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[AugustWest]

I don't think Inev was even alive in 1976.

Hassenpfeffer.

[theinevitable]

Dude, Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976?  Julie Andrews prancing through the promontories?  Arnold Schwarzenegger?  Those disgusting little sausages that come in cans?  Nothing?

I wasn't even alive in 1987, much less 1976.

But yeah, none of those things (except the olympics) preclude Austria being a part of Germany. I knew it WAS a country before WWII, but I thought it wasn't anymore.

Now I'm vaguely remembering that a friend went to Vienna and I looked up where it was and maybe had a similar realization. But clearly it didn't stick. I also had to memorize every country in Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America in middle school, but those all kind of blended together after a while.

[jaydub]

I'm still not sure who is sovereign, who is autonomous, and who is history in the Balkans.  I don't know that any of them know either...

[wombat]

There are definitely parts of the world where memorizing them in middle school is sure to be a big waste of time.

[pmcd9]

No more Iraq, no more Syria. Replace both with IS.

[theinevitable]

I would be willing to bet I have a pretty good grasp on where most countries are that aren't in Africa. And I definitely won't forget Austria now.

[pmcd9]

I have a pretty good idea if somewhat vague idea of where most countries are. In Africa I think I could probably find Egypt and South Africa and that's about it.

[jaydub]

Cameroon is in the armpit of Africa, which seems like an unfortunate term since my impression is that they generally have their ducks in a row.  Somalia is another easy one, because its on that pointy bit aiming at India.
Djibouti.
Its just fun to say.

[theinevitable]

This is the online drum machine I've always wanted. Ability to save the file, ability to create different patterns and move them around on a grid to repeat them, ability to change "resolution" (1/4 notes, 1/8, 1/16). So cool.

[wombat]

I'm trying to choose a website to start learning how to read Japanese again. I think I found the right one.

[jaydub]

I'm trying to choose a website to start learning how to read Japanese again. I think I found the right one.

I clicked through there to WWWJDIC.  Wow, that place looks like a rabbit-hole...

[AugustWest]

This is sort of trippy.

[Arachno-capitalist]

This is sort of trippy.

More like infuriating.

[wombat]

Aww.

[Arachno-capitalist]

Here you go Inev: http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/12/are-anthropologists-better-than-you-think.html

Most of the best economists I follow would agree with this argument and do their best to do "anthropological type field work" to get a better understanding of what happens with real people as opposed to on a chalkboard. They also give the best presentations.