The click of death problem when these first came out did them in. They got off to a hobble with so much bad press about it nobody wanted to rely on them. Also, they were not cheap.

I would agree with you that Germany was always just using the pact as a means of buying time. Either way, it’s a fuck up of the highest order.

It’s not the exact same situation, but Germany attacking the Soviet Union in 1941 when they already had the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact in place is a pretty colossal blunder. We don’t know what might have happened if Hitler hadn’t done that, but it was the biggest oof I’ve heard of.

Well there is that, but Afghanistan has mountains and Vietnam has jungle…I wasn’t sure if those three are comparable obstacles.

Why I think they will lose.

Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq size comparison with Iran:

Not that size is the only determination of possible victory, but it looks like Iran might be harder to take and hold due to it’s size.

This article is about a phone conversation in early 2025, so don’t be so sure about those elections.

Some recommendations:

https://bravewave.bandcamp.com/

• Ninja Gaiden
• King of Fighters

https://datadiscs.bandcamp.com/

• Hang On
• Shinobi
• Streets of Rage (the best)
• Space Harrier

I’ll often find something interesting and look through the collections of other people who also have the album. Another way is to just start in the genre sections and browse.

Here are a few varied suggestions, no specific genre since I don’t know your tastes:

https://boyharsher.bandcamp.com/album/country-girl-uncut https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/tangk https://williethrasher.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-child

The best part about all these articles is that the Americans talk about how much they love Canadians. When it comes down to it though, they just love the dollars. There is nothing else they refer to loving about them in the articles from what I’ve seen.

My favorite part:

Border town officials say there’s a range of reasons why Canadians aren’t heading south anymore — from the weak exchange rate compared to the U.S. dollar, to the lack of consumer carbon tax making gas a little bit cheaper up north.

No mention of the threat of arrest, disappearance, being shot, etc.

https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/track/never-fight-a-man-with-a-perm

Go buy the whole album, it is great!

I lost a lot of respect for Gabe after just reading quickly through that. How can you justify having 1, let alone 7?

I agree with RagingRobot@lemmy.world, buying a yacht could be one of the lamest ways to spend money.

Thanks! Looking again, I’m not sure how I didn’t realize it’s a digital painting at first. I thought it was the world’s darkest ink.

This is super cool, great work!

What do you use for the pen lines?

That guy looks cool as fuck.

What a little weiner… Elbows up… Until it angers the Cheeto it seems

Me too, he deserves to face his crimes in court.

I think that’s kind of the goal here. If he says this, netanyahu won’t come here, avoiding a “scandal”, or setting off the powder keg of bullshit that will ensue.

That sounds cool as hell

The indigenous peoples of the world. Everywhere they have faced genocide and ruin from the other people of the world, from time immemorial.

I just called visa and got the send an email spiel. I didn’t have time to do more time wasting, but it’s clear from the person I talked to they are getting lots of calls.

The person in the screenshots getting the supervisor and escalating is a top tier time waster, great work!