The word has a pretty broad meaning in German. The best translation here is probably "habitat". Edit: This works both ways. I've interacted with Germans who simply refused to believe that t… (View Post)

Why is 'literally' such a troublesome word? TLDR: "Literally" has been used as an intensifier for a long time. It's probably best not to use it in that way, but there's little point in rail… (View Post)

There can be some benefit for the foreign coutries, though probably not a net benefit. I'm thinking of the Indian father of one of my son's primary school friends, who, after a successful career in t… (View Post)

The only people selling “it’s racist to suggest that non-white ethnic groups don’t all love each other” are figments of your imagination. (View Post)

Indeed. The Hollywood trope of IT developers banging away at a keyboard like some demonic typist is as idiotic at the one of mathematicians performing feats of mental arithmetic in a couple of second… (View Post)