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That style probably won't fit in a window throughout much of Europe. Portable A/Cs can be used with a window adapter, but I think they're usually more expensive. Also the efficiency tanks.

It may depend on the topic. In my interactions it's generally seemed like nuance is appreciated, with some caveats.

Politics are a thornier subject. Starting from common ground, before moving to the area of disagreement helps. It's important to know your audience and have some idea of how the community feels. I think my typical instance may have severed ties with the more firebrand instances, which probably limits hostility.

It's not terribly different from tackling more sensitive subjects in person.

It may have even been a prompt to send one for the gas. That seems a bit indirect for Dutch, but Dutch directness sometimes seems to take surprising forms.

It does look like a pretty neat calque. I hadn't noticed that the -oline ending was likely related to oleum.

I've definitely been there quite a few times. I can get by romantically, but sometimes I just don't have the energy. Finding someone you mesh with can be exhausting.

I have a handful friends of varying genders who seem to be in similar boats. I can't be sure as I haven't asked. It seems like the current options are inadequate for a good chunk of people.

And the temperature and sound changes too. Also it's pretty neat to be in a crowd for a moment of communal awe.

Does it also suppress inline images from others? Because that sounds real nice

Over the past 7-ish years more and more states have legalized online sports gambling. There was a longstanding law that essentially forbade it in most states. It was struck down at the start of this rush.

It could be part of a gradual decline as a result of that

The cards were definitely being called chip and PIN as they were being introduced.

I don't recall the PIN ever being used outside of debit cards (which already used PINs in certain contexts).

Occasionally gas pumps will ask for the postal code of the billing address, but that's about as close as we get.

Haven't done Ubik yet, but I loved a Scanner Darkly. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep didn't really appeal to me either. It's got a bunch of cool stuff, but doesn't really manage to tie any of it together in a satisfying way.

I'd hazard most people like talking to other people. Even most introverts, although the threshold for how much is enough or too much is lower.

A few hours. For me home is always a few things: my current residence, the place I grew up, and any place I slept last night that I'll sleep again tonight.

They don't all mean the same thing, but let's go home could mean any of those.