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Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold by zamfi on Friday May 13, 2022 @10:00AM (#31367701)
> You can use thermo to build civilization, but you can't use a cello to do that!

Depends on how you define “civilization”!

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Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold by rayiner on Friday May 13, 2022 @10:12AM (#31367890)
I definite it in terms of inventing air conditioning: https://www.vox.com/2015/3/23/8278085/singapore-lee-kuan-yew...
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Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold by zamfi on Friday May 13, 2022 @01:14PM (#31370216)
Oh interesting, didn't realize civilization started in 1902.
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