December Current Events: chaos actual out, we're boned

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Nostalgia4Infinity: Feb 27, 2007; 10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

mattis suffers from the same thing biden suffers from: people confusing the meme version with the actual version

# ? Dec 27, 2018 20:31

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Acebuckeye13: Nov 2, 2010; Against All Tyrants; Ultra Carp

I feel that Mattis could be a good VP choice in that VP is an utterly worthless position so his actual influence within the administration would be limited, but it could get certain ~resist~ types and 'moderate' Democrats fired up regardless of how left the top of the ticket is.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 20:35

Casimir Radon: Aug 2, 2008

Mullen wouldn't be a bad choice. He's been on a few boards since retiring but nothing too sketchy looking.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 20:36

Wasabi the J: Jan 23, 2008; MOM WAS RIGHT

Internet's out for CenturyLink, I guess.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 20:38

Hexyflexy: Sep 2, 2011; asymptotically approaching one

Acebuckeye13 posted:

I feel that Mattis could be a good VP choice in that VP is an utterly worthless position so his actual influence within the administration would be limited, but it could get certain ~resist~ types and 'moderate' Democrats fired up regardless of how left the top of the ticket is.

I only have a cursory understanding of how this works in the US, but in the UK people who�ve served for a long time, as opposed to being drafted / being in then out in their 20s tend to make seriously poor politicians through our history. Totally different skill set required. I don�t think Mattis would be a good VP for you, couldn�t see him enjoying that job either.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 20:42

ASAPI: Apr 20, 2007; I invented the line.

Wasabi the J posted:

Internet's out for CenturyLink, I guess.

Yeah, some of the guys here at work are having to deal with that... Current money is on either a multi site/datacenter fire or someone is totally getting fired (or did and threw a kill switch).

# ? Dec 27, 2018 20:47

Vasudus: May 30, 2003

It's a bad fit for Mattis because it goes against pretty much his entire philosophy. The only reason why he left the private sector grift he was running is because all of the other picks for SECDEF would have been absolutely horrible. The dude doesn't want to run the country.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 20:47

Naramyth: Jan 22, 2009; Australia cares about cunts. Including this one.

Wasabi the J posted:

Internet's out for CenturyLink, I guess.

Our long distance service was down for the mor img until our provider changed trunks. It was because if the century link outage

# ? Dec 27, 2018 20:53

nullandvoid: Mar 7, 2006; Look, the Mona Lisa's not a better painting, it's merely a more famous one, and it was made more famous because it was stolen. And this was stolen, so...

ASAPI posted:

Yeah, some of the guys here at work are having to deal with that... Current money is on either a multi site/datacenter fire or someone is totally getting fired (or did and threw a kill switch).

Update:
On December 27, 2018 at 02:40 GMT, CenturyLink identified a service impact in New Orleans, LA. The NOC is engaged and investigating in order to isolate the cause. Field Operations were engaged and dispatched for additional investigations. Tier IV Equipment Vendor Support was later engaged. During cooperative troubleshooting a device in San Antonio, TX was isolated from the network as it was seeming to broadcast traffic consuming capacity, which seemed to alleviate some impact. Investigations remained ongoing. Following the isolation of the San Antonio, TX device troubleshooting efforts focused on additional sites that teams were remotely unable to troubleshoot. Field Operations were dispatched to sites in Kansas City, MO, Atlanta, GA, New Orleans, LA and Chicago, IL. Tier IV Equipment Vendor Support continued to investigate the equipment logs to further assist with isolation. Once visibility was restored to the site in Kansas City, MO a filter was applied to the equipment to further alleviate the impact observed. All of the necessary troubleshooting teams in cooperation with Tier IV Equipment Vendor Support are working to restore remote visibility to the remaining sites at this time. We understand how important these services are to our clients and the issue has been escalated to the highest levels within CenturyLink Service Assurance Leadership.

edit: current talk is a broadcast storm on the network is really loving poo poo up

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:05

aphid_licker: Jan 7, 2009

El Mero Mero posted:

Also:
https://twitter.com/justinboldaji/status/1078050696274923520

Jesus. A guy cheerfully tweeting about how he got horribly tortured is a bit too real for me rn

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:08

ASAPI: Apr 20, 2007; I invented the line.

nullandvoid posted:

Update:
On December 27, 2018 at 02:40 GMT, CenturyLink identified a service impact in New Orleans, LA. The NOC is engaged and investigating in order to isolate the cause. Field Operations were engaged and dispatched for additional investigations. Tier IV Equipment Vendor Support was later engaged. During cooperative troubleshooting a device in San Antonio, TX was isolated from the network as it was seeming to broadcast traffic consuming capacity, which seemed to alleviate some impact. Investigations remained ongoing. Following the isolation of the San Antonio, TX device troubleshooting efforts focused on additional sites that teams were remotely unable to troubleshoot. Field Operations were dispatched to sites in Kansas City, MO, Atlanta, GA, New Orleans, LA and Chicago, IL. Tier IV Equipment Vendor Support continued to investigate the equipment logs to further assist with isolation. Once visibility was restored to the site in Kansas City, MO a filter was applied to the equipment to further alleviate the impact observed. All of the necessary troubleshooting teams in cooperation with Tier IV Equipment Vendor Support are working to restore remote visibility to the remaining sites at this time. We understand how important these services are to our clients and the issue has been escalated to the highest levels within CenturyLink Service Assurance Leadership.

edit: current talk is a broadcast storm on the network is really loving poo poo up

drat, that is one hell of a broadcast storm...

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:10

Nostalgia4Butts: Jun 1, 2006; WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

hoo boy glad im not working today

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:18

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

Apparently the new hypersonic nuclear cruise missiles cannot be detected by current launch monitoring systems because they do not create a large launch plume, merely one about the size of a VLS tube. So, Russia now has an essentially non-detectable nuclear cruise missile with a 3700 mile range, that can be launched at the drop of a hat with no advance warning.

Can't reach the US obviously, but I would not want to be anyone in Europe right now, because these will surely be deployed close to the border to maximize their reach into Europe.

E: Apparently Avangard can be retrofitted to existing Russian warheads and ICBMs, and are basically able to make them untargetable by existing ABM systems due to being able to execute rapid, erratic flight path changes. Yay MAD!

orange juche fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Dec 27, 2018

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:22

Viva Miriya: Jan 9, 2007

Stultus Maximus posted:

So yup. Man is obvious.

would you say man's not hot

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:29

hobbesmaster: Jan 28, 2008

orange juche posted:

Apparently the new hypersonic nuclear cruise missiles cannot be detected by current launch monitoring systems because they do not create a large launch plume, merely one about the size of a VLS tube. So, Russia now has an essentially non-detectable nuclear cruise missile with a 3700 mile range, that can be launched at the drop of a hat with no advance warning.

Can't reach the US obviously, but I would not want to be anyone in Europe right now, because these will surely be deployed close to the border to maximize their reach into Europe.

How is this meaningfully different from a kh-55? If one of those bears that you intercept all the time started firing stuff you'd have even less time to respond.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:31

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

hobbesmaster posted:

How is this meaningfully different from a kh-55? If one of those bears that you intercept all the time started firing stuff you'd have even less time to respond.

You can see the Bear bomber, you can't see these, hell you wouldn't even know they launched. You would know when the 1MT warhead went off though!

In the hypersonic cruise missile configuration, they are a surprise attack/first strike weapon, due to not being able to be detected on launch.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:34

Hexyflexy: Sep 2, 2011; asymptotically approaching one

orange juche posted:

You can see the Bear bomber, you can't see these, hell you wouldn't even know they launched. You would know when the 1MT warhead went off though!

In the hypersonic cruise missile configuration, they are a surprise attack/first strike weapon, due to not being able to be detected on launch.

From the very little I've heard in the public domain about the airforce SBIRS satellites and their coverage, I think it's less likely you can't see the thing, you probably can - it's that one of those things launching looks like any small missile / aircraft launching in infra red, so gleaning any data about whether some source the system sees is something truly nasty is impossible.

Until you see it streaking over Germany at 5000mph. Can't think how you'd get around that.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:42

Defenestrategy: Oct 24, 2010

Wouldn't revealing that you have a nuclear cruise missile really put every one on edge that any given launch would contain a nuke? Seems pretty dumb.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:51

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

orange juche posted:

You can see the Bear bomber, you can't see these, hell you wouldn't even know they launched. You would know when the 1MT warhead went off though!

In the hypersonic cruise missile configuration, they are a surprise attack/first strike weapon, due to not being able to be detected on launch.

OK so you get first strike.

Now MAD.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:56

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Defenestrategy posted:

Wouldn't revealing that you have a nuclear cruise missile really put every one on edge that any given launch would contain a nuke? Seems pretty dumb.

You'd think invading Ukraine would do the same but here we are.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:56

As Nero Danced: Sep 3, 2009; Alright, let's do this

Defenestrategy posted:

Wouldn't revealing that you have a nuclear cruise missile really put every one on edge that any given launch would contain a nuke? Seems pretty dumb.

You'd have to be crazy to do this kind of stuff. Mad you might say.

...I'll see myself out.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 21:57

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

My centurylink dsl was up this morning before work (7:30am Mountain) so my connection is probably fine.

Vasudus posted:

Mattis belonged exactly where he was. Now he'll probably fall back on the same grift that every retired flag officer in history does.

Get your iraqi dinar before they revalue the currency!

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:09

Terrifying Effigies: Oct 22, 2008; Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

Once that hypersonic vehicle gets moving it's going to be putting out a ton of energy from atmospheric heating. I wouldn't worry as much about detecting it, the bad bit is the fact that the maneuverability may allow it to come in from unexpected angles where you don't have radars set up for interception.

This also ignores the fact that if Russia wants to go nuclear they have plenty of traditional ICBMS and SLBMs to guarantee they get through whatever defenses the West throws up.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:21

Hot Karl Marx: Mar 16, 2009; Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!

https://twitter.com/bradheath/status/1078395493032644608

:barf:

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:39

US Berder Patrol: Jul 11, 2006; oorah

Hot Karl Marx posted:

https://twitter.com/bradheath/status/1078395493032644608

they didn't want to write "dick pic"

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:43

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

Can we at least get a confirmation on its shape?

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:45

Nostalgia4Butts: Jun 1, 2006; WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

LingcodKilla posted:

Can we at least get a confirmation on its shape?

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:48

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

Hot Karl Marx posted:

https://twitter.com/bradheath/status/1078395493032644608

Oh dear lord

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:49

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

I mean it�s embarrassing but it�s personal in nature.

So I absolutely want it released to hurt his pride as much as possible. It�s the only thing he cares about.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:51

That Works: Jul 22, 2006; Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy

Wait whose selfie

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:51

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

Certainly not Melinas. We�ve already seen her butthole and cooter.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:53

Casimir Radon: Aug 2, 2008

LingcodKilla posted:

Certainly not Melinas. We’ve already seen her butthole and cooter.

Good thing she didn't do something unforgivable like wearing shorts like that harlot Michelle.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 22:59

FAUXTON: Jun 2, 2005; spero che tu stia bene

Hot Karl Marx posted:

https://twitter.com/bradheath/status/1078395493032644608

Don't courts uphold the ol' "sources and methods" secrecy pretty reliably?

# ? Dec 27, 2018 23:05

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12183146

Lmao

# ? Dec 27, 2018 23:31

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

TF CURES GENERATOR posted:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12183146

Lmao

Jeez what did he think would happen?

# ? Dec 27, 2018 23:39

PookBear: Nov 1, 2008

what an idiot you pay someone else to do that

# ? Dec 27, 2018 23:39

Casimir Radon: Aug 2, 2008

orange juche posted:

Jeez what did he think would happen?

https://youtu.be/wwrSNMddm1w

# ? Dec 27, 2018 23:40

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Defenestrategy posted:

Wouldn't revealing that you have a nuclear cruise missile really put every one on edge that any given launch would contain a nuke? Seems pretty dumb.

Maybe they're going for an "oopsy, the warheads look so similar! it was a total accident! You can't blame us for an accident" when one goes off in Ukraine.

# ? Dec 27, 2018 23:43

Casimir Radon: Aug 2, 2008

Milo and POTUS posted:

Maybe they're going for an "oopsy, the warheads look so similar! it was a total accident! You can't blame us for an accident" when one goes off in Ukraine.

Seems legit
-DJT

# ? Dec 27, 2018 23:44

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Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

LingcodKilla posted:

Certainly not Melinas. We�ve already seen her butthole and cooter.

Wait really?

# ? Dec 27, 2018 23:49

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