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@functi0nZer0 "experience in trenches, you say?"

Things like describing an incredibly well-compensated white collar job with ludicrous perks as “the trenches” is one of the reasons why the masses will cheer resoundingly when the monster software engineers create finally eats them whole

@cirnosad yes, it is perfect there's not much else to add

Ikaruga: The ultimate video game review. This Japanese game, Ikaruga (斑鳩), is arguably the best video action game ever made in all of history, or at least its genre. I won't discuss the mechanics of it, as this has been done by countless reviews, needless to say the game is mechanically and visually perfect in every conceivable way. The immersion is enhanced by the seamless symbiosis between these, and the orchestral sound track. But that's not why I'm finally writing more about it. Little appreciated by reviewers and players is the underlying message that cannot be understood without diving deeply into philosophy and the rest of the games made by the developer (Treasure): * The duality of light and darkness, and the void that overcomes both disguised as infinitude. This is turned into a game mechanic and is part of the story. You cannot defeat the game without constantly using both the light and dark phase of your ship. The enemy is the seemingly infinite which while providing all the energy, also rots everything into nothing at the same time. This same duality is highlighted in the real and ideal many times throughout the game. The key quote appears in the game as: "You can't feel the visible things. How can you feel the invisible things?" * The cyclical nature of history, which is integrated deeply into the story and its predecessor Radiant Silvergun. Just like our world, in Ikaruga the premise is the complete destruction of the world and its rebirth through numerous cycles. The predecessors of the characters in Radiant gun were killed and recreated by the void along with the world. But in Ikaruga, it was to be the final cycle, unless the void warrior was destroyed. Incidentally, to finish the game properly (with a single credit), you have to cycle through it a seemingly infinite number of times, learning a little each time. The skill to clear the game on its hardest setting is so high that only a few dedicated players have ever done so. * The central theme of the game is incredibly deep, it's about martyrdom and faith in overcoming what is real to achieve what is truly ideal. Each level comes with a poem, ending with the final chapter "metempsychosis" which means resurrection and transmigration of the soul after death. Finally, Karma returns to the place once belonged. It recalls the genesis of consciousness carved for abyss of memories. Hence Ikaruga is going. . . The last line is featured in the same poem at the start. At first it seems to speak to the game and the struggles of the character, but as you play the game you realise the author was speaking directly to you. I've watched and played much media from the western world, and even the eastern world. But none of them came close to the artistic and spiritual perfection that is Ikaruga. I cannot recommend the game enough. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ /End --- Is this what we wished for? Don’t worry, we will understand each other some day. And the life is succeeded into to the distant future.

In light of the renewal of the debate around energy extraction, particularly Britain’s oil & gas industry, it seems appropriate to highlight several of the arguments by proponents of the Net Zero agenda against oil & gas, broken down by claim.   1) “Prices are set on international markets, so UK extraction doesn’t help” • While there are international benchmark prices, this is misleading • Commodity trading firms make vast sums of money trading the dislocation between regional prices, seen most clearly in 2022 • UK now imports ~50% of its gas   • Domestic production: o reduces reliance on LNG spot markets, the most volatile segment o lowers exposure to geopolitical shocks • Energy imports cost the UK tens of billions per yearduring crises • Domestic supply improves balance of payments and currency stability 2) “Private companies mean profits don’t benefit the public” • North Sea producers face ~75% headline tax rate • Generated ~£9–10bn in tax revenue in 2022–23 (HM Treasury / OBR) • £350bn+ total tax receipts since the 1970s • Supports ~200,000 UK jobs (Offshore Energies UK) • Government retains control via: o licensing o taxation o regulatory approval 3) “We shouldn’t expand fossil fuels during a climate transition” • UK still relies heavily on gas: o ~80% of homes heated by gas • Cutting domestic supply does not get rid of the demand • Imports replace production: o LNG often has higher lifecycle emissions than domestic gas • Gas remains essential for: o power system backup o heating o fertiliser and industrial processes 4) “New extraction won’t lower consumer bills” • It’s true that it does not directly set prices, but: o reduces price spikes and volatility o lowers reliance on high-cost LNG spot purchases o reduces system risk premiums • 2022 crisis driven by regional supply constraints, not absence of global supply 5) “Renewables and nuclear will replace gas by the time new fields come online” • Most projections show gas still in the mix into the 2030s+ (CCC / IEA) • Nuclear build timelines: 10–15+ years (we want these shortened, but we work with what we have) • Renewables require: o backup generation (currently gas) o major grid/storage expansion • Gas still needed for non-power uses (e.g. fertiliser) • Other countries will likely still need to buy oil & gas. We should be able to supply it to them.   6) “We’re running out of reserves anyway” This is entirely false. • UK Continental Shelf estimated to hold ~5–15 billion barrels of oil equivalent remaining(NSTA) , with 2.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent proven & probable reserves. • Falling production reflects: o policy o investment o licensing constraints Rather than any lack of resources   7) “Why more gas storage?” • UK storage capacity: o ~2% of annual demand o vs 15–25% in many European countries • Low storage → higher exposure to: o price spikes o supply shocks • Reduced flexibility since closure of Rough storage facility Gas storage serves to smooth out price volatility and contributes to security of supply.   Ultimately, it comes down to this: the Norwegians, Saudis, and Russians do not mind so much when oil & gas prices go up. They are selling the oil and gas. We could be too – and the profits would flow to British companies, British shareholders, British workers, and the British state. Why not have that instead of paying to import it our energy? We cannot let the myths overtake the narrative: let’s get rich.

@AngelicaOung i assume the surprise here is that britain actually didn't go along with it this time, rather than being surprised that the US is making shit up to garner international support for a war...

Wait WHAT?

@CL207 just threaten him with the tank

lmeow

@poordart wow i wonder why they pressed the button to fire them at tel aviv not rome, berlin or paris must have been completely random!

Avoid that fate with this one simple trick - dont join the war on behalf of Israel

@OrenMarmorstein fuck off

Look at this. This is in Israel today. And this could be Rome, Berlin or Paris.

@teortaxesTex definitely possible idk my fellow-anglo-radar just isn't pinging but maybe it just doesn't want to ping in this case...

@spaceturtleship I think he's retarded and it's some sort of brain fart

> Sent from: Gibraltar I think it's underrated how Anglo imperialists live vicariously through the triumphs of their empire's spawn. And no spawn is more accomplished than the US and Israel. All this bloody conquest more than makes up for the state of the Yookay.

delete every app that tries this shit. the walls are closing in on us all and we must not comply because privacy is a human right.

@Leafer13 @alCamel77 yeah they certainly claim their longest range missiles can hit most if not all of continental US which of course means they get left alone which of course means everyone else notices this and wants their own missiles and nukes lol

@spaceturtleship @alCamel77 Pretty sure North Korea could hit Washington right in the nose too.

persians jsut shown u they can hurt u so logic thing to do is put yoself in position to get hurt bcoz im skerd pls europoorbros hurt yoselfs for israel

@Chad_Hominem_ so long, and thanks for all the fish

If you’ve seen/read Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy you know we are all about to die

@LUDENClassics article says 140k for the base model 220k with full options it sounds like a lot for a renault 5 but nonetheless it does look pretty cool...

Were these always going to be £200k?

@alCamel77 man the way it slows right down, waits for the interceptor to turn, then just absolutely sends it is so satisfying to watch like the ronaldo of missiles youtube.com/shorts/lReUM_l…

how i sleep knowin jewbros ganna jump wth muh ai but we know iron doam protecc from multipel angles

@poordart i thought it'd end with trump, but i assumed through stated policy - america first, withdraw from foreign commitments, former allies have no reason to commit to petrodollar if no defence agreements would've been better for all than spazzing out and burning everything down lol

I said it before - those US bases are never coming back Next is the "petrodollar" The stupidest part is how completely unforced the entire thing is - the US could have kept the illusion going and larped as hegemon for at least another 20 years Instead fucked itself for Israel

@teortaxesTex schrodinger's war it can be considered to be simultaneously stopped and continued until the payment is observed

This is incoherent slop. So what if they pay nothing? He neither continues the war nor ends it, just throws up an exception? Not even Trump is that bad at Deals… I hope.

@cirnosad that thing is so cute i want one 🥰

Wait it was SHORAD? Hahahahaha

@functi0nZer0 i'm becoming ever more convinced that the green party is a psyop to scare everyone out of the otherwise inevitable conclusion that the labour and conservative parties must both be irrevocably destroyed

@bouguereau_stan @teortaxesTex well price has been trending up for the last year, i'd imagine because nuclear power looks quite appealing between sanctions on russia and now the middle east being on fire

@spaceturtleship @teortaxesTex Why uranium?

I must admit, Trump has managed to surprise me. I was sure that between crypto, tech stocks, fiat and gold, there is *something* that'll keep moving up or at least stable. But he's being comprehensive in fucking me over.