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nstents

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    Comment #49184002

    Other anecdotal accounts of very similar travels would offer a wider range of experiences, observations, and conclusions.

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    Comment #48794306

    I think this is a distinction without a difference. Imagine an array of buttons. What do they do? The label is intrinsic to the button. I understand this is a perspective. But, tak…

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    Comment #48794207

    I couldn't disagree more. Every button has two jobs. One is to accurately convey what it will do. Two is to then do it. Several of us can neither remember what your dynamic, curvy,…

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    Comment #48774342

    I love a good tautology like Clarke's "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic", but sometimes enough is enough!

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    Comment #48774307

    "Accomodations are for people who need them not a shield for hyper-selfishness", namely people riding bicycles on sidewalks that are seen acting with an insane level entitlement wh…

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    Comment #48693385

    As seen in the 1969 film The Red Tent set in 1928, kites have also been used for lifting antennas into the air. https://youtu.be/b08-LFcZ98M?si=oAZF9203e6CGotYX&t=3327

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    Comment #48666336

    As you point out, the difference between money and the tooth fairy is between their characteristics and rules. Economic theory then focuses on money, the economy, and their charact…

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    Comment #48614642

    It would be irresponsible in the extreme for the wealthy and powerful to not unite in common cause for extending sway into the future even while still competing with each other in …

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    Comment #48584513

    Would this be another wrapper for what will eventually become another ad delivery platform?

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    Comment #48543906

    Having lived in Italy for 7 years as a teen, the word is that construction of commercial, governmental, and private sites will be shut down for sometimes years so the Italian gover…

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