Profile pic is from Jason Box, depicting a projection of Arctic warming to the year 2100 based on current trends.
But that also assumes the US military is unified to follow orders into an illegal war, and that may not be the case.
It’s depressing that it’s almost come to that small hope, that our military isn’t as stupid as those giving the orders to them.
Even during the recent occupation of Ukraine and the threat upon neighboring countries that are in NATO there was discussion about what-ifs, and how much gray area there is in such events. The core idea of NATO was about deterrence, much like the MAD of nuclear weapon buildup. If someone crosses that line, something has to happen otherwise the whole agreement is called out as meaningless. Article 5 leaves what actions need to happen open ended though, so assistance can be something as simple as persuading the attacker to leave via strong words. Which will absolutely be the first thing tried, as no one wants to escalate to the next level. Well, except the idiots who are attacking.
I agree, having flown in and out of there a number of times, plus a layover once. I actually enjoy the tram rides out to the terminal areas.
LEO with a bad reentry is fine.
“We can have Canada as a 51st state!”
“Now we’re down to 49 states, you dumb ass.”
Humans are terrible. The human eyes and brain are good at detecting certain things though that allow a reaction where computer vision, especially only using one method of detection, fails often. There are times when an automated system will prevent a problem before a human could even see it. So far neither is the clear winner, human driving just has a legacy that automation has to beat by a great length and not just be good enough.
On the topic of human drivers, I think most on the road drive reactively and not based on prediction and anticipation. Given the speed and possible detection methods, a well designed automated system should be excelling at this. It costs more and it more complex to design such a thing, so we’re getting the bare bones of the best minimum tech can give us right now, which again is not a replacement for all cases.
Hope he gets cornered in an alley by a bunch of retirees. And has a quiet discussion about the damage he’s doing.
My kids are very literate. :D Maybe because it’s such a drawn out word it stood out to him and he mimicked it. I don’t know.
It’s possible he’d rattle off not the names, but parts of lyric, if he’s been exposed to them. When he was very young my son would request “boulevard” when we got into the car for a trip, since we’d regularly listen to Green Day.
I normally suggest using the Calvin version of this meme to avoid promoting him in any way, but he is part of the discussion topic here.
“Gradually, then suddenly.”
Make America Gangrene Again
Remember when Obama was asked if he could run for a third, and he said he couldn’t because it’s not allowed. Imagine a President who respects the law, the Constitution, and the will of the people via Congress. Irony is that it was Republicans who put in place the term limits, so Trump is even against his party’s previous mandate.
The company does not have your best interest in mind, ever. I’m going to guess the supervisor she opened up to is going to get fired now for not reporting or something.
The reporting has changed because there’s a political connection. Looking up yearly statistics or individual cases there’s no correlation yet to say that there’s a huge uptick. This isn’t to say that actions taken haven’t increases some risks, so I suppose it’s still early to say either way for this year.
To further the spirit of the topic:
picture: An individual painting, drawing, or other representation on a surface, of an object or objects; esp. such a representation as a work of art. (Now the prevailing sense.)
image: An optical appearance or counterpart of an object, such as is produced by rays of light either reflected as from a mirror, refracted as through a lens, or falling on a surface after passing through a small aperture. Such an appearance may also be a mere subjective impression on the sense of sight, as an after-image (q.v.), and the negative image or accidental image seen after looking intently at a bright-coloured object, and having a colour complementary to that of the object. An image produced by reflexion or refraction is called in Optics a real image when the rays from each point of the object actually meet at a point, a virtual image when they diverge as if from a point beyond the reflecting or refracting body.
Source: the interweb. Fight me.
Truly random. I would have never guessed that one.
Unless someone rich can benefit, then “states’ rights!”
Paper bags for everyone’s head! No more problems!