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Wow.
Maybe he deserves reelection just for that.
JM
(Probably not the peace prize though.)
Maybe he deserves reelection just for that.
JM
(Probably not the peace prize though.)
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Yeah that was a bit crazy, although..Originally posted by Jon Miller View Post
..so maybe it was fair based on that poll.The Nobel Committee said he won it for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".
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This would totally be up voted on LessWrong.Originally posted by Lorizael View Post
International community is an euphemism for the US state department.Originally posted by kentonio View Post
What for? Also who is going to defend fundamentalist Christian spiced neoconservatism now?Originally posted by The Mad Monk View Post
Lets wait and see what the situation will be like after his likley future adventures in Africa. On the one hand this is begging for a few incidents, on the other no one cares about Africa, least of all Africans.Originally posted by kentonio View PostLast edited by Heraclitus; October 21, 2011, 12:56.Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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Obama won popularity around the world simply for not being Bush. By the way, Bush actually wasn't globally reviled. It was pretty much just Western Europe and maybe South America that hated him, or at least hated him more than they would hate any American president.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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What do you base that on?“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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It is said that the only time Phillip II of Spain had a ROTFL moment was when he received the news about what had just happened in France during Saint Bartholomew's day.Originally posted by Heraclitus View Post
People in power laugh when their enemies day, just accept itI need a foot massageComment
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I guess that is true. It was just so disturbing to see genuine emotions from Hillary Clinton.Originally posted by Barnabas View PostModern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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I know right!Originally posted by Heraclitus View PostClick here if you're having trouble sleeping.
"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones." - François de La RochefoucauldComment
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Hera is a LessWrong guy? I should have guessed... chalk up another data point towards "they aren't nearly as smart as they think they are".Comment
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What is LessWrong? I googled it and came up with a site saying "a community blog devoted to refining the art of human rationality". Are these people who should be hit in the head with a hammer? (Just to be clear I'm not threatening hit anyone with a hammer. Please don't ban me.)Comment
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They are people who have already been hit on the head with a hammer.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Isn't it run by the guy that did that bizarre Harry Potter/Ender's Game crossover fanfic?If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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now comes the effort to repatriate some $200 billion or so...“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
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In theory they are a bunch of people who are trying to categorically eliminate all of their cognitive biases and such. I suspect they are unsuccessful.Originally posted by gribbler View PostComment
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Why?Originally posted by The Mad Monk View Post"I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!Comment
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