[-] HobbitFoot 1 points 35 minutes ago

Americans would likely use the term "small town" over "village" in most of the country.

Also the physical layout of a small town would likely be different and much more car dependent.

[-] HobbitFoot 1 points 47 minutes ago

I could usually get away with saying "Bacon is a vegetable" when ordering a vegetarian burrito with pinto beans; the pinto beans were made with bacon.

[-] HobbitFoot 7 points 1 hour ago

Based on stated consumption levels, you are probably not an alcoholic. However, your thought process indicates that you may be at risk.

[-] HobbitFoot 8 points 1 hour ago

Polygraphs, at best, potentially measure nervousness. The assumption is that lying makes people more nervous than telling the truth.

As others have said, the science behind this is bullshit.

[-] HobbitFoot 1 points 1 hour ago

I've put in as much effort to my profile as I wanted to. Sounds like a lot of others did the same.

[-] HobbitFoot 8 points 1 hour ago

Just another list in a long line of gay exclusion.

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[-] HobbitFoot 50 points 16 hours ago

Studying EVE Online was enough to make someone a finance minister.

[-] HobbitFoot 8 points 20 hours ago

Because people were afraid to have the government determined when it is financially infeasible to keep someone alive so they let the free market do it instead.

[-] HobbitFoot 6 points 21 hours ago

All inclusive resort, preferably one you reach from a cruise.

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I won't. My best hope is to find an engineering firm and convince them to hire me as a calculator. I won't have any credentials, but it was common for people without a formal education to perform the basic calculations under the direction of a licensed engineer.

[-] HobbitFoot 8 points 1 day ago

California's gold rush was 1849.

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It is amazing how little some people think through what the strategy is of doing anything. It isn't a technical skill; it is just knowing what sequence to do things so I can put in the least amount of effort.

I'm not even that great at board games.

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For instance, a species with little to no navigable oceans or a fully aquatic species may find it difficult to develop the cultural skills necessary to run a ship because there isn't a tradition of operating a ship the same way there is for humans.

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