the i dont care about politics anymore thread

[Whale biologist]

Originally Posted by Gatordash [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Feels like its just a countdown until Biden sends troops to Taiwan.

We've had troops in Taiwan for over a year.

[Knowledge]

Originally Posted by Whale biologist [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We've had troops in Taiwan for over a year.

Its like the peacock showing his colors, all posturing. War with China will never happen.

[unsunghero]

War with China would mean the end of the world

MAD will always prevent that - Mutually Assured Destruction

[starkind]

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Just imagine. This could be US some day.

[Gravydoo II]

yeah its 12 bucks to eat, easy. They can afford to pay their employees another 1000 or 2000 or 3000 a year.. thats only 690,000,000 at 3000 for a work force is 250,000. Publix made 2.5 bil in profits and stock went up like 4 bucks, too. They got the money.

[Trexller]

Originally Posted by Gatordash [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Feels like its just a countdown until Biden sends troops to Taiwan.

Taiwan's fortifications are interesting to look into. It's a veritable island fortress, not using that term loosely either. For real, it makes Israel look like easy pickings.

That island has alot of things working in its favor in defense of a siege. From the geography, to the technology. Lots of rocky nasty shorelines, only a few places for amphibious landings, all the latest anti-air/ship weapons, and a fanatical population. (just naming a few)

China would have real problems trying to wage a conventional (non-nuclear) war on Taiwan, even before you consider the international support.

This is likely why china doesn't make a move, other than to rattle their sabers.

This recent aussie submarine deal is a boon to the defense of the whole region, and an unexpected middle finger to the chinese from the biden admin.

[JurisDictum]

Here's a bit of rugged individualism at work:

Elon Musk vs. Charlie Ergen: Battle of the Billionaires Over Spectrum

Both sides have claimed the other misrepresents the science behind their services. “There’s definitely a lot of hostility in a lot of the filings,” says Tim Farrar, president of TMF Associates, a telecom consulting firm based in Menlo Park, Calif. SpaceX has been especially aggressive defending its turf against would-be interlopers, Mr. Farrar says.

In a March filing with the FCC, SpaceX accused Dish of making “increasingly desperate claims to support its quest to add even more frequencies to its warehouse of unused spectrum,” adding that Mr. Ergen’s company would be better off building the network it promised “rather than spending its time trying to take service away from the customers of those actually delivering on promises.”

Dish told regulators that SpaceX was the one seeking to monopolize a resource that it doesn’t need. The 12-gigahertz band in question is a small part of the many wavelengths Mr. Musk’s satellites can use to beam data to customers, the company argued. “SpaceX continues a practice that has become familiar: do not cede any ground except inch by inch,” Dish wrote in a letter to the commission.

Jeffrey Blum, Dish’s public-policy chief, says SpaceX’s pushback against potential ground-based users of the spectrum in question is unnecessary in light of recent technological advances that would allow signals from satellites and cellular towers to share the same frequencies.

“We don’t want to fight with them,” he says. “We don’t need to fight.”

It's like a face off on who is more full of bullshit about future wonderful goods we'll get. The winner gets the government granted monopoly -- built by taxpayer investment.

Musk will win because capitalism is on his side. It wants that damn 5g for sale.

[starkind]

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[JurisDictum]

I heard that they have homeless people that eat out of garbage cans in Venezuela.

[Trexller]

Originally Posted by JurisDictum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I heard that they have homeless people that eat out of garbage cans in Venezuela.

Is there a nation that doesn't? honestly wondering...

like the scandinavian countries with their somehow perfect socialism? no garbage eaters?

what about the garbage fetishists? are they gov't subsidized with trash to roll around in?

ya know, asking for a friend...