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  A reply on Conversation: Are these words necessary ?

  Aug 5 2011: Hi again!
  
  Couldn't agree more.
  
  Fight against the thing, not the word for it. :)

• A comment on Conversation: The automovile is furious and wild. The bike is slow, nice and calm. More healthy and all we need is a good breakfast to start in a bike.

  Aug 4 2011: Made me smile.
  
  Greetings from a fellow biker from Münster, Germany's bicycle capital. :)
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  A reply on Conversation: Are these words necessary ?

  Aug 4 2011: Your comment reminded me of the passage from 1984 starting with "It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words."
  
  "Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it."
  
  I can't help but think of these lines -and shudder- whenever I hear people talking about "destroying" words, as Syme would put it...
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  A comment on Conversation: Without spending money, how can I make the biggest impact on my community with 15 minutes/day?

  Aug 3 2011: Just smile. And be nice.
  
  Joy is contagious. :)

• A comment on Conversation: killing one person to save two people, is it ok?

  Jun 1 2011: I have to admitt that there is a rational part of me that somehow thinks "of course, killing a personn to save two others makes perfect sense".
  
  But then, it's a very slipery slope. Once you've taken the step "killing is ok if you can save more than you kill", "killing is ok if you can save someone more than you kill" is not so far away anymore.
  
  So no, trying to rationalize / excuse killing should remain wrong.
  
  (@Aaron: The trolley case is a fascinating question btw. I sincerely don't know what I would do...)

• A reply on Conversation: [FRENCH] Qu'est-ce qui vous fait lever le matin, aller travailler gaiement et donner le meilleur de vous-même dans votre job ?

  May 30 2011: C'est tout à fait ca.
  
  Et d'ailleurs, j'ai pour le moment travaillé dans deux secteurs sans aucun rapport, dans des conditions on ne peux plus différentes (changement de pays / PME vs multinationale). AVec le même plaisir.
  
  Je suis persuadée que c'est de la manière dont je travaille et non du travail en lui même que je tire ma satisfaction.
  
  Donc, en définitive, je me vois bien tout faire. :)
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  A comment on Conversation: Have you ever wondered...? Questions you asked when you were a child

  May 19 2011: Where does the wind come from?
  Why is this beautiful?
  Why do some people enjoy beeing mean? (Still haven't cracked that one)

• A comment on Conversation: [FRENCH] Qu'est-ce qui vous fait lever le matin, aller travailler gaiement et donner le meilleur de vous-même dans votre job ?

  May 19 2011: En lisant ta question je viens de me rendre compte que, un peu comme Eric, peu des raisons qui me font sourire sur mon vélo (oui j'ai cette chance) le matin sur le chemin du travail sont liées à la nature de mon travail.
  
  Ce sont plutôt:
  - les collègues
  - la satisfaction du travail bien fait
  - un excellent chef
  - la possilité d'apprendre tous les jours.
  - les petits succès de tous les jours
  
  Quelque part, c'est aussi rassurant que cela ne soit pas lié à un secteur ou un emploi particulier parce qu'il y a fort à parier que nous n'occuperons pas toujours le poste de nos rêves.
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  A reply on Conversation: Do you ever feel pressured, whether explicitly or implicitly, to pick up another language?

  Apr 14 2011: Hi Richard,
  
  Your 2 sentences above sound *very much* like online translator gibberish to my French ears... =)