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wutangson1··on US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list, lifting major investment obstacle
Great news! I'm sure when the students had an uprising (funded by US spy agencies) to overthrow Asad, this is exactly who they wanted- an Al Queda fundamentalist to rule over them! Another win for the West!
wutangson1··on Negative views of Israel continue to rise among Americans
sure, many Americans don't have a great relationship with the map- as per the trope. Even if many Americans are unable to locate Iran on the map, they know that Israel is pulling us into a third world war, at least every time they have to fill their gas tanks, paying historic fuel prices. Thanks,O̶b̶a̶m̶a̶ Israel!
wutangson1··on Afrika Bambaataa has died
right! Pac wasn't convicted until December of '94, and the R. Kelly 'tapes' came out in '01. The hilarity of accusing others of revisionism
wutangson1··on By the Power of Grayscale
So, who is He-Man, and who is Skelator?
wutangson1··on Doing Rails Wrong
Indeed as the poet Dwayne Carter once said, “if I’m wrong, there is no right/ and if I’m wrong, there is Snow White”.
wutangson1··on Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
You were expecting a review to overturn the standard Fagles for the Iliad, and Lattimore for the Odyssey?
wutangson1··on ‘Overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI
hmm, this feels like ScaleAI
wutangson1··on Former bookie recounts past life working with the Chicago mob and how he got out
Also, wow! At actually implying the Cubs threw games at the Outfit’s behest. Is it blasphemy for me to say for the North Siders,”Say it ain’t so, Joe.”
wutangson1··on Former bookie recounts past life working with the Chicago mob and how he got out
I know it's cliche at this point to call it a bygone era, but of just 20-some years ago. All those areas are now filled with luxury condos: Greektown, Fulton district, Cabrini, etc. I knew Giancana was originally from the near the Maxwell market, but I did not know that Spilatro's family was from Greektown. I thought they were always Elmwood Park, or at least Grand Ave. boys from the start.
wutangson1··on Ancient genomes provide final word in Indo-European linguistic origins
The Kalash language is a mix of the languages found in the region- Tajik, uzbek, tartar, persian, etc. But, there are Greek words for woman, washing, winter, greetings etc used among the several Kalash tribes that are Greek. While even that can be explained under the PIE theory, your statement of 'absolutely nothing to do with Greek' does not stand.

But further study- genetic and archeological- is necessary.

wutangson1··on Ancient genomes provide final word in Indo-European linguistic origins
Kalash are a relic of Proto-Indo Europeans is a catch all with no evidence. Such claims with no actual evidence is not worth talking about. But I guess the Greeks did leave behind influence given the new and improved muscled Buddhas that resembled Apollo
wutangson1··on Ancient genomes provide final word in Indo-European linguistic origins
It is odd that people choose to ignore actual archeology- especially when it directly corroborates historical text. Which is quite different than folktales- perhaps your reference to 'Israelites' for which there is no real archeological evidence, is there?

Are you confusing correlation with causation? The Kalash are not an isolated group, so much as they have resisted to their best of their ability to mix with their Muslim neighbors (Pakistanis) because they are not of them and consider Phillip II to be their patriarch. The incredible lengths people go to to try and obfuscate the obvious lol... 'Isolated central asian group without much contact or intermixing with subcontinent folks claims ethongenesis with Greeks over 4 thousand miles away'.

wutangson1··on Ancient genomes provide final word in Indo-European linguistic origins
More critically? I missed your clear deduction from the evidence on how it is "dumb", as you say. The Kalash are the people who Alexander (sikandar) left behind. So, you realize that is Hellenistic times, and not pre-Greek times (whatever that is) as mentioned in the article, right? Also, your last sentence is confusing as well. Someone does not need to actively disprove all other possibilities to prove what actually was recorded in history. Who do you believe the Kalash are- Sean Connery's subjects as per 'The Man Who Would be King'? lol
wutangson1··on From chip shop to pit stop–scientists make cooking oil biofuel more efficient
Paul, a biological catalyst for biodiesel production is all well and good, but does this process still need an exogenous alcohol- namely methanol, or ethanol?
wutangson1··on A 1300C 3D printer hotend for printing metals on the Creality Ender3 [video]
Dang, and I’m out here still trying to figure out how to level the ender3 v2 bed. In the process of updating the firmware, the screen display became corrupted. And crealty has not got back to me on my tech ticket
wutangson1··on Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working
I thought the headline was referring to the autoexec.bat file.
wutangson1··on What is a PID controller in an espresso machine?
Hmm, the currency in euros, but the bureaucracy is American. So, you’re not the venture capitalist.
wutangson1··on Archaeologists find 3000-year-old sword, exceptionally well preserved
I was under the impression that iron causes more damage- hence, why the Iron Age followed the Bronze Age, because the people with the iron armor and swords would pierce through the armor of the peoples wearing the bronze armor, but not vice-versa.
wutangson1··on The Structure of Scientific Revolutions [pdf]
Wow, you are very lucky to be continually finding books that leave such an impact on you that your _favorite_ book keeps changing. For example, for me, when I was 17, I read what I consider to be ‘The Great American Novel’. No other book has been able to replace that for me.
wutangson1··on The Structure of Scientific Revolutions [pdf]
Right. Because Gore told Oprah that his favorite book was 'The Red and The Black", making him appear like a typical waffling politician?
wutangson1··on Italian Village Installs Speed Cameras, Records 58,000 Infractions in 2 Weeks
This is a headline right out of the Onion. But also a great way to raise gov revenues, or increase the speed limits to what locals actually drive at
wutangson1··on The Law of the Sea
I feel like I responded to this above, but I’ll restate it. First, I’m not really following your logic. Not everyone is running for President, and are not potentially liable or guilty of breaking the law.

No, law as ‘CODE’ is too monolithic. Citizens cannot face prison because actual life in society may or may run afoul of the law given its vague, ambiguous, or even self defeating language

wutangson1··on The Law of the Sea
Read what I wrote: “too complicated _to_be_followed”.

Complicated laws should correspond to the complexity of the situation that society wants to regulate. Presumably, only those in society that engage in that area will be effected and know what the law means. Otherwise, you have a bureaucratic system which chokes its own people and it’s own growth.

wutangson1··on The Law of the Sea
It is not saying that. And, if laws are too complicated to be followed, then they are useless to society.
wutangson1··on When you work toward your goal, you're taking steps to success.(2 min video)
philosophy of the Greek Freak
wutangson1··on The Military-Industrial Stock Buyback Complex
Did Sparta actually fall because Thebes out innovated them on the battlefield? If so, perhaps an argument _for_ the military industrial complex as a nation’s savior. Perhaps you are thinking of classical Athens, and its loss to the Greek city-state of Syracuse in Sicily?
wutangson1··on Ancient wisdom: Oldest full sentence in first alphabet is about head lice
>”The team sent a sample from the comb to the University of Oxford's radiometric laboratory, but the carbon was too poorly preserved to accurately date the sample”.

Title a bit clickbait.

Not clear when inscribed, so 3700 years ago is erroneous.

wutangson1··on “I Was Tortured in the Pasadena Jailhouse” by Bobby Fischer (1982)
I agree. The actual man, the celebrity from media, and the pressure from domestic intelligence agencies would effect anyone. But, just as there is nuance in understanding Huey P. Newton, surely there is the same nuance for people for whom his message resonated with- beyond being merely 'knee jerk'. Regular gun violence in Oakland does not make everyone in Oakland a bad person, or a criminal or an accessory to criminal behavior
wutangson1··on “I Was Tortured in the Pasadena Jailhouse” by Bobby Fischer (1982)
Lol. Was Bobby Seale a ‘ghetto thug’, a ‘bully’, & a ‘thief’? Was Fred Hampton all the above as well? If Fred Hampton was, then why not just proudly say who in government ordered for him to be assassinated in his sleep?
wutangson1··on Free Tools for Building Startups
so, is it free or a charge of $7?
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