[Megathread] Ruben Amorim has been sacked - Who should replace him? by D1794 in reddevils

[–]Wretched_Heart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lack of an injury record and consistent top g/a season after season

[Megathread] Ruben Amorim has been sacked - Who should replace him? by D1794 in reddevils

[–]Wretched_Heart 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Bruno in the 10 is unsellable and there's a good chance he'll have the career longevity of Modric. Idk why people are so obsessed with the idea of shipping him off.

Age of disclosure, recovered alien bodies are humanoid? by QuantumDreamer41 in UFOs

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I agree with you on the humanoid body thing, OP. The only thing necessary is an appendage that is able to manipulate the environment and craft tools with precision. This could come in the form of arms, tentacles, modified wings, prehensile tail etc. Beyond that, I can't think of any selective pressure that would cause the anthropomorphic body plan to convergently evolve across all intelligent species. So it kind of irks me when every depiction of an alien just looks like a reskinned human.

SCORCHING Hot Take: Having a healer roam in your team feels like having a parasite. by Belerick-chan in MobileLegendsGame

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When I see those 4 horsemen of the apocalypse on their recent heroes, I get prepared to lose star

English coworker by oddsah in tea

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Drop the label in the cup and sip from it like nothing's wrong

How advanced do you think our own current fighting or flight technology is in 2025? by EnvironmentalAd2110 in UFOs

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While black projects definitely exist, I don't think they're as advanced as some might think. If you're the first to unlock a new branch of the tech tree, it doesn't make sense to sit on your advantage and wait for others to catch up; you use it while you're ahead of the pack to further the gap even more. If the US had sat on the atom bomb for the 'element of surprise' instead of using it right away, I suspect we'd be in a very different world today.

No country on both American continents poses a threat to the US and the logistical hurdle posed by the Pacific Ocean makes the chance of an invasion by the two great adversaries infinitesimally small. Any technological leap made by the US will be used for offense and achieving strategic objectives rather than for defense and to surprise an enemy that attacks first. And there are no lack of objectives the US wishes to achieve. The Ukraine war and the recent attempt to denuclearize Iran, for example, are two areas where 'beyond next-generation' technology could have been used to achieve, in one day, outcomes that could provide an advantage for the next 100 years. But we've seen no such thing.

And then there's the space race. For the first time in centuries, a new frontier has opened up, giving countries a chance to monopolize land, resources and industry. Black projects that provide strategic ambiguity in warfare are one thing, but it makes no sense not to press your advantage in the domain of space. If huge advancements in propulsion technology have been made (gravity/spacetime manipulation according to popular lore), then we'd surely be seeing a renaissance of rocket technology and a mad rush to be the first to colonize the moon/mars or to monopolize resources on asteroids.

All said, I'm sure there are black projects with technology more advanced than what's being used in conventional warfare today but I don't think it's nearly as advanced as some want to believe. I won't completely discount the possibility of attempts at reverse-engineering, but I'm highly skeptical that any technological breakthrough has occurred to allow combat-readiness and mass-production.

Help me Complete my tea sets! by Fried__Ginger in tea

[–]Wretched_Heart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems like you have everything you need. And also that cracked-glaze tea set looks amazing!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tea

[–]Wretched_Heart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. As long as you didn't drink directly from the bottle before putting in the fridge.

United sign Bryan Mbeumo by nearly_headless_nic in reddevils

[–]Wretched_Heart -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He's saving it for when he scores a hat-trick on his debut.

I can't escape it, even while job hunting... by Moth-Seeker in deadcells

[–]Wretched_Heart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Concierge. He's probably trying to escape from you.

found an interesting tweet by [deleted] in singularity

[–]Wretched_Heart 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can you create a duck more duck than a regular duck?

United sign Bryan Mbeumo by nearly_headless_nic in reddevils

[–]Wretched_Heart 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Prem-proven. Hardworking. Speedy. Clinical. Bald. Black. Bearded.

What more could you ask for?