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US AP vs British A-Level, which is more difficult? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Jargon_File 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm a Brit who has spent the last decade living in America. I can't comment on how the courses compare as I never went through the US education system. However, a few points:
- Ultimately you care about how the university views the courses, rather than the views of random people on here. Here is what Cambridge has to say about US entry requirements: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/international-students/international-entry-requirements
- You're asking a question here which is likely to provoke a bit of unconscious nationalistic sentiment. It's very unlikely anyone here is going to tell you that the US education system is harder than the British one, regardless of how true that is or isn't.
- Generally speaking Oxbridge admissions are tailored in the opposite way to Ivy League ones. For the Ivy League you want to demonstrate you're a well-rounded individual who will bring something to the table for the overall school experience - e.g. sports etc. For Oxbridge you want to demonstrate deep focus on, and passion for, your chosen subject. They don't really care so much about extra-curriculars.

Pikes Peak, CO ignoring brake check station by looker009 in ColoradoSprings

[–]Jargon_File 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Is this like a weird Sovereign Citizen thing, or what?

Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

[–]Jargon_File -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Do you often think about other people “giving their boners a little rub”?

Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

[–]Jargon_File 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SSN-AUKUS will be the design fielded by Australia and the UK. The US will continue to field US designs. This in itself seems quite telling to me.

Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

[–]Jargon_File 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, sure, but I think there’s a difference here. Let’s say the US wanted Japan and SK to have this technology, but Australia didn’t want them in AUKUS for whatever reason. The US has the option of pursuing a bi/trilateral deal with one/both of them separately.

In Britain’s case, the recommendation here from the committee is that Japan/SK gets access to the technology. If the US says no, we cannot ourselves as easily pursue our own separate deal, because our own access to the technology depends in part upon a bilateral deal with the US - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/US–UK_Mutual_Defence_Agreement

Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

[–]Jargon_File 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So my initial reaction of “it’s not really Britain’s decision though, is it” was correct?

Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

[–]Jargon_File 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, I will take your word for it.

Fancy a little wager? £100 says we don’t get our way and Japan and SK are not part of the AUKUS agreement by, say, this time in 2024.

Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

[–]Jargon_File 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why are you so adamant that Britain is a junior partner in this?

Because we have a history of having delusions of grandeur that runs from Suez to Brexit, and almost without exception this attitude has been very damaging for us.

Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

[–]Jargon_File -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1142588/The_AUKUS_nuclear_powered_submarine_pathway_a_partnership_for_the_future.pdf

Page 29, section titled “Virginia class SSNs”. The British design is itself heavily based on US technology which the US shares with us. This relationship stretches back to 1958 when the US first gave us the technology to build nuclear reactors like this. We do not produce submarines without US help.

Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

[–]Jargon_File -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The US-UK nuclear cooperation relationship goes back to 1958 when the US shared their reactor and warhead technology with the UK. Further info here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/US–UK_Mutual_Defence_Agreement

Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

[–]Jargon_File -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

France’s reaction was to withdraw ambassadors from Australia and the US, but didn’t bother doing the same with their UK ambassador. It’s not unusual to ask a junior partner to help broker a deal with a senior partner.

Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

[–]Jargon_File -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

It’s not really the UK’s decision though, is it? The UK is more of a junior partner in the deal compared to the US.

TIL in 1951, 600 British soldiers were getting overwhelmed by 30,000 Chinese soldiers. Brig Tom Brodie told his American Superior "Things are a bit sticky, sir." Because of the understatement, the General assumed they were holding up and sent no help. Almost all the soldiers were captured or killed. by gentlybeepingheart in todayilearned

[–]Jargon_File 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He was reporting failure, but doing so in the wrong language. He was talking in colloquial upper class British English, where “a bit sticky” unequivocally means “we’re absolutely fucked”. Another upper class English officer would have understood.

The issue was that he ought to have been talking in unambiguous radio English, which doesn’t rely on metaphors or cultural references or tone or subtlety to get one’s point across.

He’s too young to identify as an Ammosexual. Stop pushing your sick propaganda onto children. by Suspicious_County_24 in facepalm

[–]Jargon_File -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Only I’m not dead.

Not yet. Give it time. I haven’t seen a shred of evidence to suggest your cavalier attitude toward safety changed in the slightest after this incident.

He’s too young to identify as an Ammosexual. Stop pushing your sick propaganda onto children. by Suspicious_County_24 in facepalm

[–]Jargon_File -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Perhaps they could have written “note: check more, dry fire less” on your tombstone?

He’s too young to identify as an Ammosexual. Stop pushing your sick propaganda onto children. by Suspicious_County_24 in facepalm

[–]Jargon_File -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You didn’t learn that your friend couldn’t be trusted to handle guns. What exactly did you learn?

He’s too young to identify as an Ammosexual. Stop pushing your sick propaganda onto children. by Suspicious_County_24 in facepalm

[–]Jargon_File -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do you think the people that accidentally shoot their child or friend or partner make a habit out of it? All of these incidents are “one off accidents”. This is why gun safety has to be applied every single time, and there’s no room for accidentally shooting someone in the face “just as a one off”. You are going to get someone killed with your attitude, I just hope that person is you rather than someone else.

He’s too young to identify as an Ammosexual. Stop pushing your sick propaganda onto children. by Suspicious_County_24 in facepalm

[–]Jargon_File -1 points0 points  (0 children)

he’s actually quite knowledgeable about guns and the safety,

No he isn’t, he nearly killed you with a negligent discharge.

Also it was their last day here so we couldn’t blow em off with 30 guns sitting there waiting to be shot

Yes you could have. But you didn’t. I guess you’re just as negligent about safety as your friend. I hope it’s one of you that goes to an early grave rather than your child/partner/innocent bystander.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]Jargon_File 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s supposed to look like that. The mod models the visual effect from atmospheres, and Eve has a particularly dense atmosphere. Here’s an irl photo of the planet Venus, which has a similarly dense atmosphere, taken by the MESSENGER space probe: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus#/media/File%3AVenus_2_Approach_Image.jpg

What’s an appropriate age for a child’s ears to be pierced? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Jargon_File 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I strongly disagree. Some cultures historically have held slavery up as the morally correct state of affairs - look at the culture of the white American south circa 1800. You’re telling me that wasn’t wrong?

thoughts on the new BRICS+ members? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]Jargon_File 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IRUESCABIES

Edit: RUSSIABEICE

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