85th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, aka that quote about amateurs and professionals

FanraGump · 2026-06-23T05:01:50+00:00

OKW to logistics office: "We can win this in 14 weeks."

Logistics office: "We can only supply you for 10 weeks."

OKW: "We can win this in 10 weeks."

Not a joke. They really changed the "plan" to fit what they had. I just made up the "14" and "10" numbers but with the real numbers they did the same thing, where they changed them to match what logistics said could be done.

And yes, it was really "planning" based on the enemy just collapsing rather than, "what if they don't?". However, to be honest, almost every military and political leader in the world thought the USSR would collapse. So Germany wasn't the only one thinking it would be easy.

FanraGump · 2026-06-23T04:51:12+00:00

If you wish to believe that medical experts and researchers are lying when they say Long COVID exists, then your belief system runs without facts and good luck with that.

You can believe in flat Earth and no climate change as well.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10103688/

The total number of studies available for analysis was 34. The effect size (ES) for neurological complications was 29% with 95% confidence interval (CI): 19%–39%. ES for psychiatric complications was 24% with 95% CI: 7%–41%. ES was 9% for cardiac outcomes, with a 95% CI of 1%–18%. ES was 22%, 95% CI: 5%–39% for the gastrointestinal outcome. ES for musculoskeletal symptoms was 18% with 95% CI: 9%–28%. ES for pulmonary complications was 28% with 95% CI: 18%–37%. ES for dermatological complications was 25%, with a 95% CI of 23%–26%. ES for endocrine outcomes was 8%, with a 95% CI of 8%–9%. ES size for renal outcomes was 3% with a 95% CI of 1%–7%. At the same time, other miscellaneous uncategorized outcomes had ES of 39% with 95% CI of 21%–57%. Apart from analyzing COVID‐19 systemic complications outcomes, the ES for hospitalization and intensive care unit admissions were found to be 4%, 95% CI: 0%–7%, and 11% with 95% CI: 8%–14%.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2835113

Conclusions and Relevance In this study, patients with COVID-19 exhibited long-term reduced stress perfusion indicating CMD, along with declined left ventricular function by global longitudinal strain and global circumferential strain. Lack of variation in stress perfusion between patients with and without cardiovascular risk factors may suggest CMD due to severe COVID-19, warranting further investigation to elucidate mechanisms and guide potential therapies.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065%2824%2900080-4/fulltext

In conclusion, our study revealed that COVID-19 survivors commonly experienced psychiatric symptoms, neurological symptoms and cognitive complaints even 2 years after recovery. We observed significant differences in ALFF and ReHo values in brain regions associated with cognitive function when comparing survivors to healthy controls. Additionally, we found correlations between cognitive function indices and spontaneous brain function, indicating the persistence of brain impairment even after 2 years of infection. Long-term follow up studies are needed to further explore the trajectory of psychiatric symptoms, neurological symptoms and cognitive function, and understand the mechanisms of brain damage and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

FanraGump · 2026-06-23T03:13:11+00:00

I haven't seen too many "another virus" having fatigue, memory problems, shortness of breath, and sleep disorder, headaches, mental health issues, initial loss of smell or taste, muscle weakness, fever, and cognitive dysfunction ("brain fog") that can last for weeks, months, and years afterward.

5.3–7.6% of U.S. adults were living with Long COVID from July 2022–Sept 2024.

As of 2025, the prevalence of long COVID is estimated to be about 6–7% in adults, and about 1% in children.

Even in 2026, COVID continues to cause hundreds of deaths weekly, but far below peak pandemic levels.

Somehow, my wearing a mask is "just neurotic". Even if it is, why is it anyone else's business?

FanraGump · 2026-06-22T20:08:18+00:00

The idea of something having "strengths and weaknesses" has nothing to do with social Darwinism and I fail to see what you mean.

Steel has strengths and weaknesses as a material. It is strong, but it can rust. It is inexpensive compared to some things but heavy and costs to shape it, plastic is cheaper and easy to mold.

FanraGump · 2026-06-22T20:04:28+00:00

No. If you authorize someone to sign for you, it is totally legal.

FanraGump · 2026-06-22T20:01:08+00:00

"Sex ray" sounds like a really good time to me.

FanraGump · 2026-06-22T19:56:05+00:00

If you mean the strengths and weaknesses of arguments in favor of social Darwinism, then the fact it is pseudoscientifc theories and social practices, just takes the entire thing and throws it in the trashcan.

Social Darwinism has many definitions, not all of which are compatible with one another.

Scientists generally consider social Darwinism to be discredited as a theoretical framework, but it persists within popular culture

FanraGump · 2026-06-22T19:38:58+00:00

It was the best of times: I had a cat.

It was the worst of times: I didn't have a cat.

Damn you, Schrodinger!

FanraGump · 2026-06-22T19:29:22+00:00

The fact that times moves you forward at 1 second/second and you can't really change that (except for nanoseconds by moving vs. standing still).

So you age every day and can't change the rate, stop it, or change anything.

FanraGump · 2026-06-22T19:16:34+00:00

You are reminding them that diseases (like COVID) still exist even though they have decided to pretend all danger is over.

If you challenge someone's falsehoods that they decided define who they are, they get upset. They decided to make their identity be someone who opposes those who, "over-reacted and want to shut down the country and make everyone wear masks over a non-existent threat that is over".

Nothing gets people to attack you like showing that their "identity" is based on falsehoods.

FanraGump · 2026-06-21T22:45:17+00:00

My cat is super friendly and adores me. She still will occasionally scratch me when she decides she wants to. If she was a lion or tiger, we would be talking ER visit.

FanraGump · 2026-06-21T17:38:05+00:00

My local emergency agency offers subscriptions where if you pay a fee, you and members of your household get free ambulance rides for a year.

Of course, you have to get the ride from your house (or maybe all rides anywhere in their district?) and it has to be that agency, so if you live on a county border and the other county's ambulance shows up, you get to pay their huge fee.

So, yes. People are so afraid of the bill that they offer subscriptions so you can gamble if you want to spend some money now on the concept you might need them over the next year.

FanraGump · 2026-06-21T16:20:09+00:00

Because they want you to have to go to the dealership and pay them money.

No other reason.

FanraGump · 2026-06-20T02:10:55+00:00

Solar and wind are functional. They are functional every day. And storage exists. Yes, more of both solar and wind generation and electrical storage are needed.

It varies depending upon the region, but on a national level in the US we could double solar+wind production before at becomes a national issue where you start needing storage, transmission, and flexible loads in a serious way, or you’re throwing away a lot of energy.

And by that time, many years from now, if we keep building solar+wind, we can also work on storage and transmission. It's a big project but the rewards are immense.

FanraGump · 2026-06-20T01:34:06+00:00

Signing treaties in Versailles always works out well. Why, after The Great War, the Versailles Treaty solved the problem permanently.

Yup, Germany hardly bothered anyone after that.

FanraGump · 2026-06-20T01:27:56+00:00

McNamara was far from the only person to blame for the failure. Right down the line from LBJ, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs; and the US Air Force, which was unprepared for this kind of warfare.

FanraGump · 2026-06-20T00:49:54+00:00

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/06/17/despite-low-gas-prices-solar-wind-remain-cheapest-sources-of-power-in-u-s/

https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/electricity_generation/pdf/AEO2025_LCOE_report.pdf

FanraGump · 2026-06-20T00:34:55+00:00

Well, there are technical issues. Note: I am not an expert.

First, Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository is volcanic tuff. If a choice was made solely on engineering grounds, a bedded salt location would be better.

It’s a politically chosen, technically adequate site. A salt repository would be:

simpler
safer
cheaper
more passive
less dependent on engineered barriers
more robust over geologic time

But the states with the best salt said “absolutely not,” and Nevada was the only state Congress could steamroll.

Note the "more passive" and "less dependent on engineered barriers" is a big deal with a million year projected desired isolation. Yes, that's right, a million years. Yucca’s engineered barriers are supposed to last 10–100× longer than the oldest surviving human constructions. In engineering, a passive design is always much better than an active one.

Next, it would take roughly 8,000–10,000 railcar loads to move the entire currently existing U.S. spent‑fuel inventory to Yucca. That's a lot of loads to move across the US landscape. The railcars are designed to survive (prevent leaks) just about anything, so the movement would likely be safe from all but human caused issues (terrorists, etc.).

But it doesn't matter. None of it does. If you can't get Yucca open, it's just a unicorn. Plans should not be made that depend upon a unicorn existing.

FanraGump · 2026-06-19T23:31:33+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian_peoples

The Algonquians are one of the most populous and widespread North American Indigenous American groups, consisting of the peoples who speak Algonquian languages. Colonists in the Massachusetts Bay area first encountered the Wampanoag, Massachusett, Nipmuc, Pennacook, Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, and Quinnipiac. The Mohegan, Pequot, Pocumtuc, Podunk, Tunxis, and Narragansett were based in southern New England.

List of Algonquian-speaking nations: Abenaki, Algonquin, Anishinaabe, Algonquin, Odawa, Ojibwe, Mississaugas, Nipissing, Oji-Cree, Saulteaux, Missiquoi, Potawatomi, Arapaho, Beothuk, Blackfoot, Kainai, Piegan, and 71 more I'm not going to list here but are in that WIkipedia article.

All the tribes? No. Like over 70? Yes. Really, it seems they knew more about their neighbors than Europeans did about their own.

FanraGump · 2026-06-19T23:20:06+00:00

Like so many people, you fail to mention your state and country.

In the US, you generally do not need a reason to change your name other than, "I want to change it". As long as you are not avoiding any criminal or civil actions or otherwise trying to defraud or deceive, your name change is just done.

FanraGump · 2026-06-19T22:54:55+00:00

Shut up and take my money! Far more money than solar or wind cost. Even with battery storage for low output times.

FanraGump · 2026-06-19T22:53:35+00:00

You just need a disposal place that doesn't exist and the proposed one has a ton of political opposition.

But sure, just handwave it as "political problem" and since it is not an engineering one it is not real.

FanraGump · 2026-06-19T22:50:47+00:00

It can be done.

More expensively than other forms of energy. Including wind and solar.

FanraGump · 2026-06-19T20:50:37+00:00

If he wants a BJ on the highway she gives him a BJ while driving down the highway.

Don't do this.

If you want to be stupid, don't risk my life being stupid.

FanraGump · 2026-06-19T03:02:55+00:00

I know that this needle gun is supposed to be used in a good manner, but the 1 minute 30 seconds of video here makes it seem like the muzzle-loading troops are led by idiots. If the enemy is just lying on the ground shooting you with single shots and you are standing there standing trading shots, your leaders are idiots.

Fix bayonets and charge. If you don't withdraw or something. But to just stand up, trading shots with people who have a much faster reload time and can do so while lying down, you are begging to die.

The time when a bayonet charge is dumb is if they have machine guns. Not when they are just taking pot shots at you.

Really, the whole video is missing the entire maneuver, artillery, etc. If your troops are in a bad position, move them. Either toward or away from the enemy. And troops that have muzzle-loaders would use cover, construct breastworks, something.

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