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Of course it’s just down to taste. The only think I think we could objectively admit is that the average technical level today is way way higher than it was only 30 years ago. Random teenagers on YouTube or TikTok today would eat Satch or Vai alive and they are the first ones to admit so (or at leas...

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Started playing as a teenager in the deep south of Italy in the late 90s. The coach had lived and played rugby in the UK and wanted to export it. Before Italy even joined the 6N. I was by far the youngest and smallest in the team. Back then rugby wasn’t known outside of Veneto Lombardia and Abruzzo,...

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Dumb question can anyone explain why the fend can’t be off the body? I understand why Russell got red carded but I didn’t understand the commentators’ explanation about the first infraction.

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As more countries impose COVID curfews, scientists ask: Do they work? If people are compliant social distancing obviously works. It's not rocket science You see, that's the problem right there. Scientists need to leave their labs from time to time and get out in the real world where things often do...

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Damned Germans

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Been in São Paulo for a few days and in Buenos Aires for the past week. What a great city! Trying to get a nice suntan to show off to my Swedish colleagues in a coupe of weeks.

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Kiwias: number of games equals financial impact. Don't be daft. We're all adults here there is no need to hide behind words. As regards the lurkers, I can only speak for myself. I've been around since 2004 or so, when the forum looked much much different. Over the years I've lost interest because re...

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Apologies in advance, I saw this comment online and I had to share it :lol: "Sergio Parisse I think deep down is just gutted he couldn’t add one more loss to his impressive test match losing record of 106 tests out of 142 played." I can't even begin to imagine how shit your life must be. What happe...

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it doesn't really take a genius. They will have to have a contingency plan in place as of next week according to the very same rules they followed yesterday. So it's not impossible. They were just unwilling to do it for the pool stages, likely due to financial reasons. All the rest (safety, lack of ...

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I assume none of the posters here works in logistics. The lack of a plan B is bad. It's difficult to re-arrange a RWC match but if you leave it at the last minute it becomes impossible. This RWC's rules specifically state that pool stages' matches could be cancelled (https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/to...

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TB: The situation didn't favor NZ but they wouldn't care, they were through either way. It literally took away the tiny chance Italy had. Even you should be able to get this or are you such a one sided Kiwi supporter?

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The Italian captain is suggesting it wouldn't have been canned if it was the AB's that needed the points . What is he suggesting here? I find it amusing that even in the face of a force of nature, some people still find a way to blame NZ. :lol: Paid off the refs for decades, a global conspiracy, an...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTwoMGCtPT8
Deadmau5 - Strobe (Evan Duffy Piano Cover)

I love Meute!!!

Another cool German brass band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6xd8542AVg
Moop Mama - Liebe

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTpjxW0Xg-s Some guy playing an incredible cover of Tool's the grudge on the acoustic guitar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlsqsIW6gx8 Another youtube sensation with a great cover of just the two of us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9ZOYwsEQj0 Super cover of D'Ang...

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thanks Sewa, I'm definitely hoping for a positive fresh start. And if it still doesn't work out the way I want, I can always move somewhere else in a year or two

travelling light.

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It'll be around 42k SEK net a month so it should be a decent salary for a single guy?

I stopped drinking alcohol 4 years ago so I'm pretty sure I won't be impacted by systembolaget's crazy prices!

And sorry it's a NO on rule 1

but I do look forward to getting cosy with the local fauna

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bump with short update! Decided to go for Stockholm. I'll be moving there at the end of the month. I've already sorted out an AirBnB for the first few weeks but wouldn't mind any advice on pretty much anything useful from those who live there and how not to get scammed (Mog I'm looking at you :D). B...

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Thanks guys :D I still have some time to decide but it looks like it may be Berlin first, unless my current company surprises me with a huge offer for Stockholm and my gf agrees to relocate from London to the Swedish winter. I do love and would miss that beautiful Scandinavian summer light though! H...

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Thanks Mog! I may actually pick you up on the offer. I’ve been to Sweden lots of times but never for longer than a few days. I just assumed that the winter months’ darkness was a bit of an exaggeration. Do you really think it’s that bad? How difficult Has it been to integrate with locals? I lived in...

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Thanks guys! So I started crunching some numbers using the information I found on Numbeo (thanks Caley!) expatistan and quora. Variables: career perspective, cost of living, safety, long term planning, welfare, personal growth, nightlife, services for expats. Perth came last on everything except cli...

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Hey there, Once again I humbly ask the board's help for a possibly life changing choice ! Let's say that you were offered 4 different jobs by four different companies. The jobs are all similar, in the same field and at middle to senior level. The companies are all based in different countries though...

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sad day

Manu is my favorite player ever. I remember watching him train and play back in Viola Reggio Calabria where he started his pro career back in the day, when I was just a kid.

When Dirk and Carter retire the NBA won't be the same anymore

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Whoever posted Meute (Nolator?) thank you!! I love discovering new bands and their music just fits today! Similar sounds Old dirty brasstards - Paranoid Android https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyG4IxDT540 Hackney Colliery Band - Prodigy medley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0yduvTqOa4 Aberdeen - m...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFeouD2IWSA Hiromi Uehara The Trio Project - Desire. Some great jazz from one of the best musicians around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-GUNcSWSko Tigran Hamasyan - Entertain me. It's like Animals as Leaders decided to play jazz crossing it with some Armenian fol...

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ffs how many zeroes do you have in your salary guys?

Even places much worse than Clapham are expensive af to rent a flat/house, let alone buy, and pay all family related costs without two 100k+ a year salaries per couple.

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I'm in love with this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dELKUiv ... ture=share

Guy is such an underrated lyricist

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZARESRy6Lo
have you guys seen the new Line 6 Shuriken?

Looks like the new evolution of electric guitar.

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A couple of hours in Pisa is more than enough. As many others said, Lucca is one of the best kept secrets in Tuscany, it isn't as famous as Siena or Florence but it's just as beautiful. Florence is amazing but make sure you pre book as much as possible, otherwise you'll waste your day queuing for ev...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8i627kR7c8

Prophets of Rage - Like a Stone.
Haunting performance. Still missing Chris Cornell

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there's actually a whole subset of artificial languages called Logical languages, they are classified as a priori artificial languages. Esperanto is classified as an "a posteriori" artificial language. Human languages may be logical or not but for sure Latin is not much better than many other langua...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjO4IenAyUw

With Buckley flipping the bird at the BBC presenter lol

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the other day I was in Whitechapel and found two used games for a fiver each. L.A. Noire and The Last of Us. I have seen and read a lot about the TLOH. I played it for a few hours at a friend's place years ago. For some reason I have never got around to buy it and play it in full. Definitely sky hig...

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globus wrote:Missing an umlaut.

true, but you can also write it as the two equivalent vowels if you don't have the diacritic

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Martin L. Gore - Das Lied vom einsamen Maedchen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_WDI1ENKKU

This guy is a genius.

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@ Ghost of Nepia: thanks a real lot!

Is there anything you think I shouldn't miss in the north? Taranaki is actually one of the "highlights" of the draft trip and I'm putting together so I'm a bit worried that I may be choosing the wrong places

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so, I booked 3 weeks off and this route: London -> HK -> Auckland -> Sydney -> Singapore -> London. I already have a few tips on HK and I've seen those on Sydney here. I will be spending about 1 week in Sydney, 9 days in Auckland and a couple of days in Singapore. What should I not miss? I'd like t...

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Just over 1 week

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so, I booked 3 weeks off and this route: London -> HK -> Auckland -> Sydney -> Singapore -> London. I already have a few tips on HK and I've seen those on Sydney here. I will be spending about 1 week in Sydney, 9 days in Auckland and a couple of days in Singapore. What should I not miss? I'd like to...

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Marco Sfogli - The Reaction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvX0T7VinmQ One of the tastiest guitar gods out there. Suchmost - Stay tuned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLgYflfgq0M Japanese Jamiroquai? They are just so so good! Even on a rainy Friday I should pour some cachaça and the balloons will ...

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The British Library is running a beautiful exhibition on maps at the moment (it's closing today but the exhibition's book is still available).

I recommend buying it if you like maps

https://www.bl.uk/events/maps-and-the-2 ... g-the-line

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