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by squozzer 10y ago
We have a similar view on NK's raison d'etre. I think neither China nor SK want to be neighbors, and NK makes for a perfect buffer state, with the exception of the nuclear (and other WMDs, hypothetically) wrinkle.
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by squozzer 10y ago
Using the label "profound" on your own statement seems a bit self-aggrandizing.
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by squozzer 10y ago
Before you issue your fatwa, for the record, I don't smoke tobacco. Nor do I have a problem with places banning smoking -- I just believe it should never have been a law. > Surely we banned it because it is highly irritating to peop
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by squozzer 10y ago
I might end up doing the following -- https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/critical-opalescence/ho...
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by squozzer 10y ago
Not sure I would call it racism. Ethnocentrism, as others have said, born of centuries of relative isolation and periods of significant cultural and technological advances. Not sure if USA can exploit negative perceptions of China, given ou
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by squozzer 10y ago
It seems the implication is that America today is less adventurous than in the past. Maybe. But the job market for most of us who can find work is rather homogenous, and worse, the likelihood of employer assistance is scant. And if one alre
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by squozzer 10y ago
It's possible too that the people who are actually good at doing are too valuable to promote (Captain Kirk Syndrome.)
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by squozzer 10y ago
There are probably many strategic objectives that do not rely upon political / economic models, e.g. maintain a basic level of self-sufficiency in agriculture.
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by squozzer 10y ago
If they were to land close to Rome, they would probably capture it before any legions could respond. If they failed to capture Rome before running out of ammo, they would probably lose. That said, they would certainly have huge advantages,
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by squozzer 10y ago
The author avoided the obvious and depressing footnote -- the Third Reich invaded and occupied Norway for several years.
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by squozzer 10y ago
>Aww look at the cute little English language acrobatics to call “disgusting” or “outright stupid” or “garbage” viewpoints “diverse.” Translation - these are adjectives I use to describe any viewpoint that differes from my own.
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by squozzer 10y ago
This sounds a bit like Hemingway's foray into the Spanish Civil War.
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by squozzer 10y ago
I think people miss the bigger picture. CL is the classified section, only 1000x easier to use, both buying and selling. Generally the stuff sold has a low, but non-zero, payoff / hassle ratio (e.g. furniture), but most of its charm ha
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by squozzer 10y ago
The author misses what I think is a very important point -- that critiques must also entertain. And poison pens entertain with much more certainty than saccharine paeans.
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by squozzer 10y ago
I might have gone a bit hyperbolic on that. And I always wanted to study at U. Göttingen.
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by squozzer 10y ago
I think we blew past the point of moral hazard when a degree became so expensive it required taking a loan. Education has become one of the major economic predators of western civilization.
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by squozzer 10y ago
One of the prereqs is a pkg called mono. That gave me a bit of nostalgia.
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by squozzer 10y ago
Quadrotriticale, maybe? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trouble_with_Tribbles
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by squozzer 10y ago
>To outsiders, this may sound alarmist, and perhaps more than a little self-righteous. It does sound alarmist -- so far the only changes to immigration have been the 7 nation EO and some talk about H1-B. >They’re looking for the LeBro
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by squozzer 10y ago
>“Trade is about trade of values. Trade of culture,” Not sure what Mr. Ma means here, considering the barriers the Chinese have erected against foreign culture, e.g. The Great Firewall. The increasing intrusiveness and paranoia of major
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by squozzer 10y ago
>Historically, societies with laissez-faire economic policies have been associated with rigid, hierarchical social structures with negligible social mobility. Historically, ALL societies have possessed rigid, hierarchical social structur
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by squozzer 10y ago
To the suits, we are little better than chimps.
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by squozzer 10y ago
Looks like NSA was sticking its finger into the winds of limbo, which roared.
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by squozzer 10y ago
>attestations regarding recruitment Isn't the compliance enforcement budget zeroed out?
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by squozzer 10y ago
Maybe Putin is covering his tracks.
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by squozzer 10y ago
The problem is more fundamental than that -- once you run for office, people will ask you questions on topics you had never considered before. And you will hear stories that will change your perspective on how governments try to solve probl
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by squozzer 10y ago
The rule of thumb I was given was $1 per resident (not voter) for the office under consideration -- just to have a chance.
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by squozzer 10y ago
It reminds me of something Asimov wrote -- scientists are used to inflexible facts and not flexible people -- that might make scientists either unelectable or imcompetent. OTOH, I pulled this gem from an Asimov quote website -- "[Creat
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by squozzer 10y ago
You've touched on a cultural misalignment - and here's another - who in the USAF would be willing to fly it? It's essentially an assignment to the minor leagues of air combat. Moreover, such planes would depend heavily on air
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by squozzer 10y ago
The problem may have an even more basic core problem -- universities in general become ends unto themselves instead of means to an end.

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