Martin #509
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I think also a lot of people are specifically arguing from "liberal ideology does not exist".
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I think also a lot of people are specifically arguing from "liberal ideology does not exist".
I support giving CBP access to PIATs for the videos of them failing to load a PIAT
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I support giving CBP access to PIATs for the videos of them failing to load a PIAT
Bombs designed for internal carriage tend to be very square to save space, but those are pretty rare from the 1960s on
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Bombs designed for internal carriage tend to be very square to save space, but those are pretty rare from the 1960s on
Like, for the most part, the US is so *big* that it can simply pretend there isn't a housing crisis by writing it off as specific to some city.
Canada meanwhile has a single digit number of big cities that the entire country revolves around. It's a provincial/federal issue!
Canada meanwhile has a single digit number of big cities that the entire country revolves around. It's a provincial/federal issue!
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Like, for the most part, the US is so *big* that it can simply pretend there isn't a housing crisis by writing it off as specific to some city.
Canada meanwhile has a single digit number of big cities that the entire country revolves around. It's a provincial/federal issue!
Canada meanwhile has a single digit number of big cities that the entire country revolves around. It's a provincial/federal issue!
I think one particular thing - and especially about how much things have improved for us in the last decade - is that we had much more recognition that there is a housing crisis and have put much more effort into addressing it
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I think one particular thing - and especially about how much things have improved for us in the last decade - is that we had much more recognition that there is a housing crisis and have put much more effort into addressing it
In high school I basically got through it with a combination of big breakfasts (fried eggs and toast) and not taking it on weekends so I could eat a ton.
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In high school I basically got through it with a combination of big breakfasts (fried eggs and toast) and not taking it on weekends so I could eat a ton.
See also the general Canadian association of bilingualism (and speaking French in general) with the country as a whole
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
See also the general Canadian association of bilingualism (and speaking French in general) with the country as a whole
Counterpoint: grok sure seems to be slowly lobotomizing him
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Counterpoint: grok sure seems to be slowly lobotomizing him
You are a fucking racist. That is the model minority argument in its entirety. You should know better, fuck you.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
You are a fucking racist. That is the model minority argument in its entirety. You should know better, fuck you.
You can make this argument about *literally* every single law on the books that Republicans have broken, and it doesn't work unless you assume the entire US judicial system is a partisan kangaroo court where truth doesn't exist, which the Comey case is proving very much false.
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
You can make this argument about *literally* every single law on the books that Republicans have broken, and it doesn't work unless you assume the entire US judicial system is a partisan kangaroo court where truth doesn't exist, which the Comey case is proving very much false.
It's been the main threat to his country's political order since the 1980s with a very brief break in 1991!
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It's been the main threat to his country's political order since the 1980s with a very brief break in 1991!
it's called Falklands Casual
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
it's called Falklands Casual
That, and also, the machine they are trying to throw a wrench into is wayyyyy too huge and complex compared to, like, Turkey or Hungary or w/e
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
That, and also, the machine they are trying to throw a wrench into is wayyyyy too huge and complex compared to, like, Turkey or Hungary or w/e
Yeah, like there isn't actually some magic rigging/vote suppression machine starting up, the only thing close to it I can see is "declare the results fake after they come out" which is complete suicide especially if it sticks
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Yeah, like there isn't actually some magic rigging/vote suppression machine starting up, the only thing close to it I can see is "declare the results fake after they come out" which is complete suicide especially if it sticks
The idea that there is a plan, especially in the chaotic federalist mess of the US political and judiciary systems, to smoothly rig elections, is really stretching it at this point imo
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The idea that there is a plan, especially in the chaotic federalist mess of the US political and judiciary systems, to smoothly rig elections, is really stretching it at this point imo
Oh yeah for sure, but it just adds insult to injury when someone dies on Posting Hill over the most basic surface level book report analysis ever
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Oh yeah for sure, but it just adds insult to injury when someone dies on Posting Hill over the most basic surface level book report analysis ever
>see new daring hot take on a movie everyone loves
>look inside
>it's some asshole nitpicking the script and nothing else again
Please oh my god can we at least get contrarian takes on any other part of a movie
>look inside
>it's some asshole nitpicking the script and nothing else again
Please oh my god can we at least get contrarian takes on any other part of a movie
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
>see new daring hot take on a movie everyone loves
>look inside
>it's some asshole nitpicking the script and nothing else again
Please oh my god can we at least get contrarian takes on any other part of a movie
>look inside
>it's some asshole nitpicking the script and nothing else again
Please oh my god can we at least get contrarian takes on any other part of a movie
they say never trust a thin chef, or an optometrist with small eyes
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
they say never trust a thin chef, or an optometrist with small eyes
On the one hand I can't help but respect the dedication to being extremely annoying without directly insulting anyone
On the other hand he is a walking advertisement for why short form reply blogging is a bad forum for debate
On the other hand he is a walking advertisement for why short form reply blogging is a bad forum for debate
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
On the one hand I can't help but respect the dedication to being extremely annoying without directly insulting anyone
On the other hand he is a walking advertisement for why short form reply blogging is a bad forum for debate
On the other hand he is a walking advertisement for why short form reply blogging is a bad forum for debate
Either way, "actually we should rapid prototype Lancet equivalents with 3D printing in a workshop located in the continental US nowhere near operational units" is.. sharply different from the Ukraine use case, lol
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Either way, "actually we should rapid prototype Lancet equivalents with 3D printing in a workshop located in the continental US nowhere near operational units" is.. sharply different from the Ukraine use case, lol
Obviously actual molds will be better, but for field repairs/modification and rapid iteration it absolutely proved its worth.
That said I dunno if the next big war will have an "oh shit invent new drones quick" phase so who knows how relevant 3D printing is now.
That said I dunno if the next big war will have an "oh shit invent new drones quick" phase so who knows how relevant 3D printing is now.
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Obviously actual molds will be better, but for field repairs/modification and rapid iteration it absolutely proved its worth.
That said I dunno if the next big war will have an "oh shit invent new drones quick" phase so who knows how relevant 3D printing is now.
That said I dunno if the next big war will have an "oh shit invent new drones quick" phase so who knows how relevant 3D printing is now.
3D printing started off in 2022 with the original grenade drop drones, and by 2023 there were tons of 3D printed FPV frames. It was also extremely useful for munition casings since structural strength barely matters and there was a *lot* of warhead iteration.
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
3D printing started off in 2022 with the original grenade drop drones, and by 2023 there were tons of 3D printed FPV frames. It was also extremely useful for munition casings since structural strength barely matters and there was a *lot* of warhead iteration.
In fairness the 3D printer guys did in fact turn out to be essential to scaling FPV production, but.. locally, not an entire continent away from the front lol
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In fairness the 3D printer guys did in fact turn out to be essential to scaling FPV production, but.. locally, not an entire continent away from the front lol
Yep, I too remember when a homeopathic quantity purely tactical strike drones executed a double digit number of hits on singular targets and collapsed the Russian frontline
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Yep, I too remember when a homeopathic quantity purely tactical strike drones executed a double digit number of hits on singular targets and collapsed the Russian frontline
IDF tank driver training:
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"Don't worry kitten"
"Okay ❤️"
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November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
IDF tank driver training: