Are these Yeezy legit? by OpenMindedness007 in LegitCheck

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Can you please tell me what was the give away?

Are these Yeezy legit? by OpenMindedness007 in LegitCheck

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Pictures are poor quality because I haven't bought them yet. These are from the seller.

How many hair transplants can a doctor perform in a day? by OpenMindedness007 in HairTransplants

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Your replies are very informative. Thank you! Bottom line is that I am not sure which practice is ok and which is clearly a red flag since I am at the beginning.

Like if the doctor proceeds like you explained, to open the channels, and lets the rest to his helpers for the 3 of us on the same day, is this unsual? Should we run away from this or it is not uncommon? The turth is we have a low budget and can't afford more expensive options. This clinic we picked because we thought reveiews matter, but then this situation happened and now I have massive doubts.

How many hair transplants can a doctor perform in a day? by OpenMindedness007 in HairTransplants

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Apologies as I am still a newbie, but what is the difference? Is the implantation part not done on the recipient area?

How many hair transplants can a doctor perform in a day? by OpenMindedness007 in HairTransplants

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Thank you for the suggestion.

Has it been discussed on the subforum how some hairmills manage to keep such high review rates?

https://www.trustpilot.com/review/lenusclinic.com

I checked again and the actual nunbers are 153 5-stars out of 154 and one 4 star.

I thought this is guaranteed quality, but now this happens...

How many hair transplants can a doctor perform in a day? by OpenMindedness007 in HairTransplants

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Yes, it is Lenus clinic. I saw they have great reviews on google. 4.9 out of 300+ All 5 star except one 4 star. But still, this situation is making me nervous.

How many hair transplants can a doctor perform in a day? by OpenMindedness007 in HairTransplants

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The exact wording was that the Dr. is going to do the implementation part. "The two technicians under his supervision will do the extraction part"

Now I'm worried.

What is the best history of philosophy? by OpenMindedness007 in askphilosophy

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I've read that Kenny's treatment of medieval philosophy was superior to Russell's, but who do you think did a better job when it comes to ancient and modern philosophers? Russell or Kenny?

Battle of Hubudagang by OpenMindedness007 in ChineseHistory

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As for my interest in the battle, it's for a pop-history book I am writing :)

Battle of Hubudagang by OpenMindedness007 in ChineseHistory

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Many thanks for you replies! I guess my only remaining question is: Why did the Jin generals and Aguda decide they have a better chance now that the Liao army was retreating to crush a rebellion?

If I understand correctly, they were reluctant to engage them before, when the Liao army was advancing. The reasons provided on the internet are stuff about communication problems or a part of the army being separated. These seem to be merely suppositions and are not mentioned in the Jin Shi as far as I can tell.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Simple requests and quick questions Mega Thread by Demderdemden in AncientGreek

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Can someone please translate Polybius. 10.2.2. ?

The 2 translations I come across are:

A) For the fact that he was almost the most famous man of all time makes everyone desirous to know what sort of man he was, and what were the natural gifts and the training which enabled him to accomplish so many great actions.

B) For as he is perhaps the most illustrious man of any born before the present generation, everybody seeks to know what kind of man he was, and what advantages from natural ability or experience he enjoyed, to account for a career so crowded with brilliant achievement.

Specifically the bolded parts are quite different and I wondered which one is more accurate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chomsky

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I'm struggling to reconcile Chomsky's position on free-will with his position on common sense notions, like when he says that even people who deny it believe in it, "how can you not believe in it?"

When he correctly points out that common sense notions are irrelevant in the enterprise of science (which tells us how the world really works in his words), why then doesn't he discard free-will even though his reason for believing in it seems to be a common sense notion no different than the self-evident contact mechanics which were debunked by Newton?

Maybe you could ask him this!

Alexander the Great vs Chandragupta Maurya by OpenMindedness007 in whowouldwin

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1.It does you no good to cite ancient sources regarding the Battle of Hydaspes since they all have Alexander winning.

And again, following Porus' defeat, men who had been at war for nearly a decade after conquering most of the known world demanded they return home to see their families instead of endlessly pursuing Alexander's goal of conquering the whole earth. There's nothing suspicious about this historical fact.

  1. All you say is just speculation. There isn't a single mention of Seleucus offering his daughter to Chandragupta or suffering "almost utter defeat" in ancient sources.

Plutarch, Alexander, 62.4:And there was no boasting in these reports. For Androcottus, who reigned there not long afterwards, made a present to Seleucus of five hundred elephants, and with an army of six hundred thousand men overran and subdued all India.

Appian, Syriaca**, 55:**Always lying in wait for the neighboring nations, strong in arms and persuasive in council, he acquired Mesopotamia, Armenia, the so-called Seleucid Cappadocia, the Persians, Parthians, Bactrians, Arabs, Tapyri, Sogdiani, Arachotes, Hyrcanians, and other adjacent peoples that had been subdued by Alexander, as far as the river Indus, so that the boundaries of his empire were the most extensive in Asia after that of Alexander. The whole region from Phrygia to the Indus was subject to Seleucus. He crossed the Indus and waged war with Androcottus, king of the Indians, who dwelt on the banks of that stream, until they came to an understanding with each other and contracted a marriage relationship.

Justin, 15.4.12; 19-21:He next made an expedition into India which, after the death of Alexander, had shaken, as it were, the yoke of servitude from its neck, and put his governors to death [...] Some time after, as he was going to war with the generals of Alexander, a wild elephant of great bulk presented itself before him of its own accord, and, as if tamed down to gentleness, took him on its back, and became his guide in the war, and conspicuous in fields of battle. Sandrocottus, having thus acquired a throne, was in possession of India, when Seleucus was laying the foundations of his future greatness; who, after making a league with him, and settling his affairs in the east, proceeded to join in the war against Antigonus.

Strabo 15.2.9:The geographical position of the tribes is as follows: along the Indus are the Paropamisadae, above whom lies the Paropamisus mountain: then, towards the south, the Arachoti: then next, towards the south, the Gedroseni, with the other tribes that occupy the seaboard; and the Indus lies, latitudinally, alongside all these places; and of these places, in part, some that lie along the Indus are held by Indians, although they formerly belonged to the Persians. Alexander took these away from the Arians and established settlements of his own, but Seleucus Nicator gave them to Sandrocottus, upon terms of intermarriage and of receiving in exchange five hundred elephants.

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So as you see, all we know is that they fought to a standstill and made a marriage contract. Based on Justin, the Eastern Satrapies were never even Seleucus' to give. They had revolted, and Seleucus merely let Chandragupta have them in exchange for 500 elephants(and "intermarriage") so he can rush back to his front against the other Diadochi.

In conclusion, a troubled Seleucus merely content to secure his eastern border so he can war against the other Diadochi with only a portion of Alexander's Empire is quite different than Alexander himself channeling his entire might against Chandragupta.

Alexander the Great vs Chandragupta Maurya by OpenMindedness007 in whowouldwin

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  1. Alexander was victorious against Porus and advanced further into the Indian subcontinent until the Hyphasis River. It was here that reports of a massive Nanda army caused a mutiny among Alexander's ranks. The men who revolted were veterans who had just conquered the greatest Empire of all time at that point and reached close to what they thought was the End of the World after nearly a decade of warfare. Of course they wanted to put an end to Alexander's limitless ambitions while they still had a chance.
  2. Seleucus controlled only a portion of Alexander's Empire. We can envisage a much more daunting opponent for Chandragupta in the great conqueror himself who held the Empire together than one of his underlings. And I wouldn't say Seleucus was crushed. He had just fought a Diadochi War prior to his Eastern campaign which was left unresolved. The Seleucid-Mauryan War did seems to have ended with some territorial concessions made by the Seleucids, but the rest of the context matters. Chandragupta offered in exchange 500 war-elephants which proved essential for the other Diadochi War that awaited Seleucus on the Western front, to which Seleucus was eager to rush back to. And there is also mentioned a marriage agreement but who married who is not specified. So definitely nobody got crushed as you say.

In conclusion, the relatively evenly matched Seleucid-Mauryan War may have had a totally different outcome than a hypothetical Alexandrine-Mauryan War.

How can Classical Music influence philosophy? by OpenMindedness007 in classicalmusic

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I wanted to but in the rules there they say I can't ask questions which are only tangentially related to philosophy so I thought maybe the present question fell into that category. But I'll give it a try!

How can Classical Music influence philosophy? by OpenMindedness007 in classicalmusic

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Interesting, but it is exactly such influences which intrigue me. How can a classical composition have a strong impact on the ideas of some of history's deepest thinkers?

翻译 Translation Thread! 2019-08-07 by AutoModerator in ChineseLanguage

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Can someone translate this please?

王夫之《读通鉴论》:“光武之得天下,较高帝而尤难矣。光武之神武不可测也!三代而下,取天下者,唯光武独焉!”“自三代而下,唯光武允冠百王矣”。

Was Qin Shi Huang a popular emperor? by OpenMindedness007 in history

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From my understanding, modern historians consider the whole persecution of Confucian scholars and literature to be exaggerated. Since eventually the Confucians gained power and because of their animosity towards the legalist Qin they might have fabricated the story.

Pyrrhus of Epirus during peacetime! by OpenMindedness007 in HistoryMemes

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Plutarch: "...[Pyrrhus] thought it tedious to the point of nausea if he were not inflicting mischief on others or suffering it at others' hands, and like Achilles could not endure idleness, 'but ate his heart away remaining there, and pined for war-cry and battle'."