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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th March 2024, 07:46 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/severstal-plant-in...

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/severstal-plant-in-russias-cherepovets-was-hit-by-drone-strike-says-local-official

Had not noticed that one when it happened. It was on March 7th, so not new. Looks...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th March 2024, 10:08 AM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 54,431
Posted By Doubt
Overall I think the met most of their goals. I...

Overall I think the met most of their goals. I would expect the next one tries for orbit. Recovery for both stages is likely to take a while to work out.

The fun part was getting a live video...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th March 2024, 05:38 AM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 54,431
Posted By Doubt
Two different live feeds. Showing clocks with a...

Two different live feeds. Showing clocks with a count down at 48 minutes to go. The two feeds here share cameras but are mostly showing different views:

Everyday Astronaut:
...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th March 2024, 07:19 AM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
No. The idea of hollowed out or not...

No.

The idea of hollowed out or not hollowed out is a binary way of looking at something that is of no value at all. So the premise of your idea is just plain worthless.

The Russian army is...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 5th March 2024, 07:26 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
In the case of Russia, a lot of the smaller ships...

In the case of Russia, a lot of the smaller ships were designed to survive just long enough to launch their anti-ship missiles. Air defense was not required to last that long. And once the missile...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 29th February 2024, 01:14 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/29/s...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/29/shooting-down-11-russian-jets-in-11-days-ukraine-nudges-the-russian-air-force-closer-to-an-organizational-death-spiral/?sh=1df272914bc9

The...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th February 2024, 05:50 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
https://en.thebell.io/7-graphs-explaining-russias-...

https://en.thebell.io/7-graphs-explaining-russias-wartime-economy/

So how is that Russian war time economy doing?

Well, first off, it isn't like they are converting car plants to build military...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th February 2024, 05:23 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
Since the invention of the steam engine, control...

Since the invention of the steam engine, control of territory has become secondary to destroying the ability of an army to fight. For Russia to capture territory that matters, they would have to cut...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th February 2024, 04:04 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
Without understanding history there is little...

Without understanding history there is little ability to predict the future. Russia is expending a lot of resources for little gain.

The situation looks a lot more like first world war now than...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th February 2024, 05:03 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,763
Posted By Doubt
The charter would be a bunch of disconnected...

The charter would be a bunch of disconnected sentences that don't mean anything when put together.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th February 2024, 02:47 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,763
Posted By Doubt
Hearing Trump repeatedly act like NATO is a club...

Hearing Trump repeatedly act like NATO is a club where members pay dues is like watching a drug addict try to use a parking meter as an ATM.

He just does not understand how NATO works or any...
Forum: USA Politics 8th February 2024, 03:47 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 8,846
Posted By Doubt
It is an incomplete analysis. Your original post...

It is an incomplete analysis. Your original post about this and my response to it got moved to the homeless thread.
...
Forum: USA Politics 6th February 2024, 04:57 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 8,846
Posted By Doubt
Ah, no. A story from CNBC was presented...

Ah, no.

A story from CNBC was presented showing evidence that Target lied about why it closed stores.

Now even though I started this thread, I have not read every post here. Largely because...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th January 2024, 12:14 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
The only way Russia wins this is if they can...

The only way Russia wins this is if they can inflict enough casualties to bleed Ukraine white. By using human wave attacks, the Russians are the ones ending up on with an over weighted end of the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th January 2024, 12:08 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
They are betting their will to throw away lives...

They are betting their will to throw away lives will out last Ukraine's willingness to resist. Not a good bet.

That said, Ukraine needs to work on shortening the length of the front to outlast...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th January 2024, 12:03 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
Another thing making this unlikely is that a...

Another thing making this unlikely is that a country with a working railroad system is not likely to move around POWs in aircraft. There is no rush and that is expensive.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 22nd January 2024, 03:35 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
You might want to take a closer look at how the...

You might want to take a closer look at how the first world war ended. That is the most relevant to the current situation unless the a more mobile battlefield situation develops.

Warfare for the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th January 2024, 08:20 PM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
The Ryan McBeth take on it. McBeth was an...

The Ryan McBeth take on it. McBeth was an anti-armor platoon sergeant.

The T-90 might be salvageable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-_LuEbHHyo
Forum: USA Politics 16th January 2024, 07:18 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 8,846
Posted By Doubt
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/america...

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/moms-for-liberty-arrest-shoplifting-target-b2477747.html

So one crime wave at Target in Tennessee was uncovered. It was one woman who...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th January 2024, 10:28 AM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,369
Posted By Doubt
The ISW map shows where they think partisan...

The ISW map shows where they think partisan activity is happening. Over the last few months, More areas of resistance have shown up on the map.
...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th January 2024, 06:07 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,660
Posted By Doubt
About the civilian casualties. For...

About the civilian casualties.

For proportionality to mean anything, there has to be some sort of limit at which it is impermissible to attack a location if there are too many civilians there....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th January 2024, 05:17 PM
Replies: 455
Split Thread: Homelessness Issues
Views: 7,654
Posted By Doubt
I was going to ask you for a source about that....

I was going to ask you for a source about that. But I did just go to Google street view and confirmed there is a massive size difference between the stores.

But then again, when you look at the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th January 2024, 03:28 PM
Replies: 455
Split Thread: Homelessness Issues
Views: 7,654
Posted By Doubt
Got any data?

Got any data?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th January 2024, 02:05 PM
Replies: 455
Split Thread: Homelessness Issues
Views: 7,654
Posted By Doubt
Interesting thread drift from where I started. ...

Interesting thread drift from where I started.

However, one thing I notice is lots of people arguing positions with no data to back it up. This is true for when we were still on the original...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd January 2024, 06:42 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 8,846
Posted By Doubt
They have to report their losses to corporate...

They have to report their losses to corporate offices.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd January 2024, 06:31 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 8,846
Posted By Doubt
I will take your opinion as seriously as the...

I will take your opinion as seriously as the source you provided to back it up.

And again, the report I linked to showed they closed stores in places like Portland while keeping others open in...
Forum: USA Politics 31st December 2023, 06:08 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 8,846
Posted By Doubt
Target lied about why it closed stores.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/19/target-store-closures-theft-and-crime-higher-nearby.html

Looks like Target lied when it said it closed 9 stores because of crime.

So how many other chains lied...
Forum: USA Politics 30th December 2023, 12:54 PM
Replies: 936
Views: 87,192
Posted By Doubt
Day One Dick Tater.

Day One Dick Tater.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th December 2023, 12:49 PM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,644
Posted By Doubt
20:1 is just about impossible thanks to support...

20:1 is just about impossible thanks to support weapons and cities not caring how skilled your troops are.

To stay ahead on casualties, they do need better than 3.5:1. A number of troops are...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 26th December 2023, 08:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,075
Posted By Doubt
Seems like they did not learn anything from the...

Seems like they did not learn anything from the Volkswagen scandal.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 26th December 2023, 08:05 PM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,644
Posted By Doubt
Add to all of that, the lack of daylight favors...

Add to all of that, the lack of daylight favors western military hardware over the old Russian stuff.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 22nd December 2023, 03:55 PM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,644
Posted By Doubt
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/12/21...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/12/21/mouse-fever-what-to-know-about-the-virus-mowing-down-putins-soldiers-fighting-in-ukraine/?sh=41672d3e3e5d

The actual virus has not been...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st December 2023, 08:39 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 4,228
Posted By Doubt
The police were not up front with the info. Why...

The police were not up front with the info. Why still needs to be pointed out. Exactly what went down is still not known to the public.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th December 2023, 04:54 PM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,644
Posted By Doubt
According to Wikipedia, the Russians themselves...

According to Wikipedia, the Russians themselves were about half the casualties. By percentage of the regional population the 5 other Soviet republics suffered worse than the Russians.
...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th December 2023, 07:30 PM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,644
Posted By Doubt
https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/18...

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/18kknbv/ukrainian_video_showing_a_javelin_hitting_a/

Found the video of that one.

They might still have been safer on top given the over...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th December 2023, 03:06 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,660
Posted By Doubt
Nobody gets a free pass for shooting civilians....

Nobody gets a free pass for shooting civilians. Not ever! The IDF is supposed to be a professional force.

Yes, Hamas does not get a pass for abusing the laws of war that should keep people safe....
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th December 2023, 10:01 PM
Replies: 1,402
Views: 117,029
Posted By Doubt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWSE9dPEx6Y ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWSE9dPEx6Y

Two weeks ago I would not have even noticed the border between Venezuela and Guyana.

But Perun to the rescue with a briefing on the subject. 66...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th December 2023, 10:33 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,692
Posted By Doubt
Not a fan of her music, like many here. But also...

Not a fan of her music, like many here. But also have no issues with this.

One funny thing was that until a few years ago, she managed to keep her perspective on many social issues to herself....
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd December 2023, 06:30 PM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,644
Posted By Doubt
Yes. But the manpower cost to Russia is not as...

Yes. But the manpower cost to Russia is not as bad as it is for Ukraine. Russia can afford the casualties to take cites. Ukraine cannot. Ukraine's best way to deal with cities is to bypass them. But...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd December 2023, 05:05 PM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,644
Posted By Doubt
As near as I can tell, the only viable reasoning...

As near as I can tell, the only viable reasoning behind any current Russian offensive action is to try and bait Ukraine into conducting offensive operations in cities. It is the only viable reason I...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd December 2023, 04:45 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,660
Posted By Doubt
Well equipped and well trained armies that are...

Well equipped and well trained armies that are designed to conduct conventional military operations routinely fail to wipe out poorly equipped forces in asymmetrical conflicts.

In a conventional...
Forum: USA Politics 29th November 2023, 07:12 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,261
Posted By Doubt
He is only dead because the Democrats cut him off...

He is only dead because the Democrats cut him off from his supply of adrenochrome!

Sadly, that idea is so stupid that the Q followers might go for it.
Forum: USA Politics 29th November 2023, 07:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,261
Posted By Doubt
I had just mentioned him not being dead yet a...

I had just mentioned him not being dead yet a couple of days ago in the thread about teaching history backwards.

Did not have him on my bingo card. Wonder if anybody in the big dead pool contests...
Forum: Education 27th November 2023, 09:53 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,354
Posted By Doubt
A big part of the problem for recent history is...

A big part of the problem for recent history is that the key players are often not dead yet. Lots of papers and documents needed won't be accessible until after someone die. Still waiting for...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 25th November 2023, 06:35 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 2,383
Posted By Doubt
Not always a curse. If you own money and have a...

Not always a curse. If you own money and have a fixed interest rate, an inflationary cycle can help you since the amount you owe does not go up. Quite a few people who took out loans in the late 60s...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 25th November 2023, 04:38 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 2,383
Posted By Doubt
I agree. But it would look a bit different....

I agree. But it would look a bit different. Normally, anybody in a position to invest wants to keep some cash on hand to cover emergencies and any opportunities that might come up. Some of that would...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 24th November 2023, 11:31 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 2,383
Posted By Doubt
I am not an economist at all. But a few results...

I am not an economist at all. But a few results of this seem pretty simple:

Rich people and companies will make themselves cash poor and put their money into land, durable commodities, and...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd November 2023, 05:09 PM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,644
Posted By Doubt
Oh, there is a reason to build one. Throughput....

Oh, there is a reason to build one. Throughput. The more Ukraine puts on the left bank the more resources are needed to support them. Most of the various float bridges used by NATO can serve as rafts...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd November 2023, 08:56 AM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,644
Posted By Doubt
The pacing on the river crossing has been...

The pacing on the river crossing has been interesting. Usually, the crossing is executed quickly followed by an effort to expand the bridge head as fast as possible to protect the crossing site and...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th November 2023, 09:11 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 54,431
Posted By Doubt
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=...

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59109.0

I have not heard it from an offical source. But the first person to talk about it was Everyday Astronaut during the last Falcon Heavy...
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