No, I think he’s right. I don’t recall the web being any faster today than it was thirty years ago, download speed excepted. The overall experience is about the same, if not worse, IMO.

Why would you make an exception for download speed? It was the reason why the internet was slow back then.

This is like saying Victorian Britain wasn't polluted, except for all the coal burning.

That’s basically what they said in 2003 and look how long America was in Iraq for. Did everyone already forget what happened just two decades ago?

And Iraq was a mostly-functioning country before the US moved in. Iran is a slow-moving train crash in progress, there's no way that the US military will be able to deal with the disintegration that will occur the moment they move in to grab the oil... ah, I mean, restore democracy.

Yes, the risk is: Weeks long now = decade long in a decade.

The key determining factor could be whether any American boots land on the ground or not. Once they do land, there is then no end to the op. I am assuming a simple Venezuelan-style kidnapping of their leader won't work here, or it would have happened already. Fwiw, Iran of course is substantially larger than both Afghanistan and Iraq, so the risk of a prolonged operation is longer.

I’m exponentially surprised every day they don’t attack. That means they’re putting a little thought into this. I wasn’t reading the news in 2003, but they seemed so hurried.

Ironically, this time, time would have been of the essence to save the protesters who died. Maybe the US noticed all their potential supporters were rapted and killed.

In 2003, Bush first tried gathering support for invasion in Sept 2002 at the UN. Congress granted authority for use of military force in October, and the troop build up started. Colin Powell tried one more major push for UN support in Jan 2002. The invasion was in March 2003.

That was the public facing attempts to gather support. Internally within the administration, they started working on invasion plans within a few months of 9/11. These plans continued to iterate up to being more or less locked in and approved (by Bush) in Jan 2003.

Yeah, the Russians also though they'd occupy Ukraine and change the regime in Kyiv a matter of weeks. Meanwhile the war has been going on for 4 years.

The US totally botched Afghanistan, Libya and possibly Syria as well. I gueass another civil war is somehow better than rabid religious leaders who hate the US and Israel armed with nukes.

4 years with confirmed Crimea and 20% new land into Russia constitution. Tried and defeated every conventional American weapon. Assisted Iran to let them know how to jam starlink. Oreshnik? Against entire EU and standing much much stronger with 1-2M soldiers trained. Helped NKorea to be significantly stronger to pin down American troops in SKorea? Rise of Brics processing account siphoning 40% of swift volume making it now dark to western analyst? You ask anyone if that is a big lost. And take a look at Ukraine 2 generation of men gone especially the fertile one. This setup for Ukraine war 2 to finish the job 1-2 decades down the road (read how Chechen got tamed). American did that with Iraq 1 and Iraq 2 wars. I dont even know what is the outcome. While Americans drilling oil in Syria, China is deploying Thorium reactors right now. Meanwhile Americans is planning bigger sitting duck fleets that can wipe out by multiple Oreshnick that cost a few million dollars. The golden duck cost? Estimated 22B.

The US could have learned from Russia's Afghanistan debacle but obviously didn't. Always a problem with "this time it's different".

A backhoe cannot do the mantle inlays with black oak, but maybe a CNC router can do most of the work for you except the final detailing and fitting.

Will I still like it?

Once pricing comes into play, you might.

Lookup "one minute dramas" and blow your mind.

Even better, he supported it during his first term.

> Trump and then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a joint statement saying the bridge was a "vital economic link" between the countries.

I'd like to see Waymo have a few of their Drivers do some sim racing training and then compete in some live events. It wouldn't matter much to me if they were fast at all, I'd like to see them go into the rookie classes in various games and see how they avoid crashes from inexperienced players. I believe that it would be the ultimate "shitty drivers vs. AI" test.

Racing and street driving are completely different. Racing involves detailed knowledge of vehicle dynamics and grip. Street driving is mainly obstacle recognition and avoidance. No waymo ever operates anywhere close to the limit of grip, which is where you are all the time when racing.

Sure but accident avoidance in sim racing is basically the ultimate test for any driver.

I also said it wouldn’t matter if they’re fast, I don’t care about driving at the limit of grip here, just avoiding accidents.

I live on an island and my first priority after getting a full time job again is to buy solar and storage good for a few days of my homes usage. The cost of energy is increasing here and I don’t see it ever going down since we’re still using oil for the most part. I plan to build a little wood workshop shed in my yard and cover it with solar panels and put some batteries in it. I should only need about 30 kWh of storage to cover three days use, and maybe 2 or 3 kW of panels for daily use and recharging the batteries; except for the EV, which I normally charge once a week but I can just start plugging in during the day instead. With that setup I can keep connected to the grid and eventually see if I can go off grid after a few years, or possibly add more solar and storage later if I find the first phase wasn’t enough.

However, that’s only possible because I have money and knowledge; most people don’t have that and so as a whole we’re kind of screwed here. Costs will continue to rise while not enough renewables are installed, usually on individual homes which only helps those individuals.

You might be interested in Joey Hess' setup: https://joeyh.name/blog/solar/

I have a friend in the Bahamas who had setup his entire home up for solar and even to reclaim water from the roof. The builders messed up the reclaim water system I forgot the reason but he mentioned he cannot drink the water whatsoever because of the screw up, so he has to eventually rework all of that, but in terms of power he is better off than most since he is setup for it with batteries and everything.

There is a pin you can put in it to lock it (there is a video) but it seems like mostly just a fun item with a bit of utility on the side.

if the pigs are so scared of guns they should quit.

i was a trained military security officer and i never just drew my gun and shot a guy because i heard a word shouted that was scary.

also: we have a 2nd amendment right to carry guns

melt ice.

Perhaps you are an exception but almost all people are afraid of death. If a person opposing you has a gun then most people get scared.

I'm not debating 2nd amendment. But if you bring a gun to an event already filled with law enforcement, what is your intention?

To have your constitutional rights to bear arms even at a protest or where does it say doubt shall not carry rifle when in assembly?

On top of this are you willing to condemn the anti government protests done by tea party, anti covid lock down and j6 rioters?

At least you'll be consistent.

Sure you have, but carrying a gun also comes with both responsibility, and also may be interpreted that you would use the weapon. To be clear, I'm not arguing the point that it's illegal to carry a gun to a protest, but that it's just not wise.

Then why even make the statement?

Your point about that it's not wise to have a gun on you or flee is completely irrelevant to fact that official officers killed people for it.

Why also not state that it's unwise to go outside because you might be killed by a police officer?

And again was it unwise for tea party, anti government lock down and j6 rioters to have guns on them?

This video also mentions a likely accidental go-off of the weapon https://youtu.be/QePoawDA_48?si=0mr-lMR_lIRoBDA_

I mention it because it it isopined to be likely. We'll hopefully eventually know what whent off and why.

And this video is not a video showcasing a clear analysis of what happen as the man in the video is biased against the victim considering his political background and views.

So sure lying is an opinion you are correct about that, if I say you're a pedophile because you hugged a kid that is just stating a opinion.

Ah, there appears to be video material indicating Pretti's gun going off: https://youtu.be/JFSBPEQYSFE?si=hWz6bthbUtOmprhh

Like I said, if the pigs are scared of doing their jobs properly then they should quit.

Pretty sure cops in general get scared similar to how normal people do.

In the military we were trained day after day to respond to threats logically rather than emotionally. Cops should be held to similar standards.

> I think the main benefit is the same as with any law: if you have a law with no consequences for the people who break it, you don’t really have a law.

How do you feel about ICE raiding citizens homes without warrants? How about door to door raids?

If ICE cannot even follow the 4th and 5th amendments then they should be jailed themselves.

They currently use administrative warrants but I’m in favor of requiring judicial warrants.

Administrative warrants aren’t legal court issued warrants, we’re have three branches of government for a reason. As far as the law of the land goes these ICE officers are violating most of the Bill of Rights.

Boss, they already require judicial warrants. They're blatantly violating constitutional rights. Do you think we have constitutional rights or not? Do we have laws or not?

I agree, but I’m clarifying the facts: they’re claiming an administrative warrant gives them authority to enter a house, not no warrant as OP stated.

Great, since we are all in agreement, let's see if we can put it clear terms.

Administrative warrants are civil in nature and do not give authority to enter a house or any private space. Using them as such is in violation of the fourth amendment.

An administrative warrant is just an email from their boss telling them to do it. It's not a real thing

Has this ever been tested in court?

What would that even mean? You present the judge an email from your boss and ask "Your Honour, is this an email from my boss?"

This is a serious topic but holy crap can you imagine that. I feel like I’m in bizarro world that anyone takes that argument seriously.