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tamizhar
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Comment #21778100
> everyone who is not of sub-Saharan decent is part Neanderthal. Has this been proven? I mean both conditions, ie: that everyone of sub-Saharan descent having no Neanderthal DNA? A…
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Comment #21753719
Tell me About Implementing Wine's Audio Drivers On Linux
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Comment #21683051
I apologize if this is a silly question, but what exactly does "computer company" mean? I read the link. I see "oxide computer" which makes me think, oh is this one of those newfan…
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Comment #21535797
> If you ignore all the Barbary pirates, across half the North African coast, who went right back to the 12th century. Your sentence is missing a clause. Please explain.
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Comment #21513792
The original Somali "pirate".
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Comment #21430108
> understand the difference between looting and preservation british were infamous for their destruction of indian metal art by melting it down for sundry purposes of their army
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Comment #21223466
> To stop someone else patenting it prior art.
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Comment #21132926
> Asians adolescent academic performance is a worse predictor of this than for Europeans. Why do you think this is the case?
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Comment #21050626
> That's why initiatives like those of the winners of the Global Learning X-Prize[1] have shown measurable impact on learning outcomes. [1] https://www.xprize.org/prizes/global-lea…
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Comment #20904020
> Negroponte also defends taking the money > his privilege as a “rich white man” Negroponte also goes around demanding people refer to him as the father of the netbook. This is not…
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Comment #20860441
> as long as they mostly play ball with our commercial and political priorities. our?
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Comment #20860395
> tyrannical theocratic authoritarian regimes. Yes, the authoritarian regime that bans women from having equal rights and access to basic medical services or control over reproduct…
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Comment #20859828
> Millions of whites visit Malaysia as tourists but they don't become celebrities. You've misunderstood the point. Here's a simple proof. A Western black person speaking Malay flue…
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Comment #20859813
> the protest against western backpackers asking from money (a recent fad protest in some countries) is irrelevant to this particular story. There's a term for that, it is called b…
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Comment #20859795
> standard Malaysian, he speaks Terengganu Malay. I have visited Terengganu. The Malay spoken in Terengganu is the same as the Malay spoken elsewhere. It would the equivalent of sa…
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Comment #20858527
From the article. "'What's the difference between Mat Dan and a Bangladeshi worker who can speak Malay?'" Mat is white whereas Bangladeshi people are black. Malay people worship wh…
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Comment #20738988
> What country didn't gain their land through conquest and occupation? That's interesting. I guess it depends on the definition of country which is a relatively modern concept, and…
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Comment #20738889
> the west' (e.g. anglophone world) hmm... just for clarity for a non westerner, is Germany and France not part of the default West, as they are not anglophones?
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Comment #20736369
> my settlement actually invites local Beduins, with whom we have terrific relations That is a nice thing to hear. Is this common or is it an exception?
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Comment #20646337
> TIL: Queen Victoria truly was a Lady Victors get to write history and portray themselves as they desired. Everybody else gets to be the bad guy.
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Comment #20317620
The actual paper is https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096014811...
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Comment #19620485
> But did she cause the sinking A captain that demands changing colors of the sinking ship on a whim may not be the cause of the sinking but certainly isn't addressing the sinking.…
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Comment #19578785
> It's amazing we do any business with China (or any country not a strong proponent of western values western values? that's an interesting term, care to elaborate?
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Comment #19061108
I looked at the user's profile. It says: " I live in India. I'm anti-government control and against mass surveillance. " Took a cursory look at his/her's other comments and spotted…