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He's now paying back, to American companies ( but not to the consumers/taxpayers whose cost of living those compabies increased ) the illegal profits made by his tariffs. I thought the tariffs were paid by other countries, and were not a tax on the American idiots who voted for him. I can't wait for November ...

Something is definitely wrong when the real world starts imitating fiction. So many events, lately, call reality into question.

The Epstein files ... What I find amusing about this ( as amusing as war can possibly be ) is that D Trump is now practically begging the Iranians to sign on to an 'agreement' like the one he tore up ( because of his disdain for B Obama ) during his first term, and, after having attacked them. Not that I'm fond of the Iranian government ( as you can see from previous posts ), but I love that D Trump and his Administration look like total idiots to the rest of the world, as they furiously try to spin this as a 'win'. I can't wait for November ...

I don't believe that; religious fanaticism is a powerful motivator ( even P Hegseth is trying to tap it ). And you discount Iran's willingness to supply its proxys with weapons. I don't believe Iran would attack Israel directly for fear of retaliation, but they could certainly supply Hezbollah, Hamas, or the Houthis with a nuke, which they would be willing to use, and give Iran deniability for its use. Any way you look at it, Iran having nuclear capability, as Stringy previously floated, is a very bad idea.

You're going to provide a citation for this ? I could not find anything of the sort with a search, and will wait for your evidence. A few warheads will not achieve annihilation. The 'regime' will survive in hardened bunkers, in both Iran and Israel. The people at risk are the ones living close to the launch sites of the nuclear ordinances, as they will be first targets, whether airfields for planes or missile sites ( Israel has submarine launched missiles as well ). The difference is Israel cares about its people. Now do you see the argument ?

Except that Israel has had nuclear capability ( approx. 90 warheads ) for over 30 years. They have never threatened to use them; they don't even acknowledge having them. Do you trust the religious leaders of |Iran to do the same ? "Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iranian government has executed thousands of individuals, using capital punishment to suppress dissent and enforce strict Islamic law. Key periods include a surge in 2025 with over 1,639 deaths and the 1988 mass execution of roughly 30,000 political prisoners. Executions often target protesters, activists, and minorities." According to Amnesty International, Iran was responsible for 64% of all recorded state-sponsored executions, worldwide, in 2024; with the mass protests of last year, that percentage is indubitably higher yet for 2025. Do you really think the MAD doctrine works when a government doesn't give a damn about its people ?

This hypersurface, the 'snapshot' that represents the 'present' is called a Cauchy Surface. ( wanted to add that, but could no longer edit )

So you are saying that this 'surface of the present' is a foliation of spacetime, and where this foliation represents the present, it is 'advancing' at the SoL. Further, this foliation, representing the present, is not smooth and constant, but 'dimpled' and smoothly varying, with the dimples being local variances due to observer position/motion. And with 'wells', going as deep as their origin, representing the stagnant space-time approaching Black Hole event horizons. These are well established 'interpretations' of relativity, and as such, bring no new insights to Physics. But maybe I'm missing something; can you point out any new science from this approach ?

Wow. The first vehicle I had access to when I turned 16 in 1975 was a 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle with a 350 ci ( 5.7 liter ) engine and 4 bbl carburation. It had so much low end torque, that when I stomped the gas pedal, it would spin the bias-ply ( no radials ) tires, in a cloud of smoke, for about 200 ft. Ahh, the good old days. When gasoline was about $0.60 per gallon ( about $0.15 per liter ) Yes, I did my fair share of contributing to global warming ...

Sure, that argument can be made, but this was not a defensive war. Iran puts political protesters to death by hanging ( from cranes, in public ). Dozens every year since 1979, and a few thousand during times of civil unrest like late last year. There is no doubt that their 'religious' Government is evil and needs to be changed, but there are many countries that are as bad., such as N Korea, China, etc. Even Russia is essentially 'murdering' thousands of their young people, every couple of months for 4 years, by sending them into a meat-grinder like the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. But, if you essentially kill thousands of their people to stop their murdering, or force regime change, how are you any better ? No doubt a trick he picked up from his good buddy, V Putin, who regularly makes the nuclear threat to Ukraine and Europe.

One aspect which causes concern is the fact that this surface of the present, that is expanding at the speed of light, is the surface of a 4D hypersphere, in effect, a 3D volume. Does this imply a volume of 'now' that is essentially fixed ? A universal 'now' would cause issues.

My memory only goes as far back as points with vacuum/centrifugal advance in the distributor, and changing spark plugs every so often. To this day, you can still seriously burn your fingers when 'handling' hi-intensity Halogen bulbs in car headlights. ( you should also avoid 'handling' as the oils on your fingers contribute to early bulb failure ) Thank goodness for hi-power LED bulbs, distributed coils, and electronic fuel injection/engine management systems. ( although I would love an old MGB, TR4/6, Alfa Romeo Spyder, or, of course, a Jaguar XKE even with the fiddly v-12 engine )

So which one wins out for someone who is afraid of sex ? 😁

I can't believe you put 'logic' and 'Trump' in the same thought. Are you trying to process the 'reasoning' of a senile, stupid, and arguably crazy person ?

And certainly no 'Brothers in Arms'.

The Italian navy contracted Boeing and a couple of Italian naval defense companies, in the mid 70s, for a missile armed, hydrofoil, fast patrol boat. Only a few of the Sparviero ( sparrow-hawk ) class were produced for the Navy ( and some under license in Japan ), but its larger brother, the Pegasus class, intended for NATO standardization, failed to go on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparviero-class_patrol_boat

The fact that all known forces 'seem' to converge to equal strength at Planck scale, implies that all forces may unify at Planck energies. IOW, unification of gravity with color-electro-weak at approx. 1.2 x !0^28 eV. ( way beyond our reach )

Take some much needed advice ... People who have no cognitive filter, such as yourself, should stay off YouTube.

Maybe the involved states cannot be 'winners', but you can certainly have groups within those states that are. Halliburton comes to mind during G W Bush's Iraq war. And since America's former allies in Europe stopped buying American military equipment after he threatened invading ( buying ? ) some of them, the American military-industrial complex needed a handout from the taxpayers in the form of massive orders once D Trump depletes supplies with his war of 'choice'. Raytheon, Lockheed-Martin, Boeing and General Dynamics are cutting donation cheques to their favorite political party as we speak.

Except for the fact that this is not Poker or Go. It is not a game; it is serious, and it is putting the lives and livelihood of many people around the world in danger. Many countries like to 'war-game' strategies for actual war planning. I fear this trivializes the seriousness of actual war. War needs to be taken seriously, and have actual consequences, in order motivate its avoidance.

Today I learned that CERN has an 'anti-matter factory' and they have actually shipped anti-matter for experiments, to other facilities by truck.

You can't expect a war to go good if it is based on a faulty premise and idiotic planning. I would expect senior Pentagon officials and Generals to push back against stupid orders and war crimes; they are, after all, professionals, and the only 'grown ups' in the room. P 'ass-licker' Hegseth obviously didn't like sensible opinions, and fired them. ( I'm sure many more firings will come, including Hegseth himself; somebody has to fall on his sword for D Trump )

The right doesn't have a 'superpower', any more than if I said I could walk on water, and stupid people believed me. Their ability to 'spin' is based solely on their supporters' ability to suspend belief in reality. More like contageus mass insanity.

Let's not make the religious regime of the Ayatollahs look like angels by vilifying the Shah and the Americans. How many people did they kill a couple of months ago ? The Ayatollahs just used a different 'institution' to control the people, but the methods are the same. Meanwhile. D Trump is serving up TACO salad again tonight. And looking like a moron ... again.

Well, I wouldn't call York 'quaint'; it is larger than the city I live in. Although it does have many historical attractions ( for myself, at least ). As opposed to Poznan ( also with its many historical attractions ) Maybe you should get out to visit some of the smaller towns of a few thousand people, where everyone knows everyone else. That's where you find a real sense of 'community'; and every country has them. Big city life often forces a certain amount of detachment between inhabitants. In some BIG cities, people live, work, shop, and get their entertainment in their hi-rise building. Downtown Toronto ( one hour away ) is one such city; I don't like that kind of life, so I don't live there. Incidentally, I was born in a little town in South-central Italy, of 4000 inhabitants Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi - Wikipedia which I would definitely call 'quaint'. Oh, and today I learned where you were born, and you learned where I was born.