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Comment Re:now do putin (Score 1) 161

No, I'm not. I'm actually (slightly) strengthening the claim.
Originally I considered that he was the (nominal) head of state was significant. I removed that requirement, which makes the claim stronger. I will say that removing the head of state, whether or not valid, is a more extreme action, but even removing a resident by force is not legally justifiable.

Comment Re:Thiink about that for a minute... (Score 1) 234

It goes beyond the clock though. It's all analog displays (or digital simulations of analog displays, for that matter). They don't just give you a reading, they convey some since of the rate and help put the measurement into proportion with the scale of the display (which, when well designed is highly useful information).

Consider a dipstick (the one under the hood, not the one seated next to you). You're low on oil, but are you OMG pull into that convieniance store and get some oil now, just top it off when you get home, or you're getting an oil change in 2 weeks, it'll be fine. A quick glance will tell you, IF you can read an analog scale.

Comment Re:Steam survey lagging (Score 1) 57

You can get old business laptops for a few bucks on lots of places, like online retailers, refurbished sites or eBay. They are quite solid, can be upgraded for cheap, and will last for a long time. That's where I got the T14 from - for less than $250, and that's what I use for my 3D printing, for my web browsing and for the occasional game. And you don't find that many business laptops with AMD processors. I don't buy a computer for its CPU. If it works, it's fine for me.

Comment Re:I've always struggled reading analogue clocks (Score 1) 234

Calculation are done with a different system, a slower system, than is normal time recognition on an analog clock.

FWIW, I have no trouble reading an analog clock, but I strongly dislike using polar coordinates, even while I recognize that in some situations they are valuable. They aren't the same skill.

Comment Re: This is a parody, right? (Score 1) 234

Even if it's explicitly taught, if it isn't used it will be forgotten...unless the teaching is continued for a long time.

E,g,, at one point I could read German with fair fluency. (Not good, but fair. It never became enjoyable.) These days, I could barely say "That is the oldest car around here.". And I couldn't spell it.

Comment Wrong questions (Score 1) 67

The question is not whether the answers align with those of medical professionals.

Much more important, from the business and legal responsibility standpoint, is whether they properly align with pseudoscience championed by Kennedy and his merry band of quacks.

The Guardian is asking the wrong questions.

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