SparroHawc

joined 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

Well you see, there's a simple explanation for this. When we do it, it's good, and when you do it, it's bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

Everyone except for the people who get sent to El Salvador....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It's possible to have a poor opinion of the Chinese government without having a bigoted opinion about the Chinese people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yup! Totally plausible - just more expensive and less repeatable. And harder to use against moving targets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Although you are correct, this destroys the engine.

A good, efficient fusion engine just needs to point the exhaust end towards the enemy and the hyper-accelerated particles will punch a hole through the target for you. And then you point at the next target, etc. etc.

Also, it's a butchered quote from Larry Niven's Known Space books, referred to as the "Kzinti Lesson" - because the Kzinti thought humanity was unarmed and helpless until they discovered that humans are really good at improvising weapons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Even if they do know, they almost certainly are buying into the 'he's a criminal and deserves to be deported' bit.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Sigh. Yet another article assuming Mangione's guilt. Ben Burgis didn't even bother to say 'allegedly' anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Technically yes, I could, but I originally wanted to slap together a dumb meme about newbies to 196 getting trapped by The Rule. When I couldn't upload the image I gave up and made this post.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

......thanks, I think....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The usefulness of a fusion engine as a weapon is directly correlated to its efficiency.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Even consoles these days require you to install files onto the machine before it'll play...

 

but I gotta follow the rule anyways, so here's a pointless text post.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

They're called Subaru Outbacks now.

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