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Comment · 1 day ago
The author's first two reasons for return are not liking Touch ID or the outer screen. These are two of my favourite aspects. Each to their own. I like the short screen in particular, having always consciously felt that my focus zone was only a fraction of the slab format.
Comment · 12 days ago
With the package "travelling through Memphis, France and Germany before being sent to Israel several times", this is clearly a case of six degrees of separation.
Comment · 20 days ago
I came to Berger through Sontag’s On Photography. An easier companion.
Comment · 20 days ago
Berger’s way of ‘seeing’ is to situate yourself in the time and place, less ocular than you may assume. And then he wrote the touching Cataracts, about how he lost his vision and gained a new way to see. He regained his vision and soon died. Possibly this is why you’ve been downvoted.
Comment · 20 days ago
Has the OP text been changed?

> Before injecting this cocktail into your bloodstream, would you want to know that there is at least one human cancer expert who understands the mechanism behind this cure?

Now:

> Before injecting this cocktail into your bloodstream, would you find it reassuring to know that there is at least one human cancer expert who understands the mechanism behind this cure?

I would agree with the second, not necessarily the first.

Comment · 22 days ago
“Author of The Da Vinci Code”

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Comment · 22 days ago
If you choose not to join a club, you don’t need to try to “cripple its ability to operate”.
Comment · 23 days ago
Amazon UK and US now have a Price History button on products. It’s not quite as good as camel used to be, but it’s a convenient.
Comment · 24 days ago
Comment · 1 month ago
"argon" is derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀργόν meaning lazy or inactive.
Comment · 1 month ago
Dramatised yes. Overdramatised no. This is a dramatic period of history.
Comment · 1 month ago
Great naming scheme that doesn’t even survive exchange rates, or future price changes.

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