Actually they won because previous government was massively incompetent and controlled directly by Berlin, so a lot of people were just "anything but not those idiots again".
And they have a lot more than 20%, it's the first time since 1989 when ruling party has majority of seats in the parliament. It's a bit of Trump effect - people who vote for them tend not to admit it. Pretty much for the same reasons.
You should add to your rant, that isolation usually slows down scientific progress, as you can't discuss your ideas with people from the outside your own circle.
Then again, while you argue some good points, you are wrong. As soon as you accept Tony Stark, lone genius capable of putting together any tech he needs from whatever he has at hand, places like Wakanda are reasonable. we are talking about whole nation - what stopped them from having their Tony Stark's three generations in a row?
When I was single-digit age my parents told me the same thing "It's too expensive". Turned out that they knew it's unhealthy, but they didn't know how to explain it to a small kid, while managing money was something I picked up very quickly, so they simply used an argument they knew I'd buy.
And yes, when I was that age going to McD was something to brag about around my peers. Because we saw people on American movies eating there, and at that time there was nothing more awesome to us than "America". It was a paradise beyond the sea, Tolkien's Undying Lands so to speak. So to eat at American restaurant then was something akin to audience by the queen of England. Yes, most of us grew out of it somewhere at the beginning of two-digit-age era.
Except of course Happy Meal. We needed much more time for that one.
I want you to realize, that while slogans were different, nazim and communism were pretty much the same thing. In both cases you had one tyrant at the top, who ruled by his party, you had death camps, political purges and economy geared solely towards war. Different paint job, same engine. To use your metaphor, demons versus devils.
And what's with they "you"? I am a Slav, my ancestors fought against both regimes tooth and nail in the name of freedom and democracy, and I honor them for that. I can only hope, that when the push comes to shove I will have as much courage as they had to oppose any of them, should they ever come back.
Sure they do. Everyone who knew my wife before we got married call her by maiden name - some don't even remember her new name. Those who met her after marriage usually use new name, unless they hang around mostly with "old" crowd. Same with all other married women in my social circle. Same with that one guy who adopted his wife's name. Nobody cares.
The only time it ever became an issue was when a woman was divorced, remarried, and some lady called her by the name of the first husband. The divorced woman asked not to be called that and that was the end of it. But generally people don't expect others to immediately relearn how to call someone if the name changed.
Stalin slaughtered plenty more people than Hitler by the time 1945 ended. And they weren't "valuable allies". They were all too happy so mass murder members of local undergrounds (who also fought against Nazis) to ensure that after the war puppet governments installed by USSR will be uncontested, they constantly blackmailed western countries to act against their own interest by threatening to pull out of the war (as soon as they pushed Germans away from their borders), and in 1944 Stalin already had plans to attack the West.
So no, they weren't "valuable allies". We just happened to have a common enemy. But Nazis, commies, it's just different paint job, no difference under the hood.
What do you mean "let her"? There was no way I could have stopped her from doing that if she wanted to. Except she assumes, that if you need to read an instruction it's impossible and she doesn't even try.
And yes I did explain manger to her exactly as you suggest. Her only argument against it is that it's not "normal".
You know your OS sucks when your users need to go to support groups.
"Hello, my name is Steve..."
"Hello Steve!"
"I have been using Windows for 10 years... No... I am sorry, I can't make it, maybe later..."
"It's ok, Steve, thank you for trying. Admitting to yourself that you have a problem is the first step to recovery. We are all very proud of you, please let us all give Steve a warm round of applause!"
You remind me of a conversations I had with a friend several days after installing Linux on her laptop:
Her: "HoMM III keeps hanging every few hours!"
Me: "Didn't you have some problems with it on Windows too?"
Her: "Well, I couldn't start it..."
Later:
Her: "Why do I have to search for programs in this manager thing? Can't I just install them normally?"
Me: "And how did you install them normally?"
Her: "Well, normally! I search for them on Google, download them, and just, you know, install!"
Linux will never catch on for the masses, because if users are forced to do stuff like they do it in Windows they find it unacceptable, because it's too much work, and if they have to do it differently they find it unacceptable because they are trained to handle it Windows way. So - Morton's fork.
a) constantly balancing on the verge of collapse (Greece, Spain, Italy)
b) massive influx of money from outside (Norway thanks to oil and gas reserves, Germany thanks to banks, manufacturing, and retail giants such as Lidl)
There is no one true and perfect solution, no matter what system you choose, a lot of effort is needed to make things work. I live in Europe and from across the pond I don't see USA as a better or worse option. Just different.
First of all, German government (or more accurately - German corporations raking billions on Polish market) is the only part of Germany to have say in the matter, so let me fix your statement:
I don't know anyone in Germany (aside maybe people who matter) who'd want to keep Poland in the EU...
Second - you'll find quite a lot of people in Germany who'd want to keep Poland in EU: Polish migrants and people who employ them.
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Actually they won because previous government was massively incompetent and controlled directly by Berlin, so a lot of people were just "anything but not those idiots again".
And they have a lot more than 20%, it's the first time since 1989 when ruling party has majority of seats in the parliament. It's a bit of Trump effect - people who vote for them tend not to admit it. Pretty much for the same reasons.
Aside from that, you're right.
Don't worry, they pay in bitcoins.
Ok then: try naming three greatest philanthropists in ancient Egypt. Now try naming three Pharaohs buried in a pyramid. Who is remembered better now?
They really pay Mike Pence that kind of money? Sure, government can be wasteful but...
You should add to your rant, that isolation usually slows down scientific progress, as you can't discuss your ideas with people from the outside your own circle.
Then again, while you argue some good points, you are wrong. As soon as you accept Tony Stark, lone genius capable of putting together any tech he needs from whatever he has at hand, places like Wakanda are reasonable. we are talking about whole nation - what stopped them from having their Tony Stark's three generations in a row?
When I was single-digit age my parents told me the same thing "It's too expensive". Turned out that they knew it's unhealthy, but they didn't know how to explain it to a small kid, while managing money was something I picked up very quickly, so they simply used an argument they knew I'd buy.
And yes, when I was that age going to McD was something to brag about around my peers. Because we saw people on American movies eating there, and at that time there was nothing more awesome to us than "America". It was a paradise beyond the sea, Tolkien's Undying Lands so to speak. So to eat at American restaurant then was something akin to audience by the queen of England. Yes, most of us grew out of it somewhere at the beginning of two-digit-age era.
Except of course Happy Meal. We needed much more time for that one.
I want you to realize, that while slogans were different, nazim and communism were pretty much the same thing. In both cases you had one tyrant at the top, who ruled by his party, you had death camps, political purges and economy geared solely towards war. Different paint job, same engine. To use your metaphor, demons versus devils.
And what's with they "you"? I am a Slav, my ancestors fought against both regimes tooth and nail in the name of freedom and democracy, and I honor them for that. I can only hope, that when the push comes to shove I will have as much courage as they had to oppose any of them, should they ever come back.
Sure they do. Everyone who knew my wife before we got married call her by maiden name - some don't even remember her new name. Those who met her after marriage usually use new name, unless they hang around mostly with "old" crowd. Same with all other married women in my social circle. Same with that one guy who adopted his wife's name. Nobody cares.
The only time it ever became an issue was when a woman was divorced, remarried, and some lady called her by the name of the first husband. The divorced woman asked not to be called that and that was the end of it. But generally people don't expect others to immediately relearn how to call someone if the name changed.
Stalin slaughtered plenty more people than Hitler by the time 1945 ended. And they weren't "valuable allies". They were all too happy so mass murder members of local undergrounds (who also fought against Nazis) to ensure that after the war puppet governments installed by USSR will be uncontested, they constantly blackmailed western countries to act against their own interest by threatening to pull out of the war (as soon as they pushed Germans away from their borders), and in 1944 Stalin already had plans to attack the West.
So no, they weren't "valuable allies". We just happened to have a common enemy. But Nazis, commies, it's just different paint job, no difference under the hood.
What do you mean "let her"? There was no way I could have stopped her from doing that if she wanted to. Except she assumes, that if you need to read an instruction it's impossible and she doesn't even try.
And yes I did explain manger to her exactly as you suggest. Her only argument against it is that it's not "normal".
You know your OS sucks when your users need to go to support groups.
"Hello, my name is Steve..."
"Hello Steve!"
"I have been using Windows for 10 years... No... I am sorry, I can't make it, maybe later..."
"It's ok, Steve, thank you for trying. Admitting to yourself that you have a problem is the first step to recovery. We are all very proud of you, please let us all give Steve a warm round of applause!"
You remind me of a conversations I had with a friend several days after installing Linux on her laptop:
Her: "HoMM III keeps hanging every few hours!"
Me: "Didn't you have some problems with it on Windows too?"
Her: "Well, I couldn't start it..."
Later:
Her: "Why do I have to search for programs in this manager thing? Can't I just install them normally?"
Me: "And how did you install them normally?"
Her: "Well, normally! I search for them on Google, download them, and just, you know, install!"
Linux will never catch on for the masses, because if users are forced to do stuff like they do it in Windows they find it unacceptable, because it's too much work, and if they have to do it differently they find it unacceptable because they are trained to handle it Windows way. So - Morton's fork.
But you can use such Hondux to get to anti-child-labour rally!
So what? MS is not a man, MS is a corporation. And corporations are bulletproof.
And you are aware, that it requires either:
a) constantly balancing on the verge of collapse (Greece, Spain, Italy)
b) massive influx of money from outside (Norway thanks to oil and gas reserves, Germany thanks to banks, manufacturing, and retail giants such as Lidl)
There is no one true and perfect solution, no matter what system you choose, a lot of effort is needed to make things work. I live in Europe and from across the pond I don't see USA as a better or worse option. Just different.
Thanks :)
This is a great summation of the state of things in the real world. Mind if I borrow it for my sig?
Wasn't it the opposite scenario? Black men were identified as gorillas?
The military is supposed to spend their time during peace on training. I don't think they can do much of it outside of Germany.
I don't know anyone in Germany (aside maybe people who matter) who'd want to keep Poland in the EU...
Second - you'll find quite a lot of people in Germany who'd want to keep Poland in EU: Polish migrants and people who employ them.
Obi-Wan Kenobi would like to have a word with you.
If his wire transfers FREQUENTLY got lost, I suspect Nigerian prince was running his bank.
Commandeer - it's a nautical term...
Might as well ask Zeus for protection.
Jesus promised to get rid of sin. Odin promised to get rid of frost giants. Have you seen any frost giants lately?
Praise Odin!
Meanwhile, Zeus is busy having career on PornHub.
On that I can offer no insight. On my end everything looks fine. Have you tried to reseal the package and open it again?