1:!

Croatia never gives up. What an amazing team :)

upd: 1:2 - another dubious call for France.

upd: 1:4 - gave over :(

upd: 2:4 - never say die!

A learning moment: Trumpverstehers

When people vote for a lesser evil they have a strong incentive to justify and dismiss the evil aspect of their choice, no matter how much of it is discovered later. Moreover, when they are empowered by the lesser evil, they have a strong incentive to suppress the follow-up discovery.

upd: the origin of the term Trumpverstehers

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/07/trumps-closeted-sympathizers/564743/

Fucking Moron (tm)

“He told me I should sue the EU, not go into negotiations,” she [Theresa May] said during a BBC interview.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-44838333/donald-trump-theresa-may-on-the-president-s-eu-advice
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-44838554/theresa-may-five-things-from-her-andrew-marr-show-interview

Sacha Baron Cohen: Guns for toddlers!

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Про расходы НАТО на уровне арифметики для второго класса

Допустим, у нас есть три театра возможных военных действий: Атлантический, Тихоокеанский и Ближневосточный.

Допустим, у нас есть две страны, Германия и США: одна хочет воевать на одном ТВД, а другая на всех трех. Очевидно, что военные расходы у второй страны должны быть гораздо выше, как в абсолютных, так и в процентах к GDP.

Если же рассматривать задачу на уровне 8-го класса (junior high algebra), то нужно еще учитывать размер военно-промышленного комплекса и его политическое влияние на государственные расходы.

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I always tell my students and advisees that they should think like investors, not employees. For example, as a professional you invest into the learning curve and relationships. In addition, as capitalist/entrepreneur/executive you build equity. Now I realize that this approach leads to a tremendous and growing(!) inequality because a large majority of people don't have jobs that allow for meaningful investment.This is a real problem because the return on labor is falling, while the return on capital, esp. intangible assets, is growing.