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Already the Bible has passages that tell us people back then knew the Earth was round. The ancient Greeks probably knew as well. Most likely any civilization that looked at stars knew this

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Uh, my job I guess

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Commando

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No Iceland? What is this

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Sauron very likely had a body at the time of LotR, or he wouldn't be so keen to get the Ring back.

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Please tag me as well in the new topic

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You should play Mario kart then, in that game drifting is a requirement :^)

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candyapplered posted...

pay your rent you bum

I own my place and I pay my own mortgage. If someone else were paying my mortgage they would be part owners as well

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DevsBro posted...

If 100% went to maintenance, how would they pay for the property? You know you have to buy these things for 6+ figures right?

What part of "the fundamental part of the objection is that people shouldn't be able to make money by just owning stuff" are you not getting

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Balrog0 posted...

I don't give a shit about ideology, I just think it's incredible that we accurately said that averagejoel denies the holodomor genocide and blames things like the weather and the farmers instead, and we were told that wasn't true...

and it was all true, but somehow because Joel told scar that it was bad even though it was not a genocide and also Churchill is bad too there's ambiguity over all those posts denying Stalin did anything or that the holodomor had anything to do with policy

Like wtf? When have I ever defended Churchill? Most of what I know about him doesn't make him seem worth defending.

W/e, I don't really care what Joel thinks as long as we've cleared the air over what he's said

Ok let me clarify. I took RebelElite's initial post about it to mean something more along the lines of "denies it happened", especially since he used the phrase "conspiracy theory" about something that is actually contested in academia. Whereas the way I understand it is simply that he thinks the Holodomor very much happened but it wasn't a genocide.

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MrPeppers posted...

I think you don't blame him because if you aren't a full-on communist then you sympathize with them to a very concerning degree.

OK but I just explained why I don't blame him, is that explanation somehow materially wrong? Churchill was a monster, there's no need for communism to realize that

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MrPeppers posted...

May I ask why, exactly? Whether or not you consider the Holodomor a genocide doesn't excuse Stalin's actions and serves to show a very concerning set of biases you espouse.

Not sure what you're asking. Why what? I agree it doesn't excuse his actions. Stalin was pretty brutal regardless. My point is that so were the leaders of the west, yet they are still regarded as heroes. I think that sucks, because then it feels like Stalin gets criticism not because he was bad but because he was bad on the wrong side.

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ASithLord7 posted...

Lol he loses his shit any time Churchill is mentioned

I don't blame him considering Churchill is not only responsible for the Bengal famine but also for one of the largest ethnic cleansings in modern times, and numerous other horrendous things yet he's revered as a hero. It's pretty weird

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Balrog0 posted...

Do you think average Joel would defend Churchill the way he defended Stalin?

It's a good question. I'll remember to ask him if he thinks the Bengal famine is a genocide. I don't really know his opinions on Stalin in general but you know it's possible to think he was bad and to think the Holodomor wasn't a genocide at the same time right

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Balrog0 posted...

And when you compare that explanation to the things he's said about it in the past, do you think that's a fair explanation of his views or does that seem different than what he had said in the past?

I think it's pretty consistent yeah. He doesn't think it was a genocide.

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Balrog0 posted...

What was his more detailed explanation

Again it's a little weird to have this conversation without him but essentially it was something like this:

Of course the actual Holodomor happened, what is contested is whether it should be classified as genocide, since for example kulaks would burn their own land rather than hand over crops, and a bunch of other circumstances.
Bottom line however is that Stalin was complicit and responsible, no matter if it's technically genocide or not.

A personal reflection is that it's a very similar situation to the Bengal famine of '43 and yet people are not so happy to condemn Churchill. I'm less interested in whether they're classified as genocides and more interested in consistency.

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Balrog0 posted...

And I'm sure you're going to believe your buddy regardless of the truth. I don't have any reason to lie, so you believe what you want

Well when he's not around to clarify and no one is giving any context other than hyperbole then of course I believe the more detailed explanation, duh

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Balrog0 posted...

I've seen him blame it on the weather more than once, it's great he's changed his tune

I'm sure that's the whole story

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Balrog0 posted...

He blames it on weather patterns

I have asked him about it because I was curious and no he doesn't.

EDIT: Well unless he lied to me but I'm inclined to believe him since I've seen how incompetent CE generally is at representing what other people say or think

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ASithLord7 posted...

Theyre both uniquely awful but at least Draje has never spread conspiracy theories that allege the Holodomor genocide didnt happen

Uhm, joel doesn't do that

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I saw the new Jumanji movies recently and they were surprisingly ok. Not heavy on the action though, more like adventure. But still

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From a global point of view, a deadlier disease is actually less deadly. It seems a bit counterintuitive, but the thing is that if the virus is too good at killing its host, it won't be able to spread as efficiently

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Choco posted...

btw i recommend everyone to block him since he likes going around spoiling people because hurr durr here's a study that says actually you like spoilers!

What, I've never seen him do that. Luckily I don't care about spoilers

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DevsBro posted...

I don't know why people are assuming there's no work involved in landlording.

Repairs, maintenance, tax prep, showings, monthly payments (collection and payment), lease agreement preparation, many of them even arrange crap like lawncare. It's not a full-time thing for one property but some of these guys manage a ton of properties. That's why there's a dang real estate office that's staffed 40+ hours a week.

And that labor should be fairly compensated naturally. If 100% of "rent" went towards actual maintenance of the building then
1. It would not be called rent
2. They would not be called landlords
3. People living there wouldn't have a problem with them

Seriously how hard is it to understand? There's a fundamental difference between making money from doing work, and making money from owning stuff. The objection against landlords is that they make money from owning stuff. That's why they're called leeches. That's why people don't like them. That's the central issue. Well that and the fact that they wield power over others just because they own stuff. No one thinks someone who does repairs or mows the lawn shouldn't get paid.

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Shelhamer92 posted...

If you'll be there for a bit, I'd also recommend a day trip to Copenhagen. It's only 75 minutes by train.

Grab a bowl at Slurp Ramen Joint while you're there!

Most Swedes aren't allowed in Denmark right now

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What's the name of the place? Gf and I are renting a car for a month planning on doing lots of daytrips. She lives in Malm and I in Karlskrona so this looks pretty interesting

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Kaliesto posted...

Is it true that Tinder is a STD toxic dump site? I was kind of worried about that. >_>

That's not my experience no

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EnragedSlith posted...

Touching tinder after your 20s, just why?

IDK I found my gf there and we are both over 30 and perfectly happy together

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Can't decide if I like Ed or Tinkerbelle the most

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I like the game but it feels like a poor man's F-Zero. And F-Zero X was pretty amazing, probably my favorite in the series

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thebatz posted...

in the end, tenants are still getting evicted. either rent gets paid or property gets seized.
so why go after landlords in some moral crusade.

You think people who are critical of landlords aren't also critical of banks?

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thebatz posted...

okay that's real unfortunate but when mortgage payments are not being paid and the landlord's bank forecloses the rented out property then what...

Then what what? Landlords don't become more entitled to other people's money just because it's actually the bank who owns stuff and not the landlord.

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The main objection against landlords isn't that they're rich, wtf. It doesn't matter if they're millionaires or barely scraping by.

The objection is that they're exploiting a basic human need for profit. They do no work, they take money from other people who do work. Very irrelevant how their living situation is, the point is that they feel entitled to other people's money just because they own stuff

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Ohhh so your objection is the order of the factors?

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Why wouldn't he, he's making tons and tons of money

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I'm afraid I don't know the ideal gas law very well

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Unlimited Saga is the most obvious example. I love that game but it's very quirky and not accessible

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ChocoboMogALT posted...

A human President: "We have some promising treatment candidates, including hydrochloroquine, but they need more testing before they're ready."

It shouldn't be any president's job to comment on preliminary results

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squarion posted...

FF7R doesn't require you to play 10+ games to understand it

In fact there is no amount of games that will make you understand FF7R

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I see. Sure that C2 description seems like it fits, but I'm still hesitant if I would call that fluency. But I suppose it also depends on the context.

No, I haven't really been reading anything in French for a long time now. I suppose I kind of gave up a little bit on that language. I've been picking up some Portuguese though and am planning to at some point figure out Polish, since my gf's family is from there.

About stormaktstiden... are you looking for history books or fiction? I'm not very well versed, maybe someone like @ROBANN_88 knows more (for some reason I have him pegged as a history buff). But I spoke to some Sami people about a year ago and they were talking about an interesting author who had written about the native perspective from that time. Sadly I lost the name and it bugs me because it sounded really interesting

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rivers posted...

scar_the_1 det enda som jag vet r att jag ingenting vet

du hrskar ju redan. enligt de kriterier du nmner s skulle man kunna argumentera fr att de flesta infdda anvndare utav vilket sprk som helst egentligen inte talar med flytande. men jag fattar vad du menar. jag har inte pratat svenska p ungefr tio r (vi pratades ngra gngare tidigare d mitt anvndarnamn var technocloak) -- men det knns som att jag skulle kunna gra mig frstdd ganska bra ven nu, och det r sllan jag stter p ngot ord eller uttryck jag inte frstr. det r bara att jag kanske inte skulle ha hittat p det lite s dr in the moment nr jag sjlv fr samtal. med tanke p att jag fick godknt resultat i tisus (c1-nivn p CEFR) fr 14 r sedan knns det fr mig otnktbart att du inte skulle testa p c2-nivn p engelska. men det finns ju frsts alltid mer som man kan lra sig.

Ahhh dig minns jag!! Det var lngesen!

Sure, if you break it down far enough the definitions of fluency can seem a bit arbitrary. But I definitely think there are aspects of a language that you don't really pick up until you really immerse yourself for a long time. And it gets really obvious when I visit a place where they speak English natively because there's this kind of ease native speakers have that I don't yet. It's really hard to explain.

I'm not really sure what those CEFR levels are, though. Your Swedish is really good for not having spoken it for ten years though! By comparison, my French that I haven't used for ten years is absolute dog shit at this point lol

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Choco posted...

you seem fluent to me
is there anything specific why you wouldn't consider yourself fluent?

I think we probably have different conditions for fluency. To me fluency would include a lot more. Like even though I can make myself understood perfectly fine, I'm lacking in a number of areas I'd almost only be able to develop if I lived in an English speaking country for a long time. Such as, better understand of dialects, local figures of speech/idioms etc, a ton of names for like flora and fauna. So for me fluency is a level above, say, proficiency, which would be a level of speaking where I still have a large vocabulary and a working understanding of the grammar.

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I wouldn't consider myself fluent in any other language than my mother tongue, Swedish. I have an ok understanding of English but there's still a big difference

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Gakk86 posted...

If you like Slay the Spire give Pirates Outlaws a chance on IOS and Andriod. It's the same kind of game with a few tweaks and is just as crazy deep and fun/satisfying. The Devs have been supporting it for a couple of years now and it's really great. I actually got the rec from somebody here on this board, if you see this then THANKS!

Tag, this looks interesting. I love this very specific genre of roguelite deckbuilding. I found a weird game for Android called Night of the Full Moon that is the same genre, with a take on Little Red Riding Hood. It was actually surprisingly fun, and after finishing the free parts I bought all the paid extra content. It's done by some Asian devs and the localization is a little wonky but it's a solid game for the price.
I'll definitely check out this pirate game you're talking about!

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pinky0926 posted...

Blocked that guy like a year or two ago, really improved my CE experience

I don't blame you but honestly I think his gimmick is pretty fun

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The Popo posted...

With the Kaioken. See my previous post. Goku says that beating Nappa will take forever when hes fighting just at his base power.

Alright I remember it as Goku being clearly better even at above 8k, which is similar to what you said, and then being forced to beat him faster since he went for the scrubs. Long time since I read it though and my estimate would put Nappa at slightly below 8k anyway so it's not really a big deal

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The Popo posted...

That would put Videl at about Gokus level at the 21st Budokai. Shes nowhere near that strength.

And Nappa is at the very least a bit over 8,000.

Goku was over 8k and he schooled Nappa

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Yeah pretty much.

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