Shard

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[–] Shard 11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Agreed that they have a pretty big military in terms of raw numbers. I'm not going to discuss quality because the biggest question mark here is force projection.

How are they planning on sending over any significant manpower and supplies across 2800km?

They don't even have a navy capable of circumnavigating the korean peninsula, much less make the trip to Ukraine or the wrong side of Russia.

They have 2 transport aircraft, the bigger of the 2 has a max passenger capacity of 44 pax. Neither of those have the range to get near Ukraine when flying fully fueled, nevermind if it were fully loaded.

[–] Shard 19 points 1 day ago (5 children)

On another note Garfield as a comic strip needs to be retired. Every joke that can be done has been done. Let Garfield die already...

[–] Shard 39 points 1 day ago

That's fine and I think its pretty much the perfect example of a solid professional relationship (no need to be buddies or "like a family") and what greatness can be achieved when you work with same endgame in mind. They may have disagreed plenty but only because they wanted to achieve the best outcomes possible.

While they are not friends, if you follow Adam on youtube, you'll realize there is a huge amount of mutual respect between the two, even to this day.

[–] Shard 1 points 2 days ago

Video gabed the radio star.

[–] Shard 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

African or European swallow?

[–] Shard 30 points 3 days ago (7 children)

All ice machines require monthly if not biweekly cleaning otherwise funky stuff starts growing in the water lines and the ice trays, and other hard to reach areas.

As a former commercial HVAC guy, consider yourself lucky if a place cleans it out once a year.

https://images.app.goo.gl/p1PqQsmRRkzo2Pmd7

[–] Shard 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If you mean Jesus as described word for word in the bible? Yes you are right. Such a mythical figure never existed.

A man name Jesus from the first century AD? Who preached in the Levant? Who was baptized by a man named John and was later crucified? There is good enough evidence of such a person existing. This isn't even a debated question among new testament scholars anymore.

I see you are familiar with Bart Ehrman, Even he doesn't dispute that a historical Jesus existed.

https://youtu.be/43mDuIN5-ww

Here's an even deeper dive from Bart Ehrman.

https://youtu.be/4CD5DwrgWJ4

[–] Shard 80 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Physical proof? No. But if that's the criterion for proof that someone existed, then that mean 90% of historical figures can't be proven to have existed. We don't have the remains of Alexander the Great or any artefacts we can be sure are his. We have no remnants of Plato, none of his original writings remain.

Did a person name Jesus live sometime during the first century AD? Scholars are fairly certain of that. We do have textual evidence other than the bible that points to his existence.

It is highly unlikely that he was anything like the person written about in the bible. He was likely one of many radical apocalyptic prophets of the time.

We don't have too many details about his life but because of something called the criterion of embarrassment we have good reason to believe he was baptized by a man named John the Baptist and was later crucified. (i.e. most burgeoning religions seeking legitimacy don't typically invent stories that are embarrassing to their deity)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus

[–] Shard 13 points 4 days ago

Bro caught an IRL missingno

[–] Shard 11 points 4 days ago

They couldn't even track or enforce their previous 5 day work week when errant employers made their workers work beyond 5 days or mandated maximum hours, there is no chance in hell they will catch unpaid overtime.

[–] Shard 8 points 5 days ago

I was in Venice pre-covid. I spent a day walking around and soaking in the sights and sounds. Sat by myself for an hour listening to some guy play the chello. It was beautiful. Never got harassed by street peddlers or scammers unlike in Milan. The architecture was beautiful like nothing else. Its a city trapped in the Renaissance era.

[–] Shard 3 points 6 days ago

Spend a bit more on UL approved brands, those tend to be more resilient to dust.

Photoelectric type is better for home use as your typical fires are smouldering, which photoelectrics are better at catching.

Here's a deep dive if you're interested https://youtu.be/DuAeaIcAXtg

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Maiden in the Tower (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by Shard to c/[email protected]
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7784033

The Girl in the Window, Kabukicho 歌舞伎町

tokyostreetphoto

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submitted 8 months ago by Shard to c/comicstrips
 

https://www.blastwave-comic.com/index.php?p=comic&nro=1

Not my OC. Just wanted to bring attention to a little underated comic strip. Great artwork. Different tone and topic to what's commonly posted here. Enjoy.

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