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Comment Re:Training data (Score 1) 61

Americans especially never go to Iran, how could they, and have never been exposed to this culture outside of Iranians in the USA who are typically fully embracing american culture.

Don't believe the implication of TFS (and probably TFA, but of course I haven't read it) that this is a specifically Persian or Iranian thing. It's far more widespread than that. At the very least you'll find it across the Middle East and northern Africa; but also in Brazil (earlier this year I read an account by a Brit in Brazil of how they'd learnt to practise it), and I'm sure many parts of Asia too.

Comment Re:Three different reasons this is bad (Score 3, Informative) 169

After WW1, the kings and queens in Europe saw their political power greatly reduced, and by the end of WW2 the few monarchies that survived had their monarchs limited to ceremonial duties, with real political authority being wielded by the countryâ(TM)s equivalent of a prime minister. The exceptions are microstates - Liechtenstein, Monaco, Vatican - the last one the only absolute monarchy left in Europe.

Comment Re:Not anywhere near ready (Score 1) 64

I know many and I even speak russian fluently. And yes, many idiots do worhsip stalin. Many other idiots even worship hitler.
Hell, putler's favourite philosopher was a fascist and putler's justification for the invasion was an almost literal quote of hitler, as were many other things he stated. How does it feel to defend an actual fascist?

Comment Re:For those getting pitchforks ready (Score 1) 153

It is somewhat annoying, but bearable. Some of the squeals only happen when max or close to max power is requested from multiple burners at the same time, but that doesn't happen too often.
What does annoy me a lot about my specific one is that its timer beeps for a whole minute instead of a few seconds like my old one did.

Comment Re:For those getting pitchforks ready (Score 1) 153

Here in Germany, it is perfectly possible to find an induction stove for about 450 euros, or just a four burner hob for less than 150. They aren't high power, though, 2 kW per burner at best. The hobs with two 3.7 kW burners start at about 280. I personally simply bought two defective of the same type that had modular insides and made a working one out of them and since I have installed a ventilation grille into its base cabinet (the usual reason for defective hobs is overheating) I had no problems whatsoever with my jerry rigged one for the past 5 years since.

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