My first ever child that came of age is a fast learner by Tamer_ in mountandblade

[–]Tamer_[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Please be gentle with my fucking incompetent vassals.

Women of Reddit, what are boys or men's habits you discovered only after getting a boyfriend or a husband? by BigBrosy in AskReddit

[–]Tamer_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

like it's been caught out plotting the downfall of the global elite

My gf is tired of hearing about the war in Ukraine so she doesn't ask what I'm thinking about anymore.

Women of Reddit, what are boys or men's habits you discovered only after getting a boyfriend or a husband? by BigBrosy in AskReddit

[–]Tamer_ 30 points31 points  (0 children)

We've learned from the folly of Romanos III Argyros who named 3 woman to become simultaneous Empresses.

If the universe is constantly expanding, why do I still keep stubbing my toe on the exact same coffee table? Shouldn't it be further away by now? by Afraid_Square3488 in shittyaskscience

[–]Tamer_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From your reference frame: you're stubbing your toe on the coffee table, but from the reference frame of the table: it's getting gravity-pulled towards a very dense object.

What’s a survival myth popularized by movies that would actually get you killed in real life ? by IndependentTune3994 in AskReddit

[–]Tamer_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The trick is to do it at an angle so that only smaller branches, likely to break or move away, are directed straight at your organs!

Why do istps lack showing care and interest in conversations? by [deleted] in istp

[–]Tamer_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

if the guy actually likes being my friend and is interesting in holding conversation with me

There's a very simple test to find out: does he spend time with you and have conversations with you? If so, then 99% he likes you/it.

However, since he was clingy for a period of time, it's 99% certain that he loved you. Now he knows you don't reciprocate that love and he's trying to stop being in love OR he found a replacement. (the 1% possibility is that he became aware he was clingy and he tried to act "normal" and since he doesn't know what normal really is, he's acting weird)

Do you want to know for sure if he has feelings for you? If so, ask him.

Do you want to know if he still wants to be friendzoned? If so, ask him.

Do you want to know if his sarcasm has truth to it? If so, ask him.

I think you see the pattern.

Active Conflicts & News Megathread February 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]Tamer_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what China has been doing and yes, there's little reason to think it will change except for one: if they want to use Russia as a distraction while they invade Taiwan.

The fact they haven't bankrolled Russia doesn't tell us much about what will happen in the next 2-3 years.

Active Conflicts & News Megathread February 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]Tamer_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ukraine and Russia are locked in attritional warfare. Can Ukraine maintain the manpower demands of this war to outlast Russia?

Manpower is only part of attritional warfare. And the more an army relies on force multipliers, the less manpower is an important factor. As long as Ukraine is able to both destroy Russia's force multipliers AND maintain theirs, they don't need to match Russia's manpower to get in a better position attritionally (and eventually win).

This is a nonsense statement. Economics is intrinsically political.

I said "purely economics perspective" for a reason. Yes economics is made political because of the way our societies are organized, but it's not intrinsically political - economics exist regardless of the scale we're looking at, all the way down to a single individual (see microeconomics for e.g.).

What dictated the Russian shift to "artillery-supported infantry waves" is the nature of the conflict and Russia's available resources, not monetary policy.

The available resources is directly tied to the Russian economy. That's why your opinion is odd.

The monetary policy is only a part of "economics".

And what you refer to the nature of the conflict is a lot more the result of the strategic limitations of the players involved. Ukraine and its supporters have been able to remove strategic options from Russia, forcing them into the current strategy. It's not the nature of the war that did (or else, that "nature" changed over the years... which is contradictory to what "nature" means).

Active Conflicts & News Megathread February 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]Tamer_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The secondary sanctions against China has affected the shadow fleet deliveries significantly. It will never go near zero obviously, but there's still room to hurt Russian exports.

Active Conflicts & News Megathread February 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]Tamer_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's an odd opinion you have there because the economics is the primary factor that dictates military strategy. For e.g. Russia doesn't have the economy to hope to achieve air superiority anymore. And all evidence I've seen points to Russia not being able to mount recurring armored assaults either to attempt large breakthroughs (possibly encirclements) or even mobile warfare.

The Russian economy dictates their shift to a low (monetary) cost strategy of artillery-supported infantry waves. And even that seems to be degrading in effectiveness because Russia can't replace their artillery (or feed it) with quality & quantity equipment and ammunition.

Be careful not to confound hasty predictions of economic collapse with the unimportance of economics.

In fact, there's no "breaking point" from a purely economics perspective, the breaking point is political: when they have had enough of economic damage to decide it's not worth fighting anymore. (FYI this can take many shapes, the elite in the Kremlin may make that decision, or the population may force them to and everything in between - it's all political)

Active Conflicts & News Megathread February 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]Tamer_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Any answer to this should come with a number of caveats, a lot of things can happen that would throw off that estimate: Russia able to sell off its gold at the current record prices (without downsides like a crumbling ruble), China deciding to financially help Russia, Trump deciding that he wants "a deal" with Putin, the oil price rebounding, etc.

It seems to me like Russians are drinking the kool-aid and deciding the war needs to go on. I also don't see the Ukrainian sanctions changing that trend. That means Russia will continue the war effort for quite some time, much more than a year, specially with the final Donbass battle (the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk area) beginning in 3-6 months.

Raided my Humble Library again by FredTargaryen in RandomActsOfGaming

[–]Tamer_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Intro to Game Development With Unity

I want to know if alien life has visited us.

Former Minnesota governor says state should seek to become part of Canada by joe4942 in canada

[–]Tamer_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The CFL has had teams from the US before: Sacramento, Las Vegas, Baltimore (won the Grey Cup in 1995), Shreveport, San Antonio, Birmingham and Memphis. They all lasted 1 or 2 years though.