shiningdays

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by shiningdays 6y ago
> The only social unrest that has happened so far Keyword being "so far". In Italy, where people have been out of work for months, things are starting to get dicey. Here are some links: - [Sky News: Coronavirus: Italy becoming
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by shiningdays 6y ago
I can see this. I moved abroad in 2018 to a non-english speaking country and just about everyone I met had Duolingo on their phone. You'd be surprised at how many would cough up for a Premium membership just to keep their streak from b
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by shiningdays 7y ago
Yes this!!
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by shiningdays 7y ago
Oh my god, I had a wool duvet for a while and it was seriously the best. The wool is a natural fiber which allows the humidity to escape, leaving you warm but not sticky. Be careful with the outer shell of these, though – no use getting a w
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by shiningdays 7y ago
> I suspect there is a lot of cognitive dissonance involved. This for sure. I had multiple friends work for Crispin Porter & Bogusky in the early 2010s. They're the main ad agency for companies like Burger King and Dominos. Grea
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by shiningdays 7y ago
This reminds me of the Japanese Chome system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_addressing_system .
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by shiningdays 7y ago
Train service is pretty high up in the Maslow's hierarchy of social needs is the thing. It really is a nice extra if a region can provide it for its people – but it usually doesn't come before reasonable health care across the boa
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by shiningdays 7y ago
... engineers who will still be there, just less white and western than you're used to. There will still be a next generation if Millenials and post-Millenials in developed economies decide to not have children due to environmental con
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by shiningdays 7y ago
Similar situation to Berlin after the fall of the wall. What happened here was that new college grads, artists, punks, and people generally looking for a cheap place to live moved into unrenovated apartments... And now it's a tech hub
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by shiningdays 7y ago
I think the difference is in branding/positioning, and therefore the mental state of the person engaging with the site and creating content. Porn = male gaze-y[1], intentionally and overtly about sexual gratification, less about explor