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Discussion on answer by Obie 2.0: Do …

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chirlu

Aug 9, 2019 09:40

The age limit of 21 for alcohol is somewhat unusual internationally. Elsewhere, it’s often 18 or 16 (for some types of drinks).

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chirlu

Jun 25, 2019 03:34

This is a graph of the German tax rates (the blue dashed line): upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/… As you can see, the progression is continuous and not in steps. (I’m sure I've linked that same graph before, on another similar question; but I can’t find it.)

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chirlu

Jul 12, 2018 19:03

Your 3-million calculation is ignoring all returns on your money.

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chirlu

Apr 10, 2018 17:14

@rexkogitans: You can always delete your own comments yourself.

chirlu

Apr 10, 2018 17:14

@rexkogitans: The German (and Austrian) Länder are usually called states in English. You would speak of Germany, Austria etc. as countries.

chirlu

Apr 10, 2018 17:14

@Martin Bonner: The important thing here is that A and B numbers are unique for Germany, whereas L numbers are unique only for a single Land (so there probably are 16 different “L8”s, unless the number happens to be unused in a few of the states). K numbers are duplicated even more often, and aren’t used in everyday life, only for administrative purposes. – Of course, E numbers are unique for all of the EU.

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chirlu

Mar 15, 2018 03:05

There are many more conceivable reasons. See theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/13/… for some ideas.

chirlu

Mar 15, 2018 03:05

The first paragraph assumes that preventing the transfer of knowledge is the only possible motive.

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chirlu

Mar 9, 2018 21:29

The charges weren’t dropped. The article you link to for that claim quotes Marianne Ny, prosecutor: “In order to proceed with the case, Julian Assange would have to be formally notified of the criminal suspicions against him. We cannot expect to receive assistance from Ecuador regarding this. Therefore the investigation is discontinued. If he, at a later date, makes himself available, I will be able to decide to resume the investigation immediately.”

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chirlu

Mar 6, 2018 06:46

@walen: No, you never need a passport within the EU (and in fact I haven’t owned one for the last fifteen years or so). But people, especially people from countries where national ID cards are uncommon, loosely say “passport” when they mean “passport or national ID card”. People may also loosely say “country’s passport” for “country’s citizenship”.

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chirlu

Dec 27, 2017 05:29

@janh: Yes – trade, possession and use of most drugs is a crime in Sweden (with the common exceptions of alcohol and nicotine). So the situation is somewhat similar, except that this policy on drugs is more widespread globally than the Swedish asymmetrical policy on prostitution.

chirlu

Dec 27, 2017 05:29

@Draif Kroneg: Note that all this is immaterial to this question, which is not “What is the best way for a country to deal with prostitution?” or similar. However, I don’t think you have properly understood the point of view that is prevailing in Sweden: It is not just about human trafficking or force; prostitutes who have decided themselves to work in this “industry” are also considered in (psychological) danger.

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chirlu

Dec 18, 2017 12:57

Furthermore, it seems this is a No, not a Yes: Charles can’t abdicate out of his own free will, he needs the parliaments’ approval.

chirlu

Dec 18, 2017 12:57

A complication would be that the other realms that Charles is also the heir to (Canada, Australia, etc.) would need to pass equivalent laws.

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chirlu

Nov 3, 2017 17:36

@CramerTV: I think nobody will claim that hurricanes are a new thing that only came up with the industrial development, because that is obviously wrong (we have historical records of storms from centuries before any man-made climate change started). However, hurricanes get their energy from moving over warm water – which, incidentally, also explains why they quickly lose a lot of their power after making landfall. So it is quite plausible that higher temperatures of ocean waters (due to climate change) will make storms stronger and also push minor tropical storms over the hurricane threshold.

Agora

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chirlu

Oct 2, 2017 10:59

Isn’t there something missing from this sentence, such as a “how”?

chirlu

Oct 2, 2017 10:58

> Processes are central to legislation is made.

chirlu

Oct 2, 2017 10:58

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chirlu

Oct 2, 2017 02:14

@SJuan76: I think you misunderstood the numbering part. It’s not about appearing religious vs. non-religious; rather, it’s about different religious groups dividing the text into (numbered) sections differently, so choosing any particular numbering could be seen as a statement in favour of, e.g., Catholicism.

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chirlu

Sep 12, 2017 15:26

Related: politics.stackexchange.com/questions/23780/… (about the term “liberal” in US politics).

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chirlu

Jul 24, 2017 06:57

@dirkk: Juice is sold in plastic bottles, too. :-) But the advice regarding Tetrapak is sound.

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chirlu

Feb 22, 2017 16:02

NASA intends to announce something about an exoplanet in a news conference at 18 UTC (in about two hours): nasa.gov/press-release/…

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chirlu

Jan 23, 2017 09:24

This is indeed a theory/practice difference. In theory, where the 112 is operated by the fire brigade (“integrierte Leitstellen”, centres that handle calls both for the police and the fire brigade, are increasingly common in Germany), they should put you through to the police where appropriate; but I’ve had the same experience as you, unfortunately. In my case, it wasn’t that urgent – a car accident with a roe deer; no humans injured, and even the deer was able to flee on its own legs –, and I called 112 because there was no coverage for 110. I insisted, and in the end I got put through.

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chirlu

Nov 12, 2016 07:40

Another data point: NW Baden-Württemberg, S Lower Saxony, didn’t know the term nor immediately understood it. It clearly doesn’t seem an issue of regionality; perhaps it was popularized by a film, or a book, or a TV series in some groups but not others?

deutschsprachiger Raum

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chirlu

Jul 27, 2016 12:11

@Takkat Stimme nicht zu, ich finde das sich völlig OK dort.

chirlu

Jun 28, 2016 16:32

@CarstenS Das klingt dann eher nach einem Fall für das historical lock, das ohnehin nur Moderatoren setzen können.

chirlu

Jun 27, 2016 20:00

@CarstenS Vermutliche Antwort (da du keine konkrete Frage verlinkst, bei der du die protect-Funktion vermißt): meta.stackexchange.com/a/276978

chirlu

Jun 23, 2016 06:28

Rememositz.

chirlu

Jun 23, 2016 06:24

Seltsame Zeitzone.

chirlu

Jun 23, 2016 06:24

@hiergiltdiestfu Mon? Bei mir ist Don.

chirlu

Jun 22, 2016 18:42

Für Werbeslogans sollte man vielleicht doch nicht Google Translate benutzen …

chirlu

Jun 22, 2016 18:42

> Die Welten leben Event Leiter.

chirlu

Jun 22, 2016 17:57

Ah. Ich bin im Moment nicht so auf dem Laufenden hier.

chirlu

Jun 22, 2016 17:53

@Loong Townhall-Meeting?

chirlu

Jun 22, 2016 17:45

@Jan Habe als „rude or abusive“ geflaggt und außerdem ein Löschvotum abgegeben.

chirlu

Jun 22, 2016 17:43

Ach, ein Link …

chirlu

Jun 22, 2016 17:43

@Jan Was flaggen? Mit welcher Landes- oder sonstigen Flagge?

chirlu

Jun 20, 2016 22:14

@caconyrn Selbst unter Informatikern glaube ich kaum, daß das funktionieren würde.

chirlu

Jun 20, 2016 17:16

@c.p. Würde ich nicht machen.

chirlu

Jun 17, 2016 07:53

Oh, ein Heilmatz!

chirlu

Jun 15, 2016 13:50

Zahl Miet’!

chirlu

Jun 13, 2016 22:20

From that videos, I’d say I don’t understand enough. (And there is heavy interference with English.)

chirlu

Jun 13, 2016 22:07

@Loong Yes, works quite well for me.

chirlu

Jun 13, 2016 22:00

@Loong Let me try.

chirlu

Jun 13, 2016 21:55

I just tried one myself. I understood some of it, but not all.

chirlu

Jun 13, 2016 21:53

@WadCheber I think that’s known, but few will have heard spoken Pennsylvania Dutch.