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  1. Comment on Soaring coffee prices have Italians ‘afraid and panicking’. Poor harvests are pushing up costs up for a nation that consumes 6bn shots a year in bars and cafés. in ~food

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    Not looking forward to the upcoming cocoa price increase....

    Not looking forward to the upcoming cocoa price increase....

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Hvaldimir, a celebrated ‘spy’ whale, is found dead in Norway – first spotted in 2019 wearing what looked like a camera harness in ~enviro

  3. Comment on What's your favorite Wikipedia page and why? in ~talk

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    Seedfeeder is a pseudonymous illustrator known for contributing sexually explicit drawings to Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seedfeeder (NSFW!)

    Seedfeeder is a pseudonymous illustrator known for contributing sexually explicit drawings to Wikipedia.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seedfeeder (NSFW!)

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Covid kills nearly 10,000 in a month as holidays fuel spread, World Health Organization says in ~health

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    Gad-dam that sounds horrible. Glad you're all doing better!

    Gad-dam that sounds horrible. Glad you're all doing better!

    4 votes

  5. Comment on American Red Cross declares an emergency blood shortage, as number of donors hits twenty-year low in ~health

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    That's awesome! I will donate in Canada for sure!! My mother is currently in an ICU in Italy and has received several pints of blood. The only thing I (thought) could do was to donate blood to...

    That's awesome! I will donate in Canada for sure!!
    My mother is currently in an ICU in Italy and has received several pints of blood. The only thing I (thought) could do was to donate blood to replenish the amounts used, however the ban is still in effect in Italy.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on American Red Cross declares an emergency blood shortage, as number of donors hits twenty-year low in ~health

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    I've wanted to donate blood in Canada (where I live) and Italy (where I was born), however I am ineligible as I lived in the UK from 1992-2004. I hope science figures out how to screen for...

    I've wanted to donate blood in Canada (where I live) and Italy (where I was born), however I am ineligible as I lived in the UK from 1992-2004. I hope science figures out how to screen for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease so I can contribute too.

    7 votes

  7. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I'm 3/4s in Uncle Tom's Cabin I found a copy amongst my father-in-law's collection and thought I'd give it a go, especially to find out why anybody would want to call someone an "Uncle Tom". The...

    I'm 3/4s in Uncle Tom's Cabin
    I found a copy amongst my father-in-law's collection and thought I'd give it a go, especially to find out why anybody would want to call someone an "Uncle Tom".
    The anecdotes about the slave trades in particular are absolutely heartbreaking. Should be a must read for high school.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Christmas box office: ‘Aquaman 2’ sinks with $40 million debut in ~movies

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    Dear Hollywood, stop making comic book hero movies. Kind regards, online_persona

    Dear Hollywood,
    stop making comic book hero movies.
    Kind regards,
    online_persona

    11 votes

  9. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life.men

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    If it's a genuine compliment without an ulterior motive then it's totally fine, especially if you are pointing out exactly what is making their appearance noticeable. e.g. "I like how that dress...

    If it's a genuine compliment without an ulterior motive then it's totally fine, especially if you are pointing out exactly what is making their appearance noticeable. e.g. "I like how that dress flows"

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Album of the Week #9: The KLF - Chill Out in ~music

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    This album can be enjoyed both actively and passively. It's not for everybody as it's not just a music album as much as a soundtrack to a "meditation" journey. I don't suffer from anxiety, but on...

    This album can be enjoyed both actively and passively. It's not for everybody as it's not just a music album as much as a soundtrack to a "meditation" journey.

    I don't suffer from anxiety, but on occasion I might have some worries on my mind, and this album helps me return to a nice base level "normal". As you listen to the sounds and melodies you can mentally visualize landscapes and come up with narratives that overtake anything that was initially on your mind. It works best when doing nothing while listening to it.

    It's also a great album to listen to when coming down from a therapeutic mushroom session.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on New system could produce freshwater from saltwater more cheaply than how tap water is made in ~enviro

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    Wouldn't the increased salinity of the seawater be detrimental to the ecosystem?

    Wouldn't the increased salinity of the seawater be detrimental to the ecosystem?

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Jewish and Palestinian and other Muslim students at US universities prepare to file lawsuits against their schools in ~life

  13. Comment on So, any good horror flicks lately? in ~movies

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    I really enjoyed it as well as Midnight Mass

    I really enjoyed it as well as Midnight Mass

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Broken zipper? France will pay to get it fixed in ~life.style

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    My puppy chewed on my three month old Uniqlo hoodie's zipper. Instead of buying another one, I bought a replacement zipper and took it to a seamstress to repair it. I think I spent about 18 Euro....

    My puppy chewed on my three month old Uniqlo hoodie's zipper. Instead of buying another one, I bought a replacement zipper and took it to a seamstress to repair it. I think I spent about 18 Euro. She did an amazing job and I felt better about spending my money at a local haberdashery and artisan instead of repurchasing another hoodie from the multi-national company and throwing away an almost new damaged hoodie.
    Fast forward 6 months and the puppy chewed up the new zipper! I'll be going back to repair it again...The more we can keep tailors in business the better.

    10 votes

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  16. Comment on Your NFTs are actually — finally — totally worthless in ~finance

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    uh-doi! I never understood why people fell for that scam

    uh-doi! I never understood why people fell for that scam

    2 votes

  17. Comment on ZType. A great game that helps improve your typing speed in ~games

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    Are you playing on your phone? Works totally fine on my laptop

    Are you playing on your phone? Works totally fine on my laptop

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Sweden holds grim warning for the $4bn padel craze – conversions to warehouses and budget grocery stores after the sport's pandemic boom turned to bust in ~sports

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    In padel you can play off the walls; there aren't walls in pickleball (at least the courts I've seen)

    In padel you can play off the walls; there aren't walls in pickleball (at least the courts I've seen)

    1 vote

  20. Comment on The San Francisco Bay Area is in a ‘losing battle’ with exotic fruit smugglers - fruit flies threaten California crops in ~food

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    I remember when they sprayed sections of Los Angeles for fruit flies in 1987. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-27-me-4179-story.html Can you imagine the conspiracy theories if the...

    I remember when they sprayed sections of Los Angeles for fruit flies in 1987. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-27-me-4179-story.html

    Can you imagine the conspiracy theories if the Internet had existed back then?

    5 votes