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What is the most powerful flying bug?
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🦋 15 3.71%
🦇 115 28.47%
🪰 12 2.97%
🐦 67 16.58%
dragonfly 94 23.27%
🦟 14 3.47%
🐝 87 21.53%
Total: 404 votes
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KomradeX
Oct 29, 2011

It's kind of funny that Ukraine unable to do anything to help themselves still does these attacks that would only benefit a NATO naval confrontation

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speng31b
May 8, 2010

KomradeX posted:

It's kind of funny that Ukraine unable to do anything to help themselves still does these attacks that would only benefit a NATO naval confrontation

I think the economic impact, cost of the ship itself and cargo plus damage to the port probably matters more than loss of naval combat effectiveness against nato

Jel Shaker
Apr 19, 2003

speng31b posted:

I think the economic impact, cost of the ship itself and cargo plus damage to the port probably matters more than loss of naval combat effectiveness against nato

also a keynesian stimulation to black sea dock workers

VoicesCanBe
Jul 1, 2023

"Cóż, wygląda na to, że zostaliśmy łaskawie oszczędzeni trudu decydowania o własnym losie. Jakże uprzejme z ich strony, że przearanżowali Europę bez kłopotu naszego zdania!"
Gotta admit I'm kind of jealous of NAFO, who can basically get a week's worth of hopium every time they AFU shoots down a plane or hits a ship. It's like they've won a major battle

mawarannahr
May 21, 2019
Probation
Can't post for 15 hours!

stephenthinkpad posted:

I had to buy non-gmail email address from ebay to make new accounts before I realized resetera was bullshit and walked away.
wth 🤦‍♂️

genericnick
Dec 26, 2012

stephenthinkpad posted:

I appreciate this. I had to buy non-gmail email address from ebay to make new accounts before I realized resetera was bullshit and walked away. I got banned so many times for saying things slightly pro China. Imagine the internet message board is the D&D thread and r/worldnews all day everyday.

resetera numbers guy

lobster shirt
Jun 14, 2021

stephenthinkpad posted:

I appreciate this. I had to buy non-gmail email address from ebay to make new accounts before I realized resetera was bullshit and walked away. I got banned so many times for saying things slightly pro China. Imagine the internet message board is the D&D thread and r/worldnews all day everyday.

lmfao

Ardennes
May 12, 2002

speng31b posted:

I think the economic impact, cost of the ship itself and cargo plus damage to the port probably matters more than loss of naval combat effectiveness against nato

Sort of beaten but:
In terms of military Keynesianism though, it isn’t quite such a loss, Russia clearly produce another ship and more drones, and the activity caused by that will flow directly back into the economy. The ultimate economic impact is that more Russian steel is going to be used and more pay will go into the hands of Russian workers, but not only will that cost be in rubles but those rubles will be used to buy goods and services within Russia’s. The loss of a ship means reduced capability, at least until a new one is built.

Basically, think of it as a huge hole that the Russian government will pay its workers to refill.


speng31b
May 8, 2010

stephenthinkpad posted:

I appreciate this. I had to buy non-gmail email address from ebay to make new accounts before I realized resetera was bullshit and walked away. I got banned so many times for saying things slightly pro China. Imagine the internet message board is the D&D thread and r/worldnews all day everyday.

sounds like you got owned

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

Prepare for my priapic projectile's exalted penetration
Nap Ghost

speng31b posted:

I think the economic impact, cost of the ship itself and cargo plus damage to the port probably matters more than loss of naval combat effectiveness against nato

Yeah. I don't think Ukraine has a good way to use its air power to support grinding ground operations, so they inflict cost/pain on naval targets and some other costly relatively immobile targets where they can. A cruise missile strike isn't going to do much to materially affect the front line fight over Avdiivka.

Doktor Avalanche
Dec 30, 2008

mawarannahr posted:

wth 🤦‍♂️

that's real dedication to posting

mawarannahr
May 21, 2019
Probation
Can't post for 15 hours!

Doktor Avalanche posted:

that's real dedication to posting
there are thousands of online companies that sell email accounts (eg fastmail) by normal means

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

speng31b posted:

sounds like you got owned

Still cheaper than :10bux:, but over here the moderation is slightly more consistent. Only slightly.

(Also don't post on reddit without vpn extension on your browser, if anyone wants more laughable anecdotal stories. Reddit will blanket ban all your accounts on the same ip, even the ones you use to bookmark fapping subs and have never made a post.)

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stephenthinkpad has issued a correction as of 17:35 on Dec 26, 2023

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy

stephenthinkpad posted:

even the ones you use to bookmark fapping subs and have never made a post.)

You could not waterboard this information out of me

Pepe Silvia Browne
Jan 1, 2007

stephenthinkpad posted:

even the ones you use to bookmark fapping subs and have never made a post.)

i would like to never read the phrase "fapping subs" again

speng31b
May 8, 2010

oh no

mawarannahr
May 21, 2019
Probation
Can't post for 15 hours!
lol

Sancho Banana
Aug 4, 2023

Not to be confused with meat.

stephenthinkpad posted:

Still cheaper than :10bux:, but over here the moderation is slightly more consistent. Only slightly.

(Also don't post on reddit without vpn extension on your browser, if anyone wants more laughable anecdotal stories. Reddit will blanket ban all your accounts on the same ip, even the ones you use to bookmark fapping subs and have never made a post.)

Spaced God
Feb 8, 2014

All torment, trouble, wonder and amazement
Inhabits here: some heavenly power guide us
Out of this fearful country!



stephenthinkpad posted:

Still cheaper than :10bux:, but over here the moderation is slightly more consistent. Only slightly.

(Also don't post on reddit without vpn extension on your browser, if anyone wants more laughable anecdotal stories. Reddit will blanket ban all your accounts on the same ip, even the ones you use to bookmark fapping subs and have never made a post.)

Why do you post here

Sancho Banana
Aug 4, 2023

Not to be confused with meat.
stefapthinkpad

blatman
May 10, 2009

14 inc dont mez


stephenthinkpad posted:

Still cheaper than :10bux:, but over here the moderation is slightly more consistent. Only slightly.

(Also don't post on reddit without vpn extension on your browser, if anyone wants more laughable anecdotal stories. Reddit will blanket ban all your accounts on the same ip, even the ones you use to bookmark fapping subs and have never made a post.)

which subs

Pepe Silvia Browne
Jan 1, 2007

blatman posted:

which subs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfxJh2mBPco

fits my needs
Jan 1, 2011

Grimey Drawer
what the hell

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
the fapping sub ukraine thread

Sancho Banana
Aug 4, 2023

Not to be confused with meat.
Getting back on track:

https://twitter.com/AlMonitor/status/1739678146411036888?t=QNgkUczwTmuxSpEa7wxgGA&s=19

Hubbert
Mar 25, 2007

At a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
learning a lot

thanks thread

yellowcar
Feb 14, 2010


rip to all those kurds living in sweden

VoicesCanBe
Jul 1, 2023

"Cóż, wygląda na to, że zostaliśmy łaskawie oszczędzeni trudu decydowania o własnym losie. Jakże uprzejme z ich strony, że przearanżowali Europę bez kłopotu naszego zdania!"

mlmp08 posted:

Yeah. I don't think Ukraine has a good way to use its air power to support grinding ground operations, so they inflict cost/pain on naval targets and some other costly relatively immobile targets where they can. A cruise missile strike isn't going to do much to materially affect the front line fight over Avdiivka.

Ukraine is fully leaning into the NATO strategy of using Ukraine to give Russia a black eye. Emphasis on the "black eye" part as opposed to, y'know, an actual defeat of Russia militarily.

Having its naval assets hit will hurt Russia for sure but it's not going to prove decisive in this land-based conflict.

Horseshoe theory
Mar 7, 2005

yellowcar posted:

rip to all those kurds living in sweden

No one should live in Europe, OP.

fits my needs
Jan 1, 2011

Grimey Drawer
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1739655304856342988?s=20

Raskolnikov38
Mar 3, 2007

We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold

KomradeX posted:

It's kind of funny that Ukraine unable to do anything to help themselves still does these attacks that would only benefit a NATO naval confrontation

nato can’t enter the Black Sea so Ukraine is just sniping boats to no overall effect

DaysBefore
Jan 24, 2019

Ardennes posted:

Zaluzhny admitted that Avdiivka is probably going to be fall in the next 2-3 months.

Woah. He should loving surrender so the killing can stop

DaysBefore
Jan 24, 2019

stephenthinkpad posted:

Still cheaper than :10bux:, but over here the moderation is slightly more consistent. Only slightly.

(Also don't post on reddit without vpn extension on your browser, if anyone wants more laughable anecdotal stories. Reddit will blanket ban all your accounts on the same ip, even the ones you use to bookmark fapping subs and have never made a post.)

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

The war threads are so bad rear end

Nix Panicus
Feb 25, 2007

KomradeX posted:

It's kind of funny that Ukraine unable to do anything to help themselves still does these attacks that would only benefit a NATO naval confrontation

This is just the first stage of the battle for Odessa, and Ukraine is winning it

Pistol_Pete
Sep 15, 2007

Oven Wrangler

Pepe Silvia Browne posted:

i would like to never read the phrase "fapping subs" again

I'm just astonished that people use Reddit's absolutely dreadful posting system to look at porn. I find it annoying enough when I'm searching out obscure technical solutions to software error messages, and I'm not even aroused then.

Homeless Friend
Jul 16, 2007

stephenthinkpad posted:

Still cheaper than :10bux:, but over here the moderation is slightly more consistent. Only slightly.

(Also don't post on reddit without vpn extension on your browser, if anyone wants more laughable anecdotal stories. Reddit will blanket ban all your accounts on the same ip, even the ones you use to bookmark fapping subs and have never made a post.)

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

lmfao

bedpan
Apr 23, 2008

stephenthinkpad posted:

Still cheaper than :10bux:, but over here the moderation is slightly more consistent. Only slightly.

(Also don't post on reddit without vpn extension on your browser, if anyone wants more laughable anecdotal stories. Reddit will blanket ban all your accounts on the same ip, even the ones you use to bookmark fapping subs and have never made a post.)

thanks for the update. i'll be sure to make a note of this

The Unnamed One
Jan 13, 2012

"BOOM!"
"Been a while since I checked the Ukraine thread, wonder what's going on ov--" :yikes:

Sancho Banana
Aug 4, 2023

Not to be confused with meat.

KomradeX posted:

It's kind of funny that Ukraine unable to do anything to help themselves still does these attacks that would only benefit a NATO naval confrontation

It's a preemptive spite move for when their country becomes landlocked by the end of the war. Just having a bit of fun before the coastline slips away.

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Lostconfused
Oct 1, 2008

The obvious mistake was not pretending that it was ironic orc/goblin erotica.

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