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What's something that feels illegal to know?
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It's the illegal prime number used to decrypt DVDs.
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What's something that feels illegal to know?
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It's the illegal prime number used to decrypt DVDs.
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A Political Candidate Beheaded a Satanic Temple Statue. Now He Faces Charges.
But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Or, was that behead your enemies?
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E Jean Carroll to spend $83m defamation award on 'something Donald Trump hates'
I suggest spending it on additional defamation lawsuits against Donald Trump.
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Why do we not eat pig or cow?
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To add to this, the rich (i.e., French-speaking) consumed the most butchered meat, by far. So, it came to be that butchered meat for sale would be labeled in French, while the live animals, which were tended by (English-speaking) peasents retained their English names.
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YSK: The Wadsworth Constant of YouTube videos
Sponsorblock: For Wadsworth, for what it's worth.
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WITCHCRAFT!
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Well, as a first point, OP's information is wrong. While it's true that the half-life of U235 is ~700 million years, it isn't true that half of the initial mass is lost. When U235 fissions, about 200 MeV of the initial mass is converted to energy. The total initial mass is about a thousand times that, though (E=mc^2). So, after 700 million years, assuming you kept it from falling apart, the initial 15 lb lump would only lose ~1/4 of an ounce as energy.
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Windows: we noticed that you kept the useless search bar disabled since 2015, so we sent an update that re-enabled it without your permission
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Do it, my friend. I took the leap ~5 years ago and have not once regretted it. You're right, you have Wine and Windows VMs available, if need be. But, honestly, I bet you end up replacing those work flows with better ones within Linux before long.
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Indigenous Indignation
I know it's just memes, but, if anyone is interested in more perspective on this, I heartily recommend the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. It tells the history of the latter parts of the Indian Wars using primary sources (and Native American sources, wherever possible). The result is the story of American expansion from the Native perspective and, while depressing, is also really important to understand.
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Raskin suggests Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from Trump 14th Amendment decision
Thomas:
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South African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954
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Nah, the real contest is who gets the most cancer. Gotta catch 'em all!
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Automaker CEO Elon Musk Strips UAW Twitter Verification as Union Strikes Against Big Three
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Look at it this way, this could have been a headline about the issues the union is striking over. Instead, it's a headline about a billionaire playing with internet checkmarks.
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Biden and Netanyahu to discuss Potential economic plans for Gaza centred around offshore natural gas fields
The true casus belli is revealed at last.
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Would the world be a better place if Christians acted upon their beliefs?
Relevant Bible passage Matthew 19:21-22:
Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
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Service for letter/PDF archival
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Donald Trump will not win a war against the Swifties
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We're about 80% of the way to Idiocracy.
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1 in 5 seniors still work — and they're happier than younger workers
Makes sense. It's biased by the fraction that no longer need to work but choose to because they enjoy it.
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TIL VH1's Pop Up Video is "lost media". Due to licensing issues, the only way that episodes can be found is through home recordings of the show from when it aired
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Still available on the high seas!
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George Santos Claims He Confirmed His Family Fled Holocaust, Instantly Backtracks When CNN’s Manu Raju Asks for Proof
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He appears to be mentally ill.
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Two sides to Korea
Can you please elaborate? I'm curious to know.
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Business majorules when
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Yeah, but he's a leech in the bowels of the economy and (presumably) you're generating value.