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@dkf I'm also not impressed how he thinks he got a "Gotcha!" moment there. But I guess he thinks it takes a rocket scientist to recognize that the Euro is impacted by the Brexshit idiocy as well...
This was, by the way, an answer to this statement: "We're going strong!"
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@hungrier said in In other news today...:
Looking forward to new emojis like
:sloth:
,:yawning:
,:crushing_your_head:
, and:robot_arm_thumbs_up:
I can't help but wonder why some of them have a generic “person something” code and use combining male and female to make man and woman variants, and some have separate “man something” and “woman something” codes. There does not seem to be, or ever have been, any system in it…
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@Rhywden said in In other news today...:
@dkf I'm also not impressed how he thinks he got a "Gotcha!" moment there. But I guess he thinks it takes a rocket scientist to recognize that the Euro is impacted by the Brexshit idiocy as well...
If you saw a gotcha in there that says more about you than me.
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@Rhywden said in In other news today...:
@dkf I'm also not impressed how he thinks he got a "Gotcha!" moment there. But I guess he thinks it takes a rocket scientist to recognize that the Euro is impacted by the Brexshit idiocy as well...
This was, by the way, an answer to this statement: "We're going strong!"
To be honest I'm quite amused that it's being proven that you don't read what you post twice in two days. @Fox levels of nonsense right there but he was usually nice enough to stay in the garage when he kicked off. Or maybe he was confined.
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@Cursorkeys said in In other news today...:
Falcon Sex Hat would be a great band name.
I've been reading too much debate over furry porn that at first I read that as "foalcon sex hat"...
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Happy Easter.
"as good as, if not better than, the dairy alternatives".
https://www.mummymeagz.co.uk/shop/veganglutenfreecremeeggs
£17 For 2 eggs (and 4 chocolate bars.)
£18.50 for 3 eggs, 3 bars
£20 for 3 eggs, 3 bars, gluten free.TWICE the size of a ‘regular’ creme egg.
They'd need to be at that price.
Handmade to order. Each egg weighs 80g.
Cadbury's are 40g. And 50p for one.
However, I see a minor problem...
May contain traces of nuts and dairy.
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@hungrier said in In other news today...:
"cruelty-free"
Only towards animals, since they're not forced to eat them
Neither am I. No way am I paying those prices.
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@PJH said in In other news today...:
May contain traces of nuts and dairy.
The last line is the only that seems significant. But that's talking about trace factory amounts, rather than anything added intentionally.
I always find it psychologically very interesting that carnivores are so outraged that there are people who have a virtue that they don't possess.
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@Cursorkeys said in In other news today...:
faux leather conference room chairs
We have mesh chairs in our conference rooms.
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@Rhywden said in In other news today...:
it was based on lies and pie-in-the-sky thinking
You keep using that word...
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@jinpa said in In other news today...:
But that's talking about trace factory amounts
Trace factory amounts are important, perhaps not to people who choose not to eat certain foods for philosophical reasons, but to people who have medical or religious dietary restrictions, those trace amounts can make those foods completely inedible. For someone with a severe nut allergy (Why don't they indicate whether the nut traces are tree nuts, peanuts, or both? That makes a huge difference.), those traces could be life-threatening. Someone who follows strict kosher rules would (AIUI) be unable to eat them at the same meal with any meat.
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@Cursorkeys said in In other news today...:
Falcon Sex Hat would be a great band name.
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@jinpa said in In other news today...:
I always find it psychologically very interesting that carnivores are so outraged that there are people who have a virtue that they don't possess.
Modesty? Humility?
I mean it certainly can't be hubris, can it?
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Edge is a more secure browser (NOT!)
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@PJH said in In other news today...:
@jinpa said in In other news today...:
I always find it psychologically very interesting that carnivores are so outraged that there are people who have a virtue that they don't possess.
Modesty? Humility?
I mean it certainly can't be hubris, can it?
Modesty and humility, no certainly not, quite the opposite, if the omnivores in question had an iota of that that they wouldn't be attacking vegetarians/vegans out of the blue anyway. Hubris? Yes, I guess that's it. The very existence of vegetarians/vegans causes some omnivores to question their own excessive pride in a way that they've never had to question.
Some people think that the first order of business should be one of improving self-esteem. I think that the goal should be accurate self-assessment. If one leads a respectable life, then accurate self-assessment is not a problem.
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NASA found a dragon
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@PleegWat That's just the coronal mass ejection I released this morning after all the Carolina Reaper I ate with dinner last night...
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@jinpa said in In other news today...:
The very existence of vegetarians/vegans causes some omnivores to question their own excessive pride in a way that they've never had to question.
I think most omnivores, at worst, laugh quietly at vegans. Especially at vegans who go to great lengths to imitate (badly) the meat and dairy foods they despise.
Vegans, however, seem to be offended by the mere existence of omnivores.
You want to eat soybeans while I enjoy my thick, juicy, medium-rare steak? Go right ahead; I won't stop you. But don't try to take my steak away from me; I don't want to get human blood all over my beef.
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@Karla said in In other news today...:
We have mesh chairs in our conference rooms.
the mental image that was inspired by this sentence is no good ... please send help
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@HardwareGeek said in In other news today...:
@jinpa said in In other news today...:
The very existence of vegetarians/vegans causes some omnivores to question their own excessive pride in a way that they've never had to question.
I think most omnivores, at worst, laugh quietly at vegans. Especially at vegans who eat terrible imitation meat and dairy foods.
When I see them laughing, for that reason, I think, these folks (the laughers) aren't exactly playing with a full deck. They laugh to avoid using that thing on top of their shoulders.
Vegans, however, seem to be offended by the mere existence of omnivores.
But there at least is a sound reason for this. Imagine, for a second, that they are right, that it is wrong to kill animals. (Not all think this, but some do.) Are there not wrong actions that others commit that offend you when irrationally defended? If not, then at least you are consistent.
You want to eat soybeans while I enjoy my thick, juicy, medium-rare steak? Go right ahead; I won't stop you. But don't try to take my steak away from me; I don't want to get human blood all over my beef.
And you have illustrated the essence of your mentality. The killing of non-human animals and human ones differs only in degree, not in kind.
But don't worry, no one's going to take away your carcasses from you. Indeed, I don't know anyone who's trying to. So why did you bring that up? A straw man?
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@jinpa said in In other news today...:
But don't worry, no one's going to take away your carcasses from you. Indeed, I don't know anyone who's trying to.
Apparently one of the goals of the Green New Deal is to ban cow farts, and I am unaware of any way to eliminate cow farts without eliminating cows, it seems likely that the eventual goal would be to ban cows.
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@jinpa said in In other news today...:
They laugh to avoid using that thing on top of their shoulders.
Invisible aliens?
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@jinpa said in In other news today...:
Modesty and humility, no certainly not, quite the opposite, if the omnivores in question had an iota of that that they wouldn't be attacking vegetarians/vegans out of the blue anyway. Hubris? Yes, I guess that's it. The very existence of vegetarians/vegans causes some omnivores to question their own excessive pride in a way that they've never had to question.
Out of the blue? The attacks are usually responses to vegetarians / vegans virtue signalling about not eating animals in the first place (not necessarily the same people). No one cares if they don't want to eat something. Most people care about others telling them how terrible they are, though, especially when it's not true.
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@Bulb said in In other news today...:
@hungrier said in In other news today...:
Looking forward to new emojis like
:sloth:
,:yawning:
,:crushing_your_head:
, and:robot_arm_thumbs_up:
I can't help but wonder why some of them have a generic “person something” code and use combining male and female to make man and woman variants, and some have separate “man something” and “woman something” codes. There does not seem to be, or ever have been, any system in it…
I think the “man something” and “woman something” are the ones formed from e.g. man zwj laptop, while generic “person something” ones have standalone codepoints. But one would think they could just add a "person" emoji and that problem would be resolved.
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@kazitor said in In other news today...:
@Bulb said in In other news today...:
@hungrier said in In other news today...:
Looking forward to new emojis like
:sloth:
,:yawning:
,:crushing_your_head:
, and:robot_arm_thumbs_up:
I can't help but wonder why some of them have a generic “person something” code and use combining male and female to make man and woman variants, and some have separate “man something” and “woman something” codes. There does not seem to be, or ever have been, any system in it…
I think the “man something” and “woman something” are the ones formed from e.g. man zwj laptop, while generic “person something” ones have standalone codepoints. But one would think they could just add a "person" emoji and that problem would be resolved.
Or, they could just stop adding ten billion more emojis, how about that?
Job security for future archeologists, it seems.
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I have to wonder if Ancient Egypt once had a simple 26-character alphabet that was later overrun by endless emojis.
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@mott555
And they also worshiped cats. It checks out!
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@Rhywden said in In other news today...:
@DogsB Dude, by "unilateral" I mean: Something you do without the other side retaliating in kind.
Also, sure the pound is "going strong" now. You realize that this is before a No Deal?
"If you jump off that cliff then you'll have a bad time!" - "Well, I haven't jumped off yet and I feel fine. I don't see what the issue is!"
The pound was suppose to fall off a cliff.
Yes. AFTER a No Deal. Jesus Christ. It also took heavy losses in the mean time, by the way. You can see quite nicely when the referendum happened. Then it rallied a bit and now... well, doesn't look too good.
The thing that is so "awful" about it is the simple fact that it was based on lies and pie-in-the-sky thinking.
For example, they stated that they would have numerous trade deals immediately after leaving. Currently they have, like, maybe five (out of more than a hundred)? With pretty unimportant players to boot. Turns out that you cannot simply do Copy&Paste on trade deals and simply replace "EU" with "UK" everywhere.
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@pie_flavor Is it possible to get anywhere without somersaulting through it at full speed?
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@pie_flavor Yes, I remember that thread. Never managed to get close to your record, just got 48 seconds.
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@pie_flavor @topspin It wasn't that difficult, I thought.
edit: is the entire goal to get a higher time? Because the finish line somewhat limits that, but I can try...
edit2: or how about a lower time, and nary a dent in the Brexit bus at the finish line?
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@Luhmann said in In other news today...:
@Karla said in In other news today...:
We have mesh chairs in our conference rooms.
the mental image that was inspired by this sentence is no good ... please send help
The whips and shackles are mostly for show...
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@Tsaukpaetra There seems to be some connotation to "mesh chairs" that I am unaware of. Please allow me to remain unaware of it.
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@HardwareGeek said in In other news today...:
@Tsaukpaetra There seems to be some connotation to "mesh chairs" that I am unaware of. Please allow me to remain unaware of it.
You made a polite request, but I wonder if it's not as bad as you think. Maybe similar to mesh (fishnet) stockings?
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@HardwareGeek said in In other news today...:
@Tsaukpaetra There seems to be some connotation to "mesh chairs" that I am unaware of. Please allow me to remain unaware of it.
Yeah, I wasn't sure either...but didn't feel like/have time to ask about it.
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@Rhywden said in In other news today...:
So, possible food shortages due to chaos at the border and higher prices for all imports on top. That will go over well!
Smells like Juche spirit.
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@HardwareGeek said in In other news today...:
Why don't they indicate whether the nut traces are tree nuts, peanuts, or both?
Peanuts are a separate allergen category, IIRC.
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@dkf said in In other news today...:
@HardwareGeek said in In other news today...:
Why don't they indicate whether the nut traces are tree nuts, peanuts, or both?
Peanuts are a separate allergen category, IIRC.
Mostly because they are not nuts to begin with. The pea half of the name is more correct.
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@Carnage said in In other news today...:
Mostly because they are not nuts to begin with.
On a practical level, it's because the allergen is different, with different people having a problem with it and different sensitivities.
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@Carnage Which is why people say "tree nuts" instead of "nuts" to illustrate that they know the ambiguity exists and mean what they say. Thus, the original wharrgarbl is valid.
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@jinpa said in In other news today...:
Anyone can throw a Wikipedia page at someone claiming that it supports their point, when in reality it merely obscures the essence of the discussion. (You're not the only one who does that.) Are there any sentences which you can quote which clearly and unambiguously support your point?
Reminds me:
@LaoC said in In other news today...:
If you think the following did not support it, please provide an explanation or point me to another part you think contradicted it.
Homosexual acts are forbidden in traditional Islamic jurisprudence and are liable to different punishments, including the death penalty, depending on the situation and legal school. However, homosexual relationships were generally tolerated in pre-modern Islamic societies, and historical record suggests that these laws were invoked infrequently, mainly in cases of rape or other "exceptionally blatant infringement on public morals". Homoerotic themes were cultivated in poetry and other literary genres written in major languages of the Muslim world from the eighth century into the modern era. The conceptions of homosexuality found in classical Islamic texts resemble the traditions of Graeco-Roman antiquity, rather than modern Western notions of sexual orientation. It was expected that many or most mature men would be sexually attracted to both women and male adolescents (variously defined), and men were expected to wish to play only an active role in homosexual intercourse once they reached adulthood.
Public attitudes toward homosexuality in the Ottoman empire and elsewhere in Muslim world underwent a marked change during the 19th century under the influence of the sexual notions and norms prevalent in Europe at that time, and homoeroticism began to be regarded as abnormal and shameful.Take your time.
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‘Summoning spell’ in episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is actually Irish news item about bus lane in Dublin
‘That feeling when you spend hours trying to summon a demon, and then three show up at once’
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news article from Feb 2019
it's about a 20 year old TV episode
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@hungrier said in In other news today...:
news article from Feb 2019
it's about a 20 year old TV episodeFirst time an Irish person watched the episode?
Isn't sure of the implications