A flower would also be acceptable.

For the military, think about Amazon. They can get you a new dildo tomorrow because they have a huge infrastructure of warehouses around the country. The US has a world network of “supplies” for war that will be reduced and create more risk and a time delay if US interests are threatened. In practical terms, you don’t punch an American because America can punch you back tomorrow. If the US maybe can punch you back next week, you’re less concerned with ignoring their interests.

Practically, the local economies will hurt badly, like the Philippines after they reduced the US navel presence. There is also a “living next to a cop” effect that has had more value in the past, but has soured like the idea of living next to a cop.

For the US, we would now need to house all these troops locally, and would end up greatly reducing force size over 20 years. A big pile of active tanks training in Germany doesn’t get much news, but a bunch of expensive tanks training next to a huge line at a soup kitchen is a great photo op.

I was roommates with Dr. Funk.

Can anyone read this comment? It won’t load for me.

There’s something important to understand about LLMs. You need to imagine them as a crowd of 1,000 people, who you use an algorithm on, to get close to the most popular opinion on the answer.

Only Jesus takes the wheel. God is his copilot.

It ain’t honest work, but it’s much.

A bit of a dry spell, huh?

Janet, I think someone set your language to angelic, fix that please.

The metal kind cut better, make sure you have one of those as well.

It’s their second trip to the buffet, they deserve what they asked for.

That can’t even be stupidity, no one is that stupid. I’m a 90’s conservative and give me a middle of the road democrat every day.

Edit: click on his name! I don’t feel bad for this guy, but I would like to offer pity to the local ubereats drivers.

Okay fine, I’ll jump in. The neutral will carry the same amperage as a hot in a circuit. When you add yourself to the circuit accidentally, your resistance and the resistance of the intended load will divide up the voltage relative to your resistances. But the same amperage will flow through each of you assuming no other electrical pathway exists.

Hey there, fellow Livermoore fan.

Exxon?

I was there in August, and it was dead. 2am and the whole block was me and a depressed looking prostitute walking by. Ten years ago I’d be in a crowd avoiding pickpockets, but nothing.

Surprising number of Hispanic tourists, so very curious if ICE hits Vegas soon.

Dominique is showing signs of borderline personality disorder.

Lawful evil or chaotic evil, depending on if that behavior is allowed in that society.

Imagine China as a company. There is a board of directors, and Xi is the head of that board. The board runs a lot of lower ranking boards that control all the aspects of government operation.

Have a problem with your plumbing? Go to your local province or city board. A whole region experiencing drought? The regional board has an action plan that they impose on the local boards to implement with government regional help. Xi is responsible for steering the overarching policy of China moving forward as a country. His role is to say “make China control the South China Sea and receive deference from those countries” to the military, and then it’s their problem to figure out how to harass shipping.

You get promoted to higher boards for good work, and the board votes for its leader. Read Xi’s promotion history. I would die after that many years of office politics, myself.

Glad to hear you doing this. My daughter refuses to learn, but I keep telling her it’s so when the dumb boy pulls out a gun at a party, she can ask to see it, and clear the chamber, take the clip, safe it, and hand it (minus the clip) back.