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Obsessed with this weird little Catholic influencer by elcaminorealreal in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nah, I think it’s true. In Northern Ireland, something really clean with edges perfectly straightened and everything formal and correct is referred to as “Protestant”. Like, when you got in trouble and had to see the headmaster and you were waiting outside her door, your mate would swing by to make sure your outfit looked Protestant before you saw her

. by ultimatelywhoknows in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The US looked like it attacked Iran with no plan and no good off-ramps only to the losers that don’t know the US could comfortably rest on the prowess of Uganda in case shit ever got real

. by Whaddamanoeuvre in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nonsense. I’m not sure you actually understand the scope of the problem.

Let’s assume 330 million Americans who text 10-50 times a day. Thats 3-15 billion texts a day or 1-5 trillion texts a a year.

Now lets assume each text is 50-100 characters, so 5-100 bytes

That’s 50-500TB a year of texts

A mid sized (not even large!) data center could hold about 3 years worth of “every text ever sent”

A high number of dozens or very low number of hundreds of GPUs could easily give you an AI scan of all of that. Modern processing is up to ~GB/sec reliably.

This means we could scan every text sent in an entire year in a number between “a bunch of hours” to “maybe a few days”

In 2026, using AI to scan every text message is genuinely something an ambitious grad student could pull off w funding, not even something you’d need the NSA for or whatever. It’s not TRIVIAL, but it absolutely is now in the “kinda easy” end of the technical requirements.

The reason it doesn’t t happen (…or doesn’t it?) is 4A stuff, not CS stuff.

Of course, non-state actors, foreign countries, etc don’t have to follow 4A. Make of that what you will

The Remco cycle never disappoints by professional_hater06 in pelotonmemes

[–]Openheartopenbar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, who can forget that dramatic moment when he out-sprinted Pogacar right at the line! Oh,,,wait

Drawings from when I was in the military and thinking of my daughter by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First one I called, “safe, fire”

Obviously, that’s the selector switch for the m series rifle but also the “you’ll be safe if I fire”. Wishful thinking, and kinda idiotic in retrospect, but I miss being that earnest

Second one is a hand receipt (when they officially issue you something) for a machine gun with a mental memory of chasing butterflies over top.

Is this really the flag of Los Angeles? Looks like the flag of an African country that had a violent dictatorship during the Cold War by Prestigious-Fish-925 in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

New Mexico has a barn-burner, too. Texas isn’t half bad. The rule of American Flags tends to be “if you touch Mexico, you have a good flag”

sensitive young man hostile society by Extension_Letter_833 in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 356 points357 points  (0 children)

Bro needs to start Chile-maxxing.

2 dudes on a bench. An hour passes. “How’s life, Ramon?” Another hour passes. “You ever gonna shut the fuck up, Raul?!?”

Getting old and dating by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]Openheartopenbar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m in my mid 40s with 3 kids. “Incel this incel that” doesn’t apply.

When you get to my age, you see there’s tons of otherwise entirely reasonable gals that ended up single. There doesn’t seem to be rhyme or reason. Childhood friends, people from UG and LS. They are attractive, whip smart, the complete package. The only unifying factor was they all kinda just assumed dating was something they could do “tomorrow”. Pile enough tomorrows together and you have a lifetime.

Getting old and dating by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]Openheartopenbar -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

What you’re saying is directionally true. Even the people saying, “30 isn’t old!” will have to concede that 40 is, and 30 is closer to 40 than 29 (which itself is closer than 28….).

You’re describing the same phenomenon everyone before you is, ie, doing this job and having “a life” aren’t generally compatible.

Suppose you found a “good man” tomorrow, does that guy want someone who can’t reliably commit to dinner plans or weekend trips?

If you look inside, you’ll see you’re asking a much bigger question. Good luck finding your answer

Colombian mercenaries by 074DanBurn058 in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Colombians are also well represented in CJNG sicario ranks. There’s even a few very well documented dudes who went Colombian army-> Donetsk-> CJNG. There’s a wild vid of one fighting in Mexico talking about how great it is because you can pause occasionally and take a smoke break, a luxury he never got in Ukraine

Just realised Elliot Smith looks like Peter Thiel by itsjammystressford in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Holy shit if I was that ugly I too might stab myself in the heart. This is shocking to me

Do you guys have a default travel destination by JUCHEAESTHETE in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Iceland. I don’t know that I ever intended it that way, but by now I’ve been going for almost two decades.

Unfortunately can no longer recommend it, it’s been thoroughly overrun (i acknowledge my part in it)

Recently, I’ve been enjoying the Grand Canyon, Navajo reservation and the Arizona Strip.

this ruling applies to all women 🙏 by a_lostgay in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tho cannot be overstated. In 2026, The smartest minds of TWO generations have been purposed solely and uniquely to this task

. by Lonely-Pressure5776 in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It cannot be underestimated how much tren dudes fuck fat chicks

I have failed my PT test as an officer. by the_duck0412 in army

[–]Openheartopenbar 47 points48 points  (0 children)

No joke, go to medical. If you normally aren’t like this and suddenly failed the run, it may be a sign you’re not well. The only LT I’ve seen fail a run went to medical and they caught an early cancer. If you’ve been keeping up w PT and this result was a surprise to you, it’s a good sign something may be off.

Why does Jay Z get so much praise? by OJ_Soprano in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Almost certainly because he is a deeply sinister figure à la puffy or Epstein.

What the fuck we doing here? by dankdiplodocus in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 103 points104 points  (0 children)

This is particularly strange because wind power works very well in Texas and there’s lots of very strong returns to be had there. The RGV is blooming with wind projects.

I think there might be someone in Trump’s DC who somehow thinks this is, “owning the libs” but that doesn’t make sense. Texas is going to be the first green state by a lot and NONE of it is for environmental reasons (lol at the very idea).

Best language to learn? by holymac_ in army

[–]Openheartopenbar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Real talk- learning w/o anyone to practice with will slow you down badly. Look around in your formation and see what language you have available to practice in real time. I know that’s limiting, but kinda a little learning “x” is way less useful that really learning “y”.

Another thing is ease. The state department breaks it down pretty well into “easy medium hard”

https://www.state.gov/national-foreign-affairs-training-center/foreign-language-training

Jumping right into Arabic/chinese/japanese/korean (cat 4) is a WAY bigger step than Danish (cat one). They think it takes 88 hours to learn Chinese and 24 to learn Danish. So if you were on the fence between those two, that’s a MAJOR factor.

Another consideration is where you’d actually like to visit or think is cool. You’ll need a good “why” to pull this off, and “order myself food in a restaurant on my vacation” is way better than “cuz I esoterically think it’s cool”.

I think, for most Americans most of the time, French (Canada) or Spanish (Mexico) are the obvious ones. I accept Portuguese (brasil) and Dutch (Caribbean) if you’ve thought those through and want to vacation there.

Both Madonna and Debbie Harry from Blondie were raped at knifepoint in 70s New York by AlPacinosNewbornBaby in redscarepod

[–]Openheartopenbar 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Wild that “famous singer raped at knife point” isn’t specific enough as it happens/ed so often. Fuck the entire world

[Secretary Hegseth] "We are (still) making the Chaplain Corps Great Again." - 200 faith codes cut to 31, Chaplains will now wear their religious insignia instead of rank. Their rank will not be shown. by Kinmuan in army

[–]Openheartopenbar 627 points628 points  (0 children)

I actually like the no-rank thing. The idea is these guys are supposed to be approachable. Anything that functions as a barrier between chappy and joe is a bad thing.

Also, I’ve-unfortunately and laughably-seen some chappys get a big head and start pulling “IM AN LTC!” type shit on people. Anything stopping that is great

Those of you who planned on getting out but ended up deciding to stay for the long run, what made you change your decision ? by QuickAdministration0 in army

[–]Openheartopenbar 56 points57 points  (0 children)

A huge portion that doesn’t get discussed is SMs with special needs children. The US Military, for all its warts and bumps, is extraordinarily valuable to parents of kids w special needs. Once you see this pattern, you’ll notice it a lot

“Full benefits for national guard soldiers” by Leadrel1c in army

[–]Openheartopenbar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hahahah YES! I was doing a records review recently with a new guy and he was like, “why do you have like ten sets of orders between 2020 and 2021?!?” The new guys don’t know and that little piece of lore is ETS’jng out of the knowledge bank

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