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by skylan_q 14y ago
Seems like it's inherent to me, and I really can't describe why. It just seems that in terms of internal politics, Russia has always been very dark and bleak. :(
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Cultures and regimes are different, and this hits the nail on the head. The regime isn't oppressive by Russian standards. But by western standards, it is.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Compare the Tsars to what came after the Tsars and since the Tsars. :)
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by skylan_q 14y ago
No. I'm saying that if Russia was oppressive as people are making it out to be, he would be silenced by now. I present 4 possibilities: 1) If he was important and silenced, the claim that Russia is oppressive would hold. 2) If he is not sil
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by skylan_q 14y ago
These major "news" outlets got their information on Syria all from one guy who sat in his apartment in London. How can we grant them credibility? Also, here's a link to an article that actually draws from a Russian article. http://www.forb
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Would you have someone with a vested interest in the country running it, or someone who gets elected, steals from the country and runs off without consequence after 8 years? ;)
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by skylan_q 14y ago
That's because his only support is outside of Russia. He's just a nuisance at most.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
The Russian regime is too busy doing things that are important for Russia. Kasparov is a piece for the western media outlets to focus on as a political victim, while he's very unimportant in Russia and amongst Russians. If he was a real pro
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Sorry, but why is it taken for granted that The Guardian is telling the truth about everything?
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Net income did tank 96%. Net income refers to profits, not revenues. Looking at the chart near the end, it shows the little sliver of a bar that's about 4% the size of the bar that comes before it.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
it is theft
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by skylan_q 14y ago
agitprop
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Install a urinal!
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Played correctly, democracy is the best government in all cases! http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=87937
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by skylan_q 14y ago
My sentiments are the same. Gyrations are bad, but slow relative appreciation or depreciation isn't all doom and gloom.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
I always point to Canada's experience in the last 12 years. As As the CAD went from 0.60 USD to 1.00 USD, everyone was freaking that it would destroy our economy. During the rise of the CAD, income went up and unemployment went down. :)
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by skylan_q 14y ago
"What Germany learned from Reunification is that MORE MONEY DOES NOT MAKE AN ECONOMY WORK." There was actually two lessons for them along these lines before reunification. The first was what you mention above, during the Wiemar hyperinflati
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by skylan_q 14y ago
One could argue that they were in a way complicit, but not responsible. Is it Germany's fault that the representatives of a country made it seem that they were able to make good on their debts?
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by skylan_q 14y ago
"Lack of discipline is what caused the crisis." Don't say this kind of stuff. It's verboten. Always, always blame lack of government spending. ;)
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by skylan_q 14y ago
What's a democratic money?
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by skylan_q 14y ago
The documentation for PHP is great. But in order to do many useful things in PHP, you really, really need the documentation. FWIW, I don't find other solutions hinging their success on documentation as much as PHP.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
His point is that if one depends too heavily on solar, there are times when they'll have no access to power. How does one transport solar power from Japan to Germany?
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by skylan_q 14y ago
As someone who is learning to use backbone and underscore templates, I'll second this. But I've got to say that Handlebars looks like another decent option.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
I believe I speak for every web surfer when I read this headline and say "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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by skylan_q 14y ago
>>I would bet that the reason housing prices have outpaced inflation is due almost entirely to the popularization of rent-seeking activities and real estate speculation (not including the relatively recent distortions due to late 19
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by skylan_q 15y ago
"If there was on thing I learned with this crises is that services are the first to go down." What are services? Does "manufacturing process engineer" qualify as a service job, or manufacturing job? I always found the distinction to be sill
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by skylan_q 15y ago
I'll agree to the above. Thank you for the clarification. I just like to see a little bit of nuance here and there. ;)
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by skylan_q 15y ago
Prices get bid up, but price inflation is different from inflation. Price inflation is the increase in prices brought about through the auction mechanism. But in our circumstances, we get economy-wide price increases because of increases in
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by skylan_q 15y ago
An increase in the money supply in an economy.
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by skylan_q 15y ago
I think the OP misses that it's like this not only in the tech sector, but many others. With the fed more than doubling the monetary base in the last couple years, that new money has to go somewhere... It goes into blowing bubbles.

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