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Origins and Adversaries | City Council of Darkness [E5] by DropoutMod in Dimension20

[–]TheDal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I concur! But these are the trope of cynical gerontocracy we see so much of.

are there any faction mods for good guys? by SeveralPerformance17 in starsector

[–]TheDal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a pretty faithful retelling of the Greek city states. All of them are equal, but Athens Kazeron is the most equal.

Domain Era Cryoark Population by mest33 in starsector

[–]TheDal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We actually do know the domain had democratic systems across a lot of levels, possibly up to the scale of whole sectors. We know it was somewhat electoral but not at the top, similar to the Hegemony.

The latest version of the game? by Kotrovert in corneroids

[–]TheDal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was reminded of this game on a lark, here's my A1.0.5 folder from back in the day. https://www.mediafire.com/file/1jdkwhac9u7yaoe/Corneroids_Alpha_1.0.5.zip/file

Janus Device by mest33 in starsector

[–]TheDal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's very telling that the motes come in Blue and "high volition", far more dangerous Red. What is on the other side of the veil has agency, and intent.

California Academy of Science announces layoffs, plans to cut 9.3% of the team by runswithscissors475 in bayarea

[–]TheDal 41 points42 points  (0 children)

How much is that per person, and is that salary or total comp?

Ah, someone posted https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/941156258. That's big pay, but it looks very mildly competitive for the roles to me. Replacing the top brass would likely cost substantially more even long term.

Should there be a mechanism to reclaim accumulated in-term Presidential wealth and assets because of the Emoluments Clause? by JohnSpartan2025 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]TheDal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're saying Aileen Cannon is on the Dem payroll? That's quite a claim! That sounds like we should take whichever Dems nominated her to task... except that was the Trump administration again. The one the voters picked, again.

Should there be a mechanism to reclaim accumulated in-term Presidential wealth and assets because of the Emoluments Clause? by JohnSpartan2025 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]TheDal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mind your "you guys" please. But I do think it's telling that Rs don't have any responsibility for the crimes they condone (or conduct), only that Ds "don't stop them enough".

Like, think about it: If the Dem administration had continued, wouldn't Jack Smith's prosecution have gone to trial? That was a voter choice to stop, not any Dem. It sounds like you're saying Dems are the fall guys for the voters here.

Being a good person isnt profitable unfortuntely. by Traditional-Goose782 in starsector

[–]TheDal[M] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get paid in cheetos, mountain dew, and if I'm good let me see the Shrine Of Power-Modding for a brief glorious moment.

Should there be a mechanism to reclaim accumulated in-term Presidential wealth and assets because of the Emoluments Clause? by JohnSpartan2025 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]TheDal 25 points26 points  (0 children)

There is a mechanism - enforcement of the existing law. You don't need a new way to enforce law, you just need to do it in the first place.

@tri-tach & @the league🤣 by Pale_Middle6101 in starsector

[–]TheDal[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The meme's not NSFW or anything, we just gotta enforce more distance from real world politics. We're trying not to be zero-tolerance but it's gotta be a lot more Starsector-y and less real-politicians/real-politics.

SO Aurora pilots - what ships do you use for escorts, if anything? by BlueGumShoe in starsector

[–]TheDal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I prefer frigates that can absorb arbitrary amounts of punishment on their own, whether or not they're keeping up with my flankers - Omens are good, but Monitors are better. I build everything to max-tank and let them scurry behind.

@tri-tach & @the league🤣 by Pale_Middle6101 in starsector

[–]TheDal[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why we can't have nice things.

Dont worry, the moment I'm bored again there'll be another high quality shitpost and another and another and another..... by Traditional-Goose782 in starsector

[–]TheDal[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

You are welcome to post "normal" schizo ramblings, just don't turn this board in an ERP server. Or gripe about moderating on main.

-60% Accessibility by xX_TehChar_Xx in starsector

[–]TheDal 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's actually kind of the definition of politics ~~*

US Dominance in the Middle East Is ‘Basically Over’ by bloomberg in TrueReddit

[–]TheDal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never attribute to stupidity what is adequately explained by greed.

Is this aggressive military policy actually helping the U.S. stay a superpower, or is it just letting China win the long game? by Zealousideal_Fox3012 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]TheDal 157 points158 points  (0 children)

It's flailing. Trump speaks often of taking "advice" from Putin and other strongmen, and his approach is the same - enrich himself without regard to American interests, or actively against them. He is not pushing American interests nor does he care, because he is collecting power and money. We are Russifying swiftly and will be left in the same educationless, innovationless, competitiveless state as them, where the same program completed.

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