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Economist, Enthusiast of Chess, Math, Music and similar items. Data Dude. Some call me the space cowboy, some call me the gangster of love. Sober 10 years. Known to rearrange thoughts in other people's brains.

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Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 8d

Ich weiß nicht mal mehr die Hälfte vom Kontext aber das ist das beste was mir seit langem passiert ist

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf @hhu.de · 8d

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Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 3h

Rendite unsicherer machen hilft bestimmt, da wird ja sicherlich kein Anbieter Risikoaufschläge einkalkulieren!

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Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 4h

That's a very weird hashtag, star wars is doing better than ever. Andor, Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Kenobi, Bad Batch, Clone Wars, Rebels... The shows that SW outputs have almost all been really good or at the very least been decent (perhaps without Acolyte but oh well). SW is very much alive.

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 5h

I already really like episodes 1-3 but to be honest I did not hate TFA or TLJ. TFA was okay in my view, and TLJ had very irritating moments, but also very good ones. But trust me, ROS is just... Incredibly infuriating.

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 12h

Yes, I agree, there are many things I would have changed about E8, but it is what it is. Despite all its flaws I enjoyed watching it. E9 had me bored out of my mind.

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 12h

Eh maybe not peak but tbh it was a pretty good movie

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 12h

Today I concluded my sequels rewatch with "Rise of Skywalker" and it turns out that episode 9 is every bit as bad as I remembered, sometimes even worse. It is incoherent, utterly immemorable, and worst of all - boring. It was just dull.

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 2d

Today I went on to watch "The Last Jedi" and was incredibly surprised it wasn't half as bad as I remembered it. True, there are some incredible flaws in this, but were it not a Star Wars film it would be very good. But since it is, it can only be remembered for amazing visuals & weird choices.

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 3d

Rewatched "The Force Awakens" today and ... it's good? Like, it's actually a good movie, and more importantly, it's really good Star Wars. Not at its best, but definitely top half. Makes you realize just how bad pts. 8&9 were to ruin the sequels so thoroughly. What horrible scriptwriting.

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Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 12h

Episode 8 was *not* guilty of, and that is - it was just boring. It got to the point where I really didn't feel like continuing because I was so bored with the clearly ludicrous and incoherent plot. And that's worst of all for Star Wars.
So no, episode 9 was a mess all of its own making. 6/6

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 12h

its lore and characters just to get it over with and have the trilogy come to an end. On top of that, the visuals are nowhere near as great as in episode 8, Rian Johnson is by far the superior director.
Episode 9 is guilty of the worst sin that you can accuse Star Wars of, and that is one that 5/

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 12h

completely different characters, a lot of the plot was absolutely ridiculius ("I am the spy"). The knights of Ren were utterly faceless and irrelevant in episode 9 despite their appearance.
Episode 9 was incoherent, jumpy, without aim, it violated several rules of good storywriting, it ignored 4/

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 12h

that weird dagger corresponding to a location and depending on the death star ruin staying exactly in shape for at least 20 years, force healing, a force ghost interacting with real objects, and what not. On top of that, they did the characters dirty. Rose vanished, Finn and Poe were like 3/

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 12h

everything, including episode 7, just to twist some weird "Somehow, Palpatine returned"-nonesense. The sins against the lore are just as bad as with ep 8, such as lightspeed-stutter (a chekhovian gun used esrly in the film then NEVER used again, weirdly), palpatines return, horses in athmosphere, 2/

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 12h

I waited on purpose with replying to you because I first wanted to rewatch episode 9 again before I agree or disagree. Now I just finished and I can tell you I absolutely disagree.
None of the weaknesses of episode 9's story came from episode 8. Abrams made a deliberate choice to disregard 1/

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 18h

Okay, interesting, I am no expert on this. I know it mostly from rusian / moscovian history and there from what I gather they usually seemed content with just extracting tributes and then sodding off again. Thanks.

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Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 18h

The Mongols for the most part were less interested in local traditions and usually allowed people a fair degree of self-governance as long as tribute was paid, no? They were extractive, but beyond that not super oppressive.

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Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · 19h

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Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 19h

I've already actually received a question yesterday when we can expect you to receive it soooooooo ... go ahead and earn it!

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 19h

Yesterday econ nobels go not to Khoa and today he's back reposting his old classics
Honi soit qui mal y pense

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 22h

Most academics who survive are the ones who had good luck early in their career. Like winning funding or publishing in a 'top journal'. This makes it easier to attract funding later & makes more room for failure.

Those early rolls of the dice will probably decide whether you survive or not.

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Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 21h

Political Philosophy 101 by Robert Talisse

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 21h

ESG-Maßnahmen: Mülltrennung, mit altem Wasser Pflanzen gießen, Fahrradtour als Team-Event (Chef passionierter Radfahrer, schleppt alle anderen auf ihren Hollandrädern mit während er mit Ultraleichtgestell in voller Montur vorneweg düst als ginge es durch die Pyrenäen und nicht die Lüneburger Heide)

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Benjamin @benjaminschneider.ch · 1d

average Marina Abramović performance

Quite Interesting @qi.com · 1d

The world record for the longest time handcuffed to another human is 123 days, achieved by a couple who kept breaking up and then getting back together and wanted to save their relationship. After the handcuffing, they swore never to get back together.

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Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 1d

The "Explorer" is much more accurately named. Will you find it? Who knows. You'll sure gonna explore your file system though.

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Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 1d

I can generally quite recommend "Spark of Life" by Erich Maria Remarque, I am quite sure I consider it one of the best books I've ever read, otherwise perhaps Rafik Schami's "Dark side of love" or Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children", both very good books

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair, that last one is just plain evil

Zeta Of 1 @zetaof1.bsky.social · 1d

It's easy, folders end with a "/" and files end with a "."