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You win the thread.

Thou art looking too hard for logical fallacies. "Pretty much universally" is pretty much clear.

So basically... we live in Europe, right?

If you're going to spend money on your blog's design eventually, you should do it sooner rather than later.

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis not taken all that seriously any more

Apologies for not noting this. Frankly I don't even notice NSFW ads any more.

It's both. You're told you own the item, then suddenly that you don't own it any more.

Oh, that was subtle.

One path to becoming a genius is to be as smart as an adult at age 14, then grow around as much between 14 and 24 as most people do.

There is such a thing as personal variance, you know. The fundamental attribution error kicks in when you're trying to judge by single events. If you observe someone for a year, it…

You over 39?

My understanding is that the per-minute risk of car travel and plane travel are roughly equivalent. Per mile, of course, planes are a heck of a lot safer. But if you wear your seat…

Only one-way interaction between different selves? And you call this time travel.

The Conspiracy

If you feel like not dying, I would suggest signing up for cryonics with Alcor or another reputable provider. Otherwise, frankly, quit whining. It's not like there are no alternati…

I met my mate on the Internet, but not on a dating site. There's a large difference!

The Simulation Argument is not that we are living in a computer simulation. It is that you must reject at least one of the 3 propositions: (1) we are not living in a computer simul…

What a gyp! This page doesn't tell me any ways to kill my users.

I can't do creative work without air conditioning. Sad but true.

Why, what's wrong with OpenTable?

Simple, useful, congrats.

Run. This doesn't sound like a situation that's going to get better over time.

Thanks!

Clearly, they don't make bandits like they used to.