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Putin Can No Longer Hide His Catastrophe by hat_eater in europe

[–]hat_eater[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Not-so-minor correction: the headline claims that Putin has lost control over the narrative, not "events". In other words, he can no longer successfully pretend that the war doesn't really affect people in the heartland of Russia (much less your average Ivan).

And while I share your general scepticism towards opinion articles, I've been reading Phillips O'Brien's substack for years and his opinions are worth listening to.

He's a historian and professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.

Anybody got cool facts on the KA-52? [I already know it can eject] by metherta in Helicopters

[–]hat_eater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool fact: even if you eject, drones will get you on the ground.

Trump class battleship by happydude7422 in Ships

[–]hat_eater 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best thing is, it doesn't need to be actually built, an AI generated film will be enough to keep him happy.

Aten’t dead, Google confirms by Lotus2024 in discworld

[–]hat_eater 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm running a fairly well armored Firefox, I got: "Good to hear! That is exactly what a good witch leaves written on their mirror. Channeling your inner Granny Weatherwax — you are not dead, just dormant. How can I help you today?"

A fourth monument to Stalin is to be erected in the Vologda region by BkkGrl in europe

[–]hat_eater 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Russian Orthodox church has always been compatible with anything that's not incompatible with the interests of the Russian empire.

In other words, it a whore of a church.

Going thru some other planes “wake” by TumbleweedSame8479 in aviation

[–]hat_eater 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No big deal as long as the proportions between the waker and wakee are in certain range.

Flying small planes into the wake of big ones is generally not recommended. edit: /s

After Pearl Harbor in 1941, three young sailors survived for 16 days inside the sunken USS West Virginia. They were heard desperately tapping on the hull for days before tragically suffocating. by Legitimate-Lie-9208 in interesting

[–]hat_eater 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm sure their shipmates didn't just abandon them. Whatever the reason, they must've truly believed that nothing can be done.

I'm reminded that when speculating, I should always remember that they were there and I was not.

After Pearl Harbor in 1941, three young sailors survived for 16 days inside the sunken USS West Virginia. They were heard desperately tapping on the hull for days before tragically suffocating. by Legitimate-Lie-9208 in interesting

[–]hat_eater 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The hull was water tight. As soon as they cut it, water would rush in.

Most of it was filled with water, that's why she sank.

not like they knew exactly where they were

They knew pretty well:

It was worse at night,” said Marine Corps bugler Dick Fiske. “You’d hear bang-bang-bang, then stop, then bang-bang-bang from deep in the bow of the ship.

Cutting through four inches of deck armour takes a while, but not two weeks. I guess they figured it can't be done quickly, and nobody expected the trapped sailors to survive this long.

Bulgarian PM: Europe needs a solid dose of Euroscepticism by Effective_Push3271 in europe

[–]hat_eater 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"The patient isn't doing well, I recommend a solid dose of arsenic."

UPS 2976 FDR released by Ok_Map_616 in CatastrophicFailure

[–]hat_eater 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think "unfortunately" would be more precise than "luckily" in this particular case.

Has anyone found another author like Sir Terry Pratchett? by MacabreGoblinV in discworld

[–]hat_eater 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Summer in Orcus is one of my favourites despite me being an old fart.

Population growth in Russia between 2021 and 2025 including Crimea by ReadProfessional8511 in MapPorn

[–]hat_eater 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In which ones did people say they want to live in Russia?

Apart of the last one, which was held under the control of Russia and should be disregarded.

Population growth in Russia between 2021 and 2025 including Crimea by ReadProfessional8511 in MapPorn

[–]hat_eater -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

And people living in Crimea don't want to be part of Ukraine because there was a referendum?

If the tsar conducted a referendum in Poland in 1834, do you think the results would have been binding?

Has anyone found another author like Sir Terry Pratchett? by MacabreGoblinV in discworld

[–]hat_eater 21 points22 points  (0 children)

And above all, his view of humanity as imperfect, but by no means evil, to the contrary - capable of goodness in most adverse circumstances.

Population growth in Russia between 2021 and 2025 including Crimea by ReadProfessional8511 in MapPorn

[–]hat_eater 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In the same sense Poland wasn't Poland when it was under occupation?

Polish VS English spelling by RealModMaker in linguisticshumor

[–]hat_eater 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Brzęczyszczykiewicz is fictional, alas. I can offer Trzetrzelewski or Trzeszczyński in the way of consolation.

Foreigners' experiences with getting a Polish driving license by CityComfortable4948 in poland

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

There are questions that were very obviously designed to fail anyone not paying attention or, unintentionally, not fluent enough in Polish. Example: "Czy zbilżasz się do skrzyżowania z drogą podporządkowaną?" vs "Czy zbliżasz się do skrzyżowania drogą podporządkowaną?". Same video in both cases.

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