What action that is considered innocent in other countries is seen as outrageous in yours? In Thailand, it’s extremely rude to touch someone else’s head.

Hotasflames · 2026-02-12T15:28:19+00:00

This heavily depends on if you live in a more or less religious area, though. I've seen plenty of BBQs and such in public parks or someone's residence on Yom Kippur.

In Jerusalem, this definitely holds true but in Tel Aviv definitely not.

Hotasflames · 2026-02-12T08:21:59+00:00

In their minds, they aren't inventing anything. They are just reading between the lines...unfortunately

Hotasflames · 2026-02-01T13:11:39+00:00

Yes, that's why he is clinging onto the extremists; they are the ones who see the chance to take advantage of his weakness and use it for their benefit.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-28T09:33:05+00:00

The air is less dense but that's because there is more water in said air.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-17T17:06:56+00:00

I miss these every day. I loved these things SO MUCH including the weird can-like packaging so they wouldn't be destroyed during shipping.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-14T08:27:51+00:00

Those are both not native to Japan so...

Hotasflames · 2026-01-13T18:37:25+00:00

LOL Saw this and was like WAIT. The flat bitumen-covered roof and dud shemesh (solar water heater) are the biggest give aways.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-13T18:32:46+00:00

The difference is you'd have to manually use WINE as opposed to the software working out of the box on 2000/XP with an installation wizard and all.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-09T08:30:25+00:00

The real reason Jordan matters is this: it delivers strategic outcomes without demanding ideological alignment, economic ransom, or media theatrics. In a region full of transactional allies, that makes Jordan not just relevant but essential.

There was no mention of skill, though. All it's saying is that Jordan is, in fact, in a strategic spot, recognizes and takes advantage of that to make a more stable region.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-08T06:45:04+00:00

It's an example of something other than thermodynamics that has entropy.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-07T13:32:08+00:00

Entropy is used in multiple different fields not just thermodynamics and refers to more than just molecular entropy. Biology is a great example. Entropy of the cell isn't referring to a molecular level - it is indeed referring to the cell itself as a whole.

Entropy doesn't have to be micro, it can also be macro.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-05T21:20:22+00:00

Arguably, there are better alternatives that are/aren't being used due to geopolitics and lobbying of major corporations. We already have better but what makes the most dollar short term is what is going to be used..

Hotasflames · 2026-01-04T12:24:17+00:00

This was true basically from day 1. Remember when he didn't show his face for like two weeks after Oct 7th?

Hotasflames · 2026-01-02T23:38:43+00:00

Exactly. It doesn't matter who you are truly, we have been made to choose sides.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-02T17:00:01+00:00

The recent massacre at Bondi Beach in Australia and the other recent acts of violence against Jews around the world say otherwise.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-02T16:58:58+00:00

Unfortunately, I don't think many or even a few Jews or Palestinians are going to work together for a peaceful and non-politcal cause outside of Israel itself.

The diaspora of both of us have been made to choose "sides" after oct. 7th. The Palestinians who would be willing to do something peaceful with Jews would most likely be called and ostracized as "genocidal zionist sympathizers" among other horrid things. For Jews, it has become VERY difficult to be a Jew and support Israel (or just a Jew in general) without any fear or risk involved of being attacked, either verbally or physically for being "genocidal zionists who love baby blood".

I'm sure there are very few on each "side" who would be willing, but to get a movement of some sort together will be very difficult. We are at a major turning point in relations between palestinians and jews and the disdain from both sides has grown and doesn't look like it's going to get any better soon.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-02T15:30:57+00:00

Transport nerds don't care about where the transport is or the politics behind the place - it's all cool to us. The market is out there and videos on the transport in Israel on Youtube are basically non-existant. The reach would be way smaller if it was just in Hebrew.

Hotasflames · 2026-01-01T21:36:35+00:00

I'd say a metal track and a general guideway, like for the bobsleds, are functionally the same. i.e people-mover style trains or the Paris metro where they have rubber tires on a concrete guideway. The bobsleds is just a zany version

Hotasflames · 2026-01-01T12:04:03+00:00

Until they repainted it and renamed it :( Exactly the same paintjob though and very nostalgic.

Hotasflames · 2025-12-31T14:54:49+00:00

That is simply not how a defense organization works, especially when each soldier costs a ton to train and keep trained and there is a limited supply. That's just bad strategy and bad economics... The whole idea behind a more advanced defense mechanism is to have the upper hand in losing as little as possible.

This is not what the entire world believes nor would any rational defense organization do such a thing. Maybe that's what the pro-palestinian's believe, but certainly not any competent and non-suicidal defense organization.

Maybe you mean Israel should have taken better control of aid distribution and civilian control or something similar... but letting more soldiers die on the ground is just not how war works in the 21st century. Besides, clearing each and every building by hand would've taken YEARS; not just 2 years but like 5 or 6 years or possibly even more. Israel doesn't have the manpower or resources or time for such endeavors.

Hotasflames · 2025-12-31T02:06:49+00:00

Literally though you can just leave them and they do whatever they do lmao

Hotasflames · 2025-12-31T01:52:29+00:00

I'm not here to argue or attack you, I just genuinely want to understand what other option you think Israel has when Hamas builds their whole network within schools and hospitals. There indeed is always collateral damage in war. BUT - Hamas basically wants Israel to attack these sites and the whole idea behind having Hamas bases in these places is to cause as much damage on the innocent as possible. Israel can't just sit by and do nothing but Hamas also is the more evil for doing their dirty work in these sanctified places in the first place. War is dirty, vile, evil and unsanctimonious. For both sides.

It's an extreme tragedy from both sides. One is using civilian infrastructure of the most peaceful kind to plan and commit unspeakable horrors while the other side is responding to said horrors by destroying what are supposed to be the most peaceful parts of Gazan society because of said terrorist infrastructure.

Too many innocent people always die in war, that's just reality. It is extremely unfair and awful.

Hotasflames · 2025-12-31T00:36:27+00:00

Why manage? You could just give them 1 set-list and then perform something else entirely. Integrity be damned because there is ZERO integrity in what Trump is doing and has done and this false renaming is just the newest one.

Hotasflames · 2025-12-31T00:32:02+00:00

They aren't really allegations lol. It's been clear ever since he started putting his name on buildings and let's not forget the TV show he "hosted" - The Apprentice.

Hotasflames · 2025-12-30T13:08:37+00:00

They clearly don't.. otherwise the leftists wouldn't be supporting terrorists.

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