D_Alex

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by D_Alex 3y ago
In addition to siphoning wealth, America has been very successful in siphoning talent. Which is why this kind of news should be pretty concerning: https://sciencebusiness.net/news-byte/scientists-leave-uk-ch...
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by D_Alex 4y ago
Hello again! >Those leading NATO countries are supporting the regime in Kyiv, the government headed by Zelenskyy Unfortunately, this is a misleading half-truth. The truth (this is my opinion, but based on literally hundreds of hours of s
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by D_Alex 4y ago
IMO, Hong Kong's number 1 problem is that its unique position as the gateway to China has faded away, both the role as an intermediary and as a key shipping port. Everything else is just detail.
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by D_Alex 4y ago
>Putin sees the Kyiv regime as Westernized. He doesn't directly state this as a single line... If you dismiss what he is saying directly, and look for some obscure meaning instead, with some help of semantic distortion you will find
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by D_Alex 4y ago
>Kyiv regime isn't Ukranian I'm not actually arguing that. However: Zelensky was elected largely by the voters in the eastern regions of Ukraine, and largely because he promised to bring peace to those regions. He has failed in
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by D_Alex 4y ago
Around US$ 40,000/tonne, $40/kg. Roughly a dollar an ounce, vs nearly $2000 for gold.
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by D_Alex 4y ago
>Next thing I know you're going to tell me Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia is a real, sovereign country and totally not just Russia invading a neighbor. Well, I had to look this up on Wikipedia, but in a nutshell, that is roughly co
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by D_Alex 4y ago
>DNR/LNR isn't in Russia though Not sure of you are agreeing with what I said above, or disagreeing. Can you re-read the thread carefully and clarify?
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by D_Alex 4y ago
What have I twisted? Look at my opening post, to which you replied "Please stop spreading lies". What was the lie again? You doubled down and had to twist like an eel to try and justify your statements. As for what I think: I
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by D_Alex 4y ago
Man, there is some heavy semantic distortion happening in this subthread. To make sense of the NATO narrative: "Western" = "Ukrainian" "DNR/LNR" = "Russia" "Threat" = "aggression&q
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by D_Alex 4y ago
Hmm... You are equating responding to a "massive ground offensive against the DPR/LPR" with Russians "defending themselves against Ukrainian aggression". Are you implying that DPR/LNR are Russian?
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by D_Alex 4y ago
>Who's gaslighting You are. You are continuing to imply that "Western" and "Ukrainian" are the same to Putin. While in your links, which I read, right near the top, there is a statement about "the fundamenta
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by D_Alex 4y ago
You are implying that "Western aggression" is the same as "Ukrainian aggression". They are not. Please quit gaslighting.
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by D_Alex 4y ago
I don't think "the Russians" actually said that. Maybe you should use a different example, like when the US lied at the United Nations about WMDs in Iraq.
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by D_Alex 4y ago
I strongly agree re "Only accessing secondary sources of information" being a pitfall. Examples abound, here is one: Headline: China’s Xi threatens ‘catastrophic consequences’ if China confronted What Xi actually said: "&qu
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by D_Alex 4y ago
Likely at least some would have had successful careers as stockbrokers.
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by D_Alex 4y ago
Thanks! So, is the 100k visits "a lot" for KataGo, or not so much? I understand that without the special anti AI tactics described in the article this would result in "superhuman" play, but what is the reasonable practic
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by D_Alex 4y ago
Can you ELI5 what "visits" means, in "KataGo, 100K visits"? I can't find a comprehensible explanation via Google...
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by D_Alex 4y ago
China was friendly with the USSR only briefly, like in the 1950s. It was desperately poor at the time, and received a lot of aid from the USSR. I don't know what other friendlies you mean. USSR installed communist/socialist govern
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by D_Alex 4y ago
That's a fair point. On reflection, whether communism holds extra appeal in poor countries, or whether it was an accident of history that *rich* capitalist countries faced off against poor communist countries, communism's chances
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by D_Alex 4y ago
>Growing from a bad start and where you can copy a more developed nation makes this easier. True. But you know what really makes economic growth easier? Foreign aid. Also trade. The USSR otoh had to deal with sanctions . https:/
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by D_Alex 4y ago
>Communism, or any other system, can’t make that same claim. I don't really think communism is a viable economic system, because of, you know, people . However, a couple of points should be made: - Communism has always had to dea
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by D_Alex 4y ago
A couple of comments ago you were talking about news from "Russian occupied territories", and I was replying to that. The journalists I mentioned were not significant because they are the fountains of truth, but because they repor
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by D_Alex 4y ago
You twisted my words and insulted me. And then you say you regret engaging, and not even because you disagree with what I say, but because I apparently am not a good conversationalist. Yeah, OK. Bye.
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by D_Alex 4y ago
No, Orwell would be shocked that his "war is peace" slogan took root in the West first. Also, "ignorance is strength".
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by D_Alex 4y ago
>Your lack of being informed about the facts on the ground in the Russian occupied territories It is a bit hard to be well informed, since there are no "approved" journalists reporting from these territories. The only Western j
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by D_Alex 4y ago
Peace is atrocities? and abhorrent? I read Orwell's 1984 in high school, and I never believed that we'd go there until now.
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by D_Alex 4y ago
Wow... I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Apart from your absolutely incredible take on my character - my business area has really profited from the war: https://www.ft.com/content/7a70cee3-2891-4012-a22d-36363f
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by D_Alex 4y ago
You are trying to make a point, but it escapes me. Can you be more direct?
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by D_Alex 4y ago
I don't want weapons. I want a stop to weapons and a start to peace negotiations.

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