Ioper
11mo ago
At the point of the Allied invasion of continental Europe that distinction isn't super clear due to the massive expansion and forced conscription of both large numbers of Germans (often Wehrmacht) and foreigners, doubling in size many times over. It wasn't remotely the same org as before or at the start of the war.
Ioper
11mo ago
Dried beans are more cost-effective in terms of dollar/calorie, but they can take obnoxious amounts of time to prepare,
A tip for dealing with this is to prepare a large batch (like 5-10 lbs) at once and then freeze in portion sized bags. If you want to use them in a salad or just on their own you probably want to freeze them on a baking sheet before putting them into bags so they don't stick together too much.
Beans and chickpeas freeze pretty well and if you're using them for a stew or as filling in a burrito or something you absolute won't notice.
Ioper
11mo ago
The fact that local PD was stationed in the building actually makes this narrative more plausible that maybe one of their guys would go out on the roof.
Not only would but quite possibly should have been on the roof.
One has to wonder how often it happens that the local cops don't behave remotely as they're supposed to.
Not really, its more like getting the flu.
Regardless, if something simple as getting the flu or covid poses a serious risk to you, you have no business being the president or presidential candidate.
That depends. For plenty of roles and organisations you're explicitly prohibited from having a political social media presence of any kind and you can get fired for that.
That said, you're almost always supposed to receive multiple formal warnings before being fired.
Or she was about to say, "on the recovery[...]", or "on the record[...]" and either changed her mind or blended two sentences together.
Regardless, I very much doubt he is dead, it makes no sense to hide that. If anything I think it's much more likely that he is being isolated because he doesn't really want to resign from the 2024 candidacy, and this is more or less a palace coup, either explicitly (he never said that he is resigning) or that they don't trust I'm to not say something ambiguous (or forget that he's resigned) during a live press conference.
I feel like you already got most of it with polearms not being concealable but I'd also argue that they're unwieldy and designed to be used in formations and/or at choke points. At the length you're describing something concealable you're just ending up with a much worse sword.
I think a better question is why're they not using shields and armour. A small shield like a buckler could be concealed and even something larger could probably be brought along if it's wrapped up. As for armour, you could easily wear a gambeson under a large coat/jacket.
My guess is that they're generally not planning to fight other armed and unsurprised people. Furthermore I think people just are vain as well. People shoot guns holding them sideways because it's cooler, despite the massive downsides, why would they want to look like a dork, wearing a gambeson (that likely cost a good deal)? Finally, If you're going to that much effort and expense then why not just get a gun?
I'd argue that conscientiousness is at least as important as intelligence, so from a pure genetic perspective I'd be as mindful of that as much as intelligence.
If she is as much more conscientious as you are intelligent your kids will likely come out ahead of where you are.
Lastly, I'm sure most people have some doubts at about a year into a relationship and start window-shopping, usually overestimating their own market value. How desirable are you really to a partner? Perhaps this is the best you can do. Odds are that you did your best to get this relationship and that you can't do much better. That doesn't have to be the case for you but it's the likely case. Don't piss away a good thing just due to some strange internet reasons. If you're really worried then you can compensate by rolling the dice more times through having more children.
The Swedish equivalent and literal translation "fitthår" has seen frequent use at least as long as I've lived and we use the metric system.
Granted, fitta doesn't have exactly the same connotation as cunt. You generally don't call some a fitta and its not a gendered insult, its more of a general expletive, eg. you stub your toe and yell out fitta. Furthermore, its more of a comical extension/version of the expression "det var på håret" (that was a close one, literally "that was on the hair"), "det var på fitthåret".
In addition to the things other people have written i'd argue that there is an issue similar to that of main characters is in major movies, in that only white men (or maybe men) are allowed moral complexity and actually be characters. Women get pigeonholed into a particular cardboard cutout role and it's similar with minorities in politics. Since they are a minority their being a minority is what defines them politically (to a very large extent).
Choosing a white man isn't the same as choosing a "minority" because you're expecting something more than white man than merely being a white man, racist as that may be. Is there some form of representation thinking going on here in the choosing of the VP? Sure, but they're also choosing between popular politicians in key states that can help drag the ticket across the finish line. That their colour doesn't matter much is precisely because there already is a DEI pick on the ticket, IE. Kamala. They don't have to care about "representation" so they can pick whoever has the greatest political value, of which Kamala has none or even negative.
If there was a popular black or asian governer in Pennsylvania rather than a Jew I'm sure they would receive strong consideration but since Buttigieg isn't popular enough and Whitmer has stated numerous times that she doesn't want the position we're left with three (or four) people who are white, male and straight (although one is Jewish).
Ioper
11mo ago
The issues with housing exist with or without competition from international capital. The issue is the combination lack of construction with massive credit expansion.
This has mostly benefited older people but that wealth is now starting to trickle down so it's more looking like big city house owning natives Vs everyone else division where the former have been handed an immense pile of wealth the last 30 years or so for no reason at all. Unless you're part of the housing owning class it's incredibly hard to compensate with a high salary (especially given the compressed wage distribution) but if you are, even a low salary is enough to live very well on.
Ioper
11mo ago
There is also the option of going for someone thats not a politician, i suppose.
Ioper
11mo ago
What you say in no way counters what op said. Walz projects Midwestern good vibes, whether his policy positions back that up or not and I don't think your objections to him speaks negatively to swing voters anyway. Its not like its some hidden secret that he holds progressive views, its on the New York Times front page.
I doubt the intention was that he was going to appeal to rightwingers on theMotte.
Ioper
11mo ago
Yes, but I have no advice. I decided to change, and over time I did.
Doing it this way was at least possible for me.
Ioper
11mo ago
There are more:
- Trying to force troop rotations away from the front inside Ukraine
- Making the war less palatable to Russia by forcing conscripts to engage in battle
- Trying to force Russia to keep attacking as their offensive culminates in order to extract favourable attrition/prevent them from comfortably entrenching their gains in Ukraine.
- Hedging in case of a Trump victory by making a "ceasefire" unpalatable to Russia by holding russian territory.
- A combination of all of the above and seeing what sticks.
Ioper
11mo ago
Having access to very cheap labour makes my life more comfortable even as it rots society.
Since you're largely stuck with the human capital and natural resources you have the only thing you have control over is improving your institutions and create enough stability that people dare to invest.
Ioper
11mo ago
Use of conscripts would technically mean a greater manpower replacement sustainability but at a cost of popularity.
As such, that is an explicit goal of Ukraine's. They want a greater use of conscripts by Russia. Would it be good or bad for the outcome of the war, who knows?
Ioper
11mo ago
Russia isn't manpower constrained given current recruitment methods (at the moment anyway), they materiel constrianed, which is why I said it would mean greater manpower replacement sustainability.
They can't outfit, mechanize and give air support to another army in addition to what they already have. If they could, they would have already.
Ioper
11mo ago
Legible output selects for departments engaging in fake performance. Like health centrals that focus on dealing with non-sick people or police departments boosting numbers using speed traps instead of following up on rape cases. This shit is absolutely rampant and without an in-depth understanding of what the organisation does and what the "legible output" actually means, making cuts based on that is a godawful idea since most of the most important people don't have legible output and the least important and the actively parasititic often have large legible output.
I suppose, but for that you just read the morning newspaper.
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