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There is a fascinating discussion of this topic in the Hidden Brain episode, Both Things Can Be True. I won't say more than that because spoilers, but it's really worth a listen. [more]
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The sentence is grammatically correct with our without a comma, but it has a different meaning in each case. Without a comma it means, "the thing that proposes regulations." Its a noun phrase, not a complete sentence. With the comma… [more]
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It is not a general news outlet, but I am very happy to be a paid subscriber to Talking Points Memo for left-of-center, cut through the bullshit political news and analysis. [more]
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It's an unfortunate fact in the United States that settlements like this almost always include confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses. The fact that they are the norm makes it difficult to argue against them. And there are also some good… [more]
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The only disappointing thing about this is that Ty Cobb wasn’t alive to see it happen. [more]
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I recommend two recent episodes of Ezra Klein's podcast: This is how Hamas is seeing this is a conversation with Tareq Baconi, an expert on Palestinian history and politics who has studied and written extensively about Hamas. A Different Path… [more]
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Roughly 1 in 6 voters (17%) said a guilty verdict would make them less likely to vote for Trump. That was true of a quarter of nonwhites and 1 in 5 voters who make less than $50,000 a year and those under 45. This is a terrible statistic… [more]
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This is a classic example of why it is so important to put on your own oxygen mask first. When you're on that plane and the cabin loses pressure and you see your child gasping for breath, you feel an immediate urgency to do something for them. But… [more]
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Not exactly the same, but I’d put The Big Short in this category. [more]
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Via Casey Newton: On Tuesday, people who work on search engine optimization raced to read about thousands of pages of documentation regarding the company’s search engine algorithm that appear to have been accidentally published online. Google… [more]
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Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo wrote about Google's new AI feature, and how it fundamentally breaks Google's implicit contract with content creators. He is mostly focused on news sites, but the same would apply to your situation. He doesn't… [more]
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I am male and when I was younger I mostly had very long hair. I have a very distinct memory of social ease and acceptance that I experienced when I cut my hair. It was like all of a sudden I wasn’t pushing against a wall just be around other people… [more]
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I don't have that specific number for you, but the American electorate is remarkably uninformed. For example, recent polling showed that 17% of American's blame Biden for the end of Roe v Wade, and a sizable portion of Americans get their news from… [more]
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I’m not familiar with any of the technical terms people have quoted. As a native English speaker I would just say you “enlarged” the shape, or maybe that “”expanded” it. (On preview, it’s kind of cool how similar “enlarged” is to “embiggened”.) [more]
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There could be two or three things going on. A couple of iOS versions ago, Apple changed the location of the control for turning speech during directions on and off. It used to be on the phone. Now it is on the righthand side of the CarPlay… [more]
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Nut is the same word as the food, so presumably the mechanical sense comes from the foodstuff. Count me as chagrined that "nut" (and doughnut) didn't come to us by way of "nought". That's just too perfect, and I don't… [more]
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Have you considered college prep consulting? This includes test prep, and also working with teenagers who are writing college essays. Your PhD makes you very well qualified. The work is often done over Zoom, with flexible hours. Experienced… [more]
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61 million human beings died in 2023. The largest number of humans who have died in the same year (at least recently) is 69.25 million. There are about 8 billion people in the world. If 500 million people died, that would be 6.25% of the entire… [more]
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70.6% of the world population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. With about 8 billion people in the world, that works out to about 5.5 billion who have gotten the vaccine. If it killed 500 million people, it would have a… [more]
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The fact that Urgent Care sent you to the ER could make a difference in the coverage by your insurance. That wasn't a decision you made on your own. [more]
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The Prime Meridian, indicated by a thick brass marker in the grounds of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich is not actually at zero degrees, zero minutes, and zero seconds but at approximately 5.3 seconds of arc to the west, equivalent to 102 meters… [more]
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We got a Tineco Pure One S11 a few years ago, and it's great. Having a cordless vac is so convenient, and I find it does a good job of picking up the dust, cat hair, etc. It was $300, which was much less than the equivalent Dyson. [more]
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There's a pattern of something being founded in a certain location, then named for that location, and then moving. One local imperfect example is The Cambridge School of Weston, a high school that was founded in Cambridge and then later moved to a… [more]
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Why is a string of letters better than an actual name?
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One other piece of listening advice: people who attended the concerts had to hear the whole thing from start to finish. When you listen to a recording, you don't have to do that. Feel free to skip around and skip material you don't like. This is… [more]
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Since there's no right answer, I'll jump in and suggest starting with their live album Europe '72. It has a good range of music, and it is accessible. It's a good segue to their live music for someone who likes American Beauty and Workingman's Dead… [more]
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Here's a link to the Englishtown show that JohnnyGunn mentioned. I agree that it's a great one. [more]
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Right, wrong, or ambiguous, and does it need a rewrite?
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My friend who used to live there sends along this resource for films shot in Newfoundland and Labrador. [more]
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The Portugal Model for Addressing the Overdose Crisis
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I've had very good experiences creating large photo prints and books with White House Custom Color. They are a real company with real people who will chat with you online or even talk on the phone to help you through the process. I believe I first… [more]
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Passing, by Nella Larsen. Published in 1929, written by a Black woman. Harrowing, complex, short, well worth reading. [more]
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Peyton Place. Published in 1956, this book has gotten a reputation as being pablum, but it's a fascinating look at life is small town America around the time of World War II, and it deals with some very difficult social issues, things we are still… [more]
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To be or not to be [more]
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You say that you can't install a full induction cooktop, but can you install a 240 volt outlet? For example, this portable unit specs out at 3500W, 240v, and an "11 inch heating range". Searching for a "140 volt induction… [more]
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I haven't read the story, but googling the name of the character indicates that he has signs of being a fraud, including his dress and the way he smells. Using non-standard English is another signal. [more]
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The Boston Globe just published an article about a recent study from Norway on the effects of banning smartphones in middle schools. The study examined more than 400 middle schools in Norway that had implemented phone bans and relied on three… [more]
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Game score is a great stat. [more]
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Backing up Macs to a Sinology NAS
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I wanted my kids high school to ban phones before Jonathan Haidt wrote his book. I haven’t read his book and I still want my kids high school to ban phones. It’s kind of funny seeing people say, “Haidt’s data is bogus, ipso facto social media and… [more]
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There are no cats involved, but you might enjoy reading Mailing May. This is a children's book based on the true story of a family who mailed their daughter via parcel post to visit her grandmother during the summer. I believe it takes place in the… [more]
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The author also acknowledges that activists have a different role to play. They shouldn't be expected to be balanced. We can’t rely on activists, advocates, and reformers to strike this type of balance, because it’s not their job,...Some activists… [more]
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Can you ignore the email from B? That would be the best thing to do. I know you like B, but I expect they will understand if you choose not to respond to something like this. If you believe it's important to respond, I would say something like,… [more]
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Many of the people answering this question seem to have missed the part where the OP said that her mother told her to butt out, she doesn't live there, and it's none of her business. The question isn't just about whether a rescue is appropriate, or… [more]
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Donald Trump is in a different position than anyone else the American legal system has ever had to handle before. That is not hyperbole. There has never been a situation like this before. Any wealthy person can file appeals and push out the day of… [more]
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(From what I can see, the Andy Serkis LOTR is not free to Audible members. It has to be purchased. I believe the OP is looking for books you can add to your library and listen to without additional charge just by having some sort of membership.) [more]
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I wonder if she shares a name with someone who is on an international watch list. I have a relative who had this problem. He has a very generic American name --- imagine something like "Bill Stevens" -- but the name happened to be on… [more]
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Op, memail me if you would like the name of a NM attorney who can either help you or refer you to someone who can. I have not worked with this attorney but got their name from someone in NM who I trust on this sort of thing. [more]
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Christa Lewis does an exquisite reading of the Heralds of Valdemar trilogy: Arrows of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, and Arrow's Fall. I enjoyed Room with a View read by Rebecca Hall, and Middlemarch read by Maureen O'Brien. I'm currently… [more]
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