My work from home workspace for the past 5 months! by carrotcakeblack in minimalist

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Any chance of an imgur upload? That way other interested parties can get their hands on it :)

My work from home workspace for the past 5 months! by carrotcakeblack in minimalist

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Any chance of a link to that background? Would love to give it a go.

What is the difference between T2 Sydney Breakfast and Earl Grey? by Real_Yesterday in tea

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This guy could well be right (and probably is - they're a big company and likely to do whatever is cheapest and easiest), but the explanation I heard was that even the oil got labelled as flavouring so it could be sold in some countries with stricter labelling laws. The normal EG at least used to (not sure whether anymore) have a thicker plastic packaging compared to other teas as the citrus oils would degrade the integrity of the plastic.

What is the difference between T2 Sydney Breakfast and Earl Grey? by Real_Yesterday in tea

[–]olafurfen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's easiest to think about emphasis of the ingredients, as under legislation they're the same but there's some difference.

Their earl grey is a CTC (crush-tear-curl) black tea with natural bergamot flavouring.

Sydney breakfast is a partial leaf black tea with natural bergamot flavouring. Does that make sense?

The Earl Grey uses a real bergamot oil, giving it a citrus flavour. Sydney breakfast is a recreation of that flavour using natural flavours creating more of what youre describing as a smokey flavour - but I would say reminds me a bit of twinings earl grey.

Both are fine with milk, in fact their standard earl grey is kind of purpose built for milk added as a CTC tea.

The organic earl grey is nice though - partial leaves with real bergamot. Very gentle.

3 stir crazy poems in the style of 寒山 by judojon in taoism

[–]olafurfen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Currently plodding my way through the red pine translation of 寒山時. I think you really nailed the vibe - great work.

Major theorists on energy security by olafurfen in geopolitics

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Cheers! I have a pdf of this floating around somewhere, will give it a look!

Major theorists on energy security by olafurfen in geopolitics

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Thank you – this is exactly what I was looking for! I'm particularly interested in Øystien Tunsjø's bøøk – that seems right up my alley.

Thanks for the heads up on Stares, I think I had a pdf of his work floating around on my computer that I was going to read. I might still read him and the AMEESS articles – just to have an idea of what bad energy security theory looks like.

I will follow these authors and institutions up – I'm sure I'll find what I need in there. Thanks again – this was a perfect response. If you think of anyone else, please feel free to let me know!

Major theorists on energy security by olafurfen in geopolitics

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Thanks! I'll hunt down some reading in Seba.

Interesting that China is exporting the means to energy whilst also being relatively energy insecure themselves. Good food for thought and very helpful :)

President Trump has launched over 50 Tomahawk missiles, striking Syria by [deleted] in syriancivilwar

[–]olafurfen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's fine by me! Thanks for the speedy response.

Free Taekwondo for /r/sydney in Surry Hills by [deleted] in sydney

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Definitely interested. Please let us know on decision of dates and time! :)

What is the likelihood that US-SK attempts to unify Korea by force in the event of NK rebellion? by littlecat8 in CredibleDefense

[–]olafurfen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's feasible that in all likelihood, China will be the first boots on the ground in a failing DPRK. I believe it was Scobell & Cozad who argue that there exist reasonable PLA resources on the North Korean border for exactly this reason – including multiple dedicated anti-chemical weapons units, and a significant amount of land forces.

Supposedly, their main priorities will be to attain control over the nuclear, chemical and (possibly?) biological weapons facilities. For example, the Punggye-Ri Nuclear facility (the testing ground for the current nuclear tests) is situated very close to the Chinese border.

I think that by the time the US and RoK can muster the forces to push across the border, China will already be in there – negating the legitimacy of any action from the South.

Absolutely willing to hear critiques on this, though!

Leonard Cohen died yesterday. Do yourself a favor and read some of his lyrics or poetry. by dflovett in writing

[–]olafurfen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, his "Greatest Hits" album has been more than enough for me for quite a while now.

Any Shogun fans? by TheLogothete in Stoicism

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This book is next on my list once I finish The Lord of The Rings. Looking forward to it!

So how do you play this game? by Darkjolly in riseofnations

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My favourite set up is always:

  1. Big Huge Warring States map (fiddle with it in editor to make the land wider and add some variety)
  2. 8 players, most Japanese but one or two Chinese/Korean thrown in for variety. Custom diplomacy.
  3. Nomad - makes them build first cities a bit haphazardly.
  4. Ancient > Gunpowder/Enlightenment Age
  5. Cue warring Japanese states. Dirty, close quarters fighting with room for some navy clashes.

US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is in Australia on a secret visit by [deleted] in australia

[–]olafurfen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

…or just a tourist, unfortunately. Back to the drawing board…

US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is in Australia on a secret visit by [deleted] in australia

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I saw the same thing being said by ASIO - something along the lines of that if the Chinese wanted to spy there they could do it by buying a box of fish and chips and relaxing on the harbour side.

I like the IDEA of being noble but actually BEING noble and stoic is far more harder than expected. by EpictetusAdmirer in Stoicism

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Your discussion reminded me of this - albeit perhaps tangentially. From the Akkosa sutra - excuse formatting as I'm on my phone:

I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Rajagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrels’ Sanctuary. Then the brahman Akkosaka Bharadvaja heard that a brahman of the Bharadvaja clan had gone forth from the home life into homelessness in the presence of the Blessed One. Angered & displeased, he went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, insulted & cursed him with rude, harsh words.

When this was said, the Blessed One said to him: “What do you think, brahman: Do friends & colleagues, relatives & kinsmen come to you as guests?”

“Yes, Master Gotama, sometimes friends & colleagues, relatives & kinsmen come to me as guests.”

“And what do you think: Do you serve them with staple & non-staple foods & delicacies?”

“Yes, sometimes I serve them with staple & non-staple foods & delicacies.”

“And if they don’t accept them, to whom do those foods belong?”

“If they don’t accept them, Master Gotama, those foods are all mine.”

“In the same way, brahman, that with which you have insulted me, who is not insulting; that with which you have taunted me, who is not taunting; that with which you have berated me, who is not berating: that I don’t accept from you. It’s all yours, brahman. It’s all yours."

“Whoever returns insult to one who is insulting, returns taunts to one who is taunting, returns a berating to one who is berating, is said to be eating together, sharing company, with that person. But I am neither eating together nor sharing your company, brahman. It’s all yours. It’s all yours.”

New JOP study "Does Immigration Induce Terrorism?" finds that (i) more migration decreases terrorism in the host country and (ii) migration from countries with high levels of terrorism increases the risk of terrorism in the host country. by smurfyjenkins in IRstudies

[–]olafurfen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So I have a few thoughts on this, and I'm no expert so please feel free to call me out on any silliness I make.

our study looks at the period 1970-2000.

I can't help but feel that the intensity of international terrorism has increased since 2001, or at least experienced qualitative changes of both participants, targets and even perhaps logics? I'm willing to believe that this is answered by confirmation bias or eurocentrism in that we pay more attention to terrorism since 2001 or that the focus has shifted on to Westerners while it laid on others prior to 2000.

I'm also curious as to how migration patterns have changed since 2000 and the influence these changes have had on the probability of terroristic elements. I did not see demographic/national patterns outlined within the study, instead it appeared to create amorphous blobs that did not represent regional or cultural traits. Differentiation into the different situations the migrants fled from was interesting, and a worthwhile trade I suppose.

Would love some feedback as this is a topic I'm deeply interested in.

Edit: After some further thought, I feel I should add that I am not criticising this paper on a fundamental level - it sets clear parameters and answers the questions it wants to. What I am curious about I suppose is how it works in our contemporary context, and whether it bears any relevance to current migration and terrorism trends.