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#41

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

Last post by Admiral Yi - July 12, 2025, 02:41:55 AM

You sure?  You lost the last one with Grey Fox.

I'm sure. Impossible to adjudicate.

I did not.

#42

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

Last post by garbon - July 12, 2025, 01:45:12 AM

You sure?  You lost the last one with Grey Fox.  You have no constitutional order left to speak of and essentially have a king.

You've already lost against Iran, being unable to achieve a simple objective, despite overwhelming firepower and the help of the IDF.  Also, outside of slaughtering Yemeni civilians, that last action was a failure too.  And as we speak, the US military is not feeling the effects the imposed cuts, nor any of the the DOGE manoeuvers pulled by Musk's team before his departure.

#43

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

Last post by Legbiter - July 11, 2025, 11:48:27 PM

You sure?  You lost the last one with Grey Fox.  You have no constitutional order left to speak of and essentially have a king.

You've already lost against Iran, being unable to achieve a simple objective, despite overwhelming firepower and the help of the IDF.  Also, outside of slaughtering Yemeni civilians, that last action was a failure too.  And as we speak, the US military is not feeling the effects the imposed cuts, nor any of the the DOGE manoeuvers pulled by Musk's team before his departure.

#44

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

Last post by viper37 - July 11, 2025, 09:30:08 PM

In a complete turnaround the US might soon find its military hopelessly out dated.

I'll take that bet.

You sure?  You lost the last one with Grey Fox.  You have no constitutional order left to speak of and essentially have a king.

You've already lost against Iran, being unable to achieve a simple objective, despite overwhelming firepower and the help of the IDF.  Also, outside of slaughtering Yemeni civilians, that last action was a failure too.  And as we speak, the US military is not feeling the effects the imposed cuts, nor any of the the DOGE manoeuvers pulled by Musk's team before his departure.

#45

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

Last post by viper37 - July 11, 2025, 09:26:18 PM

What a lifetime of playing football can do to the human brain: link

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#46

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by HVC - July 11, 2025, 09:23:41 PM

I'm pretty excited for the new Superman movie. It seems like the perfect time for it to be released. Also, I'm beyond thrilled that the Snyder era of Superman is over. I loathed the sepia tone, morally grey, conflicted hero Superman he had. Superman is hope and we really need hope right now. 

So I ended up watching it. It's not bad, but not great. The actress playing Lois was really good, and it was nice to see Darwin get a second chance at being a super hero after his short shrift as an xmen. Sara sampaio was also surprisingly good and annoying, but in a good way. Not sold on the new superman. Good as Kent, but doesn't have the gravitas as the man of steal. Mainly I think that's gunns fault. This movie overcorrected on the dark DC problem. Gunn's humour seems out of place for a superman movie. It's more eye rolling than chuckle worthy for me. It kind of ruined the flow and enjoyment for me, and I usually like his oddly placed humour. Might work better on the new green lantern project (don't know if he's directly involved) and more in Nathan Fillion's wheelhouse. Basically better than the latest batch of MCU movies that DC is desperately trying to compete against, but probably a decade too late.








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Gunn likes to torture animals it seems. Also, the parody of netanyahu and the thinly veiled Israel conflict allegory was kind of a miss for me too.

#47

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by viper37 - July 11, 2025, 09:22:44 PM

I've only seen good reviews. Huh.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/superman_2025
82% fresh on RT, 94% positive user reviews.

#48

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by grumbler - July 11, 2025, 09:15:37 PM

What do you mean?

I mean the movie invites us to engage with the plot, get invested in the characters, try to figure out the whodunit, and then at the reveals that everything we've been watching is a lie.

A well-done troll can be very entertaining, as this movie shows. Newhart is another example of an excellent troll.

#49

Off the Record / Re: Plane Crash in India, at l...

Last post by grumbler - July 11, 2025, 08:43:00 PM

I'm actually surprised in a modern aircraft the pilots have the ability to cut off fuel manually like that.

The cutoff switches are how the plots turn off the engines at the gate. They cannot be turned off by accident and there is no procedure on any checklist on any plane that calls for a fuel cutoff below 400 feet. This is a case of murder/suicide. Not an accident at all.

#50

Off the Record / Re: Grand unified books thread

Last post by Bauer - July 11, 2025, 08:07:52 PM

I've been reading a fantasy series I found by reviews on kindle,  called Bastion immortal great souls by Phil Tucker.  It's kinda like a diablo style rpg game, where people are reincarnated and have to learn to regain their powers leveling up.  They are supposedly fighting against hell after hell invaded their world.

Wasn't really expecting a lot but am enjoying it.  The first book sort of drags on quite a bit but once you get towards the second half I started to enjoy it.  The descriptions of the different powers in battles, interesting world and fiends are what it's all about.  Just don't expect much else.