[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

I mean, they've gotten way better at it, but most of their equipment and doctrine are still targeted at utterly destroying a near peer level threat. The f-22 wasn't designed to fight insurgents, nor is it suited to that task.

I would think that the USAF would happily establish and easily enforce a no fly zone over Ukraine and could probably pull it off within a few days of getting the order conservatively.

There was the story a few years ago when a well equipped and trained Wagner battalion "accidentally" picked a flight with a US army unit or base in Syria and got immediately demolished.

Writing this out definitely feels like braggadocio and it likely is. But I would think the Russians don't want to find out why we don't have universal healthcare first hand.

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Russia lost in WWI before it ended, they were essentially knocked out of the war before the revolution and Bolsheviks made the official.

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

At the risk of being jingoistic, this type of opponent is exactly what our military is designed to utterly destroy. If the US was an active participant it would have very quickly wiped the floor with the Russian army and would be dealng with Russian backed insurgents in the east.

Ukraine has been beating them with the stuff we routinely throw away (when the Republicans don't get in the way), I am convinced they have no non nuclear answer to our actual military.

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Like, the rest of their albums are totally fine, that's just how good their debut was.

I would kind of say the same thing about The Strokes, but I think some of their follow ups have aged well

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Turn on the Bright Lights by Interpol is incredible, in my opinion it's one of, if not the most impressive debut albums I have ever come across. The rest of their discography is ok, but nothing that I would rate anywhere close to that.

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Dreamcast also had fairly poor 3rd party support aside from Namco as I recall. I agree they could have made hay in the West, but that was an uphill battle without EA and I think Activision really bringing anything to the table.

In hindsight they should have done a twin stick controller too. I liked their controller, but the Xbox controller was that that should have been.

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

This is a katsup household.

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I don't think anyone is suggesting getting soy sauce made by someone with a handlebar mustache. Just that other brands tend to be way better than the Kikkoman you would find in a grocery store.

Lee Kum Kee for example is often in grocery stores and is way better for about the same price. Kimlan is pretty good. Sempio is way way better if you can find it, which shouldn't be too hard if you live somewhere decent.

No need to attack them.

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Agreed, APA is the most sensible and straightforward generally.

I will always have a soft spot for Turrabian though since it was what my undergraduate history dept used and I lived it when I was writing my thesis.

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Would that be an instantaneous thing?

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Gum Gum Gausszilla!

[-] BigilusDickilus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Lol, BTA: 3062 x One Piece

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