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Re:After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to thi... by fencepost on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @10:40AM (#23477490)
Ever wondered what those black spots on city sidewalks are? That's gum. All of it is gum that's been spat out then walked on until it acquires a top embedded coating of city grime.
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Re:After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to thi... by coding123 on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:07AM (#23477866)
At least for sidewalks it probably had a helpful benefit of keeping it waterproof.
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Re:After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to thi... by IHLayman on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:10AM (#23477894)
Are you seriously justifying a two year prison sentence for selling gum?
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Re:After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to thi... by fencepost on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @01:40PM (#23479854)
Not at all, but nor do I choose to live in Singapore.
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