He voluntarily cut his salary in half. That’s more along the lines of taking responsibility than shoring up the company. CEO pay is a tiny percentage of revenue, despite what lemmy thinks. To make a serious dent, pay would have to be cut across all the C suite, and much deeper.
OP has a solid point about costs sunk into R&D. A second unit is an order of magnitude cheaper to launch. OTOH, Russia broke as fuck.
Not to mention us Americans who would fight and sabotage for Canadian forces.
I voted in the Florida special election for our 1st district rep, knew damned well she’d lose. But here’s the important bit, she didn’t lose as badly as expected. And the other race was a good bit closer than expected.
We can call people like MTG an idiot, but even an idiot can look at an Excel sheet and see slippage. So yes, vote, even for a certain loser. They are paying attention.
Can’t get my head around this, especially after Somali pirates became a thing, article didn’t help. If armed men are trying to board my ship, I’m shooting back. These men didn’t sign up to be soldiers, but self-defense is not only a human right, it’s common sense. You have no idea what those pirates will do to you. Couple of dudes with scoped AR-15s would make short work of these jokers, just lead 'em a little. For that matter, equip them with real hunting rifles.
Take a look at the article picture. Those guys would be lucky to hit any damned thing with that tiny boat skipping over ocean waves. Try running and gunning, even with airsoft. No matter what you have to pause to shoot and these ships can’t pause. Meanwhile, the defenders have the high ground and a perfectly stable platform. And it’s not like the pirates can get the drop on ship’s radar.
What am I missing here?
Board them, hold a military court on the spot, hang the captain and first mate, throw the rest of the crew on the nearest shore, wherever the fuck that may be, scuttle the ship. That kinda action would take maybe twice, thrice if they’re really stubborn. Instant mutiny if anyone onboard even suspects they’re dragging cables. Boom. End of this shit.
Russian and Chinese ships are literally engaged in terrorism, piracy, invent a new word for all I care. China especially is testing what they can get away with, and the rest of the world is allowing it. Guess they got their answer.
You all should catch up on the news as to what they’re pulling in the South China Sea, i.e., fucking with Vietnam and the Philippines. China is 1 inch away from publicly declaring, “These are Chinese waters, do sumpin’ bout it!”
I’m expert level at reusing, recycling, repurposing. I could take someone on a 2-hour tour of my house or camp, either one, two hours without repeating myself, and show them all the shit I didn’t buy new.
Some y’all about the learn how to scavenge. Or not.
BuT VidEo gAmE prIceS!!
While you’re at it, you’ll learn a whole new diet called, “Grow Your Own Calories.”
“But I can’t do that in my dense city center!”
I know. One of a hundred reasons I refused to live like that.
And fuck me. Tomorrow is my last day off for a minute and I gotta build and farm. FML.
In his skull, he can’t be wrong, nothing to admit. That’s a core narcissistic (NPD) trait. Funny seeing people accuse Trump of lying. Everything that comes out his mouth is the truth, it cannot be any other way. Presented with falsification, his brain simply backtracks and overwrites whatever needs pushed out.
My mother was the only other human I’ve ever met like that. Others I’ve known could have niggling doubts, knew they might be wrong, or at least off.
Nope, won’t even faze 'em. 🙄
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_China
two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth is a common rule of thumb
That can be a blip, or turn into major shit. But feels don’t count here. The definition is prolonged economic downturn.
Surely American trades some products? Where does Russian vodka come from?
What till Americans figure out where high quality small arms come from. Glock anyone? Beretta, Heckler & Koch, Benelli, Browning Arms Company (yes, Browning), SIG Sauer, Springfield Armory, Taurus (some), Chiappa, and more. And don’t forget our Filipino friends at Rock Island Armory!
Sadly, this part of the tariff shitshow may actually work since we already have plenty of quality domestic producers. But fuck me, the SIG Sauer is the standard US military sidearm and Glock is standard everywhere else. Have fun cop budgets!
Every move he makes, every word he speaks falls under one of those items. Spot on!
They have trained me to shoot first, ask questions later. And I mean that most literally. FFS, they come in unidentified, and even with ID, with no warrants.
I know it’s a harder pill to swallow for younger folks, but my old ass has put serious thought into dying with my boots on. Trump will be going after legal immigrants next, like my wife. FFS, they’re taking white people already.
Exactly my take, spot on.
They run to their Republicans, voting blindly like always.
Perhaps a glimmer of hope in NW Florida? Voted for the Democrat I knew would lose yesterday (special election to replace Gaetz.) She lost, but we closed the gap and the other Florida election closed it tighter.
Been saying for years, vote even if you know you’re candidate will lose. These fuckers can read spreadsheets, and hopefully we can make them see the walls closing in. But yeah, had a wild day yesterday and it was a pain to take time out to vote for a loser. But goddammit, my voice will be heard.
Well, you’ll enjoy the comment I just made:
https://old.lemmy.world/comment/16198105
And keep in mind, I’m hearing about ICE not even identifying themselves. And even when they do, they come without warrants. I never , ever in life thought I was shoot through the door except for the most dire of situations. I’m now prepared.
Believable, and on point for these fascists, but you got a source? OP does.
I fought my mom’s mountain lion when I was in my early 20s. Had 20-30 pounds on that removed. She hated men in hats for some reason no one ever figured out. Teased her a bit, looking her in the eye, on my knees on the living room floor, with a straw cowboy hat on.
All I saw was a tawny blur, ended up on my back with my long hair coming out in hanks. The cat ended up with my hat. Along with more of my hair.
I no longer have illusions against my chances vs. a possum.
You can’t fly cheap drones that far from the front. Only way to go cheap is to use infiltrators on the ground near the airports. And that’s only cheap on hardware, not lives.