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    Killing In The Name Performed By The North Korean Military Chorus (Rare Footage)

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  • It's still real to me damnit.

  • Saudi Crown Prince on Iran acquiring nuclear weapons: ‘If they get one, we have to get one’

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  • Pretty sure there are NATO nukes sitting in Turkey already

    Those are US controlled nukes. And the US doesnt have the best relation with Turkey atm. They are there now, gone tomorrow. Turkey cant rely on american nukes. If other regional powers have nukes, they need to have nukes. And if Turkey has nukes, then Greece needs to have nukes for selfprotection.

    Turkey gets to wave their dicks around and make demands at the big boy table despite being a complete joke of a country.

    They have the 2nd biggest military in NATO, after the US, an immensely important geographical location and they are a regional power(along with Iran and Saudi Arabia).

  • Saudi Crown Prince on Iran acquiring nuclear weapons: ‘If they get one, we have to get one’

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  • And if Iran and Saudi Arabia get nukes, then Turkey will get nukes. And if Turkey gets nukes, then unless there is an EU army, Greece will want to get nukes.

  • Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown missing after his mother is found murdered near home in Maywood

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  • Every time i hear about an nfl player doing(or potentially doing) something fucked, i always wonder how much the sport is responsible for that and for fucking their brains.

  • Is there a labour-friendly car company?

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  • Maybe Volvo? Do note that Polestar cars are made in China, but Volvo ones should be made in Europe or US. I dont know how good the conditions in the american Volvo factory are but in Sweden, Volvo is considered a good employer. Volvo/Polestar are owned by Geely, which is a chinese company but Volvo is pretty independent.

  • MechWarrior 5: Clans Stomping to PC, PlayStation and Xbox in 2024 from Piranha Games

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  • I had fun playing mechwarrior 5 but i am not a mechwarrior fan. The only other mechwarrior game that i played was battletech(which is an xcom style strategy game) and that was great. Mw5 lacked the polish of battletech but it was still fun to have a customizable mech blowing things up. Mw5 has 83% on steam and it is also available on gamepass(and so is battletech).

  • Shoigu's Statements Contrasted: March '22 vs Sept '23

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  • They withdrew from Kherson pretty successfully. They dont have to withdraw all the way to Russia. They just need to prepare new defenses and fall back where they can hold with fewer losses.

  • Shoigu's Statements Contrasted: March '22 vs Sept '23

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  • They can withdraw, delay, mobilize more people, wait for the West to get tired, Trump to get elected, etc.

    Ukraine needs constant supply of money and equipment from the West in order to survive. Their economy is fucked and they cant really produce the military equipment needed to fight Russia. What will happen if Trump gets elected? Or Le Pen? Or if opposition parties in the West, start using the cost of the war for propaganda?

  • Li Shangfu: speculation grows over fate of China’s missing defence minister

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  • Li’s disappearance follows the surprise removal of foreign minister Qin Gang from his post in July, also after a weeks-long disappearance. There has been no further information or sign of him since.

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    In China’s political system ministers are not the highest ranking in a particular portfolio. As defence minister, Li reports to two vice-chairmen in the central military commission, who then report to Xi. However he is also one of five state councillors, which ranks higher than a regular minister. Qin remains a state councillor.

    I dont know how things work in China, but in normal countries, these positions are considered two of the most important ministerial positions. Xi is cleaning house. If it is for corruption reasons, wouldnt the chinese state brag about it?

  • Head of NATO says Russia invaded Ukraine because of NATO expansionism

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  • So you would be ok if Turkey says "we only invaded those greek islands because they had greek military bases in them"? I am just wondering, since when having military bases(your own or of allies), in your own sovereign, internationally recognized territory is an acceptable casus belli for you.

    Would you be ok if the US invaded Cuba, if Cuba had russian bases? Is this what you are saying? How something like this justifies invasion?

  • ‘Without rules we cannot live’: Greece seeks ways to tackle ‘overtourism’

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  • It's only bad in some places, like Santorini.

  • Star Citizen reaches $600 million raised but the game future is really worrying

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  • I bought the game in 2013, refunded it in 2017. When i bought the game was because i wanted a spacesim and star citizen was basically my perfect game. I expected the game to be out by late 2016 or 2017, at least the singleplayer story.

    Even now, i am still hopeful. I refunded because at that point they didnt need my money and it was ridiculous how the game was still nowhere near release. Also the game run like shit and the fun factor was too low, it was too much of a simulator.

    I dont think it is a complete scam. It is obvious there has been an insane amount of effort gone into this game. Maybe part of the funds have been abused but they have been developing this game for over 10 years with 500+ devs and that is really expensive.

  • Air pollution: Nearly everyone in Europe breathing bad air

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  • The demand is there, the supply hasnt caught. As i mentioned, in Gothenburg(which is Volvo's HQ), there are tons of electric trucks and cargo bikes. Basically every day i see at least one truck like this one

    https://www.volvotrucks.com/en-en/news-stories/press-releases/2022/may/dhl-and-volvo-trucks-kick-off-new-zero-emission-cooperation-with-order-for-up-to-44-electric-trucks.html

    Postnord, the swedish/danish mail provider, has tons of these electric "golf carts"

    https://news.cision.com/postnord/i/electric-car-parcels,c2905777

    Basically by 2030, most companies will have or purchase only electric vehicles. Scania is also making electric trucks like this

    https://www.scania.com/group/en/home/products-and-services/trucks/battery-electric-truck.html

    Postnord intents to replace its conventional trucks with these by 2030.

    Just because the US is behind times, doesnt mean that the entire world is also like that. And if Volvo and Scania, 2 of the biggest truck manufacturers(and they are both swedish) have available electric trucks, then there are electric trucks. The only bottleneck is production. The demand is there but it takes time to scale up production of basically an entirely new vehicle. China is also going wild with electric vehicles, though i am not familiar with that market.

    Honestly, i think we might start seeing bans on non electric vehicles for cities, at least in Europe. The noise and pollution reduction is significant and very perceivable.

  • Air pollution: Nearly everyone in Europe breathing bad air

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  • Tesla can do whatever they want, who cares. Just like the tesla truck, they get all the hype but there are already tons of available electric trucks, available and selling, like the f150 electric. To say that they are still on development because tesla hasnt released theirs is silly.

    Of course they are still on development, everything is always on development. But they are also available for purchase and they are being purchased. Not to the numbers that their conventional fuel counterparts, the production rate hasnt reached those levels yet, but still.

    The bottleneck is the production, not the demand or viability. For last mile, at least here in Gothenburg, there are plenty of electric cargo bikes like this

    https://www.velove.se/news/city-containers-new-pilot-dhl-express-frankfurt-utrecht

    I am pretty sure that by 2030, the majority of trucks will be electric(and almost all sales will be electric).

  • Air pollution: Nearly everyone in Europe breathing bad air

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  • Air pollution: Nearly everyone in Europe breathing bad air

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  • EV trucks and vans are in development but battery technology isn’t quite there yet.

    EV trucks are not in development, they are on sale and deployed. Especially last mile ones.

    https://www.volvotrucks.com/en-en/trucks/renewable-fuels/electric-trucks.html

    https://www.dhl.com/se-en/home/press/press-archive/2021/dhl-freight-and-volvo-trucks-join-forces-to-speed-up-transition-to-fossil-free-road-transport-on-longer-distances.html

    In Gothenburg, there are plenty of all electric trucks. Tbf, Gothenburg is Volvo's HQ but still. Volvo has sold more than 4300 electric trucks

    https://www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-media/news/2023/feb/news-4474482.html

    Electric vehicles make the city much more livable. Less noise and pollution.

  • Is building a PC to stream to a handheld a bad idea?

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  • It isnt just the electricity price, it's also the noise and temperature. Especially if you dont have an aircondition, which most houses in northern Europe dont, gaming can be hellish in the summer. Playing AAA in complete silence and without sweating enhances the experience.

  • Is building a PC to stream to a handheld a bad idea?

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  • You can only play games that you already own on geforcenow, you dont get access to any "free" games. You can play steam games, origin, even some gamepass games(as long as you have a pc gamepass subscription). But again, the game selection is limited. It used to be unlimited but then the game publishers complained so now only approved games are available(1600 or so games).

    The xbox cloud gaming is shit in comparison. First of all, it runs on xbox consoles, so you need to use a controller, cant use mouse and keyboard. Secondly, the latency and overall tech is at least a generation behind geforcenow. Then again, you get what you pay for. Xbox cloud is an extra 5€, geforcenow can be 20€ a month. Geforcenow has convinced me that cloud gaming is the future, it's that good. Xbox cloud is "eh, ok, kinda cool that it kinda works". I am somewhat playing starfield on the xbox cloud and it aint terrible.

    I think i will buy cyberpunk and its expansion to play them on geforcenow. Honestly, if i could play all games on geforcenow, i dont think i would buy a new gpu. With cloud gaming, you not only not have to pay for the hardware, you also dont have to pay for the electricity, since you are only running a videostream on your end, which uses very little power and can be run on almost anything. Though when i tried gaming on my lg oled's browser, it wasnt great, lots of issues, though it technically worked. Maybe it was some bluetooth fuckiness.

  • Is building a PC to stream to a handheld a bad idea?

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  • You might want to take a look at geforcenow, nvidia's cloud gaming platform. It's only disadvantage is that not all games are available there. But depending on your location, it can be better and cheaper. For 20€ a month, you get a pc with a 4080 gpu that would cost you like 2k to make. And that pc will get upgraded every few years for free.