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doc_gunthrop
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Comment #39553642
It suffers partially from contrived exposition. It seems whenever a Dune film is made, the filmmakers tend to try to include as much of the lore as tolerably possible. They could'v…
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Comment #39406773
Bioavailability of protein from vegetables is significantly less than from animals.
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Comment #39406727
The broken satiety mechanism is a result of hormone imbalance caused by a poor nutritional diet. Highly processed foods, an overabundance of sugar, artificial sweeteners, salt, and…
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Comment #38334893
Not OP but there were some decent ones in the comparison box w/ the slider (such as Source Code Pro). Deja Vu Sans Mono is another good one.
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Comment #37918705
Pareto principle in full effect
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Comment #37698165
F-Droid apps do not require Google Play services (that's part of its raison d'être) and will work fine on Graphene OS. Aurora Store, on the other hand, depends on the app in questi…
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Comment #37512973
I wouldn't say 12/12 counts as intermittent fasting, but it sounds like it's been working for you so keep on.
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Comment #37446255
Just set the forwarding address as the recovery email.
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Comment #36154763
Reminds me of how Carl Sagan wrote about his experiences with cannabis usage (under the pseudonym Mr. X, as to avoid the social stigma associated with it at the time).
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Comment #35061095
> (Edit: you also require that users have Google Play or the App Store.) This is incorrect. You don't need Google Play to use Signal on Android. You can download the APK from https…
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Comment #34392307
> In terms of privacy, Android is "compromised" by default, i.e. Google collects and stores a ton of private information about you. Apple also does the same. Also, this only applie…
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Comment #34386492
Sounds like a miracle. Good for you
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Comment #34386487
Would you be able to provide a reliable source for your statements? I've heard certain segments of the population make claims about "starvation mode" but none that have been substa…
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Comment #34383386
It's not that complicated. Eating more leads to greater body mass, which requires higher caloric intake to sustain. Eating less leads to the opposite. If you gain 20 pounds, then y…
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Comment #34383327
Based on my own personal experience (and, to a lesser degree, some other sources I've read online), intermittent fasting (IF) leads to the opposite of obesity. With a smaller eatin…
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Comment #34271805
Many of the critical comments here seem to focus only on the high price for these devices, but what about the clunkiness factor? - These "shoes" weigh in at 4.2 lbs each, which IMO…
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Comment #34228328
The infamous Golden State Killer was found using a genealogy database as well. Veritasium made a YT video about it.
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Comment #34228061
A YouTuber who goes by the handle kofuzi just released a video that goes into the fine details and analysis of his channel's metrics with full transparency. He's easily among the t…
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Comment #34039947
But kids were being scammed by those 1-900 "call Santa" television commercials.
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Comment #34039927
You mean televangelists. Kenneth Copeland and Joel Osteen are two well-known ones.
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Comment #33938201
Counterpoints and counter-counterpoints mentioning all these "studies" and yet not a single concrete example is given. It's a shame when online discussion and debate devolves into …
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Comment #33926414
Anyone who uses amazon.com can set the Internet Archive as their preferred charity and shop using smile.amazon.com. A percentage of your purchases amount will go to the IA.
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Comment #33782730
The Simple Mobile Tools suite alone covers most of the useful day-to-day utility needs.
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Comment #33782475
Nitter still works but Bibliogram is gone. For medium.com posts, there is scribe.rip.
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Comment #33782465
You can use `scribe.rip` instead of `medium.com`. The former is just an anonymous frontend for the latter. All the info you need at https://scribe.rip/