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It's certainly plausible it could have been a screwup using test data. However given the situation in that country it also seems plausible that it could have be

by _greim_ 13y ago

It's certainly plausible it could have been a screwup using test data. However given the situation in that country it also seems plausible that it could have been a screwup with the fraudulent data. The article did say "flimsy" after all not "demonstrably false."

Stratoscope 13y ago
No argument there. And of course I don't know anything about the situation in that country. I suppose I was just ranting in sympathy with the poor programmers who have to try to do their best to keep up with all this.
usaphp 13y ago
How do you know what's the situation in that country? Are you from Azerbaijan?
- xauronx 13y ago
  Not who you were replying to, but that's not 100% foolproof argument. We know plenty of things about places/countries/things without being there.
  - usaphp 13y ago
    Those "plenty of things" change dramatically from one news source to another. I stopped listening/reading to political news 3 years ago and I feel so happy.
    - saraid216 13y ago
      Your username is "usaphp". I don't even need to finish this ad hominem.
      - aclevernickname 13y ago
        on behalf of everyone trying to stop the downward spiral of HN post quality, I thank you for not finishing it.
- VladRussian2 13y ago
  are you kidding? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydar_Aliyev http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydar_Aliyev ruled 1969-1987, 1993-2003, passed the throne to his son: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev "In 2009, following his reelection as president, Aliyev passed a referendum which removed the presidential consecutive term limit, thereby allowing him to run for president as many times as he wishes. Opposition claimed this to be a violation of the Azerbaijani constitution and the European convention on human rights.[13] It is widely expected that Aliyev will win the 2013 presidential elections.[14]" and i have no doubts he will win :)

by _greim_ 13y ago

Stratoscope 13y ago

No argument there. And of course I don't know anything about the situation in that country. I suppose I was just ranting in sympathy with the poor programmers who have to try to do their best to keep up with all this.

usaphp 13y ago

How do you know what's the situation in that country? Are you from Azerbaijan?

xauronx 13y ago
Not who you were replying to, but that's not 100% foolproof argument. We know plenty of things about places/countries/things without being there.
- usaphp 13y ago
  Those "plenty of things" change dramatically from one news source to another. I stopped listening/reading to political news 3 years ago and I feel so happy.
  - saraid216 13y ago
    Your username is "usaphp". I don't even need to finish this ad hominem.
    - aclevernickname 13y ago
      on behalf of everyone trying to stop the downward spiral of HN post quality, I thank you for not finishing it.
VladRussian2 13y ago
are you kidding? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydar_Aliyev http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydar_Aliyev ruled 1969-1987, 1993-2003, passed the throne to his son: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev "In 2009, following his reelection as president, Aliyev passed a referendum which removed the presidential consecutive term limit, thereby allowing him to run for president as many times as he wishes. Opposition claimed this to be a violation of the Azerbaijani constitution and the European convention on human rights.[13] It is widely expected that Aliyev will win the 2013 presidential elections.[14]" and i have no doubts he will win :)