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Re:I, Sharpie on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @08:58PM (#45677025)
Brand-name Sharpie markers cost around US $1 to US $1.50 per marker.

Budget or generic alternatives cost as low as US $0.20 to US $0.50 per marker.

Re:French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @10:03AM (#45669346)
Rehabilitate and/or deter. The extent to which it is either the former or the latter depends on the country. That also determines whether or not "treating them badly" should be a feature of the justice system.
1. Early-life exposure to diverse, nonpathogenic microbes is linked to lower risk of allergies and asthma: "farm effect" (Amish vs. Hutterite study showing microbe-rich house dust associates with protection). 2. What matters is exposure to the right environmental and commensal microbes, not skipping handwashing or basic hygiene. Microbial diversity is good; pathogen exposure is not.
Re:Read Your Way Through Hà NộI on Friday October 17, 2025 @03:16AM (#45614073)
Read the text and judge for yourself how the diacritical marks affect readability.
Re:The Simple Mathematics of Chinese Innovation on Monday September 29, 2025 @02:49AM (#45410980)
China is not a centrally planned economy.