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#1

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Norgy - Today at 11:32:03 AM

I watched three EPL matches this weekend.

Everton absolutely thrashed Chelsea. Whatever David Moyes has done to this team, it is probably a well-kept secret.

The Tyneside derby is always a highlight. I think Eddie Howe might be looking for a new job soon.

And then there was the match at Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium.

Forest were poor in the first half, but got that goal from someone who almost never scores. Except in Europe. Igor Jesus is officially Nottingham Forest's all-time top goalscorer in European competitions.
Two more goals from Forest in the second half, and even though it felt good to see "my" club finally win again, I have to say, I wonder how Tottenham with so many resources have managed to become so impoverished of tactical acumen.

#2

Off the Record / Re: Iran War?

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 10:40:36 AM

it's within FPV drone range

No understand your fancy big words.  You need to speak American.  We crush Iran.  We have big boats and big bombs. We have WARRIORS!  America win!

#3

Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2026

Last post by Syt - Today at 09:46:55 AM

Robert Mueller died, age 81.

Trump posting online, his shocking no one:
"Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!"

#4

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by CountDeMoney - Today at 09:19:57 AM

From Palantir's Youtube:

Cameron Stanley, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of War, shares how the DoW is driving enterprise-wide adoption of data, analytics, and AI to generate decision advantage—and what it takes to move cutting-edge technology from the lab to the warfighter at speed.

I saw this movie before, except it was the RAND Corporation, the war was Vietnam and it ran on a mainframe, not a graphics card.  These pencilneck fuckmonkeys never learn.

The use of "enterprise-wide" for the Department of Defense WAAAGH seems weird but fitting with this administration. (Though I guess corporate influence on defense purchasing has always been strong )

When you stuff your government with quasi-libertarian crypto-brah autism-maxxing techno-Marxists, that's what you're going to get.

Problem with you people is you should've beaten the shit out of them all in high school when you had the fucking chance.  That's what we did.

Now they're roaming the earth, destroying everything in their paths like the United States Government, a division of SalesForce(tm).

#5

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

Last post by viper37 - Today at 09:16:31 AM

In comparison to trumps meeting with the Japanese PM

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVjGGTODzNb

Isn't she far right?

#6

Off the Record / Re: Iran War?

Last post by Legbiter - Today at 07:48:29 AM

"Following previous warnings, if Iran's fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked by the enemy, all energy, information technology, and desalination infrastructure belonging to the United States and the regime in the region will be targeted."

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2035537977653244285

Not surprising. The Iranians are betting they can outsuffer everyone else.

#7

Off the Record / Re: Iran War?

Last post by PJL - Today at 06:55:27 AM

A lot depends on what the markets think of this. The primary reason Trump wants the Straits of Hormuz open is to lower oil/gas prices. If the markets think attacking Iranian power plants will lead to more escalation, then prices will rise even further, defeating Trumps original reason. So I suspect there'll be a TACO on this.

#8

Off the Record / Re: Iran War?

Last post by The Brain - Today at 04:30:56 AM

So the US say they will destroy Bushehr NPP. This may slow new nuclear in the West. Thanks America!

Thank God for TACO.

#9

Off the Record / Re: Iran War?

Last post by Valmy - Today at 01:00:03 AM

It's amazing a man can command the most powerful military machine the world has ever seen and still somehow come across as an ineffectually flailing wimp.

That's a big worry yes. That Tehran sees this as a mark of desperation.

Well they are very smart because it absolutely is a mark of desperation.

#10

Off the Record / Re: Iran War?

Last post by viper37 - Today at 12:39:44 AM

It's amazing a man can command the most powerful military machine the world has ever seen and still somehow come across as an ineffectually flailing wimp.

I can wave a stick in front of the Vienna Philharmonic, but that doesn't make me a conductor.

That's the greatest analogy I've read so far.

That conflict reminds me of this scene: