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R. Guyovich posted:lmao at strategically deploying numerological superstition (which isn't super common these days outside of buildings still not having a fourth floor) to get the price down a teeny bit more The best part, and how you know the official is just using this poo poo, is how he objects to too many fours and then immediately proposes lowering the price by four. Thats just daring this motherfucker to say something imo
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Nov 30, 2023 18:08
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ScootsMcSkirt posted:its so weird watching this and seeing a government that cares about the well-being of its people Communism is the light, friend.
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Nov 30, 2023 18:11
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nice pictures, Fitzy Fitz. I've been to Ho Chi Minh City but maybe visiting Hanoi would be nice too
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Nov 30, 2023 18:24
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Nov 30, 2023 18:39
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gradenko_2000 posted:nice pictures, Fitzy Fitz. I've been to Ho Chi Minh City but maybe visiting Hanoi would be nice too I stayed in Hanoi's old quarter and had a lot of fun. Over the weekend they closed off most of the streets to traffic at sundown, so there was a big party in the streets with bands, dancing, etc.
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Nov 30, 2023 19:17
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AnimeIsTrash posted:could you talk about the economy of yugoslavia? from what i understand there was a pretty big collectivization effort early on and to good effect, but then efforts just stopped? I'm too tired for an effortpost right now, and tomorrow I'll have too much work to do, but I'll give it a shot on the weekend. If I forget (like I know I do sometimes when it comes to "posting later"), don't hesitate to pester me about it. 
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Nov 30, 2023 19:20
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Spergin Morlock posted:I wonder if they still talk lol now they can, but its a long distance call
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Nov 30, 2023 22:59
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Video feels a bit too cute to be real but you know what, China's earned some faith, kudos drug negotiator
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Dec 1, 2023 00:59
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"hmmm a video of china doing something unassailably, inarguably beneficial. perhaps staged?????"
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Dec 1, 2023 01:19
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Saving several cents a pill, but at what cost
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Dec 1, 2023 01:21
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muh greed forced me to show up
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Dec 1, 2023 01:34
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R. Guyovich posted:"hmmm a video of china doing something unassailably, inarguably beneficial. perhaps staged?????" literal reaction from some friends i sent it to granted i was trolling them, but
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Dec 1, 2023 01:36
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how about you dont post here
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Dec 1, 2023 01:47
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R. Guyovich posted:"hmmm a video of china doing something unassailably, inarguably beneficial. perhaps staged?????" It's less that and more that it seems too clean & clever, smart & savvy negotiator cleverly defeats moron company representative with no pushback in the span of a day. Maybe my image of politics is too bureaucratic, I imagine a lot of this happens through tedious legislation & faxed offers and etcetera FWIW propaganda is FTW, if it endears people to Communism, China, and haggling drug prices down then that's cool
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Dec 1, 2023 01:57
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it's clearly edited down but they ARE representing the world's largest prescription drug market and companies are desperate to get a foothold with their generics so they can try to market their cutting-edge products, so it doesn't seem that far-fetched to me
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Dec 1, 2023 02:04
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I mean if we got to see how the price already got to below 5.00 before the negotiations even started I think it would be even funnier
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Dec 1, 2023 02:09
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You'd think Sorkin libs would be all over it
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Dec 1, 2023 02:36
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not enough snarky quips
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Dec 1, 2023 03:12
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Ghost Leviathan posted:You'd think Sorkin libs would be all over it The Sorkin version of this is that scene where the pharma guy says Africans can't tell time so they won't sell AIDS medications to people who can't keep the schedule since there's no clocks and watches
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Dec 1, 2023 03:13
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gradenko_2000 posted:The Sorkin version of this is that scene where the pharma guy says Africans can't tell time so they won't sell AIDS medications to people who can't keep the schedule since there's no clocks and watches is that a real scene
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Dec 1, 2023 03:32
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it is lmao
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Dec 1, 2023 03:32
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gradenko_2000 posted:The Sorkin version of this is that scene where the pharma guy says Africans can't tell time so they won't sell AIDS medications to people who can't keep the schedule since there's no clocks and watches 
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Dec 1, 2023 03:38
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fart simpson posted:is that a real scene Would i lie to you https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NnvBLwTjIdY
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Dec 1, 2023 03:39
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gradenko_2000 posted:Would i lie to you omg I though the pharma guys were going to drop the line but it’s so much better
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Dec 1, 2023 03:43
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gradenko_2000 posted:Would i lie to you Love the comments on this all figuring out helpful ways you could get people who don't have watches to still show up for stuff on time
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Dec 1, 2023 03:47
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gradenko_2000 posted:Would i lie to you lmao. “they can’t tell time.” *sad music*
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Dec 1, 2023 04:03
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Slavvy posted:Love the comments on this all figuring out helpful ways you could get people who don't have watches to still show up for stuff on time @bchen0709 10 years ago This scene really floored me. I did not see that problem at all but it makes perfect sense. And it kinda shows that these pharmaceutical CEOs aren't just greedy and corrupt.
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Dec 1, 2023 04:06
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gradenko_2000 posted:Would i lie to you How much could a wristwatch cost?
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Dec 1, 2023 06:24
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https://twitter.com/V_of_Europe/status/1730226350860964028?t=08LtDxfE2POx9M8X6lYZDA&s=19 Let's see if China and Vietnam will sign any BRI deal. Maybe a train deal? I don't think Xi went to any other country except Russia and San Fran this year.
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Dec 1, 2023 06:51
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yellowcar posted:not enough snarky quips Ill give you 5 mins to call your CEO. Whats the population of South Korea, whats the population of China? How about you make another sincere offer?
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Dec 1, 2023 08:33
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nothing we haven't seen before but a funny but at what cost? article https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/laos-is-in-eye-watering-debt-and-bound-to-china-for-survival-20231130-p5eo7u.html China’s Belt squeezes so tight, Laos is choking quote:I’ve been meaning to take a ride on the line − built under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative − since it opened in late 2021. quote:For Laos, the railway, in which Chinese state-owned companies have a 70 per cent stake, is responsible for $US3.5 billion of its debt alone. thinking about the Chinese government plotting to enslave its neighbours by expanding their energy generation capacity and making them net exporters to much wealthier countries Good thing freedom loving European allies of the USA would not be tricked into such servile dependency. quote:China has taken “extraordinary measures” to keep Laos afloat and able to service at least some of its debt, said Parks, the AidData director, pointing to a $US300 million emergency loan in 2020 and deferred repayments estimated by the International Monetary Fund to have totalled $US1.28 billion over the past three years.
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Dec 1, 2023 08:44
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One of the purposes of China's project in Laos is to serve as a BRI showcase to other continental SEA countries. If China's railroad project in Thailand and Northern Vietnam can be expanded as purposed without hiccup, then its a success to Beijing. It may be stupid investment from the Chinese POV depends on how much long term prosperity and mineral export can be brought by the rail line; but from people outside of China, it's all up side and no down side. You are using a state resource to expedite growth in a very poor and land locked region. A standard gauge, and passenger focused HSR that run through the entire country and potentially connects to the southern end of continental SEA, It's the opposite of just building a rail line from the mine to the seaport.
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Dec 1, 2023 13:33
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gradenko_2000 posted:Would i lie to you As recent as 2008 certain medical training claims that black people in America have difficulty telling time, which explains why they are more likely to be late for appointments.
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Dec 1, 2023 16:25
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Started watching some propaganda film called Beyond Utopia. They said if you try to escape North Korea that your whole family would be executed. One of the escapees said they were caught, sentenced to 2 years of labor... But here they are escaped, and now they are trying to traffic out their 17 year old son who is in the custody of their ex-husband (best I can tell at least).
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Dec 2, 2023 05:14
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stephenthinkpad posted:I don't think Xi went to any other country except Russia and San Fran this year. The Democratic People's Republic of Haight-Ashbury
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Dec 2, 2023 08:45
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I think that's the first fart probe I have seen lolR. Guyovich posted:it's clearly edited down but they ARE representing the world's largest prescription drug market and companies are desperate to get a foothold with their generics so they can try to market their cutting-edge products, so it doesn't seem that far-fetched to me By what metric is China the world's largest prescription drug market?
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Dec 2, 2023 22:35
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gradenko_2000 posted:Would i lie to you A year later the actual loving chief of USAID used the same argument to explain why they shouldnt ship AIDS medication to Africa
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Dec 2, 2023 23:17
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HerraS posted:A year later the actual loving chief of USAID used the same argument to explain why they shouldnt ship AIDS medication to Africa https://twitter.com/PowerUSAID/status/1730593309423210818?s=20
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Dec 2, 2023 23:30
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Whatever unfathomable power drives that ceaseless ticking, watch batteries interfere with complicated pharmaceuticals. They can't just ship watches together with the medicine!
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