So, the USA has been trying to pull out of Europe for a while from a military standpoint. The EU is large and rich enough that it should be able to protect its own frontier without American involvement. It just happens to be that Europe would rather have the USA pay for its security rather than do it itself. So the EU is going to have to figure out creating a military and all that comes with it; effectively making the EU a nation.
If the USA leaves Europe, it will likely leave the Middle East as well. Oil isn’t worth controlling any more and the USA doesn’t have any interests there besides Israel. I expect more wars in the region as nations realign to more stable borders. This will likely include a lot of genocide.
I expect the USA to focus on the Americas, maintaining an anti-Chinese coalition, and trying to slow dedollarization. Asian allies will likely tolerate a fascist America more than Europe would.
Ever since the comic stopped regular updates I forget about it for awhile then I have a few random updates to go back through. Glad Gurewitch is still making new material, even if it’s infrequent.
Even the anticipated cut of 2.25% is still higher than why the Silicon Valley boom was based on. You are also seeing the cuts happening due to an anticipated recession.
Pulling back from investments is definitely related to the increased interest rate, but there really isn’t any government austerity in the federal government at the moment.
I’m laid up with a severely broken ankle and leg, and will be laid up for God knows how long. I wanna read webcomics, but I feel like I’m running out of good ones on Webtoon. Anyone have any recommendations or sites to look at?
The episode does a great job of communicating actual military considerations in space. The Enterprise locates itself in a specific location to appear to be a sensor echo in Romulan sensors, which belays an in depth understanding that the Federation has for the Romulan Star Empire. Everything that both sides do shows an understanding of what the other side can reasonably do and in that creates a chess game.
I can’t think of too many sci-fi properties today that get into the lived in reality that this episode does. This episode goes way deep into the how of war, even with a new technology disrupting it.
I’m able to guess plot points in movies before they happen. This includes guessing how the kid keeps the family from eating the meal in Troll 2 and guessing the kind of sword Excalibur was in Sharknado 6.
Does the reddit style format inherently make for a toxic environment? Or is it a culture of toxicity from the influx of reditors? For lack of a beter example, on stackoverflow, when someone down votes you, it comes with a comment saying how to improve. On mastodon, people can’t downvote you. These platforms are a joy to use,...
It is a problem of an Eternal September. Reddit was set up where the downvote was supposed to mean more than just disagreeing with people, but the influx of users, especially those only participating with Reddit by upvoting and downvoting, couldn’t be taught what you were supposed to do.
If Trump wins the election
Let’s say Trump wins and Europe loses its security guarantee from the US....
Why more PC gaming handhelds should ditch Windows for SteamOS (arstechnica.com)
Trauma Trooper - PBF Comics (pbfcomics.com)
Ever since the comic stopped regular updates I forget about it for awhile then I have a few random updates to go back through. Glad Gurewitch is still making new material, even if it’s infrequent.
What are some tech predictions for 2024 that actually could happen?
Another Year Over [Safely Endangered] (startrek.website)
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'Dad, Where do chicken strips come from?' (slrpnk.net)
A good grade at parties (startrek.website)
I should be celebrating turning 40 (lemmy.world)
Might be illegal, but a great way to find that extra storage one needs... (lemmy.ca)
How it Should Have Ended: Picard Season Three (i.imgur.com)
You'll hack yer limb off kid! (startrek.website)
Just a trend I've noticed (lemmy.world)
I don’t usually post gifs, so I have no idea if this is even going to work....
What are some good (and free) webcomics?
I’m laid up with a severely broken ankle and leg, and will be laid up for God knows how long. I wanna read webcomics, but I feel like I’m running out of good ones on Webtoon. Anyone have any recommendations or sites to look at?
Searching for Inspirations | The Balance of Terror (startrek.website)
I’m searching for inspiration for something I’m not sure, but I keep revolving my head around the TOS episode “The Balance of Terror” for it....
People from the "hotter" regions, how do you deal with the heat?
I am from Eastern Europe and this is the hottest summer on my memory. For at least 3 consecutive years the heat is breaking all records....
How do I make it go?
Help me, help me make it go.
What's your real-life superpower?
What special ability do you posess that most people don’t have?
Does the reddit style format breed toxicity?
Does the reddit style format inherently make for a toxic environment? Or is it a culture of toxicity from the influx of reditors? For lack of a beter example, on stackoverflow, when someone down votes you, it comes with a comment saying how to improve. On mastodon, people can’t downvote you. These platforms are a joy to use,...
18+ /r/interestingasfuck forced open, lowers its standard of what qualifies as "interesting", gets flooded with adult content [NSFW within two clicks] (www.reddit.com)
I think the title speaks for itself.