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Different "how are yous" in different languages? In English, there are certain ways of asking how are you, which are only "allowed" in specific circumstances. For instance, "How are you going?", is...
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In the United States, is a strong regional accent a class marker? For instance, a strong New York/New Jersey, Boston, Southern, Minnesota/Wisconsin, or Alaskan accent, compared to the standard flat...
View ArticleThe Mystery Of Electronic Transfers
Can you electronically transfer money from one US bank account to another? This question made me wonder, in the US can you electronically send a payment to any given bank and account number? Here in...
View ArticleAll my Big Bang songs look the same!
How do I get Windows 7 to display Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters on a non-administrator account? I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium. East Asian characters display as boxes in Itunes when I'm using...
View ArticleBegone Norton Security
How do you do a clean install of Windows without the CD/DVD? Many times I've read advice here to install a clean version of Windows on a new computer to remove all the crap that gets installed at the...
View ArticleSuper Inflation
Why did inflation increase so dramatically in most Western economies in 1975? Why did inflation remain at 10-15% levels around the world through the recessions of the late 1970s and only return to...
View ArticleBegone Peach Tiles
Recommend a bathroom renovation company or builder in Melbourne, Australia? I've asked for recommendations from friends, but there is not one who was happy with the outcome with their builder. Each...
View ArticleThe check's in the mail
Electronic transfers have not replaced checks in the United States to the same degree as in most other Western countries. What are the technical and cultural reasons underlying this?
View ArticleWaterproofing a hand shower mounted on a bath enclosure?
I'm renovating my bathroom, and want a hand shower mounted in the tile of the batch enclosure, on a hose, like in this image. But it seems like water can get into the hose hole and then collect under...
View ArticleVisiting Hong Kong during National Day week?
I'm planning a trip to China during September, which ends in Hong Kong. I'm arriving in HK on 29 Sept and leaving on 3 Oct - right around the start of the National Day holiday. Is this a bad idea? Are...
View ArticleEncouraging people not to vote
Imagine a political ad which addresses GOP voters and tries to persuade them to not vote at all in November. That is, it doesn't promote any candidate but simply targets GOP voters and tells them to...
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