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No, I mean English. Growing up my teachers were mostly British English speakers (with some Israeli thrown in), and since moving to the U.S. I have also been exposed to non-American varieties such as Australian and Nigerian Engish as well.

Dinner looked hideous (attempt at a spicy coconut basil chicken), so have a look at my lunch instead. Goat cheese caprese. Been growing basil, since it's fairly hard to kill for even a black thumb like me.

Ah, I've never seen the word "latino" in English being used to refer to romance language speakers.

Yes. Minimum sentencing in general is a really awful doctrine that gives too much power to prosecutors, there's plenty of ink spilled about this if you give it a Google. Sadly it's not a widely held position in judicial circles AFAIK, probably because the U.S. judicial ecosystem has prosecutors...

Law of the land, though applied far too sparingly.

I think Iberians and criollos are considered white, specially in the context of European colonialism.

Will do. I read the The Man Who Sold The Moon short story collection late last year, that was probably my favorite out of that used book bundle (or maybe second to Starburst). I'm pretty much desensitized to that. Reading Ada or Ardor as a teenager kinda burns you out, yannow?

Hmmh, I don't think so. She removed me from all other social media, I think she honestly forgot I have an account on Fetlife (I have had very little use for it, outside of being able to look at the posts/pics that friends link me on Telegram), and I had forgotten about hers until I saw it on the...

That's on my bookshelf here, never finished it either. Prior to this all I had read was Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land... It was quite a disappointment.

That seems like a very bland and common conservative stance. The article you linked was an interesting read, and directly contradicts your statement. Did you link it for the headline, or the content? His statements about shielding sitting POTUS from investigations (re: his involvement in the...

Should we discuss Brett Kavanaugh and his worth as a potential SCOTUS justice? He seems kinda... Ok? As far as Republican-aligned justices go. Obviously Ds would prefer a far more moderate pick, and many Rs would prefer someone with harsher stances, but he's as establishment and stereotypically...

Made the mistake of checking my ex's new partner's profile. She is referred to as 'fiance'. Considering the span of time involved, this bothers me an inordinately amount. It's a good indicator that I'm nowhere near fucking over this, and it further taints our engagement. Home rearranging is...

Having this issue repeatedly lately, I've 1-2lb in the past month (instead of the projected 3-5) because I keep putting myself in social situations and then only half-assing my food choices. Have also only exercised once in 6 weeks, so I can't even excuse myself with 'hey maybe it's going to my...

If you're going with Windows, I'd recommend looking up how symlinks work. Your Users folder can/should be off of the SSD entirely (that'll cover your Desktops, Downloads, Documents, AppData, etc), and it's much easier (IME) to do that without telling the OS that it's happening.

Closing Camp Delta (or emptying it) does not necessitate losing the 'rental' in Cuba.

Duke Nukem 3D, for one, struck me as distinctly better (both back when they were coming out and now). Half Life feels closer to a demo for the engine that gave us (other) fantastic games.

Half-Life 1 was pretty shitty, and its main redeeming value is in facilitating the existence of Counter Strike and Team Fortress Classic, and later on the Source engine and its offspring. PopCap and Candy Crush-type games are just as legitimate as your indie darling of the week, and people that...

Hitchens had the balls to try (a good brief-ish read).