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#21

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Duque de Bragança - October 14, 2025, 03:56:08 PM

Not a disaster of epic proportions such as Episode I but nothing special

So, 20 years from now, it's going to be a classic masterpiece with genre defining moment.  Got it.

No, that's Tron: Legacy. 

#22

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Duque de Bragança - October 14, 2025, 03:55:15 PM

Well, a boycott won't be needed since Italy beat Israel 3-0. First half was very tied until a penalty for Italy at the very last minute.
Then Italy improved gradually, even if Israel put up a fight or Italy was still under pressure, and then collapsed with a third goal in the extra time.

Hungary more than put up a fight with bad Portuguese defending and not inspired goalkeeper with a late equaliser in stoppage time. Ronaldo beat a record and scored two goals but qualification to the World Cup is postponed.

Other favourites such as Spain vs Bulgaria or England in Latvia won convincingly.

Serbia won against Andorra but Andorra actually scored first and then tied with a own goal.

#23

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Admiral Yi - October 14, 2025, 03:44:02 PM

At what level does optimism turn into smugness?

It's not a question of degree, they're on two different scales.  Confidence is the the thing that tips into smugness.

#24

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tonitrus - October 14, 2025, 03:38:58 PM

I have seen nothing that really warrants the sort of smugness some Democrats are displaying re: "the next administration".

Opposite of smugness.  I.e.  IF the Democrats ever retake power, the Supreme Court will reverse course and muzzle them

Yeah...arguably we are more danger of the "constitutional crisis" (where the administration decides it needs to Andrew Jackson the USSC) with a Democrat administration in power than this one.

#25

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by The Minsky Moment - October 14, 2025, 03:23:17 PM

I have seen nothing that really warrants the sort of smugness some Democrats are displaying re: "the next administration".

Opposite of smugness.  I.e.  IF the Democrats ever retake power, the Supreme Court will reverse course and muzzle them

#26

Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2025

Last post by garbon - October 14, 2025, 03:13:33 PM

D'Angelo

#27

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by grumbler - October 14, 2025, 03:12:50 PM

At what level does optimism turn into smugness?

Optimism is when you read someone's contributions on Languish,  Smugness is when you post your own.

#28

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by grumbler - October 14, 2025, 03:07:46 PM

How much can EM jamming fuck up controls of modern aircraft?

Against a modern manned, tethered, or completely autonomous aircraft, very little.  They are shielded from EM interference.

Against a non-tethered remotely piloted vehicle, the impact would depend on how "frequency agile" (able to shift frequencies when detecting jamming or spoofing) the link is, and how powerful and frequency-agile the jammer is. A jammer with a lot of power and a lot of frequency coverage would be a problem (but it trades power on a frequency for power across frequencies).

#29

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Baron von Schtinkenbutt - October 14, 2025, 03:06:20 PM

GPS spoofing has been around for a while.  It's coming up on 14 years since Iran did it to one of our drones.  Without some sort of GNSS data, it's really hard for anything autonomous to navigate.  Even high-quality inertial navigation systems drift.  The best a drone could do if it lost GNSS (and knew it) is aim for home and land kinda nearby.

#30

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tonitrus - October 14, 2025, 02:59:24 PM

At what level does optimism turn into smugness?