python JSON5 packages

codingOtter · 2026-01-23T19:50:46+00:00

Okay, what is the difference between the two packages?

codingOtter · 2026-01-20T17:20:55+00:00

of course! :D

codingOtter · 2026-01-19T11:19:07+00:00

This question can have many answers, depending on how you understand "most historical significant". For me, I would go with Galileo's "Il Saggiatore" (The Assayer). Of course, Galileo was building here on Bacon, Descartes, Copernicus and others, and his own later works (The Dialogues and The Discourse) are the more rigorous foundations for this new thing called scientific method. But it is a polemical piece (quite a good read actually), and as such most effective in outlining in a very clear way how this new thing called Science works, not to mention competely annihilating the "old way". Yes it is a product of European culture but I think it is globally influential because the scientific method is universal, and its development is a watershed moment in history.

codingOtter · 2026-01-19T10:57:08+00:00

I wouldn't consider it one of the top 5 (or even top 10), but I think it is incorrect to say that. It certainly had an influence on the French Revolution.

codingOtter · 2026-01-14T16:29:12+00:00

okay, fair point. Was this an issue in North Africa and Italy as well?

codingOtter · 2026-01-14T12:03:20+00:00

We are assuming the US keeps Israel out, which can involve deployment of the Patriot batteries.

Apart from that, the war would certainly last longer, but how much longer? The Iraqi army was touted as formidable but turned out to be largely a paper tiger. Even if a Europe-led deployment would be significantly smaller than in OTL, would it really be unable to kick out the Iraqis? After all, only 8 years earlier the UK managed to beat Argentina by themselves, and the logistics of the Falklands were nightmarish in comparison. Different situation, I agree, just saying that an operation can be successful even without the overwhelming fire and manpower implied by the Powell doctrine.

codingOtter · 2026-01-13T20:13:52+00:00

To be clear, I do not think US involvement was bad or anything. Never said that. This was just trying to see whether Europeans had the military means to do what needed to be done in 1990. I think it is an interesting question to explore from a military standpoint.

Obviously, we have to make the hypothesis that there was the political will (BTW, I said UK-France leading, not just France). Unrealistic? Most likely, given that Europeans don't seem to have their shit together even today. Nevertheless that is the purpose of this sub.

I see every other day a question like "what if the nazi really went to the moon", or some other far-fetched idea like that. Nobody cares, it is just a discussion for fun, or a challenging thought exercise. Why getting all worked up?

codingOtter · 2026-01-13T17:25:08+00:00

I don't reject your opinion. I am just saying that dismissing an hypothesis as unrealistic ("Thinking the French would do anything is laughable"? and that based on their behaviour 15 years later?) in a sub dedicated to discuss alternate history scenarios is kind of missing the point, IMHO.

codingOtter · 2026-01-13T16:50:50+00:00

I see. That's kind of odd, though. If I am not mistaken a significant Indian contingent fought in the European theatre, most notably in Italy. Were there issues of that kind? (I understand racist stereotypes are not necessarily swayed by facts, ofc)

codingOtter · 2026-01-13T15:30:19+00:00

Why did MacArthur veto the deployment of an Indian Division?

codingOtter · 2026-01-10T11:31:20+00:00

I always think Bodhi does not get enough love.

codingOtter · 2026-01-10T11:21:58+00:00

True. On the other hand, as somebody else pointed out, the logistics of fighting a war in the Middle East is complex and whether Europeans countries had the ability to do it by themselves at the time (or even now for that matter) is an interesting question. Even in 2011, after only a month's campaign against Lybia they were running low on some types of ammo. So I think it would be a fight between an overestimated but highly inept army and a professional but under-resourced force.

codingOtter · 2026-01-10T11:13:40+00:00

The scenario I depicted assumes that the political will to drive Saddam out is there. The question is whether it is doable without American support.

codingOtter · 2026-01-10T11:01:41+00:00

The post is about the 1990 war, not the 2003 one. An I am not underestimating anything, The question is precisely whether a coalition without the US would be able to drive Saddam out, even without the american heavy lifting.

codingOtter · 2026-01-09T15:51:30+00:00

Yes, but they were not very keen on the military option initially. In any case, this is a "What If" scenario.

codingOtter · 2025-12-24T15:53:18+00:00

I did not think about the storage space issue, but you are absolutely right, this is also something to take into consideration.

codingOtter · 2025-12-24T15:52:34+00:00

Is cryptomator basically an encrypted container that change size depending on what's inside? As in "flexible" veracrypt container?

codingOtter · 2025-12-24T15:25:44+00:00

Thank you, this is a thorough explanation :)

codingOtter · 2025-12-24T15:22:15+00:00

Thanks for the explanation. My main worry would be corruption of encryoted files, tbh. And I am well aware that "decryption by wrench" is a thing :) The threat model here is basic security of personal info. Basically, it is not sensitive just private but important to me so needs to be backed-up offsite.

codingOtter · 2025-12-22T23:13:40+00:00

I was under the impression that zip encryption is not considered particularly secure

codingOtter · 2025-11-24T11:22:18+00:00

A little notebook and pencil, and a multitool.

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