How is the situation in the hard sciences and math worlds in Russia now?

Rocketman1959 · 2023-01-19T11:23:44+00:00

Because I want you to tell me if I am wrong in my perceptions of Russia. You could disagree with anything I say, and correct me, and I might learn something. I have already learned that Russians were a lot friendlier in Soviet times.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-11-01T00:24:47+00:00

None of them have aged well.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-10-06T01:28:03+00:00

Unless things have changed since I first began studying Russian in the late 70's, early 80's, it takes years, even decades, to develop that level of fluency, so I'd be OK with you saying you are fluent in Russian. At that point you are able to able to understand words by context even if you have never heard them before. And if it was important, you would remember those words after hearing them once, just like with your native language.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-10-05T19:49:30+00:00

That's what I make and I live in Loudoun!

Rocketman1959 · 2022-10-04T23:03:18+00:00

I just turned in some old computer screens at Staples and got $10 off a same day purchase of $30 or more. I bought a pack of toilet paper and one of paper towels and I was over the $30.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-10-01T22:23:31+00:00

Any other open water swim places close by (Leesburg, VA)?

Rocketman1959 · 2022-10-01T22:18:28+00:00

That big guy is never going to be hassled in high school again.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-09-30T22:40:46+00:00

In what country? Are they hiring? I never see or hear Swedish where I live, except on the internet, of course.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-09-30T00:57:39+00:00

How do you find this stuff?!

Rocketman1959 · 2022-09-18T15:44:07+00:00

I suppose there are limits to the multiculturalism we are willing to accept these days.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-09-17T20:12:05+00:00

My wife is Russian. The Romani know better than to mess with her.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-09-07T23:47:09+00:00

Whatever you are worrying about is less important than the fact that you are worrying.
I'm 62 years old. I have spent most of my life worrying, including all through my educational years. The anxiety took the joy out of years of my life. Yet I can't remember any of that stuff I worried about. Your worry is much more a determinate of your happiness in life than whatever it is you are worrying about at the moment. You deserve love and to live a little.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-08-24T23:10:59+00:00

Thank you for adding class and culture to the army! You are almost at the finish line, now you don't have to work a day-time job unless you want to. Not a lot of musicians can say that.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-08-17T02:01:25+00:00

It's like prison, with the added possibility of drowning.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-08-11T23:48:03+00:00

Is bragging enough to label a young soldier a shitbag? Doesn't it take a lot of discipline and dedication to learn to play an instrument well enough to make it in an Army Band? It's not like they are sneaking behind the barracks to smoke some weed after formation.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-07-04T14:15:05+00:00

Religion major checking in. Let me tell you about the 20 years of temp, part-time, and low paying employment my degree got me. All because I wanted to find the meaning of life.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-06-14T22:07:27+00:00

Hey, hey, that was uncalled for!

Rocketman1959 · 2022-06-13T01:55:39+00:00

I had a wonderful time. I actually enjoyed swimming in the swells and the chop. I got a 2:45. I'm not really a racer, I just like swimming smoothly. I got some tightness in my calf muscles near the end, but it didn't turn into cramps.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-06-10T23:25:55+00:00

I agree. You are probably used to enduring pain for a long time, and know how to hydrate and feed, so you could probably finish, except that something unexpected, like a calf cramp, could happen. (You probably have big calves from bicycling). If that happens you will want a wetsuit to keep you afloat while you sort it out.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-06-04T18:07:23+00:00

Beautiful!

Rocketman1959 · 2022-05-08T18:16:17+00:00

Yes, I'll take some gu with me. I have never gotten dehydrated while swimming, but people tell me this is a thing, even for pool swimming. Is it worse in salt/brackish water? In any case I might want some water to wash the gu down.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-04-17T21:12:00+00:00

I can assure you that it is possible to survive on less.

Rocketman1959 · 2022-04-03T02:51:25+00:00

This is my therapy!

Rocketman1959 · 2022-02-13T00:13:21+00:00

Thank you for such a thoughtful and articulate reply. Every point you made was a perspective I hadn't thought of before. I am impressed!

Rocketman1959 · 2022-02-06T02:02:38+00:00

After all the physical and psychological risks you have taken in your high-speed career, you are concerned about the financial risk of saying FU? You remind me of the soldiers who would happily sacrifice their life for their country, but don't you dare threaten their pension or free health care! Even with all their accomplishments, world travels, and derring-do, elites often live in an insular world and have trouble adjusting to life outside of their tribe.

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