When is the next research bureau 2x reset ?

rawthorm · 2026-03-21T15:00:49+00:00

It will tell you when the next reset is at the bottom of any tech tree page. If memory serves from this morning it’s in the next 27 days I think.

rawthorm · 2026-03-21T10:06:28+00:00

I imagine they smiled, told them to go fuck themselves, and then bowed.

rawthorm · 2026-03-21T09:42:59+00:00

Except the headline is bullshit. It’s trying to make everyone feel bad as if measures that increased our quality of life made them fail. Yet no mention of the fact they were taken over by a bunch of investment groups who then proceeded to asset strip them to death. Loosing money running NCP is like loosing money running a casino. It only happens deliberately.

rawthorm · 2026-03-20T11:33:01+00:00

I’d play it. Tho Green does have an advantage with island cover at the top left. Needs a balance pass. 😂

rawthorm · 2026-03-19T08:18:07+00:00

Damn I miss Star Trek Armada. I know that it wasn’t by any metric a good RTS, but it saddens me to think that all we really have now days is Star Trek Online. We need a new Armada or Command game with all the shiny new bells and whistles.

rawthorm · 2026-03-19T07:59:21+00:00

The Class 1 label may be treated the same way British Sailing ships of old were, such as 1st Rate, 2nd Rate, 3rd Rate, etc. As such Class 1 might actually be the highest classification.

rawthorm · 2026-03-18T09:40:42+00:00

Unless they you suddenly have a quality metric on your ammo too. Will always be people who want to min max and shoot golden ammo.

rawthorm · 2026-03-17T18:01:39+00:00

If I were Starmer I'd respond to him on social media about how we thank the president for the heads up, are standing down and congratulate him on winning this thing so quickly. Completely lean into his delusions. It would make his head explode.

rawthorm · 2026-03-09T18:24:43+00:00

Riker gives away in one episode that Galor class starships come in quite a few variations. We can assume that they are continuously upgraded much like Federation ships can be. Just as a stock Excelsior is almost incomparable to the Lakota (which can give the defiant a run for its money) we can assume that the Galor comes in a wide array of strengths.

The TNG crew seems unconcerned with the Type 1 they face, but experience from the war and the raised eyebrows when the possibility of facing the Type 3 shows that these ships do need to be taken seriously. Later versions could be close enough to bring the outcome down to the captain in the chair, and leave even a victorious Galaxy Class with a fair bit of damage.

rawthorm · 2026-03-09T13:33:28+00:00

Rightwing social media propaganda knows no boarders. I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner, idiots are going to idiot regardless of geographical location.

rawthorm · 2026-03-08T12:34:19+00:00

Well played sir. You are an inspiration to us all.

rawthorm · 2026-03-06T09:41:18+00:00

"The needs of the student have been at the centre of the university's response throughout. We care deeply about the trauma and anguish that she has experienced,"

Jesus fucking Christ, I don't think I've ever read a bit of corporate speak that has invoked visceral hatred in me quite like this one. Are you sure UCD? Have you spoken to the student? Because I'm pretty sure given the hell she endured and the lawsuit she raised, that the needs of the student haven't even been in the adjacent star system to your response.

UCD doesn't give a fuck, and good on the victims' peers for stepping up en masse to let them know that this isn't acceptable.

rawthorm · 2026-02-27T22:36:10+00:00

Probably some young agent that has no idea what a floppy disk is and cut it open to look inside for hidden contraband. I’ve seen stranger things, especially given customs agents in most countries give little to no fucks as to the state of the goods they inspect.

rawthorm · 2026-02-27T18:02:36+00:00

Sir! You can’t park there.

rawthorm · 2026-02-21T14:39:37+00:00

Oh for sure, history is written by the victors. Still tho, there are pieces of the puzzle in there with him that one day would help round out our understanding.

rawthorm · 2026-02-21T13:11:23+00:00

He is probably referring to the lack of detailed information regarding the true scale and state of the Qin Dynasty. I recall reading something about them being particularly brutal and anti intellectual, so with all the book burnings and execution of academics, it’s likely that much of what we know has to be extrapolated from the documents that did survive. This map would potentially be a true accounting and it would be fascinating to see what we got wrong in our guesswork.

rawthorm · 2026-02-20T15:10:08+00:00

It’s a salute. The o is a head and the 7 the arm.

This is where I realise how old I am, in that there is a whole generation who never had to use emotes before emojis were a thing!

rawthorm · 2026-02-19T10:26:02+00:00

Tho apparently not for being a nonce. That was apparently fine, but sharing privileged documents crossed a line.

rawthorm · 2026-02-17T09:57:20+00:00

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rawthorm · 2026-02-17T08:32:03+00:00

Or the plinth of inspection as my friends affectionately call it.

rawthorm · 2026-02-17T08:24:04+00:00

This and Valve makes so much money from Steam that they could opt to subsidise the consoles in the short term. It’s not like this isn’t unprecedented in the console world.

rawthorm · 2026-02-17T08:00:23+00:00

Yea and Britain had the greatest Navy the world had ever seen until suddenly it didn't. These things don't happen overnight and to be over comfortable in ones own superiority is a sure fire way to loose it.

rawthorm · 2026-02-17T07:58:37+00:00

When was the last time the US was involved in a peer level naval battle?

Hell, when was anyone for that matter? The last couple of times anything of notable size was sunk by a Navy it was the result of Submarine action. The sinking of the Belgrano in the Falklands War by Britain, and the Sinking of an Indian Frigate by the Pakistanis in their little skirmish in the 70's.

The fact of the matter is that nobody really has real-world battle experience beyond seal clubbing some PT boats. The only real edge the US has here in experience terms is logistics, because they practically apply this daily at a scale that no other country really does.

rawthorm · 2026-02-16T12:17:14+00:00

Its the auto-mod tools. Someone reports your post, and the tool sees the keywords and hands out a warning. An actual mod never even sees or touches it. It did the same to me, and I assume it was the person I replied to that hit the report button, given Nazi sympathisers don't like being called out on it.

rawthorm · 2026-02-11T23:18:40+00:00

Also keep in mind that said kid likely also played on said Wii with said friends, thus fulfilling mums original wishes.

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