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icystorage
Jollibee19350 Posts
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ComaDose
Canada10357 Posts
On July 17 2014 08:33 icystorage wrote: Is there an article or something on alternate history or reality? More specifically what the world would've become if the USSR won the Cold War? (did they lose? i really don't know). what if communism was the majority all over the world? it stayed cold for the most part so you could say no one won. i think it would be pretty much the same if communism was the majority all over the world because some countries would do it better than others, like democracy. | ||
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TOCHMY
Sweden1692 Posts
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MtlGuitarist97
United States1539 Posts
On July 17 2014 17:44 TOCHMY wrote: Would it be wise to cut up a "shaving pimple" (dunno the word in english) on your balls with like a nail or would it get worse? I've had this bad boy since I was a 15 year old shaving noob shaving against the hair instead of with the hair T____T They're called ingrown hairs. And you can just pop it with a pair of tweezers. Poking anything on your body with a nail is probably an awful idea btw. | ||
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Hryul
Austria2609 Posts
On July 17 2014 09:55 ComaDose wrote: it stayed cold for the most part so you could say no one won. i think it would be pretty much the same if communism was the majority all over the world because some countries would do it better than others, like democracy. the problem with alternate reality is that most of the time we only see the front row of actors. but for something like that the economical structure and aim of the USSR had to be vastly different which in turn would totally change the people in power. Just take Al Gore's loss at the election: Maybe him winning the elections the war on terror wouldn't have spread to Iraq which in turn may have stopped the recent rise of IS(IS) in Iraq and Syria. But we don't know how the outcome of the afghan war would have been. We also don't know what the people who died through the iraki civil war would have done/prevented. it's complicated  | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
On July 17 2014 08:33 icystorage wrote: Is there an article or something on alternate history or reality? More specifically what the world would've become if the USSR won the Cold War? (did they lose? i really don't know). what if communism was the majority all over the world? The Man in the High Castle is one of the most well-known example of this. There's a pretty long wiki article on alternate history. | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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Adrian_mx
Mexico1880 Posts
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Simberto
Germany12038 Posts
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icystorage
Jollibee19350 Posts
 gonna look it up! | ||
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Epishade
United States2267 Posts
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Sub40APM
6336 Posts
On July 18 2014 08:34 Epishade wrote: Is it better to take a lump sum, or receive your winnings gradually each month or so when you win the lottery? Depends on a couple of other questions but if its just broadly 'what is worth more to me in dollar terms' you can figure this out by doing a discounted cash flow analysis of your winnings. A dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow because theoretically you could invest the dollar you have today in a risk-free security, and tomorrow you wouldnt have a dollar but a dollar .0000something cents. So then you just have to figure out what will be more, the lump payment you get or the series of payment flows. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discounted_cash_flow there are DCF calculators or annuity calculators available to do that. | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19350 Posts
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Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
On July 18 2014 10:58 icystorage wrote: in the recent batman movies, did they use some software to alter his voice or electrocuted it or something? or did bale actually had to change his voice during filming? That was 'acting'. He did it himself, but I use air quotes for sarcasm. | ||
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Simberto
Germany12038 Posts
On July 18 2014 08:42 Sub40APM wrote: Depends on a couple of other questions but if its just broadly 'what is worth more to me in dollar terms' you can figure this out by doing a discounted cash flow analysis of your winnings. A dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow because theoretically you could invest the dollar you have today in a risk-free security, and tomorrow you wouldnt have a dollar but a dollar .0000something cents. So then you just have to figure out what will be more, the lump payment you get or the series of payment flows. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discounted_cash_flow there are DCF calculators or annuity calculators available to do that. If you don't trust yourself with money, gradually might be a better choice no matter the exact conditions. This way you don't end up spending everything on a Ferrari and hookers in the first month. | ||
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Sub40APM
6336 Posts
On July 18 2014 18:06 Simberto wrote: If you don't trust yourself with money, gradually might be a better choice no matter the exact conditions. This way you don't end up spending everything on a Ferrari and hookers in the first month. Sure, but as long as you realize that the difference in real value of the two sums is the 'price' you pay, and maybe its possible to find someone else, like your own attorney or a bank, that will perform a similar service -- making sure you get enough money to live comfortably but not so much that it will be gone in a year -- for a lower price. | ||
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AlternativeEgo
Sweden17309 Posts
Edit: Do you have to pay taxes for lottery winnings? If so then it might be better to get it in small portions just below the tax limit. Or something smart like that. | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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MtlGuitarist97
United States1539 Posts
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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