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Don’t forget about Tobler’s first law of geography. Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things Cultural patterns will generally follow migration of people, which will largely be localized, but of course there are exceptions in which case you can get some interesting blends.

Mmmk, better abandon this "money" experiment. Surprised it only lasted thousands of years, but I'm sure human nature will adapt

Clicks on a website and absolutely nothing else

And the award for the biggest non-sequitur in Internet history goes to... This guy!

So kind of like saying "I am 14 yeared" (the same way a shirt with stripes is a striped shirt)? That's actually kind of interesting.

Wait until you realize where the word verano comes from

In my first language (English) a 14-year-old would day "I am 14 years old" which means "I am 14 years old" In my distant second language (Spanish) they would say "tengo 14 años" which, like Italian, means "I have 14 years"

I have a friend who worked in Oman for several years. My wife and I went to visit, and the three of us were going to get dinner somewhere. We ended up parking somewhere that wasn’t free, but wasn’t horribly expensive either (honestly, paying for parking is pretty uncommon there from what I saw). Payment was only done in coins or through mobile. Paying with our phones didn’t work, and we only had paper bills, so I went into a small shop asking if they could give me coins. I can’t remember what the shop was for, but it wasn’t anything touristy. Oman is very highly developed, but I’m always mindful about the privilege I have to travel intentionally as an American. They said I could pay through mobile, which I said didn’t work. The employee walked outside, asked which car was ours, and plugged our license plate into his phone. How long will we stay? Couple hours. Ok, you’re all set. Cool! How much do we owe you? It’s ok. No, we can pay you. No, it’s ok. He just would not take payment. Even if it was a small thing, the context and optics meant so much to me at the time. If you ever get a chance to go to Oman, I would strongly recommend it before the tourists take over.

Don’t feel bad, everyone. English pronunciation IS difficult, though through tough thorough thought, you can do it!

Worst*

Aren’t rent and utilities already subscriptions, pretty much?

Ok Boomer

Cinncinati, got it!

Better yet, help Elián González make it to Florida with his mom. That saga made Democrats lose a lot of votes in Florida in that election.

First it was GPUs because crypto, then this. Wonder what useless thing the tech bros will cover up with in a few years!

When the content and delivery is good, what’s not to like?