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by rexgallorum2 6y ago
Nope, by a German speaker in good but imperfect English
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by rexgallorum2 6y ago
I would argue the bomb was only part of it though--the other hazard was area bombing. All of those planners had seen (or participated in) the aerial bombardment of Europe and Japan during the war, and one take-away was that areas with diffe
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by rexgallorum2 6y ago
Very good observation. The significance of an apology is entirely dependent on the cultural context. The fallout from BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill comes to mind. British executives failed to provide the gushing (but meaningless) apology t
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by rexgallorum2 6y ago
This shouldn't have been voted down. It is actually a sound question and one that should be examined. Edit: I looked at the previous replies. All of this talk of 'society' this and 'we' that is of no use whatsoever
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by rexgallorum2 6y ago
Ultimately I think the best solution will be universal 'deamplification', i.e. disabling all features that facilitate virality/contagion. It is unfortunate that Facebook, Twitter, et. al. have tweaked their entire platforms a
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by rexgallorum2 6y ago
In agrarian societies, children are economically productive. In urbanised industrial/post-industrial societies, children are expensive and thus an economic liability. Many of the conditions that accompanied falling fertility rates in E
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by rexgallorum2 6y ago
There is a fundamental problem with claims that the infection fatality rate (fatality rate for all infections, including undetected infections) is ridiculously low. New York City has seen over 18,000 deaths directly attributed to Covid-19.
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
I think this company is selling panic and hysteria to make a quick buck. The whole thing could well be made up, pure fiction. Their claims aren't worth a discussion. I don't doubt that this stuff happens. The web is full of filth
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Even discussing this issue has become a serious taboo in itself. An anthropologist would say you are correct.
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
I'm glad at least a few people here can recognize a blatant advert using scaremongering to sell a product.
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
This is nothing but covert advertising. Almost everyone here seems to have missed this fact. Re-read the 'article' carefully. This text was carefully crafted to go viral by scaring parents. Again, this is not about a 'police
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Correct. Surveillance has historically had three chief purposes. - taxation, the expropriation of property or surplus value - manpower, conscription - maintaining order and control, eliminating threats, etc. You can go all the way back to t
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
1. Not exactly, no. The opposite of a federal state is a unitary state (like France or Ireland), not an authoritarian state (like Saudi Arabia). Interestingly, what you described (moving power upward) has been another major feature of Ameri
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
One of the more important yet most overlooked and misunderstood features of American government and governance is the fact that a vast amount of power resides at the very bottom, and local officials often have discretionary powers that woul
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Maybe we need a special place where we can discuss highly unpopular and 'heretical' ideas that strongly contradict perceived wisdom or popular opinion. Any ideas?
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
If I wanted oysters, I could just walk down to the beach and get them. I tried it a while back. Steamed them. Not bad. But I don't really care for the taste of oysters anyway. I suppose it's nice to know they are there as a potent
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Nice price! I wonder what shipping from Lebanon to Europe costs...
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Out of curiosity, what do you pay for it? At the moment I can get rough cut Aleppo soap for about €1.10 here in Germany. I've heard it's dirt cheap in Syria.
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
I sometimes buy Aleppo soap. It's great stuff made according to an ancient olive/laurel oil recipe.
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
I know it sounds strange, as it runs contrary to perceived wisdom on the subject. That is precisely why I question it. I would place the origin of this thinking in the crusading social reform movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, or per
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Education doesn't make the masses any more difficult to control. And it isn't an improvement over anything at all. That is just dogma. I knew my comment would get downvoted though. :P
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
I would seriously rethink whether we need to subject young people to compulsory education at all. Mass education is a sacred cow that just doesn't want to die.
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Pass the butter, please.
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Currency reform in 1948 also produced winners and losers. Worth a read.
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Years ago I had an elderly neighbour here in Germany who fell victim to financial fraud, wiring most of his his life savings--over $200k--to some dodgy bank account in Hong Kong. He thought he was buying shares in some kind of gold mine or
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
A few years ago, I bought a hand made leather wallet from a leatherworker in Germany. It has a beautiful patina now and is in perfect shape. Quality matters.
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Most American houses are barely fit for purpose. It's time for a major re-think of construction methods, styles, materials, and priorities.
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Hey I'd be interested doing the same thing, similar problem here. Where should I start? If I started tutorials in one language now, what should it be?
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Absolutely. High intelligence and the thirst for novelty and stimulation that often comes with it can make it hard to focus on anything for very long. It also makes people lazy. You learn as a kid that you can achieve a lot with minimal or
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by rexgallorum2 7y ago
Maybe success lies in being able to achieve your goals and realise your visions. If you decide to drop out and herd sheep, are you a good shepherd, or the laughing stock of the herding world?

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