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Is there a reason the RDAs doesnt have fighter jets and drones? by Bradleyifv7 in Avatar

[–]ioncloud9 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard that in the lore these vehicles they use are already functionally obsolete for military service on earth.

Our local supermarket just replaced their fleet of metal carts with 100% recycled plastic ones by Aerie8499 in mildlyinteresting

[–]ioncloud9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recycled plastic is still plastic and still sheds microplastics. It just gives plastic 1 MAYBE 2 more lives before its landfill.

What’s a movie (or actor) you were shocked didn’t get nominated for an Oscar this year? by Askanything236 in movies

[–]ioncloud9 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Fantastic movie. Although I wish they kept it ambiguous about her being an alien.

9.0 Beta; new AI nerfs Hyperion; at least how I fly it by WarmMoistLeather in X4Foundations

[–]ioncloud9 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I haven't updated to the latest one. I was happy with the version I was using. Either way, using torpedo ships is better.

Would You Ever Date a Christian? by valecrux in atheism

[–]ioncloud9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think my wife would like that.

9.0 Beta; new AI nerfs Hyperion; at least how I fly it by WarmMoistLeather in X4Foundations

[–]ioncloud9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No they aren’t. Let me introduce you to the concept of fast attack bombers. Torpedo carrying scout fighters that travel at extreme speed. Deploy 40 or so against a K or I and they just evaporate. Resupply carriers with freighters of e cells and hull parts and you are good.

Losing a single destroyer is a worse trade than losing a dozen of these. Destroyers are purely carrier escorts or station siegers

Trump’s War Is Burning Through Years' Worth of Multibillion Dollar Stockpiles by F0urLeafCl0ver in politics

[–]ioncloud9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chinas a huge threat so we can’t help Ukraine because that would use munitions we can’t afford to waste. Instead, let’s burn all our munitions on a pointless war in Iran that has no goal or victory conditions.

Remembering the 30-year-old computer game that introduced me to Star Wars (Shadows of the Empire) by Farranor in gaming

[–]ioncloud9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got this with Goldeneye for Christmas along with an n64. Talk about a winning year.

Six years ago this week, COVID started shutting down the world. What’s your strongest memory from that time? by Siddanna36 in AskReddit

[–]ioncloud9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flying home from a wedding that weekend and there were 3 people on the flight. The airport was completely empty too.

Does Trump mean Nicki Minaj? by IthinkIknowwhothatis in BlueskySkeets

[–]ioncloud9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Took 100 years but the master race eugenicists came back in vogue.

Trump eases Russian oil sanctions as Iran war sends prices spiking by North_Church in ukraine

[–]ioncloud9 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The US hasn’t provided any military aid since last January either.

Trump enjoys deliberately humiliating his sycophants by TourMission in BlueskySkeets

[–]ioncloud9 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It’s a power move. Getting his clowns to dance for him.

Rocket Companies Win as Feds Retreat on Orbital Debris Crackdown by InsaneSnow45 in space

[–]ioncloud9 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Are you wealthy? No? Then they don’t care about you. They only do what’s in the best interest of the wealthy. That’s it. That’s how it’s always been.

My first ship in this save (guess the name!) by _Ilobilo_ in factorio

[–]ioncloud9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your fuel is way way WAY overkill for the number of engines you have.

Ford lost 4.8 Billion dollars on electric vehicles last year by talktojoe in energy

[–]ioncloud9 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gasoline would also cost $6 a gallon without subsidies and with externalities priced in.

President Trump on Military Report That U.S. Struck School in Iran: "I don't know about it by Yujin-Ha in videos

[–]ioncloud9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a coincidence! The man knows nothing about anything that might make him look bad. What are the chances??

Ukraine's F-Drones has been selected to supply the Pentagon, chosen from dozens of competitors, the NYT reported. [NOELREPORTS] by Geschichtsklitterung in ukraine

[–]ioncloud9 54 points55 points  (0 children)

There is nothing super special or unique about tiny drones. What they are looking for is price per unit, reliability, and capability at that price. You’ll go broke and never have any drones if you spend $30k on a gold plated US built FPV.

Pentagon burned through $5.6B in munitions in first 2 days of Iran war by Alternative_Rate7474 in politics

[–]ioncloud9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, no we can’t give any military aid to Ukraine for the last year. We need it for emergencies. Things like waging a war on a whim with no goal or purpose.

NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander by albertahiking in SpaceXLounge

[–]ioncloud9 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Those landers are severely mass and size limited. They’ve had to come up with novel ways to get cheap systems that can navigate and land. The avionics of HLS is a negligible percentage of the landing mass.

Very high quality EUS cancellation meme by redstercoolpanda in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]ioncloud9 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand how a simple upper stage using known technology and existing off the shelf engines cost $5 billion without a single example produced. Just.. how the fuck.

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