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> rename it santa-mas If you really want to go that way, it would be a good idea to also get rid of the -mas ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_(liturgy) )

Just wait until they're teenagers. But you might not find it that exciting then, having teenage kids has its own drawbacks.

I wouldn't want someone driving me to be sedated.

No, they did the work, he earned the money.

Since autoplay is the default right now, you could expect a fair amount of people to think youtube's broken if you changed it...

It wouldn't be that bad if he wasn't the fire chief and there was already four bodies. These two facts make things a little worse imo.

> The fire chief entered the cistern wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus. After reaching the plank platform, he removed his face mask to shout instructions to those on the…

> Winning the War on Climate Change It's not a war, it's not a contest. There are no "sides" and there's nothing to "win". It's just adapt or die. And there are many ways to adapt,…

So... did the guy selling that to us get the implants? They don't say anything about it in the article.

> Alcohol is far worse because you can become dependent on it in a way marijuana doesn't really allow. Well, I've seen more people become dependent with hash/pot than with alcohol.…

> But maybe heroin wasn't common in Germany and therefore oxycodone was pre- in Germany? Heroin was first marketed by Bayer, a German pharmaceutical company in 1898. That's where t…

Oh, so you've got a collection of pictures of people relieving themselves in the streets? Nothing strange at all, congrats!

Oh, shi- I forgot: /sarcasm

Well, it's just a theory after all...

"à la baguette"

From DanBC above: At will, secret, testing is banned. Parents can get court orders if they want a paternity test. The "labs lobbying" comment was kind of tongue-in-cheek: making fu…

Yes, if you really want to be paranoid about it: it's probably more a result of accredited labs' lobbying than crazy feminists.

> So not really what you would expect from a union in the west Oh, you know, these days in the West, the big unions are more partners with the governments/employers than they are o…

Yeah, but when they confiscate food in poor countries it's to maintain the elite in their luxury, regardless of how much everyone else is starving.

Or, what if I learn to touch type?

> Except when it is. Given sufficient downvotes, a post will fade to the same color as the background, making it easy to scroll past and not see it. It doesn't change anything. The…

Downvoting isn't equal to censorship. The content remains available for anyone with an account. The commit history of this project remains available too... however, they forbid the…

I'm not sure they'll find a buyer... they managed to ruin them pretty badly. Now, for slashdot, the slashdot crowd definitely has some responsibility. Still, they did pretty much a…

> One of the most well known examples was when the FBI used a FireFox 0-day to target and eventually dismantle a child pornography ring. Funny... that's when they took down Freedom…

> I don't think anyone is expecting to wear a VR headset for 24 hours straight. I'm pretty sure some people expect to do just that, especially in the gaming community. Although, I'…