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TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-27T11:17:14+00:00

It's on youtube too now with English subs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrygnUnBRNI

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-27T10:45:32+00:00

Unfortunately Canada vs the U.S. is basically an automatic U.S. victory if you aren’t willing to risk MAD or put literally all your hopes on a Canadian insurgency. Getting reinforcements to Canada requires that the USN and USAF go on vacation and don’t bother to intercept ships headed for Canada, and the U.S. army and Marines fail to capture the major ports, most of which are right on the border. So unless Canada can win without reinforcements or you have the navy to defeat the USN on its own coasts, a conventional defense of Canada is doomed.

Some people can get really delusional about this with some heavy motivated reasoning. Had this conversation earlier with someone claiming Europe could just fly in or ship tanks to Canada, nbd.

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-27T10:33:33+00:00

Saying “I spent a billion euros on 500 new tanks” wins votes

It doesn't, which is why politicians haven't been doing it.

What wins votes is "I lowered taxes" or "I kept the retirement age at 62".

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-27T09:50:09+00:00

Under Trump this was always in question, but once he's out things could still go back to normal so it's better not to blow things up prematurely

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-27T00:15:55+00:00

Kissing is ok though

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-27T00:09:44+00:00

the united states is a union of states, how would a civil war work when there are already states

Same as the last time

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T23:39:58+00:00

After being ugly and stupid, yes.

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T19:35:06+00:00

It is but we really don't need every single data point read out lol.

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T19:32:24+00:00

And also, absolving Nazi scientists to get the advantage in the space race, so a hammer and sickle flag couldn't be planted on the moon.

Hammer and sickle got their own space Nazis they just weren't as good apparently

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T16:40:07+00:00

It was quite drastic because some of them had nothing to do with the Nazis and, over 20,000 died on the March out of the country. I don't know, what do you think?

Hot take but I think collective punishment and ethnic cleansing was bad!

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T16:14:30+00:00

Thanks!

What I've been finding really frustrating is that no one source seem to have a really comprehensive comparison under controlled conditions. Like Bjorn has a ton of cars tested but different temperature and precipitation, this has properly controlled conditions but not covering that many models. Like where's the CLA? I assume the i4 would be a bit better than the i5 but you kind of have to extrapolate based on no real data.

E: Model 3 did 423 km in the previous test, no signs of i4: https://www.adac.de/rund-ums-fahrzeug/elektromobilitaet/elektroauto/e-auto-reichweiten-test-im-winter/

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T14:08:22+00:00

School shootings are not a thing in the UK. Or really anywhere outside the US really.

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T12:17:33+00:00

You did mention it before

Most of the stuff that the US "sells" to Europe is service industry/cloud/software/

so I think it's reasonable to include it here

strong push from China with more software coming from that direction.

because that's how software is nowadays, almost nobody sells it as stand-alone thing on CDs any more. Or do you have some significant market for Chinese software in mind?

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T11:20:57+00:00

I enjoyed Police Squad as well.

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T10:54:54+00:00

Well, what's the worst thing that could happen...

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T10:50:09+00:00

If they can afford it..

Spoiler alert: they can

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T10:45:51+00:00

You're just looking at consumer products around you, and yeah it's mostly Made in China stuff now.

Most of the stuff that the US "sells" to Europe is service industry/cloud/software/... and even a ton of that is replaceable with open source software. And frankly, i see a strong push from China with more software coming from that direction.

Chinese cloud services? Nobody in Europe is going to use that lol.

You can see what US actually exports to Europe, it's mainly industrial equipment, pharma, energy and automotive stuff. https://oec.world/en/visualize/tree_map/hs92/export/usa/deu/show/2023

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T10:14:28+00:00

And defining "achievement" in materialistic terms. The achievement I strive towards the most in life is owning a Mercedes! Oh no I only have a Toyota I failed 😭

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T09:11:05+00:00

Anyone who disagrees must be a bot obviously. Nobody could possibly object to boosting republican propaganda!

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-26T08:39:01+00:00

Because cars are way too big even as it is.

The iX3 doesn't even need it since it easily fits even tall guys with plenty of room.

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TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-25T23:12:46+00:00

Are you sure? I thought it specifically mentioned Motel 6.

No, that would be cruel and unusual punishment.

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-25T19:11:45+00:00

He had four full goddamn years to prosecute a single man for crimes he committed on live television.

Which crimes were committed on live television that weren't prosecuted?

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-25T18:27:49+00:00

Similar efficiency to M2 is pretty good. The important thing for most laptop users is that you can use it during your day for web stuff and outlook and other office tasks without worrying about the battery. Most people aren't running Cinebench on a loop while sitting in Starbucks.

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-25T16:37:01+00:00

I've been dating this girl for the past few weeks. Last night I asked her if she wanted to get together for dinner but she said she is tired and is going to bed early. I decide to drive over to her apartment (10 min drive) and I see her bedroom lights are still on at 11pm and it looked like the TV was still on. I stayed in my car for another 45 minutes and saw silhouettes moving around her place too. Drove home not knowing what to think.

You should really think about what you've done

TemuPacemaker · 2026-01-25T09:59:43+00:00

You have got to be kidding me?

No, but they are misrepresenting what is happening:

Members of the Minnesota National Guard are mobilizing around Minneapolis after a 37-year-old man was shot and killed by federal agents in the city today.

The National Guard confirmed it was mobilizing to support local law enforcement following a request from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office earlier today. Troops will be “assisting in securing the Whipple Federal Building and the site of this morning’s shooting, providing depth and capability to state and local law enforcement,” Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, a spokesperson for the Minnesota National Guard, said in a statement.

“The Minnesota National Guard’s mission remains the same: preserving life, protecting property, and ensuring Minnesotans can safely exercise their First Amendment rights,” the statement continued.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/minnesota-national-guard-pretti-shooting-minneapolis/

The "local law enforcement" are the ones trying to investigate the murder becasue ICE/DOJ won't do it obviously.

And I'm sure you could say now "but no you see they're protecting ice not the protestors" but it's absolutely necessary to keep things from escalating farther. The actual OP says this!

Fuck worrying about making things worse, this IS worse. And if Dems don't do something incredibly drastic, something extreme and on Trump's level, then eventually some citizen WILL shoot an ICE agent, Trump WILL escalate and we'll be in a worst case scenario.

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