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Auto Driller

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  1. I’m sure the thinking inside Russia is that they just need to last until the presidential election. I don’t mean this as a political comment because I have no idea who will win. But we don’t have a good track record of sticking behind existing foreign policy on changes of administration.
  2. Regardless of whether it happens within the next 6 weeks or not, we need to be committed to continuing support until it does.
  3. Can we please take the AGW arguments to the cloak room? This thread is about 2023 misery only.
  4. Also very aggy of them to play the victim card and describe the shelling of ammunition depots and warehouses as “terrorism”.
  5. I’ve never been more excited about the potential for a tropical system forming in the gulf.
  6. The tone of the practice reports really does seem different this year. This team is as close to “complete” as we’ve had in over a decade.
  7. Whenever I hear people say “you don’t have to shovel heat” this is my counterpoint. Yes, getting cold sucks. But you can wear a jacket or 3, bring a space heater, build a campfire, etc. and still enjoy a full day outdoors. When it’s hot as shit there is literally nothing you can do besides stay inside.
  8. Supposedly the long, snowy winters of the north make people depressed. Well this shit just makes me angry. I’m furious.
  9. There is a very good chance that this is my last summer in Texas. It’s not worth being here when it’s this miserable.
  10. Next step will be capital controls that declare you WILL exchange your dollar for 80 rubles otherwise you’re an extremist and heading to the gulag.
  11. Any ping pong table sightings?
  12. We’ll take Kyiv in 3 days It was a feint It was a goodwill gesture We withdrew to promote peace Any ideas on what comes next?
  13. I think there is one big milestone when the game changes somewhat. Whenever the Azov / Black Seas are within HIMARS range and there are no “safe” logistics routes or command centers I could see the pace picking up significantly.
  14. 93 degrees in Houston right now and it feels amazing. Crazy what a little cloud cover will do.
  15. Same story as everyone else. Lived in Texas my entire life and starting to think I can’t take it anymore. Heat like this is just as inhospitable as 0 degrees and snow.
  16. I look forward to seeing this tweeted by Message Board Geniuses.
  17. And naturally the reputational damage of having this thing remain in the headlines is worth a lot more than whatever Fitzgerald will settle for. So he’ll get $15 million, an 18 month vacation, and everyone in the AD and university administration will get their scheduled 12% raise and 7 weeks off.
  18. AirBNB has turned into a pretty shitty experience in a lot of cases. A lot of hosts treat you like children with curfews, quiet hours, and chores before you leave. An oh yeah, it is now more expensive than a hotel. I rent through BNB/VRBO if I want to be in a house (or I’m staying in a place where there are no hotels) but if I’m going to Austin/Phoenix/Nashville etc. I will stay on a hotel 100 times out of 100. edit: And there’s a not-insignificant chance your host is voyeuristically watching your every move via security cameras the whole time you’re there.
  19. The experts also gave Ukraine no chance.
  20. So is the MOD going to reduce Rostov to rubble with artillery? Oh how the turn tables.
  21. Whether the coup is successful or not is almost irrelevant. Putin and his propaganda arm can no longer say “everything is going according to plan”. This is a massive fuckup and embarrassment for the ruling class in Russia. And a lot of resources are going to be redirected from Ukraine to the interior of Russia in response.
  22. Here’s my theory: - Prigozhin started 100% all in on team Putin / take over Ukraine / split the loot. - He always had political ambitions of his own but was satisfied with the billions he already had for the time being. - He realized through his “front line” experience with Wagner that Russia was not going to win the war. - Started to ask himself “how can I take advantage of this situation?” Concludes that the dream of ruling over conquered Ukraine may be gone but the bigger prize remains - control of Russia itself. - Starts PR campaign blaming the MOD for lack of shells or whatever. Basically trying to draw a line between his camp and the people causing the war to be lost. - Begins stashing away ammunition and other materiel that was meant for the fight in Bakhmut and elsewhere. - Sets up the coup plan. - Putin / MOD get wind of something sneaky going on and outlaws PMCs and states that Wagner must sign contracts by 7/1. - This forces Prigozhin to put the plan into action sooner than he had planned. - Fireworks begin.
  23. Who knew that the only thing that could unite our bitterly divided society was a bunch of rich people sinking to the bottom of the ocean. I’m a little confused, to be honest.
  24. I wouldn’t rule out the heating system getting a little too ambitious and the thing turning into an oven for the same reason. In the “survived and sunk to the bottom” case I read another nightmare to consider in the Reddit thread. We all envision that they sunk and landed horizontally like we see in all the photos. But it’s just as likely they they settled vertically and are standing face to face as they contemplate their fate. Hopefully shitter end down…
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