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  1. 4 minutes ago, Bevo said:

    I clicked on an email that said something like Client 7645 Moderna Vaccine. It turns out the email came from China so I deleted it. My email system doesn't load pictures automatically. Can a computer pick up a virus just by opening the email or does it usually require clicking on some content in the body? Just curious as much as anything.

    you are fine.

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  2. 1 minute ago, FartingMonk said:

    Russia has to do this now because in a few years the threat of cutting off NG to Germany goes away.  Remember Shell has pretty much staked their future in NG especially with western Australia.  Once they get that and LNG ships.  Germany gets all the gas they want 

    Exactly. This is Russia dying not becoming relevant again. There will be no spoils of war for them even if they are successful in taking the Ukraine. They may actually be rushing to the finale by doing this. 

  3. 1 hour ago, XYZ said:

    Alternatively, NATO could tell Putin that it’s not going to add Ukraine and everybody gets to go home.

    This is hilarious. If it was that simple it would be done. Russia know the jig is up within 10 years and Putin is about to be turbo fucked because Russians aren't gonna put up with his shit anymore if it doesn't get better. Russia (government, not people's) needs to be put out of it's misery, it's been a failed state since I've been alive. 

  4. 1 minute ago, Doc Reeves said:

    Yes, but fine spirits are also to be gloriously wasted. 

    A buddy bought me a drink one time that was no doubt the best drink I’ve ever had., 2.5oz Balvenie Caribbean cask into a high ball filled with flake ice, top off with a bottle of Coca-Cola from Colombia because they were the only production plant still using cane sugar.

    Its like drinking pure, delicious blasphemy 

    I mean that's a significantly unique cocktail for most. 

  5. 22 minutes ago, ChickenNuggets said:

    Biden surrendered Afghanistan, he surrenders eastern europe... he'll be surrendering Taiwan.. He's the surrenderer in Chief. The man and his administration are jello in the hands of tyrants. Absolutely zero strategic sense.

    Remember when one middle eastern country took over another middle eastern country and the world kicked that invader out? And it was celebrated... the west are pussies now.. thank you liberals.

    Y'all Texans who are liberals in the mold of california and new york should really reconsider your world views and possibly leave this msg board, this state, and yes, even this country. disgraceful.

     

    super weird take.

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  6. I am not going to say about what, I want to have conversations with people from all over tech. 

    from big tech including cloud (looking at you @Captainant) to global 3000 types to enterprise and SMB types who may only have a few servers they run.

    reach out to me via DM, this is related to my real job, not surlyhorns so expect it to be a little more professional and I may bring some work folks to the convo. Looking to have 10-15 conversations with companies of all sizes Monday through Wednesday next week. 
     

     

  7. 6 minutes ago, Shady Ray said:

    And that would be the first steps toward the formal rupture of the EU. If such an alternative happened where the US/UK and economically weaker eastern European EU member states actually got to the point where they were increasing the likelihood of open and active conflict with Russia as part of this new alliance, you will see unprecedented heavyhandedness from Brussels. And Poland will take the crown as the biggest losers in the whole undertaking when the dust settles. That's why it will never happen as a true alternate center of gravity. From an economic standpoint, it's simple calculus. Poland can choose to pursue such a hypothetical "alternative, ACTIVE militarily block", silently backed by the US, and go tits up economically. Or it can continue operating within the status quo, choosing to influence from within the current European security/economic apparatus. But Poland cannot and will not be permitted by those who subsidize its current financial development to serve as the Continental driver of a legitimate alternative which can economically harm the hands that feed everyone. This is the deal you make when you take billions upon billions upon billions from Brussels. The EU isn't a charity, and altruism doesn't exist within the Union, so Poland is subject to the physics of a transactional relationship in which they get farrrrrrr more than they give. In the EU, everyone has an equal vote. But not everyone has equal power. 
     

    So the idea that the big economic powers of Europe are going to just stand aside and continue to essentially float Poland's economic viability (at least to its current standard of living), while simultaneously looking away while the Poles take measures increasing the likelihood of direct conflict with Russia on behalf of a non-EU/non-NATO country alongside non-EU members (actions which could fundamentally cripple the French, German and Italian economies) is much more workable in theory. As the US is well aware, NATO permits the primary paymaster a great degree influence on security policy within the EU. But the reverse is also true...the EU's primary paymasters also gain security policy influence over those who depend on their largesse. So Poland can dabble in these kind of side-projects to a certain degree, and it can raise as much hell as it wants within the confines of the existing structure...block what it wants, gripe about whatever, tweet about how resolute you are in the face of Russian aggression, trash the Germans for NS2...whatever y'all want.


    But if it expands to actively undermining French-Italian-German economic interests (and thus the economic interests of the entire block, considering everyone would suffer if the three big boys tanked) by coordinating with the US and the Brits to start enforcing no fly zones over Eastern Ukraine and other such ideas, it will result in coordinated economic punishment inflicted upon Poland by the two countries who fund Poland's success. It would put the existence of the entire EU at risk, which would only serve to diminish the US influence in the big european economies, which the US is not stupid enough to trade for.  And, of course, it will increase the potential for further Russian exploitation, because then the obstacle to complete and total Russo-German (and Germany-dependent countries) alignment on energy and raw material would have absolutely zero roadblocks anymore. Basically, if the Poles want to go their own way on foreign policy, just watch how far off the reservation the Germans can go. NS2 is nothing in comparison to what would happen. NS2 is actually a restrained version of what the Germans would REALLY like to have. The geopolitical impact of that fallout is far, far greater to the US than some British-Polish-Ukrainian objectives. And to its credit, the US is way too smart to let that happen.

     

    As a refresher visual:

     

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    I mean it already sounds like the EU failed to me. 

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  8. 4 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

    Interesting person to follow. He links to all the satellite information and other sources. I know someone asked for a twitter lead. Lots out there, but this is a good single source to follow and let him link you to the others. 

     

     

    Doesn't that open them up for invasion on a different front? 

  9. 21 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

    Been doing WFH since the pandemic started and I don’t think I’ll go back to the office more than a half day twice a week.

    Now that I have a good routine, I’m not giving it up. I do a 20 minute kettle bell routine twice a day. I take a 1 hour walk for lunch and then eat at my desk except on WED when my wife and I go out for a date lunch. I also block out time during the week to bang the wife who’s also working from home. I pick up the kids from school and doing that saves me $300 in after school care. I also go pick up curbside groceries during the day. I guess it helps I only actually work about 10 hours a week.

    Lmfao. 

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  10. Get into software support on the customer or junior technical side if you aren't a worthless piece of shit you can change jobs 3 times in 5 years and make 100k+ pretty easily as a competent person. If you excel you can do it within 2 at a single company who understands the situation. 

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