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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th January 2024, 12:32 PM
Replies: 1,491
Views: 52,679
Posted By HansMustermann
The difference is that Musk is nowhere near Ford...

The difference is that Musk is nowhere near Ford in actually having such achievements (other than in his own self-aggrandizing narrative.) Virtually none of what he's doing is really new, in the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th January 2024, 12:18 PM
Replies: 1,491
Views: 52,679
Posted By HansMustermann
No. It's a real BS technique, and logically...

No. It's a real BS technique, and logically invalid. You don't need any special reason or circumstances to point it out when it's used.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th January 2024, 12:23 AM
Replies: 448
Views: 19,716
Posted By HansMustermann
I found out that I can jolly well stop buying the...

I found out that I can jolly well stop buying the most expensive headsets and sound cards, because my hearing stops somewhere below 11KHz anyway. So, you know, I don't really need the sound card to...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th January 2024, 12:07 AM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,672
Posted By HansMustermann
The simple answer is that there is no such thing...

The simple answer is that there is no such thing as as a non-tracer Bushmaster round. Even the APDS and training ammo are tracer rounds.

Source:...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th January 2024, 12:07 AM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,380
Posted By HansMustermann
The simple answer is that there is no such thing...

The simple answer is that there is no such thing as as a non-tracer Bushmaster round. Even the APDS and training ammo are tracer rounds.

Source:...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 3rd January 2024, 07:20 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
Pretty much, yes.

Pretty much, yes.
Forum: Trials and Errors 2nd January 2024, 04:35 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 743
Posted By HansMustermann
Interesting. Does it mean I also can sue for...

Interesting. Does it mean I also can sue for defamation and such when kids online claim to have screwed my mom?
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 2nd January 2024, 04:27 AM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
Found a reputable video about it, just so nobody...

Found a reputable video about it, just so nobody thinks I'm making it up. The title of the video really says it all :p

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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 31st December 2023, 07:14 AM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
Well, do approved and laid down ships count, even...

Well, do approved and laid down ships count, even if they weren't finished?

Then I propose the following abomination ordered by Stalin from the USA and laid down and IIRC actually had the keel...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 31st December 2023, 02:00 AM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
LCS as a broad concept is very old and valid....

LCS as a broad concept is very old and valid. After all, that's what we used monitors for, among other things. Hell, the original torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers (which ultimately evolved...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 30th December 2023, 11:08 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
Well, generally a turret on the centre line is...

Well, generally a turret on the centre line is better than two on the wings. But it could be worse. E.g., Germany came up with the SMS Nassau, and it's hexagonal turret arrangement.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 29th December 2023, 09:09 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
Yes, but the point is: there's a reason why those...

Yes, but the point is: there's a reason why those remained just on paper. Someone recognized that they're not a good idea. So when someone actually builds a verbatim equivalent of those, you have to...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 29th December 2023, 08:59 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
By all means, do make those cases yourself,...

By all means, do make those cases yourself, rather than complain that someone else doesn't. Obviously you know something about those that we don't. Sharing that wisdom seems more productive than...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 29th December 2023, 05:57 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
By all means, my esteemed coleague, if you have...

By all means, my esteemed coleague, if you have more modern examples of awful ships than WW2, by all means, I would love to hear your opinion. In fact, I dare say most of us geeks would.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 29th December 2023, 05:42 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
Nelrod class suffered from being treaty...

Nelrod class suffered from being treaty battleships -- and the UK made a conspicuous point of strictly adhering to the treaty limitations they had come up with (as opposed to everyone else just lying...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 29th December 2023, 05:24 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
More than one navy did, actually. I believe the...

More than one navy did, actually. I believe the Italian navy also had a project for an all big gun ship.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 29th December 2023, 05:20 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
Not really, no. It didn't nearly do the same jump...

Not really, no. It didn't nearly do the same jump as from 2x2 main gun pre-Dreadnoughts to 5x2 main guns. And yeah, there were some "semi-dreadnought" experiments along the way, but nothing as...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 29th December 2023, 02:12 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
Not really, no. HMS Warrior was a combination of...

Not really, no. HMS Warrior was a combination of proven technologies and stuff that was obviously the next step up, as illustrated by everyone else trying it. Might not have nailed it on the first...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 29th December 2023, 02:05 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
Look, all I'm saying is that while all of that is...

Look, all I'm saying is that while all of that is probably common knowledge, the general consensus seems to be:

- Tillman maximum battleships: omg, dumbest idea ever, would just cause everyone...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 29th December 2023, 05:49 AM
Replies: 625
Views: 65,935
Posted By HansMustermann
OK, I'll probably need asbestos pants for this...

OK, I'll probably need asbestos pants for this one, but I nominate HMS Dreadnought.

I know, it sounds crazy, but hear me out.

Now my... hypothesis for this one isn't that it was something...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st December 2023, 06:09 PM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
Right. And I have black friends, so I'm not...

Right. And I have black friends, so I'm not racist, right? :p

Anyway, most people don't actually listen to those friends. Maybe you do. Kudos then. Most people seem to think they can just get...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st December 2023, 05:01 PM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
But it's not even just about trans or whatnot....

But it's not even just about trans or whatnot. The whole social media lately has spiralled down the drain to a circle jerk where group X is telling group not-X what they should think, what they...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st December 2023, 04:33 PM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
Sure, as soon as the opposite disappears from...

Sure, as soon as the opposite disappears from this thread too. As in, when the case about Musk or X having transphobic opinions is also moved there. ESPECIALLY when it comes to cis guys with no...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st December 2023, 02:25 PM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
Err... no. It was actually just answering to a...

Err... no. It was actually just answering to a post who was answering to another one citing "hate crimes" -- and I don't know what kind of confusion of mind would make one think I'm answering to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st December 2023, 12:07 PM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
Raise awareness is one thing, and I might even...

Raise awareness is one thing, and I might even support that, try to forbid everyone who disagrees from speaking, or even act like everyone who disagrees is some kind of NSDAP card-carrying,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st December 2023, 11:27 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
And speaking as a former trans(ed)-girl, I can...

And speaking as a former trans(ed)-girl, I can tell them: tough luck. Deal with it. Learn to take the fire or get out of the kitchen. Nobody owes you a damn thing, much less to pretend your fantasies...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2023, 12:44 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
Not sure... he seemed in some kind of......

Not sure... he seemed in some kind of... dissociative state. Or on drugs. Dunno, I'm not a psychiatrist, but he just goes from twitchy to staring into space and going repeatedly "G... F... Y" no...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th December 2023, 04:32 PM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,672
Posted By HansMustermann
Vietnam war started in '55, Korea started in '50,...

Vietnam war started in '55, Korea started in '50, the BMP-1 didn't even start service until '66. So yeah, you find previous doctrines before the IFV is even invented :p

it's like saying, but,...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th December 2023, 07:25 AM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,672
Posted By HansMustermann
OH, in WW2, i.t was standard for all armies....

OH, in WW2, i.t was standard for all armies. Because APCs really came late and in relatively small numbers, and IFVs were still like a decade in the future. So how are you going to carry your...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th December 2023, 01:18 AM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,672
Posted By HansMustermann
I've never heard of it before myself, but I can't...

I've never heard of it before myself, but I can't say I'm well versed in Soviet military doctrine, given that they were a rather secretive bunch. But in Ukraine it took them almost two years to come...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th December 2023, 02:51 AM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,672
Posted By HansMustermann
Well, the question isn't as much what I kid...

Well, the question isn't as much what I kid myself as what some Russian officer kids himself. :p

And not just about top attacks, but also mines. The Ukrainians are know to mine the hell out of the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th December 2023, 12:17 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
What, that he told advertisers to GFY? Yeah, it's...

What, that he told advertisers to GFY? Yeah, it's true.

Sad thing is:

1. It wasn't even a hostile reporter or anything. Musk really only had to repeat the stuff about how it's a free speech...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th December 2023, 11:54 PM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,672
Posted By HansMustermann
More hilarity: a new video shows BMPs getting...

More hilarity: a new video shows BMPs getting hit, while carrying the infantry... on top. Kind of defeating the whole idea of an armoured personnel carrier.

I kind of wonder what took them so long...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th December 2023, 06:41 AM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,672
Posted By HansMustermann
Not sure it's that great news for North Korea...

Not sure it's that great news for North Korea either, though. I'm pretty sure their own power boner was also based on having the mightiest army and equipment in the world, and lots of it. Everyone...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th December 2023, 01:31 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
The AI is even funnier in that in at least one...

The AI is even funnier in that in at least one instance it produced an OpenAI text about not teaching to do malware, prompting some to wonder if they just ripped off ChatGPT. The answer from X that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th December 2023, 03:36 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
Alex Jones? Heh. Sure, reinstate him. Let's see...

Alex Jones? Heh. Sure, reinstate him. Let's see for how much he can afford to get sued next time :p

Or how many more advertisers X loses in the process :p
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th December 2023, 10:06 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,049
Posted By HansMustermann
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. It seems...

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. It seems to me like objectively some languages evolved features that other languages don't. Sure, some can express the same idea -- although even then, good...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th December 2023, 09:41 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,049
Posted By HansMustermann
Hmm... I could have sworn this was the...

Hmm... I could have sworn this was the "singularities" thread. But then I'm drunk. If any mod wants to move it wherever the "singularities" went, I'm not opposed, to say the least.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th December 2023, 06:57 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,049
Posted By HansMustermann
OK, let's talk "singularities" and why that's the...

OK, let's talk "singularities" and why that's the domain of BS-ers who have 0% clue what they're talking about. I could talk about any 3 of the proposed ones, but I'm gonna write a wall of text...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd December 2023, 12:21 AM
Replies: 2,182
Views: 102,672
Posted By HansMustermann
In a case of poetic justice, a Russian general...

In a case of poetic justice, a Russian general dies from a mine laid by Russians. Which is apparently a big problem for Russians trying to counter-attack the Ukrainian bridge-head in the south....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st December 2023, 06:25 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
Dude(s), let's return to the premise (well,...

Dude(s), let's return to the premise (well, rather inferrence mode) presented.

I can make a coherent case that Commodus (the bellend emperor from the movie "Gladiator") was a GREAT emperor. In...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st December 2023, 03:27 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
You can find people who think Stalin was the...

You can find people who think Stalin was the greatest man alive. Doesn't make it a "FACT" :p
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 1st December 2023, 01:15 AM
Replies: 480
Views: 25,924
Posted By HansMustermann
While maybe not a definition per se, I find...

While maybe not a definition per se, I find Obama's description of it to be spot on. It's pretty much what I was thinking all along about it; his version is just much more diplomatic than how I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st December 2023, 01:07 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
It seems like we're not really disagreeing all...

It seems like we're not really disagreeing all that much. My point was in only response to "if he had bought it and just left it alone to operate as it was." All I'm saying is that once he bought it...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2023, 09:53 PM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
Not really. Twitter was already losing money, and...

Not really. Twitter was already losing money, and was over 5 billion in debt. Which it still has to pay interest on even under Musk. That only got even worse after Musk saddled it with even more...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2023, 06:21 AM
Replies: 1,706
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Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-x-advertiser...

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-x-advertisers-interview/
No comments.

Edit: ah, I see it's been posted before.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th November 2023, 04:08 PM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
Oh noes! Won't someone think of the poor fembots...

Oh noes! Won't someone think of the poor fembots ;)
Forum: Education 29th November 2023, 11:11 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,354
Posted By HansMustermann
I think that actually the main problem with...

I think that actually the main problem with teaching history at a pre-academy level is that it's reduced to a rote memorization of names and dates, with no real insight as to why or how. Which even I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th November 2023, 05:57 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
Quite plausibly, yeah. But that was one of the...

Quite plausibly, yeah. But that was one of the things I was wondering: does he actually believe so many CTs? Most people stop at one or two? Or is it just an act for whatever reason?

I mean, yes,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th November 2023, 04:34 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,252
Posted By HansMustermann
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkavwm/elon-musk-e...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkavwm/elon-musk-endorses-conspiracy-with-meme-saying-pizzagate-is-real
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