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ValiantDust

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  • Me: 2008, him: 1993, big red flag? What should I watch out for?

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  • It's not necessarily as simple as "just observe his behavior". Sure, if this is someone who dates young women routinely and on purpose, the guy might show obvious red flags. But even if his motives are "innocent", the dynamics with even much smaller age gaps are usually very unhealthy and unequal, at least in my experience and especially when one partner is not at least in their mid-twenties. Often it's something they only realise much later.

  • In Baden-Württemberg deutet sich eine Sensation an

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  • Definitiv. Für mich ist es weniger Freude und viel mehr Erleichterung, wenn die Grünen gewinnen. Die Alternative ist in BaWü ja leider die CDU. Und dieses Mal Hagel (brrrrrr). Dann doch lieber die Kiwi-Grünen mit den schwarzen Kernen.

  • How did you choose your username?

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  • Funny you should ask. It's k]pE5:'Tr09d(*Pmf.

  • What are some of your favorite songs in a language you do not speak?

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  • As a younger millenial I can't help it – Gangnam Style was and still is great

  • Vorgehen gegen AfD Werbung im Briefkasten

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  • AfD und CDU schicken bei mir auch zuverlässig Leute zum Einwerfen, die entweder nicht lesen können oder für die Regeln nicht gelten

  • TIL: A Bob the Builder version of Mambo No. 5 topped the UK charts, before being removed from radio play due to its lyrics about building construction and that it was charting during September 2001

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  • Similar story: At the time of the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, a song called "Perfekte Welle" ("Perfect Wave") was very high in the German charts. It was taken out of rotation for a while but not completely removed.

  • Censorship is a much greater crime than insult.

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  • Moderators are not here to judge crimes, they are here to help create a healthy community.

  • Nestlé knew of toxins in baby formula 10 days before first recalls

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  • Am I financially enabling child labor in 3rd world countries by buying second hand fast fashion?

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  • I don't have anything to add to the answers to your question but I would advise to avoid Shein even second hand. Their clothes have been tested to contain dangerous levels of toxins several times. Other fast fashion brands are not more ethical in production but at least they keep the chemicals within the regulations.

  • What are some girl names named after flowers in your country?

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  • What I can think of in German: Rose, Erika, Jasmin, Iris (maybe Viola but that's not really the commonly used name for the flower)

  • Which brands belong to US companies, even if they may not be immediately recognizable as such?

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  • It's an easy mistake to make since the Leibniz Kekse were originally copied from LU biscuits, so they look very similar

  • Which brands belong to US companies, even if they may not be immediately recognizable as such?

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  • LU cookies (e.g., Leibnitz in Germany) | Mondelez

    I'm pretty sure Leibniz Kekse are made by Bahlsen, which is a German company. Or am I missing something?

  • Recommendation for Android File Manager

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  • There's Ghost Commander, if you want a foss alternative to Total Commander. I remember the switch as Ghost Commander feeling basically the same but slightly better.

  • "Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?

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  • Nice, I will immediately test if my microwave is modern enough. Brb

  • TIL Benedict Cumberbatch is the third cousin, 16 times removed from King Richard III who he played in a British miniseries.

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  • TIL Benedict Cumberbatch is the third cousin, 16 times removed from King Richard III who he played in a British miniseries.

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  • To bring it back to Shakespeare:

    Adam's sons are my brethren, and truly I hold it a sin to match in my kindred.

  • Onleihe: Liste von Bibliotheken mit Registrierung aus der Ferne

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  • Für Leute, die gerne englischsprachige Medien konsumieren: Ich hatte mal recherchiert, ob man sich bei Bibliotheken in den USA auch als Nicht-Einwohner registrieren kann. Tatsächlich geht das bei manchen.

    Zum Beispiel: https://queenslibrary.org/get-a-card/eUserKostet 50$ im Jahr, aber für viel Leser lohnt sich das vermutlich trotzdem. Ich hab es selbst bisher allerdings noch nicht probiert. Ist also kein Erfahrungsbericht, sondern nur mein Rechercheergebnis.

  • What are some sexist stereotypes that need to just stop?

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  • As a teenager I never wore dresses, skirts or nail polish because I didn't want to be seen as a girly girl. I was into science and books and that didn't seem to fit the vibes.

    I'm glad that I figured out in my twenties that being in a male-dominated tech field doesn't require you to dress masculine or wear nerd shirts. If you're into that, that's great, but it's also okay to wear dresses or put on make up if you work as an engineer or a software developer.

  • TIL Benedict Cumberbatch is the third cousin, 16 times removed from King Richard III who he played in a British miniseries.

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  • I remember a professor at uni telling us that at some time in the future each of us will either be the ancestor of every living human or of none.

    Equally, if you go back far enough, you will find a common ancestor with every other living person, thus making us all related.

    While that seems unintuitive – what about the members of some remote tribe without contact to civilisation? –, keep in mind that even the most remote tribe has to have contact with some neighbouring people . Otherwise they wouldn't have enough genetic diversity. And those neighbours are in contact with their neighbours and so on.

    Edit: Changed "intuitive" to "unintuitive"... Oops

  • Where will Europeans flee too?

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  • I think what they meant to say is that only a small fraction flees to Europe.

    Take Syria for example. Of all the people displaced by the war, about half left the country (according to my quick Google research). By far the biggest portion of the ones leaving went to Turkey, a neighbouring country (about 4 million). Germany, the European country that took in by far the most Syrian refugees, took in something between half a million and a million, about the same amount as Lebanon, which is about 16 times smaller populationwise. Going down the list, before you get to other European countries, there are several other countries in Syria's neighbourhood — Jordan, Egypt, Iraq.

    So I think it's fair to say that the majority of people try to stay in the vicinity of their country and only flee farther if they have to.