odd_perfect_num

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by odd_perfect_num 3y ago
As an extreme example, everyone knows about Germany hyperinflation in the 20s. Fewer people are aware that 1929-1932 was a period of massive deflation in Germany that led to the German economy collapsing, the Nazis siezing power, and 10 yea
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by odd_perfect_num 3y ago
This phased out obsolescence (where people who care can create an account to archive old content before the site's deletion) should be the new norm!
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by odd_perfect_num 3y ago
What a shame the his post requires an account to view...
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by odd_perfect_num 3y ago
The only time a sitting president has led an army in the field.
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by odd_perfect_num 3y ago
They are good. Can you name a better game in the same genre? The only competition I can think of is Uncharted 4. The older Tomb Raider games are too many generations behind to run on modern consoles. Tomb Raider has become a major movie fra
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by odd_perfect_num 3y ago
Starving is the main problem they face though.
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by odd_perfect_num 3y ago
Harvard and it's peers are some of the very few academic institutions that have need blind admissions and generous need-based financial aid. For poor students, Harvard and its peers are pretty much the only free college options besides
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
It takes a LOT more calories to power a horse than a biker.
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
It is right next to NATO airspace as well as an active war instigated by Russia. Also, do you really think the Russians scramble their strategic bombers to Alaska because it is next to their borders? They don't do the same to China or
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
Maybe, but in the past we've used fighters to shoot down Reapers after losing positive control over them (e.g., in Afghanistan), so it's not clear that they are very self destructible. Flying it straight down into the water would
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
Thanks for the correction. It looks like it was the longest siege ever against the British. Certainly a massive qualifier there I forgot.
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
Does anyone remember where the longest siege ever in history was waged? Hint: It was in the American Revolution. Second hint: Not Yorktown or Boston. Answer: Correct! The siege of Gibraltar. Undertaken by France and Spain, the (largely inep
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
They landed 32,000 men at New York, the largest British fleet ever assembled up to that point. The idea that they were playing on easy mode is a delusion.
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
>> if not all Pardon? He forced the British to vacate Boston, and won decisive victories at Trenton and Yorktown. His worst defeats were delaying actions around NYC, where, in each case, he withdrew in good form. I would attribute How
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
The American Revolution was not a Guerilla war. It was primarily fought with pitched battles between opposing armies. This was the case from the first shots (at Lexington, and subsequently Concord and Bunker Hill) to the last at Yorktown.
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
It's an impressive number indeed, although comparing it to the GDP's of the (at best) regional powers you mentioned is not particularly relevant. Defense spending as a percentage of US GDP is actually relatively low by historical
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
The Taliban achieved their war goals, but they didn't eliminate or degrade the US ability to conduct offensive operations. They failed to put a dent in our tank fleet or airforce (to name two components). In that sense, the two conflic
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
Or you can link sitting down and starting work with drinking coffee. This is pretty common. Still not 100% sold though.
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
Could it be that you and your countrymen are expats, or do the Ukranians also consider themselves to be immigrants?
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
London and Paris are low CoL relative to the Bay Area.
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by odd_perfect_num 4y ago
Title should be 1791.
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by odd_perfect_num 5y ago
Is it? The claims of this book are disputed, but in general I see no issue with stating that those who collaborated with the Nazi regime are responsible for the consequences. Those who shared information with the Gestapo about where Jews we
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by odd_perfect_num 5y ago
It's not a romance language, rather a west Germanic one.
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by odd_perfect_num 5y ago
It sounds a bit like you're arguing that people can't have nice things because it will make others feel bad? It's definitely an unfortunate truth that our brains are wired to compare ourselves and our belongings with others.
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by odd_perfect_num 5y ago
In that the US won the Cold War, yes, it did indeed work out very well. It’s worth mentioning as well that most of the Taliban’s weaponry by the time the US invaded in 2001 was Soviet in origin, e.g. SA-2s, SA-3s, a few MIG-21s. They were a
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by odd_perfect_num 5y ago
The ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything is indeed asking what is 6 multiplied by 9. (42 of course, as any well-read high school student could tell us.)
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by odd_perfect_num 5y ago
Or even countably infinite :) One could argue that all finite sets are countable since it's not too hard to find a surjection from the naturals to a given finite set. (Intended to be mildly humorous.)