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Stop whining and admit you're wrong.

> Language evolves

That's just another way of saying "words don't have meanings". Yes, it evolves, but to preserve the original meanings, that evolution should be slowed down as much as possible to avoid “black is white” effects.


No it's not.

What do you mean? P2P is commonplace, for example, in IP telephony, and obviously in many other cases.

> should the world not have yachts?

Maybe? Things like super yachts are just offensive.



You should read it again.


Are you recommending they read it again or requiring it?


Well, at least someone understood.


> execution is no more or less "barbaric" than the alternatives.

You'll need to put more thought into it. Imagine your kid traveling somewhere, smoking pot, flying back to Singapore, getting randomly checked and facing consequences.


They don’t execute your kid for smoking pot.

“Any Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident found to have abused drugs overseas will be treated as if he/she had abused drugs within Singapore. Consumption of a controlled drug is an offence and a person may face imprisonment of a minimum of 1 year and up to 10 years, or a fine not exceeding S$20,000 or both.”


Ever heard of creativity?


Why not... Just not make a problem out of nothing and wait those 3 seconds?


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