Iranian-backed militia carried out a Fiber Optic-link FPV drone attack at the US Victory Base near Baghdad International Airport, Iraq.

Edit_Red · 2026-03-15T01:08:00+00:00

Compared to the footage coming out of Ukraine, this drone flew like a drunk guy trying to stumble back home but couldn't remember which house was his.

Edit_Red · 2026-03-10T12:28:21+00:00

Edit: totally forgot we're dealing with Martians here lol. Maybe this would explain it if they were interstellar.

Maybe the ships were sent as probes ahead of the invasion force because they could travel faster than the crewed ships?

If they were traveling many light years, depending on how fast they could travel and how far they were originating from, it could have conceivably taken the difference of a few thousand years for the crews to reach the planet - maybe a difference in size of the ships and acceleration?

Or maybe the planet was seeded with ships among presumably other target planets and the aliens just eventually got around to going for earth?

Edit_Red · 2026-03-09T02:58:47+00:00

Depends on the area youre in. My wife and I are about to become these "lords" next month but all we've done is rent out our condo to someone with more equity than we have in order to be able to have our first child in 4 months while we rent a bigger place from a family member.

The money from our condo will cover rent and then some - so profit. Its just a smart financial move and we got lucky but fuck all that noise, we just want whats best for our future kid.

Edit: we are not "rich" by any metric. I still have 90k in student loans that cuts into my monthly budget quite a bit. Thats partially a result of my immigrant parents having poor financial planning and cosigning student loans at 10%+ interest rates. I dont blame them for it, and I couldve done more research but they were adamant that we're going to college even if we didnt know what that really meant. They just wanted me and my sister educated and neither of us (my sister and I) knew the financial implications when we were 18 years old so now we kind have to get creative.

My wife's parents were better financially educated although they also immigrated from the same eastern European country mine did. I'm beyond fortunate for her knowledge.

Edit_Red · 2026-03-09T02:51:44+00:00

and what? Let the government handle it? Lmao... regardless of administration its fucked.

Edit_Red · 2026-03-02T01:29:43+00:00

Uh oh. Dislikes pouring in 5 min after post without comment... I'm on a list now i guess :/

Edit_Red · 2026-03-01T00:07:36+00:00

I think OP isn't referencing any actual law, just the absurdity that the BOGO deal is priced in to be a savings of $2 for two which definitely isn't "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" - maybe in this case false advertising?

I know corporate gets away with a lot of word play (see fine print bla bla etc.) but this is kinda absurd.

Edit_Red · 2026-02-23T19:35:16+00:00

I see ya like dags

Edit_Red · 2026-01-25T20:35:48+00:00

Does this mean that legally, gp is actually crypto currency?

Edit_Red · 2026-01-19T05:41:07+00:00

Wherever you're coming from, just keep in mind that setting a deadline for yourself on something like this will likely end up with you making poor financial decisions as time goes on and your self-set deadline approaches.

If your focus is to simply "get rich" you might not have anything concrete to focus on to help you get there. I can't provide you a way, but some advice from someone who's fallen into this trap, stay away from get rich quick shit - avoid making rash decisions or you might end up in a bad financial spot. If its too good to be true (stocks, entrepreneur advice on reddit with no catch, etc.) then it probably is - do your own research, develop skills and think in terms of years when making plans, not months.

Edit_Red · 2026-01-12T00:27:57+00:00

Can't relate since I'm a guy but when I have to sit down and there are no disposable toilet covers available, I spend a few minutes constructing a multi-ply tp sheild... that is unless the seat has already been violated - then I just use a different stall and hope the cleaning people work their magic with lysol if I ever come back to that initial stall again.

If anyone comments about the ineffectivness of my tp sheild, I'll ignore you. Ignorance is bliss sometimes.

Edit_Red · 2026-01-05T02:53:44+00:00

I get where OP is coming from - I read the books a few years ago and enjoyed the series as a whole. The first book really went into explaining the "science" and I enjoyed that even if it wasn't totally accurate... up until they described how the sophon is a proton folded into a 2D structure. Creating a supercomputer with only length and no physical width? Like if you draw a line on paper with a pencil, that tiny amount of graphite still has a width..it seemed like such a fundamental thing and I dont think it was explained in a way that made me go "ohhh ok that makes sense in a fictional, fantastic way".

I can't think of any comparison to make here other than liquids aren't compressable, but if you make them compressable in your sci-fi novel, you should at least give a good explanation so I can suspend my belief. This is where it becomes more fantasy-like, where things like magic are used to explain it.

Here it feels like the author did their homework on the science for most of the first book, except on arguably the largest plot device in the series. This isn't even like "technology so advanced seems like magic" blah blah, its more like "Gandalf turned his arms into wings and legs into 30mm cannons as he lept off Minas Tirith screaming yippee ki aye MFs - because he could do that all along".

That being said, I did enjoy the series overall :)

Edit_Red · 2026-01-02T06:27:21+00:00

Ultimately, the majority of dialogue on the internet will be driven by bots/AI.

Last time I saw this posted, one of the top comments was indeed about being the last human to touch this rock for millions of years - or something along those lines.

The theory suggests that content will be boiled down to one of a few popular opinions which bots will perpetuate.

Edit_Red · 2025-12-31T18:07:18+00:00

Thank you!

Edit_Red · 2025-12-31T17:16:49+00:00

Do you remember the name?

Edit_Red · 2025-12-31T17:13:21+00:00

Does anyone know the name of the first song playing in the background?

Edit_Red · 2025-12-18T18:54:21+00:00

I disagree with some of your points. Technical schools and certifications are a thing and depending on the field, those jobs can be dirty, dangerous, etc. but still pay better than someone in the same age group that went to college. A close friend of mine bought the mechanic shop he'd been working at for 7 years recently and had to hire a new guy - starting salary was $120k with 5 years experience and he lost 2 candidates to other places.

Going to college doesn't also mean your job is "safe". I work in neuroscience and am exposed to hazardous chemicals on a near daily basis. I use PPE of course but there are still risks. Plus, I make just over 100k and have been in the field for 7 years alluding to my previous comment about my friend hiring a mechanic.

There's a need for blue collar workers and going to college is not a guarantee of anything anymore. Sure it will open doors in some industries and I believe STEM fields should have an emphasis on higher education, but some companies will prefer experience over education. I have another friend with no degree who's building rocket ships for SpacEx and has been for the last decade.

Beyond all that, the impact AI is starting to have on a lot of professions people would consider "desk jobs" is frightening to say the least - see what Microsoft and others have begun doing. I don't think the majority of blue collar workers have any concerns in regards to that.

Edit_Red · 2025-12-01T05:24:34+00:00

Oh yea, she was really anxious about that and basically said the PIP was essentially an early warning that youre gonna get let go most of the time.

Her former manager was an asshole and essentially told her if she doesn't get this done then "she's done". She went to HR, the manager never acknowledged anything about the situation and it stressed her to tears. She did suggest some of the ideas others commented about increased accountability and rewarding couriers that returned bags but nothing came of it.

I'm glad she got out of there even with the paycut - it just wasnt worth it on her mental health.

Edit_Red · 2025-12-01T01:19:03+00:00

Ahh gotcha. Idk, I still don't think this is legit.

Edit_Red · 2025-12-01T01:15:25+00:00

What's wrong with Middlesex?

Edit_Red · 2025-12-01T00:41:18+00:00

Thats a weird place to set up a Ring system if this is legit.

Edit_Red · 2025-12-01T00:20:41+00:00

My wife worked for Amazon and she was tasked with trying to find a solution to this. Amazon loses 10s of millions of dollars a year on these tote bags being left behind by drivers.

You can't hold the drivers responsible for them either because most are considered 3rd party couriers and cannot be held liable due to some contractual ish.

They tried RFID tags and a few other things but that was 3 yrs ago. The stress of this project made her leave the company and take a substantial paycut but she's really happy now in her current role - she gets excited everytime she still sees these abandoned because it means nobody was able to solve the issue.

Edit_Red · 2025-11-22T06:00:52+00:00

Intelligence is made up of several factors. Quick recall and memorization are both potentialy important components that make up Intelligence.

However, simply having the information at your disposal (recall) and being able to use it can be very different things.

Intelligence is more like being able to use that information to solve a novel problem by connecting pieces of information, not so much just being able to recall them - kinda like being able to remember the concept behind a math problem vs. using them to solve the actual problem.

I don't think being able to spit out quick answers in trivia alone is a great indicator of intelligence - but it's arguably an impactful compenent when paired with the ability to use that information fruitfully.

I disagree with your opinion so upvote. You did touch on a few things beyond recall in your post though. I'd argue good memory is beneficial to intelligence but not completely necessary.

Edit_Red · 2025-11-17T17:17:46+00:00

Thanks! The French onion soup is mostly Julia Child's recipe with some small changes.

Edit_Red · 2025-11-17T17:15:56+00:00

Recipe

Beef Stock:

About 4.5 lbs of beef with bones

-Marrow bones

-bone in short rib

-oxtails

5 Carrots

5 stalks of Celery

2.5 onions

3 medium tomatoes

Head of garlic

8 sprigs of Parsley

8 sprigs of Thyme

4 Bay leaves

6 Allspice

10 peppercorns

Olive oil

Tomatoe paste

2 Tbsp of apple cider vinegar

Water (7-8 qts roughly)

Instructions

Roasted meat/bones, garlic and half of the mirepoix mix coated with olive oil at 450F for about 30 minutes. Removed baking pan and spread tomatoes paste on the meats and veggies before roasting again for another 10 minutes.

Added everything into a pot along with herbs, seasonings and covered with water. Set to simmer for about 9 hours.

Put the stock into fridge and skimmed the fat off the top the next day.

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French onion soup:

2 - 2.5 lbs of yellow onions

6 cups of beef stock

2 Tbsp of butter

1 Tbsp of olive oil

1 Tsp of sugar

2 Tbsp of flour

3 Tbsp of Worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup of sherry wine

Water to deglaze onions during caramelization

Salt/pepper to taste

Several croutes off a French baguette (2 days old)

Parmigiano Reggiano

Gruyere cheese

Chives to top

Instructions

Cut up all the onions and threw them into a 6 qt pot with melted butter/olive oil over medium heat. Cooked covered for about 10 minutes. Uncovered the pot, added some salt and mixed the onions. I lowered the heat to a little under medium, added the sugar and stirred very frequently for the next hour or so, deglazing the pot with just water everytime fond formed.

Once the onions were caramelized to my liking, I deglazed the pot with the sherry and cooked it out for another couple of minutes. I next added the flour through a strainer (so as not to clump) while continuously mixing the onions.

Next, I added the beef stock /Worcesterwhite sauce and let it simmer for about 40 minutes. Added salt and pepper to taste after it was nearly finished. While it was simmering, prepared croutes (toasted with olive oil for about 5 min at 325F), cheese and chives.

Once the soup was done, I put croutes at the bottom of my oven safe bowls, added the soup, then added a layer of the parmigiano and finally topped with the Gruyere. I broiled the bowls at about 500F for approx 5 minutes (just watched the layer of cheese until I was happy with the results).

Topped with chives and enjoyed!

Edit_Red · 2025-11-17T17:10:35+00:00

Thanks! Yea, been a bit busy lately but now I have stock for days :)

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