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  1. Comment on US Army to build "warrior ethos" by no longer mandating basic laws of war or combat medicine training for all soldiers in ~society

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    The VA is expensive. Time to have fewer V to A.

    The VA is expensive. Time to have fewer V to A.

    17 votes

  2. Comment on Firefox now supports native vertical tabs in 136.0 release in ~tech

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    PRAISE BE! It lacks the tree nature of Tree Style Tabs, but perhaps they'll be able to use this as a basis to get a more native style TST.

    PRAISE BE!

    It lacks the tree nature of Tree Style Tabs, but perhaps they'll be able to use this as a basis to get a more native style TST.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on US Department of Government Efficiency set to cancel lease on weather 'nerve center' as tornado season begins in ~society

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    There's specific laws banning government employees/government unions from striking. Thank Reagan. It would just make DOGE's job easier to have cause to immediately fire every last one of them.

    There's specific laws banning government employees/government unions from striking. Thank Reagan. It would just make DOGE's job easier to have cause to immediately fire every last one of them.

    10 votes

  4. Comment on Interview with Dungeon Crawler Carl author Matt Dinniman on new book and LitRPG genre in ~books

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    I will throw in a 110% "You should read this" recommendation for Kitty Cat Kill Sat. I was not expecting that many feels from what seems like such a silly concept.

    I will throw in a 110% "You should read this" recommendation for Kitty Cat Kill Sat. I was not expecting that many feels from what seems like such a silly concept.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Interview with Dungeon Crawler Carl author Matt Dinniman on new book and LitRPG genre in ~books

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    On top of the books themselves, Jeff Hays' narration on the Audible version really takes things to another level.

    On top of the books themselves, Jeff Hays' narration on the Audible version really takes things to another level.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (February 2025) in ~health.mental

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    Hugs. Also a Fed although in a much more secure position (posting from my phone while work computer is busy doing its boot up security stuff - at least it doesn't take 30 minutes to start all the...

    Hugs. Also a Fed although in a much more secure position (posting from my phone while work computer is busy doing its boot up security stuff - at least it doesn't take 30 minutes to start all the security software like it did a few years ago, McAfee sucks but we're mandated to use it). It's been a wild couple of years these last couple of weeks.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on Snacks that aren't just sugar or crazy salty in ~food

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    Chipotle Cinnamon seasoning would be my personal recommendation. I keep it around because I like it on cubed butternut squash, but it's a good one for popcorn also.

    Chipotle Cinnamon seasoning would be my personal recommendation. I keep it around because I like it on cubed butternut squash, but it's a good one for popcorn also.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport closed after a military helicopter collides with a landing regional jet in ~transport

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    Saw an interesting comment over on Reddit from a USCG helo pilot who has flown in and is familiar with that airspace -...

    Saw an interesting comment over on Reddit from a USCG helo pilot who has flown in and is familiar with that airspace - https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1idba8i/plane_crash_at_dca/m9yfvz6/ (I know I know, Reddit, but fednews is kind of a big deal right now)

    The part that really caught my eye is that apparently, the incoming aircraft had been routed on to a relatively unusual approach. They would usually land on runway 01 (the longest central runway), but were switched to runway 33 on approach - a shorter runway but long enough to handle a regional jet. For those who don't watch CGPGrey - add a 0 to the end and the number roughly corresponds to the compass direction you use to approach the runway. These runways are close enough in orientation that the jet could be easily redirected with minimal disruption at the time it happened, about 10 minutes before anticipated landing, but far enough apart that the helo pilot could easily get confused between traffic approaching 01 and 33. They very well might have had sight of what they thought was their target aircraft, as they reported they were in visual to the tower (who very shortly before the accident apparently observed the closeness of the approach and instructed the helo to maintain visual and pass behind the jet), but actually had sight of one that was closer to landing to 01.

    A map of DCA Reagan runways to get a visual idea - 01 is the long north/south runway, 33 is the one that starts about halfway up the length of 01 on the right. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Washington_national_airport.jpg

    11 votes

  9. Comment on Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport closed after a military helicopter collides with a landing regional jet in ~transport

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    Not just more maneuverability (in general and especially while landing at a low speed, takeoff and landing are the most precarious moments for a jet), but the final approach lanes are well known...

    Not just more maneuverability (in general and especially while landing at a low speed, takeoff and landing are the most precarious moments for a jet), but the final approach lanes are well known and consistent. It really wasn't a good area for the helicopter pilots to be going at the best of times.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport closed after a military helicopter collides with a landing regional jet in ~transport

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    ATC has had issues in the US for a while. Consistently underfunded and understaffed, most of their technology hasn't been updated since the 80s and they're extremely overworked and stressed at the...

    ATC has had issues in the US for a while. Consistently underfunded and understaffed, most of their technology hasn't been updated since the 80s and they're extremely overworked and stressed at the best of times. They tried to make it better at one point... then Reagan fired them all.

    28 votes

  11. Comment on US President Donald Trump to make historic move towards revoking birthright citizenship in ~society

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    MAGA Texans with Guns: "Nah, that just makes them Outlaws, by the old Wild West definition[1]. Time to break out the good 'ol rifle, it's open season on the most dangerous game!" [1] An old west...

    MAGA Texans with Guns: "Nah, that just makes them Outlaws, by the old Wild West definition[1]. Time to break out the good 'ol rifle, it's open season on the most dangerous game!"

    [1] An old west declaration of "outlaw" pretty much meant a person was effectively no longer considered a person in the eyes of the law or government - they had no rights, no privileges, and no protections.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on What are your favourite let's plays? in ~games

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    Boatmurdered is a classic. It was my introduction to DF.

    Boatmurdered is a classic. It was my introduction to DF.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on What are your favourite let's plays? in ~games

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    Euro Brady plays Slay the Princess. He's a psychologist and it's interesting to see him go through the psychological aspects of the various character interactions, where it's apparent that the...

    Euro Brady plays Slay the Princess. He's a psychologist and it's interesting to see him go through the psychological aspects of the various character interactions, where it's apparent that the developers were well versed in these things and did a fantastic job of using them to bring the most possible impact out of what seems at the surface to be a fairly confined scenario.

    Mind you, the game is psychological horror, so not for everyone!

    7 votes

  14. Comment on Fire at one of the world's largest battery plants forces evacuations in California in ~enviro

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    The anti-renewable memes were how I initially learned about it, unfortunately.

    The anti-renewable memes were how I initially learned about it, unfortunately.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on ADHDers, how do you speed-up, bypass, or otherwise eliminate the "ramp-up" period required for big tasks? in ~health.mental

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    Good question. Poorly. That said, for things that do help - one is accountability, having relatively frequent smaller deadlines. The second is making the first deadline be for a task breakdown of...

    Good question. Poorly. That said, for things that do help - one is accountability, having relatively frequent smaller deadlines. The second is making the first deadline be for a task breakdown of the big thing that needs ramped up on in to a number of smaller, easier to initiate tasks. This is all easier said than done but is one of the things that helps with big work projects especially.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Lithium and alkaline AA batteries tested by Project farm in ~science

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    Yes, my impression of the Lithium replacement AA form factor batteries was always that their use case was shelf stability for extremely low/intermittent drain applications, where an alkaline would...

    Yes, my impression of the Lithium replacement AA form factor batteries was always that their use case was shelf stability for extremely low/intermittent drain applications, where an alkaline would passively drain faster.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Nvidia announces four next-gen RTX 5000 GPUs in ~tech

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    Unfortunately current speculation I've seen is that it isn't going to drop much, at least any time soon. Availability is still tight and it's heavily scalped, plus there's a lot of concern about...

    Unfortunately current speculation I've seen is that it isn't going to drop much, at least any time soon. Availability is still tight and it's heavily scalped, plus there's a lot of concern about the tariffs increasing prices generally here in a couple months, so retailers have been stocking up in advance.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Nvidia announces four next-gen RTX 5000 GPUs in ~tech

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    That's the boat I'm in. My work RHEL laptop has an Nvidia graphics card and causes me no end of headaches dealing with the drivers. My home Fedora system has a 7900XTX. I had a couple problems in...

    That's the boat I'm in. My work RHEL laptop has an Nvidia graphics card and causes me no end of headaches dealing with the drivers. My home Fedora system has a 7900XTX. I had a couple problems in the beginning as a result of the newness of the card when I got it but they got fixed pretty quickly, and since then it's been rock solid. Having the open source kernel integrated driver also be the mainline vendor supported driver is a huge advantage here. And this isn't even for doing VM or AI stuff, it's actually for gaming under Proton - it works great and has been essentially zero hassle.

    It's not that I'm a militant AMD fan. Had Nvidia for the two cards before this one. But for this use case AMD makes a lot of sense.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Stimulation Clicker in ~games

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    CORNER HIT CORNER HIT CORNER HIT Corner Hit x1000

    CORNER HIT
    CORNER HIT
    CORNER HIT
    Corner Hit x1000

    9 votes

  20. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    This is probably a minority opinion among Zachtronics fans, but Infinifactory was my favorite to complete. Of the ones I've completed, I'd say Exapunks was the next. Some similar gameplay elements...

    This is probably a minority opinion among Zachtronics fans, but Infinifactory was my favorite to complete. Of the ones I've completed, I'd say Exapunks was the next. Some similar gameplay elements to Shenzhen I/O and TIS-100 but I found it more polished than TIS and I had more fun with the concept than Shenzhen.

    Opus Magnum would be the best one if your goal was to finish one. It's really well balanced between being able to be completed without craziness but giving room for the obsessive to optimize.

    1 vote