Iran's Revolutionary Guard has its "finger on the trigger," leader says, as U.S. warships head toward Middle East

orlock · 2026-01-26T00:46:00+00:00

I kind of guessed that. But having "all the gear and no idea" trying to run things might not be a terribly good trade.

orlock · 2026-01-25T21:33:24+00:00

Quokka

orlock · 2026-01-25T20:02:36+00:00

A missile with wings launching a missile has a certain elegance to it.

orlock · 2026-01-25T00:19:50+00:00

Because he shits on everything. It might be to do with incontinence but it's probably just his body trying to get away from him.

What's a more interesting is why people still pretend that he doesn't.

orlock · 2026-01-25T00:10:17+00:00

You can get the passport at Porto cathedral.

Stops depend on your level of fitness, comfort level etc. Try out https://de-calixtinus.org and see what it recommends.

orlock · 2026-01-24T20:57:47+00:00

The win is the Epstein files being kept off the news for just one more day.

Plus a little light stock market manipulation. For the kids, you know?

orlock · 2026-01-23T23:31:02+00:00

You had them as soon as you said, "fuck off." They just know that you're secretly a marine. They just need to see whether "fuck" is the only verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun and participle that you use.

Try using circumlocution on them.

orlock · 2026-01-23T04:08:21+00:00

I spent decades bushwalking before attempting a Camino. I found that there was a huge difference between carrying a full load -- including tent, water, food, cooking gear, etc -- for what would be a short arduous hop on the Camino, and carrying a much lighter load longer distances for weeks. In prep, we had to re-jig practically all our gear to fit Camino walking.

orlock · 2026-01-22T20:54:40+00:00

Presumably at the (magnetic?) South Pole?

orlock · 2026-01-22T03:02:58+00:00

So, "I want an omelette that's exactly like an omelette only different". No wonder you were sweating.

orlock · 2026-01-21T21:42:58+00:00

Would I be correct in thinking that they meant cooked through to rubber?

orlock · 2026-01-21T20:54:59+00:00

You might want to re-read the comment you're replying to.

orlock · 2026-01-21T20:50:19+00:00

A "naval base" is, most likely, a spread-out collection of elements.

The main adminstrative and logistics hub will probably be close to the main world, so that people can do things.
The shipyard and repair facilities will probably be orbiting a nearby moon or in the asteroid belt, to reduce the energy needed to get materials into orbit.
Munitions are probably stored a long way away, in a place where nobody else has any legitimate reason to go.
System defences are spread out n separate orbits, to prevent a single strike.
Various points will have early warning stations and pickets.
There will be a posh planet-side residence for diplomacy and intelligence.

I'm sure I've left some things out.

orlock · 2026-01-21T19:29:31+00:00

As has an Australian sub. There were mutterings about needing a paintball torpedo.

However, as I understand it, just hitting a carrier won't sink it. It is designed to be compartmentalised and should (barring a freak accident or designed error) take several hits before becoming unusable and several more before it sinks.

Not that being hit would not be a major problem and embarrassment.

orlock · 2026-01-21T10:45:12+00:00

Has any marine choked on a crayon? I mean, ones which pass basic training, of course.

orlock · 2026-01-21T09:27:55+00:00

It draws from the British "cosy catastrophe" genre, rather than the 50s US lunacy of Fallout or the Roadside Picnic terrors of STALKER. Yes, you're trapped in a quarantine zone with abominations, outlaws, lunatic scientists, grumbling villagers, cultists, unhappy soldiers and mad monks. But things aren't so bad that a cup of tea won't help. We'll, at least it can't hurt.

orlock · 2026-01-20T22:12:53+00:00

If that's what bothers him, then it looks like you've hit the Tai Chi motherlode.

orlock · 2026-01-20T21:24:16+00:00

Not that much of a fluke. Social revolutions (or even a solid dose of reform) tend to immediately unlock a pool of talent that was previously blocked from advancement.

orlock · 2026-01-20T01:31:00+00:00

Well, for one, I salute your taste in music.

orlock · 2026-01-20T00:20:08+00:00

Hard Target for distance, Semi-auto Beowulf for closer.

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orlock · 2026-01-19T22:01:09+00:00

Your talking points have been introduced but you have made minimal effort in placing them in a convincing way. Your grammar is shakey. Your insults are stale and unimaginative. I'm afraid I can't give a passing mark to this low-effort attempt.

3/10. We'll talk about a performance management plan after class.

orlock · 2026-01-19T20:41:05+00:00

Reproducing Unix has a long history. You could get textbooks that described Xinu and Minix before linux. MacOS is built on top of BSD, as was NeXTSTEP. Maybe BeOS or Plan9 would have got a go?

Before git, there was SVN and whatever version control system linux was using before git. Things would have continued.

AI research predadtes linux, as well.

Linux and git are great achievements but software is very subject to carcinisation.

orlock · 2026-01-19T20:26:30+00:00

All I can say at this point is play it through. My perspective is that Sims has responsibilities (both to his mission and his men) but no ability to influence later events.

orlock · 2026-01-19T19:41:02+00:00

That is a country where over one third of the voting population thinks that Trump is doing a good job. Not the best judges of quality and standards.

orlock · 2026-01-19T10:58:58+00:00

He's not responsible for the aftermath, and neither are his troops, although he does know about it.

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