They looked over at their russian neighbors and noticed that spreading bullshit around was surprisingly effective in claiming new territory for fun and profit.
I thought it was crystal clear by now that the "unintended" acceleration was not an uncommanded acceleration.
Yes, the software was a mess - but the "problem" magically disappeared overnight when the news stopped... After it magically began overnight after the unlucky family crashed because their loaner Lexus had the wrong floor mats installed, leading to a jammed accelerator pedal.
How the fuck is invading from preexisting bases any less serious than invading from the mainland?
I belive you're the one missing the point. Russia legally has no right to decide where Crimea stays. That's for the Crimeans to decide... and they did, a few years ago: they decided to stay in Ukraine! There was no Crimean decision to join Russia.
Trying to justify Russia's actions is as disgusting as trying to justify the third Reich's actions - because they're exactly the same where it matters.
I did not see a single photo that was dated to the start of any recent conflict on any news channel. Selling photos from three weeks ago (pretty damn recent by almost any standard) would not help here.
Even if they did get them, it's not like any news organization has people on hand who are skilled in telling Russian military hardware apart from Ukrainian military hardware in satellite photos (hint: you can't, unless you get lucky or can account for all of one side's hardware).
Russia denied having troops in Crimea outside their bases, only to later admit it was a blatant lie.
You may also wonder who destabilized the Ukrainian government, leading to a putsch, without thinking about the well-known fact that Russia has a history of using political instability for their benefit. I cannot blame Crimeans for not wanting to end up in a civil war, BTW. In that light it was a very rational decision to join Russia.
That's brilliant./s
They didn't decide to join Russia. The Russians set up a sham referendum.
Also, the "if we don't fight, it'll all be better" mentality is pure bullshit. It just encourages further aggression.
Yes, a company with a multi-million dollar asset is going to redirect it to take pictures of an area somewhat blindly, hoping to capture evidence of the invasion./s
Even if they could sell the few good images they got, they'd wasted immense amounts of time (and thus money).
Governments don't expect a monetary return on this kind of thing, so they're the ones doing the spying. They also have a vested interest in not exposing their capabilities too much.
Where are all the sat photos of this incursion? We had tons of them when that plane disapeared. They were commercial photos and we were asked to look for potential wreckage from the plane.
Well, you sure as hell found the fucking plane, did you not? Oh, wait...
If even the Russian media are saying that Putin said something that can only be viewed as a threat, only a fucking moron would doubt the accuracy of such a statement.
The EU can't get together to decide what's for lunch, much less organize a coup.
The Ukrainians themselves protested Yanukovich's decision. Someone then started shooting and things got out of control.
Nobody but Russia forced Ukraine to consider joining NATO.
The new Ukrainian government did overreact against the Russian influence, but "extermination" is purely within the real of the Kremlin's (and RT's) fantasy, created for the masses to swallow.
Why should Ukraine be held responsible for the supposedly drunk decision to move Crimea to Ukrainan control? Should Russia be allowed to invade Alaska, even though it was sold to the US fair and square?
Nothing promotes global trade like a nice little war to protect your interests (pipelines), huh? It's not like the pipelines were in any danger in the first place.
Oh yes, the local militiamen led by this guy who's totally just a random volunteer who coincidentally is close to people at the Kremlin and lives in Moscow. And that hardware had been stockpiled near the border for ages, just waiting for the vile attempt by the Commi-Nazis to destroy all that is Russian in Ukraine./s
Russia also recently denied having troops in Crimea prior to the annexation... until later Putin admitted he'd lied. Let's not even get into the good ol' soviet knack for bullshit.
Of course, *some people* insist on believing contrived stories instead of logical conclusions.
It does sound somewhat silly. However, the problem isn't that renewables can't work (they do work!) - they're just not enough, unless we start coating every surface in solar panels. Research and development can alleviate this problem by increasing efficiency, but ultimately, there's a thermodynamic limit. That's where the "(unless the laws of Physics would be broken)" part comes in. A solar panel on every rooftop will not satisfy power needs.
On the other hand, it is absurd to say "Nuclear power can never be safe" - one of the guy's arguments. That's the same as saying that putting people inside aluminum tubes flying close to the speed of sound can never be safe. Accidents will always happen - this applies universally. We must be proactive and learn from our mistakes to avoid future mistakes.
Funny how the activities with greatest perceived danger are actually the safest in their realms.
Do you just copy-paste your answers from a list you have open? The best way of accusing someone of being intentionally vague is by providing said facts, which were supposedly conveniently hidden away.
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You seem to have missed the handy "/s" which denotes sarcasm.
Because wind blows just as demand for power is highest. /s
They looked over at their russian neighbors and noticed that spreading bullshit around was surprisingly effective in claiming new territory for fun and profit.
I thought it was crystal clear by now that the "unintended" acceleration was not an uncommanded acceleration.
Yes, the software was a mess - but the "problem" magically disappeared overnight when the news stopped... After it magically began overnight after the unlucky family crashed because their loaner Lexus had the wrong floor mats installed, leading to a jammed accelerator pedal.
How the fuck is invading from preexisting bases any less serious than invading from the mainland?
I belive you're the one missing the point. Russia legally has no right to decide where Crimea stays. That's for the Crimeans to decide... and they did, a few years ago: they decided to stay in Ukraine! There was no Crimean decision to join Russia.
Trying to justify Russia's actions is as disgusting as trying to justify the third Reich's actions - because they're exactly the same where it matters.
By that logic, no line can be drawn, beyond which one can say humans caused it.
It's somewhat arrogant, but typically, "natural" implies that humans were not involved.
Nature took its path in creating them? What have you been smoking???
Argentinian bonds? Ah, you mean toilet paper!
Don't be so short-sighted. Use the password managers to store passwords that are employed instead of answers to secret questions.
It's not even a new phone, it's a crummy old phone.
I did not see a single photo that was dated to the start of any recent conflict on any news channel. Selling photos from three weeks ago (pretty damn recent by almost any standard) would not help here.
Even if they did get them, it's not like any news organization has people on hand who are skilled in telling Russian military hardware apart from Ukrainian military hardware in satellite photos (hint: you can't, unless you get lucky or can account for all of one side's hardware).
And then Putin has the audacity to call the new Ukrainian government Nazis...
To satisfy the pedants:
Russia denied having troops in Crimea outside their bases, only to later admit it was a blatant lie.
You may also wonder who destabilized the Ukrainian government, leading to a putsch, without thinking about the well-known fact that Russia has a history of using political instability for their benefit. I cannot blame Crimeans for not wanting to end up in a civil war, BTW. In that light it was a very rational decision to join Russia.
That's brilliant. /s
They didn't decide to join Russia. The Russians set up a sham referendum.
Also, the "if we don't fight, it'll all be better" mentality is pure bullshit. It just encourages further aggression.
Yes, a company with a multi-million dollar asset is going to redirect it to take pictures of an area somewhat blindly, hoping to capture evidence of the invasion. /s
Even if they could sell the few good images they got, they'd wasted immense amounts of time (and thus money).
Governments don't expect a monetary return on this kind of thing, so they're the ones doing the spying. They also have a vested interest in not exposing their capabilities too much.
Where are all the sat photos of this incursion? We had tons of them when that plane disapeared. They were commercial photos and we were asked to look for potential wreckage from the plane.
Well, you sure as hell found the fucking plane, did you not? Oh, wait...
It's because of people like you that WWII got as nasty as it did,
He brought Medvedev along to upvote him.
Please can the fucking bullshit.
It's obvious by now that Russia's line is pure Soviet-style bullshit.
If they launched a nuke tomorrow and the whole world traced it back to a luanch site in Siberia, they'd still blame it on someone else.
Even Chamberlain would've stepped in by now.
If even the Russian media are saying that Putin said something that can only be viewed as a threat, only a fucking moron would doubt the accuracy of such a statement.
The EU can't get together to decide what's for lunch, much less organize a coup.
The Ukrainians themselves protested Yanukovich's decision. Someone then started shooting and things got out of control.
Nobody but Russia forced Ukraine to consider joining NATO.
The new Ukrainian government did overreact against the Russian influence, but "extermination" is purely within the real of the Kremlin's (and RT's) fantasy, created for the masses to swallow.
Why should Ukraine be held responsible for the supposedly drunk decision to move Crimea to Ukrainan control? Should Russia be allowed to invade Alaska, even though it was sold to the US fair and square?
Nothing promotes global trade like a nice little war to protect your interests (pipelines), huh? It's not like the pipelines were in any danger in the first place.
Oh yes, the local militiamen led by this guy who's totally just a random volunteer who coincidentally is close to people at the Kremlin and lives in Moscow. And that hardware had been stockpiled near the border for ages, just waiting for the vile attempt by the Commi-Nazis to destroy all that is Russian in Ukraine. /s
Let's not mix after-the-fact bullshit justification (The one acting like a Nazi is Putin) with the real reason.
I've had few laughs in my life like when I found out I was taller than Putin.
Great. Conspiracy theorists.
Everyone except Russia has a consistent story.
Russia also recently denied having troops in Crimea prior to the annexation... until later Putin admitted he'd lied.
Let's not even get into the good ol' soviet knack for bullshit.
Of course, *some people* insist on believing contrived stories instead of logical conclusions.
It does sound somewhat silly. However, the problem isn't that renewables can't work (they do work!) - they're just not enough, unless we start coating every surface in solar panels. Research and development can alleviate this problem by increasing efficiency, but ultimately, there's a thermodynamic limit.
That's where the "(unless the laws of Physics would be broken)" part comes in. A solar panel on every rooftop will not satisfy power needs.
On the other hand, it is absurd to say "Nuclear power can never be safe" - one of the guy's arguments. That's the same as saying that putting people inside aluminum tubes flying close to the speed of sound can never be safe.
Accidents will always happen - this applies universally. We must be proactive and learn from our mistakes to avoid future mistakes.
Funny how the activities with greatest perceived danger are actually the safest in their realms.
Do you just copy-paste your answers from a list you have open? The best way of accusing someone of being intentionally vague is by providing said facts, which were supposedly conveniently hidden away.