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by PakG1 6y ago
> To most Chinese citizens, a travel to HK, or Taiwan is a giant cultural shock. It is because them suddenly realising themselves being so much less Chinese than they though they were. Given that I know a lot of both Hong Kong people and
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by PakG1 6y ago
>> It'll be very interesting to see if the UK goes through with it's offer to provide a path to citizenship for 3 million HK'ers. Frankly, it's the least they could do. As far as I can tell, a lot of Brexit was dri
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by PakG1 6y ago
And in other news, durian causes an evacuation in Germany and sends people to a hospital... but I love durian! https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/22/europe/durian-germany-evacuat...
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by PakG1 6y ago
Is it hate? Or is it just the truth that board games have really evolved over time? I can still enjoy a game of Risk, but it's difficult to say that I'd prefer a game of Risk compared to a game with more complex dynamics. That
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by PakG1 6y ago
You can add in more stuff if you want. Mergers and spin-offs, player-to-player loans with various interest rates, bill payment schedules, etc. :)
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There are a lot of large strategy board games that are much nicer than Risk these days. The world has come a long way since Risk was created. Risk 2210 A.D. is much greater, and there are other games even greater than that. I think large
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That would be a lot of testing for the fourth option. :)
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It's better, but problems obviously still exist.
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Regarding sports. Unfortunately, let's not discount the politics and human nature involved in fielding a team. Some players get to play because of their salary, some players get to play because of their relationship with the coach, s
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Well, when I was gone on vacation, my roommate told me that my cat would sit staring at the door forever each day, as if waiting for me to come back home. He'd be in the living room watching TV and cat would be at the door. Cat didn&
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by PakG1 6y ago
What do you recommend as a good RSS reader these days? Can't say that I found one I like.
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I'd also add to this list the following for some great writing and analysis now and then (not consistently, but good enough to make the list). https://www.epsilontheory.com/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/
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by PakG1 6y ago
> A healthy economy is dominated by debt that can be serviced, with a saving that is comparable. Not sure that you and gp are disagreeing. Whereas right now, statistics say that a lot of families don't have any savings. Need to sa
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by PakG1 6y ago
People who think they're right when they're wrong are frustrating for anything. Try talking with conspiracy theorists about the science behind vaccines and COVID-19 these days? I have. I'm apparently a sheep that easily tr
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by PakG1 6y ago
Yup. Also in late 30s, and damn. I used to pull off all-nighters no problem in my 20s. Last night, I needed to do some work that didn't get done before, and by 2am, I was falling asleep in front of my keyboard. Ah, naivete of the y
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by PakG1 6y ago
I think that if you don't have connection with people who are not like you, you lose perspective. I think we need a diversity of friendships in order to not just be happy, but also to stay grounded. Otherwise, we get into bubbles and
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Experts say the office as we knew it is gone(businessinsider.com)
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by PakG1 6y ago
Contemplating this question is what caused me to switch to Fastmail. Next step would be operating my own mail server, but I would be too lazy to maintain it, keep it patched, up-to-date LTS OS, etc. Easier to outsource to a company that a
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by PakG1 6y ago
You made me click. They fixed it to tarp. And here I was about to go on a wild goose chase to see if there might have been a reasonable explanation for why a carp was used. :)
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I think I should probably do that, but it feels so unnatural for me to be suspicious or cynical of so much at face value and assume that people are always trying to manipulate my thinking at some level. I may end up being more intelligent
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by PakG1 6y ago
Sometimes I really don't wish that were the reason. Sometimes I feel like the money isn't worth it. But then I get my head out of my ass, because really, what else would I do that pays well? But I reserve the right to gripe abo
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by PakG1 6y ago
I'd actually be interested in engaging with people who are able to point out logical errors in my statements. It's educational. If you think I have logical errors, you're welcome to point them out. But your emotions may pr
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by PakG1 6y ago
See, this is why we need a good EPA in the US and similarly good in other countries. To protect against capitalists like you who don't care about externalities. ;) Now go make a financial derivative so I can trade on used steel barr
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by PakG1 6y ago
> You really think Samsung manipulates the market to gain something? And you think you'll lose something from it? Yes. But don't take my word for it. The lecture I attended was given by Woojin Kim, a professor of finance at
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by PakG1 6y ago
I'm Korean ethnicity, but Canadian born, my wife is Korean ethnicity and Korean born. We keep talking about whether or not to live in Korea. Korea has seen more rapid economic advancement than any other country in the world. Yeah, I
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by PakG1 6y ago
Just google "bet on anything". There are a number of websites all listed on the first page.
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The interesting question is how much physical effort was required to forage and hunt, and did that necessitate rest due to the lack of nutritional value offered by said food. Reading Guns, Germs, and Steel right now. The value of agricult
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by PakG1 7y ago
130 tenants? People at that level, I would have considered them to be corporations collecting rent, not individual landlords. Well, he probably collects everything through a corporation too, I imagine. My point is that I've never pu
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The sad thing is that if people have the self-awareness to ask themselves these questions, they're already ahead of the game. People can't remind themselves to be self-aware and skeptical like that if they're not already. Unf
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by PakG1 7y ago
And here I thought China had the only culture in history that would torture women's feet... Sheesh, the image requirements society puts on women, especially on female performers, is insane.

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