Anonymous on Screen TimeApril 30, 2026
"some people" A scientific measure if ever I saw one! -ethyl
cliff arroyo on Screen TimeApril 30, 2026
"not as bad as some people say” is a terrible operating principle" A longitudinal study found that children whose parents…
Anonymous on Screen TimeApril 30, 2026
"Most" and "often" are carrying a lot of water there.
tatosotele on RD Situation UpdateApril 30, 2026
If only your tumble into Kafka's world was at all unique. I don't doubt that the Peter Principle has been…
Clarissa on A ContrastApril 30, 2026
They can't win without the black voters. Good luck getting black voters accept somebody like Newsom, let alone Buttigieg. This…
Demotrash on A ContrastApril 30, 2026
I've been believing that Dem voters aren't stupid enough to do that; they may have bad taste, but they do…
Clarissa on A ContrastApril 30, 2026
Of course, a doorknob can win against Kamala. I'm very hopeful they'll run her. This will be delightful.
Demotrash on A ContrastApril 29, 2026
To be fair, if we're running against Kamala we can win with JD Vance, even if we'd rather win with…
oldcowboy3 on The English GloryApril 29, 2026
Slavery was widespread in the Americas, and cannibalism was common except for amongst the buffalo hunters of the great plains.…
oldcowboy3 on A ContrastApril 29, 2026
LOL, I never claimed he was studly, just that he was thinking, he measured, and he measured accurately.
Clarissa on How to Use Duolingo CorrectlyApril 29, 2026
Yes, I'm certain that less popular languages get less attention. I heard that their Ukrainian is not impressive either.
Clarissa on A Transatlantic ClassApril 29, 2026
Yes! We've had excellent conversations about the results of the Enlightenment revolution with its privileging of individual whim over everything…
Clarissa on The English GloryApril 29, 2026
There was slavery in the Americas for centuries before the British. Slaves built the Aztec pyramids. Brilliant comment otherwise.
Clarissa on A ContrastApril 29, 2026
Vance is just not manly, you know? A doughy, pussy-whipped fellow controlled by a harpy of a wife. We can…
oldcowboy3 on A ContrastApril 29, 2026
no, NO, NO! Chucky the third is more than a bit of a loony-toon, Vance measured, disagreed with the dipshit…
oldcowboy3 on The English GloryApril 29, 2026
Yeah, an unlikely amalgam of Graeco-Roman thought on Nordic-Germanic governance overlain on Judeo-Christian beliefs, all modified by weaponry that put…
Demotrash on How to Use Duolingo CorrectlyApril 29, 2026
I've heard the free version is borderline unusable. Duolingo also really doesn't guide you towards what's helpful, which is fine…
cliff arroyo on How to Use Duolingo CorrectlyApril 29, 2026
"sure that the experience is much better in commonly taught languages" Yeah, the Hungarian was kind of a train wreck…
Anonymous on The English GloryApril 29, 2026
There's a nuance between the perspectives on British colonialism that I feel left wing academics fail to understand. Yes, the…
Avi on C1April 29, 2026
Well done! Getting to C1 in 20 months is impressive. Now, Ad majora !
Avi on A Transatlantic ClassApril 29, 2026
Now I'm curious about the play: could it be El sí de las niñas?
Anonymous on How to Use Duolingo CorrectlyApril 29, 2026
I think I should go back to Duolingo again, and pay for once. Maybe my experience will be different, because…
Anonymous on C1April 29, 2026
It seems the chatbot is a paid feature and maybe only available for certain languages. I've never seen it, in…
Demotrash on C1April 28, 2026
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Demotrash on C1April 28, 2026
You might write a post on how to *effectively* use Duolingo. The average "I've been using Duolingo for five years…
Random reader on C1April 28, 2026
Congratulations! I learned how to play pipe organ this semester (this is not my first instrument so I already knew…
oldcowboy3 on OikophobiaApril 28, 2026
Well it was not some mythical history, it was authentic, and many(most?) know what went wrong and why — some…
PaulS on Israel and RussiaApril 28, 2026
In SA pro Palestine are mostly Muslims and anti-apartheid people. Maybe the Jewish dominance is just due to the lack…
PaulS on OikophobiaApril 28, 2026
A lot of us if what people actually remember, not some mythical authentic traditional history. https://x.com/i/status/2049013335413199155
PaulS on Any Regular DayApril 28, 2026
Communists in SA were overwhelmingly on college campuses. Very few in real life.