SpanishConf

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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Nah, Franco too. https://blogs.elpais.com/historias/2014/06/franco-y-fidel-en... Obviously the relationship Fraga had with Castro was more than friendly, it was "special" indeed so to speak.
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
>n Europe, the Venezuelan crisis is largely ignored Sure, the last 5 years of National TV Stations here in Spain talking about Venezuela 24/7h just didn't happen. >our current government is more or less on friendly terms wit
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
You mean the PP? https://www.publico.es/espana/gobierno-rajoy-vendio-venezuel...
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Spot on. This will be and is being used to justify a world of luxury for the 1% and a world of pain for everyone else who isn't "perfect". I personally believe we should strive to create a better world for 100% of the populat
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
As someone who's the same height (yay?) it's okay, it's really average around the world, you're not short, you're average for 95% of the world ;) (Also it's 5'10") Having said so, may I remind you tha
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
This. Eugenics is all fun and games until they come after you and your family.
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Can't wait until my mate, my job, my life, and my position in society is decided before I am even born :) Yay!
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Also lots and lots and lots of subsidies by the US
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
France, Germany, Spain, etc... Are they perfect? No, though.
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
>That’s how it feels to me anyway. Europe certainly has it’s growing share of racists. As a Spaniard, here thankfully not really, thanks to (I'd claim) our disunity as a "Nation" or State. We love to hate each other more t
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
> This assumes that the pension system there will be able to sustain itself in a few decades hence despite low birth rates and limited immigration. Indeed, the system is not perfect and the general outlook of it is pretty bad. But you st
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Jesus Fucking Christ. As someone who's 19 years old and struggling with life (see my post history if you want to know more, but it ain't pretty, heh) you've sure done a lot of things and congratulations for you success! You s
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Live in Europe
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
>This old VC written article reminds me of Francis Fukuyama's 'end of history' thinking at the end of last century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_History_and_the_Las... . That recently many
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Also internet anonymity brings extremism out of people. IRL, when debating another person, most people IMO wouldn't be at least half as extremist as they're on reddit or HN
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
>No es ser hipocrita. Es muy fácil sentirte "promedio" cuando tienes al lado gente que lleva programando 5-6 años antes que tú. Personas que hicieron su primer app a los 13, un compilador a los 15, un ERP a los 17. Te llevan añ
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Hahaha, thanks for your advice. But I understand that to "make it" one has to start young, for better or worse.
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Interesting to see people having different life paths. Thanks for sharing your personal story :)
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Interesting :)
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Heh, heh. To be completely honest a little bit too fat for it atm, and I don't exactly want to go to the Northern Part of my country that has (and this is factually true) a worse weather rain wise than England especially during autumn.
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
A ver, primero de todo me gustaría decirte que me parece, y con todo el debido respeto, un poco hipócrita decir que eras un estudiante medio considerando que fuistes a la mejor universidad de tu país (no sé, en España si te vas a estudiar a
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Already started reading one of those books, thanks, stay motivated in life you too ;)
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Perdón por no haberte contestado antes. Acabo de leer todo lo que has escrito y lo he intentado comprender bien leyéndolo de manera atenta. Gracias por haber respondido al hilo :) >So, you're not less than anybody. From I remember,
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Interesting, I'll check this out indeed.
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Fuck
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Yeah, I kinda do sometimes, but not that much. My biggest distraction by far atm (and always) is Youtube though :/
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Te hablo en castellano porque se puede :) >- get a service job (supermarket, fast food, warehouse hand, whatever) so you can pay for your driving license (and other stuff) yourself. if you're feeling down, a semblance of self suffic
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Alright, I'll look into it, thanks! Problem is, as always, actually getting started with something, though :/
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
Wow, really interesting and informative. I'll try to read the link carefully and actually get to understand what the author is trying to convey. Thanks a lot!
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by SpanishConf 8y ago
>In my case, I felt that I desperately wanted to work hard, but getting into a state of flow was rare, and as deadlines approached I often felt like I was pushing an unstable boulder uphill, like Sisyphus. I felt so guilty, even though I

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