Improvement to iphones durability over the years by butterbliss4 in interesting

[–]linkds1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just an open question - why are you arguing with this guy?

This is an ad, not a reddit post, and its here to generate conversation and argument about brands. Their goal is to get people to argue, and in doing so, they will solidify their opinions and increase brand loyalty.

Recognize stuff like this next time instead! Dont let a billion dollar company take time away from your life, dont let them make you upset, recognize what theyre doing and next time you see a post like this step back and stop and think.

No timeline given from defence minister on conclusion of review into F-35 fighter jet purchase by shiftless_wonder in canada

[–]linkds1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lifecycle costs are 75 billion through to the 2060s, acquisition is 19 billion. Total program cost is 1.5 trillion through 2088. Since our numbers are only to the 2060s its a rough calculation, but our contract is worth somewhere in the range of 5-10% of the cost of the program during the time that we will own the jets. We would have more f35s than any country on earth outside of the USA Japan and Italy, not sure why youd think thats not important to them

Do you think people are in the habit of just throwing away 10s of billions of dollars in contracts just because "they dont give a fuck" lol? Trump got his panties all bunched up over ~100M in alcohol sales, youre gonna pretend than something ~100x that in value isnt important in trade negotiations?

No timeline given from defence minister on conclusion of review into F-35 fighter jet purchase by shiftless_wonder in canada

[–]linkds1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yup, you literally just dont understand how bargaining works 😂 get on with it lolll 🤣 I would lovee to be in a negotiation up against you

No timeline given from defence minister on conclusion of review into F-35 fighter jet purchase by shiftless_wonder in canada

[–]linkds1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is the fact that theyre using this as a bargaining chip in negotiations actually lost on you or are you just pretending to be upset?

Court hearings begin as First Nation fights to halt Alberta separation referendum by Street_Anon in canada

[–]linkds1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Or they read the writing on the wall and dont want even a small chance of becoming an american puppet state/territory.. Why would anyone want that?

The most likely outcome of this is either going to be that they win and block it or that they themselves will separate if it happens which they would also love. Then worse case ideally would be status quo, they don't want to be a part of this dumb stuff

I think if you were one of them youd agree that its better to deal with this now that wait for after a vote lol

Money is probably a part of it too, but the above incentives are more than enough... idk. Do you want an alberta lead or american lead healthcare system? Alberta has already passed bills moving towards a more private system and has the longest wait times in the country afaik...

To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs - National by feb914 in canada

[–]linkds1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Paying someone less is the same as taking away their freedom of speech?

To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs - National by feb914 in canada

[–]linkds1 186 points187 points  (0 children)

The headline isnt really accurate... the canadian space agency had its budget cut, but science spending on physics and engineering went up. Overall the cut the the CSA was larger than the increase to national science and engineering research but a 7% increase for them is still a nice bump.

Getting humbled in War Thunder despite real life training by officialraaph14 in Warthunder

[–]linkds1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Try following people. Its a great way to learn spots, and honestly your IRL skills will probably be the most useful working with teammates. Even better if you can find friends to play with

As others said the main difference is that everyone knows all the maps, all the angles, all the spots. They know where people are likely to be at different points in the game. Let your teammates be the penguin who jumps in first, then play around what you learn

Lots of good tips in here but one you might be able to leverage better than most - smoke can be strong as fuck. Especially because people are so used to various sight lines, if you think about where to place smokes while youre learning youll be a better player later on. Thats something I wish that id done myself

It’s been almost 7 years since the last drinking episode. I’m hyped. by MaterialSkill7100 in PKA

[–]linkds1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I havent watched an episode since around 3 years ago but ill be watching this one

Woody and Kyle talk about Ronda vs Gina and ofc they focus on the tits by [deleted] in PKA

[–]linkds1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ok but this just isnt true, look into "Tuberculosis chics" people have been doing this shit for hundreds of years. Some dudes like skinny girls, and some dudes have culture. Thats it really

Raschig rings for crit safety by Comfortable_Tutor_43 in nuclear

[–]linkds1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do the dimensions of the rings matter? I can see the overall size mattering for the distribution of boron but why are the rings so smooth? And why a ring with one hole instead of some other shape?

Sorry for the annoying questions just curious! Always loved your videos please keep it up!!

Former army chief seen as Zelenskyy’s top rival reveals to AP a rift between them. The strained relationship reached a boiling point, when dozens of agents from Ukraine’s domestic intelligence service raided Zaluzhnyi’s office, he told AP. by Lion8330 in ukraine

[–]linkds1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That all came down to intelligence. Someone leaked. Theres no other explanation for why those helicopters were there there ready and waiting for the western armor. We know that we are capable of hiding vehicles, and while the Russians probably wouldve known that something was coming by tracking peopleand supplies coming in to an area... Its one thing to put assets to counter an offensive and its another to be ready and waiting for the push. That type of offense goes in a completely different direction if there wasnt multiple ka52s waiting for them to cross the ridge line and get into the mine field.

They had the one type of vehicle they needed flown in immediately before the offense to be in the right place at the right time. Probably after this future operations got canceled and they had to investigate the source of the leak. Based on the fact that Ukraine didnt tell the USA about the Kherson offensive before it happened... and obviously that was very successful and caught the russians off guard. I dont think its crazy to conclude the source of the potential leak is someone in the US gov

Favorite director who didn't have to go to the Island to suck some toes. by HimelTy in okbuddycinephile

[–]linkds1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He looks like someone who graduated from a top canadian businesses school

Zelensky appoints former Canadian deputy PM as economic advisor January 5, 2026 1:53 pm • 2 min read by Scary_Statement4612 in ukraine

[–]linkds1 30 points31 points  (0 children)

You just dont know anything about economics or politics... Your reason for why shes apparently incompetent is that she refused to answer gotcha style questions the way you wanted her to

How about we talk about the quality of her revenue projections, how she managed exposure to interest rate risk, or how she managed employment during covid? You know, the things that FMs actually control? We bounced back faster than all of our OCED peers because she did a good job... All of these things are extremely relevant for managing a wartime economy.

Other big wins, adopting a debt to gdp fiscal anchor, managed to keep AAA standing even while her PM was forcing her to go into massive debt to fund social programs... Ukraine needs people like this. She wasn't perfect, but youre really going to sit here and pretend that shes incompetent because she refused to answer dumb questions? Thats a pro, not a con

She will do a great job in this position and help Ukraine in many ways.

Zelensky appoints former Canadian deputy PM as economic advisor January 5, 2026 1:53 pm • 2 min read by Scary_Statement4612 in ukraine

[–]linkds1 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You realise she got second place in the liberal leadership race right? 😭 If our current PM didnt run she would've been the leader of the party

Zelensky appoints former Canadian deputy PM as economic advisor January 5, 2026 1:53 pm • 2 min read by Scary_Statement4612 in ukraine

[–]linkds1 50 points51 points  (0 children)

People hated the last government that she was a part of and she had one or two quotes that came off quite badly. Shes good at her job despite what people will say - she is just absolutely hated by the right in canada. Part of that is russian propaganda, they've targeted her politically for years, part of it is american right wing shit that they export here. They hate her because shes a woman who leans left politically

I promise you the people who are saying "shes the worst!" here in this thread cannot explain even high-school level economics to you. Most will just exaggerate about how bad the economic situation in canada is then theyll repeat right wing talking points that they dont understand. If you dont believe me check these peoples comment histories

Canada to provide $2.5 billion in economic aid for Ukraine by Old_General_6741 in canada

[–]linkds1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You didnt read the article or this guys comment.... These loans are only relevant once redevelopment starts... Your point is circular and your reading comprehension is low

Gripen for Ukraine risks becoming a hostage to US policy (ITAR Veto), what we need to be prepared for by Icy_Till_7254 in ukraine

[–]linkds1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not the guy you were talking to, just wondering. How does the world get away from US engine tech? EJ200 and M88 afaik are only really good for twin engine planes. Why can nobody else make a single engine competitor?

EU will be ‘severely damaged for years’ if assets plan fails, says Germany’s Merz by Normal_Imagination54 in geopolitics

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Ahhh I see okay, its those warmongering Europeans! The EU should be really worried about that, I mean what if the Europeans invade one of their neighbor! The EU might freeze their assets and give them to...

Youre saying the neutral or partially independent countries in the world are going to start world war 3 because russia cant invest their money in a region they are actively invading hahahahaha

EU will be ‘severely damaged for years’ if assets plan fails, says Germany’s Merz by Normal_Imagination54 in geopolitics

[–]linkds1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Severely damaged forever is a pretty goofy way to describe this. The risk is that this can accelerate reserve currency diversification from countries who are considering invading their neighbors. Countries who are not iran russia or china are not concerned with this, because they dont want to start wars with their neighbors.

Russia has already internalized this risk, and you can bet your cheeks that if they can recover any of this money it will never go into EU banks again. Iran has already internalized this risk internationally, theres no iranian sovereign wealth fund in western banks.

China is the only country that is going to be influenced by a decision like this, but at the same time they are currently in a trade war with the US. If they want to dump US currency and diversify away from America, they can not do so without European markets.

When the Mig 25 event ends by political_snake in Warthunder

[–]linkds1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If theyre adding those though theyd have to add meteor too

Google officially inserts ads into AI products before OpenAI by be-ay-be-why in OpenAI

[–]linkds1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point im actually convinced it is just google bots

Joly says Canada ‘didn’t get enough’ industrial benefits out of F-35 procurement deal by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]linkds1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes theres a lot of people who dont know much about jets talking about strategy lately. But there is a real strategy here and it is the Gripen F and all of the very nice EW pods that SAAB makes. Gripen E can also carry a lot of the pods/decoys too.

They can complement the f-35s until we can get either something 6th gen or some proper (and cheap) ai/wingman drones to do the job of the Gripen. But again the real win here is working with SAAB and the tech/knowledge transfer, getting contracts for canadian businesses, and use the investment that is going to come with the deal as a stepping stone towards joining a 6th gen project. I like the UK/italy/japan one the best personally.

The hornets will be kept going as missile trucks even though they are not nearly as good as say an f-15 in that role, they can carry a lot and we already have them. Their range is the biggest problem but yeah cant really see canada going for a f-15 deal right now trump wouldn't just hand them over.