lot bigger than the building itself to serve the same
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Leaf by Niggle is one of my favorite Tolkien short stories. It is a short 30 minute read about an artist's dedication to his craft.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
It is worth being said that Isaac Asimov was a very passionate reader of Lord of the Rings and similarly Asimov's science-fiction works were one of the very few modern works Tolkien enjoyed reading in his old age.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
“I know nothing about British or American imperialism in the Far East that does not fill me with regret and disgust…” - Tolkien - Letter 100 "For I love England (not Great Britain and certainly not the British Commonwealth (grr!)).&quo
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Americans need a better voting system. Real change is not meant to happen in the US system, unless it is pushed forward by the handful of very powerful special interests that hold the reigns, and that is by design. Switch from FPTP to RCV o
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
We really shouldn't be judging caffeine content by color. Certain tea varietals like Assamica have more caffeine than others. Black teas are seen as high caffeine because they use Assamica varietals more than other types of tea. Proces
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Instead of banning things we can stop subsidizing it or just tax it. Sweeteners are heavily subsidized in the US which is why they're in everything.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Houston has zoning under a different name. It is illegal to build in Houston properties that would be legal in Japan or Europe.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
My ignorant guess is that long running magazines end up targeting older readers who have a bad habit of dying off.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
I buy mostly luxury brands however there are quite a few tricks with it. Buying luxury off the rack at a well known store is almost always a bad financial decision. I stick primarily to lesser known brands that still maintain good quality.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Your definition is the correct one for what Communism strives to be. A communal ownership of things. It's unfortunate that such a sensible idea only becomes justification for kleptocratic oligarchies which is what the other poster was
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Automobile travel is nice in rural areas but it introduces too many problems for cities with any sort of density. Traffic, noise pollution, air quality, and auto accidents are all things the unfortunate city dweller is forced to live with b
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
It comes down to which content news and social media algorithms favor. With the constancy and immediacy of news, it takes more willpower than most people have to reason against a tide of misinformation.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Those places tend to be unafordable longterm for anyone making even twice the median salary.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
I would phrase the Bible as a whole to be about something entirely different then what you have described. It is the description of a people's experience of their God, stretching across thousands of years and dozens of generations. Rea
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
A company is only just a shell. It is the creative people that work for a company that make the actual products. If you like a game, keep bookmarks on the people who made it and follow them around the industry.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Encouraging diversity in leadership would be a good first step. Including younger, female, and international leaders in the decision making process would bring a lot of fresh perspectives.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Heresy! Speaking more seriously, most churches these days are very ecumenical since they have realized they have much more in common with each other than secular culture.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Smallworld is a great Risk alternative. It polishes all the best points while avoiding the pitfalls. DnD 5E is like the Risk of tabletop RPGs. Just sort of long and meandering without much going on. Shadow of the Demon Lord, Torchbearer, an
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Christians have always been 1/3 scholar, 1/3 philosopher, and 1/3 priest. The premise of Christianity is "revelation". That a higher power revealed knowledge to humans that is not knowable by any other means. That t
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Nazi human experimentation was torture done under the auspices of junk-science. It was recognized as such even by the people of that time period. Nothing that they studied is taught in science programs anywhere today.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
I find it regrettable that the things we eat and drink get so much more attention than the air we breathe in regards to health.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Spanish Flu is a really bad name for this disease. From what we know it started in Kansas. It should be called 1918 Flu Pandemic.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
I don't blame the professionals for getting things wrong on this. My personal feeling is that it was hard to know if masks worked for the general populace before Covid-19. There are so many confounding variables that it very difficult
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Could be a gentle way for an elder to let their grandchild know that they are passing soon. Does the Grouse know? Probably not. The grandmother would though.
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by x3iv130f 5y ago
Being infected isn't a binary thing. There is a big difference from swallowing 30 Coronavirus particles from touching your face to breathing in 300,000 from someone coughing in your face. If you're young the first is probably a mi
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by x3iv130f 6y ago
Mass production only looks at the supply side. I don't think it fully explains consumer behavior. The advent of mass marketing and consumerism has given an expectation for everything to be convenient and disposable. Those linens, blank
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by x3iv130f 6y ago
2nd step would be a cultural change that would make it OK for men to do childrearing. Let young boys play with dolls. Celebrate fathers who parent young kids in movies and TV shows.
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by x3iv130f 6y ago
It was a culture shock for me as a Californian to visit Tokyo. In my mind cities are dirty, loud, and dangerous. Tokyo despite being one of the densest and busiest cities in first world countries is incredibly clean, quiet, and safe.

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