They’ve got nukes though, and plenty of conventional fire power (compared to Ukraine when it was invaded).

They need to invest in a non US lead command structure as that’s all using US tech and personnel.

They shouldn’t be uncomfortable. Make sure you’ve set them correctly.

If they don’t win then they can’t pay it back. If anything it gives an incentive to lend them more.

The Iron Bank.

British Private Schools:

Fagging was a traditional practice in British public schools and also at many other boarding schools, whereby younger pupils were required to act as personal servants to the eldest boys.[1][2][3] Although probably originating earlier, the first accounts of fagging appeared in the late 17th century.[4]: 23  Fagging sometimes involved physical abuse[4]: 23–25  and/or sexual abuse.[5] Although lessening in severity over the centuries, the practice continued in some institutions until the end of the 20th century.[4]: 23–25

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagging

The discussion of nuclear power, much like the discussion of communism, is met with entrenched positions on Lemmy.

Break them up!

Agreed but I still agree with op :)

Ahh yes the: we can’t have self signed certificates for security reasons but also can’t open up the environment to the web, and we dont have our own CA server, trifecta.

Solution: awkward, manual, certificate import process from a 3rd party vendor.

This was my gut feel. Like the “Trip Wire” forces NATO members deploy along the Russian border States.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripwire_force

I get your logic but Source was developed as a foundation engine and it had a road map to improve its performance and graphics. Example: HL2 vs Dear Ester.

Cry Engine again, designed to be perormant and push graphics. Opened up to multiple developers as a service.

Bethesda’s engine is tuned for RPG elements, fair enough. But there is apparently a limit to how graphically rich it can get.

Bethesda have pushed there engine as far as it’ll go. There ex dev is saying “it isnt the engines fault the RPG was bad.” These are 2x separate issues.

There will always be tech debt making large scale IT changes.

RE the point on Risk, I’d write it like this:

IF the engine is changed THEN there could be a delay to current projects. Mitigation: finish projects in flight. Start new projects on a new engine.

How about this risk:

IF the engine is not able to be modernized THEN there is a risk that Bethesda games fall beind their competition. Mitigation:

1. Better RPG elements (Dev says this didn’t work).

2. Migrate to a new engine in a rush when the next project doesn’t sell (cutting corners on the tech debt).

P.s. do you have a good definition of tech debt? Ive always used “Something we need fix in the future.” Quite loose but ive had lots of arguments about this lol

I think were seeing diminishing returns in graphics. Some games are almost photo realistic.

This means that any engine capable of these graphics will be largely future proof.

They should bite the bullet and build/move to a new engine. It likely won’t need changing unless there is a major breakthrough.

Lol, I bet that was an awkward night.

Any brand to recommend?

Thanks for the help!

No noticeable difference with window open or closed. No noticeable difference in hot or cold climates.

My partner sleeps fine so it might be something else.

Does the cool blanket check your body temp and switch on/off?

Thanks for the tip. What dose so you take?

Thanks for the help!

I’ve worked out 5 days a week, 3 days weights, 2 days cardio with no noticeable impact.

I’m glad it worked for you :)

I used to wake up energized about twice per year. These last few years I always wake up tired.

I’ve had sleep apnea tests (I dont have it).

I stopped drinking alcohol, ironically a lot of the ‘hangovers’ I had appear to be how I wake up without drinking too.

I drink about 1l of water before bed. If I dont, I get let cramps when asleep.

I eat multivitamins daily with addition iron and vitamin D.

I used to drink a lot of coffee but now can’t stomach the stuff.

I went caffeine free for months and it didnt help.

I’m completely screws lol :D

I’ve never really understood the 3D gun printing use case.

Yes, they can fire bullets but bullets are illegal where guns are illegal.

Am I missing something?

There were cases where decommissioned guns could be bought in the UK (firing pins removed). Gangs were recommissioning these guns by adding the removed components.

However, where do the bullets come from?

Yes, no one seems to raise this anymore. AI to me has always been something akin to computer sentience.

Things like ‘self healing’ systems are being badeged as AI when they’re little more than an application load balancer.

FYI it is the other way around. The British Empire spread Common Law around the world. Here is a Wikipedia’s Page (Common Law section) which explains the spread:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_legal_systems

This is why we occasionally get courts referring to Ancient precedents from England.