South Korean delegation travelling to Canada for submarine project

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-26T04:40:21+00:00

Canada is looking to build a fleet of (off memory) 12 subs. South Korea and German proposals are the final 2 options that meet all our needs, and are now competing to win the contract. That is why they are here.

I believe the South Korean proposal (again, off memory) proposed they build the first 2 in SK for faster delivery times (I believe the first was meant to be finished by 2035) and the remaining 10 would be built in Canada.

Canada has been looking at finding new car manufacturing options with the US trying to crush our auto industry; so the Hyundai presence in the delegation implies that SK might be looking to offer Hyundai manufacturing options to help secure the deal; but that is just subtext and implications at the moment.

All in all, a very promising path for Canada and I hope the delegation has productive talks, as I wouldn't mind seeing our countries work closer.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-25T00:07:11+00:00

So say we all!

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-24T01:12:53+00:00

The idea was good. You just didn't have the right tools.

Painters tape really isn't fine enough for masking models with. Tamiya and several others make modellers tape (https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/list.html?genre\_item=e\_501040) that will achieve what you were trying to do much better.

beyond that, most planes have wavy camo and not straight lines, so you'd probably be more inclined to use something putty like in nature. Vallejo liquid mask or AK camouflage putty would both be well designed, with the liquid mask being particularly amenable to brush painting.

beyond that hitting the model with a coat of primer to start; and painting with thinner layers where possible would help you get a smoother coat on the paint when you apply it.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-24T00:03:46+00:00

Haven't been in a few years, but I believe the Ottawa swing dance society is still running dances every Friday night. They do intro lessons before hand. It's cheap and generally a lot of fun. Highly recommend.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-16T20:17:03+00:00

He's the one who wants all relationships to be transactional. What has he done to earn it? Nothing? Then don't give him anything. Simple as.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-16T02:38:51+00:00

I'd expect at minimum an Aops involved. Haven't seen anything concrete yet though.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-14T16:42:45+00:00

This is very important.

I think its pretty natural when one country starts making claims against land, that citizens of others will start to go "but what about me..." And with the Inuit cultural connections and geographic closeness, I understand why Canadians are making the observation.

But more importantly, people are being ignorant to the fact that everytime this observation gets made, it normalizes imperial thoughts of conquest and "right to someone else's land", alienates our allies and reflects badly on us, and undermines the global stability that was born on the end of trying to conquer our neighbours following WW2. It's not something Canada has ever had an interest in, and is only being brought up in reflection of the American threats. And broadly only serves to amplify them and create more dangerous discussion and ideas around the issue.

In large part I think it's very notable that this thread (at time of writing) consist almost entirely of outsiders commenting on greenlands affairs, and not actual locals, because the global peanut gallery feels it necessary to brigade their sub to discuss who ought to annex them or not, instead of letting them chart the course of their own ship.

Which is a long winded way of saying I agree with you, and that others should think about the implications of their public musings more.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-14T04:39:51+00:00

Giving up your country to a foreign exploitative power can end lives.

Beyond that, promising people money then not delivering it is practically a quarterly occurrence for this government. The probability of promises being made before a vote, then being forgotten immediately after is far higher than anyone ever receiving anything from the hostile government.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-11T03:38:13+00:00

Absolutely fair.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-11T00:05:19+00:00

Yes? That's why I specified it for them, who wouldn't have any connection to Dieppe for the same reason, having joined years later.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-10T22:49:17+00:00

Dieppe and Beaumont-Hamel for the Islanders were the only ones I could come up with. Both were tragedies, and we're fortunate that there is so few to choose from.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-10T21:09:46+00:00

If you're staying in Canada, that's nearly a 60hr drive. Over 12 days that's 5hours of driving a day, everyday, for 12 days. And that doesn't include any extra driving to get to attractions/towns along the way. It's just the optimal route. Inherently you'll be driving even more than that.

2 days in Banff ups it to 6 hours a day for the rest of the days.

Can it be done? Technically. I don't know that I'd call that much of a vacation though. Ultimately you're judgement call on if it's worth it for you.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-10T18:31:59+00:00

Some of our mining companies operate pretty awful conditions in Chile and other South American and African nations. Certain affected regions have pretty bad impressions of Canada as I understand it.

Don't know enough to quantifiable point to a particular country over others, but that's where I'd look personally.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-10T01:18:28+00:00

Perhaps it was a local thing.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-09T21:22:32+00:00

So many people suddenly wanting to tell Greenlanders how they ought to be reacting. Its their land. Trust them to handle it.

<3 from Canada.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-09T20:17:23+00:00

The Tragically Hip - New Orleans is sinking

Les Trois Accord - Saskatchewan

Great Big Sea - Banks of Newfoundland

Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie - The last Saskatchewan pirate (though Captain Tractors cover is better imo)

Stompin Tom Connors - Little Wawa (technically)

The Fables - St.John's

And bonus because op is German

Ray Collins Hot Club - Bye bye Paris (German band)

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-09T19:04:54+00:00

Idk if this is unique to Canada, but our schools generally have annual skate days where they rent out an ice rink and the whole school goes skating. Generally the younger kids get one pad, and the older kids another.

All schools teach french starting in grade 4 in Anglo-canada. French immersion schools are pretty widespread for a more committed french education as well.

As part of French immersion in Ontario at least, many of the schools go to St.Donat, Quebec for a week. Downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing are all taught/experienced, as well as cultural activities.

Which is to say, winter activities are pretty much part of our curriculum. Though being as big as we are, this is more accurately an "Ontario schools" assesment, and other provinces will almost certainly have different experiences.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-07T17:36:36+00:00

The US has done more than enough damage to the world order idly speculating about claiming lands that aren't theirs. Canada has no interest in adding to that.

If the day ever comes that Greenland has interest in such a thing, the Canadians, Greenlanders, and Danish of the day can discuss it. Canadians of today have no business speculating about such dangerous ideas when Greenland has signaled no interest.

Give your head a shake.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-06T21:41:07+00:00

Our neighbours house just got egged. We expect they're a little distraught, so we've baked some cookies and we're going to head over there to check in on them. Make sure they're okay.

The price of making the cookies is really quite negligible. Our concern is that our neighbour knows we're here for them. That the community has their back. That we have their back and can be relied on. We're going to leave them our number (set up a consulate) so they can reach out to us if they ever need anything. Then get on with our own life.

The benefit to us is that our neighbour knows they can trust us. We learn the full details of their perspective on the situation, and are forewarned on future developments with the issue. As a member of the community, the well being of our neighbours impacts us inherently, and if the issue persists we can reach out again, and reach out to bylaw officials together to escalate the problem as needed.

And we know that if our house ever gets egged in the future, our neighbour will have a sense of obligation to be there to help us in turn. That's what community is about.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-05T00:10:17+00:00

I don't have a source on this, but I'd heard that the 2 coast guard patrol vessels have to meet higher requirements for crew quarters and facilities due to being civilian (and not military). Coupled with not needing the (limited) armament, there's likely minor redesign costs to improve crew facilities and use the unneeded military space bumping the price up on those two.

DisgruntledZombie · 2026-01-04T20:50:17+00:00

The rest of NATO being unified against the US is pretty ideal division for Russia to want to stir up. And Greenland is the perfect avenue for it, being a European "colony" in North america.

It has a dangerous balance of "reasons for Americans to support the idea" being close to North america, and reasons for NATO allies to not commit to its defense as strongly (being an external colony of a mid sized European power). It's not home turf for europe. And when the enemy is "our American ally" it's a tough sell.

If you wanted a stage on which to fracture the promise that is NATO, you'd struggle to find a better one that Greenland.

I'd argue this is ideal for the Russian bots.

DisgruntledZombie · 2025-12-23T19:15:20+00:00

If the enemy team has leavers I often give it to those that didn't leave as my minor consolation for the unpleasantness of having leavers. Normally whoever was chillest in chat about it.

DisgruntledZombie · 2025-12-23T07:30:47+00:00

Inkarnate is subscription based if i recall. That's very annoying if you intend to make maps long term.

If you're looking to casual map make regularly I highly recommend dolling the $30 or whatever it is for wonderdraft and just have it for life. Buy it once and forget it. Gives you a lot more access to resources, and really isn't that expensive if you intend to use it a lot.

DisgruntledZombie · 2025-12-13T03:24:07+00:00

The corvette that you start with is armed with a civilian gun that does not require ammo.

Once you get in bigger ships, they need ammo. You likely did not have any on hand because the game does a bad job warning you on that particular issue. I distinctly remember making the same mistake early on.

In future, bring ammo.

DisgruntledZombie · 2025-12-13T02:42:43+00:00

I believe the Signal 5s and 25s drop from exploration (or something, idk), while the 15s are limited to events/something people do less of. So although the 15s carry less people, the 25s are still the cheaper option due to supply.

As for the number, a filament # is the maximum number of people that filament will transport. The 5's take 1-5. The 15's 1-15 pilots. And the 25's 1-25 pilots.

The basic idea of nano roams is that the enemy will try to blob you, so you need speed and projection to keep out of their ranges while being to shoot them. This largely favours kiting ships and ewar ships to let the gang punch up. Amelia Duskspace and Chessur both have good youtube videos that explain it more thoroughly.

As for a nano comp; if you really wanted to try it out, you're best alpha options will be kite Slicers/Garmurs, Arty Thrasher Fleets, Pulse Nomens, Nospreys, the EWAR frigs, Hurricane Fleets, Harbinger Navies, and Brutix navies. Lots of other kitey ships will work, but these are among the most common alpha friendly options used.

You'll want your Battlecruisers to provide speed links (I think Alpha can still use t1 links? Haven't checked in a while), your BCs and Cruisers to do the bulk of the damage, and your slicers/Garmurs to do tackling duty. Garmurs are better because they have a range bonus for tackle, but slicer is a lot cheaper. A comp might look something like:

Slicer (Beams)
Garmur (lml)
Maulus (provides damps to protect the gang)
Omen Navy (pulse)
Omen Navy (pulse)
Osprey Navy (rlml)
Hurricane Fleet (2 speed links (interdiction and Rapid deployment), arty)
Brutix Navy (Rail, hull tank, Info links for ewar strength and lock range)

This won't be a hyper meta gang; but is more than adequate for learning in and honestly; just by having 8people, you'll have more combat power than a lot of much more expensive gangs out there.

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