SARGE

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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 17 points 2 weeks ago

There's a couple of these on a trail near me, and although the bollards can just be pulled out of the ground, they used to be padlocked.

Some people who use cargo bikes to shop couldn't get through, so the city removed the locks.

The bollards are still there, but if you need to get through you can just lift it out, mosey on by, and then replace it. The middle one is made out of hollow aluminum I think, so it's a lot lighter than the other solid steel ones. You can still lift those out, just not one handed.

Up until then, the cargo bikes were just hopping off the trail and cycling along next to the trail on the other side of the fence, which was only about 200-300ft long on either side of the bollards.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 38 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (12 children)

I'm confused

Who are "you guys"?

And what does "did gun control laws?" mean exactly?

The thought that nobody on here wants to own firearms or stock up for defense of the people they care about (especially in countries who have recently slid further down the fascism slide) is laughable.

This feels like a "so much for the tolerant left" post.

Lmao "tolerant left" is how we got here.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 160 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

My first thought was "So we call 'following the law' a loophole now?"

If the law meant a fucking thing, he would have been in prison decades ago.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 60 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

IMPORTANT PROTIP

Side-arm molotovs, don't throw them over your back like you would a baseball.

Unless you know exactly how to make a watertight molotov, there's the possibility that you drip burning fluid onto yourself if you throw it up and over your body.

By throwing side-arm (around and out to the side, almost like a Frisbee) you fling any liquid away from you.

It's also a good idea to make sure nobody is standing to your side that you could potentially douse in flames.

Happy tossing, and remember to only use this knowledge for educational purposes!

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

"You are not allowed to use the law to block human trafficking" - A judge in the US

I'm not saying laws are inherently just and good, this just isn't a good look.

On par, though.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 12 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly, if you mounted some of these on a couple 1kw e-bikes with fat tires and suspension for better off-roading, you could get some nice hit-and-run squads, assuming you could clear or detect area-denial weapons.

Mount an MG on one, a recoil less rifle on another, maybe some form of rocket launcher for heavier armor.

It's not going to take over any countries, but a fast attack force that can clear rough terrain quickly is worth it's weight in gold.

5 bicycle boys vs 10000000 Gen 5 tanks and 27 lions, who wins?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You joke, buuuuuuut https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/launch-code-for-us-nukes-was-00000000-for-20-years/

The USAF has denied this, multiple times.

I do not believe them.

Mainly because I know how people were during the cold war and have no doubt in my mind that the thought process was "nobody will ever access this without a reason, so let's make it super quick and easy or we might be radioactive slag before we finish typing"

The mere fact that it's believable is a problem.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 74 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Something tells me that unlike every other role where he makes people jump through hoops every game regardless of how many decades they've voiced the same character, he did not make Hideo Kojima audition for the voice.

I'm not bitter or anything, why do you ask?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Luckily, a legal "official act of the president" can work on more than one person.

I'm not saying it's a great choice, but it is there.

Sometimes life gives you shitty choices.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 9 points 2 weeks ago

Daily reminder that the moral high road is filled with corpses.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The keys to GAINING power are not the same keys needed to KEEP power.

They gained the power (or will in a few months)

Now they need to keep it.

If one of the keys needed to get it could potentially turn on you, it's better for your regime to eliminate them as soon as possible after taking power.

For a better explanation, CGP GREY has a video about rules for rulers, which clears things up quite well: https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gs

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Nobody sued them over gay leaders.

They got sued by parents over not doing anything about pedos, AND got sued by prospective leaders because they were being prevented from joining over their sexual orientation.

Bill wanted to be a scoutmaster since he grew up with scouts, but since he was gay, he was not allowed. He then sued the organization over it. (idk names, that's just for clarity)

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