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th3dogcow

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  • Have you ever cheated on a test?

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  • Kind of. A college professor assigned a programming assignment for homework which I swear we had not covered the material required to implement it in class. They had however lazily assigned it from the textbook. So I went onto eMule (I know, right?) and found to teacher's guide and worked backwards from the solution to try to understand it. Then I wrote my own solution. It still didn't work perfectly though lol.

    Oh once in high school, the smart kid memorised the multiple choice answers to the science test which they had in first period. They shared it at lunch time. We all memorised it or wrote it on something like an eraser. Needless to say, the next day, the whole class was given a new test and a firm talking to.

  • 2025-07-13

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  • It's a clock, not a watch, and it could have been shot through the side, which is not visible from this perspective. ... and we are way overthinking this lol.

  • Ikea goes all in on Matter smart homes

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  • Use reader view to see the whole article.

  • Trust in Denmark 💯: 2 phones and 1 tablet left unattended in the train

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  • Not uncommon here in Japan, either. People leave phones/handbags to reserve a table when they go to order at the counter (at a cafe etc). It's nice not to have to constantly worry about theft as much as other some countries. Not to say that there is no crime because that's not true.

  • If you could get something for free the whole year, what would it be?

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  • I think everyone in this thread is right. We seem to be disagreeing over the use of the article 'a'.

    The OP said it would be "100% profit" which is correct. This is in the general sense that they paid nothing so that any price would be pure profit.

    You're talking specific numbers, hence it is "a 100% profit". Depending on the price it could be any percentage like "a 213.75% profit".

    You're both correct! It's funny how English works, right?!

  • What are your advices to cool homes without AC ?

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  • I don't disagree that people who are overweight will feel hotter. The rainy season makes it feel hotter than just the temperature here, too. Buildings here are probably more poorly insulated, too.

  • What are your advices to cool homes without AC ?

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  • Every home I have visited in Japan over the past two decades has had A/C units. You may be right that in regions where it is very cold an A/C unit may not be necessary. However, as heat pumps are one of if not the most energy efficient ways to not only cool but also heat a home, I wouldn't be surprised to find them even in colder regions.

    Add on the fact that houses in Japan are generally considered a depreciating asset, so until recently demolitions and new construction were favored over renovations, I stand by my first statement.

    Additionally, every place I have ever rented has come with at least one A/C unit, and additional holes are predrilled in other rooms so that split systems can be installed.

  • What are your advices to cool homes without AC ?

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  • Conversely, AC is much less common in places like France and Japan, and it's not just because they're too cheap.

    I assure you that practically every household in Japan has an air conditioner these days. Maybe not some decades ago but things have changed, including the climate. And companies are legally required to keep offices at no higher than 28°C, too.

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  • Apple Mac LC, retired from my father's office. 20MB HDD and 256 color monitor. The PRAM battery ended up dying, so afterwards it would always boot up in grayscale and you would have to manually change it to color. Prince of Persia was awesome, though I could never get to the end.

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  • Didn't know about this. Checking it out now, thanks!

  • Car Enthusiasts Against Car Dependency [discussion]

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  • Yeah Kei cars are awesome. I live in Japan and my family has one car, which is a kei. The turbo versions are really zippy even on highways. My non- turbo manages just fine though. The one tiny downside is that they can only carry four people (size wise and legally wise). I would highly recommend one if it is an option where you live.

    I usually only drive on the weekends. In fact I'm about to go for a stroll to the drugstore as even though I don't live in a major city, everything is within a walkable distance.

  • Here’s what walking the council’s Story Bridge footpath detour is really like

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  • Reader view is your friend

  • What was sexual education like for you?

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  • With parental consent, we got the basic mechanics taught to us in grade 7. The very first thing was the teacher asked us what words we knew for genitalia (dick etc), wrote them all on the board, and then banned us from using them in the class. We were only to use the proper words.

    Then in grade 10, without parental consent, we started getting weekly classes during our homeroom class. There were about five classes in total. It was conducted by someone from outside the school (from a group like planned parenthood I guess), but our teacher was present.

    There were many discussions, different forms of contraception were introduced, and literally passed around for us to look at. The pill, dental dams, condoms, female condoms, (I'm probably forgetting some). We practiced putting condoms onto plastic bananas, and were all given one (some?) to take home.

    There was an anonymous question box which the instructor answered. Sex for pleasure, including masturbation was discussed. I don't remember anything about LGBT as it was a different time then. After high school, though many classmates came out.

    I do remember one of these lessons was about STDs, and the instructor was going to show those horrific pictures as others have described. But our (cool) teacher stopped them. Overall, it was a great experience for us.

  • it's making the frickin frogs gay

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  • Worryingly, examination of those recently deceased has found high levels of dihydrogen monoxide in their bodies, leading scientists to ponder whether every person who knowingly or unknowingly consumes this chemical will actually one day die.

  • I'm a 6'1" man with size 3 feet which means every time they measure my feet at a shoe store, the Brannock device tells me I'm not a man

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  • It would except for the fact that shoe sizes here, from babies to adults are only sized in centimetres. If there are international sizes printed on the shoes, they have no meaning to residents in Japan. Check the tag inside your shoes; If they have international sizes printed on them, you'll see Japan's is in centimetres, and may have EE (or more Es) next to it to denote width. If there is nothing, then they are standard width.

    Children's clothing is also sized in centimetres. Makes things really simple.

  • The forest center near me removed the bins. .. From their café/picnic area

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  • No trash cans in the parks around here. Train stations tend to only have trash cans on the platforms, not inside the station (just my experience, not definitive). You just learn to carry your trash with you until you find somewhere to dispose of it. I don't see the big deal. If you do buy something from a street vendor say in a park or at a festival, they will provide a way to dispose of it. Also, it is not so common to eat whilst walking, so it reduces the problem considerably.

  • YSK: Use ‘a’ when the word starts with a consonant sound, and ‘an’ when it starts with a vowel sound

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  • University would have been a better example.

  • Help: My family plan includes Fitness+ but it’s not showing up in the app

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  • Silly question, but have you already set up family sharing? Are you able to access other services included in the subscription!

  • Amazon revamps Prime Video’s Apple TV app

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  • It finally lets you select the display language! Hurray! Scrolling is still choppy AF though. It's basically the same as the mobile app, which isn't saying much.

  • Google officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Maps

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  • Same, but in Japan.