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  1. Comment on Game testers wanted for science fiction game in ~games

    l_one
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    This post caused me to look up Twine - that looks awesome - an open source project to make it easier for people to tell stories in game form. I'm certainly interested. At first I thought I...

    This post caused me to look up Twine - that looks awesome - an open source project to make it easier for people to tell stories in game form.

    I'm certainly interested. At first I thought I wouldn't be useful since I'm all Linux but with Twine outputting to HTML format that's not an issue - even more awesome!

    I'm a Sci-Fi nerd and would enjoy taking part and giving feedback, if you want another tester in the Alpha test pool.

    1 vote
  2. Comment on The Iran air and missile war - ballistic missiles, interceptors and munition stockpiles in ~society

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    Sorry, no proper links in the description, too much on my to-do list. Description from Perun below, view page on YouTube to be able to click on the source links. ... Less than a few months into...

    Sorry, no proper links in the description, too much on my to-do list. Description from Perun below, view page on YouTube to be able to click on the source links.

    ...

    Less than a few months into 2026, the world has seen the beginning of another war. For more than a week now U.S. and Israeli forces have been striking targets in Iran while Iranian missiles and drones are launched at targets across the Middle East in response.

    Much of the war is still too cloaked in the fog of war to describe with much certainty, but what is clear is that concerns about munitions shortages (on all sides) that may have felt very familiar to those who have followed the war in Ukraine. With the U.S. emphasising the depletion of Iran's missile launch capability while concerns surfaced about everything from Tomahawks to interceptor missiles, the question often asked was would a munitions shortage force one side or the other to end the war in a matter of days?

    The answer, as it turns out, is probably not.

    Patreon:
    / perunau

    Reading and Sourcing (to be added in 24 hours due to late release)

    Caveats & Comments:

    All normal caveats and comments apply. In particular – I would like to note as always that this material has been created for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive examination of the topic in question and should not be relied upon to inform financial or other similar decisions.

    Any content relating to the conduct, views, activities or any aspect of any person or character in this video is included for entertainment purposes and does not represent an assertion of fact on those matters or any matters in relation to that person or character.

    Care has been taken in compiling data, quotes, and other inputs from various sources but errors can occur. Quotes and included data should be considered illustrative, not definitive and their veracity should not be relied on.

    Timestamps:
    00:00:00 — Opening Words
    00:01:59 — What Am I Talking About?
    00:04:04 — Sources of Error
    00:11:53 — Objectives & Targeting
    00:15:05 — the Iranian Response
    00:22:39 — Munitions & Shot Exchange
    00:26:36 — US Air Campaign
    00:36:37 — Iranian Missile Launch Capacity
    00:42:54 — Gulf Air Defence
    00:52:56 — the Balance of Depletion?
    00:53:12 — What to Watch Next
    00:59:14 — Channel Update

  3. Comment on Four years of war in Ukraine - the battlefield balance, losses and counterattacks in ~society

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    Sorry, no proper links in the description, too much on my to-do list. Description from Perun below, view page on YouTube to be able to click on the source links. ... 2026 has shown both how easy...

    Sorry, no proper links in the description, too much on my to-do list. Description from Perun below, view page on YouTube to be able to click on the source links.

    ...

    2026 has shown both how easy it is to start a war, and how difficult it can be to end one.

    As conflicts flare in the Middle East and Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine entered its fifth year since the Feb 2022 invasion.

    In those four years, the armies have changed, and so to has our understanding of modern warfare.

    And so in this episode, I take a big picture look at how the military situation has evolved, and stands, in 2026. That will hopefully set the stage for a number of data driven deep dives in the coming weeks.

    Patreon:
    / perunau

    Reading and Sourcing (partial due to delayed release, to be expanded):

    Credit on Russian equipment storage tracking to:
    Jompy - @Jonpy99
    Covert Cabal - / covertcabal

    Visually confirmed loss figures per Oryx

    Battlemapping per Deepstate and ISW as marked

    CSIS - Russia's Grinding War in Ukraine
    https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias...

    Ukraine to complete shift to corps structure by end of 2025
    https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ukrain...

    Reporting on Russian fiber optic imports
    https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/0...

    Reporting on the UAS kill zone in Ukraine
    https://militarnyi.com/en/articles/th...

    Reporting on relevant combat UGV employment
    https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ugv-ru...

    Reported FP-7 test
    https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/...

    Ukrainian Counterattack claims (UA media)
    https://understandingwar.org/research...
    Featured chart of rising EU defence spending
    https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/po...

    Russian demands for Donbas persist
    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/...

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8...

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

    Ukrainian statements on ceasefire line
    https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukrai...

    CSIS - Russia-Ukraine war in 10 charts
    https://www.csis.org/analysis/russia-...

    Caveats & Comments:

    All normal caveats and comments apply. In particular – I would like to note as always that this material has been created for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive examination of the topic in question and should not be relied upon to inform financial or other similar decisions.

    Any content relating to the conduct, views, activities or any aspect of any person or character in this video is included for entertainment purposes and does not represent an assertion of fact on those matters or any matters in relation to that person or character.

    Care has been taken in compiling data, quotes, and other inputs from various sources but errors can occur. Quotes and included data should be considered illustrative, not definitive and their veracity should not be relied on.

    Timestamps:
    00:00:00 — Opening Words
    00:01:18 — What Am I Talking About?
    00:03:16 — the Battle Lines
    00:08:39 — Losses & the Changing Force
    00:22:07 — the Nature of the Fighting
    00:30:53 — Features of the Fighting
    00:44:07 — the Big Picture
    00:53:36 — Channel Update

    2 votes
  4. Comment on What’s your preferred work monitor setup? in ~comp

    l_one
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    I increasingly find more is better in terms of number of screens and total screen area. In ye olden days I had the single CRT monitor, then later on I (not sure when) I bought a 43 inch black...

    I increasingly find more is better in terms of number of screens and total screen area.

    In ye olden days I had the single CRT monitor, then later on I (not sure when) I bought a 43 inch black friday TV and that became my monitor and sound (it had what I thought of at the time as fairly good sound, and what I now recognize as only adequate for anything that isn't quality music listening time).

    At some point during my residential telecom contracting days, a customer tipped me a small 19 inch flatscreen TV and for a while I kept it in the van as a test TV, but later hooked it up as a 2nd monitor and found that even though my primary was big, I liked having the additional space.

    Years later I bought another 43 inch black friday TV, this time a 4K because I wanted the upgrade for certain imaging and video analysis. Hard to tell if you're getting a better take with your 4K microscope camera if you don't have a 4K monitor to view the take or recordings on. At that point I decided I wanted to keep my original 43 inch and rotated it to portrait view on my right side (the 19 inch is on the left) and that was my setup for more than a year.

    Recently I added a Dell 24 inch above my primary monitor, but I don't use it often because I need to tilt my head up to use it. If my chair had a headrest and it was comfortable for me (I have a ponytail which makes headrests difficult) then I think it would be fine, but as it is it isn't great. My current plan is to move the 24 inch to the bottom left side and elevate my old 19 inch just above that.

    Video showing current setup.

    3 votes
  5. Comment on Device that can extract 1,000 liters of clean water a day from desert air revealed by 2025 Nobel Prize winner in ~enviro

    l_one
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    Ok, thank you. Some of their unit notation in the article was set up in such a way as to be somewhat ambiguous. I can see that as representing square meters logically, though it reads like it has...

    Ok, thank you. Some of their unit notation in the article was set up in such a way as to be somewhat ambiguous. I can see that as representing square meters logically, though it reads like it has been poorly translated - especially for a scientific article where one (I would hope) would wish to be clear and unambiguous with language.

    "...layers can harvest 0.08, 0.24, and 0.4 liters m–2 per complete water-harvesting cycle" would have more logically been
    "...layers can harvest 0.08, 0.24, and 0.4 liters PER m^2 per complete water-harvesting cycle (bold added to highlight change)

    3 votes
  6. Comment on Device that can extract 1,000 liters of clean water a day from desert air revealed by 2025 Nobel Prize winner in ~enviro

    l_one
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    @chocobean - thank you for providing the link to actual technical details. I was getting pretty annoyed at their website for just being what felt to me like IPO-raising marketing fluff with no...

    @chocobean - thank you for providing the link to actual technical details. I was getting pretty annoyed at their website for just being what felt to me like IPO-raising marketing fluff with no hard details or evidence. The only thing that kept me searching after that was that the Nobel committee felt the technology was worthy of the prize.

    Fundamentally, yes, there is water in any earth air that is above 0% humidity, and yes, there is energy available from the sun in the form of solar thermal or solar photovoltaic, so the concept of getting some water out of the air without grid energy support is valid - but what matters is how much water you can get per unit of time per device (on average) and how big and expensive is this device.

    They mention the device that could extract a kiloliter per day is shipping container sized. Ok, fine. But in terms of demonstrated technology, what actual results have they proven?

    I've been reading through and finding things like: "the predicted water uptake, or potential harvestable quantity of water, was estimated to be ~0.25 kg water kg–1 MOF, as shown in the upper abscissa of Fig. 2C. Each water-harvesting cycle, ~0.24 liters kg–1 were harvested (Fig. 2D), as determined by integrating the water-harvesting rate."

    I'm also finding really frustrating statements like this: "The 1-mm, 3-mm, and 5-mm layers can harvest 0.08, 0.24, and 0.4 liters m–2 per complete water-harvesting cycle, respectively. More than 90% of the initially adsorbed water could be harvested under these conditions." - they are stating results varying from material THICKNESS - without telling us the other 2 dimensions. Ok, so you can get X results from Y thickness - but over how much length and width of material? 1 square meter? 1 square kilometer? It kind of makes a difference.

    Something else that would help is data on energy use per liter of water harvested - be it photovoltaic electrical energy or energy used by thermal delta or whatever. That allows for a direct comparison to other established methods which technically work but are not viable in practical terms.

    There is also a debunk video by Thunderf00t here which takes a look at this from the perspective of thermodynamics and the need for work to be done - actual detail starts at 3 minutes and 51 seconds (before that is kind of just a rant).

    Again, the basic environmental conditions in terms of presence of water and presence of energy ARE THERE. We have water as humidity in the air and we have energy available to be utilized from the sun. Yes, you CAN extract SOME AMOUNT of water in that situation... the question is can you get any practical, useful amount for the resources spent in making the device and the mass and surface area used.

    Overall this smells to me like a technically viable concept that does not, or does not yet, have any practical viability, which is now being taken advantage of in a way that feels like a marketing prelude to raising a bunch of IPO money. Not to make a working product, but to make a working fortune. Reminds me of Theranos.

    8 votes
  7. Comment on Towards a new nuclear arms race? - the end of the last USA-Russia nuclear arms limits in ~society

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    Sorry, no proper links in the description, too much on my to-do list. Description from Perun below, view page on YouTube to be able to click on the source links. ... The nuclear treaty regime...

    Sorry, no proper links in the description, too much on my to-do list. Description from Perun below, view page on YouTube to be able to click on the source links.

    ...

    The nuclear treaty regime between the U.S. and Russia has long been under pressure. After the collapse of the INF treaty, New START was one of the last checks left standing on U.S. and Russian arsenals.

    Even that was significantly weakened after Russia suspended information sharing and inspections, but at least on paper, it still provided a cap on deployed strategic warheads and delivery systems.

    Now it's gone.

    So today, lets look at the rise and fall nuclear arms limitations treaties, and what may happen now one of the last major limits has fallen away.

    Patreon:
    / perunau

    Reading and Sourcing (partial):

    TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON MEASURES FOR THE FURTHER REDUCTION AND
    LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS (new START) text
    https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents...

    Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - Russian Nuclear Weapons estimates 2025
    https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-...

    Federation of American Scientists (FAS) - The History of the U.S. Nuclear Stockpile 1945-2013
    https://fas.org/publication/the-histo...

    FAS - Status of world nuclear forces
    https://fas.org/initiative/status-wor...

    USAAF ready to increase warhead deployments on Minuteman III and re-nuclearize B-52s if instructed
    https://www.twz.com/air/usaf-ready-to...

    France expanding nuclear related infrastructure
    https://www.twz.com/air/france-to-exp...

    Russia to observe New START limits if US does
    https://apnews.com/article/russia-us-...

    RAND- the U.S.-China Military Scorecard (2015)
    https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_re...

    Michael Kofman - Running to Stand Still: Russian Nuclear Modernization after New START
    https://warontherocks.com/2026/02/run...

    Russia is now ready for a new world with no nuclear limits - Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/world/china/r...

    Reporting on new START expiration
    https://theconversation.com/last-nucl...

    https://www.brookings.edu/articles/wh...

    https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-nuc...

    U.S. DOD - Missile Defence Review (2019)
    https://www.war.gov/Portals/1/Interac...

    Reporting on US accusations of Chinese nuclear testing:
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-0...

    https://www.reuters.com/world/china/t...

    Missile Profile, 9M729 - CSIS
    https://missilethreat.csis.org/missil...

    Claims 9M729 used against Ukraine
    https://www.reuters.com/business/aero...

    https://www.twz.com/land/russias-trea...

    China suspends nuclear talks with USA (2024)
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/a...

    Caveats & Comments:

    All normal caveats and comments apply. In particular – I would like to note as always that this material has been created for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive examination of the topic in question and should not be relied upon to inform financial or other similar decisions.

    Any content relating to the conduct, views, activities or any aspect of any person or character in this video is included for entertainment purposes and does not represent an assertion of fact on those matters or any matters in relation to that person or character.

    Care has been taken in compiling data, quotes, and other inputs from various sources but errors can occur. Quotes and included data should be considered illustrative, not definitive and their veracity should not be relied on.

    Timestamps:
    00:00:00 — Opening Words
    00:01:59 — What Am I Talking About?
    00:04:10 — Nuclear Restrictions
    00:15:25 — the End and Failure to Re-start
    00:23:24 — What Now: Proliferation Pressures
    00:27:28 — Weapon Type Growth
    00:32:24 — a No Deal Scenario
    00:40:47 — a New Deal?
    00:43:40 — the Washington Model
    00:56:55 — What Now?
    00:58:12 — Channel Update

    2 votes
  8. Comment on South Korea's ex-president jailed for life over martial law attempt in ~society

    l_one
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    I wish for it to be so. I am spending money on candidates I believe in and voting to make such happen. I doubt I will get to see true justice applied to more than a token few of the wealthy and...

    I wish for it to be so. I am spending money on candidates I believe in and voting to make such happen.

    I doubt I will get to see true justice applied to more than a token few of the wealthy and powerful - if even that. That doubt will not cause me to not try to make it happen in what little ways I can contribute, but I doubt.

    10 votes
  9. Comment on South Korea's ex-president jailed for life over martial law attempt in ~society

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    Good for them. Very important for there to be accountability and justice at the highest level to keep a democracy healthy.

    Good for them. Very important for there to be accountability and justice at the highest level to keep a democracy healthy.

    28 votes
  10. Comment on IT helpdesk request? in ~tech

    l_one
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    Oh cool, it's been forever since I saw this issue with shucked drives!

    Oh cool, it's been forever since I saw this issue with shucked drives!

    1 vote
  11. Comment on The Starlink shutdown - Russian military communications, corruption and satellites in Ukraine in ~society

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    Sorry, no proper links in the description, too much on my to-do list. Description from Perun below, view page on YouTube to be able to click on the source links. ... On the modern battlefield,...

    Sorry, no proper links in the description, too much on my to-do list. Description from Perun below, view page on YouTube to be able to click on the source links.

    ...

    On the modern battlefield, Comms are king and in Ukraine the demand for effective communication tools has been intense with drone warfare and a drive for faster and more responsive kill chains/webs even in the face of intense Electronic Warfare.

    There are lots of things that make a good communication tool under those circumstances. One of them is arguably that your opponent not have access to a massive 'off' switch for them.

    So today, let's talk military communications in Ukraine and the impact of the sudden shutdown of Starlink terminals in Russian use.

    Patreon:
    / perunau

    Reading and Sourcing (partial):

    RUSI - Competitive Electronic Warfare in Modern Land Operations
    https://static.rusi.org/competitive-e...

    RUSI - Russian Comms in Ukraine: A World of Hertz (note - a view from very early in the war, March 2022, which I include for interesting insights into the first impressions from that time)
    https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-rese...

    Reporting on mentioned fraud case against Russian General Arslanov
    https://tass.com/politics/1117857

    https://www.reuters.com/world/former-...

    CSIS - Lessons from the Ukraine Conflict
    https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaw...

    2022 Reporting on Starlink vs Russian EW
    https://www.businessinsider.com/space...

    Reporting on Russian Starlink use:
    https://militarnyi.com/en/news/the-wa...

    Delay of Russia's Starlink alternative:
    https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/0...

    Reporting on the Starlink Shutdown:

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/...

    https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/0...

    https://vpk.name/en/1099103_a-quick-r...

    https://bbcrussian.substack.com/p/sta...

    https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/...

    https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/0...

    Gazprom Space Systems on the Yamal satellites
    https://www.gazprom-spacesystems.ru/u...

    https://kyivindependent.com/using-sta...

    European Constellations:
    https://europeanspaceflight.com/eutel...

    PRC Constellations:
    https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-rese...

    https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08...

    Russia orders block on WhatsApp
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly...

    2004 report on British military deaths in Iraq and role of communication systems
    https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/n...

    Caveats & Comments:

    All normal caveats and comments apply. In particular – I would like to note as always that this material has been created for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive examination of the topic in question and should not be relied upon to inform financial or other similar decisions.

    Any content relating to the conduct, views, activities or any aspect of any person or character in this video is included for entertainment purposes and does not represent an assertion of fact on those matters or any matters in relation to that person or character.

    Care has been taken in compiling data, quotes, and other inputs from various sources but errors can occur. Quotes and included data should be considered illustrative, not definitive and their veracity should not be relied on.

    Timestamps:
    00:00:00 — Opening Words
    00:01:31 — What Am I Talking About?
    00:02:07 — History and the Challenge
    00:12:06 — the Russian & Ukrainian Requirements
    00:26:47 — Outages and Impacts
    00:38:35 — Adaptations & Lessons
    00:52:08 — Channel Update

    5 votes
  12. Comment on Need a replacement for my old macbook pro, should I just get another one? in ~comp

    l_one
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    I haven't used one of the Pixel line, but I've heard good things about them. Nothing specific to mention on them, but I do have a general resource for you if you want to go down the Android...

    I haven't used one of the Pixel line, but I've heard good things about them. Nothing specific to mention on them, but I do have a general resource for you if you want to go down the Android modding/rooting/customization rabbit hole.

    While the search function isn't always the best (I more often use google for site:(site address) and then my search term of choice), the XDA Forums are one of the best resources out there for rooting / jailbreaking / android custom OS out there. I've used it before to restore locked-out android tablets that I got in bulk at auction to functionality and for rooting / modding previous phones I've had.

    1 vote
  13. Comment on Need a replacement for my old macbook pro, should I just get another one? in ~comp

    l_one
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    Lifetime computer and electronics tech here. There are pros and cons. For the most part, I won't argue against Apple's hardware quality, or the construction and materials quality on their iPhone...

    Lifetime computer and electronics tech here.

    There are pros and cons. For the most part, I won't argue against Apple's hardware quality, or the construction and materials quality on their iPhone line. Definite pro there.

    You already described one of the major cons - consumer lock-in and lock-in abuse. Want to have your computer easily interact with your iPhone? You better have a Mac computer, want to upgrade one? Now you have to spend more money to replace the other if you want to keep using things the way you want to use them.

    Apple easily could allow people to conveniently use their products with stuff outside the Apple ecosystem, and they don't in order to extract more money.

    You mention you are on Linux for everything else - I'm a big proponent of Linux and use it for almost everything (I keep a laptop with a Windows partition for field work when a remote client wants to use specific Windows software).

    Below has advice from the perspective of USA-based cell carriers. Not sure if you are in the US or not.

    Android and Bloatware: yes, this is an issue, but not an overwhelming one, especially if you are planning ahead to avoid or be able to deal with it instead of buying something locked down and then trying to fix it. Basically you want a carrier unlocked / bootloader unlocked Android phone and then you don't have major impediments to having a clean phone. An alternative is the Dutch company Murena which makes the Fairphone line of cellphones - they are built from the ground up to be repairable, de-googled, privacy first / customer-serving (as opposed to corporate-serving or enshittification-path hardware/software) - the Fairphone 6 is able to be used in the USA, though for now they have only been able to integrate with T-Mobile and T-Mobile MNVOs.

    There is also the PinePhone manufactured by Pine64. Pine is a community-based electronics hardware company that makes hardware at low cost with a main customer base being the electronics enthusiast community. The PinePhone is Open Source Hardware, Linux-based, and meant to be privacy focused (with hardware privacy switches to disconnect components that cannot be ever overridden by compromised software) and repairable. Getting it to work in the US is possible from various user accounts, but requires some work like activating a SIM on a different phone, then swapping that SIM to the PinePhone. Carrier band compatibility list here.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved in ~space

    l_one
    Link Parent
    If I'm going into XKCD mode... if we interpret 'heat' as energy, then thrust can be generated with energy alone in the absence of reaction mass (propellant) so long as you have terrifyingly large...

    No. Thrust requires a propellant, not heat.

    If I'm going into XKCD mode... if we interpret 'heat' as energy, then thrust can be generated with energy alone in the absence of reaction mass (propellant) so long as you have terrifyingly large quantities of energy.

    Safety note. If you do have those energy levels at your disposal and want to use it to exert thrust just to say you did, please avoid thrusting directly away from earth as the secondary effects would be... impolite.

    3 votes
  15. Comment on The Greenland crisis - the Arctic, alliances and a US strategic folly in ~society

    l_one
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    Sorry, no proper links in the description, too much on my to-do list. Description from Perun below, view page on YouTube to be able to click on the source links. ... If you had asked analysts back...

    Sorry, no proper links in the description, too much on my to-do list. Description from Perun below, view page on YouTube to be able to click on the source links.

    ...

    If you had asked analysts back in 2022 what countries might be facing U.S. economic and military pressure in 2026, long-term ally Denmark probably would have been near the bottom of the list.

    But through January, that's exactly what we saw. With the U.S. threatening tariffs and even suggesting military options might be on the table for force the sale or acquisition of Greenland.

    In the end, what we saw (at least for now) was an eventual U.S. walk back, and little concrete to show for it other than a blow to the nation's valuable soft power and relations with a previously close ally.

    So, after a week off recovering from a virus we're back looking at the recent crisis to ask what happened and what it may mean for the Denmark, Greenland, the U.S. and NATO going forward.

    Patreon:
    / perunau

    Reading and Sourcing (partial):

    Convention Between the United States and Denmark for the Cession of the Danish West Indies (1916/1
    https://history.state.gov/historicald...

    Defense of Greenland: Agreement Between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark, April 27, 1951
    https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_cent...

    2004 Amendment to the 1951 Agreement
    https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uplo...

    Polling on Greenland takeover (IPOS)
    https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/americans...

    Russian tactics in international negotiations - A guide for American negotiators
    https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/...

    Reporting on some of the relevant polling and comparisons
    https://theconversation.com/trumps-an...

    Reporting on "Easy Way or the Hard Way"
    https://www.dw.com/en/trump-says-us-w...

    https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/10/po...

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78...

    Reporting on refusals to rule out the use of military force
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

    Reporting on subsequent ruling out of force
    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/...

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1...

    Victoria Cross Citation - Corporal Cameron Baird
    https://www.army.gov.au/community/mem...

    Danish Commander on Arctic security
    https://www.reuters.com/world/china/d...

    Source for U.S. Rep's comments on French troops in Greenland
    https://x.com/NeoWokio/status/2014753...

    Reporting on Hegseth's reference to "I Saw Americans Fighting" (2024)
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...

    Reporting on Danish and allied troops arriving in Greenland
    https://militarnyi.com/en/news/additi...

    "We choose Denmark over US, Greenland's PM says" - BBC 14 Jan
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g...

    Featured articles on Kallas and Russian negotiating tactics
    https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/1...

    Impact of Greenland on Danish opinion polling
    https://www.politico.eu/article/donal...

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    Timestamps:

    00:00:00 — Opening Words
    00:01:15 — What Am I Talking About?
    00:03:50 — Strategy and Greenland
    00:10:49 — the US & Greenland
    00:23:41 — How It Played Out
    00:28:56 — a Strategic Miscalculation
    00:40:24 — Soft Power & Strategy
    00:54:49 — Alternatives
    00:56:13 — Winners and Losers
    00:59:06 — Channel Update