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by f5ve 3y ago
very cool! some gameplay: https://youtu.be/Hp4nV4EjLgM?t=122
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by f5ve 3y ago
In the context of the WSJ, cash doesn't mean physical currency . It just means dollars, i.e. not treasuries or any other type of asset. Most people would interpret that headline differently -- to the point of it being inaccurate.
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by f5ve 3y ago
I knew pachinko was popular in Japan but wow . And it almost certainly grew during the pandemic. > Pachinko parlors and slot machines, the country’s largest form of gambling, raked in more than ¥23.3 trillion ($203 billion) in 2015 acc
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by f5ve 3y ago
perhaps the downvotes are because you aren't adding to the discussion. you haven't read the book, you don't say why, and you have no comment on the linked essay.
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by f5ve 3y ago
I'm curious, what do you mean by this?
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by f5ve 3y ago
It's true that the writers of the economist are frequently glib. This is compounded by their very strict style guide and editors. Everything sounds paradoxically very distinctive and generic, and it reads like it's all written b
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by f5ve 3y ago
Factoid tidbit: The popular, groovy, timeless, excellent Inspector Norse by Todd Terje was made *entirely* with the sources from the ARP 2600. Drums and all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebjXsc0UjdQ
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by f5ve 3y ago
I don't work in the field. But there is a theory unmentioned here that I'm convinced by, at least in part. Homo sapiens weren't necessarily just smarter than neanderthals and other proto-humans. There is a lot of evidenc
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by f5ve 3y ago
I can't answer your question directly. But a while back I did study up on the 100-year solar flare (i.e. the equivalent of the 100-year flood). I was curious exactly how bad this would be for society. As I recall it would be bad and
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by f5ve 3y ago
I could never get into that podcast even though I have a strong interest and want to delve into the empire's history. In being disappointed by History of Rome 's "sequel" I doubt I'm alone. Though I will check ou
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by f5ve 3y ago
Fun little story. I'm not sure I agree with the closer. Some people are mentally ill, some people are just assholes, and some people are both . (Good chess players are of course overrepresented in all three clubs.) > It was an e
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by f5ve 3y ago
That's a very cool hobby and you got some cool results which I'm sure you're proud of. I wonder if you might briefly explain your technique?
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by f5ve 3y ago
Indeed. This site is nauseating.
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by f5ve 4y ago
>Someone with a net household income of about £65,000 or $100,000 will live to an average age of 85 in England, but only 80 in the US. £65 != $100. The difference is nearly $20,000. How could the author make this mistake. It made it p
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by f5ve 4y ago
The caterpillar turns to mush. Its nervous system seamlessly morphs into a new one. Many neurons are retained, some are pruned, and some new ones are formed. This is why certain memories can be retained and certain ones can't.
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by f5ve 4y ago
The most -- or, only -- fascinating thing about this article is that NPR doesn't compress their stream when sending it out to local stations. Everyone compresses. Especially in FM radio. And if you know people downstream of you wil
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by f5ve 4y ago
*fewer words, mr. professional writer jk ... but only sort of
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by f5ve 4y ago
This is a good summary. It's not new, if you've been paying attention, but it is worth watching. One thing surprising to me was Hersh's in-passing comment about the dire inevitability of Ukrainian defeat. Certainly he'
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by f5ve 4y ago
Am I the only one who's lately had the sudden urge to take a ride in a zeppelin? Paradoxically it feels like a relic and thing of the future. Floating across the Atlantic seems like it'd be so much fun. Maybe this whole thing is
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by f5ve 4y ago
haha, I wonder how would your dad feel about you calling them expresso machines?
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by f5ve 4y ago
Yea this pretty much sums it up. Although it seems clear to me that the nordic states were either in the loop or involved in the operation. As for the rest of NATO and the media, it took them a few days to assess the situation and shut up
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by f5ve 4y ago
good job!
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by f5ve 4y ago
haha, so the first military aircraft shot down over the US was a case of friendly-fire. The Union shot down it's own reconnaissance balloon, although technically the balloon was a civilian device.
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by f5ve 4y ago
Japan launched about 10,000 of these. Some made it as far east as Michigan. It's such a comically bad idea, but when you're at war, you're at war. I suppose the architects of this plan really more intended to terrorize than
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by f5ve 4y ago
you spent half a year in japan and speak the language?
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by f5ve 4y ago
It's often omitted that the historicity of Ibn Battuta's travels is very much in doubt. Like Marco Polo, he likely either fabricated portions of his travels or retold others' stories as his own. Not that his works weren'
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by f5ve 4y ago
These data exist but in many cases it is expensive to obtain. Even complete historical data for the SP500 is not a trivial thing to find. (ETF current holdings, I believe, are legally required to be published)
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by f5ve 4y ago
Do you have a source for this? I couldn't find this particular piece of data published anywhere, but I did a little math and arrived at an annualized rate of inflation for the last 6 months of 5.85%, well above the 2% target.