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Children of Time is one of the best books I've ever read, it's honestly amazing. It might be my all-time favorite. Seconding this recommendation!

Right. A bit concerning to say the least.

This pertains to Japanese ISPs. From the article: KDDI Corporation, STNet, Inc., JCOM Co., Ltd., Chubu Telecommunications C., Inc., NIFTY Corporation, and BIGLOBE Inc. KDDI seems t…

This feels expensive, but I remember SNES games costing $60 in the 90s. If anything, the cost of videogames has been pretty resistant to inflation, I'd say?

Huh. I mean, if you're gonna go that far to Make A Point with gender-neutral pronouns, might as well go the Stallman route with per/pers: https://stallman.org/articles/genderless-p…

Sounds like a great opportunity to get the original commenter in on the scam. "Psst. Say you indeed made a typo, and I'll split the spoils with ya!" It wouldn't truly be The Intern…

Could you kindly explain to me how being on my period would in any way shape or form affect my ability to ride a bike? I'm all ears.

Maybe not particularly relevant, but I'm noticing you using "xe" pronouns for Sanger. Why is that? Just wondering if I am missing more context.

>I personally have my doubts whether it has to do with blood pressure If you're referring to scintillating scotoma/visual migraine aura, it's thought to be the result of what's cal…

What does this do that Cygwin doesn't?

Oh, I probably should have mentioned that I almost always keep my powders capped - I just cap them myself at the doses I need. Keeping the powder loose probably does raise more fla…

I can only speak towards TSA in the US, but they explicitly state that they do not search for drugs; their priority is to screen for explosives, weapons, things of that nature. Any…

But the source of the spiciness is the same, at least: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyl_isothiocyanate

I am well aware! That's why my comment says "spiciness from both capsaicin and radishes". :) I didn't feel like looking up how to spell allyl isothiocyanate when writing my initial…

Anecdotally, when my best friend first caught covid, his sense of smell was heightened , but his ability to perceive spiciness from both capsaicin (peppers) and allyl isothiocyanat…

So far, the flight attendant has tested negative. This of course doesn't mean she hasn't contracted it - hantavirus has a long incubation period after all - but as of right now, wh…