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Originally posted by Serb View PostWhat's so funny? Missed me, Gringo?Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
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Originally posted by Elok View PostYeah, then you need to stack a second unit with the alpine troops to make them invincible (IIRC).John Brown did nothing wrong.
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Originally posted by Serb View PostSo, how is the ceremony?
You guys did an absolutely amazing job. One technical glitch (the 5th ring), but the rest of it was beautiful and incredible. That projection on the floor - WOW!“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
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Alpine troop? In Civ 2, the most powerful unit was the diplomat. I could bribe any unit and even bribe entire cities.“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.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
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I gotta say, for all its flaws, Russia does pointless prestige projects much better than Britain. The british olympic opening ceremonies were ****ing horrible. It was downright painful to watch when they started rolling kids in NHS hospital beds across the floor.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostI gotta say, for all its flaws, Russia does pointless prestige projects much better than Britain. The british olympic opening ceremonies were ****ing horrible. It was downright painful to watch when they started rolling kids in NHS hospital beds across the floor.
As for pointless prestige project, Sochi is a long-term investment in our national sport. If we won't destroy each other in a nuclear holocaust within the next five or so years, that investment will pay-off for sure, at least in terms of Olympic medals on the next Olympic games. Not to mention that improvements in infrastructure brought Sochi to the entirely new level as a resort area, especially as a winter resort.
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Serb, most cities lose money on the olympics. I doubt Sochi will be any different. Sure, the new facilities may increase tourism somewhat, but the $50 billion price tag is unlikely to be recovered, particularly since even far cheaper olympic games have lost money.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Originally posted by Ban Kenobi View PostThey're still way worse at pointless prestige projects than the Chinese.
It's a pity we are no longer a Communist state, if we still were, there was not such f*ck-up as 5th ring and everything gone perfect just like in 1980.Last edited by Serb; February 8, 2014, 13:10.
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Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostSerb, most cities lose money on the olympics. I doubt Sochi will be any different. Sure, the new facilities may increase tourism somewhat, but the $50 billion price tag is unlikely to be recovered, particularly since even far cheaper olympic games have lost money.
You can't measure anything in money. As I've said, first of all, that was an investment in our national sport.
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