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at 19:13 on 05-03-2012
I've only read Perdido Street Station and about a third of Un Lun Dun. I very much liked the former (yes, the plot is the weakest part of it, but it isn't in any way actually bad, and everythi...
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at 12:52 on 25-06-2011
It seems to me that, regardless of your right to be rude to people (which I wouldn't dispute), you have a much better chance of persuading *anyone* of your viewpoint if you're polite and reaso...
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at 21:15 on 08-06-2011
"Science" takes an unexpectedly long nine steps to reach "philosophy", but does get there.
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at 17:22 on 08-06-2011
The Indo-European Languages one seems to be a very easy one to hit, since links to "Greek" are actually quite common- I've ended up in that same loop twice now. Still interesting how many topi...
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- 11:15, 18-05-2013 on Quiz Night!:
I agree question 9 is the worst; the answer is just wrong. All three sentences are perfectly correct; the last is perhaps a slig...
permalink - 19:00, 12-12-2011 on Left Hand of Hmmm:
It's a while since I read tLHoD, but I think my overall reaction was similar- it's good, and has some interesting ideas, but it'...
permalink - 12:50, 26-05-2010 on GCSE Biology, Why Have You Forsaken Me?:
"Artist" doesn't mean "someone with an art degree" any more than "scientist" means "someone with a science degree". It refers to...
permalink - 18:26, 24-05-2010 on GCSE Biology, Why Have You Forsaken Me?:
I don't think I share your dislike for "scientist". Yes, it has rather a broad scope, and yes, it is often used to create an air...
permalink - 09:37, 29-12-2009 on Race in Popular Culture:
Also, don't know if this helps, but as long as the characters are 3-dimensional and well-developed, it's okay for th...
permalink - 18:20, 07-12-2009 on Great Social And Political Import:
as you start arguing that it *shouldn't* matter if someone is gay, or a woman, or black, and that ideally it's equiv...
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