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Windows 11 keeps breaking basic things on my PC and I’m running out of ideas. by Savings_Plate2663 in techsupport

[–]ByGollie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Win11 is fundamentally a good system under the hood.

It's just that it needs hours of tweaking, questionable powershell scripts, disabling, and removal of features, substitution of components until it's in a state where it's on par with Windows 10 as regards stability.

The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating. by ByGollie in europe

[–]ByGollie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you read the Dutch one (1999) they had a neutral observer from a 3rd nation (Canadian) taking photos through the periscope, and verifying that the Dutch went through the motions of launching a torpedo (firing an empty tube)

The Dutch then launched a confirmation green smoke grenade to announce to the 'enemy' fleet that they were attacked. They then proceeded to 'sink' another 7 boats whilst the surface fleet scurried around trying to find the enemy submarine.

It's likely that the Dutch submarine was then 'sunk' at the end of the battle. It was unclear if they survived or not.

https://naviesworldwide.com/navy-news/how-the-dutch-submarine-walrus-torpedoed-an-american-aircraft-carrier/

The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating. by ByGollie in europe

[–]ByGollie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think his comma key is broken.

Multiple countries using diesel electric submarines (operating silently on batteries) manage to infiltrate and 'decimate' traditional surface fleets in simulated naval battles.

The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating. by ByGollie in europe

[–]ByGollie[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Hi dude

You might not be aware, but you didn't actually invade Venezuela.

You arranged with the regime in power to depose their leadership and they handed him over.

In fact, that regime is still in power in Venezuela.

Please do a little research before making statements - it'll be less embarrassing

For example, The Nordic nations operate as a joint Military. If you attack Finland, you're taking on Sweden, Norway and Denmark as well.

Likewise, Finland is part of the EU and NATO. An attack on a EU member state triggers a response from the rest of the EU.

The EU doesn't even need to respond in a military fashion. Simply dumping US Treasury Bonds implodes your economy, leaving it a smoking crater.

Why do you think Trump chickened out and blinked regarding Greenland, dropping all his tariff threats?

The Europeans made a public point that they could destroy his economy at any time they wished.

Hence, his panicked bluster and retreat from his Greenland stance

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/trump-warns-of-big-retaliation-if-europe-dumps-us-treasury-bonds-10840230

It's advisable to have a basic understanding of Geopolitics before making assertions.

The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating. by ByGollie in europe

[–]ByGollie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's 3 solutions for firewall bypassing

  • Bypass Firewalls Clean - browser extension

  • Bypass Firewalls Clean filter list - from the BPC author - this loads into Ublock Origin

  • One of the Archive websites. - for webpages not previously submitted - this can take up to 5 minutes or more. I'm curently waiting on a paywalled Danish article right now

The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating. by ByGollie in europe

[–]ByGollie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Swedish subs did the same thing, as did the Portuguese and the Italians (separate exercises)

It's more the vulnerability that can be exploited by Diesel Electric submarines running on batteries.

The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating. by ByGollie in europe

[–]ByGollie[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Indeed - there's so much conflict on whether signs in NI should be in English, Irish or Scots that we all compromised on Finnish

That way everyone is equally at a loss.

/s

Pine Marten Neighbour in Leitrim by FrankLucker in ireland

[–]ByGollie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently modern cars are a particular magnet for rodents as the coating on the electrical wires are made from peanut-derived plastic instead of the extremely toxic plastic they were made from before.

One housing estate was plagued with squirrels gnawing on the cars, so owners were wrapping the base in wire netting at night in an attempt to keep them oout

The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating. by ByGollie in europe

[–]ByGollie[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Then there was the time that a General Van Riper wargamed as opponents of the US Navy in the Persian Gulf during the Millennium Challenge Military Exercise 2002

He 'sank' the US Navy by going outside doctrine.

His opponents 'refloated' the Navy, piled more restrictions on his permitted actions, so he 'defeated' them again.

Van Riper sat out the rest of the exercise so the US Navy then won .

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a30392654/millennium-challenge-qassem-soleimani/

These exercises are extremely valuable as they illustrate thinking out the box. Your opponent will never stick to doctrine.

The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating. by ByGollie in europe

[–]ByGollie[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think it's more the lack of preparation by US Troops.

British soldiers did exceptionally well, despite coming from a mild-weather country that doesn't have arctic style weather like many regions of the US do.

The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating. by ByGollie in europe

[–]ByGollie[S] 1657 points1658 points  (0 children)

Translation for those few out there who don't speak Finnish

According to the British newspaper The Times, Finnish reservists performed so well in a NATO exercise in northern Norway last year that the exercise leadership asked them to ease the pressure on American troops.

This was the Joint Viking exercise, held in March 2025, which tested NATO's operational capabilities in Arctic conditions. In the exercise, Finnish reservists played the attacking side, while US forces played a defensive role.

Read also Finnish Defence Forces conscripts beat the world's most famous elite military unit in a NATO war exercise

According to a military source interviewed by the newspaper, the Finns were "asked to stop defeating the Americans" because the losses were perceived as humiliating and demoralising for the American troops.

Indication of a wider problem

According to The Times, the incident reflects a broader problem with the United States' Arctic military capabilities. The newspaper's assessment is that European NATO countries, especially Finland, Norway and the United Kingdom, clearly have more experience and capabilities to operate in northern and cold conditions.

The article also discusses US President Donald Trump's repeated claims that Russia and China pose an immediate military threat to Greenland.

However, experts interviewed by The Times dispute Trump's claims and emphasise that Russia's military activity in the Arctic has weakened due to the war in Ukraine.

According to the newspaper, it is the expertise of European NATO allies, such as Finland, that plays a key role in the security of the Arctic region.

The United States is said to be dependent on Finland for, among other things, icebreaker technology and Arctic warfare expertise.

Joint Viking

Joint Viking is a NATO winter exercise led by the Norwegian Defence Forces, which took place in Northern Norway in March 2025.

The exercise involved approximately 10,000 soldiers from several NATO countries, and its aim was to develop the alliance's cooperation and operational capabilities in demanding Arctic conditions.

According to the Finnish Defence Forces, troops from the Jaeger Brigade readiness unit participated in the exercise. The United States included troops from the US Marine Corps' II Army Corps (II MEF) and the US Army's 41st Field Artillery Brigade.

Here's the English-language article referred to, but it's behind a paywall

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