merthyr1831
@merthyr1831@lemmy.ml
- Comment on Anon explains the 2nd amendment 1 day ago:
Yeah I guess if we’re doing hypotheticals then perhaps the US could suddenly overhaul its naval shipbuilding capacity, recruit thousands more sailors, and march through North Yemen within a week.
- Comment on Anon explains the 2nd amendment 1 day ago:
I never said who would be fighting the US military. But there’s more than a few groups who are more ideologically driven (and more dangerous) than the typical NRA member.
- Comment on Anon explains the 2nd amendment 1 day ago:
Whether you see it as brainwashing or principles is irrelevant when they’re still capable of effective military resistance against superior nation-states.
If anything, you’re right; people who are ideologically driven for their cause are the bane of a professional army; ideology is much cheaper and much more motivating than a paycheck and promise of a cushy pension.
- Comment on Gacha games are out of control. Gambling shouldn't be so widespread 1 day ago:
China has announced a ban on Gacha game mechanics (and lootboxes, predatory discounts, and gambling) which should hopefully ripple out to Europe and the US soon.
A lot of these mechanics were adapted from the Chinese gaming market and I think the same will likely happen in the reverse.
- Comment on Anon explains the 2nd amendment 1 day ago:
Vietnam was as much a modern war than an insurgency. The Chinese/Soviet govts supplied the PAVN with modern weapons including air defence, armour, and an air force. The Viet Cong were the irregular militia forces that supplemented that. At least by the time of US deployment.
Though then again, that started with a unit of 23 people equipped with a machine gun and two revolvers. It really doesn’t take long for any militia to achieve some serious weaponry if it can get the attention of sympathetic states.
- Comment on Anon explains the 2nd amendment 2 days ago:
No one said you wouldn’t die lmao this ain’t call of duty.
- Comment on Gacha games are out of control. Gambling shouldn't be so widespread 2 days ago:
We had to convince my brother in law (13yo) to not spend his birthday money of £85 on Genshin impact skins. Kids are fucked by advertising man
- Comment on Anon explains the 2nd amendment 2 days ago:
Every time this fucking meme is made I’m reminded that the US military is currently being embarrassed in the red sea by a non-state actor with zero air superiority, which began itself with a thousand-or-so civilians with AK47s.
That or how Israel is currently struggling to achieve any kind of military victory against two groups of lightly-armed militias which rely on scavenged and hand-made explosives to defeat state-of-the-art tanks.
Let’s not even remind ourselves about the Taliban.
- Comment on EU consumer groups slam 'manipulative' video game spending tactics. 1 week ago:
Probably in relation to the Chinese govt. banning these practices too. We’ll see a lot of governments following shit soon hopefully.
- Comment on Sony announces the PS5 Pro with a larger GPU, advanced ray tracing, and AI upscaling 1 week ago:
If consoles want to remain relevant in the age of the gaming PC, they have to try harder than being locked-down gaming PCs.
Free and simple multiplayer, subsidised hardware, and physical game ownership were staples of most consoles for years but now the urge to turn every device into an “everything machine” has kneecapped the very purpose of these devices.
At best, these are slightly less hassle and slightly more social than a gaming PC. At worst, they’re as anti-social and user-hostile without the cost benefit that once made them genuinely preferable.
- Comment on Maybe this is better for everyone 2 weeks ago:
Lemmy dot world definitely doesn’t circlejerk, no siree.
- Comment on If Russia takes out all the Internet cables like the news is saying. How much of that traffic can be re-routed to satellite? 3 weeks ago:
They’re not going to take out the internet lol. At least if you’re not in Ukraine that is.