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by rl3 1y ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/science/petrova-scientist... For her it's life and death, but perhaps you'd prefer to classify it as ridiculous hyperbole as well.
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by rl3 1y ago
Thanks for this. Not only is it a great anecdote, but it's nice to be reminded that it's still a small world out there.
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by rl3 1y ago
> And if you want the most destructive power, those are all military lasers. Which can absolutely destroy things science fiction style, but on a fairly small scale and with some important limitations. https://en.wikipedia.org
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by rl3 1y ago
> I'd love to be a $207k/mo. lunch lady. I mean, I'd settle for being a $207k/yr lunch lady. Perhaps I'm unduly devaluing myself..
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by rl3 1y ago
> If this is a material security threat, I need a lot of writers to explain why because most people don’t know. Because personal smartphones aren't considered secure for protecting classified information. Signal in and of itself m
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by rl3 1y ago
> I never realized such a lawsuit was even possible; are TV shows not allowed to edit what they show? This isn't 60 Minutes' first rodeo with this kind of thing. An earlier experience was so harrowing that it was turned into a
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'60 Minutes' chief resigns, saying show's independence was compromised(npr.org)
49 points by rl3 1y ago|22 comments
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by rl3 1y ago
Is this tact by chance circular in nature? Does it happen to be utilized more frequently during the course of group activities a given management hierarchy is known to regularly participate in? Not trying to be a jerk, just curious.
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by rl3 1y ago
> ... I think it's hard to argue hunting is evil. Very few if any clean kills, infliction of immense suffering on creatures that have a cognitive capacity rivaling that of humans prior to robbing them of life, clear lack of necessi
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by rl3 1y ago
Didn't say it was, and generally speaking harvesting when used in context of any living thing is pretty horrifying.
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by rl3 1y ago
> ... since fishing whale is legal ... The choice of verb is ironic given whales are mammals. I suppose that's why they call it whaling, although even that obscures the horror.
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by rl3 1y ago
That sounds like it'd be an improvement, actually.
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by rl3 1y ago
Of course, I just figured it was funnier without the /s or the spoilers.
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How the Military Hid the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant(militarystory.org)
2 points by rl3 1y ago|0 comments
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by rl3 1y ago
Well you know, nothing's truly foolproof and incapable of error. He just had to fall back upon his human wit in that specific instance, and everything worked out in the end.
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by rl3 1y ago
They can't even get detection right, let alone prediction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal A few thousand innocent lives just casually ruined.
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by rl3 2y ago
Keep in mind flagging anything probably increases the chances that the entire submission is sent to purgatory (read: also flagged) via whatever flamewar detection mechanisms exist. Generally it should only be reserved for obviously egregiou
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by rl3 2y ago
Public and private sector science have historically been enmeshed by design. Public sector medical research has been decimated in recent months, so adverse effects on products developed by private entities is an unfortunate byproduct of tha
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by rl3 2y ago
Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes. Water is for toilets, drink Brawndo! The Thirst Mutilator. You know on a serious note, it occurred to me that Liquid Death's slogan "Murder your thirst" isn&
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by rl3 2y ago
You're not wrong, and I get the aversion to any [modern] precedent that nationalization sets. It's not one I'd like to see set either. I think the more reasonable crux here is why there was no clearance revocation. The guy in
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by rl3 2y ago
Massive conflicts of interest exist between him and foreign adversaries of the US: https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/musk-putin-secret-conversat... https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/put
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by rl3 2y ago
In keeping with F-14 discussion, this submission just disappeared off the main page faster than the U.S.S. Nimitz going back in time to December 6th, 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(film) I lik
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by rl3 2y ago
> Who cares about what military pilots think about this? Because they still command near universal respect, even if the law lately unfortunately doesn't.
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by rl3 2y ago
Good point. Updated my original comment, thanks. In fact, they made the news a couple weeks ago: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-spy-drone-retre... It's admittedly bizarre to have our old aircraf
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by rl3 2y ago
> That quote can be applied to so many areas in life. Couldn't agree more. > Also, a Tomcat “driver?” Is that a thing? Yup: https://www.quora.com/I-am-told-that-an-F-15-pilot-was-calle... To qualify, my usage o
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by rl3 2y ago
It's great to see a retired Tomcat driver interviewed for this article. For those unaware, the F-14 was featured in Top Gun and is an absolutely iconic aircraft that's no longer flying [in the US military]. That pilot's quote
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Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots(nytimes.com)
115 points by rl3 2y ago|76 comments
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by rl3 2y ago
Thank you, Canada. Your position is common sense and level-headed.
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by rl3 2y ago
I'm not a geologist, but I suspect this explains large methane pockets.
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Gates warns White House he can't fill shortfalls in US global health funding(reuters.com)
29 points by rl3 2y ago|3 comments

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