killjoy

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Not to be a killjoy, but isn't this the hello world of node projects?

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someone who spoils the pleasure of others

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noun

someone who spoils the pleasure of others

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noun

someone who spoils the pleasure of others

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Not to be a killjoy, but isn't this the hello world of node projects?

You're such a killjoy; how is tw268 gonna be able to make sweeping generalizations about those damn feminists now?

Such a killjoy, bringing reality to the anti-corporate angry mob party.

And apparently... many people admire that guy and I don't want to be a 'killjoy' - everybody doing their job well and with enthusiasm deserves admiration and I respect that.

Being locked away from society for years, your life destroyed and likely abused or even raped seems beyond "cruel and unusual" to meYou know that politically-correct killjoy who always speaks up about how distasteful and offensive prison rape jokes are?

Perhaps you are being downvoted for your cynicism, lack of adventure, and because you come off like a bit of a killjoy.> attention seeking publicity stuntPerhaps it's not; how do you know inside this man's mind?> not going to learn anything about Mars that various orbiting satellites and landers haven't already told usHow do you know?

Isn't this, in the case of the soap, detergent, and containers just shifting the burden of dealing with packaging from waste management companies to the water system?I hope I'm not being too much of a killjoy by bringing this concern in, because the products are, frankly, really beautifully designed, and eliminate a lot of packaging mass right off the bat.