carefree-bob

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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Is purchasing a house consumption?
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Why do you think this bridge is vital when there is a land bridge (Kherson) with multiple rail links all in Russian controlled territory containing the entry and exit points of the bridge?
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Plus these things have a range of about 50 miles. It's not like if you are a carrier floating in the pacific, you will be swarmed with a thousand torpedoes. To launch one requires a submarine, and while one may hide, it's not so e
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Yes, and surge requirements are generally quadruple of the normal runtime, but with lead-time. Still, no way we can train pilots at a rate of even 1 pilot every 1.5 days. And imagine the lead times on that!
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Toward the end of WW2, even though the US and UK were turning German cities into rubble, the manufacture of german planes was still so great that empty planes sat around in warehouses because they could not find pilots to fly them. That is
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Wargames for things that will never happen is not a good reason to build more planes now, in the real world. There are over 1300 F35s in service, 500 in the US and the rest with various allies. It is the most successful weapons system in th
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
ASML's largest shareholder is Intel, and they rely on a supply chain from American, German, and other western European countries, all on the US leash. But more importantly, ASML does exactly what America tells them to do. And Europe fo
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
The problem here is that gas prices have bifurcated to the point that an "average" doesn't mean much. I'm pretty sure I know how California will vote regardless of the gas price, but gas in Texas and much of the midwest
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
What do you mean by "losing TSMC"? It's not ours. Do you know what does belong to the west? ASML. What makes TSMC actually work.
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
I get what you are saying, and I was sympathetic to this view in the Ukraine war (where we gave orders of magnitude more munitions than have been spent on Iran). At that time, I believed it "We are running out of missiles, we are runni
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
I agree, political exhaustion is the real constraint. I personally would not be willing to do anything to defend Taiwan from China. But then again, I don't support any of the wars we fought in the middle east, either.
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Yeah, congress forces the military to contract out to companies in enough congressional districts to secure passage of the legislation. We basically force these companies into byzantine and inefficient supply chains because we treat it all
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
20,000 drones could hit a carrier and not sink it. 100,000 drones would not sink it. Not if they all landed direct hits. It's like firing a handgun against a tank. You need more oomph. To sink an aircraft carrier you really need like 1
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
I think we should cut the astronauts a break. If I can swear while driving to a coffee shop, they should be able to swear when orbiting the moon.
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
The Iran war is a skirmish by any reasonable measure. It does not exhaust either the US Navy or the Airforce, and the Army isn't even participating. Now I understand it has a large impact because of oil prices and the closing of the st
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
But why? I'm not against the idea in principle, but there has to be a motivation beyond "It's possible". Even the search for knowledge, which is a good reason to invest in R&D, but how much would we learn on the moon
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Well, if I was Apple, I would not put one of their software guys into the position since the software leadership team has been ineffective. So either hire externally (crapshoot) or promote internally. It makes sense. Hopefully the hardware
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Yes, a very successful CEO and he secured a great legacy. I was skeptical when Jobs stepped down, but under Cook innovation did continue, but primarily in hardware.
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Drones have a limited range and limited capacity to inflict damage. Yes, they are effective at hunting infantry, but you can't reach across an ocean and strike the US with "millions of drones". Relatedly, aircraft carriers ar
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
If you think astronauts are supposed to be "the best of humanity" then you are going to be dissapointed. Astronauts are chosen because they can withstand high G forces and keep cool under pressure. It is very similar to how race c
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
The right to repair legislation the EU passed is heartening. Now, let's see if they actually enforce it. There is a shocking amount of apathy on the part of people who think this doesn't affect them because they personally have no
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Unfortunately Hyundai is not required by law to keep making batteries. They are only legally required to provide for warranty support for up to 10 years after a car is made. Usually that means you keep making parts, but I'm not sure ho
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Yes to both. Why not?
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
If you want pricing for older cars, I recommend carsandbids.com. For example, here is a 2008 Audi RS4, that is currently bid to $18,000. It has 111,000 miles on it. https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3oj8pvR7/2008-au
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Cars have basically unlimited useful life because every component (arguably with the exception of the frame) can be repaired. It's surprisingly affordable to rebuild an engine and make it as good as new. I can buy a car made in the 50s
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
There is also the issue of rot and mold. Librarians suffer from more lung diseases because of this.
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
This is a very misleading title. What they mean is that solar capacity contributes more to energy growth than any other factor. In terms of actual energy generation, solar remains far below coal, oil, natural gas, hydro, nuclear and win
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
Yeah, that makes sense. It's always tempting to focus on tools, whether tweaking the OS, or learning new languages, or new frameworks, editors, etc.
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
curious, what about Mojo makes you not trust it?
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by carefree-bob 6mo ago
The implication for me is that they are aligned with the US system. That is why, for example, when Orban challenges EU sanctions against Russia, there are ponderous articles published about "authoritarianism" in Hungary, but when,

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