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Abolishing partial credit in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Larry Wilson25 said:Which specific PDFs have you been flagged on?
BTW, you’re actually a solid forum user—I was just scrolling through your thread over on Alternative the other day. Honestly, compared to most of the crowd posting there, it’s pretty obvious you actually know your stuff (technical background, right?) and I actually find myself wanting to read your posts because they aren't just a mess of nonsense—they're actually well-structured.
You strike me as being a bit stubborn—maybe even a little rigid—with your opinions, but man, if I were a moderator, I would've slapped a partial ban on you already. I don't see why it hasn't happened yet.
Aleta, what do you even have to lose?
UPS, I forgot—it’s such a patriarchal setup over there that you wouldn't be allowed to make a call like that anyway. 😬
(low blow) 😁

It’s not like you let him off the hook for murder. ☕

As for where I haven't been flagged... well, that's a much better question. 😁

I’ve been flagged on the war in Ukraine, on the pandemic, and now on the entire state of the economy.
I've managed to irritate the true believers and the bureaucrats alike... almost to a fault. 😁
Abolishing partial credit in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Morgan Peterson said:Modesty Vidjeti 👍

Look, from what I can tell, the Corona situation remains exactly the same set of regulations and protocols; absolutely nothing has shifted since you were dealing with those partial payments. And let’s be clear: you didn't lose out on those funds simply because you stepped out of the elevator on the wrong floor once or twice. No, it was because of your constant loitering right at the entrance and that stubborn insistence on walking into the wrong storefront repeatedly. You refused to settle down, despite every single attempt made to point out where you were going wrong.
What could possibly have changed in your life to make things any different now?

The wrong side? Which wrong side?

Most of what I’ve laid out has essentially come to pass... quite clearly.
Vaccines are still being ordered in massive quantities.
Mainstream medicine continues to push vaccination—though, thankfully, they aren't quite as aggressive about it given the public backlash.
The vaccine doesn't prevent death, nor does it protect against infection.
The vaccine contributes to excess mortality and leaves some people with severe consequences.
The COVID-19 passport hasn't vanished or been abolished; it’s merely been frozen until the next "pandemic" rolls around.
There are plans to merge COVID-19 passports with biometric data as part of a digital identity initiative—this was all settled during the last G20 meeting.

BTW...
After three years of constant social interaction, I still haven't caught COVID-19. It sounds absurd, but I sit perfectly normally with people who have fevers or test positive... I touch the same surfaces, breathe the same unventilated air, shake their hands. My wife and kids are healthy too. For me, COVID-19 simply doesn't exist.

As for posting, I’ve lost the desire to write on the official COVID forums because everything has already been said. It’s mostly just Egos writing to themselves, punctuated by the occasional fearful soul. It isn't interesting anymore; the sides have been drawn, and those who wanted to be informed are already informed.
Besides, the dying has already begun and will continue to accelerate—so there isn't much left for me to add. Everything will become clear to everyone eventually. It's already clear to you, too—I can tell by the shift in your tone—you're just still insisting on your own way.

What I want is to occasionally drop a few thoughts into the Skeptics sub-group.

Good grief... looking back, I had a similar run-in with Bitcoin, where I advised selling when it was above $50k before it tanked—and I warned about the danger of exchange collapses, which, as we can see, actually happened. I don't even care to post there anymore because Bitcoin has already crashed. It’s on life support now. Anyone watching with their eyes wide open can see it.

It feels as though we are slowly transforming, as a society, into an authoritarian dystopia.
In this world, having an opinion is treated as a crime worse than stealing a million euros or committing murder. Because of an opinion, careers are destroyed, licenses are revoked, and people are fired... meanwhile, the thieves sitting on stolen money just enjoy their coffee, completely undisturbed.
Abolishing partial credit in Feedback & Suggestions ·
It’s been over six months since I was hit with that partial ban regarding the coronavirus topic.
Is there any way to have that restriction lifted?
Partial credit without explanation? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Jesse Price said:When will the mass die-off of the vaccinated actually begin?

Regrettably, it has already begun...
It just won't be making the front pages or the nightly news on NBC.
The wars—they're all connected to this. And the economic collapse.
And there’s going to be yet another crisis coming very soon... one that will happen quite "accidentally," if you catch my drift.
Partial credit without explanation? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
Jesse Price said:Does bombing maternity wards count as minimizing civilian casualties? Or perhaps cultural sites? Or apartment buildings? Small towns? Evacuation routes?

There is no coincidence here—the objective is perfectly transparent... to terrorize a nation into submission. A nation that has made it abundantly clear they want absolutely nothing to do with the aggressor, a fact they demonstrate daily through their sacrifice. If one fails to see the glaringly obvious pattern in how Russia—that is, how Putin—treats neighboring states by installing puppet kleptocratic dictatorships, and yet still swallows his nonsense regarding "Nazis" being in power in Kyiv... well, then that is your own failing.

As for penalties, if I were issuing them, posts such as yours—which attempt to justify this criminal undertaking—would earn you a heavy card protest along with a mandatory reminder that you are being quite foolish, though certainly not a ban. Bans without explanation or notice have become the new norm, apparently, and seem to be the result of increasingly erratic moderation...

Did you happen to listen to the opposing side's news during the Civil War?
There wasn't a day when the opposition wasn't shelling a kindergarten, a hospital, or a church, targeting the most vulnerable and the elderly.
The entire Storm operation was essentially an onslaught by a frenzied horde against an innocent people who had to flee for their lives from certain slaughter. Back then, the shelling of Knin was portrayed by the other side as a deliberate strike against civilian targets.

That is pure propaganda, man....
According to the news reports, it seems the Russians rushed the kindergartens, maternity wards, and schools first.
Every single day we read about some school or nursery being blown to pieces.
Come on now.
Use your head just a little bit....

The moment you see the words "kindergarten" or "school" in a headline, you should recognize it as blatant propaganda.

BTW.
Since 2014, approximately 15,000 people have died in Ukraine—including many children.
Were you even interested in Ukraine a month ago?
You were likely sipping coffee at a cafe while people were dying over there.
Now, suddenly, you are all worked up because you saw some sensationalist, heavy-handed headlines on the news portals.

Try to dial back the emotion; don't be so susceptible to suggestion and propaganda.

Look at the reports from both the Ukrainian and Russian fronts. The lines drawn on the maps differ by a hundred kilometers. They lie—both sides do. It is simply what they do for a living.
Partial credit without explanation? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
wanderingdriver17 said:Just dropping a link here—strictly so the readers might gain a bit of perspective... 👍

I realize your question is rhetorical—mostly because you already know the answer yourself...
Even the old forums have been hit by these "content reviewers" now...

It doesn't even matter if you follow every single rule to the letter or if you aren't offending anyone at all...
Now, your very opinion requires official approval!

And regarding the war in Ukraine, one is only permitted to write according to the sanctioned narrative—which essentially claims that: Putin is a madman and a war criminal who launched an invasion of Ukraine FOR NO REASON AT ALL !

And that’s that. Anyone with a different thought is labeled a lunatic, a conspiracy theorist, and belongs over on the Alternative sites—where else would they go? 😁

They won't even bother trying to argue that they aren't censoring anything; instead, they'll just claim you're a "problematic user" who spends his time posting nonsense and conspiracy theories, and then they'll simply lock the thread... 😍
(perhaps they'll mention Nibir too)

You're persona non grata, my friend...
Because your views and opinions are just far too dangerous!!!

Unbelievable... it's as if we've slipped back into 1948 with some politburo witch hunt...
All that's missing is two guys in gray coats showing up to haul me off to George's place... 😁
Partial credit without explanation? in Feedback & Suggestions ·
I was hoping someone could clarify why I’m no longer permitted to post in the thread regarding the war in Ukraine.
I haven't received any sort of explanation as to why my access to that specific discussion was revoked...
I wasn't insulting anyone, there was certainly no hate speech involved, nor was I veering into off-topic territory.
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
hiddeneagle98 said:Hmm, let me think about that...

The Euro only dropped about 1.5% against the Dollar or the Yankee today.

Meanwhile, the Ruble tanked by 3% against the Dollar.

Honestly, things aren't looking too great for the EU either..


If this trajectory holds, we might be staring down the barrel of a total collapse in European markets.
Every single day, the conflict is driving deep losses across all European exchanges—and if my estimation is correct, this war will drag on for at least another week... which would inevitably trigger some truly tectonic shifts within the global markets.
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
silverotter72 said:Look, your predictions have been... let's say, questionable at best, for several years now. I've seen you popping up in other threads, too. And interestingly enough, even there, your take was the exact opposite of mine. It’s also interesting how history has consistently proven you wrong.
A serial misser, if you ask me. I suppose you just play the numbers game... eventually, you'll stumble onto something right by sheer volume.

Wrong?
For years now, I've been talking about this downward spiral—this mounting pile of nonsense heading our way...
So far, everything is proceeding exactly as planned. Unfortunately.
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
Kyle Nelson2 said:Out of those roughly $640 billion in foreign reserves, about half is tied up in John and gold.
https://cbr.ru/eng/hd_base/mrrf/mrrf_m/

The real question is how many days—if ever—it’ll actually take to see the true state of those reserves. I guess it's probably becoming a state secret at this point.

Regarding the defense of the ruble and their overall reserve situation... frankly, we can't just assume they didn't see these sanctions coming.
They almost certainly factored both the sanctions and the currency devaluation into the cost they were prepared to pay.
Especially after everything that happened following the sanctions over Crimea. They weathered one blow, and they were undoubtedly braced for this second one...

The only real uncertainty is whether they've underestimated the scale of it, though from where I'm sitting, it doesn't look like they have.
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
Arthur Watson4 said:Pretty pathetic trolling.

Give it two or three months—once you're staring down those gas station receipts and seeing what they actually cost—and I suspect you'll find yourself singing a much different tune.
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
silverotter72 said:Nobody is exactly throwing a party here, and I don't think anyone is naive enough to believe this downturn only hurts Russia. But if you look at the long game, as much as this situation might squeeze the average citizen's wallet across the EU, it could actually end up being a net positive for the Union. It’s forcing a push toward energy and raw material independence—something that hasn't really happened until now, mostly because there was never any real incentive to move away from the cheap supplies we were getting from umetniimezemljekojomvladanekiluđak.

The more self-sufficient Europe becomes, the stronger it stands.

Please, spare me the lecture on energy independence. You might as well just throw "green energy" into the mix while you're at it.
We don't have any energy.

Europe is practically screaming for affordable energy—cheap gas, cheap oil, cheap steel. We simply cannot remain competitive if our power costs are sky-high.
Because of those green zealots who shut down the nuclear plants—leaving countries like Sweden and Germany struggling to keep the lights on—we are now cutting ourselves off from cheap Russian oil and gas.

What do you all think? Is Volkswagen going to be jumping for joy because they lack the power to run their factories? Or will Airbus be dancing in the aisles while aviation collapses and the customer base vanishes?

But hey, at least we showed the Russians who's boss by banning their cats from entering the local cat shows...
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
Anthony Hill5 said:According to the latest reports, the Stock Exchange won't be reopening until Wednesday, March 9th at the earliest, though even that remains highly uncertain given how volatile the current situation has become.

https://www.vedomosti.ru/finance/new...rgi-do-9-marta

It lines up perfectly with the projected end of the conflict.
If the Russians come out on top, their markets will skyrocket.
Meanwhile, Europe slides into a brutal recession because those sanctions have essentially severed all economic arteries connecting them to the East...

On the flip side, if the Russians lose, their entire market—and frankly, the whole nation—will likely collapse.
And once again, Europe finds itself plunged into a deep recession.

If you haven't realized it yet, this is a total lose-lose scenario for the EU. No matter which way the wind blows...
The Anglo-Saxons have pulled the rug out from under us yet again.
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
I suspect you would be better served monitoring the volatility within the EU rather than celebrating the decline of the Ruble.
Markets in Germany, France, and Italy are plummeting with the kind of velocity we saw during the height of the pandemic—the Euro is weakening significantly (the Swiss Franc is nearly at parity with the Euro, and the Dollar is gaining ground against it as well).
I happen to work for a large European firm, and frankly, this total severance from Russia brings me absolutely no joy.
In my estimation, this is akin to shooting oneself in the foot...
Europe relies heavily on Russia and its vast resources. Any attempt to pivot toward alternative energy sources is highly questionable—and prohibitively expensive, to say the least.
Given that the Euro is already standing on such shaky ground, Europe truly does not need these kinds of drastic measures right now.

This entire situation regarding Russia has been in the works for quite some time—if you connect the dots with Brexit, you'll see that nothing about this is accidental.

We are looking at the economic devastation of Europe, driven by a wave of anti-war sociopathic hysteria... We simply cannot navigate two massive crises simultaneously without facing severe consequences.
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
silverotter72 said:Well, if we're talking about Calmness, look at how Ukraine lost a peninsula and parts of two provinces a few years ago by being too patient. That kind of "calmness" just gave the bully wings, and now they're attacking relentlessly.

You can't talk "calmly" to aggressors. If you have a bully in a classroom, the only way to stop them is to punch them in the nose. But when you're worried the parents are going to make a huge scene out of it, you don't necessarily swing directly; instead, you signal indirectly that their behavior won't go unpunished. That is exactly what is happening right now, and frankly, thank God for that.
We are at war, but it isn't just about armies—it's about economies. It's our factories against theirs, and we'll see who can hold out longer.

The tactics you're applying to a one-on-one interaction—the classic bully versus victim dynamic—simply cannot be scaled to interstate relations.
That is your fundamental error when analyzing anything regarding this conflict...
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
silverotter72 said:Exactly. I suppose everyone should just politely ignore things that actually kill people. Forget everything else if our main concern is someone attacking an internationally recognized nation of 40 million people... we should probably just act like it's happening in... I don't know... some tiny suburb in rural Ohio.

I fear this black-and-white way of looking at things will eventually backfire—specifically, that the entire Western financial system might be destabilized by these hysterical, rushed sanctions triggered by this war.

As for the conflict itself, I remain neutral... my only wish is for it to end as quickly as possible, because with every passing day, the toll on ordinary people—people who simply want to work and live their lives—continues to rise.

What troubles me most is this frantic narrative suggesting the conflict will only expand and spiral out of control. It is my belief that only through reason and true calmness can any meaningful compromise be reached during negotiations to finally bring this to an end...
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
briskowl24 said:The International Cat Association decided to ban any cats coming from Russia from competing in international shows because of everything happening in Ukraine.

I guess this might actually be a turning point in the war.😁

🤣🤣🤣

Good grief...
First we endured two years of COVID hysteria, and now it looks like we're heading into two years of Russophobic hysteria.

The world has truly gone to hell...
Sanctions on Russia in War in Ukraine ·
A tragicomedy of sanctions.
As a direct result of these sanctions, the various branches of Russian banks operating within the European Union will take the brunt of the damage—while the central headquarters back in Russia continue to function without missing a beat.
Gas prices are poised to skyrocket across the European Union, whereas in Russia, they’ll likely remain quite affordable...
Food shortages could start hitting the European Union, while Russia will probably feel much less of an impact.

It's a comedy, really...
The main thing is that we have demonstrated our strength and resolve to Putin...
Omicron variant in Coronavirus ·
William Barrett7 said:Has there been any official word on death tolls from Omicron yet, or are we still waiting for the numbers to roll in?

I’d say I could report about twenty myself—if you count the ones we just lost. We were out digging trenches near the local playground by the apartment complex last night... had to move a kid's swing set and everything. I haven't even had a chance to get through the paperwork, and ten people have already slipped away today. Just give it a little time...

Sent from my H9436 using Reddit
Omicron variant in Coronavirus ·
Keith Martin7 said:The Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla, is out here claiming that Pfizer is totally confident their oral antiviral, Paxlovid, is going to hold its own against Omicron and pretty much any other variant that decides to show up. The whole idea is that this pill shuts down the protease enzyme, which is basically the engine the virus needs to replicate itself.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/07/pfiz...mutations.html

The truly ironic part—if you can call it that—is that this supposed breakthrough drug operates on a mechanism nearly identical to Ivermectin.
Except, if one looks at the various studies out there, Ivermectin appears to be significantly more effective...

I came across a rather thorough analysis comparing this new Pfizer drug against both Ivermectin and Remdesivir:



Everything becomes quite clear once you watch, as the gentleman explaining it does a fine job of backing his points with actual research...
It seems to me that Pfizer’s new offering is little more than a pale imitation of Ivermectin—the primary distinction being that Pfizer can actually patent their version and turn a massive profit, whereas generic Ivermectin can be produced by anyone...