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"...when we stop suffering like animals and start suffering like men"

I've been on the hunt for the original of a quote that seems to have become a leftist proverb. The quote is paraphrased in the following way: [Communism/Socialism/Utopia/Freedom] will be when we stop...

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video game satire

Does anyone remember a recent post (possibly on a Tumblr) describing a satirical, feminist-alternate-universe history of video games? The piece was a satire originating in an alternate universe where...

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negative roman numerals? fractions? imaginary numbers?

Weird pagesetting question: I'm writing an introduction for the reprint of a book that already has a preface (and will be getting a NEW preface for the new edition). We want to retain the original...

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iPad apps and learning games for a four-year-old?

Looking for iPad apps and learning games for a four-year-old. I'm looking for some new iPad apps and learning games for a girl who just turned four. She was a little bit of a late talker (now exploding...

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What is this substance on my pipes?

My wife and I have been removing jury-rigged insulation from our basement pipes placed there what looks like centuries ago by a previous owner. At the lowest level, on the pipe itself, we find a...

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Chris Ware's Touch Sensitive

With the mothballing of the McSweeney's iPad app, does anyone know of any way to read Chris Ware's electronic comic "Touch Sensitive"? Thanks!

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Alternate history game of Lord of the Rings?

A few years ago I thought I read about a game -- not sure if it was a video game or a board game-- set in an alternate version of Tolkien's legendarium in which Frodo descends into the Mines of Moria...

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a couple days in Zurich

I'll have some free time in Zurich this coming week -- my first time in the city and in Switzerland. Where should I go and what should I do? I'm thinking more in the arena of culture, architecture, and...

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Drums!

My six-year-old daughter, currently obsessed with the Beatles, has been asking for a drum kit for months. What would be a good, cheap "starter" option for a child her age? Where do we begin?

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tips for six and four year old at Disneyland?

We're taking our six and four year old kids to Disneyland in California early July. We'll be there Saturday July 7 and Sunday July 8; unfortunately those dates can't be moved, though we could...

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