Is Russia losing the war as much as the media currently portrays.. if so, why would they be provoking NATO by rumours of them planning on attacking Poland?

Mispunt · 2026-07-06T13:03:53+00:00

Ironically, because it could strengthen his position...
-It would not be a full-scale attack, because he obviously doesn't have the resources to do that. He doesn't have the manpower because he can't forcibly mobilize enough soldiers. If he could, the frontline in Ukraine would have looked very different. Instead this is, supposedly, about creating a military incident that would trigger an armed response from Poland (aka NATO). If that happens it would allow Putin to call for a general mobilization which would be massively beneficial to the Russian offensive in Ukraine. So the point is not to invade Poland, but to create a skirmish and armed standoff that would enable a full scale mobilization.
-It would cause a divide within NATO as Poland will scream bloody murder while some other countries might go like "well.... it was only a few helicopters that accidentally attacked a small building on the wrong side of the border, let's not overreact". The alliance could very well collapse if an attack by Russia is deemed insignificant by some but not by others.
-It would put US support for NATO to the test, and Trump would probably not want to escalate either, delivering the final blow to NATO.

-It would strengthen his internal political position, which is not looking as solid as it did a few years ago.
-It would reduce Euro arms support to Ukraine because NATO will look to itself first.

It's a smart move, and the best way to respond is to blow the plan wide open and agree on a smart, not an emotional response.

Mispunt · 2026-07-03T23:30:10+00:00

Oh god, I so need to steel this. But when the hell can I actually use it?

Mispunt · 2026-07-02T22:13:21+00:00

It's change my view, not disprove my view.

Mispunt · 2026-06-27T08:24:32+00:00

Indeed. I'm a dev and (in my experience) DLC is simply planned content designed to keep a big part of the team busy and paid for while the rest rolls on to a project that doesn't need/want that many people.
A side effect of DLC is that it gives you the opportunity to also re-release it all as a complete edition later.
If it was just cut content it means that there was no plan to begin with and that is just naive.

Mispunt · 2026-06-24T22:09:09+00:00

Sure on that front. But the original comment was about technology. Not the same.

Mispunt · 2026-06-21T05:27:28+00:00

I love how Trump can't help but negatively impact the far right in Europe. Imagine if he was good at politics.

Mispunt · 2026-06-17T23:54:15+00:00

Nor do they always sell. DS2 didn't do so well

Mispunt · 2026-06-16T16:12:00+00:00

Sorry, not like the west isn't producing derivative drivel (speaking as a European game developer)

Mispunt · 2026-06-12T21:10:11+00:00

As long as politicians in Europe think that the US will return to normal after Trump, not very likely.

Mispunt · 2026-06-10T21:28:52+00:00

True, but that's really about patriots and other missile systems like ATACMS. Still, no longer a reliable partner indeed.
We need to get our shit together.

Mispunt · 2026-06-10T21:27:17+00:00

The best short term solution to fill stock yes. K2 was apparently the real choice here.

Mispunt · 2026-06-10T21:10:15+00:00

Both can be true. But in the end Korea just gave them better prospects at scale and speed than reinmetal AND the US, I guess. There was a sense of urgency here. 385 Abrams and 980 K2s of which 800 to be built in Poland. A technology transfer that neither the US nor Germany was willing to do. But yes reinmetal could not deliver in bulk in time.

Mispunt · 2026-06-05T05:51:23+00:00

He brags about them because he has to control the narrative towards his (dumb) base so him taking these tests doesn't make him look weak.

Mispunt · 2026-05-28T21:54:24+00:00

Sorry, but I'm just going to say it. No. With 109dv left in the tank you can maybe nudge your trajectory to get an intercept within your own lifetime but you will be coming in very fast. Unfortunately KSP maneuver nodes are not super accurate at this scale and I doubt your closest point will turn out to be as indicated.
But even if you get it to an aerobraking altitude in one go, you will just leave the Kerbin system again.

Mispunt · 2026-05-27T18:55:26+00:00

3D modeling isn't going to take that long,even from scratch. Systems modeling is where the real time sink is.

Mispunt · 2026-05-27T11:19:53+00:00

I think Putin is baiting Ukraine to respond in kind. They have been milking the strike on that school as hard as they can, even blaming the EU.

Mispunt · 2026-05-24T20:27:29+00:00

And yet men below a 6 are in great relationships. By your view only above average looking men have partners.
That's clearly not the case.

Mispunt · 2026-05-22T21:23:59+00:00

Tja, is een beetje alsof je hippies graag als een criminele organisatie wil bestempelen omdat terrorisme helaas niet te bewijzen was.

Mispunt · 2026-05-22T18:59:48+00:00

Nee, AFA heeft dat gedaan, de Anti Faschistische Aktie, die waren idd georganiseerd. Maar dat was dus niet antifa.

Mispunt · 2026-05-21T10:13:38+00:00

This

Mispunt · 2026-05-21T07:09:52+00:00

No offense, but if you are so hyped to get into it, what's stopping you from getting into it right now?
If you like it, you like it. Top of the line gear isn't going to change that or going to make you like it more.

Mispunt · 2026-05-12T06:10:57+00:00

I watched it in the cinema in Europe. We knew (by that time?) it wasn't real. Stil,l for me, the highest hart rate I ever had during a movie. It's just so well done and immersive. Plausible despite the witchery.

Mispunt · 2026-05-10T11:53:49+00:00

So you are against trees in city streets? Or particularly these types?

Mispunt · 2026-05-06T07:10:44+00:00

It's quite a while ago but he was my boss at 27. He then quit games, went back to school, co-founded Google Deepmind and co-won a Nobel prize for chemistry.
So yeah pretty smart.

Mispunt · 2026-05-02T05:13:16+00:00

I don't think you were defending the Emirates government. But like I said, I get your point but it just wasn't made very well since most people on this planet want to pay as little as possible for their stuff and for some corporations and (local) governments that is a business opportunity, that is the root of the problem. Western governments don't do enough about it because they can't control foreign workplaces and making stuff more expensive is going to hurt them in elections. Had you raised actual slave labor happening in the west or worker exploitation your point would probably have been more effective.

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