I think the rich are more prone to buying new items. Eventually the prices of used items will rise as a result of demand, but not right away. No one needs a new game console, and few could not meet their needs with a used PC or laptop.

Most in the US already have all of the above, but sure, this disproportionally “hurts” the poor.

The PC parts pipeline is ever-so-slightly more diverse, although the article does say Laptop prices could go up by 46% …

Look forward to more machines being assembled in other countries before hitting US soil, same as is already done for appliances by way of Mexico. Lack of imagination and industry knowlege on the part of whoever wrote the article, or just the desire to fear-monger.

Frankly, prices rising is not something I care about. Taxing the rich has to start somewhere, even if its what the Dems should have been doing.

Silver Lining. Fuck Consoles. Nothing that powerful should have most of its capabilities locked behind DRM, Licensing, and Walled Gardens.

Good. Fuck cheap oil. Help renewables win!

Pretty much anywhere. Be nice if the AI could have obtained them a permit, in some jurisdictions, but failing that concern, I think I would enjoy finding out I was “duped” alongside thousands of others who share an interest of mine like so.

Let’s hope you’re right.

It does seem like some out-of-left-field weaksauce to me, but the absurdity is part of the populist newspeak playbook that has been disturbingly successful over the last decade or so.

… are you somehow under the impression that I need to be convinced?

Narrative-wise, they become no longer Palastenians, but Saudis who are disobeying their King/Prince. It does NOT change anything for the better.

Yes, and that’s why those in power are using this moment to try to sell us on this story, and it’s chances of success.

You’re splitting hairs on the difference between violating a country’s territory and threatening its existance, and since you need it spelled out, they aren’t just any nuke-holding country. They are one of a few that has the capability to wipe all life on earth even if their targets never returned fire, but please, do go on about how going gloves-off at them “by proxy” is such a great idea.

You’ll have better luck convincing Russia to back down by diplomatic means than you will convincing NATO to do what you are suggesting. That’s how stupid of an idea it is.

Yes, invading a nuke-holding country is the best way to win a war. JFC

Only at the local gay bar. Usually involves more new friends than cigarettes, when I most need nicotene and to be reminded what an awful person I am.

No need to worry about ground-based Russian Anti-Air if you’re staying away from territory under Russian control. If the Su-34’s Air2Air capabilities were much good, we wouldn’t be here reading/discussing OP’s post.

Stealth(F-35 “stealth” anyways) ain’t shit versus Russia’s ground-based assets. It’s use in an all-out invassion would be more down to its beyond-the-horizon capabilities, if they even served well there. Try to keep up.

Seriously though, Russia, and Russian territory, are sooo not the match-up you want for the F-35, no matter how much of the complex’s Kool-Aide you’ve drank. This isn’t the war, not even the right hemisphere, that it was designed for.

Nah. I’m the guy they wrote the “civilian use of weapons of mass destruction” law for. At least according to how they used it against this poor bastard(my personal hero, minus he did it for free).

Me? I would have to plead guilty. Yes, your honor, I fired it because I could, and there was money involved. Why are we wasting time sending me to jail when we could be pointing me at randos you don’t like over some oil or whatever?

TL;DR: I would never be charged.

More like, you’re the ideal operator. I would do it for you though. I would do unholy things in order to have the honor of firing this thing at some Russian tanks, even if I could never tell my friends exactly what I did without offending them.

Fuck, now I need a cigarette.

The F16 is more useful to Ukraine at the moment. Until Ukraine is approved to engage in deep strikes on Russia, that will probably remain the case.

The F16 is faster, more maneuverable, and cheaper(including maintenance), vs the F35.

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SHUT UP! Why couldn’t you let him have that little bit of naivette?

Seriously though, its a damn fine idea, if only the US and the DNC weren’t totally bat-shit on this front. Why does a little thing like reality have to be so un-cooperative?

Trump isn’t in jail due to his sabotaging the judicial aparatus while in office and the clear threat his voters demonstrate. They have shown themselves to be a credible threat to democracy. I was very wrong, while you and apparently nine others misread my comment

Seriously, do you expect me to lay Trump’s on-going freedom, and the January 6th bullshit, at Biden’s feet? Biden isn’t even running now.

I voted for Howie Hawkins last time, certain in the knowlege that Biden would win, Trump would go to jail, and we could hold Biden’s feet to the fire.

January 6th, and all the related bullshit that’s followed, showed me that I had made a huge mistake and just got lucky when it comes to the MAGA-crowd’s coup competence. I will not make that mistake again, not in this election anyways.

“Abandon Harris” is a shit campaign name. Self-aware guilt, right in the name.