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  • [Combat] SOF destroyed four Russian radars in occupied Yevpatoria, Crimea.

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  • Russia concentrated a lot of anti-air units in Crimea. It's a key logistics location and defends the black sea fleet.

    Every one of those hits was likely part of a coordinated launch of a hundred drones and decoys. A successful hit makes the next attack easier for a short time. Unsuccessful attacks reveal where the defenses are.

    I also suspect that Ukraine has put some radar sniffing sensors on their recon drones. They triangulate the exact location of the radar and then send in a flight to destroy them. Most of the videos recently show successful attacks on active systems.

  • Gulf States Spent Billions on Russian Pantsir Air Defenses but Shahed Drones Still Got Through

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  • All three were developed by the Soviet union. Most likely by people from places that are not part of Russia today.

  • Forbidden Fruit

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  • Just to preface, I am a plant breeder/geneticist with extensive experience in interspecific crosses in multiple species - all practical. This discussion should definitely be finished over some a few drinks.

  • Forbidden Fruit

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  • Out-breeding depression primarily results in a decrease of fertility and infant mortality. So although it is occasionally observed in surviving offspring, in general it is much lower probability.

    Also the neandertal crossing was deleterious it would be much lower percentage in modern humans. It also would not have come from multiple crossing events.

  • Forbidden Fruit

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  • Usually these issues are caused by mitochondrial DNA not nuclear DNA. Mitochondrial DNA is only passed on from the female. So if there is an incompatibility, it's usually completely lethal to any offspring.

    So a HMNF coupling could not have been possible because of the neanderthal's female mitochondrial DNA.

  • Forbidden Fruit

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  • If I had to guess the successful crosses were potentially much healthier than either parent line. Heterosis (hybrid vigor) would likely be pretty extreme in genetic lines that has been isolated by 300,000+ years of time. Of course the degree of fertility was likely lowered due to genetic distance. Once the initial cross was made however, back-crossing to either species by the hybrid would likely be much easier.

    Many of those ancient stories about individuals with super strength and size etc could have likely been based upon these crosses.

    The evidence is showing neadertals never truly died out. Their smaller population bred back into the modern humans who came later.

  • Windows 12 release date in 2026 possible, with AI features that may force CPU upgrades

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  • The OS desktop environment has stagnated over the past 15 years.

    Many businesses have transitioned from a 3-4 year rotation on desktops/laptops to every 5-6 years today. Hell my work laptop is 6 years old and I don't forsee replacing it for another 3-4 years. For work functions there is no significant improvement to upgrading more frequently today.

    So if they launched W12 next year, widespread adoption will likely not occur until 2032-2033 or at the Win11 EOL whichever comes first.

    The developers today are working on a system that will not become mainstream for 8+ years. They want to launch in the next 2 years knowing it will not be adopted for years.

    They ignoring the reality of today's market and building to meet the latest fads. It's Windows 8 all over again.

  • Forbidden Fruit

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  • There is a few different potential reasons as well as sexual preference.

    Genetic incompatibility - the interspecific cross could only occur one way.

    Genetic bottlenecks in the neandertal lineage. A high inbred coefficient could have decreased the neandertal females overall fertility (high deleterious alleles load). This could also cause a rapid reduction in the percentage of neandertal DNA in a mixed population.

    Maternal behavior - Neandertals females might not have cared for hybrid offspring appropriately. This could be for anything from milk production requirements to differences in physiological developmental rates.

  • Iran’s missile barrage tests whether U.S. has enough interceptors

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  • He is notoriously known to be capricious. So to ensure obedience a little blackmail keeps him in line.

  • Iran’s missile barrage tests whether U.S. has enough interceptors

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  • The orange moron is easily controlled to do what Israel wants. The book of things to blackmail him with is absolutely massive.

    Iran and Israel have been in a state of constant war for 40 years. Both nations have done enough atrocities over the years that they both qualify as baddies in my book. There is no good side in that conflict.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conflict

  • The jokes write themselves...

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  • It's normal to cite your own work if the new paper is a continuation of that research. A references or three is normal and expected.

    When somebody publishes a bullshit paper that is eventually withdrawn, every subsequent paper citing the fraudulent work can also be withdrawn as being unreliable.

    A sign it's all bullshit is when you see the majority of the citations for the paper from the same author. This usually doesn't pass peer review anymore. In hyperspecialized fields with few researchers, they commonly get a little creative on the introduction section to include other authors.

  • Russian expert defends tanks in drone era debate

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  • Russia's has always seen tanks use like what we saw attempted at the beginning of the war.

    Start with an overwhelming artillery and air attack to decimated defensive positions. Then send long columns of armored vehicles pushing straight across the front line with the tanks in the lead to soak up fire and clear mines. Then the infantry hops out and mops up defenders. This is WW2 level strategy.

    Tanks needed thick front armor, a fast fire rate for the cannon, a low profile to deflect incoming fire, and no need for a fast reverse.

    What actually happened: the artillery was inaccurate and mostly ineffectual. The air couldn't get close to the line and lobbed inaccurate attacks. The tanks got wrecked quickly by the defenders (drones, javalin etc). This left the rest of the column to turn around or attempt to continue the attack under heavy defensive fire without support. It was decimated..

  • Ukraine's FP-2 drone levels up in high-value target hits

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  • Couple of ideas.

    Ukraines long range precision attacks have lots of targets and tools now. They are sending up large masses of drones and missiles constantly. Russia's anti-air capabilities are likely being overwhelmed just like Ukraine's at times. Ukraine's successful hits on the main AA ammo facilities might also be contributing to some shortages.

    I also wonder if the introduction of the flamingo is making the Russian anti-air more aggressive closer to the front (firing at more potential targets). This is allowing ukraine more opportunities to destroy them.

  • The Junior Developer Is Going Extinct

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  • What usually happens is some nepo-baby manager gets into an argument with the critical experienced employee. The employee gets "downsized" and his job is outsourced to a 3rd party.

    Then they make it through a year without a major issue and the nepo-baby is promoted. 3 months later the completely avoidable catastrophe occurs and the nepo-baby claims "that didn't happen on under my direction". More scapegoats are laid-off or fired.

  • U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025

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  • Didn't the orange moron fire the guy who gave mediocre job numbers last time.

    Let's revise those numbers for reality.

    -1,810,000 jobs

  • EU says it will accept no increase in US tariffs after Supreme Court ruling: 'a deal is a deal'

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  • All existing U.S. patents, trademarks, and copyrights are are permanently invalid. Gotta put some teeth into it.

  • Couple left with $200k bill after baby born in US

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  • Its a U.S. medical bill.

    The hospital asks for whatever the fuck it wants after it does the treatment.

    Then insurance says "we only pay a negotiate rate" and pays $25-$30K."

    I had intern from France a year back when I worked in research. He went skiing and broke his leg around 6 months in. The French healthcare system sent him a check for how much the medical treatment would cost in France. It was around 10% of the bill. He paid the 10% to the hospital.

    The hospital kept billing him and sent some of the bills to collections. He asked me what to do about it. "Tell them they have been fully paid by the French health system and to take it up with them. Then go back to France in 2 months and forget about it."

    He laugh and said they immediately stopped bothering him after that.

  • NSFW

    [Combat] The launch of Ukrainian FP-5 "Flamingo" cruise missiles that struck a ballistic missile plant near Votkinsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia.

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  • Pretty cool how they launch, then go dark. The jet turbine then takes over for the remainder of the trip.

    They are also reporting they figured out how to cruise them at low altitude (under 100m). Maybe down to 50m to avoid radar detection.

  • How treat wood with a detailed CNC cut against moisture?

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  • Lacquer needs to go on in very thin coats. Getting yourself a good spraying setup is a bit expensive but worth it if you do a lot of projects. You can find it in paint spray cans as well. They work very well for small projects.

    Just be sure to apply it outside. The fumes from it has a real kick. I generally apply it with all the doors open in the garage plus a spray shield setup around it with some old shower curtains.

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    The_v @lemmy.world

    Don't touch my corn, asshole.....

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    The_v @lemmy.world

    Silage Corn - 14' (4.3m) tall

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    The_v @lemmy.world

    When you start out thinking that you can do it.... but you can't, so you tip-back

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    The_v @lemmy.world

    How to find a barbell corn cob for your fitness routine.

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    The_v @lemmy.world

    Wanna get in shape? Barbell corn is the answer.

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    The_v @lemmy.world

    Here's one of the most beautiful varieties of corn I have ever seen.

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    The_v @lemmy.world

    It's really ugly but it's a sign of a healthy environment for soil microbes.

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    The_v @lemmy.world

    The ugly side of corn

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    The_v @lemmy.world

    A lovely 98 Day variety for your viewing pleasure.

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    The_v @lemmy.world

    So you want to post corn pictures. I've got you all covered.