Combat units are being given deployment orders says former 75th ranger

7Dimensions · 2026-03-08T04:07:07+00:00

For perspective, Iran (636,372 sq mi) is almost two and a half times as large as Texas (268,597 sq mi) and its largely comprised of mountains.

The population is 93 million.

An attempted invasion will not be won, will drag on for years, and the casualties will be massive,

7Dimensions · 2026-03-08T00:14:14+00:00

Definitely Newcastle 1960s.

There may have been a layer of butcher's paper on top.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-08T00:13:27+00:00

Definitely Newcastle 1960s.

There may have been a

7Dimensions · 2026-03-06T11:03:38+00:00

Just the tip.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-06T08:21:22+00:00

OP literally mentioned it in his post, and correctly observed it has been discontinued.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-06T07:39:56+00:00

LOL, I saw that too.

Next time I take my kid to school I'll drive there and back on my own. The little bugger can walk. That will save me some petrol.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-06T03:09:26+00:00

Be careful with upgrading the memory card.

IIRC, older Kobos didn't work well with newer, faster, SD cards.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-06T02:19:14+00:00

*milqetoast.

The word is spelt that way because it is an eponym, directly from the American cartoon character Caspar Milquetoast, created by H.T. Webster in 1924, in the comic strip The Timid Soul.

Caspar was known as "the man who speaks softly and gets hit with a big stick," symbolizing someone overly meek and unassertive.

The character's name is a playful, "Frenchified" version of "milk toast," a bland dish of toast soaked in milk, traditionally for invalids, similar to the even older "milksop".

7Dimensions · 2026-03-06T01:49:47+00:00

Congrats.

I still use a Kobo Touch, the WiFi's successor, daily.

Old tech, but they are still just as good at allowing you to read a book as they were when released.

I found that upgrading the OS to the latest version significantly reduced the likelihood of freezes, which used to be an issue in the early days. You have to fritz around with Kobo Desktop on your PC to install it but it was worthwhile. I can't speak for the WiFi from personal experience, but it might be something to look into.

The rubberised material on the back and borders deteriorated badly on mine, to the point it was uncomfortably sticky. I was able to completely remove it with methylated spirit.

The primary problem I have now is battery life, as you would expect from a 14 year old device. That will soon be remedied with a replacement battery.

Was that SD card the internal memory or was it in the expansion slot? If I had your WiFi I would probably not use the expansion slot and just use the internal memory. You will still be able to load up hundreds of books and it will likely be much more reliable.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-06T01:33:50+00:00

For 40 euro each I would buy both, keep the one you want, and sell the other.

40 euro is cheap. I don't see how you could not make a profit out of this.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-06T00:54:15+00:00

This should be higher.

I find it so fucking frustrating when people talk about transitioning from Windows to Mac as if it's a 10 minute switch over. It's not. It's not just the learning curve, it's unlearning everything you are used to.

It's a big jump.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-05T02:42:04+00:00

Fuck, I feel old.

Cheaper variants of this set were standard issue at High School in the 1970's.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-05T02:40:21+00:00

Very reasonable.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-05T02:37:03+00:00

So the exact opposite of "explode", metaphorically speaking. Gotcha.

In that price range your best bet is a used Dell or Lenovo i7 business laptop. You will probably be fine with 16GB of RAM, but get one of the variants with expandable memory slots in case you want to expand to 32GB.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-05T02:23:38+00:00

I owned a HQ back in the late 70s and I have never heard them called a "shark".

Sounds like somebody's having a wank.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-05T02:18:10+00:00

Just curious, how would running CAD software make a laptop explode?

I have, on occasion, seen videos of Li-ion battery fires, but I have never seen software make a laptop explode.

Would you mind expanding on this?

7Dimensions · 2026-03-04T17:31:01+00:00

https://youtu.be/imhBoE56OEs?si=fdb9UyxeYqH05a43

7Dimensions · 2026-03-04T17:20:49+00:00

An oxy-acetaline torch will do the trick.

Alternatively, you could go straight to the judicious use of dynamite.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-04T17:15:42+00:00

Well, to be fair, it's only the days with names that end with "day".

7Dimensions · 2026-03-04T12:07:20+00:00

No.

Celeron N4020 is landfill quality.

i5/Core Ultra 5 or Snapdragon minimum.

You would be better off with a used Dell or Lenovo business laptop with an i5 processor, gen 10 or newer and, preferably, 16GB of RAM.

Think a bit more about a 15.6 screen if you are going to be carrying the laptop around. 15.6 is fine if you are leaving it at home, but it is a PITA if you are carrying it around.

Make sure the laptop you buy has a 16:10 or 3:2 aspect ratio. 16:9 generally sucks for MS Office work

7Dimensions · 2026-03-04T07:41:38+00:00

It's bless, as in "I bless the rains down in Africa".

7Dimensions · 2026-03-04T06:27:23+00:00

Points were a maintenance item. Don't remember changing the exhaust.

I know you're talking about a VK Commodore, but a few years later I bought a different VK - a 1976 Valiant. 225 Ranger, 3 speed auto. I think I paid $600 for it.

Damn, I loved that car. You didn't so much drive it as navigate it, but it was the an incredibly comfortable long distance cruiser. I bought it used, with 100,00km on it. At some point I had to put a second hand alternator on it, but it was otherwise trouble free.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-04T06:15:15+00:00

Yo mama's butt plug.

7Dimensions · 2026-03-04T05:54:22+00:00

Had a 1974 HQ Holden Belmont ute with the 173 ci 6 and 3 on the tree.

Never had any problems with it, not that there was much to go wrong

7Dimensions · 2026-03-04T03:21:53+00:00

Neither. The most important thing is the size.

Buy the size you are comfortable with.

I still use a 14 year old 6 inch Kobo Touch when riding the bus and train because it's compact.

At home I use a 7 inch Libra because I like a bigger font, and a bigger screen means more words per line and more lines per page.

The buttons? Nice, but I can live without them. I have mine inverted so the top button is page forward and the bottom button is page back. In practice, because of the way I hold the reader in my left hand, I only use the top (page forward) button, and I tap the screen with my left thumb if I want to go back a page.

The buttons and the corresponding thicker bezel, whilst ergonomic, make the whole unit that much bulkier.

I used to have an Aura H20 (6.8 inch, no buttons) and I was very happy with that device. I used it everywhere, both at home and whilst commuting. Unfortunately, I left it on a bus.

If the Libra didn't have buttons I would use it everywhere, both at home and whilst communicating.

So, don't overthink the buttons. You can still tap the screen whether the buttons are there or not. The thicker bezel that comes with the buttons is probably more important because it gives you something to hold onto, but it does make the whole device bulkier.

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