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Cake day: June 23rd, 2023

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  • That chronological duration is more of an estimate based on how much the “average” car may be driven and is just to give someone an idea of the frequency.

    The standard for cars built for synthetic (“conventional” cars may have a bit more susceptibility to contamination, so they normally have shorter durations) usually usually go for 10-15k miles (~16-24k km). So going 30-45k miles in a year isn’t really unheard of. (Some cars are much less, while others like company cars/taxis can be more than double)


  • Way back, years ago, and if memory serves…

    There was short story about Harry Potter in a Disney Adventures magazine one month and I think that was supposed to be all there was as far as the story. The popularity of it may have had JKR rushing to build a more in depth story and throwing anything in it that seemed whimsical and fun to a kid, regardless if it made sense.






  • AFAIK those only help the instructor with grading as it would put all the essays they need to review on an even (more or less) playing ground. I’ve never really seen any real use in the professional world outside of scholarly/scientific journals.

    My opinion is that they tend to stifle creativity of expression and the evolution of our respective languages.