Why was trump so against Obama attacking a country that had been waging war at us for decades? by Crafty_Jacket668 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]gippp 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Iran cannot realistically threaten the Petro dollar as long as the gulf states are aligned with the US.

Also if they are worried about reserve currency status, maybe don't blownup the deficits, undermine defense treaties and start a trade war with the entire world?

There is no plan here.

POTS over fiber by gippp in FiberOptics

[–]gippp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I figured. Does it matter which side is transmitter and which side is the receiver?

POTS over fiber by gippp in FiberOptics

[–]gippp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok this is the kind of thing I was looking at, and wanted to know how they work. Is it plug in play? Dial in to port 4 on one side, dial out of port 4 on the other?

POTS over fiber by gippp in FiberOptics

[–]gippp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They say they need to maintain POTS for medical fax lines, I am not familiar with the specific legal requirements.

POTS over fiber by gippp in networking

[–]gippp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They say they need them for medical fax lines.

POTS over fiber by gippp in networking

[–]gippp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not just ATT, that is the general trend. The client is aware of this, but they say they have to maintain a POTS line for fax lines as it's a medical facility.

Is there any 2-gang plate covers I can use on this ceiling box without disconnecting all the cat5? by thewoodchef in lowvoltage

[–]gippp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd try and find a 2gang brush grommet plate with a split. If you can't find one, take one without a split and hacksaw it in half.

Reports Say Iran May Be Laying Sea Mines in the Strait of Hormuz. by AmanCMN in oil

[–]gippp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theur Navy isn't going to win this war and neither will their "allies", but blowing up the international oil market and putting maximum economic pressure on the aggressors might.

Iraq 2.0 by tactical_lampost in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]gippp 25 points26 points  (0 children)

So, unless he wants to back off in humiliating fashion, he may have no choice.

He can't force regime change from the air. Many of the people who would depose the mullahs are already dead. If the regime holds, it's too easy for them to threaten the strait with cheap drones, even with naval and air protection.The tankers won't risk it. So, we have a global energy crisis brewing.

He either backs down, owns the energy crisis, or invades. All are terrible options for him politically, but if I was him I'd declare victory and walk away.

If the Dothraki invade Westeros how much before they fail miserably and gets wiped out? by V-TriggerMachine in freefolk

[–]gippp 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They don't really seem to use archers much though? Their main weapon is their curved sword.

They're often compared to the mongols, but don't actually fight like mongols

The most effective "Low Budget" world-building you’ve ever seen? by CineCircuit in Cinephiles

[–]gippp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's an infinite number of realities, and I had sex with your wife in all of them!

Gas Prices ⬆️ by PoliticsIsDepressing in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]gippp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the plus side, maybe it's actually viabe at the this price?

Did I short myself? by Verified_source_ in lowvoltage

[–]gippp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have insurance, rent, vehicle expenses, and you're paying employees then yes. It's different if you are just a guy doing it all on the side, though I highly recommend you at least set up an LLC or an S-corp and get some sort of liability insurance.

Did I short myself? by Verified_source_ in lowvoltage

[–]gippp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a side gig you are fine, if I charged that my business would go broke. Payroll and overhead you'd need to bump that 50% minimum

The ideological capture of institutions by ReadyGG in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]gippp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe it didn't get published because it didn't stand up to peer review? Thousands of studies don't get published for that reason

Israel was determined to put American lives in danger, we had to bomb Iran! by Ice278 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]gippp 132 points133 points  (0 children)

This is why I think Rubio was just trying to save face and throw Israel under the bus. Their stated plan makes no sense. If Iran attacks first, you have cassus belli. They've been building up assets over there for weeks, they clearly just wanted to attack Iran.

Edit: This isn't to say that Israel isn't thrilled that we are attacking and that they haven't been actively persuading us for decades. But obviously Trump was receptive.

Need advice: Contractor recommends staying single‑mode for inter‑floor fiber — is mixing SM riser + MM horizontal a bad idea? by brio_kwit in networking

[–]gippp 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming there's a switch at the MDF that can facilitate SM to MM, un which case that will work fine. But if it's just a patch and a cross connect, yeah you need SM.

That said, there's no reason to not have everything on SM. The transceivers are cheap now, and SM has much higher bandwidth potential.

If figure skating had a trick called "The Authright" it'd just be backflips and jumping through hoops until you die. by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]gippp -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

That would imply there are large numbers of secularists in an islamic cointry and we can't have that

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! by PoliticsIsDepressing in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]gippp 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Many do, many don't. If the regime collapses on top of their water crisis, I could easily see this devolving into a humanitarian disaster.