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#1

Off the Record / Re: The China Thread

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 01:38:59 AM

The question is of course how much it matters if China manages to keep it up long enough to knock its competition out of the game

#2

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by grumbler - November 23, 2025, 10:56:15 PM

Come on. That's playing too dumb. You don't know what I mean by behind the scenes when I specifically mention it in a paragraph about advertising?

They absolutely do have a monopoly in parts of advertising on a par with their search dominance. Something like 90% of ads flow through their server.

And almost all of those ads also flow through other servers (Meta, X, etc) plus ads on those servers that don't appear on Google servers. Ads are not discrete objects. Having an ad on a server places no limit on the ad's appearance on other servers.

#3

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Sheilbh - November 23, 2025, 09:30:15 PM

My prediction is that all of this is moot, as the moron in the kremlin thinks he's winning.

Yeah I think that's pretty plausible too.

#4

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Zoupa - November 23, 2025, 09:17:55 PM

My prediction is that all of this is moot, as the moron in the kremlin thinks he's winning.

#5

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Razgovory - November 23, 2025, 08:55:56 PM

Hello Sophia everything OK?


Edit - my boys first message.
I don't know a Sophia.

Maybe he was trying to contact Bulgaria.

#6

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by Razgovory - November 23, 2025, 08:54:31 PM

They aren't our allies. They voted for Trump last time. Friendship over.

Lot of people disagree.  Especially in Europe.  I can't get help but think that J.K. Rowling would get a pass if she wore a hijab.

Well I would like to hear their case then.

Ask Josq.

#7

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Tonitrus - November 23, 2025, 08:18:03 PM

"Clutching their pearls" has become the latest overused phrase that I've come to hate every time I hear it.

[creating a pretext is laughably easy]

#8

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Tonitrus - November 23, 2025, 08:12:59 PM

But you are still basing your argument on taking the Russian offer at face value. The DMZ thing is irrelevant. First of all that's still Russian territory. Second of all, as evidenced during their 2022 preparation, in the age of satellites it's not like they could manage a strategic or even a tactical surprise if they had the ability to legally move troops right next to the border. And if they wanted to, creating a pretext is laughably easy as they showed in 2014 and 2015 with the Donbas "civilians" getting their SPG out of the shed to fight Ukrainian oppression.

Shoot, they've written/predicted the pretext right into the agreement.  The "if they lob a missile at Moscow or St Petersburg..." item.  They'll just lob one themselves and call it Ukrainian.

#9

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Bauer - November 23, 2025, 08:12:21 PM

I see what you mean, seems like unnecessary fearmongering.  If only politicians could focus on their job and avoid all the noise, but that's wishful thinking.

#10

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Josquius - November 23, 2025, 06:57:57 PM

I really hope Ukraine comes back to the demands on army size limitations with an offer to do this if Russia dies the same.
Really have to highlight Ukraine is in no position to surrender and it's a even peace we are going for.