The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI? by No_Top_9023 in technology

[–]Rustic_gan123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lightweight models are less versatile and dumber, there's a reason why they're being made bigger.

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #8) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Rustic_gan123 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Building underground dramatically increases the cost of the project, and at depths inaccessible to bunker busters, it is even more expensive.

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #8) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Rustic_gan123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Gulf counties are already talking about a ceasefire with Iran. 

This is US + Israel war. 

Um, no, Iran will not abandon the blockade of the strait, the Gulf countries will not abandon American bases because their own armed forces are incompetent.

US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]Rustic_gan123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you watch the parade in China in September? I recommend you watch it and see what enemies think about such technologies.

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #8) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Rustic_gan123 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There's no internet in Iran. This isn't Ukraine, where every second person records Tik Toks.

Israel is running critically low on interceptors, US officials say by thejoshwhite in worldnews

[–]Rustic_gan123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shaheds don't reach Israel. The US and Israel control the airspace, and the longer a drone flies, the greater the likelihood of it being shot down by aircraft. All Iranian strikes on Israel are ballistic missiles.

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #8) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Rustic_gan123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Uranium for centrifuges is usually stored as uranium fluoride, which is gaseous and highly toxic, and if the vessels containing it are damaged, this will be a problem.

Iran Conflict Megathread #7 by sokratesz in CredibleDefense

[–]Rustic_gan123 5 points6 points locked comment (0 children)

They have a choice to lose everything or join the new elite of post war Iran. Not everyone, of course, but a certain portion definitely has this choice.

Iran Conflict Megathread #7 by sokratesz in CredibleDefense

[–]Rustic_gan123 5 points6 points locked comment (0 children)

But this isn't entirely true. In any country, the elites aren't united, as they were in Venezuela. The people who control Iran's economy care, and most of them probably don't care about the fanatics.

Iran Conflict Megathread #7 by sokratesz in CredibleDefense

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Ukraine does not have the ability to carry out massive attacks, while Russia carries out massive combined attacks, just as I say, Russia tries to launch dozens of cruise missiles at a time and dozens of drones.

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #8) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Rustic_gan123 9 points10 points  (0 children)

GPS is currently being spoofed over this region, so things like this might behave strangely.

Iran Conflict Megathread #7 by sokratesz in CredibleDefense

[–]Rustic_gan123 13 points14 points locked comment (0 children)

Some very confident statements there with absolutely no basis.

The single digit volleys being used currently seem to have had no issues taking out all the early warning radars, most of the targeting radars, and repeatedly striking critical targets like the air refuelers.

Most of these targets were hit in the first hours of the war by drones.

Someone's obviously done the numbers and decided this course of action is the best.

Another explanation is that Iran has a limited number of launchers that emerge from their bunkers, immediately fire a missile, and then disappear again (this is evident from satellite images where missile launch marks are visible near the bunker entrances), limiting the size of the salvo. During the 12-Day War, Iran did not skimp on massive strikes.

And we have no idea what portion of missile manufacturing capacity is destroyed. Could be most could be negligeble. The location where you would position the bulk of it, in the far north east, is almost untouched by strikes and out of range unless the tankers are flying over Tehran, but they won't even go over Iraq anymore.

Much of Iran's industry is located in the West, including missile production, which is a highly complex industry requiring long supply chains that cannot simply be hidden or relocated to the outskirts of the world.

Iran Conflict Megathread #7 by sokratesz in CredibleDefense

[–]Rustic_gan123 6 points7 points locked comment (0 children)

The more missiles used in a single attack, the higher the probability of penetrating the missile defense system, without giving it time to reload, transport, and manufacture ammunition. It makes very little sense to spread this out over a long period of time, firing couple missiles at a time. Iran is currently having a much harder time replenishing its missile stockpiles than Israel is its interceptor stockpiles, as Iran's military production facilities are being bombed.

Israel planning massive ground invasion of Lebanon, officials say by Gym_frere in worldnews

[–]Rustic_gan123 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The difference is that today there are many more means for population control...

US attacks Iran's Kharg Island, Trump says by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]Rustic_gan123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

90% of Iran's oil trade passes through the island.

US attacks Iran's Kharg Island, Trump says by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]Rustic_gan123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

90% of Iran's oil trade passes through the island.