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by Cuchulainn
March 25th, 2024, 11:51 am
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Topic: Those latter-day Latvians
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Those latter-day Latvians

1949 deportations remembered in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/history/25.03.2024-1949-deportations-remembered-in-latvia.a547960/ " By deporting the most successful and productive part of the rural population, the occupation regime destroyed not only agricultural production in Latvi...
by Cuchulainn
March 24th, 2024, 4:45 pm
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Topic: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank
Replies: 89
Views: 19409

Re: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank

Having grown up in a Soviet system, laptop has been inculcated by lies and propaganda. 
by Cuchulainn
March 24th, 2024, 3:42 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank
Replies: 89
Views: 19409

Re: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank

I see a little birdwatching cunt from Maryland aka "arsdin" decided to share his family album with nazi memorabilia. Stick to bird watching, little actuary, they can poop on your head, but unlikely to hurt you physically.  Mr, Cuntlame, as opposed to your Irish relatives (who as majority ...
by Cuchulainn
March 24th, 2024, 3:36 pm
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Topic: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank
Replies: 89
Views: 19409

Re: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank

by Cuchulainn
March 24th, 2024, 3:32 pm
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Topic: Melodic Metal
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Re: Melodic Metal

by Cuchulainn
March 24th, 2024, 3:00 pm
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Topic: Go Green
Replies: 124
Views: 46684

Re: Go Green

Just watched Guterres of UN and other clueless politicians' exalted scaremongering about the imminent climate change-induced apocalypse. I understand the goal is to offshore all (the rest of) heavy production to China, so they can make sure the West declines enough not to pose any threat to them - ...
by Cuchulainn
March 24th, 2024, 2:53 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: CMS Spread
Replies: 8
Views: 9737

Re: CMS Spread

Some background to my Q. Only closed form solutions lend lucid insight. Lucid and incorrect go hand-in-hand in many cases! You need to quantify the assumptions in your formulas because closed solutions break down when parameters are outside some range. But only heuristics (aka a-posteriori hand-wavi...
by Cuchulainn
March 24th, 2024, 2:50 pm
Forum: The Quantitative Finance FAQs Project
Topic: Why do quants like closed-form solutions?
Replies: 70
Views: 266575

Re: Why do quants like closed-form solutions?

Only closed form solutions lend lucid insight.
Not true, in short.
by Cuchulainn
March 24th, 2024, 2:49 pm
Forum: The Quantitative Finance FAQs Project
Topic: Why do quants like closed-form solutions?
Replies: 70
Views: 266575

Re: Why do quants like closed-form solutions?

Only closed form solutions lend lucid insight. Lucid and incorrect go hand-in-hand in many cases! You need to quantify the assumptions in your formulas because closed solutions break down when parameters are outside some range. But only heuristics (aka a-posteriori hand-waving) tell us if they are ...
by Cuchulainn
March 24th, 2024, 1:12 pm
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Topic: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank
Replies: 89
Views: 19409

Re: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank

https://collections.ushmm.org/iiif-b/assets/726538 Possibly some of leptoq's forebears. Either bio- or ideo- logically, depending upon which figure you're considering. By the way, leptoq: your idiocy has done you in again. Your pic is from 2020. I know you hate the possibility that Gazans would hav...
by Cuchulainn
March 23rd, 2024, 8:30 pm
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Topic: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank
Replies: 89
Views: 19409

Re: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank

Here is a longer list with things banned in Gaza at some point at least: cardamom cumin coriander ginger jam vinegar Halva chocolate fruit preserves seeds and nuts biscuits and sweets potato chips gas for soft drinks dried fruit fresh meat plaster tar wood for construction cement iron glucose indus...
by Cuchulainn
March 23rd, 2024, 6:46 pm
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Topic: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank
Replies: 89
Views: 19409

Re: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank

‘Little Gaza’: Mourning loved ones Israel killed in West Bank refugee camps

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/1 ... -camps-war
by Cuchulainn
March 23rd, 2024, 6:43 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank
Replies: 89
Views: 19409

Re: Meanwhile, back in the West Bank

As Gaza is destroyed, Israel is killing dozens of children in the West Bank

https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproj ... -west-bank