algroth

I just upvote HoonDing's posts wherever I see one.

algroth how is your knowledge of economics and financial instruments and how they pertain to your country ? I want to ask you something about the Argentine bond crisis but I dont want to ask you something that you may not be familiar with? I have some... But my father is a former secretary of treasury and economy vice-minister so I'm sure any questions I wouldn't be able to answer, I could just ask him. Your father is probably the best person to answer this actually I will keep it simple, ask him if all the outdated bonds have been paid back. Basically most of Argentina's creditors exchanged their defaulted debt for new securities in two restructurings that took place in 2005 and 2010....are these debts paid back? I would say "absolutely not", but before I screw up and confirm my answer I'll ask him about it.

algroth how is your knowledge of economics and financial instruments and how they pertain to your country ? I want to ask you something about the Argentine bond crisis but I dont want to ask you something that you may not be familiar with? I have some... But my father is a former secretary of treasury and economy vice-minister so I'm sure any questions I wouldn't be able to answer, I could just ask him.

Maybe that's Tekëhu's spiritshift form, since he will be a druid. It also fits with his supposed godlike connection with Ondra. If that's the case, he won't be my least favourite new companion anymore.

I hope this thread continues to discuss anything but politics.

Does it exist in your politics universe?

Except that's no 'random person', that's Mohammed Ullah, Manchester university chaplain and activist/spokesman against Islamophobia. is little point in arguing at this time. immediate after any attack, you is gonna hear the same folks rage posting and making blanket condemnations. some o' these folks saw richard rojas as clear proof o' islamic terrorism, 'til it clear weren't. somehow these terrorist incidents translate into undeniable proof o' the evils o' islam and the need to stop muslim immigration... though the terrorists rare seem to actual be immigrants. Yeah, I know, just thought I should fact-check some misinformation is all.

Except that's no 'random person', that's Mohammed Ullah, Manchester university chaplain and activist/spokesman against Islamophobia.

A couple of recs that come to mind are the album Bilé Inferno by Czech artists Iva Bittová and Vladimír Václavec (Bittová's vocals can be an acquired taste though - picture Ravel Puzzlewell singing ): Nico's albums Desertshore and The Marble Index... And Hungarian folk group Muzsikás:

That recalls a scene of Watership Down to mind, where the rabbit protagonists come across a road and, naturally, the cars that travel it. I meant to mention this earlier but I am glad you stuck around on these forums, we don't seem to retain new members on Off Topic and there are no lady members. I raised this with the regular members as sometimes I feel new members may get the wrong impression if they don't know how some people post and communicate For example I support SJ in RL and someone like volo quite regularly refers to SJW as Nazis, he doesnt mean it in the way most of us would respond to that criticism. In my world a Nazi is a type of white supremacist with a flawed and reprehensible view of minorities so you don't call someone that unless you want to offend them Don't take volo seriously if you feel he is offending you, he is actually much brighter than he pretends to be. Anyway the majority of members are nice and no one would be intentionally malicious I hope you stick around because I like your sincerity, how are you finding your overall experience ? Feels a little bit out of the blue, but... I think you have me a bit mistaken about me because I'm not a SJW nor do I care much about the SJ cause... I have my criticisms against political correctness and the 'liberal' position but just because I think they are going about it the wrong way and actually causing harm in the way they press their issues, I don't think it's right to go exactly the opposite way and condone an even worse philosophy (which is what I feel is happening quite a bit nowadays). Anyhow, I don't mind the experience, I know Volo is being tongue-in-cheek with much of his SJW Nazi claims, I'm not an absolute sourpuss all the time, just sometimes.

That recalls a scene of Watership Down to mind, where the rabbit protagonists come across a road and, naturally, the cars that travel it.

I think the first film is great, but yeah, between the unnecessary and rather poor sequel, the many animated films and videogames it's not as if a reboot was going to damage the 'saga' any more than it already was. For the most part the reviews were on par with what you'd expect of a Paul Feig film, if perhaps a tad less enthusiastic, but the fanbase had by and large already decided months before the film's release that it would suck, no matter the end result. Personally I didn't watch it, I'm not particularly interested.

I dunno, I feel the press/critics care more about those things than the average moviegoer. I mean, just see the stuff about Iron Fist. It wasn't great by any means but it was mostly the critics calling it out for whitewashing Asian culture and the poor characterization of its female lead while Notcritic McAverageJoeson was just concerned if it was entertaining or not. Iron Fist was a train wreck, though, and it had little to do with it whitewashing Asian culture. Similarly Doctor Strange had some of those accusations but it stands at a 90% RT score in the site, so it wasn't much of a problem for that film. In my experience reading critics and reviews, though, the number who let these things dictate their score is pretty minimal lest the matter is so central to the film's success or failure that it has to be addressed. Similarly it is not something that affected the overall score for Ghostbusters a whole lot.

It has a 73% fresh rating on RT: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ghostbusters_2016

It all falls back to the vocalists, doesn't it? I can't place the blame on Amy Lee for my distaste of the band but personally I'm not a fan of her voice - it is not something I detest the way I do shrieking divas like Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey, but I've yet to hear a performance from her in which I've found anything remarkable. She feels very middle of the pack. That said, I did enjoy that In Extremo track you posted. Speaking of great vocalists... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rejizpNR20A

I'm a fan of gothic rock, but I can't say I like Evanescence or would consider them gothic rock for that matter (I think they're more alternative rock with some nu metal elements myself). Here's some great gothic tunes though:

Bowie's best album, in my opinion.

I enjoyed the read so thanks for posting it But I honestly didn't find it revealing or that it offered any new information. It may be that I have strong links to the ME and ISIS so I am constantly updating what is happening. Just to point out a few observations No one has ever seriously suggested this was a fight against Islam. We know Islamic extremism is a small percentage of total Muslims That's not what I'm reading here or elsewhere, though. Already in this thread people are quite seriously suggesting the deportation of Muslims as a means of combatting the issue - likewise the Muslim ban policies earlier this year by the American presidency were responding against Islam as a whole opposite to individuals of an extremist wing, so it has already moved past the point of suggestion and into practice. And I agree that it isn't saying much new, but all the same I thought it was written in an eloquent and level-headed fashion, enough that it conveys many of the issues present in the outrage against 'Islam' following the attack quite nicely. Anyways, glad you liked the piece!

Professor David Hirsh from Goldsmiths, UoL, posted this on his Facebook. I don't agree with all of it but I do think he brings up a number of good points about the event all the same.

Damn. R.I.P.