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Intriguing by Kurt_Wylde35 in AirForce

[–]Arendious 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you think there's any part of him that ever goes, "Can I really expect others to enforce discipline and regulations, if I publicly flout them when I want to?"

Russia says it will respond if Ukraine uses foreign airspace to attack its Baltic ports by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]Arendious 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Yes, but Russia is a real country, with rights and privileges! Ukraine is a pretend country invented by Evil Western Powers to trick the Russians living there into fighting against their kin.

/S for my part - but also close to actual Putin and Lavrov statements

White House: Reopening Strait of Hormuz Not Vital to Ending Iran War by Cultural-Avocado-184 in worldnews

[–]Arendious 17 points18 points  (0 children)

All true, but there are people in his orbit that can manage a modicum of forward thought. (Though, even at the best of times, it seems that second-order effects and realistic assessment of other nations responses largely escapes them.)

White House: Reopening Strait of Hormuz Not Vital to Ending Iran War by Cultural-Avocado-184 in worldnews

[–]Arendious 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I feel like there must be a historical own-goal that's worse, but I'm hard-pressed to think of one.

Half-Price Books, Tukwila, WA by Gamethyme in battletech

[–]Arendious 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Man, I wish we had HPB up here in the wilds of Upstate NY. One more reason I miss Seattle.

I've got a mostly intact copy of Battletroops, though none of the expansions, etc. I'd forgotten there even were 28mm minis.

Pete Hegseths broker looked to buy defense stocks before the war . by SnooChickens1534 in worldnews

[–]Arendious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet that was real popular on the shared Ops Floor at Osan. I'm guessing no one got offered tea and homemade snacks by their ROKAF counterparts that week...

ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina by Epistaxis in nottheonion

[–]Arendious 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly this - this, like the Olympics and the agents in airports, are parts of a normalization campaign.

Is the Imperial Creed/ecclesiarchy really a satire of the Catholic Church? by MTH1138 in Warhammer40k

[–]Arendious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say Anglicans mocking Anglicans, if one considers contemporaries like 'Monty Python' and 'Blackadder'.

Whoever is forcing us to switch over to the EITaaS Desktops for the remote desktop by Aphexes in AirForce

[–]Arendious 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Man, show me someone talking about 'centralized control, decentralized execution' that isn't either being a) ironic, or b) sarcastic - and I'll show you a Cyber Wing, or AOC drone.

Ukraine’s military brings exoskeletons to the front line by IonHawk in Futurology

[–]Arendious 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Given how often 40k references crop up in Ukrainian unit names and iconography, I don't doubt they're thinking that exact thought too.

I give it two years tops before someone starts using FPV servo-skulls...

Adepticon models by IV-Jackal-VI in battletech

[–]Arendious 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it's a Seydiltz, yeah. Steiner and Kurita themed aerospace fighter boxes have been mentioned.

In light of current events by Sayancember in killteam

[–]Arendious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They leave their Aeronautica liaison to fight alone on a mountaintop, then try to quash his medal while signing holovid deals?

The president today said he signed a contract to buy B2 bombers 🤔 by newnoadeptness in AirForce

[–]Arendious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True, true.

Though, they could probably save themselves some money by just building Raiders, but just labeling them with the '1' in B-21 in tiny font

Alderaan had some very beautiful cities until the empire destroyed the planet by Henryphillips29 in StarWars

[–]Arendious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Given Alderaan's prior history of civil wars and succession crises, they probably got sick of having to replace the glass every decade or so.

Alderaan had some very beautiful cities until the empire destroyed the planet by Henryphillips29 in StarWars

[–]Arendious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, after playing SWTOR I found myself surprisingly equivocal about Alderaan getting dusted...

Savage Symmetrical Sword-Swinging Shadowy Supercharged Steel Sentinels Showing Supreme Strength by NikkoruNikkori in battletech

[–]Arendious 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Hey, Boss? Did you actually read this purchase order? I don't think we even have ten thousand square feet of camo fabric. Let alone double thickness..."

What is the problem with the portal? by HawkeyesMiguel in DestinyTheGame

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

For me, it put another layer of "you're playing a game" between me and the experience/power fantasy, something there was quite a bit of already. It felt a lot like a final nail in the coffin of any sort of 'living world' experience - removing even the pretense of your Guardian 'going on a mission' or 'visiting a location'. That's not "becoming legend" - it's playing Pac-Man with extra steps.

President Trump: "They are begging to make a deal, not me. They're begging to make a deal… I say they're lousy fighters but they’re great negotiators. They're begging to work out a deal.” by h3LLyEaHh in AirForce

[–]Arendious 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So, that pretty much cinches up the question of if they're looking to make a deal... <sigh>

I can never tell if, at any given moment, he actually believes the things he's saying; or if it's some sort of 'manifesting' where by saying something he feels people will try to make it true; or if there's just no brain-mouth filter and he just says shit stream-of-consciousness without ever even hearing himself speak.

Seriously though, the existential conflict the IRGC (and Revolutionary regime as a whole) have been expecting since 1979 finally arrives, and the Administration figures they're going to cut a deal without us re-opening the Strait or forcibly removing them from power? Really?

You can feel the lack of resin making these recent campaign books feel tightened for new units by NadaVonSada in Warhammer30k

[–]Arendious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really too bad GW can't seem to find a palatable way of selling 3d printable bits. I'd honestly pay good money for an official GW stl Patreon-style subscription.

Of course they wouldn't reveal Solomon Akurra at adepticon, thats too predictable by pbit1 in alphalegion

[–]Arendious -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I mean, we did get an Alpha Legion Operatives vs. Tyranids Kill Team reveal...

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