TheMediumJon's recent activity
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Comment on How is your current TTRPG campaign going? in ~games.tabletop
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Comment on How is your current TTRPG campaign going? in ~games.tabletop
TheMediumJon Link ParentAs someone wrangling the same amount of "adults", god bless yours. Also, if you haven't gone that step yet, reducing my quorum from 6/6 to 4/6 shifted things from basically impossible to us...As someone wrangling the same amount of "adults", god bless yours.
Also, if you haven't gone that step yet, reducing my quorum from 6/6 to 4/6 shifted things from basically impossible to us getting between one and three sessions a month.
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Comment on Israel election: Inconclusive? in ~society
TheMediumJon Link ParentI don't think they are enough on their own (IIRC they got less than either of the Arab parties) to enable the formation of a government of the opposition. And that's leaving aside the political...I don't think they are enough on their own (IIRC they got less than either of the Arab parties) to enable the formation of a government of the opposition. And that's leaving aside the political goals (I consider it more likely that they hope to reconcile the opposition to some form of continued exemption for their religious base).
FWIW, as far as I've seen the numbers, the center-liberal block ended up slightly shy of having a majority and needs to include or get a confidence/supply agreement from one of these four options:
- The two Arab parties (nominally most likely despite the staunch disavowal)
- Likud itself (while Netanyahu hasn't ruled out a broad government he has proclaimed it under be under his largest party as its chief and his deposition was essentially the rallying cry of the opposition)
- The two ultra orthodox parties (who want a continuation of their military service exemptions which were probably complaint nr 2 or 3 of the opposition)
- The two national-religious parties (who's fanaticism and desire to keep inflaming things arguably was raison d'etre nr 3 or 2 of the opposition coalition).
Either way, except for the Likud it needs to be both parties of one of these slices. UTJ on their own aren't sufficient and the other has announced it favors Netanyahu.
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Comment on Israel election: Inconclusive? in ~society
TheMediumJon Link ParentHuh, considering both sides theoretically have opposite stances on one of the big hot-button issues of the election, curious to see the idea there.Huh, considering both sides theoretically have opposite stances on one of the big hot-button issues of the election, curious to see the idea there.
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Comment on Israel election: Inconclusive? in ~society
TheMediumJon Link ParentAs far as I'm aware, of the non-Arab opposition parties three out of the four have more or less spoken out explicitly against the two-state solution during the current election and have all spoken...As far as I'm aware, of the non-Arab opposition parties three out of the four have more or less spoken out explicitly against the two-state solution during the current election and have all spoken out in favor of "winning in Gaza" in some form or another, fwiw.
The Arab Parties, Raam and the Joint List, obviously are different in that regard but even among the opposition to Netanyahu they are sort of looked at leper-like (mostly).
Edit: I will counter-argue to some extent in the sense that the opposition does not have the ultra-religious fanatics which and openly explicitly call for the destruction of Gaza.
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Comment on Israel election: Inconclusive? in ~society
TheMediumJon Link ParentThat is a good point to note, yes. But as the projections develop currently... There appears to be a shift back towards Netanyahu's Likud over his jewish opposition, with the arab Parties still...That is a good point to note, yes.
But as the projections develop currently...
There appears to be a shift back towards Netanyahu's Likud over his jewish opposition, with the arab Parties still strong.
They would theoretically be more than sufficient for a governmental change, except that all but one of the jewish opposition parties have pledged not to include them in a government (and one also rejecting a confidence/supply reliance on them).
On the other hand, Netanyahu also lacks any sufficient majority, unless he obtains defections (or himself gets support from the arab parties, which is less likely for one but more possible for the other).
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Comment on Israel election: Inconclusive? in ~society
TheMediumJon LinkExit polls have started rolling out in Israel. Things look... interesting. The Arab-Israeli Parties seem to have made major gains, Netanyahu's coalition is facing major losses. And yet the...Exit polls have started rolling out in Israel.
Things look... interesting.
The Arab-Israeli Parties seem to have made major gains, Netanyahu's coalition is facing major losses.
And yet the construction of a rival coalition is constrained by conflicting promises.It should be noted that the opposition mostly doesn't have very far differences regarding Gaza.
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Israel election: Inconclusive?
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 19 in ~society
TheMediumJon Link ParentIf it happens after Trump is gone (or even just lost the midterms) then obviously it's another weakness one can throw at the evil commie anti-american Dems and only Trump/Current-Republican will...If it happens after Trump is gone (or even just lost the midterms) then obviously it's another weakness one can throw at the evil commie anti-american Dems and only Trump/Current-Republican will save the American taxpayer?
That, they genuinely don't expect anything they do to fail like they seem to have with Iran, or they just don't care.
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Comment on All eighty books banned in Minnesota last year came from one school in ~books
TheMediumJon Link ParentOkay, so here's my thought process: The fact is that the book was banned because of who ordered it, not because of the book itself. That's a given, now. The initial commenter was surprised by this...Okay, so here's my thought process:
The fact is that the book was banned because of who ordered it, not because of the book itself. That's a given, now.- The initial commenter was surprised by this particular book being banned (presumably unknowing of the above fact).
- The second comment (rightfully, in my personal opinion) notes the bastardry of John Deere as cause for the books removal. (We now know that this definitely wasn't the case).
- My own comment then was that while I agree with the second person, people banning books might not, thus it is unlikely to serve as cause for book removal.
The fact that it was removed because of who ordered it renders the book removal unparticular, but I find that my own third comment still remains relevant in contrast to the second (even if the question as a whole has been rendered moot).
I hope that brings my intention across?
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Comment on All eighty books banned in Minnesota last year came from one school in ~books
TheMediumJon Link ParentI mean, yeah, I saw that mentioned elsewhere. But that is fairly orthogonal to whether book removers would consider John Deeres action to be evil.I mean, yeah, I saw that mentioned elsewhere.
But that is fairly orthogonal to whether book removers would consider John Deeres action to be evil.
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Comment on All eighty books banned in Minnesota last year came from one school in ~books
TheMediumJon Link ParentI mean, yeah, they might be corporate bastards for being anti-right-to-repair, but generally the people banning books aren't the ones who get pissed about that, so it still stands out.I mean, yeah, they might be corporate bastards for being anti-right-to-repair, but generally the people banning books aren't the ones who get pissed about that, so it still stands out.
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Comment on France is open to cooperating with Sweden on building a next-generation fighter jet – Sweden expects to decide on the next steps for its warplane program by September 2027 in ~society
TheMediumJon Link ParentAny multinational project can suffer from collision of objectives, be it for design, production, or financing, yes, definitely. But to my understanding the design gaps between the current partners...Any multinational project can suffer from collision of objectives, be it for design, production, or financing, yes, definitely.
But to my understanding the design gaps between the current partners aren't as far and as you say the contract is tighter. It probably isn't perfectly what Sweden wants, but it definitely is way closer than what France wants.
It probably isn't quite as good a match for the project as Germany (although indeed for both the production aspect which IIRC has already been negotiated might be an issue?), but probably worth consideration.
/Armchair armaments mmprocurer
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Comment on France is open to cooperating with Sweden on building a next-generation fighter jet – Sweden expects to decide on the next steps for its warplane program by September 2027 in ~society
TheMediumJon LinkThe more logical step would be for Sweden to cooperate with Germany (and/or join the Italo-British-Japanese GCAP).The more logical step would be for Sweden to cooperate with Germany (and/or join the Italo-British-Japanese GCAP).
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Comment on We can fix the future, Star Trek shows us how in ~humanities
TheMediumJon Link ParentDamn. I remember social media posts about it as though it was more recent. Time flies when the world is burning or somethingDamn. I remember social media posts about it as though it was more recent.
Time flies when the world is burning or something
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Comment on We can fix the future, Star Trek shows us how in ~humanities
TheMediumJon Link ParentWe also missed the Irish reunification target date, IIRC, or are close to missing it since it was supposed to be 2026ish. (The ish not because it is undefined in lore but rather my own memory).We also missed the Irish reunification target date, IIRC, or are close to missing it since it was supposed to be 2026ish.
(The ish not because it is undefined in lore but rather my own memory).
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
TheMediumJon LinkLots of fun suggestions here that I've added to my reading list. Personally I finished the venerable Neuromancer recently and am now reading Shogun.Lots of fun suggestions here that I've added to my reading list.
Personally I finished the venerable Neuromancer recently and am now reading Shogun.
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
TheMediumJon LinkParadox Interactive, the major company, in the GSG niche of strategy, allowed a team of modders or something to try and produce a new spin-off into an era that they themselves haven't touched:...Paradox Interactive, the major
playercompany, in the GSG niche of strategy, allowed a team of modders or something to try and produce a new spin-off into an era that they themselves haven't touched:East vs West was supposed to be a Cold War Grand Strategy Game, theoretically then emphasizing those elements which made the Cold War more defined, do to speak, than previous more morally flexible periods.
There's a leaked alpha build somewhere, but for reasons (iirc insufficient progress given investment or something along those lines) it was shuttered and never completed.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
TheMediumJon LinkTake the strategic layer of a previous or current generation paradox interactive GSG with the tactical layer of the total war games.Take the strategic layer of a previous or current generation paradox interactive GSG with the tactical layer of the total war games.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #6: Vote for the next four surveys we do! (Results) in ~talk
TheMediumJon Link ParentYeah, sure, I'm curiousYeah, sure, I'm curious
Oh, that's interesting. A player of mine recently discussed with me trying to set something similar up for our WA group. I recall WA bots being more of a hassle, but I'm not sure everyone on our end is an active discord user.