Last I saw it was > 14 Predator-B lost.

I am not yet convinced of that.
In Iran, the US seems to have been quite behind in the deployment of drones.
Expending multi-million dollar anti-aircraft items to shoot down multi-thousand dollar Iranian drones.
#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-13 11:37 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Your posts are getting.. less intelligent over time. Drones are a catch all. A Predator-B with a 66' wingspan and a quad with a 9" rotor span are both drones.

We threw away Predators over Iran like they were candy to draw out the remaining S-300 and theater scale defense systems.

"Critics say the paring back has gone too far. Inequality is soaring in this traditionally egalitarian country. Gang violence has surged in dozens of immigrant-heavy suburbs, creating areas where local criminal networks challenge state authority and hinder policing. A public debate is raging over for-profit schools, which critics say make money by skimping on playgrounds, libraries and staff."

"The Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel) is a JavaScript code snippet for websites that tracks visitor actions, enables ad retargeting, and measures ad effectiveness. It helps optimize ads by monitoring actions like purchases or page views."

It's a Facebook Pixel. They're in most sites you visit, but not this one.

She should run on Hope & Change.

ffs, just use JLB or DHL. Reliable and commonly used. Never opt for the worst delivery service.

Nobody reads EULAs.

#17 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-09 01:16 PM | Reply | Flag:

Nor the manuals. Paradox of the Active User. "Why don't people read the manual?" -Dennis Novick, Nobody reads the documentation': true or not?" -Ben van Loggem, etc.

What does having an LLM local to your browser really do? Slightly lowers the need for data centers through distributed computing.

Quick, everybody rabble! RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!

most are not that successful at doing it.

looks great for the front... past that though.. not good.

It was intolerable. Literally every app interaction had some sort of notification or upgrade request.

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-09 02:09 AM | Reply | Flag:

Like, did you read the manual at all? The notification settings screen? That lets you turn on and off notifications per every installed app?

My surveys say that users say they read the manual and EULA.
My analytics say that 1% of users read the manual, and 0.01% read the EULA.

A company that wasn't run by a bunch of self-absorbed piles of s*&^ wouldn't sneak this s*&^ in constantly under the radar.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-09 12:32 AM | Reply | Flag:

When is the last time you read a EULA?

No vehicle has ever screamed "LOOK AT ME" more than one of these.
Has anyone ever seen one used as a truck?

#1 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-05-08 03:58 PM | Reply

Many vehicles are designed to scream "LOOK AT ME", most are this successful at doing it.

"The Second Amendment is not a blank check for gun rights advocates," Carter said. "It has always allowed for the regulation of particularly dangerous weapons and for weapons that are not in common use for self-defense."

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-05 03:27 PM | Reply

Going by the standards of the Founding Era is pretty wild. Civilians owned artillery, warships and fortified vessels (cargo ships converted to warships), repeating arms, grapeshot loaded swivel guns, crates of pistols, etc. Military and Civilian use is the same thing.

Do you know anything about the cultural/political divisions between the Japanese Army and Navy in World War II? Never knew much before yesterday and it explains so much.

#14 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-06 09:31 AM | Reply | Flag:

Extreme inter-service rivalry. That disorganization was a blessing for the rest of the world, especially China.

Half of US politics doesn't believe in sea level rise caused by global warming.

All of US politics believes in massive spending projects to harden against sea level rise and intensifying weather effects caused by global warming.

So at least we've got that going for us.

Here's a short, non-exhaustive list of states with ongoing sea level rise mitigation projects in the US that include sea walls, living shorelines, etc..

California, Washington, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine.

So and therefore, as far as I know

#11 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-06 08:49 AM | Reply | Flag:

...

We'll see the spectacle of MAGA descendants shaking their fists and yelling at the rising water.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-06 08:17 AM | Reply | Flag:

What are the people in the super blue states in the NE doing? Shaking fists, fleeing, or using engineering to mitigate sea level rise?

They've had a thousand years to adapt to it.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-06 08:17 AM | Reply | Flag:

Did the engineering solution they came up with change? Is it possible to do it better and faster with modern technology?

How far inland does one have to go in Florida to get a couple feet above sea level?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-05 07:51 PM | Reply | Flag:

People in the Netherlands have lived below sea level for 1000 years.

And they said they were getting rid of DEI programs.

I wonder if they have some kind of pre-existing military deal...

"Iran has provided substantial military support to Russia for its war in Ukraine, acting as a key supplier of Shahed-136/131 one-way attack drones, Mohajer-6 combat UAVs, and ammunition. Iran also helped establish production lines for these drones in Russia."

And why is the line supposed to stop things not coming from Iran?

Where do you think the line is supposed to be?

Grant you it is confusing there is what Trump says and then there's what the actual federal government branches say. Does not often match up, but the branches are usually the ones more accurate by a large margin.