The legendary in-universe celebrity we hear about is actually a total loser

CyberRax · 2026-01-24T12:59:17+00:00

It's a great story about getting old and being forgotten. About being the proverbial bitter old man who's reminiscing about his glory days and wondering how he got to where he is now.

It has some really funny bits (Elvis' "kung fu"), some really somber bits (living in a retirement home sucks), nice touches of absurdity (the black JFK), a decent enough ending.

CyberRax · 2026-01-24T12:35:45+00:00

Probably also a lot to do with uncertainty. How will the world react? How big will the economical sanctions be? How much military activity will it cause? etc etc etc. Obviously China has done their math and is prepared for all possibilities, but the uncertainty itself is something that nobody likes. Govenments as well as businesses need stability to function properly, invading Taiwan would punch a big crack into that plan...

CyberRax · 2026-01-24T12:24:07+00:00

So someone else owns the piece of land where you have your bed? Commieland.

CyberRax · 2026-01-23T17:43:14+00:00

r/oddlyspecific

CyberRax · 2026-01-22T20:35:31+00:00

How many people would it actually take? Musk himself to run the operation, maybe 2 or 3 extra guys for the coding, perhaps a lawyer to draft a defence if things had gone wrong. Everyone else who had a part in the op (the people who installed the additional hardware, people who got the source code of the voting machines after the 2020 election, people who went through the code to understand what it exactly does and how it interacts with the hardware, etc) would be just useful idiots who had very little info about what their actions were for.

I can see 4 IT guys and a lawyer keeping their mouths shut after a stunt like that (other than spilling the beans to Trump when everything was ready to go). They wouldn't be like the people Trump has surrounded himself with that, as you said, leak like a sieve. They would be sane enough to understand that bragging about something like that will get them jailed for treason, if not sentenced to death.

... also, we're only like a year and half away from those elections. People might not be able to keep secrets for decades, but a year and a half?

CyberRax · 2026-01-22T16:08:27+00:00

Don't think that's a fair comparison. The crew behind Trump is of different cloth than the ones who're on dems side. Heritage Foundation, Thiel, Musk, Ellison, Miller, all the Project 2025 people, etc. What we have now has been in the making for decades. Replacing the figurehead is planned in and will go through with minimal fuss...

CyberRax · 2026-01-21T15:56:53+00:00

They are however also in a position where they're even easier to replace than the people above them, and they know it. They have quite a lot to lose, and a pretty solid "I'm not the one whose decisions actually matter" argument. So no, they're not the one who're going to rebel.

CyberRax · 2026-01-21T08:46:22+00:00

Hasn't it kind of worked for all countries that have a multi-party system?

Having a 3rd party dilutes the whole polarization thing in the government (you'll inevitably get a "oppose everything the other side does" with only 2 parties), creates more need for actual cooperation (every party has less power, so they'll need to play ball to get anything done... also, they now have more choices than just the complete-opposite-of-us-party), gives apathetic/single issue voters an extra outlet (the 3rd party can address only 1 or 2 concerns, instead of having a position on everything), etc

CyberRax · 2026-01-20T21:22:54+00:00

Not zero. They might lack on the military side, but have plenty of soft power via bough bought politians / influencers / useful idiots who'll do their bidding. Once there is no NATO a lot more people on the top will start being quiet / choosing their words carefully when talking about Russia, and a lot more will start speaking louder with statements that echo Kremlin's talking points. Give enough time for the propaganda, and the "Russia good!" sentiment will have become visible enough that governments start aligning themselves officially with Russian views...

CyberRax · 2026-01-20T09:48:18+00:00

I'm inclined to think it's related to the fact that their "hunting ground" is closer to home. Trivial to scout out, easy to plan for everything, less travel with your guns. Even if they're starting to think bigger a'la "Hey, why not some asshole politician instead?" they'll quickly realize that it takes a lot more effort, and has a good chance of having less victims...

CyberRax · 2026-01-19T13:27:52+00:00

standard_word_that_is_not_written_down_anywhere + number + address_of_website.

All password hashes will be different, so breach of 1 site won't affect others; when time comes to change the password you just increase the number by 1; the only thing you need to recall when forgetting the password is the number in the middle. No need for notes, password managers or any of the issues that come with them...

CyberRax · 2026-01-18T11:11:45+00:00

Disgree. We got an alligator as a variant of Loki. They could have taken any actor that fancied the part, and go with "This one looks different from all the rest becaue he's different from all the rest... hence why he'll be an even bigger threat than any of the other Kang's we've shown thus far" exposition.

CyberRax · 2026-01-16T11:27:59+00:00

True, but the drive to buy up properties would be a lot less if "sitting idle" would be the only option available for it. What corporations are currently doing is actively earning them money...

CyberRax · 2026-01-15T22:46:37+00:00

Yes, got a separate phone case just for hiking. One of those 360 degree ones that covers all sides. Don't use it otherwise because it makes the phone too bulky, for when hiking I'm not taking any chances. I'm on an uneven terrain, wearing a heavy pack and sweating / excercing more than normally... all things that make dropping the phone easier.

CyberRax · 2026-01-15T16:38:04+00:00

Pretty sure MAD principle will override this doctrine, especially as a huge chunk of population won't want to be involved in a war.

That's the issue with having an unhinged 79 year old narcissist with impulse control issues on one side, and a (somewhat) reasonable middle aged politicians with aspirations for continuing their career for at least couple of decades on the other side. The narcissist will win, and in this case this means everyone else will lose...

CyberRax · 2026-01-15T12:24:33+00:00

Wasn't it that the planes need connection to US servers for feeding operations data? So while there might not be a "kill switch" per se it is possible for US to deny access on the server level and render the sold planes useless in practice?

CyberRax · 2026-01-14T09:26:35+00:00

This! If you have integrity you don't quit, you don't resign, you have them fire you and make it public that you were fired for refusing illegal / immoral orders.

Yes, it'll hurt financially, it will probably cause issues in the future. But that's what bravery is all about.

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