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by maxglute 1y ago
Globe uses US social media platforms, us social media platforms subject to filtering based on US geopolitical interest, in this case with israeli alignment. Pro Palestine material should be otherwise drowning the discourse, even on western
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by maxglute 1y ago
> Free child-related services Unless that gets extended to household level, i.e. maids/nannies at home, I don't think it's enough. Hence UBI + "slave" labour tier support. Can't UBI way to hiring fellow nati
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by maxglute 1y ago
> long-term data we have? My rough understanding is we have 20-50 years of efforts in the Nordics. Long enough to form "Nordic Paradox" for situation where pro-natal policies still lead to below replacement rates. There's
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by maxglute 1y ago
Frequently. But sometimes reality also simply has an anti-US interest bias. US lawmakers bitch about TikTok being pro-Palestine - the reality is the global narrative DEFAULT CONSENSUS _should_ be pro-Palestine / anti Israel / anti
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by maxglute 1y ago
>have 2-3 kids to keep the population. Yes, I think even "real pro-maternity" policies not enough. I written more in comment below, but my gut feeling is to get enough family formation that has 2-3 kids rather than 1-2, you nee
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by maxglute 1y ago
>really generous IMO take so far data is showing no amount of generous policies will convince people to have more than 1-2 kids (hit replacement TFR) long term unless they're living life of leisure + ample subsidies AND help. At som
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by maxglute 1y ago
> It seems that fertility rate laughs at mere authoritarianism IMO the problem is fertility rate also laughs at everything "liberalism" and wealth has thrown and true authoritarian measures have not been taken. As in every libe
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by maxglute 1y ago
Shortterm, SKR probably the only country with culture of civil service, loathing for immigration, and enough gender drama for misandrist men to eventually roll out coercive family planning system onto females (that hate them) to force famil
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by maxglute 1y ago
Hoping for open source watch OS some day, so many OEM / white label cheap smartwatch/fitness bands. Already exists for cheap cloud cameras. Could be the F91W of our time. Also I'd gladly ditch USB C for a few programmable med
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by maxglute 1y ago
>The outside world can't tell the difference anyway Why not, plurality of the outside world has PRC as their biggest trading partner, seeing increasingly higher tier goods. Some even visit and see delivered goods with their own eyes
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by maxglute 1y ago
Deport + limit immigration = degrowth = of course job growth would slow, maybe even turn negative. Perhaps there's this alternative scenario world where pressed Americans start working jobs illegals work, aka the jobs allegedly America
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by maxglute 1y ago
> truth is the margins for Chinese exporters have collapsed - there was a Chinese industrial profit drop of 10% in may and 5% in June [from comment below] Truth is someone doesn't know how to read NBS/MoF data. Decompose Indust
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by maxglute 1y ago
Original comment is about article content - "SMALL" UAV, i.e. tactical / infantry / battlefield level. As in the small UAV war in UKR frontlines that US marines is training for is against likely obsolete platforms becaus
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by maxglute 1y ago
On paper, shaheed tier drones can be upgraded with better compute to fly much more complex (i.e. close terrain hug) which exponentially drops chance to intercept by forcing defender to increase/scale IADs density/complexity. Analo
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by maxglute 1y ago
I think the even broader answer to battlefield level drones is... to establish stupid levels of decisive overmatch where cheap drones can't be effectively operated at scale, i.e... IDF vs Hamas. If one can afford it, to spend much more
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by maxglute 1y ago
No? Modern artillery shells cost 5-10k per (50-70k for guidance kits + programmable) and kill at medium distance, with entire logistic park (including self propelled) and isr chain for proper deployment. It's a different tier / ty
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by maxglute 1y ago
In Pacific war... with standoff distances involved most of determinant fighting all going to be one way trip, i.e. 2000km+ = disposable. I suppose question is how much US can value engineer their stand off missiles, which will inevitably ha
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by maxglute 1y ago
TBH once these platforms become deployed, noncombatants are signing their own suicide note even being close to battlefield. I imagine rules of engagement, expectations on civilians will simply change/devolve, i.e. most you can expect f
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by maxglute 1y ago
My comment was more specific to the article, i.e. counter "SMALL" UAS / tactical / infantry battlefield scale. Pacific theater / operation/strategic scale, IMO bigger drones and traditional loitering munitions
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by maxglute 1y ago
UKR almost feels like yesterday's drone war. It seems pretty obvious purpose built murder bots by technologically capable powers like PRC would be fully autonomous and expendable like actual munitions. Image fuse some cheap rgb/ir
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by maxglute 1y ago
Some lives are worth more $$$ than others... CASEVAC for a single US soldier will tie up multiple individuals + follow up costs (full logistics + medical + compensation + benefits etc) = orders of magnitude more than few 1000 drones. Estima
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by maxglute 1y ago
What's there to elaborate. First version of Martinez study (when researcher was an assistant prof in public policy) has methodology criticized to death way back in 2017 by experts who specialize in satellite imagery, remote sensing etc
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by maxglute 1y ago
Now obsolete Le KeQiang Index (LKI): power, rail freight volume, bank loans which were harder to manipulate. But this was like pre 2005s when Li was in charge of Liaoning before became premiere. Western analysists picked up on it form wikil
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by maxglute 1y ago
The frequency of Martinez Democracy vs Autocracy study reposts, especially in western MSM, borders the PRC collapse retardation news cycle. Nvm it got dismantled by various people who use nightlight metrics for living. NBER also did a sophi
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by maxglute 1y ago
It's simple XX division Unlimited division for everyone else
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by maxglute 1y ago
as usual simple not easy etc... level1 figure out deficit/maintenance/surplus calories figure out what behavior changes to maintain consumption levels level2 (extra work, but really what it's at) figure out what how you want
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by maxglute 1y ago
Infra really caught up to point where remote streaming my desktop to various devices mobile devices have been viable. I kind of wish windows phone OS didn't fail so hard, it would be nice to toggle mobile mode in a remote session and h
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by maxglute 1y ago
They have EU warehouses now. They're subject to EU legal process at this point. EU consumers can vote with their wallets, and seems like they're fine / appreciate TEMU business model and externality dumping (and middle man cu
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by maxglute 1y ago
They're good for tidying, not deep cleaning, assuming they're not bottom barrel (i.e. no laser if those still exist), and have decent app to streamline process (i.e. invisible walls, cordon rooms). They're GREAT if you really
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by maxglute 1y ago
Eufy vac by Anker was truly baffling launch consider all the roborock alternatives at the time, any budget Xiaomi vac was better. It's not weird _because_ all the 2018 sentiment eventually led a bunch of export controls by US and Meng

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