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bhmnscmm

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  • Albania, wary of Russia, reopens Soviet-era air base to NATO

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  • Does it matter if Russia rightly or wrongly thinks countries are being coerced into NATO? If Russia were convinced and genuinely believed countries are willingly joining NATO it wouldn't change anything.

    The issue is that they believe NATO is their antithesis, and that NATO coming closer is an existential threat. The how or why of countries joining NATO is irrelevant to that mindset.

  • Israeli troops gun down thousands of Palestinians awaiting aid in north Gaza

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  • I'm not splitting hairs over dead vs wounded.

    The headline says thousands were gunned down (dead and wounded: total casualties), but the article says combined dead and wounded are in the hundreds.

    I'm "splitting hairs" over the headline exaggerating an already horrific event by an order of magnitude.

  • Israeli troops gun down thousands of Palestinians awaiting aid in north Gaza

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  • No. The article says the number wounded is likely in the hundreds. The headline is exaggerating a tragic event.

  • Looking to build my first PC in almost 30 years; What should I be on the look out for?

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  • You're right, SATA isn't going anywhere for a very long time. If you have a need for 4+ TB of total storage there is nothing at all wrong using HDDs or 2.5" SSDs.

  • Just 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumption

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  • I stand corrected. There is literally no functional difference between "currency" and (at least some) crypto.

  • Just 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumption

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  • You literally just defined the attributes of a currency. The only difference is that crypto isn't backed by a government.

    Edited. See below. Apparently some crypto is government backed. There is no functional difference between traditional currency and (at least some) crypto.

  • Police departments are using AI to review bodycam footage, and police unions are not happy about it

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  • "A police state keeps everyone safe"

    ...

    "No wait, not like that"

  • Police departments are using AI to review bodycam footage, and police unions are not happy about it

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  • The people most likely to be abused by police are the least likely to be able or willing to file a formal complaint.

  • The sea surface temperature is leaving the chart

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  • Keep in mind El Nino is occurring currently too, and that is contributing to the stark 12 month difference.

  • Couple suing Google Maps after it sent them to a notorious crime hotspot where they were brutally attacked and robbed at gunpoint

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  • It's a high crime neighborhood because criminals live there. Or more precisely, because it's a poor, gang infested neighborhood.

    What you've said makes no sense. There are high crime neighborhoods like this all over the country independently of what Google maps does. There are also neighborhoods full of tourists that aren't high crime areas.

    Particular conditions, in this particular neighborhood, lead to these particular crimes occurring.

  • Chinese hackers ready to ‘wreak havoc’ on critical US infrastructure with 50-to-1 cyber personnel advantage, FBI director warns

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  • Did you reply to the wrong comment? I don't think my comment is really related the points you've brought up.

  • Chinese hackers ready to ‘wreak havoc’ on critical US infrastructure with 50-to-1 cyber personnel advantage, FBI director warns

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  • I guess my comment was a bit vague. China is certainly currently interfering with our systems on a smaller scale. I was referring to a large scale, widespread cyber attack as described in the article.

    It's highly likely China is capable of of that sort of attack. But I don't see how we're more at risk of that happening now than any other military action.

    Another commenter described it well as another theater of a potential war, not necessarily that a war is imminent at this point

  • Chinese hackers ready to ‘wreak havoc’ on critical US infrastructure with 50-to-1 cyber personnel advantage, FBI director warns

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  • That's what it seems like to me. I don't see China executing a cyber attack without being willing and able to follow up with military action. Preparation, as you said.

    Tensions don't seem high enough currently for that to be the case, but perhaps someday they will be. At that point we'd be facing an all out war.

  • Chinese hackers ready to ‘wreak havoc’ on critical US infrastructure with 50-to-1 cyber personnel advantage, FBI director warns

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  • I understand that the US is likely vulnerable to cyber attack, but is a widespread attack by China likely in the immediate future?

    I mean, let's say China does disable infrastructure, banking, etc in a coordinated and widespread attack. But then what? An attack on that scale is an act of war, and I doubt China would be willing to follow up with military action at this time.

    Perhaps this is more of a preventive MAD type strategy? Essentially a warning to the US to not mess with China, or else these are the consequences.

  • Biden’s response to Jordan attack is likely to be powerful, but US is wary of triggering a wider war with Iran, officials say

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  • So we can claim one tiny country 34 years ago as a victory. Meanwhile, the rest of the middle east has turned into a disaster compared to what it was in the 60s. That's all due to American/western meddling for the last half century. These countries are in a position of "blowing up whatever they want" because of the US.

    Creating problems, thn kinda sorta halfway fixing them is not a sustainable strategy.

  • Biden’s response to Jordan attack is likely to be powerful, but US is wary of triggering a wider war with Iran, officials say

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  • That's been the argument for 45 years. "Gotta have bases over there. Gotta make sure we can manipulate these countries, don't want them doing something we don't like."

    What has it gotten us? Are we in a better position now? Are the people who live there in a better position?

  • 'No one looks at me': 12-year-old amputee in Gaza on what the war cost him

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  • Yeah but how are you going to make money helping people?

    /s

  • What else can I do with this tear out?

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  • Would countersinking the holes impact the function you need from these boards? If not I would just do a shallow countersink.

    Otherwise drill a small pilot hole, then follow up with the full size bit.

    Fast rotational speed with a slow plunge might help too.

  • I’ve bought a new pot, red, beautiful and enameled. The old one I used to have was cracked. And my two cast Iron pots are not enameled.

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  • Uranium: my favorite flavor.

    Kidding. That's a really nice display.