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ArugulaZ, in China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Many Are Saying No.
@ArugulaZ@kbin.social avatar

Have less babies, have more babies! Geez, China, make up your minds!

livus, in South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is engaging in "genocidal acts" in Gaza
@livus@kbin.social avatar

Strange take.

We all want an ICJ case opened because we do care about civilian deaths.

South Africa are the ones who opened it, we're happy with them. Nothing wrong with that.

blindsight, (edited ) in China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Many Are Saying No.

1.06 births per woman is going to lead to a population collapse, and I don’t think China is attractive enough to immigrants to make up for the gap.

The developed world would be having similar challenges, broadly, but have higher birth rates, generally, and much higher immigration.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out, but I think fears of a Chinese-led hegemony replacing the current US-centred regime is becoming increasingly unlikely.

Edit: I was curious, so I looked it up, and it’s even worse than I thought:

The net migration rate for China in 2021 was -0.252 per 1000 population

acockworkorange, (edited )

So in 2267 their population will start to decrease?

disclaimer: I did no math or research in the making of this comment.

noctisatrae, in China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Many Are Saying No.

Don’t worry if they don’t manage to obtain what they want by asking, I’m sure the Chinese government will find a way to force them.

IcyPenguin, in China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Many Are Saying No.

Just like in Russia where woman are expected to have 8 children lol

gregorum, (edited ) in Mary Poppins actress Glynis Johns dies aged 100

Aww. Her character in that film (Mrs. Banks) was my introduction to the concept of Women’s Suffrage when i was a little child.

She will be missed.

unknowing8343, in These are the most liveable cities in Europe
negativenull, in These are the most liveable cities in Europe
  1. Vienna
  2. Copenhagen
  3. Zurich
  4. Geneva
  5. Helsinki
tsonfeir, in Cheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Mules
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

I mean, most drones do snitch, where can I buy a drone that doesn’t broadcast its position or have gps fences?

library_napper,
@library_napper@monyet.cc avatar

I think you just build one using open source components

Smoke,

Be sure not to leave fingerprints!

ImplyingImplications, in Cheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Mules

Great, another good job taken by robots!

taanegl,

They took our jobs!

pineapplelover, in Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert

I have a hunch they’re trying to attack the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier

DdCno1, (edited )

They desperately want to stage their own Pearl Harbor, don’t they? I doubt it’ll go any better for them.

Hyperreality, in Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert

High value target, vulnerable in a conflict with China.

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/14/mda-u-s-aircraft-carriers-now-at-risk-from-hypersonic-missiles

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2019/3/22/incoming-can-aircraft-carriers-survive-hypersonic-weapons

Counter argument:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2020/06/09/claims-of-aircraft-carrier-vulnerability-are-false-but-the-versatility-is-real/?sh=31fda78f591a

Caveat on this article:

Several contractors with a stake in the carrier debate contribute to my think tank, including Huntington Ingalls Industries HII —the only company in the world that manufactures large-deck, nuclear-powered carriers.

Critical_Insight, (edited )

The thing with our current hypersonic missiles is that they’re only hypersonic during the transit. They don’t hit the target at hypersonic speeds. Traveling at those speeds creates plasma around the missile which prevents communication with airplanes, satellites or ground based radars. You also have to be high up in the atmosphere where air is thin or otherwise your missile is going to turn into a fireball way before it reaches the target. This is what also prevents you from attaching a seeker into the front of the missile; that would melt aswell.

This is why Ukraine has shot down Russian “hypersonic missiles” with the US patriot system even though that should be impossible. It is impossible while the missile is still hypersonic but that’s not when you intercept it. You wait for it to get closer and slow down first. That’s why Kinzhal doesn’t really count as a hypersonic weapon or if it does then so does the German V-2 from the 40’s.

jarfil, (edited )

I don’t get the claim about it being “impossible” to shoot it down while hypersonic, either.

So maybe it’s high enough that you don’t have any interceptor missile capable of reaching that altitude… but if you had one, that hypersonic ball of plasma is not “hyperluminic”, all that radio noise is going to light up on any radar like a beacon. Sounds like it should be easy to predict its trajectory, particularly knowing that it can’t maneuver much at hypersonic speeds, so it should be even easier to plot an intercept course.

It may by impossible to shoot it down from behind, or from a plane right underneath that doesn’t have hypersonic interceptor missiles, but from any position in front of the enemy missile… you could float a balloon onto its path, and hit it.

Also, there is lasers. They may not be great as an offensive weapon, or too easy to mount onto a plane, and need several seconds to burn an incoming missile to a crisp… but they do work at the speed of light, can’t beat that.

CadeJohnson, in Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert
@CadeJohnson@slrpnk.net avatar

gotta admit, that is a lot safer approach than trying some shit on the real thing

GentlemanLoser, in Mexican cartel forces locals to pay for makeshift Wi-Fi under threat of death

Los Viagras? Seriously? That’s the best cartel name they could come up with?

state_electrician,

They are standup people.

taanegl,

They just want you to know they won’t be going soft on you.

skillissuer, in Mexican cartel forces locals to pay for makeshift Wi-Fi under threat of death
@skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

the more interesting bit: mexican cartels have their own skeleton network

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