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Reply to comment by Muffinshire in What’s your favorite time-loop / “Groundhog Day” episode of a TV show? by wet_bandits23
I had completely forgotten about that one! Mamoru Oshii is great
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Reply to comment by Hammurabi42 in ELI5 What is cognitive dissonance? by dreamingonastar1
Is it about "The Great Disappointment"?
When some US preacher had so convinced his flock that Jesus would came back on that specific date that some people sold their home ?
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Reply to comment by BeatlesTypeBeat in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
Oversimplifying a lot : Because kings of England were related to the kings of France and saw themselves as the rightful kings of France (see the 100 Years War) hence "mon droit"
other exemple : Richard the Lionheart, king of England, only spoke French and spent most of his time in his French estates or crusading
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Reply to comment by lilly_kilgore in ELI5: What does it mean when a company buys back stocks and why is it frowned upon? by lilly_kilgore
Buying back stock and paying dividends are *exactly* the same thing: giving back cash to shareholders.
Depending on countries tax laws, one is more financially attractive (if dividends are more or less taxed than capital gains etc).
The headlines would be the same : Company is making record profits and paying dividends (instead of increasing salaries, I assume?)
High dividends / Stock buy back may make financial analysts raise an eyebrow because the company is essentially saying :
"I have no worthwhile investment to spend this on, I'll give it back to shareholders"
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Reply to comment by MohKohn in The effect of the First World War on names, in France [OC] by bjco
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Reply to comment by EarhornJones in TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset
But I don’t see the link ?
"des moines" is just French for "of the monks" It could be a corruption of "demons" but it’s an unlikely name for a city
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Reply to comment by Zeko_Tosh in [OC] Largest Oil & Gas Companies by 2021 Revenue ($B) by giteam
The "nationality" of IOC is meaningless.
They're multinational and investor owned. They follow the money...
Pippin1505 t1_iu48w05 wrote
A useful indication woud be NOC (State Owned) vs IOC (Investor Owned) in the chart (maybe simply a slight color change ?
Production is good, but 2P Reserves is also interesting. When OPEC countries reduce production on purpose, it's to protect the value of their huge reserves
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Reply to comment by palaos1995 in [OC] Country of origin of the Top 10 World's Best Olive Oils 2012-2022 (tool:Excel) by provenzal
So quick question: what’s the risk of said parasite spreading along the Mediterranean to Spain and Greece ?
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Reply to Hidari: hyper-violent stop motion samurai short film by Kilbourne
Starts with a chainsword and a power fist... Unexpected White Scar Space Marine