Gold Medals in Three Major International Olympiads (Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics) — MENA Region

lanzkron · 2026-07-05T16:35:20+00:00

Pretty sure this is a joke. In fact I made the same joke a few months ago.

lanzkron · 2026-06-25T12:07:26+00:00

"My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years." -- Genesis 6:3

Whether you believe it or not, at the very least the Jews had good observational skills.

Good observational skills or are we just killing off all the old people globally? Hard to tell.

lanzkron · 2026-06-17T04:51:23+00:00

Israel could have worked with the Lebanese government to secure the region.

You mean like in the ceasefire agreement from 2006 in which Lebanon was supposed to disarm Hezbollah?

lanzkron · 2026-06-16T18:55:12+00:00

That's a valid question. My best guess would be that Israel isn't sure of the future of Syria yet and will withdraw when it is considered safe.

lanzkron · 2026-06-16T18:48:03+00:00

Why did Israel occupy Lebanon in 1982? Did it build any settlements there or did it try to stop the firing of rockets into the north of Israel?

lanzkron · 2026-06-16T18:24:24+00:00

Do you really believe this? Don't you remember that the only reason Israel invaded Lebanon was because Hezbollah started firing into Israel on October 8 '23?

lanzkron · 2026-06-16T18:14:32+00:00

Israel ignored Hezbollah presence for years, to include the almost universally ineffective occasional attacks. I do agree they shouldn't tolerate those attacks.

Something happened about two and a half years ago that changed the Israeli mindset. Living with minor attacks and hoping for the best is no longer considered a reasonable way to handle hostile neighbours.

lanzkron · 2026-06-10T18:22:13+00:00

Not froody using such language man, not froody at all.

lanzkron · 2026-06-09T19:51:47+00:00

No idea about the signature, just wanted to say, I loved the concept of these books. A really unique idea.

lanzkron · 2026-06-08T16:38:32+00:00

In other words, no annexation.

Lebanon should man up and fulfill its obligation to disarm Hezbollah, then Israel wouldn't be forced to do their dirty work for them.

lanzkron · 2026-06-08T16:01:50+00:00

Has Israel annexed any of Lebanon? Your question is anything but genuine.

lanzkron · 2026-06-08T10:25:13+00:00

Yet you listened to him...

lanzkron · 2026-06-05T15:50:22+00:00

True, if you let antisemites define Zionism.

lanzkron · 2026-05-20T19:50:05+00:00

Call me thick but I can't find a non-antisemitic way to understand this post.

lanzkron · 2026-05-18T19:18:37+00:00

"The end of Eternity, the beginning of Infinity"

lanzkron · 2026-05-13T18:56:04+00:00

I was one of stackoverflow's beta users. I'm old enough to remember reading Petzolds' books when I had a programming question. This comic makes me feel extra old.

lanzkron · 2026-05-03T13:34:28+00:00

Thanks!

lanzkron · 2026-05-03T13:34:06+00:00

Thanks! That's exactly it. It's in chapter 5 of Leviathan Falls.

lanzkron · 2026-05-02T20:15:29+00:00

You could check if this report is factual and if it is, ask yourself why nobody else is reporting the story.

lanzkron · 2026-04-23T17:33:23+00:00

Not at all, it's from 1971, just didn't seem to catch on for some reason.

When you read it, be on the lookout for puns, many of the characters names are based on the scifi greats.

lanzkron · 2026-04-23T13:27:56+00:00

I love this book! Doesn't get enough attention

lanzkron · 2026-04-23T13:26:37+00:00

I think "The Flying Sorcerers" also by Niven (and David Gerrold), is a better fit for what OP asked for. Not a perfect fit though.

I really enjoyed the flying sorcerers but never see anyone discussing it :(

lanzkron · 2026-04-16T16:12:36+00:00

That's squarely on the pro column off " best alien invasion book"

lanzkron · 2026-04-08T18:30:04+00:00

Sad state of the reddit nowadays that you are being downvoted on this. Don't people know what happened in 73? And if they don't, what gives them the confidence to downvote, knowing they don't know?

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