b0rsuk

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by b0rsuk 5y ago
It's one of the cases where idea is cheap, but the devil is in the details. Executing the idea well is the whole problem.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
And some birds can mimic voices, for example blackbirds and jays. They often impersonate other birds, or cats.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Maybe they should train their networks on memes and make it do the opposite ;-).
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Nowhere near as popular as the skit with the vikings.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
I'm not sure which parts do you find questionable. The common geopolitical interests - true as long as you believe Poland is more comfortable with the West rather than in "Eurasian Union". Nordic countries are way more libera
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
This is peculiar because it treats security guards as humans and challenges unspoken hierarchy. It also implies the museum doesn't save on security (17 guards is a lot) and there isn't a big turnover (unless there's a special
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Poland has common geopolitical interests with nordic countries like Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark. Hungarian strategy of playing both sides can work because Hungary is not between the hammer and the anvil. And the languages are radically
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
From the perspective of EU, it is a rogue state. It acts in concert with Putin and Kremlin to destabilize EU.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Bret Deveraux is a PHD historian and a critic of Pressfield. He picks apart his argument for "universal warrior" and concludes it has an ideology behind it. The ideology is fascism. https://acoup.blog/2021/02&
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
This reminds me of what I heard of buses on Madagascar. A bus leaves not at specific time, but when it's full. Maybe we attach too much importance to the saying "time is money"? It can be money, but there are other approaches
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Any 4X game.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
We already have sports and board games for that.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
If they're unbelievably boring, I guess they're not cut for the job.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
In Polish Sejm (the "lower" but actually more important house of parliament), there are a few restaurants and they sell alcohol . So a deputy can just step outside, have a few alcoholic drinks, and vote. People in other professio
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Ultrawide (21:9) and super ultrawide (32:9) are becoming more common. If you put the menu in the middle, it's more consistent no matter the aspect ratio.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
I wonder if Swedish law affects camgirls. You can show your body from the safety of your home, and make sure only people outside Sweden can see you. Either that, or stream on twitch in a bikini.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
I don't see anything offensive in calling someone "a man" or "a woman". If I do that, and you respond by labeling me as a "transphobe", fine, but as far as I'm concerned you are responding with a pejo
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Also proud and a braggart. In some contexts it has a slightly negative meaning, such as someone who takes unnecessary risks just to make an impression. Playing chicken etc.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
I don't have a big problem with people who "identify as" someone else. I have a big one with people who insist that *I* must call them in a particular way. It clashes with the idea that freedom of one person stops where freed
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
I remember the show. I remember an episode which showed extinguishing fire from a helicopter. Technology was magical, but also there was a belief that technologists would be calling the shots. Early computer users were all nerds. Operating
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
I think people setting these up get their inspiration from the agoge, the boy rearing system in Sparta. The same methods are used to raise children soldiers in Africa. https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
And Noita wiki!
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
I'm happy that bunnyhopping has died and doesn't show up in games anymore. You can bunnyhop in Dusk, but it's a single-player game and it's perfectly playable without it.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Mona Lisa was special in part because it was uncommon for people to smile. In Middle Ages, someone smiling a lot would be perceived as stupid. That's why facial expressions in medieval imagery are so serious. Today, being surprised a l
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
I tend to do that whenever I'm unsure what my action will actually affect. Pressing one more key is a price I can pay.
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Before I finished reading your first sentence, I knew you are a Kakoune evangelist. object-action may be a more natural order in some languages. I use a language which permits both. So I think you're overstating how much of a deal it
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Do you have any tips for getting Generalized Anxiety Disorder under control? At least point in the right direction?
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
Maybe older people just feel... less? My feelings get less and less intense as I grow older. OH NO Anyway
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> The real problem with workplace wellness initiatives, according to Katie—beyond being inconvenient and vapid—is their obvious attempt to make up for the company’s poor employee benefits. ‘ The real problem is, wellness seminars are an
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by b0rsuk 5y ago
If you say "I don't know about that", or "I'm not sure if that really happened", it's a short walk from tolerating fascists. My country is having a conservative/authoritarian turn, and only about 30%

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