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 Finally... / General Discussion / Re: Israel-Gaza/Palestine war thread
 on: April 03, 2024, 03:02:50 pm 
Started by Ziusudra - Last post by Folly
Quote from: hector13 on April 03, 2024, 02:31:43 pm
Really though the only difference in this particular strike is that Westerners died so the international uproar is a bit louder.

It's not just that Westerners died. It's the fact that these particular Westerners were part of the organization responsible for feeding a massive number of refugees, and that the organization would foreseeably shut down operations after a strike like this.

The West was able to support Israel only because they maintained the dubiously plausible pretense that they were making real efforts to minimize civilian casualties. This strike dashes that pretense to pieces.

 62 
 Finally... / General Discussion / Towel Usage
 on: April 03, 2024, 02:34:24 pm 
Started by Schmaven - Last post by Schmaven
The many uses for a towel:

  • Drying things off
  • Clothing substitute
  • Pillow
  • Blanket
  • Signal flag
  • Tourniquet
  • Wound dressing
  • Automotive (etc.) cleaning rag
  • Shoes (not great, but more protective than barefoot)
  • Fire starter
  • Fire quencher (if wetted)
  • Wind break
  • Sail (better than nothing)
  • Window privacy curtain
  • Dust mask (I've done it, it works)
  • Drop-cloth for painting / construction
  • Packing bindle
  • Toilet paper (non-flushable)
  • Insulation
  • Whip
  • Oven-mitt / Trivet
  • Shin pads
  • Door stopper
  • Baby swaddle
  • Bib
  • Hat / Ear warmer
  • Seat cushion
  • Shower curtain
  • Pet bed
  • Scarf
  • Cooking apron
  • Blindfold
  • Napkin
  • Water filter (for large debris)
  • Knee pad
  • Wash cloth
  • Table cloth
  • Sun-shade
  • Trebuchet projectile holder
  • Torch fabric
  • Door-flap
  • Rope
  • Draft stopper / smell barrier
  • Padding for low hanging pipes
  • Cape
  • Saddle blanket
  • Landscaping fabric

I'm sure I've missed some.

And the numbered list doesn't seem to go higher than 10
Edit: Numbered lists seem to work now, there was some strange formatting glitch that truncated the 1st digit for me

 63 
 Finally... / General Discussion / Re: Israel-Gaza/Palestine war thread
 on: April 03, 2024, 02:31:43 pm 
Started by Ziusudra - Last post by hector13
Well, if there were reports there were no Hamas commanders in the convoy, that’s most assuredly breaking the law, particularly in light of their early war assertions of consulting military lawyers over the legality of every single strike they make.

Really though the only difference in this particular strike is that Westerners died so the international uproar is a bit louder. Probably a bit more difficult to justify selling weapons to Israel if they’re used to kill your own citizens.

 64 
 Finally... / General Discussion / Re: Israel-Gaza/Palestine war thread
 on: April 03, 2024, 02:21:19 pm 
Started by Ziusudra - Last post by Folly
Any explanation given will fall short of being convincing. Credibility in the Israeli government is extremely low, and Netanyahu and his top military suits have all repeatedly espoused their genocidal aspirations. Regardless of the true cause, this incident must be perceived as a deliberate maneuver for the express purpose of inflicting mass starvation upon the civilian population.

 65 
 Finally... / Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Bay12 v. Black Pants Legion Great War Arms Race (Prelim 5 Design)
 on: April 03, 2024, 02:06:52 pm 
Started by Man of Paper - Last post by Rockeater

Quote from: One Brain Cellbox
The ChiTen Project (5): TricMagic, Kashyyk, NUKE9.13, Andrea, Rockeater
Seeking the Sky (2): TCk, Jerick
Chargers (1): Oakrose905
Cetric Wave Whalelocks ():
CW Pistol Mk. 12 "Lightbay" (1): TricMagic
Leviathan ():
Turtilus (7): Oakrose905, TCk, Kashyyk, NUKE9.13, Jerick, Andrea, Rockeater

 66 
 Finally... / General Discussion / Re: Athenian Resistance - How do we Save America (for real)?
 on: April 03, 2024, 01:42:12 pm 
Started by EuchreJack - Last post by Eric Blank
No but if that candy contains amphetamines it becomes significantly more likely.

The biggest issue with voting here is that most people don't vote. Especially if the options are bad, like in 2016 or this year. And it's a two party system. It consistently produces garbage candidates and garbage policies. The biggest thing we can do is change our electoral system. Like, implement mandatory voting for all adult citizens in federal elections, extend the voting period out to 14 12-hour days so everyone gets the chance to go in, and require all states list one candidate in every party* that is running on their ballots for all federal positions, and make those ballot listings public so that voters can look them up and see who is running in every party.

*every party that has at least 100,000 registered members nationwide(or some smallish number, its going to be decades before there are any additional parties with a million members, but you cant change that if nobody knows they exist), or you're going to have a million one-person parties to list

Everyone is going to bitch about mandatory voting, especially conservatives who don't want "criminals" to vote, but you can only tell them to shut the fuck up because thats the only way to end the perpetual "who can we prevent from voting" "debate" of theirs. Ranked choice voting and eliminating the least popular candidates like Australia does would require even longer election periods, requiring parties to conclude their primaries earlier and everyone having to vote multiple times. But we could instead have an "abstain" option, not supporting any candidate on a ballot. Say, if that option wins, or if no candidate gets more than x% of the vote, all parties candidates for that position get shafted (or maybe they can be carried over?) and the parties need to come up with new candidates, requiring at least one second election period with different candidates for that position. We should have separate elections for vice presidents again too, I think.

 67 
 Dwarf Fortress / DF General Discussion / Re: Future of the Fortress
 on: April 03, 2024, 01:30:34 pm 
Started by Toady One - Last post by Buttery_Mess
Thanks Toady! And thanks for the new quote to add to my signature.

 68 
 Finally... / General Discussion / Re: Israel-Gaza/Palestine war thread
 on: April 03, 2024, 01:21:32 pm 
Started by Ziusudra - Last post by hector13
Quote from: Starver on April 03, 2024, 11:17:40 am
Earlier reports (I forget about how long ago[1]) were that the IDF were convinced that a particular Hamas target was on board the convoy. That same report said that he absolutely wasn't there, after all, but someone was clearly more convinced that he was than of the sancity of those "he was riding with". I wasn't aware, until now that the vehicles were so separated, so sounds like they also thought it was a "shell game" and were happy enough to strike all three targets knowing that two were not even "accidental collateral damage" but total misses which would include purely innocent victims.

Not saying I approve (definitely not, and yet another nasty own-goal for their reputation), but sounds like someone really ranked the guy they apparently ended up missing anyway. I just wonder if they still think it was worth the try/are still looking for another window of opportunity...


(And I might be outdated even on the above report.)


[1] Wasn't this all yesterday? The bodies had already been recovered and brought out, a while ago now. I almost posted to break this myself, but the forum seemed very quiet, maybe you were all asleep? (Late nights + early mornings and a rather convoluted day very much not paying attention to anything as mundane as news, so far, has distorted my impressions of time a bit, even whether I slept since.)

Do you have any links about reports of Hamas being present (or not)? I’d like to read about it. Apparently not enough to try looking for it myself,  it still.

 69 
 Finally... / Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Word association game 2^15.57: exponential wordin'
 on: April 03, 2024, 12:45:25 pm 
Started by Skyrunner - Last post by A_Curious_Cat
It’s sharks

 70 
 Finally... / Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Bay12 v. Black Pants Legion Great War Arms Race (Prelim 5 Design)
 on: April 03, 2024, 12:42:43 pm 
Started by Man of Paper - Last post by TricMagic

Quote from: Discord
Orichalcum bars linked to each other when sufficiently charged on both sides creates a push against magnetic fields, causing it to seemingly levitate on nothing, forming a north and south pole. While it can't handle much weight, it is sufficient to be used for manned aircraft.
Will leave this for later, since it might be useful. The idea is to use these to lift the plane, with some form of drive for thrust. (Yeah you could use normal aerodynamics, but the image sparked the idea.)

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