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squimmy

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    Comment #20570956

    > If you throw trash on the ground, 100% of the people around you will give you a disapproving look. http://buzz-plus.com/article/2018/10/29/garbage-shibuya-hall...

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    Comment #15414803

    >technologically advanced You might revise your opinion about that somewhere around the hundredth time somebody tells you that you have to communicate with them by fax.

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    Comment #15414717

    The photo 5th from the bottom actually appears to be of a coin-operated rice mill!

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    Comment #14890500

    I'm interested in these articles you mention, but am having trouble finding out more. Do you remember what they were called, or any details about their publication?

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    Comment #14566199

    I imagine in those types of restaurants, menus might be cycled-out due to wear and tear more often than due to changing dishes. In which case, the increased durability and water-re…

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    Comment #14536081

    Are you suggesting the Danish should be taxed for travelling they might well have done in Sweden?

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    Comment #13982868

    What you're describing sounds a lot like shorthand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorthand

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    Comment #12451527

    He explains that by using a line he can more easily move it "when the quarters move". Using a border would require removing the border and adding a new one every three months. A li…

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    Comment #12363857

    For a monospace font, the characters aren't nearly distinctive enough.

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    Comment #12334849

    > What good have mosquitoes ever done? They are apparently an important pollinator of certain flowers, including the blunt-leaf orchid.

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    Comment #12333968

    > DJBDNS hasn't been updated in some time, so a more modern project isn't a bad idea. How so? If it ain't broke...

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    Comment #12000257

    Why? He has stated on many occasions that he has no intention of working with anyone else.

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    Comment #11859586

    It could be an issue of imprecise wording. For instance, perhaps 59% of white parents had kids who moved up, while 43% of white parents had kids who moved down. This doesn't excuse…

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    Comment #11805052

    You're more than welcome to make one yourself. It could even just be a github repository. Edit: I don't mean to sound accusatory, but it is much more likely to actually happen if s…

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    Comment #11265423

    I'm aware it's probably not intentional, but you describe Scala as being eclectic, and then immediately criticize Scala For The Impatient for presenting it as eclectic! However, I …

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    Comment #11237711

    You're right there. My impression of this might have been different if the list of rules included CMOS instead of something that tells me not to use the term "jump the gun" because…

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    Comment #11237515

    I question how useful a tool like this is for a skilled writer. Prose isn't code. Many key elements of good writing are based around the idea of knowing the rules, and then careful…

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    Comment #11202030

    [The pedestrian was] giving the awkward body language that he was planning on jaywalking. This was a very human interaction: the car was waiting for a further visual cue from the p…

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    Comment #7881917

    my pocket calculator makes phone calls, takes photos and sends email