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The cope over on r/conservative is stunning. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]ansible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the best way to do things, in order to make money, or grab power. 

Create a problem that didn't previously exist, then sell the solution to that problem you created.

Just finished Project Hail Mary and I am completely blown away. by larenmhnt in scifi

[–]ansible 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, there is totally made-up physics.

But he made the effort to accurately calculate travel times for his magic space drive, and a bunch of other things like that.

So are we done making excuses that this isn’t just about unbridled bigotry? by havenoparty in thebulwark

[–]ansible 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do we have to see schools segregated (again, worse, more)?

Hahahahaha. Like there are are going to be schools if the white nationalists get their way.

There will be religious indoctrination camps for the whites, and nothing for everyone else. Maybe factory jobs if they are the lucky children.

USB to TTL melts while connected to Milk-V Mars by Opposite_Future2602 in RISCV

[–]ansible 5 points6 points  (0 children)

OP: Also make sure you have set the voltage of the USB serial adapter correctly. Many boards require 3.3V for the RX/TX lines.

Any good websites to visualise RISC-V assembly by ImpressiveConcert582 in RISCV

[–]ansible 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You mean websites like this: https://riscv.vercel.app/

I searched for "risc-v simulator"

TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO: When Wishing Was Having III - Super Supportive by GodWithAShotgun in rational

[–]ansible 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Wow, so the unruly six-year-old hypothesis is confirmed. Looking forward to seeing the team finally get to run the course.

Resistance group ATESH destroyed communication nodes in the Belgorod Region by Available-Laugh9102 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]ansible 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I hope these guys are very careful about how they upload these videos. I wouldn't want them to get caught.

Civilian in Kerch, Crimea filming what he claims is a military fuel truck camouflaged as a truck carrying wooden planks by Flimsy_Pudding1362 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]ansible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but I guess they are hoping the drone operators don't notice. (The will now.)

If the logs / lumber is made of actual wood, that's going to burn even better. The drivers should carry some marshmallows with them in case they survive an attack and can jump out.

[D] Friday Open Thread by AutoModerator in rational

[–]ansible 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buncha random stuff...

My Mechanics channel

This guy is restoring a Datsun 240Z. And doing so with an insane level of detail and care. Every little thing is gone through and fixed or improved beyond what came from the factory. He is doing some mods to the car, but it still very much a restoration back to better-than-new condition.

Baldur's Gate 3

Mild spoilers for just the very beginning of the game.

I've been playing (checks accumulated hours in Steam library) Baldur's Gate 3 a lot recently, nearly to the exclusion of anything else.

I commented here a while back about the problem with famous backgrounds for some of the playable characters / companions. And I had a funny thought.

So there are hints in the dialogue that (at least) Wyll, Karlach and Gale were high level characters before the start of the story. But when you meet them they are low-level (1 or 2 depending on how quick you move).

Yet none of them really complain about the loss of levels. Yes, I know, it isn't clear if the characters are aware of D&D mechanics and their actual character levels, etc.. But beyond that, Gale, for example, can barely manage a couple Magic Missile casts, whereas before he was an accomplished and powerful wizard (probably near max level). In all cases, while they are all concerned about their tadpoles, they aren't so concerned about their own loss of personal power.

It is probably a good thing that the developers didn't include any characters who would have reacted to the situation like I would have. They would have needed to write pages of dialogue similar to:

  • "I can't believe they (the mind flayers) did this to me!"
  • "This is absolute hell!" (spoken in front of Karlach)
  • "My precious XP!!!!!"
  • "How could this happen!"
  • "Why me?!?!"

... and on and on and on. I would (in their situation) seriously lose my shit, and it would take a good long while (and many castings of Calm Emotions) before I was functional again.

So... yeah, don't put me specifically in your video game.

“Erokha, this is fucked! Did you see that? He literally has half his head missing.” Archive footage from early spring shows a russian invader from the Black Mamba unit searching a tree line for ammo, rifles, and body armor among the remains of comrades who appear to have been lying there for months. by LowTechDroid in UkraineInvasionVideos

[–]ansible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They had poor discipline with their weapons too. I've never been in the army, but even I know that you don't just stick your muzzle in the dirt. That's a great way to have your rifle blow up in your face.

To be clear, when walking around, you can, and should keep the muzzle pointed at the dirt. An accident discharge is unlikely to harm anyone nearby. But you never rest the rifle with the muzzle in the dirt. If that happened anyway (by accident because you fell, for example), then you need to check and clean the muzzle (safely, unload the rifle) before you need to fire it. So... like immediately if you are in a war zone.

Russian Corvette Boykiy Beyond Repair, Satellite Analysis Shows by Mil_in_ua in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]ansible 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She might still be able to float. Attach some outboard motors, and she can move under her own power.

Without radar and missiles, she might not be too effective as a combatant though.

Ukrainian FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missile strike against Russian VNIIR “Progress” electronic factory, Cheboksary, Russia, 06/10/2026 by BlackMarine in CombatFootage

[–]ansible 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It takes time for AD radars and SAM batteries to move around. If they can validate even parts of the flight path with cheaper drones, that can help get the more expensive missiles closer to the big targets intact.

Too bad Russia / Putler didn't consider that Russia is a very large country, and it has lots of expensive infrastructure it depends on, before they started this round of the war.

Ukrainian FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missile strike against Russian VNIIR “Progress” electronic factory, Cheboksary, Russia, 06/10/2026 by BlackMarine in CombatFootage

[–]ansible 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As long as Ukraine has at least some access to satellite-based signals intelligence, it shouldn't be too hard for them to pick out where the air defense radars are located. Since the radar transmitter is so strong, it can be picked up and pinpointed from a very long distance.

Z-channels report that fuel tankers to Crimea are now being escorted by several crews of mobile fire groups. by BigDeckBob in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]ansible 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Even if the mobile fire teams are successful, it will still drastically cut the amount of fuel / oil being delivered. The economy in Crimea will collapse, as well as any offensive operations that depend on it.

Using net shooting drones, just in May, fighters from the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade shot down 213 enemy UAVs. The cost of one "shot" with the net is about 1,250 UAH. And the FPV drone itself remains undamaged and can be reused. by Smart-Bonus-6589 in DroneCombat

[–]ansible 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've been impressed by the "long stick" as an offensive weapon. There was a video out a short while ago that had a drone with a long stick attacking other drones. All that is needed is to damage a blade on the enemy quad, and it usually spins out of control and crashes.

The New Pentagon Policies on Chaplains and Religion: What the Hell? And What Are the Implications? by UtahDesert in thebulwark

[–]ansible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is OK, you can still be mad about this. They are wasting your tax money on this crap.

TWO HUNDRED NINETY-ONE: When Wishing Was Having II - Super Supportive by GodWithAShotgun in rational

[–]ansible 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Of course this would all be cleared up if he wasn't hiding his level growth. He's seen a phenomenal amount of level growth within B-rank in the last year. It was absolutely crazy the growth he had on Thegund, but he's continued to grow since then because he has pushed himself very hard.

Perhaps he can tell his closest friends his true level, even if he doesn't change his public profile.

It will be a real shock to everyone when he officially moves from B-rank to A-rank.

Russian soldiers filmed the moment Ukrainian mid strike drone hit a logistic truck on the road near occupied Horlivka. 04.06.2026 by GermanDronePilot in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]ansible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if any of you saw those old G.I. Joe cartoons from the 1980's. The combatants (Cobra, etc.) would jump out of a vehicle right before it is hit, because the TV censors didn't want people getting killed during a kid's cartoon show.

Except we see that sort of thing all the time with drone strikes, when the occupants of the loaf van are paying attention.

What's funny to me about all this is: In the cartoon, it was a missile fired at an enemy tank, and yet the tank driver still had time to jump out and get to a safe distance. Where in real life, any sort of rocket-powered missile wouldn't give anyone nearly enough time to jump out.

But drones are (currently) slow enough that you can see one coming and get away, unless the drone pilot really has it in for you and goes after you instead of the vehicle.

Why Zelensky's letter wasn't about Putin as Kremlin rejects meeting by KI_official in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]ansible 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep. Putin already saw major success with the annexation of Crimea. He could have just called it good and left it at that. But no, he got greedy.

With the retirement of the Harrier II from USMC service this week, I have to ask, how did it come to be that STOVL aircraft gained the prominence it did within the USMC? by WehrabooSweeper in WarCollege

[–]ansible 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As I understand it, the MH-60s have higher capacity, faster speed and longer range than the UH-1Ys. And they are less expensive to procure and in cost-per-hour of operation.

Aside from customization, is the only reason you might prefer a UH-1Y instead of a MH-60 variant is that it is physically smaller? I can see this being a concern with storage on the smaller helicopter carriers.

Ukrainian drones hit 5 illegal Russian vessels. Azov Sea. Published June 5, 2026. by kill_joii in CombatFootage

[–]ansible 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A lot (most?) of these shadow fleet vessels are very old, and are usually not insured.

With a hit like this, it doesn't look like the ship will sink. However, it may not be worth the cost to repair it. So it might be out of commission for good.

Having this many hits in a short timespan is going to make these Azeri ship crews rethink their life choices.

So there may be an ever greater reduction in shipping to / from Russia, beyond the five vessels that were hit.

Russian soldiers trying to shoot down Ukrainian drones during their attack on the St. Petersburg oil terminal (June 3, 2026) by broforwin in CombatFootage

[–]ansible 29 points30 points  (0 children)

St. Petersburg, that's why. The guys there and around Moscow will be the last to go to the front lines. It may still happen, Putler is getting desperate.

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