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RegDwigнt

00:47

@Robusto thanks for the headsup. I wasn't aware they were about to strike!

@M.A.R. uh, go watch Garfield, then.

Not a sentence I'd have ever expected myself to say, but you asked, so there you go.

A close runner-up: Go watch Cats. But that one I just refuse to utter.

For the record, pesonally, I am equally against all animals in movies.

Cats are just assholes, and dogs are just dumb and smelly. When we need a movie about the former, we can just use humans. And when we need the latter, we can just use Adam Sandler.

@Robusto there's no mention of light bulbs or elevators in the Bible, either. But people will still re-interpret both as fire to specifically inconvenience themselves on Shabbath.

The Second Amendment is upheld by much the same kind of people. Plus to them it isn't even an inconvenience, it's a huge advantage.

Now add into the equation for how long the Bible has been around, and you know what to expect.

Rajorshi Koyal

01:28

What is meant by moratorium

This was written in the context of EMI interest rates being leased by the supreme court for a particular tenure..

Cerberus

@RajorshiKoyal A moratorium is a pause.

Rajorshi Koyal

ok thanks a lot..

Cerberus

Often enforced by authorities.

Have you looked it up in a dictionary?

Rajorshi Koyal

Yes I did

Cerberus

dictionary.com/browse/moratorium

Rajorshi Koyal

01:31

It says a temporary prohibition

Cerberus

Yes, it can be a prohibition.

Rajorshi Koyal

I wanted the answer in the context..

Cerberus

Okay, well, in that case more context would be needed.

You gave some context, but it was not entirely clear to me.

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Rajorshi Koyal

02:53

What is the difference between moratium ans deferred.?

M.A.R.

@RegDwigнt Garfield is your average fat cat that loves to sleep all d . . . I mean do lots of parkour and be extremely energetic about everything like an infinitely elastic marshmallow come to life. Yeah, that's not a cat. I want a movie about cats!

@RajorshiKoyal Moratorium?

Those two things aren't close. One is an adjective or a participle or whatever, the other is a noun. So they're evidently different

@RajorshiKoyal Well what context? You're supposed to give us context . . .

Rajorshi Koyal

03:39

Who adopted the resolution India or Sri Lanka and why?

Are the 22 states out of 47 of Sri Lanka yes or no?

Robusto

@RegDwigнt Light bulbs and elevators somehow never made it into the Mabinogion, either. Nor the Iliad, the Aeneid, Gilgamesh epic, what have you.

CowperKettle

03:56

> Americans gained nearly 2 pounds per month under COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders in 2020, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Network Open.

user 85795

24 pounds?

seems unreasonable

CowperKettle

webmd.com/lung/news/20210323/….

> The small study doesn’t represent all of the nation and can’t be generalized to the U.S. population, the study authors noted

Ah.

> Overall, people don’t move around as much during lockdowns, the UCSF researchers reported in another study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in November 2020. According to smartphone data, daily step counts decreased by 27% in March 2020.

user 85795

thanks for the link

CowperKettle

04:25

Cerberus

@RajorshiKoyal The United Nations Council on Human Rights adopted the resolution.

This council has 47 members (= countries = member-states), of which India is one.

India abstained from voting on the resolution (it voted neither for nor against the resolution).

CowperKettle

Rajorshi Koyal

05:01

Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka

What are these resolutions about

I quoted it from the newspaper

Cerberus

05:24

I don't know. You may need to read the texts of those resolutions, or perhaps see if they are on Wikipedia.

Rajorshi Koyal

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M.A.R.

06:51

The shot I got ended up being SinoPharm

I'm on the lookout for allergic reactions. When do they kick in when they do?

Hmm, apparently 15–30 minutes most of the time. That bullet is mostly dodged then

I'm (unnecessarily) allergic to very few things. There's some science that exercise help trump unwanted allergic reactions, but I don't think I'm that athletic anyway. I'm just not the allergy type

@CowperKettle Yeah and I saw a version that was a cover for a PS4 pro skater game

Funny how presidents slipping on the stairs and handling glasses of water became so important

Both sides started dealing low blows

Rajorshi Koyal

07:11

@Cerberus Thanks a lot for explaining me this

M.A.R.

07:31

@CowperKettle That's tremendous

@CowperKettle lol

@CowperKettle well to how many people can it be generalized?

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CowperKettle

09:08

@M.A.R. Congratulations!

CowperKettle

09:36

> Sinopharm says its vaccine is 79% effective in preventing COVID-19 infections.

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CowperKettle

11:00

Using AI to map how the brain understands sentences

mbork

11:12

Hello everyone!

I'm wondering if this is the right place to ask my question

(and by "right place" I mean either the site itself or the chat)

here's the thing: I'm translating subtitles for a tv series (non-commercially, and I do not distribute them except for some friends)

and once in a while I stumble on something idiomatic I don't quite understand

asking on the site has a disadvantage of having to explain a whole lot of context - aside from that being a massive spoiler for anyone not familiar with the show, I might have to summarize what amounts to one or two dozen of episodes of background

(not the whole synopses, of course, but still a lot)

up till now, I just asked on SciFi.SE, where I could find people familiar with this particular show,

but I'm wondering if this site isn't a better place

WDYT?

Conrado

11:58

Including context is kind of useful for posterity when it searches for something similar.

@mbork But two dozen episodes seems a bit overkill.

Unless it has some sort of conlang, in which case it's not really about English usage...

@mbork There! I said my piece. Cheers!

mbork

Thanks! Definitely English, and not summarizing 20+ episodes - just the main storyline. I'll think about it, thanks again!

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user 85795

13:22

Robusto

14:08

@M.A.R. I never got any reactions from the Janssen vaccine. Maybe because I exercise a lot? Dunno.

My brother got the Moderna and didn't get any either.

And that, in a nutshell, is my anecdotal coronavirus vaccine research.

CowperKettle

In Russia, you can fill up a special form on the state-operated website, describing your side effects and general condition post-vaccination. A good way of gathering statistics.

It's hard to register on this website, you need to go to a bank and show your passport in order to get an account. This website also can be used to participate in polls - and even to launch an all-Russia poll of opinion. If some 100 thousand users take part in your poll, then the authorities are obligated to take notice.

Robusto

@CowperKettle So the passport is so they know who initiated an anti-Putin poll?

CowperKettle

@Robusto Yes, haha

It is the GosUslugi portal, "State Services".

You can also file your tax return there.

And pay taxes, and get information on whether you have unpaid taxes. All kinds of services.

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user8718165

15:24

"I read an article where you *say* why the solar system is cool."
"I read an article where you *said* why the solar system is cool."
I think the first one can be used when the article is still there, accessible and the 2nd one when it's no longer there. I also think the 2nd version should be used when the person no longer agrees with what he said. Apart from that I'm unable to make out which one is more appropriate. I think that the 1st version is a bit better. I want your suggestions people on which one to use! Thanks a lot!

Robusto

15:45

@user8718165 They are used interchangeably. In some cases use the past tense if the article is quite old, but the present tense refers to an article that exists in some form, no matter how old.

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user8718165

19:26

@Robusto Hi. Thanks a lot for your reply and clearing my doubt! I went out for a while.

Mitch

19:57

I don't think enough people are fully aware, though they'd certainly recognize it immediately, what a problem eggplant is.

Cerberus

Why is eggplant a problem?

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Robusto

21:00

If Google Was A Guy (Full Series)

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Robusto

21:13

@tchrist: Why no wounding? The Boulder shooter, as reported, was using an AR-15, which is America's go-to assault rifle. The reason there were no wounded is that this is a machine designed to kill. Any shot to the torso anywhere is likely to be fatal because of the massive tissue damage these weapons cause. And this is what just about any fool with a grudge or a mental defect can buy just about anywhere in the US.

Mitch

@Cerberus There are so many ways. Not bad, just a problem.

Name a problem. Eggplant has it.

Robusto

22:11

Ruger SR-556

The SR-556 is an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle manufactured by U.S. firearms company Sturm, Ruger & Co. The rifle was introduced in 2009 in 223 Remington/5.56×45mm NATO and as a .308 Winchester AR-10 variant in 2013, the SR-762. It is one of several 21st-century AR-15 rifles to use gas piston operation (SR-556). In January 2016 Ruger discontinued all SR-556 rifles and introduced a new takedown variant with a lightweight KeyMod handguard. == Overview == The rifle features a "two-stage" piston mechanism as opposed to the semi-direct impingement system of the AR-15. Gas flow is controlled by...

This is what the Boulder shooter used, and it's the kind of thing people can buy here, with 30-round magazines. There are many varieties based on the AR-15 format.

This is the crime, right there.

Cerberus

@Mitch Why is many ways a problem?

@Robusto Sounds horrific.

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