Chromdome35

I almost died from my last scope. They took out a couple of polyps, one of which was evidently sitting on a blood vessel, cauterized the locations. Two days later in the morning, I started shitting blood, lots of blood. Went to the ER, they decided they needed to go back in and seal it back u...

Most of us who follow it think it will end this year. The upcoming spring/summer offensives are what to keep your eye on....

[quote]I'm sure there were a lot of Russian casualties as well. What's the Russian-Ukrainian ratio that tips to favor either side? 5:1? 3:1? 7:1?[/quote] I have no idea. That would be very difficult to determine as there is a number of intangibles that impact that. Ukraine is fighting for its s...

[quote]How many Ukrainians did it cost?[/quote] No one knows, the only true metric we have that is pretty clear is how much territory they captured (or didn't). There are reports that the Ukrainian casualties were high but beyond that ???? ETA: There are also a lot of reports (from Russian...

[quote]I just don't see how they can keep on going if Russia really does mount a massive, decently effective offensive. It's going to be interesting to see how many men they can really lose before things go south.[/quote] Russia has yet to launch a decently effective offensive in this war. They ...

[quote]Agreed, I welcome the dissenting views and believe most on this board do as well, provided those views are backed up with data or information that supports them. However the majority of those views are either overtly antagonistic one liners trying derail the thread, or never offer actual i...

[quote]So how long do you think this should go on and what is the metric by which you would declare a victory?[/quote] For Russia victory at this point would mean keeping what they currently have control over. That is far short of what they stated their goals were at the start of the conflict so...

[link=(https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/30/russia-seeking-munitions-from-north-korea-00089672)]https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/30/russia-seeking-munitions-from-north-korea-00089672[/link] [quote]Russia seeking munitions from North Korea, Kirby says The development comes as Moscow burns ...

So this is why the regulars in the thread call some of you trolls. You make a statement in the thread and someone asks you respectfully to explain your position. You go dark and don't ever respond. Yet you want to bitch about people here being myopic and unwilling to engage in discussion. This...

Solid turret toss entry at 2:12...

[quote]offenses usually take higher casualties than defenses in these kind of entrenched battles. THe offensive will be brutal.. [/quote] I don't disagree with you on this. [quote]Unless Russian morale totally collapses, Ukraine will require foreign bodies. [/quote] I do disagree with you...

[quote]quote: Russia's armed forces have been exposed, and no longer have the capability for serious offensives. This is complete nonsense.[/quote] I would truly like to understand your basis for saying this is nonsense. What are you basing your statement on?...

[quote]Ukraine has never had a chance in this conflict without a global war, and still does not.[/quote] I disagree with you on this. Ukraine does have a chance without global war breaking out. IF (and that is a big if) Ukraine can launch a successful spring/summer offensive and push Russia b...

So she'll be 73 in 2100 and you're worried about her livelihood?...

[quote]I’m worrying for my daughters livelihood[/quote]How old is your daughter today?...

This is a really interesting analysis of what went wrong for the Russians in the opening phase of the war. [link=(https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1641110351646261248)]https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1641110351646261248[/link] Full document here [link=(chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajp...

In the last 10 years, the only direct report I've lost was to an upward movement to a VP position within our company. I fully supported her in that move....

[quote]Why are you such an arse about it? Do most of them leave? Probably can't blame them if they do. [/quote] Who said I was an arse about it, the actual conversation is much different than a summation post on a message board. For the record, I've never lost someone as a result of this type con...

[quote]I think that is the best time to have a conversation with the employee. You can talk about expectations, future plans, etc... things that go along with a raise.[/quote] I agree, use it as the basis for a conversation....

[quote]Do you feel like all of your employees under you are always paid at a fair rate to match their value?[/quote] The company I work for pays well, gives annual raises, and has good beni's. If someone asks for a raise during the course of our normal conversations, I absolutely consider it; ...