afterburner

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Comment · 3 months ago
No listing for Wargames?
Comment · 9 months ago
This may eventually work after a long effort, but in the meantime, the person with the fascist thoughts will be deriving social support from you not having cut them off. "Haha, I love fascism, and Bill still likes me and hangs out with me, so I guess I'm good!"
Comment · 9 months ago
Don't let the people in your life casually get away with promoting fascism. Punish them socially.
Comment · 9 months ago
It was only good as a way for the British to get into the north for fur trade, since the French controlled Canada/New France (and the St Lawrence/Great Lakes waterways)
Comment · 1 year ago
Did he ask them?
Comment · 1 year ago
Ten years might not be long enough for long term damage to make itself known. In fact, most of the time, it's nowhere near long enough.

However, the cardio should help. With overall health that is, not whatever blown knee or hip or whatever he'll have to deal with later.

Comment · 1 year ago
Soviet support? More like Soviet control.
Comment · 1 year ago
If you watch it all the way to the end (or skip towards the end if you like), she does mention this legacy is a result of exaggerated stories not even written down by him, but related second hand by people around him with their own attitudes (and financial inventives). He was probably not an angel, even a bit of a cocky dick maybe sometimes in the way of the times, and perhaps a bit vain, but stories related second hand when he was probably joking around don't necessarily represent the true history of his life.

She has good things to say about him in the end, from the evidence of his actual behaviour, like doing education outreach and loving his wife.

Comment · 1 year ago
That's fine.

I would also argue self-marketing is important when you have lazy or bad managers.

Comment · 1 year ago
It's just self-marketing. Nothing new.
Comment · 1 year ago
I thought it was a drag having to schlep around town for a point and click game.
Comment · 1 year ago
They were also easy souvenirs to hoard.
Comment · 1 year ago
Syria's allies have been spending the last year getting thrashed. (Russia, Iran, Hizbollah)
Comment · 2 years ago
Most Managers Are Bad, Part 32678
Comment · 2 years ago
I'm referring to them being the tip of the spear, but yes, you are not wrong.

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