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  • I lol'd. But then I realized Vance is perfectly happy with the current course, and got sad.

  • Outside of war, they were used as lush people transports (watch Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade for an entertaining scene, and the Hindenburg disaster for a not so entertaing real life one.) Probably cargo too, but I've never looked into it.

    They were quite useful in wartime, especially at the beginning of the war. They were used for recon and bombing runs. The Zeppelin was a particularly fearsome beast, that had huge psychological effects on the enemy (they could be heard, but not seen, raining death from above). They could fly significantly higher than planes of the time and at the beginning, planes didn't have great guns to shoot them (or anything) down. Even if they were hit, bullets would pass right through, even though they were filled with hydrogen, because there was no spark/flame involved. Anti-aircraft spotters and guns also weren't super effective for Zeps, especially at night.

    That all changed with the invention of incendiary and explosive bullets. A single shot could take down a Zep in a great, flaming ball of fire. That, along with improved guns and higher flying aircraft pretty much ended the time of the Zeppelin. I think by 1917, they were all but obsolete for war ops.

  • What about a Type 59?

  • Yeah, as I said... Stupid. But there's backstory with the folks I'm not getting into lol

  • 3 days. At the end of university I had no money because I stupidly spent it all on booze. I was too proud (and stupid) to ask my parents for anything so it wasn't until I got on the plane to go to my girlfriend's that I got food. An airplane meal never tasted so good!

  • and pretty much lose their ass with all the cash grabs?

    In 2017 Microsoft's gaming division had about 9 billion dollars of revenue.

    In the last fiscal year (ended in July) that revenue was 23 billion dollars.Sony: 31 billion dollarsNintendo: 9 billion dollars? (harder to find numbers)

    Microsoft still has 95% of the market share for PC operating systems for gaming: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam

    I think they're doing okay. Just because they're not number 1 in consoles doesn't mean they're dead. 30 million units sold of Series X/S isn't exactly losing their ass. And all console fans should cheer for MS to keep going. It's great that Steam Deck and the like are pushing into the market now, but losing Xbox would be terrible. Price, innovation, and quality would suffer if Sony didn't have MS nipping at their heels.

  • A whole new meaning for "cockgobbler".

  • Oh, did it come early this year?

    Some premature thanksgivulation.

    A day early and a baster short.

    I think you've made a gravy mistake.

    I'll see myself out...

  • I said i compress with AES-256

    To avoid confusion you could say, "along with", or fully say, "I encrypt with AES-256 as I compress, in one step".

    It's not necessarily about what you know, but about what readers will understand. (For example, someone who doesn't know better might read what you wrote and think there is some way to compress using AES-256 and go down a rabbit hole.)

  • I was coming here with the exact same quote with a:

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  • It's not really important history to be fair.

    The bigger deal is it can fuck with local economies:

    The International Impact of Donated Clothing https://borgenproject.org/the-international-impact-of-donated-clothing/

    While exporting used clothing helps repurpose material from the U.S., it can seriously undermine the textile industries of developing countries.

    And still harms the environment:

    Your used clothing donation may be doing more harm than good https://news.mcmaster.ca/used-clothing-donation-garments-environment/

    In addition to clogged drains, each day about 154,000 lbs. of used clothing leaves Accra’s main garment market bound for a dump on the banks of the Korle Lagoon.

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  • Yeah, I believe people can change.

    There are things people learn early in their life from what they are exposed to (e.g. their parents' beliefs) that take time and experience to erase.

  • You're equating something Biden argued in 1977 to what republicans are doing right now.

    It seems a little weird to me. How is it even relevant to the meme?

  • You have to go back to 1977?

  • You answered your own question. Are you master baiting us?

  • FYI you can edit your post, including the title, to indicate this is solved.

  • Here's what I see (in Voyager)