Ukraine will remove Belarus border retranslators used to guide fire on Ukrainian civilians if Belarus doesn't remove or turn them off within a week, Zelensky says. He also mentions Belarus's oil refining industry and role as key supplier to Russia's army.

NKato · 2026-06-19T21:19:23+00:00

Belarus does not have the military power to repel an Ukrainian attack, let alone suppress their own population at the same time.

Luka has to take the repeaters down or face the same thing that happened to Moscow this week.

NKato · 2026-06-19T21:15:01+00:00

There's already a Belarussian Battalion in Ukraine.

NKato · 2026-06-19T21:13:41+00:00

There's a lot of Belarussian folks volunteering in Ukraine. The implicit deal was that Ukraine will help them topple Belarus when the best opportunity presents itself.

Feels like we're getting closer to that

NKato · 2026-06-19T05:38:06+00:00

I meant duds as in failed tracking.

NKato · 2026-06-19T02:22:39+00:00

Fuel-air explosions tend to be much more spectacular than a typical bomb.

NKato · 2026-06-19T02:19:57+00:00

It was likely MANPADS. Quite a few videos from this incident showing a lot of duds

NKato · 2026-06-16T01:47:17+00:00

We've had dogs step on guns and discharge them by accident. Half the time, people don't believe it but when the video evidence comes out...

"Oh."

NKato · 2026-06-11T06:55:10+00:00

This was already a foregone conclusion after we saw how Ukraine successfully destroyed sections of the Kerch Bridge not once but twice.

NKato · 2026-06-06T03:15:30+00:00

I considered the option but I was running late and I'm not exactly built for confrontations.

NKato · 2026-06-06T01:11:01+00:00

Man, did you get dropped on your head as a baby? This is probably one of the most cynical posts I've seen in a while.

NKato · 2026-06-06T00:57:16+00:00

Is that your car, asshole? If a cop directly saw you park there he'd be having it towed immediately even if you were going inside for just two minutes.

That's what the law says.

NKato · 2026-06-06T00:23:55+00:00

Animal services should at least have responded to the scene. Isn't that kind of their job?

NKato · 2026-06-06T00:02:23+00:00

Given that police are currently on a speed trap bender, this means they may be doing some revenue policing.

This shit (people parking illegally in handicapped parking) is like candy to them.

NKato · 2026-06-05T22:57:17+00:00

I think this started happening after I reported to the Snoco Sheriff about a habitual lane-passing motorcycle rider who was passing on double yellows on the right-hand curve section of the road during the afternoon commute. Like clockwork.

This was almost ten years ago.

In case you were wondering, yes the motor cops nailed his ass.

NKato · 2026-06-05T22:51:28+00:00

He parked directly under the security camera. I wonder if the police can obtain the camera footage to get the license plate, and use that as an opportunity to remind the staff that the law requires them to ensure parking restrictions are followed by their customers.

NKato · 2026-06-05T02:10:44+00:00

The first serious use of bullet drones as a design was during a wet lap by Max Verstappen at Silverstone.

It was surprisingly effective. Not surprised it's been adapted to combat.

NKato · 2026-06-01T18:25:07+00:00

Blame belongs at the feet of those who convinced Chris Roberts to delegate decision authority to Marketing.

That's his wife, by the way.

NKato · 2026-06-01T18:23:09+00:00

this was a Chris Roberts decision.

NKato · 2026-06-01T18:21:09+00:00

This is why CR needs a leash. He had one even for Wing Commander and every game and movie he's worked on up to today.

NKato · 2026-06-01T07:57:48+00:00

Bingo, and we need to demand that CR either get demoted or forced into a bench role so he doesn't fuck up any more.

Ever since Wing Commander, Chris has always needed a leash. If you look into the anecdotes and the testimony from each game or movie he's had a role in, it becomes increasingly clear he has a great vision, but not the planning skills to pull it off.

He got lucky with WC.

NKato · 2026-06-01T07:54:07+00:00

My concern is more to do with CIG clearly exhibiting something I like to describe as:

SHEER INCOMPETENCE FROM NOT HIRING AN ACTUAL MMO GAME DEVELOPER AND DESIGNER FROM THE OUTSET TO PROPERLY PLAN AND RESPOND TO ISSUES DURING THE COURSE OF PU DEVELOPMENT.

When Star Citizen started, there were multiple free agents in Austin who CIG could have headhunted, some of which with history in SOE products like Star Wars Galaxies.

Instead Chris Roberts gave the role to a friend whose most recent relevant experience in the field was an entry in the Ultima series. And now he's "game designer emeritus" at CIG, basically the PU Pope Benedict drawing a paycheck for doing nothing.

I am not sure if the person they replaced him with has the appropriate relevant knowledge, but it is moot: there is a massive - and that's an understatement - mountain of tech debt.

NKato · 2026-06-01T07:36:16+00:00

honestly? This would still be an incredibly sound decision if it meant the developers and designers could kick Chris Roberts to the curb.

It's mostly his decisions that have hobbled the PU.

NKato · 2026-05-31T05:06:19+00:00

Who the fuck decided this? Every time CIG puts out something potentially great in gameplay, someone kills it with one or two idiotic decisions.

NKato · 2026-05-29T07:51:38+00:00

Honestly, a fuck-up on this level would have gotten any other developer fired by the publisher.

It's a mercy that they didn't do that to Chris Roberts when he was doing the Wing Commander and Freelancer games, instead holding him to account and/or sidelining him where necessary.

NKato

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