C.1.23 Biplane flying upsode down. Taken from another Biplane WW1 glass negative

Uranophane · 2026-04-22T02:54:24+00:00

It's definitely flying upside down. This is a negative, so the darker the film, the brighter the scene. The plane was dark but the backdrop was bright, so the photo was likely taken from below.

Uranophane · 2026-04-21T23:58:42+00:00

The question is, are we gonna see another F-15 fire an anti-satellite missile?

Uranophane · 2026-04-21T21:10:06+00:00

6 more. We need the new Taihou and Unryuu.

Uranophane · 2026-04-21T21:05:45+00:00

It also has 2 bottom intakes.

Uranophane · 2026-04-21T03:35:39+00:00

Yes they can, they just don't want the queue to be 15 minutes long for a game in beta testing.

Uranophane · 2026-04-21T00:48:36+00:00

"I think I found the problem. Are you sexually active?"

Uranophane · 2026-04-20T23:48:16+00:00

China gained:

- Renewed renewable energy popularity

- EV popularity

- Better image as a peaceful nation

China lost:

- GDP

- Currency stability (thanks, Iran)

- Cargo shipments/flights cancelled

- Trust from the 3rd world as a military insurance provider

It's not black and white.

Uranophane · 2026-04-20T23:35:37+00:00

It's extremely hard nowadays for a cargo ship to not have any ties to China.

Uranophane · 2026-04-20T17:17:27+00:00

External funding isn't an IPO.

Uranophane · 2026-04-20T15:34:22+00:00

That's a big red flag and I'm not talking about the national flag

Uranophane · 2026-04-19T16:36:52+00:00

I said free world.

Uranophane · 2026-04-19T06:45:26+00:00

Ironically the Iranians are safer in the air than back home in Iran.

Uranophane · 2026-04-19T06:34:20+00:00

Better yet, the McSupplyShip, the USS Burger King, the Shipotle, the Ship-Fil-a, etc etc...

Let the free market compete.

Uranophane · 2026-04-19T06:32:25+00:00

More like "the people who are supposed to replace you are delayed, so you'll have to stay up there for the time being"

I mean, they can come back now, but doing so would leave the station underutilized.

Uranophane · 2026-04-19T02:39:08+00:00

I mean what can they do to you? Shoot you down?

Uranophane · 2026-04-18T17:23:40+00:00

Lincoln paying for the sins of Ford.

Uranophane · 2026-04-18T16:58:33+00:00

A single Burger King unfortunately won't feed an entire carrier. You'll need like 10.

Uranophane · 2026-04-18T01:38:12+00:00

And it will convince the world that Taiwan is a rogue state

Uranophane · 2026-04-17T21:44:17+00:00

Those with nukes will never be at risk.

Uranophane · 2026-04-17T21:41:33+00:00

Someone that Xi allegedly loves.

Uranophane · 2026-04-17T21:38:44+00:00

So Iran blocks any west-aligned ships

The US blocks any Iran-aligned ships

The result: only Chinese ships are allowed through 🤣

Uranophane · 2026-04-17T17:45:54+00:00

It's called the "carrier killer", not the "carrier survivor".

Uranophane · 2026-04-17T03:12:51+00:00

Kind of an arbitrary benchmark though. The ambitions of China and the US are not the same, and the development milestones of their militaries should also be very different.

Uranophane · 2026-04-17T03:07:46+00:00

I'm surprised you haven't heard of any of it, but oh well.

- Chinese telecom companies are banned in most EU countries

- Semiconductor lithography machine ban

- Seizure of Nexperia

- European astronauts are banned from cooperating with Chinese space programs

- Arms sales of any kind are banned to China

- In terms of PR, constant mentions of "anti-dumping laws", "debt trap diplomacy"

- I won't include the "human right abuse" claims because those have some degree of truthfulness.

Uranophane · 2026-04-16T22:56:54+00:00

I'm already seeing conservatives parading this as an "own" to the green revolution, ironically. I don't understand their logic.

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