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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…