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"You spend much less on heating in flats than in houses because you benefit from the heat of your neighbours. Economies of scale make facilities less expensive than if you were the only person paying for them. Move to a flat without all those..." [
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"IMDB's 2008 movies with a rating of more than 7.7. Tweaking the parameters is quite easy, for example if you want movies since 2007 with a rating of more than 7.8 and more than 800 votes. Tv=off disables tv series, ep=off disables tv episodes.
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4 months ago
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"Hi Res by adding &fmt=18 at the end of Youtube URLs. Is there a way for non-UK users to get a mpeg file off the BBC website?
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5 months ago
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"Tell your friend to fuck off? :)
It sounds like you're just nervous." [
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6 months ago
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"This reminds me of a story. A catholic priest is sitting in his confessional, and a man comes in and says, "Bless me father for I have sinned. I am an 80 year-old man, I'm married, I have 4 children and 11 grandchildren. Last night I strayed and..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by chicainthecity, schyler523, NationalKato, Stynxno, Anything, limeonaire, blueberry
6 months ago
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"Thirding the morning after pill. You have a 72 hour window after the contact to take it, but the earlier the better. It is compatible with virtually all contraceptive pills, and will take you less time than posting online :).
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9 months ago
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"You're forcing yourself into a false dichotomy by saying "dating for fun" isn't for you. Just because you're not ready to marry a girl doesn't mean you have to pick up one night stands in seedy bars.
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10 months ago
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"Why tell the mother at all? Yes, she has an opinion, but it's worthless in this case. You'll do your niece a favour if she goes through with the shots. Discuss vaccines with your niece, make sure she understands how they work and why she's having..." [
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10 months ago
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"See Müsli, health benefits of. Fruit and cereals is what you eat for breakfast to climb mountains." [
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11 months ago
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"Apparently, a solid ring would be unstable. Click here for James Clerk Maxwell's 1859 paper On the Stability of the Motion of Saturn's Rings. He cites Laplace, who demonstrated "that a uniform solid ring cannot revolve permanently about a planet,..." [
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11 months ago
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"Seating: listen to Miko, not JujuB.
Wine is usually ordered right after ordering the meal.
You probably know what type of food goes with what wine colour. White goes well with lighter stuff like salads and fish, a nice red goes with heavier..." [
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11 months ago
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"Here's how I did it and got away with it. Schneier's law applies, YMMV.
I used WPA, which was brand new then, and had yet to be seriously compromised. Nowadays you would use WPA2, and maybe an additional vpn layer above that. OpenVPN works well...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by TheOnlyCoolTim, limeonaire
Last year
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"So swallowing liquids that are taken from humans is fine, but drinking cow's milk isn't?
What about the mythondria, the "domesticated" bacteria that power the sperm cells?
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"All those posters are extremely low resolution .bmp files. They're from different wars, badly sorted, and badly scanned.
Instead, try the World War II Poster Collection from Northwestern University Library or flickr...." [
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"Land's End? If you're unhappy with the quality of the shirt, even years later, they'll give you your money back.
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"Each one of you puts the litter bag, shovel, whatever back in a certain position. If the bag is on the left of the tray it's your turn today, otherwise it's partner's turn...." [
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"Why not adjust the division of rent? Bid on the larger bedroom. Start with $1 above the third of the rent." [
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"Common Mistakes Made by New Mac Users and a followup, Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users.
Top 10 Things All Switchers Should Know
macosxhints is sometimes quite arcane, sometimes simply mistaken, but has some really good stuff.
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"You shouldn't. Since the article (Voting with your trolley, 2006-12-07) is behind a paywall, here is the part on fair trade:
What about Fairtrade? Its aim is to address “the injustice of low prices” by guaranteeing that producers receive a fair..." [
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