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Is there anyone who'd like to proofread my first few chapters to see whether I'm on the right track with world-building and initial character expositi...

No problem. It's interesting to see quite a few people in this thread were unaware this is relatively common. I think unions are fantastic. They manag...

Why do moderators have people on ignore? Seems weird to me.

I get most countries don't really understand socialism and welfare and this might sound really wild but in the Netherlands every union has money saved...

Trump only denounces it when he vacillated or equivocated before.

Maybe he considers both points valid. I don't think there's a right and wrong here. Except for @"javi2541997", who's just wrong.

Because leaving his bullshit uncontested on a public forum could raise the idea with casual visitors it's a valid position. That's the only reason I e...

Doesn't the union provide income during the strike?

I think the intent on the outcome will be another difficult issue to prove since it's not a general intent crime.

yawn Are you starting to cry? You're blaming me for what you're actually doing. I don't have a horse in this race so accusing me of partisanship just ...

The subject being that you're totally partisan on anything to deal with US politics, which was an entirely accurate assessment by MU and which you the...

There's a quote function for quoting, which I didn't use, and posts are right below each other. I know reading and thinking are difficult for you but ...

Wait, what? So as a healthy man I'm capable of rape (I just don't because morals), how would that excuse an actual rapist? I'm confused...

It's called paraphrasing. You qualified MU's comment as "bullying tactics" but of course will now insist you didn't judge it "bullying" because you we...

Bullshit called out. "You're bullying." :rofl:

That's not a limitation of physical integrity. It merely tells you where not to do it. Just find a place where you can do it. We can prohibit people f...

For larger stories, I start with world building wondering what technology would look like in 100+ years (and I've built my fair share of worlds in the...

Yes, that's something else than bodily autonomy. Physical integrity doesn't preclude detainment for instance.

Yes, but I'm not sharing that. :wink: Also, it's not solid yet, some problems will have to be fixed as I progress with writing. The plot has its fair ...

Guy gets set up, is thrown into a typical whodunnit while being chased by the authorities.

"She pats my cheek the way a grandmother would pat her favourite, but decidedly stupidest, grandchild."

What do you think it means that Trump is made fun of by a large majority as a complete idiot and liar in the European Union when you contrast that wit...

Where did I talk about bodily autonomy?

There are plenty of states that compel a duty of care actually. The Netherlands and most continental European countries have this. Penalties are relat...

My grand sci-fi opus No seriously, the dictionary recognised, matronise, matron etc. but somehow turns up empty on matronisingly. I ended up hating th...

Also, I hope God is a woman because I don't swing the other way.

I don't think I can copyright that. :snicker:

So I'm working on my book again since the last literary activity got my creativity flowing again and when wife pats the protaganist on his cheek, I'm ...

I have a totally different take nowadays. Let me know what you think! :wink: I actually think approaching it as a person/not-a-person invites complexi...

In addition efficiency only leads to more use. So portions get bigger, for instance. Voila, obesity.

He didn't say "contextomy" but "context". Here's the two definitions of that word: noun the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or fol...

Ah, let's not forget In November, a Trump supporter "punched and attempted to choke" a protester at a rally in Birmingham, Alabama (according to the W...

Ah, yes let's pretend I need to be taken literally. Trumpsters repeatedly attacked protesters at Trump rallies and I can only find one example of prot...

That has happened but then Trumpsters did too and more often and Trump called for it several times as well.

Have you heard of "just dig it"? https://justdiggit.org/

Are there any chemists in the house? What do you think of this (methanisation of CO2): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221298202300...

If two idiots agree, that doesn't mean they're right.

Republicans favourite news channel works that way: "some people say " https://youtu.be/R5SuQOZ-1tk?si=5pBP18y4fg1W_2de Some people say Trump sucked Gi...

It's a presumption in court only. We can think whatever we want.

I wonder if they truly believe it or that they just hate their own lives and Democrats so much. As we say in Dutch "a cornered cat makes weird jumps".

What does a typical hero look like in the US? Dirty Harry, any spy movie with lots of collateral damage and breaking of rules, etc. Fits right in popu...

That's because he's a troll. When you've beaten one point to a pulp, he won't engage and simply come up with the next.

That was totally not a leading question, then? Because this certainly was...

It's not really a conscious thing but my wife hates me when I predict the plot of movies and series since I get it right too often (she loved it when ...

Nah, just optimistic.

Irish, right? You poor, repressed catholic. :razz:

This is very selective reading of the entire court submission, which can be found here: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://st...

What made this story work is kind of what makes this famous rant work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug&ab_channel=lbtve Shaun is telling i...

Read again and well done. I think I agree with Jamal that the plot deserved more text to immerse us in this world. It's like a chocolate cookie that's...