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#11

Off the Record / Re: South Korea declares marti...

Last post by HisMajestyBOB - December 03, 2024, 10:15:48 PM

A total shock, no one expected it.

I was watching this last night and the fact that the networks were broadcasting and the internet was up and the troops didn't go in guns blazing against the blockers at the doors told me everything I needed to know about how serious the military rank and file and their officers were taking this coup, not very.

They were preformatively following orders in the most inefficient manner possible without being directly insubordinate. Just waiting things out until the assembly could get a qurom together and vote it down.

If they were really serious they could have easily stopped that from happening.   

This was Yoon flailing around and throwing a hail Mary to avoid impeachment. Frankly, before this fiasco I was skeptical it was going to happen, even with his approval rate at 17~19 percent. The bar is high, and President Park managed to pass it via some unique circumstances.

Obviously he's sunk now. The leader of the PPP in the legislature was immediately on Facebook denouncing this as an unconstitutional power grab and demanding the military not listen.

So voters will reelect him in four years.

#12

Off the Record / Re: South Korea declares marti...

Last post by jimmy olsen - December 03, 2024, 10:00:51 PM

Some good English Language News sources for Korea.

https://www.koreaherald.com/

https://en.yna.co.kr/

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www2/index.asp

#13

Off the Record / Re: South Korea declares marti...

Last post by jimmy olsen - December 03, 2024, 09:49:35 PM

A total shock, no one expected it.

I was watching this last night and the fact that the networks were broadcasting and the internet was up and the troops didn't go in guns blazing against the blockers at the doors told me everything I needed to know about how serious the military rank and file and their officers were taking this coup, not very.

They were preformatively following orders in the most inefficient manner possible without being directly insubordinate. Just waiting things out until the assembly could get a qurom together and vote it down.

If they were really serious they could have easily stopped that from happening.   

This was Yoon flailing around and throwing a hail Mary to avoid impeachment. Frankly, before this fiasco I was skeptical it was going to happen, even with his approval rate at 17~19 percent. The bar is high, and President Park managed to pass it via some unique circumstances.

Obviously he's sunk now. The leader of the PPP in the legislature was immediately on Facebook denouncing this as an unconstitutional power grab and demanding the military not listen.

#14

Off the Record / Re: South Korea declares marti...

Last post by Legbiter - December 03, 2024, 09:43:59 PM

Yeah also being the President of SK has to be one of the most cursed positions on Earth looking over his predecessors. 

#15

Off the Record / Re: Youtube Recommendations

Last post by Barrister - December 03, 2024, 09:28:08 PM

I was talking with my 11 year old on his way to taekwon do at first about the most popular songs of all time.  We mentioned Elvis, to Michael Jackson, to Taylor Swift, to The Beatles.

But then it switched to the biggest videos on Youtube of all time.

I suggested it would be Gagnam Style.

My kid thought it would be Never Going to Give you Up (aka Rick Roll).  I thought it was hilarious he'd know what a Rick Roll was because I distinctly remember that being a mid-2000s thing, nicely before he was even born.

So I searched it up.

Rick Astley didn't even make the top list that I could see.

Psy - Gagnam Style wasn't a bad guess - it was #10 (with over 5 billion views).

But the number one most watched video on Youtube?  Baby Shark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w&list=PLirAqAtl_h2r5g8xGajEwdXd3x1sZh8hC&index=1

(over 15 billion views)

#16

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

Last post by viper37 - December 03, 2024, 09:02:36 PM

There isn't much left left for the left of the Quebec left to go.

I'm too tired.  That's too much left for me.  I'm gone. 

#17

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

Last post by viper37 - December 03, 2024, 09:00:53 PM

Trudeau seduced him.  His charm has worked, Trump wants to become Canadian:
Link

#18

Gaming HQ / Re: PSA: Game Discounts

Last post by frunk - December 03, 2024, 08:58:55 PM

I contributed to Jingle Jam and there are a few games that either I don't want or already have.  If anybody wants one of these message me and I'll send you the Steam code.  If you want more than one list them in order of preference, as I'll wait a bit to see if someone else who hasn't gotten one wants it.

Shadows of Doubt
For the King II
Citizen Sleeper
Submachine: Legacy
Scorn
Eternights
Wildfrost

There's also a MCC Island access key and a Displate 40% discount if anybody wants either of those.

#19

Off the Record / Re: South Korea declares marti...

Last post by HVC - December 03, 2024, 08:47:16 PM

A CBC summary of the lead up to the short lived dictatorship

#20

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

Last post by Sheilbh - December 03, 2024, 07:33:25 PM

Yes - I think over 60% is in China but there's plenty elsewhere.

But I believe over 90% of the processing of it, suitable for batteries, is by Chinese companies.

I imagine you're right it would be relatively easy to scale up production, but I wouldn't start from here.