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romwell

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About romwell

Mathematics / Computational Geometry / 3D printing

https://romankogan.net/math

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    Thanks for doing that. Wasting these people's time is a small gain; having others in the community see the lies debunked is valuable. Especially when they are openly, blatantly, cl…

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    You are correct, my interpretation of "they could just retreat" is overly generous. Being: "they have a choice to stop the bulk of ongoing costs of the war to Russian Federation at…

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    >What are your assumptions, those that would enable a scenario in which the invader decided to retreat? It seems like a scenario that cannot just spawn from the current chessboard.…

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    We don't need Russia to "accept defeat". We need, first and foremost, a guarantee that if the war stops today, that Russia will not launch an invasion for the third time in a few y…

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    Erik Demaine always has some fun stuff for us.

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    >Here's a clear message for you then. I have zero interest in engaging with you further than this message you are reading now. Hopefully the feeling is extremely mutual With sadnes…

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    Seconding this, and wanted to emphasize that I see no issue with your responses or questions (and don't really understand why you've been downvoted either — advice on style appreci…

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    References: [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krymnash [2] https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/03/07/navalnys-policy-sh... [2] https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/04/26/most-russia…

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    Multipart comment (Part 2/2) ============================= The third question is the simplest one. When the USSR was breaking apart, various parts of it held a referendum on whethe…

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    >You never count on the successor of a strongman to be rational. S/he is the successor of a strongman for a reason. And that reason is probably not rationality. Stalin's successor …

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    >Not my emphasis, it's from the article. It's the emphasis of your comment. The article never stated that her accomplishments (or the difficulties she experienced) were undercut by…

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    You can absolutely hear someone writing in a room. Whether it's audible on a train, depends on how insulated the train is. I get the OP's point, but indeed this probably wasn't the…

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    >Who cares. The people who did the research, and the editors of Nature - whose opinions on what matters and what doesn't (unlike yours) are qualified . At the very least, they have…

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    Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful.

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    >aimless effected wobbly chord fever dream You've got to give credit to the genius of McCartney's musicianship, that songs perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being stuck in a ni…