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  • IIII was the way Romans usually wrote 4. It’s associated with simplicity / illiteracy. But also depended on era, region, intended audience, or practicality. I think the most famous example is the coliseum using LIIII.

    There’s still variation even now; standardization is relatively new, and it’s not common knowledge. And dates… it’s like every 50-100 years people decided to write them differently.



  • mhague@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldVapor dispersal.
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    2 months ago

    And those clouds, being too thin to reflect sunlight but able to trap heat, form a kind of blanket around earth, greatly contributing to global warming.

    If I understand it correctly, you could magic away the exhaust and have perfectly clean contrails, and they would still warm the planet.


  • mhague@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldVery warm
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    Would it be like a spectrum with weapons being a cardinal sin, and cotton swabs and morphine a thing you can only do on lent? Would weapon makers be in a lower circle, logistics in the middle, and those on the periphery of the military apparatus go to purgatory?