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I found this maddening to watch from a technical perspective - it was beautifully produced, subtitles, video and audio - but it didn't work right in my browser!

I found this maddening to watch from a technical perspective - it was beautifully produced, subtitles, video and audio - but it didn't work right in my browser! (latest chrome on win10) - the audio and subtitles didn't sync - if I touched the scroll wheel on my mouse it would rapidly generate events that caused the 'next' action - if I click on next after the audio was complete on one page there was no audio on the next page - just the subtitles. ..so I struggled through it and wondered how this was tested before they pushed it out. finally, getting to the end - I didn't see anything that actually discussed how people are actually surviving!? I lived in the USSR in the early 90s while crazy inflation was starting to happen; here are a few strategies people used in those days (in fact I and my family used too). Note that inflation got even crazier after I left - and I'm not sure what other things people did to handle that; but I suspect friends/family/connections continue to be extremely important. - they kept dollars or other western currency and traded for rubles as close to purchases as possible - everyone would use private connections with others get access to goods that we're not readily available. didn't seem to be at lot of bartering here - but taking very good care of those connections and reciprocating whenever possible. - people would grow food at their datcha - and share with their friends and sometimes sell it at local open market / bazaar. - finally, you take on any work - and I mean any work - to get a bit of extra cash - especially in foreign currency. You're not like "I'm a doctor, I've above doing ______" if someone will pay you to do ______; and you can do it - you probably will.

amenod 8y ago
For what is worth, it worked flawlessly for me (FF on Linux).
- andyidsinga 8y ago
  yeah - I'm sure it must work for most - but it was goofey for me and I didn't have the patience to open up inspector and start digging.
baybal2 8y ago
>here are a few strategies people used in those days (in fact I and my family used too). Note that inflation got even crazier after I left - and I'm not sure what other things people did to handle that; but I suspect friends/family/connections continue to be extremely important. In case of my dad things were following 1. Arm yourself 2. Hire other armed people 3. Run as fast as you can to the Far East 4. Be at good terms with all the local seamen, from military ship crews, to Korean fishing cooperative members 5. Laugh at yesterday kings bringing you stacks of Swiss Franks, and golden bricks just to get a bag of flour. My father still has a brick of pure scandium, and one of indium in his cabinet from the time some military bureaucrat gave them to him for few crates of instant noodles What played a bad joke at communists was a fact that they were buying loyalty of their military officers with lavish lifestyle and gigantic expense accounts. A two star general could've afforded a lifestyle close to that of a person making 6 digits in USA. The moment commies were unable to pay for it, and the subjective prestige value of state perks vent below that of owning a foreign made car, the ironclad loyalty vaned in just few months. There were fun times in Vladivostok
RobertRoberts 8y ago
Unfortunately it worked fine for me, but it was an irritating way to absorb information. I couldn't tell when it was time to click "next", animated scrolling text, full screen video, no thank you... Next time I see a site format like this, I won't bother, I hope this doesn't turn into a trend.

amenod 8y ago

For what is worth, it worked flawlessly for me (FF on Linux).

andyidsinga 8y ago
yeah - I'm sure it must work for most - but it was goofey for me and I didn't have the patience to open up inspector and start digging.

baybal2 8y ago

>here are a few strategies people used in those days (in fact I and my family used too). Note that inflation got even crazier after I left - and I'm not sure what other things people did to handle that; but I suspect friends/family/connections continue to be extremely important. In case of my dad things were following 1. Arm yourself 2. Hire other armed people 3. Run as fast as you can to the Far East 4. Be at good terms with all the local seamen, from military ship crews, to Korean fishing cooperative members 5. Laugh at yesterday kings bringing you stacks of Swiss Franks, and golden bricks just to get a bag of flour. My father still has a brick of pure scandium, and one of indium in his cabinet from the time some military bureaucrat gave them to him for few crates of instant noodles What played a bad joke at communists was a fact that they were buying loyalty of their military officers with lavish lifestyle and gigantic expense accounts. A two star general could've afforded a lifestyle close to that of a person making 6 digits in USA. The moment commies were unable to pay for it, and the subjective prestige value of state perks vent below that of owning a foreign made car, the ironclad loyalty vaned in just few months. There were fun times in Vladivostok

RobertRoberts 8y ago

Unfortunately it worked fine for me, but it was an irritating way to absorb information. I couldn't tell when it was time to click "next", animated scrolling text, full screen video, no thank you... Next time I see a site format like this, I won't bother, I hope this doesn't turn into a trend.