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Re:My personal burnout – Lessons learned on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @04:11PM (#11491776)
This isn't unique to the US. Very few countries allows you to have the government pay your bills. Even known "welfare" countries aren't even going to put up with that without requiring you to cut substantial costs. So if you got kids, mortgage, partner you're pretty much stuck for.
Re:A Guide to the Regional Ramen of Japan on Friday May 29, 2015 @09:15AM (#9624305)
Wasn't aware of that, my bad. In Singapore (where I'm from) it doesn't have any negative connotation.
Re:A Guide to the Regional Ramen of Japan on Friday May 29, 2015 @07:13AM (#9623863)
There's also the momofuku instant ramen museum in Ikeda, (Osaka) where you can design and create your own instant cup ramen. Loads of tourists and local families with kids, but worth visiting if you have 2 hours to kill.
Re:A Guide to the Regional Ramen of Japan on Friday May 29, 2015 @07:08AM (#9623851)
What about instant ramen? While it's not entirely a fair comparison to freshly made ones, the Japs have certainly pioneered and mastered the skill of churning out instant ramen that has "fresh" pork/seafood in it. Personally, I prefer the dry soba to the soupy ones.
Re:Why Palmyra's ruins are so important on Friday May 22, 2015 @11:16PM (#9591876)
Some of the Islamists had western education, they were from the UK or Denmark. There are reports of them asking their friends and supporters to send condoms.

Many of them have diseases and share victims. Majority didn't use condoms given the reports from the refugee camps.

Re:Google, the Girl I Used to Know on Monday June 30, 2014 @12:23PM (#7965897)
"inherently female", with the exception that it's not anatomically connected to the female gender. Could also have been a male.

Just comes off incredibly sexist somehow.

Re:Google, the Girl I Used to Know on Monday June 30, 2014 @12:16PM (#7965842)
Off topic here, but author could have just as well used the word "person" instead of "girl". My two cents.