hotspur

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[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

No you’re right, and that was one of the reasons I did it because I had changed to a 4k screen and unlike other things that actually does use the graphics card more. But I suspect the games Ive been playing would still be ok on my old card.

[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It’s hilarious—I spent a bucket of cash on a high end gfx card year and a half ago to upgrade and have proceeded to play almost exclusively games that I could have run on my early 2000s computer. Feel silly about it but basically just saying you’re correct, you mostly dont need the super cards for most stuff? You can certainly get by in most cases with a second / third tier card.

[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 6 points 5 days ago

Not saying they dont have the capability—I just mentioned it because the commentator seemed confident that China had provided assistance (they have been on a starlight tear recently) as an example that China and Russia had stronger location/geopolitical interests in Iran compared to Venezuela.

[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago (7 children)

No good definite source, but I heard on a podcast a former US Col. speculating that China had helped Iran black out all the Israeli starlink terminals they’d smuggled into the country. Seems plausible, but I don’t have confirmation to offer either.

[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

Damn that looks pretty swell. Plus based on my in depth knowledge of firearms from Tarkov, that should have very good recoil and I should be able to shoulder it very quickly.

[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 65 points 1 week ago

That is an amazing photo choice for the article, talk about matching the image to the lede. Slinking away backstage…

[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago

Ugh yeah I know you’re right.

[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

I have no real idea, but I’m fairly certain US can get whatever fuel, just lack the other novel tech needed.

[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 48 points 1 week ago (5 children)

He’s really locked in on presenting oil theft at gunpoint as an optics win huh? Wish they could spike it somehow…

[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah I somehow missed the pre European contact part. Was thinking of 1800s Americans guzzling pints of alcohol each day.

[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

~~4. Whiskey~~

  1. Sharing a bed with a partner ;)
[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 21 points 3 weeks ago

This is really one of the most promising treatments I’ve read about, hope this actually pans out and becomes available soon.

 

I have some suspicions, but I’d like to learn a bit more about the actual process. When the US sends another x billion in military aid to Israel, how does that physically go down?

My guess is that money is magicked up into some account out of thin air, and then is sent to mostly US defense contractors to pay them welfare to ship weapons and munitions to Israel. Added to that would be DOD budgets for operations to support them in theatre, etc.

So basically my assumption is that the whole process is basically a giveaway to defense contractors, at the expense of the entire country, either by wasting tax dollars or creating more money supply which contributes to inflation and other fun things. I also keep seeing headlines about bills to stop “weapons sales to Israel” but it confuses me because my understanding is that most of it is being given to them and they’re not buying anything. (I guess we’re giving them money and they then buy from the defense contractors?)

Anyway, lots of vague speculations and assumptions, hoping someone knows better or has a good source for me to read to educate myself.

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