readytotaxi wrote:When you read all the information on the subject the first thing that leaps out to me is that we have overpopulated the planet. The victim of our own success in the food chain.
Given the timeframes given (decades away to build Australian SSN), the costs to upgrade the Collins class boats, many are putting the pieces together that form the following picture: Scrap the Collins and lease up to 8x Los Angeles class boats from the USN (which are due to be early retired). Then ...
Jump to postThe Brazilian Air Force has reduced its order for the KC-390 from 28 frames to only 15. https://www.reuters.com/article/embraer-brazil-govt-idUSL1N2S31XU Changed to 22, not to big a reduction. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/embraer-strikes-deal-with-brazilian-air-force-kc-390-or...
Jump to postSerbia needs to get past its pro-Russian pro-genocide past. No mincing words here. And you think that bothers the French? Look at the list of customers for French military equipment. who do the American sell military equipment to, who doe the British sell military equipment to and the list goes on ...
Jump to postSo far the French have sold Serbia Mistral MANPADS, Gazelle helicopters, Spain has sold them C-295's, Germany has sold them H145 Helicopters, Sweden has sold them Bofors 40mm canons. France has sold Rafael to Qatar and Indonesia who don't recognise Israel. They also have Rafael sales campaigns in Ma...
Jump to postGiven the timeframes given (decades away to build Australian SSN), the costs to upgrade the Collins class boats, many are putting the pieces together that form the following picture: Scrap the Collins and lease up to 8x Los Angeles class boats from the USN (which are due to be early retired). Then ...
Jump to postWhy would Serbia need to do anything politically to buy them. The French aren’t all that fussy, look at who they sell to? They also want to buy more than Croatia has. Serbia needs to get past its pro-Russian pro-genocide past. No mincing words here. And you think that bothers the French? Look at th...
Jump to postQueen Mary should be scrapped, ditto with QE2, Rotterdam is a small ship, but still I don’t see the point and eventually she’ll be scrapped. Sun Viking should have been scrapped 20 years ago. None of them are worth preserving. What makes the HMS Victory and USS Constitution worth preserving. They a...
Jump to postWhat makes the Queen Mary, QE2, and SS Rotterdam worth preserving that the Sun Viking does not have. Queen Mary should be scrapped, ditto with QE2, Rotterdam is a small ship, but still I don’t see the point and eventually she’ll be scrapped. Sun Viking should have been scrapped 20 years ago. None o...
Jump to postWhy would Serbia need to do anything politically to buy them. The French aren’t all that fussy, look at who they sell to? They also want to buy more than Croatia has.
Jump to postWhat makes the MV Funchal worth preserving as a hotel and museum ship that Sun Viking did not have. Funchal is becoming one in Lisbon. I don't know enough about the MV Funchal to even make a guess as to why she's being preserved. I do know the Sun Viking wasn't significant in any appreciable way. I...
Jump to postThere were many ships that lacked amenities desired on other ships built from the 1950's onward pre pandemic that sailed 40-50 years before being scrapped. Even ships that were outdated at 25-30 years of age like Sun Viking, Song of Norway, Nordic Prince, Song of America, Tropicale, Transvaal Castl...
Jump to postThe Sun Viking was beached at Gandhi Breach in Pakistan for scrapping after a 50 year career. The ship entered service in 1972 for Royal Caribbean and sailed for them until the late 1990's. The ship then sailed with a variety of operators in Asia until 2020, most recently as a casino ship under the...
Jump to postWill Smith has been banned from the Oscars Gala for ten years. He's also banned from any other Academy events. He will, though, still be eligible to receive awards. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61018821 So basically it's nothing but a slap on the wrist. Plus a huge cut in income, he’s...
Jump to postWhy is Hungary still in NATO and the European Union? The Hungarian people, after reelecting Victor Orban don't seem to share western values. Why do they even want to be in NATO and the European Union? You can say the same about Turkey and NATO, and Poland and the EU. They are doing what they think ...
Jump to postI don’t think the Oscar itself even should be in question. He got it for his performance which many people decided was worthy of that statue. It’s ok to separate the art from the artist in my opinion. Imagine if we judged all art by the artists behavior? The Louvre would suddenly have piles of mast...
Jump to postLol. If you had watched as much as one whole of Bjørn’s videos, you would know a lot more than what you do. Seriously. Stop posturing. But it’s not, you see. It is not that simple at all. You guys should all start following Bjørn Nyland’s EV channel on You Tube to get a nuanced picture on all of th...
Jump to postBut it’s not, you see. It is not that simple at all. You guys should all start following Bjørn Nyland’s EV channel on You Tube to get a nuanced picture on all of this. He’s the guy that actually tests EVs, and an insane amount of them, under real life conditions and have done so for years. No one k...
Jump to postskyservice_330 wrote:Aunt Viv was always good at keeping the Fresh Prince in line.. where is she when you need her!
When did SAS get e195’s? They have leased 6 for their Link subsidiary, planned to start before the Summer https://www.planespotters.net/photo/1259225/g-fbef-sas-link-embraer-erj-195lr-erj-190-200-lr Will they be flying domestic in Norway? I like the WF e190s, I get them occasionally between SVG and...
Jump to postSAS will be flying both their own E195 E1 machines this summer, but also two Air Baltic A220-300. They'll look at the performance / price, everything. So the door is definitely not shut for the A220 for SAS. One of them will be chosen to replace the aging 737-700 and A319-100 models. translated to ...
Jump to postBut the S and X is not the same cars as in 2016 or 2014. Pretty much everything is changed. They continously upgrade. You don't need to go very far for info about it. I searched you tube, and this video from yesterday was pretty much the first thing that popped up. Someone changed their 2018 X for ...
Jump to postThe big auto manufacturers have nothing to worry about, they'll be around a lot longer than the Tesla fanboys seem to think. Auto manufactures have been consolidating/merging for well over 100 years. I mean, just look at Chrysler - yeesh. This is quite right. The large manufacturers with large reso...
Jump to postImo the firms likely to fail in the next 10 years, Rivian, Lotus and Mitsubishi (auto not MHI). I also suspect some brands may vanish or consolidate, I don't think Buick will endure in the US much longer and expect something goofy to occur with Tesla in the next 10 years, be it a buy out and re-bra...
Jump to postIf only Australia would do the same thing (become a republic that is)..... In a country built on slavery, I can see why a movement for a republic can gain real traction. Australia was built on convict labour, and most Australians embrace that now I have First Fleet convict ancestors, plus a second ...
Jump to postIf only Australia would do the same thing (become a republic that is)..... In a country built on slavery, I can see why a movement for a republic can gain real traction. Australia was built on convict labour, and most Australians embrace that now Those convicts were white, if they were black it wou...
Jump to postI think it is worth pointing out that the instagram apology (an actor that couldn't even record himself talking) came out after the academy started the review. This is a lawyer talking. For the record I don't think they should take his oscar away. After all it was given for his performance. I agree...
Jump to posthttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sag-aftra-response-will-smith-chris-rock-slap-oscars-1235121256/ On Wednesday evening, the Academy’s Board of Directors will meet to address the situation. The decision comes just hours after the officers of the Academy’s Board of Governors — incl...
Jump to post70% of men will also suffer from baldness, bald jokes are a comic mainstay. She’s balding, so freaking what! Sure bald jokes are a comic mainstay, just as fat jokes are - but they're within context, Chris took it out of that context. If Smith really wanted to be offended Rebel Wilson’s joke about P...
Jump to postLike it or not, agree or disagree, this was an assault in every way. The fact that he was allowed to sit there and then take the award, fake apologise to the academy is an absolute proof how deranged and hypocritical is the US. Rock was bitch-slapped, it would be embarrassing for him to press charg...
Jump to postJada suffers from a condition that causes hair loss and baldness, joke was way out of line, I can totally understand Will's reaction. 70% of men will also suffer from baldness, bald jokes are a comic mainstay. She’s balding, so freaking what! If Smith really wanted to be offended Rebel Wilson’s jok...
Jump to postAlso, I read that the Smith‘s are practicing the concept of an „open marriage“. So here he played the mighty raider, defending his wife but at the same time he has no problem to cheat her? I don’t know, something doesn’t add up… Smith isn’t cheating on her, she’s banging other dudes and he’s lettin...
Jump to postJada suffers from a condition that causes hair loss and baldness, joke was way out of line, I can totally understand Will's reaction. 70% of men will also suffer from baldness, bald jokes are a comic mainstay. She’s balding, so freaking what! If Smith really wanted to be offended Rebel Wilson’s jok...
Jump to postLooks like it could have been an OD, gutted I though he had put the drug use firmly behind him.
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What do you mean by VW not having much in way of EV’s? Compared to other European brands (and Ford and GM) they are well ahead of everyone else. Mercedes is the clear leader: EQA, EQB, EQC, EQE, EQS and EQV. VW boasts UP, ID3, ID4 and ID5. That’s one more than Audi, and the same as BMW (iX, i3, i4 ...
Jump to posthttps://carnewschina.com/2022/03/14/ora-punk-cat-chinese-ev-is-a-volkswagens-nightmare/ https://carnewschina.com/2022/01/12/ora-ballet-cat-is-cooler-than-the-volkswagen-beetle-ever-was-and-more-practical-and-electric-and-faster/ https://jalopnik.com/that-chinese-electric-classic-vw-beetle-knockoff-...
Jump to postLabQuest wrote:I'm sure they've managed to make it even deadlier in a crash, too.
This one really hurts, he’s my age, I’ve been a fan of the Foo’s since the beginning. I’ve sent them live, this really really sucks!
Jump to postAnd I imagine if the ALP get in Australia will be an economic basket case and forget about defence. The last time the ALP were in not one combat ship was ordered Someone needs to reign in the stupidity of Australia buying and operating nuclear subs. Please do tell why its not in the interest of the...
Jump to postI for one can’t wait for the election. Morrison has been terrible, I think Abbott was pretty poor too. With all the knifing in the back of sitting prime minister’s over the years I am fed up with how they gained the power to be PM. With Whats been mentioned so far up thread, plus the fiasco with sa...
Jump to postreadytotaxi wrote:What is the postion on the bridge crew, Captain,First office and so on,they must be in a safe postion surely.
Saw this, the amount of disconnect is Wow :( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWCpM9NfiBI She’s just massively thick and nasty, prerequisites for this lot, look at others like Patel, Raab and of course he who calls himself the ‘Big Dog’. This one was interviewed this morning, one of the interviewers...
Jump to postDutchy wrote:Could they have done this in the way they have done it when they were EU members?
Are you absolutely sure about that? https://blog.apicha.org/what-to-know-about-hpv-cervical-cancer-being-trans#:~:text=As%20mentioned%20above%2C%20if%20you,at%20risk%20for%20cervical%20cancer. Depending on how invasive the bottom surgery is, they could still need these checks. Oh, and breast cancer...
Jump to postAre you absolutely sure about that? https://blog.apicha.org/what-to-know-about-hpv-cervical-cancer-being-trans#:~:text=As%20mentioned%20above%2C%20if%20you,at%20risk%20for%20cervical%20cancer. Depending on how invasive the bottom surgery is, they could still need these checks. Oh, and breast cancer...
Jump to postwhere biology matters and not gender. We've redefined gender in my short lifetime. We mind as well redefine biology. We have redefined biology based on science, not gender based on science. And the science still firmly states biology is fixed, it does not change if you change your gender. Transwome...
Jump to postForced? If someone is forcing you to get undressed in a particular place then I’m afraid you have more problems than a simple gender vs sex debate. If you mean “ the place where you ‘CHOOSE’ to get changed is less to your liking then ‘CHOOSE’ to go somewhere else. I’m currently ‘forced’ to get chan...
Jump to postHistoric genuine ignorance is not a valid excuse for future wilful ignorance. A false equivalence, me explaining to Lia what it’s like to be a transgender athlete would be the equivalent to what you suggest. Schooling a black woman in the genetic predisposition to certain diseases and conditions wo...
Jump to postThe pronouns use is to do with gender the athletic ability is due to sex. It’s pretty basic. I wasn’t going to get in to “the left does this and the right does that” stuff but I now feel compelled for some reason. Whilst not an all out 100% thing then tendencies appear to be that. The individual fr...
Jump to postI mentioned size earlier but in some sports, there are categories by weight. In combat sports. That could help in that case, maybe. Lets look at weight, the women's raw deadlight world record is 288,5kg, set by Tamara Walcott she weighted 130kg, in the up to 69kg men's class record is 305kg held by...
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