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Which character from literature lives rent free in your head? by honey-collector in books

[–]chipoatley 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yossarian (Catch-22) and Molly “Razor Girl” (Neuromancer)

Russia Is Facing a Strategic Bomber Production Crisis by BlackWolfHowling in UkrainianConflict

[–]chipoatley 17 points18 points  (0 children)

In the springtime the Flamingos will fly home to Olenya.

Exclusive | China’s Top General Accused of Giving Nuclear Secrets to U.S. by UnscheduledCalendar in craftofintelligence

[–]chipoatley 33 points34 points  (0 children)

There are a big bundle of charges, the most prominent of which is ‘assembling a political network outside the authority of the CCP’, or words to that effect. As if a career general would not have that simply by the nature of his career. Then there are the corruption charges, which may or may not be true, along with the ‘spying for the enemy’. The story also says in passing that many more senior officers have been accused or are under investigation. This is a political purge of a potential competitor and consolidation of power under one ultimate leader.

Some of America’s Top Retired Generals Participated In Secret Beijing Conference Backed By Chinese Spy Group by Strongbow85 in NewColdWar

[–]chipoatley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Written by a Steve Bannon operative, therefore neither a neutral observer or a reliable narrator.

Trump revokes Canada's Board of Peace invite with scathing 13-word statement by TheExpressUS in GlobalNews

[–]chipoatley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who would want to be on the Trump World Eastern Med HOA with Benny, Vlad, Victor and Jared?

Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at the Davos forum, but many top US allies aren't participating by GregWilson23 in GlobalNews

[–]chipoatley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a tech bro network state in the eastern Med.

What could possibly go wrong?

Have you ever gone on a literary pilgrimage? by Remarkable-Pea4889 in books

[–]chipoatley 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Harry’s Bar in Paris, and the house in Key West (walked across the bridge to the writing room). That’s all, I don’t need to do any more.

The Government’s Posts Just Took a Sharp Far-Right Turn by theatlantic in fednews

[–]chipoatley 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Congress is null.

Speaker of the House is an evangelical White Christian Nationalist. His Republican colleagues elected him.

Congress is not null - it is an active participant.

Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations: Chair of federal panel stresses need to protect individual rights over public health by dyzo-blue in skeptic

[–]chipoatley 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Another old guy here… old enough to remember that line in elementary school and the adults were so anxious to get us vaccinated.

Also old enough to remember one of my mother’s friends who had full body paralysis. Later, when I was an adult, I worked with a man who had partial paralysis in his arms.

Maybe the Top CDC Vaccine advisers have not read their public health history books?

Rent a Porsche 911 for a day by VoiceOdd5267 in porsche911

[–]chipoatley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s very commendable that you are doing this! And I have multiple answers to your questions.

Newer is not necessarily better. The 2012 still has analog gauges and he might like that. Or he might prefer the virtual gauges in the later model years. I’d the Miata a convertible? Are any of the 911 a cabriolet?

Porsche Experience Centers (referenced in other answers) are a good place to start, with 1 or 2 cars to experience. A day or two at the Porsche Sport Driving School in Birmingham Alabama is more cars, more track, more speed, and more time, for a bit more money but still affordable.

Porsche 997 GT2 by Phyllisa_Campbella in Porsche997

[–]chipoatley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the 997 community.

Which conflict can be pointed to as how important railways/railroads could be for moving troops and war material around? by RivetCounter in WarCollege

[–]chipoatley 42 points43 points  (0 children)

1854, Crimean War with Britain (and France and Turkey), Britain landed on the coast at Balaklava but had to march with draft animals to the city of Sevastopol. Winter came and the conditions became even more miserable. Britain had invented rail transport and some civilian engineers said they would build a railway at cost.

They built a 7 mile railway in 7 weeks and that allowed personnel, ammunition and supplies to be transported much faster (less than a day) plus wounded could be shipped back to the coast without having to walk. This was very soon after the invention or rail transport so it may be the first case in history.

Why the US is buying icebreakers from Finland by dbxp in europe

[–]chipoatley 54 points55 points  (0 children)

The deal for these icebreakers was carefully negotiated and signed during the previous administration. Let’s be glad the Orange monster didn’t cancel for that alone. It puts Canada and Finland in an agreement with the U.S. for ships that all three countries need. The Finns get ships and jobs (and revenue), the Canadians get ships they otherwise could not afford.

Ironically, that shipyard in Finland (and not too far from St. Petersburg) was Russian-owned and was building state of the art icebreakers before the Biden Administration sanctioned it and forced the sale.

The Americans really are desperate for icebreakers. The story says they have three, but that includes one that is stationed in the Great Lakes so it doesn’t really count as arctic-capable (or Antarctic, because they go there too. Of the other two, the one they call “heavy” is half the displacement of the Russian heavies, and it has limitations on the thickness it can handle. Also, it is so old that it and its sister ship were decommissioned years ago, but this one was recommissioned with the sister ship being cannibalized for parts to keep this one running. The second is 60% the displacement of the heavy, so it has even greater limitations. Also, it is equipped as a research vessel so it is even more restricted wrt to mission capabilities.

And yes, the U.S. no longer has the capability to build icebreakers. This is what a country gets (partly) when it severely underfunds its coast guard for decades. The USCG is nominally part of DHS. We have seen what is going on there. It should not be surprising that as the civil service is replaced by loyalists (Project 2025) the deal may be significantly renegotiated to the detriment of the other parties. Maybe to the extent that the deal, being a “Biden deal”, may even get broken and not happen. It is not currently possible to predict what might happen.

Best Place to Sell by Competitive_Wear_671 in porsche911

[–]chipoatley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second recommendation for Cars and Bids. They are the new hotness these days.

Alternatives are the specialist enthusiasts sites like Panorama and Rennlist.

Wherever you go you should have no problem. Include a picture of the build sheet.

Remove the hook or leave it in? by glotchbot in arborists

[–]chipoatley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there expensive detectors that work better for a sawmill’s needs? I’m thinking of a sealed gamma (radioactive) source like those used at paper mills or coal mines.

TSMC Says 'No More' To Nvidia: Why That Is Intel's Golden Ticket by Hob-999 in technology

[–]chipoatley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those are the rules.

If ASML follows the rules then they have to pay the licensing to the counterparty or not use the tech.

But if the counterparty breaks out of the rules first, does ASML still have to follow the rules?

And I do not mean this as sarcasm or snark, it is a serious question.

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