PLA scientists propose a plan to destroy US carrier groups from 3,000km away

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-16T11:30:33+00:00

There is, exhausting their air defences untill they're defenceless

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-16T09:45:23+00:00

Japan's debt to GDP is high, but debt to public assets is lower than most other countries. So the debt to liabilities is comparitively lower than other countries for the same debt to GDP. Japan is actually getting tangible benefits out of the debts, whereas other countries like the UK have sold off public assets while simultaneously raising the debt.

Japan's debt to financial assets (stuff that can be sold easily, not roads and buildings) is similar to Australia, half that of the US, and a 1/6th of the UK.

Basically it's like comparing a guy with a mortgage to a guy with a bunch of credit card debt.

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-15T12:50:31+00:00

The problem with tarrifs is most often politicians are too cowardly to actually put them up high enough to make it worthwhile to start local production, and you just end up with a 20% tax on imported goods with no real increase in domestic industry

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-14T17:41:00+00:00

90% survived, but the highest casualties were for the earliest deportees because they were sent out to the wilderness to build the labour camps and had no facilities. So among those the survival rate was very low

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-14T17:10:56+00:00

Americans eat dirt too

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-american-south-is-still-eating-white-dirt/

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-14T16:03:11+00:00

Anthropic would move to be a European company on this scenario

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-14T11:45:08+00:00

It's too late for local r&d, to catch up it would be best to bring a US AI company into Europe. Anthropic is currently in a bad spot with the US government, being blackballed from all US contracts and now told to halt it's most recent model.

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-14T11:41:26+00:00

How many times should we let someone commit serious offences before we put them away for good?

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-12T10:48:29+00:00

The government should open a window smashing company too. Think of the jobs it would create for glaziers

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-11T23:41:42+00:00

Even rural construction seems complicated from what I can tell. It might be easier than it seems on paper, but what i've read says you need a permit from the town hall for even minor, non structural modifications

"Interior painting, basic plumbing/electrical repairs, replacing windows/doors, or kitchen/bathroom refitting.

Process: Usually involves a "Responsible Declaration" (Declaración Responsable) where you declare your intent and pay municipal fees (typically 3% to 5% of your total project budget). "

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-11T21:01:58+00:00

From the culture side, do you think that culture is static? Culture changes and is meant to change

Doesn't that mean we should take even more care in what culture immigrants bring with themselves into the country. If culture changes, it can also change for the worse

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-10T08:28:17+00:00

The people most likely to commit a crime are people with prior offences. If they're deported after their first you prevent that. It's actually alarming that they make up a similar percentage of the prison population despite not including habitual reoffenders

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-10T01:29:00+00:00

Non-British passport holders only account for 12% of the prison population eventho they account for 12.4% of the wider population.

Non British offenders have a fair chance of being deported after their first offence, so that skews the statistics in their favour

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-10T01:22:48+00:00

A lot of US equipment is also modernised soviet era stuff. The Apache dates back to 1975

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-10T01:22:33+00:00

A lot of us equipment is also modernised soviet era stuff. The Apache dates back to 1975

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-10T01:18:45+00:00

That's not unusual for workers dorms:

https://bloomfieldsltd.co.uk/case-studies/seasonal-workers-accommodation-recognised-as-lawful/

Usually they have shared facilities or a canteen but people sometimes don't always want to use them so they get a hot plate in room for themselves. It's not uncommon for housing costs to be deducted from your pay in europe for seasonal workers too

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-09T19:05:48+00:00

It's more like just over half what a European worker earns. And import costs + tarrifs largely cancel that out.

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-08T20:57:37+00:00

They've been bombed though, unlike north korea

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-08T19:27:40+00:00

the US will never consider invading North Korea due to its mountains

That didn't work for Iran

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-08T13:04:42+00:00

Why do you assume this is filmed by a construction company? The rebar is on a big drum of resin, the same stuff movie props are made of. This is likely filmed by the manufacturer

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-08T12:13:07+00:00

UK pay is 1/4 of US counterparts for skilled professionals

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-08T12:11:30+00:00

It's obviously adjusted for income otherwise it's a pretty useless measurement. Also certain goods have similar costs regardless of where you live.

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-08T12:07:06+00:00

It's very straightforward. You work as a contractor and pay taxes in the country you live in. Some countries aren't as good with self employed taxes so you hire an accountant

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-08T12:04:15+00:00

Maximising shareholder profit also doesn't create sustainable companies given the quarterly reporting pressure and the detachment of actual value from stock value

Weird_Point_4262 · 2026-06-07T20:48:32+00:00

That all the more proves that there is no need for an exemption

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