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Commented on I'm back
There were furries there. Quite a lot of them, in fact. :-) (You name the fandom and it probably was there)...
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Commented on Upcoming appearance: Pyrkon 2014, Poznan
I really hope this growth pattern will stop, because in 2011 there were 3k attendees, in 2012 - 6k, in 2013 - 12k and now, in 2014 - 24k. I'm not sure if 48k people will fit within the Trade...
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Trottelreiner commented on
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which means that if you were able to obtain good/concrete evidence of a lie, plus of this person's ability to lie through their teeth ... then you should seriously consider severing your relationship with that person. Not necessarily. Having a frien^w, err, associate fluent in the DARK ARTS(tm) can be priceless, and if you know this person is not as much subject to family matters and like, he is quite easy to steer. Not that you'd give him full authority about your estate, of course......
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Trottelreiner commented on
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In other words, never underestimate the utility of a lawyer... ;)...
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Trottelreiner commented on
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Problem is, the genetics of facial features are likely somewhat complicated, with some allels having quite prominent results (the Habsburg[1] lip comes to mind), https://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/333/fall/hapsburglip.html or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prognathism#Mandibular_prognathism_.28progenism.29 where it might not just be due to the prominent inbreeding http://oneminutehistory.blogspot.de/2011/10/royal-inbreeding-and-hapsburg-lip.html while other genes more or less are working only in concert. So it migt work quite well with some variants, with others, not that much. Eye color might be a good start, though even here, it would work better with some than with others. As for geographical variation in genetic markers, that might not work that great in quite some cases...
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gravelbelly22 commented on
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It's the thought of big tough cops having to dress as anime schoolgirls while on duty, instead of as big tough soldiers... You've never seen pictures of the Royal Marines on a "run ashore", then. Given that they are typically "confident in their manliness", they're perfectly willing to go out on the town in a dress. For fun. ...granted, they tend to do it as a Troop, and they're never going to be mistaken for anything other than blokes in drag, but even so......
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paws4thot commented on
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And #44 next diwn - UK law applies. If I do a formal photo session with $person, then I must have a signed model release in order to use their image commercially, other than in "on-site" publicity for my studio. If I shoot a "candid photo" of them in a public place, then I own full copyright in that photo. The guy who appeared on the cover of one of Norman Cook's (aka Fat Boy Slim) albums tried to sue for royalties, only to discover that he didn't own the copyright because the photo was a candid. As to "no...
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