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 @bb644797 had never heard of this one, and I'm always looking for new top-like TUIs :) in return I will mention one of my favorites, btop
https://github.com/aristocratos/btop 
 "got their tit in a wringer" is my favorite Dvorak-ism that I have incorporated into my bag of regularly used expressions 
 @8853cd19 good grief, that was more elaborate of a "pat down" than I've ever seen, even with police arresting mass shooters 
 nostr:npub1yj5xannuqk0s0hz6c53mgqc4mrxpcr0rssyn4ku2ckrmtxyhjk8qwvutt3 well, in europe income tax ... 
 @efa2e20e yeah it can in US too I'm sure, but for most states I think its reasonable - California being the main exception. I'd much rather have no property tax over no income tax tho 
 @669563d8
*bang*
ow! its just a prank bro, I'm a youtube influencer!
*bang bang bang bang bang* 
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I don't get the airplane 
 @91f99226 alternative headline:
"An entire generation of women are giving rise to AI girlfriends" 
 @5871b4b8 these forms of chains of could/should/would and had/have get into very complicated forms of subtle changes to the meaning. even though I instinctively knew the slight difference in implied meaning, I still struggled a bit in my attempt to make the comparison using other words. I'm glad it seems to have come through :) 
 Can you use "must" to replace the following cumbersome phrase?

E.g. Can this sentence:

"The IT ... 
 @5871b4b8 I would say no, depending on the original context. in some cases it could be equivalent, but your shortened form is slightly different. it implies that they had to have done X to do Y, while the other says if they were to have done Y then they would've had to have previously done X, without implying that they DID do X. its subtle, I admit, but different IMO 
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 @b9b68b25 @016de359 they probably do it as a way to protect the identity of the accused. in hong kong they would literally put a black cloth bag with eye holes cut out over the head of arrestees 
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 @55b3f2a1 it'd definitely be a sight to see, both that tit and the situation in general 
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 @efa2e20e as far as I know from a couple Indian folks I was friends with, its not something they do ALL the time, but a few times a year as part of a religious holiday event. obviously this may vary a bit depending on how traditional they are or something, but that seems to be true of the average Indian 
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 @efa2e20e not having a state income tax is practically meaningless. unless you're up into 7 figures of income, state income tax is peanuts. how about we get rid of federal income tax, as the founders intended 
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 @87e0b6e2 as the old adage goes: "If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards"