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  1. Comment on What are your favorite series that are not from the US or UK and also not popular anime? in ~tv

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    Still the angloshpere so IDK if it's different enough but here a few: New Zealand Today is a hilarious show where you learn NZ isn't that much different from Florida. Colin From Accounts -...

    Still the angloshpere so IDK if it's different enough but here a few:

    New Zealand Today is a hilarious show where you learn NZ isn't that much different from Florida.
    Colin From Accounts - Australian comedy that is very good.
    Fisk - aussie comedy

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Online anonymity: study found ‘stable pseudonyms’ created a more civil environment than real user names in ~tech

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    I'd love to see this study replicated using something than facebook for real names, that seems an exceptionally poor choice.

    I'd love to see this study replicated using something than facebook for real names, that seems an exceptionally poor choice.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Hurt my lower back by bending over, any tips for healing and comfort? in ~health

  4. Comment on Why do Americans think the economy is bad? in ~finance

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    It isn't fucking rocket science, the money is largely going to those who are already wealthy, so who gives a shit if his economy is "good"? It's just more of the same trickle down bullshit with no...

    It isn't fucking rocket science, the money is largely going to those who are already wealthy, so who gives a shit if his economy is "good"? It's just more of the same trickle down bullshit with no real awareness about what actually constitutes a healthy economy where the balance of wealth distribution is much more fair. We are so far gone that people expect us to think what we have now is good? That is laughable on the face of it.

    68 votes

  5. Comment on Why don't cities use hexagon blocks? in ~design

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    Because it is not prudence which drives humanity forward or long term cohesive cooperation. What drives us, and in the process what forms the shapes of our cities, is necessity and convenience....

    Because it is not prudence which drives humanity forward or long term cohesive cooperation. What drives us, and in the process what forms the shapes of our cities, is necessity and convenience.

    Necessity and convenience begets necessities and conveniences, and not always in that order.

    4 votes