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phlegmatic young man

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Teetotalism is a forgivable habit but please consider the effects on wider society

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@petrifiedegg oh no

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I take my eye off her for a moment, and my daughter ravages one of the old Kipling hardbacks with the unfortunate cover design. After I gently reprove her, she sticks out her tongue, revealing a single paper swastika

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@almostnora This is very wonderful

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Theory: we shake our heads to say ‘no’ because it’s the quickest way for a baby to detach from the breast, and we nod to say ‘yes’ because this mimics latching

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@WB_Baskerville Hah! Well done

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We saw a parent in the park give her 10yo less freedom to roam than we give to our 10mo. A bit sad!

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The requirement that you become a live player in order to have your first kid is surely one of the drags on the birth rate

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I get the impression Americans are far more likely to take long 1-2 year career breaks instead, leveraging their higher wages to save money. Curious whether there is data

[Neet @neet_sol]

Minimum paid vacation days per year by law:

France - 25 days
Spain - 22 days
Germany - 20 days
Italy - 20 days
United States - 0 days

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@Peter_Nimitz demeny voting would do this tolerably well

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When you disagree with a tweet while in motion you’re Contrapoasto

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My cat prefers long format. Is he good

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At 33 I discern no change in metabolism, energy levels, or propensity for a hangover, compared to 15 years ago

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It’s is a good day. 10mo has toddled

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I can't quite define a 'full stack politician', except in the negative sense that we don't have any

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How does it work in places with a free market in organs? Can you buy someone’s heart and just chomp it

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Enjoying my daughter having one little ogre tooth

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@eigenrobot @iamthemightyoak @debeehr 500 hours well spent, but the first volume alone should be read in print as it has a different (abysmal) narrator

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People forget how hydrating beer is

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everyone

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17. Back to bread thread.

20/20/60 rye wholewheat white flour, plus ryeberries in dough. Pretty good texture

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Bread Thread…

1. This first one is corn and rye and the first time I’ve done sourdough. I think I could have left it in just a little longer but otherwise an ok start

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16. Branching out into bagels. These had a good, slightly chewy texture. Had to flip them at the end to cook the bottom properly but the seeds mostly stayed affixed