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  1. Comment on Messenger, a cute little 3d browser game in ~games

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    "Who knew following my lowest instincts would get me promoted in the corporate world?"

    "Who knew following my lowest instincts would get me promoted in the corporate world?"

  2. Comment on Drones seen over Danish military bases in latest air disruption in ~society

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    This one they kept from the public for a while. It happened in the evening but they only announced it the next morning. So you're right there's definitely some of that going on.

    not all of them will be visible to the public

    This one they kept from the public for a while. It happened in the evening but they only announced it the next morning. So you're right there's definitely some of that going on.

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  3. Comment on Drones seen over Danish military bases in latest air disruption in ~society

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    . do let me know if this is becoming too spammy a thing to keep posting about

    Drones have been seen near military facilities including Denmark's largest, following a series of incidents that caused air disruption earlier this week.

    The devices were observed above Karup airbase, among others, forcing it to briefly close its airspace to commercial traffic. Possible sightings were also reported in Germany, Norway and Lithuania.

    Some 3,500 people work at Karup airbase, which is home to all of the Danish Armed Forces' helicopters, airspace surveillance and parts of the Danish Defence Command.

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    do let me know if this is becoming too spammy a thing to keep posting about

    7 votes

  5. Comment on My take on Apple's Liquid Glass in ~tech

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    Are there really that many dark mode users? We are in ~tech so the answer to this audience is probably that there's a lot - but generally speaking I never hear anyone talk about light or dark mode...

    Are there really that many dark mode users?

    We are in ~tech so the answer to this audience is probably that there's a lot - but generally speaking I never hear anyone talk about light or dark mode for anything at all

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    Can't see it in Chrome on Windows 10 either (but can guess what it's meant to be) Screenshot

    Can't see it in Chrome on Windows 10 either (but can guess what it's meant to be)

    Screenshot

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    Minister for Climate: If the US won't reduce its emissions, then we're all fucked. (Danish news)

    Minister for Climate: If the US won't reduce its emissions, then we're all fucked.

    (Danish news)

    "China is the largest emitter, followed by the US in second place. It is clear that if the second largest emitter does not reduce its emissions in any way, then we are all—excuse my French—fucked, because then we will not be able to meet the 1.5 degree target", said Lars Aagaard.

    11 votes

  8. Comment on Denmark airport closed due to drones, two days after incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo in ~society

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    2 weeks ago: Denmark to buy European-made air defence against Russia threat To address what you point out though it definitely looks very lackluster because the systems being named in the article...

    2 weeks ago: Denmark to buy European-made air defence against Russia threat

    Denmark will invest some 58 billion kroner [€8 billion] in European-made air and missile defence systems, its defence ministry said on Friday, citing lessons from Russia's war in Ukraine.

    To address what you point out though it definitely looks very lackluster because the systems being named in the article are pretty damn big. 3+ years of heavy drone warfare, using swarms of cheap ones to overwhelm, etc.. and then the takeaway we apparently have is that we should buy more F-35's and more huge expensive SAM systems instead of investing in specifically stuff for countering these smaller drones.

    I am no expert so the explanation probably is that they did invest in it but it's just kept secret for some reason. Because it seems too obvious that using big 500 km range missiles to shoot down drones that costed a fraction of that missile is going to lead to your loss in what would inevitably be a war of attrition.

    6 votes

  9. Comment on Denmark airport closed due to drones, two days after incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo in ~society

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    And therein lies the problem. Police said they could not do it in Copenhagen as it's a densely populated area and the drones were lingering by fuel tanks and such. Tonight about Aalborg they said...

    assuming you down them over a field instead of into someone's roof.

    And therein lies the problem. Police said they could not do it in Copenhagen as it's a densely populated area and the drones were lingering by fuel tanks and such.

    Tonight about Aalborg they said that they would be bringing them down, but then the drones disappeared before they could take action.

    It's currently 5:30 in the morning here so there are very few updates at the moment but I'll see if there's a press conference during the day and then I will post an update here.

    So far though it seems like total incompetence at the part of police and MoD - even at the part of Copenhagen Airport management who was offered to purchase drone detection hardware months ago but they didn't because of budget.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on Denmark airport closed due to drones, two days after incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo in ~society

  11. Comment on Denmark airport closed due to drones, two days after incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo in ~society

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    ETA: happened at 3 other airports too (link in Danish): Edit again: update that it was 6 in total, possibly 7. Map from source Government is calling it "professional hybrid attack" link.

    Denmark’s Aalborg airport was closed due to drones in its airspace, local police said early on Thursday, two days after the country’s main Copenhagen airport was shut over drone sightings that rattled European aviation.

    Danish national police said the drones followed a similar pattern to the ones that had halted flights at Copenhagen airport for four hours a few days earlier. The country’s armed forces were also affected, as Aalborg airport is used as a military base, they added.

    Northern Jutland police said they could not specify the type of drones or whether they were the same as the ones flying over Copenhagen airport on Monday.

    “It is too early to say what the goal of the drones is and who is the actor behind,” a police official said.

    ETA: happened at 3 other airports too (link in Danish):

    Police said later in the night that there has also been drones at airports in Esbjerg and Sønderborg, and at Skrydstrup Air Base.

    In all four cases, it is described that the drones flew with lights and were observed from the ground.

    So that's five airports total, one of which has a military area and another which is an actual air force base.

    Edit again: update that it was 6 in total, possibly 7. Map from source

    Government is calling it "professional hybrid attack" link.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    The Fantastic Four: First Steps - 6/10 As far as 2020's comic book movies go, this was one of the better ones. It did campy pretty well and hit all those notes which while good also felt a little...

    The Fantastic Four: First Steps - 6/10

    As far as 2020's comic book movies go, this was one of the better ones. It did campy pretty well and hit all those notes which while good also felt a little bit sterile. Highlights of the movie was Julia Garner and set designs. Lowlights (is that a word?) was Vanessa Kirby and the Thing who it's difficult to describe but both of them looked off.

    ETA: apparently there's only 1 more movie in the MCU before the next Avengers film comes out, which as far as I'm concerned has had next to no build-up. It's going to be a miracle if they can actually pull it off.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Russia's involvement in drone sightings [that closed Copenhagen airport for four hours] cannot be ruled out, Danish PM says: "the most severe attack on Danish infrastructure so far" in ~society

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    The Danish PM made a link between last night's events in Denmark and the recent Russian drone incursions in Poland and Romania, as well as the violation of Estonian airspace by Russian fighter jets.

    Frederiksen said that the motive for the incursion in Copenhagen had likely been to "disrupt, create unrest... to see how far you can go and test the limits."

    Danish intelligence mirrored this assessment, saying the country was facing a "high threat of sabotage".

    5 votes

  16. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    Line of Duty - 7/10 Six seasons of an anti-corruption police unit somewhere in the UK. Had some very rough moments, especially the first season, but overall good tv, especially season 5 was great!

    Line of Duty - 7/10

    Six seasons of an anti-corruption police unit somewhere in the UK. Had some very rough moments, especially the first season, but overall good tv, especially season 5 was great!

    1 vote

  17. Comment on The most fragile gif on the internet in ~tech

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    Wouldn't have minded this warning in the title 😅

    Be warned: this site will break your back button

    Wouldn't have minded this warning in the title 😅

    4 votes

  18. Comment on The Mandalorian and Grogu | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Somebody posted the original trailer for The Mandalorian on the r/movies thread. The shift in tone between these two trailers is kind of mind blowing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOC8E8z_ifw

    Somebody posted the original trailer for The Mandalorian on the r/movies thread. The shift in tone between these two trailers is kind of mind blowing.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOC8E8z_ifw

    8 votes

  19. Comment on The Mandalorian and Grogu | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Agreed with everything you say. This trailer was unremarkable and while you can never judge a movie by its trailer.. it looks pretty boring. It's ok that something is not for me, but it's such a...

    Agreed with everything you say. This trailer was unremarkable and while you can never judge a book by its cover movie by its trailer.. it looks pretty boring.

    It's ok that something is not for me, but it's such a shame because some aspects of SW are truly great, so more often than not when a new movie/show is about to come out, I'm left disappointed and thinking about the lost potential.

    Rogue One and Andor are (by far) still the best stuff from this franchise imo.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Swedish black metallers Watain have announced that their upcoming eighth studio album will be their final collection of new material in ~music

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    Sad news - even though I never actually liked their music but I saw them at a festival ages ago and I still remember it because they had one of the best live shows I've seen. The stage design...

    Sad news - even though I never actually liked their music but I saw them at a festival ages ago and I still remember it because they had one of the best live shows I've seen. The stage design created an incredible atmosphere: pic.

    I never actually know if these bands are serious about all the symbolism though or if it's just their branding and image etc 😅

    2 votes