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William Bear posted:I immediately did the conversion too. That's a pretty crazy price for a book. Is it some kind of huge coffee table book with rich leather binding? In one of the published pics I could just about make out that it was 320 pages.
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May 31, 2023 20:38
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People charging out the rear end for books is grifting 101
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May 31, 2023 20:45
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Pekinduck posted:This, and I wonder if there was a quid pro quo between the dems and repubs. Democratic president officialy takes the L instead of pushing it to the next administration, everyone tries to memoryhole the whole thing.  CoffeeQaddaffi posted:The Sea Sparrow can be used on Buk mobile S-300 launchers, so that's what the AIM-7s are for. Makes way more sense than sending ammunition for a plane that they haven't even trained pilots for yet, let alone received.
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May 31, 2023 20:46
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William Bear posted:I immediately did the conversion too. That's a pretty crazy price for a book. Is it some kind of huge coffee table book with rich leather binding? He needs yacht money now that he can't steal quite as much, pls buy teh book
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May 31, 2023 20:53
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"I'll Be There For You (Theme From Putincoin)" So no one told you life was gonna be this way Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A. It's like you're always stuck in second gear When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year, but I'll be there for you (Putincoin for you) I'll be there for you (Putincoin for you) I'll be there for you (Putincoin for you)
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May 31, 2023 21:06
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Flavahbeast posted:$100 does seem steep Probably equal parts "people who pay a higher price for something tend to regard it more highly" and "small print runs have a higher unit cost."
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May 31, 2023 21:11
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hazardousmouse posted:can't have rainbows without light This guy begs to differ 
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May 31, 2023 21:22
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May 31, 2023 21:23
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https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1663987681016049666
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May 31, 2023 21:23
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My Spirit Otter posted:tanks blow engines like crazy to the point where units going to the field take a bunch of spares with them and from what ive been told by tanker buddies, its a fairly quick process. Tanks are designed around undergoing routine maintenance, especially before major maneuvers, yeah. You don't want a platoon brought to half strength because of maintenance issues that could have been avoided. Shaman Tank Spec posted:Well, it can be. The United States literally pioneered the field during World War II, where they designed the Sherman to be built from individual modules which were precision engineered to such a degree that you could take a Sherman built in Detroit, pull out the transmission, install a transmission that was built in Atlanta, and then slap in a new engine built in some completely other factory, all in the space of a couple of hours. This was NOT the standard in World War II. Yeah, this is all right. There are a lot of myths around why we didn't adopt the M26 Heavy/Medium/whatever earlier in WW2, with some people outright slandering Leslie McNair for being inept, when that tank required far more logistical support than the Sherman, on top of having issues with its engine and powertrain and not being able to cross as many bridges as standard lighter tanks. It's also worth noting that even the USSR wasn't even all that hyped about the T-34 around its adoption. They were planning on hefty redesigns until the Nazis invaded. Beyond issues with the design, other shortcomings were due to the shortages of metallurgical materials like nickel, and the loss/impending loss of dedicated tank factories, and having to repurpose factories that were not suited for T-34's manufacturing needs. The only caveat to the German maintenance issue is that it was either the Panzer 3 or 4 that had an easily-serviced transmission (I forget which one). Otherwise, yeah, repairing anything on a German tank was a federal project. I got to participate in a M4A3 restoration and it's wild how easy it was. We were able to use commercial equipment, and our hands had plenty of room to move when servicing the engine/powertrain. Comstar posted:When did the British tanks start doing this? I recall a lot of stories of the British having the best tanks in Europe...so long as it broke down in a good firing position. British tanks of WW2 weren't bad and common criticisms of their armored force could have been laid at the feet of any other beligerent, but the Brits were kind of dealt a bad hand and caught some undeserved flak for it. Biases in the historical record didn't do them any more favors. I could go into the WW2-era stuff, but as for the Cold War, "best" might be pushing it. The Centurion was certainly a better tank than comparable western designs of the time, and they performed admirably in many conflicts. Their good low gears helped them in the rough terrain of the Korean War. Chieftains... not so much. The earliest versions had a lot of troubles with their engines. The British inserted a multi-fuel engine into The Chieftain, under the presumption that having a tank that could run gasoline and diesel would be helpful were they to be supplied by America. The problem is that multi-fuel engines back in the day just weren't as capable as they would later become, so it was very weak. The worst versions of these Chieftains were either upgraded or never put into service. Chieftain armor protection wasn't great. T-72s were able to frontally penetrate them in the Iran-Iraq War. They performed more admirably in Kuwaiti hands against Iraq. By all accounts, most of the engine issues were handled later on. Challengers are both great, but even the Brits realized that The Chieftain needed a replacement ASAP, and as a result, Chal 1 got put into service until they could properly play catch-up. Chal 1 is a good tank, but its role as a stopgap is pretty clear in its design. Even so, it was a hell of a good stopgap. Chal 2 is fantastic by all reports, but I never got to read deeply into them. I'll also say that they produced the coolest-looking tanks of the Cold War. There's just something about the aesthetics of the Cent, Chief, Conqueror, and Challenger that I really like.
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May 31, 2023 22:12
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Imagine a Honda tank. Unstoppable and indestructible till they weaponised rust.
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May 31, 2023 22:40
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Everyone knows Toyota's the one you need to watch out for
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May 31, 2023 22:43
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the nokia n-100 crests the hill and slams into the cope cones, engines screaming. the outside display screen reads a blurred 8008135 on its way to moskva
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May 31, 2023 22:47
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HonorableTB posted:the nokia n-100 crests the hill and slams into the cope cones, engines screaming. the outside display screen reads a blurred 8008135 on its way to moskva  you mean the Nokia N-Gage
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May 31, 2023 22:49
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EorayMel posted:
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May 31, 2023 22:52
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FMguru posted:The goatse of smart phones. Even has the ring...
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May 31, 2023 22:54
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anonumos posted:Even has the ring... 
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May 31, 2023 23:02
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Coworker mentioned today that NATO weapons being used in Russia is going to be just like 9/11, and Russia's going to retaliate. My reply was that the US was able to retaliate conventionally because they have the military and money to project power for upwards of 20 years. Russia has nearly spent themselves into oblivion trying to "project power" against a smaller nation right on their border. He mentioned the nuclear option Russia has, and my take was that opening that bottle would be the end. They either go all out and commit suicide or they try it on a tactical level and NATO just destroys them conventionally. No nukes needed. Confirm/Deny?
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May 31, 2023 23:11
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FMguru posted:The goatse of smart phones. 
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May 31, 2023 23:13
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Blistex posted:Coworker mentioned today that NATO weapons being used in Russia is going to be just like 9/11, and Russia's going to retaliate. My reply was that the US was able to retaliate conventionally because they have the military and money to project power for upwards of 20 years. Russia has nearly spent themselves into oblivion trying to "project power" against a smaller nation right on their border. He mentioned the nuclear option Russia has, and my take was that opening that bottle would be the end. They either go all out and commit suicide or they try it on a tactical level and NATO just destroys them conventionally. No nukes needed. Is your coworker Glenn Greenwald?
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May 31, 2023 23:17
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mobby_6kl posted:Is your coworker Glenn Greenwald? He name-dropped Glenn, and that other US boomer-brained guy who was at one time respected.
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May 31, 2023 23:20
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Blistex posted:Coworker mentioned today that NATO weapons being used in Russia is going to be just like 9/11, and Russia's going to retaliate. My reply was that the US was able to retaliate conventionally because they have the military and money to project power for upwards of 20 years. Russia has nearly spent themselves into oblivion trying to "project power" against a smaller nation right on their border. He mentioned the nuclear option Russia has, and my take was that opening that bottle would be the end. They either go all out and commit suicide or they try it on a tactical level and NATO just destroys them conventionally. No nukes needed. Biden & co at some point said in public that if Russia uses nukes, then USA + NATO will simply destroy the Russian army in Ukraine... using conventional means only It seems like a good threat imo. It's pretty obvious that USA doesn't even need nukes to liberate Ukraine (Of course now I can't find the article with the exact details)
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May 31, 2023 23:21
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Operation Steppe Storm
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May 31, 2023 23:24
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https://youtu.be/zBBu4vOXqnU
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May 31, 2023 23:27
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jaete posted:Biden & co at some point said in public that if Russia uses nukes, then USA + NATO will simply destroy the Russian army in Ukraine... using conventional means only I believe it was former general Petraeus who said that, I believe the US government had him put that out into the public while they privately informed the Russians of the consequences of nuclear actions in Ukraine. It lets them Publicize the clear response to expect to that sort of escalation without having to have a government official say it. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/02/us-russia-putin-ukraine-war-david-petraeus
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May 31, 2023 23:29
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https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1663914885401530368 lotta small dick energy towards the end
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May 31, 2023 23:31
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'NATO weapons' wahtever that means, have been in use in Ukraine for the better part of the last decade and it hasn't led to ww3 yet and idk what they'd have to use to actually provoke ww3 because even giving Ukraine enough missiles to kill tens of thousands of Russians has apparently not provoked it. you'd think that if anything would've that would be it
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May 31, 2023 23:35
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I'm starting to think this Putin fella is a real goofball.
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May 31, 2023 23:51
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sleepy gary posted:I'm starting to think this Putin fella is a real goofball. You fool. Putin, the strategic mastermind, has spent decades relentlessly honing the Russian state into a flaming garbage pile
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Jun 1, 2023 00:14
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William Bear posted:I immediately did the conversion too. That's a pretty crazy price for a book. Is it some kind of huge coffee table book with rich leather binding? It's the same amount Trump charges for his books, and they are just whatever documents he has laying around because he can't get a ghost writer.
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Jun 1, 2023 00:34
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Didn't take long for Russia to throw another temper tantrum. Missiles were shot at Kyiv, air defense worked there.
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Jun 1, 2023 01:05
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Russias missile offence systems still running Tetris on a URAL mainframe where the only response to failure is ramping things up more and faster at a fixed rate. Hey Putin. No units out there are desperately waiting on a long piece to complete the destruction of Kiev. The screen is clear in the world outside your mouldy, tacky bunker. 0 lines complete bro.
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Jun 1, 2023 01:18
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Runa posted:Everyone knows Toyota's the one you need to watch out for
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Jun 1, 2023 01:19
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Seems like it's over for now. Some debris landed in Dniprovskyi district, emergency services are on the spot. All the missiles were shot down. A clinic was also damaged in the Desnansky district from debris.
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Jun 1, 2023 01:21
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If anyone knows enough about Soviet/Russian computing to do an effortpost that would be really fun to read
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Jun 1, 2023 01:39
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I'm gonna throw a rock at siberia
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Jun 1, 2023 01:44
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Further information came out. In total, one person was killed, and 3 injured from falling debris. https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1664071351647322115
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Jun 1, 2023 01:51
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Even Daddy Xi's daughter went to Harvard.
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Jun 1, 2023 02:12
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HonorableTB posted:If anyone knows enough about Soviet/Russian computing to do an effortpost that would be really fun to read i dont but heres a couple soviet mechanical computer videos first one they used on soyuz for navigation until 2002, they open it up and the inside is wild the second one is a mechanical computer calculating the square root of a number and one of the coolest looking pieces of machinery I've ever seen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmHaCQ8Ul6E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sUsiYnHwqI
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https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1664074156869144582 Unfortunately the death toll of the incident is rising. 3 persons are dead, and four more injured.
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