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longblack

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    Comment #21350904

    I think the sentence is referring to aircraft that have been forced to land by the enemy, in contrast to "grounded" aircraft that had not taken flight. I haven't worked in aviation…

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    Comment #21288221

    Both of these are just coping methods to either have the situation not exist or be trivialized for a period of time as to make living with it easier. I don't know of any evidence t…

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    Comment #21222696

    I previously worked in an environment where iPads were distributed to staff; the team responsible for supporting them had toothpicks on hand for this exact reason. An argument may …

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    Comment #20835623

    I like your car engine analogy; car's have the same level of widespread use as computers, yet I would wager a large percentage of people would struggle to perform much in term of c…

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    Comment #20835288

    I think your reasoning here is flawed. People do not all need to develop skills in all aspects of life. By keeping someone from experiencing physical violence you may prevent them …

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    Comment #20775241

    There is definitely a strong aspect of relationship with the barista/staff as has been mentioned. In addition Australian's are known to be coffee snobs, anecdotally I've found even…

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    Comment #20631268

    To say ethics are arbitrary is to say that there is no reasoning behind them, which is basically the opposite of what ethics truly are. Ethics are commonly a "system of moral princ…