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[–] Winter8593 3 points 1 month ago

Wait I have that one! My dad has it too, but my brother doesn't. All three of us are colorblind too lol.

The Peace Clock in Hiroshima, the top counter is the number of days since the bombing of the city, and the lower counter is the number of days since the latest known nuclear detonation. in c/[email protected]

[–] Winter8593 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

Wait there was a nuclear test less than a year ago?

Edit: Wikipedia says the most recent test was on 2017/09/03, ~~making this photo taken on 2018/04/01~~

Edit 2: I found the article this photo is from with more context. TL:DR it was reset back in 2022 bc the US conducted two clandestine tests.

test in c/[email protected]

[–] Winter8593 1 points 1 month ago

Test

Test in c/[email protected]

Reading through the Project 2025 PDF is insane in c/politicalmemes

[–] Winter8593 30 points 2 months ago

We're gonna need it

haha same in c/[email protected]

[–] Winter8593 6 points 2 months ago

He just like me fr

Fake Footage of Iran’s Attack on Israel Is Going Viral in c/technology

[–] Winter8593 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is why I don't use xitter

What destinations are experiencing "undertourism"? in c/travel

[–] Winter8593 22 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I was in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, recently and it was like a ghost town. Can't say I'd recommend it but our hotel put all the guests on one floor and it was still deserted. Great free breakfast but it felt weird being there. There's lots of tourist infrastructure there. Multiple cruise lines, hotels, night markets, etc. But unfortunately the country experienced a lot of corruption and COVID cut off their tourist supply. Now a lot of buildings lay half finished or abandoned. Would highly recommend other places in Vietnam but this seemed apt for your question.

The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What” in c/news

[–] Winter8593 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Had our "fuck around" era, now in the "find out" era

Raid in c/[email protected]

[–] Winter8593 39 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I don't know what you mean, 250 kg is a nice, round number

French Revolution: Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In Paris in c/[email protected]

[–] Winter8593 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

LET'S EFFIN GOOOOO!! I wish we could do something like that here 😭

Egg Rule in c/[email protected]

[–] Winter8593 7 points 3 months ago

We don't get many of those in these parts 😞

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The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after a ship crashed into it (www.npr.org)

submitted 3 months ago by Winter8593 to c/world

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A cargo ship crashed into one of two main supports for the 2.5km long bridge at around 1:30AM EDT.

There is an ongoing search and rescue effort and authorities are looking for upwards of seven people.

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Marketing email's subject made me think my card got hacked (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by Winter8593 to c/mildlyinfuriating

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A hostel company I stayed with a while back emailed me with the subject: "Your booking is confirmed!". This made me frantically check all my accounts since I hadn't booked any hostels recently. I was super concerned until I opened the email and saw... it was a stupid marketing email...

This kind of marketing should be illegal. Don't use Clink Hostels.

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Point defense lasers (self.theexpanse)

submitted 8 months ago by Winter8593 to c/theexpanse

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I've read other posts on places like Quora or Reddit about how ineffective lasers would be as anti personal or anti ship weaponry, but what about for point defense? We see cases in the story of the PDCs running out of ammo/jamming/other mechanical failures. Theoretically, lasers would be less prone to such issues as there are fewer moving parts, right? Contemporary militaries have (sea/air) ship mounted lasers to destroy or jam incoming missiles, so why wouldn't this work in space? I understand people or ships could have ablative armor but would that be practical on a missile? PDLs would not be subject to running out of ammo, and if ships can power railguns they should be able to provide ample power for lasers capable of slagging or jamming incoming missiles.