Let's check in on the "green movement", shall we?

[Dutch Uncle]

Not an operator, dumbass. If you'd served in the military, you'd know better.

You're a mentally diseased moron, not an operator.
Yeah, we are not the same. I'm not even an operator, I'm from way out in Tom Brown's Field Guide to Survival land.

Tom Brown's Field Guide To Wilderness Survival : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Tom Brown's Field Guide To Wilderness Survival

archive.org

The chances of you you getting me, vs. those of me getting you are not good.
You are aware that literature is required in a few branches of Special Forces, no?
They do not train them to be pussies like you.
Knowing that is required by The Green Berets and Rangers, tardo.

Not an operator, dumbass. If you'd served in the military, you'd know better.

Is this where you threaten to blow my brains out again, Matt?

 

[Matt Dillon]

Not an operator, dumbass. If you'd served in the military, you'd know better.

Not an operator, dumbass. If you'd served in the military, you'd know better.

Is this where you threaten to blow my brains out again, Matt?

Why would you be thinking about something like that, Dickweed, apparently you know it's something I could do if I wanted to. So what exactly is it you want to do. hmm?

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Why would you be thinking about something like that, Dickweed, apparently you know it's something I could do if I wanted to. So what exactly is it you want to do. hmm?

You're the one who threatens to shoot people in the head with your .270, Matt. Are you denying it?

 

[Matt Dillon]

You're the one who threatens to shoot people in the head with your .270, Matt. Are you denying it?

Are you saying you're game for a 250 yard duel?

 

[AProudLefty]

The current form of British government is a monarchy, according to them. Has been for centuries. An oligarchy is a plutocracy, isn't it?

Indeed, they have nobles. However, the common usage of the term is not exclusive to members of the nobility, is it?

grandee - Google Search

You're not an American, are you?

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Are you saying you're game for a 250 yard duel?

Is that a yes, Matt, or are you just being a chickenshit like @Sailor?

 

[Matt Dillon]

I don't own a .270 yet..but I think I want to, so I probably will someday.
And when I do, it's going to be a BAR with gold.
Not cheap, but an M1 would cost about the same, and this is better.
Really I still have the money.
I was gonna buy my cousin a cosmolined M1, but he died, so that sucked.
He couldn't find one, but I found some in GA,
But he died. That was a good cousin. Smart man.
I never spent the money I set aside to buy him that gun.
No, just deflated.
That's the gun my cousin used in WW2, an M1 Garand 30-.06 8-shot semiautomatic rifle.
He had a Tommy gun, too. The woman that raised me saw him off to his deployment.
She was his babysitter and older cousin, but she was much more than that to me.

 

[Diogenes]

Fuck Bill Gates, BooBoo.

Must be tough for you to use a computer or mobile phone, I guess, unless you use Apple products.

 

[Diogenes]

As Tactical EV Plans Take Shape, Army Charges Ahead​

When green energy entrepreneur and researcher Tom Holm invited Defense Department personnel to a first-of-its-kind tactical electric vehicle expo he had organized in San Diego last September, some 500 stakeholders and decision-makers from across the military services showed up, eager to hear from panels on swift charging advancements and expeditionary fleet electrification challenges.

The event was so well received that it’s expanding in 2024 with a transition from TEVx to TEVCON: a full-blown convention for those invested in the challenge of weaning the vehicles that carry troops into combat off their conventional fuel sources in favor of more green and sustainable electric power.

Following the conference, an associated roadshow will bring militarized electric vehicle and battery demonstrations to bases across the country.

At the same time, the services are under pressure from within and without to solve these problems and make serious headway toward total electrification of their fleets. In 2022, when the services were more bullish on the timeline for adopting electric tactical vehicles, the Pentagon adopted a sustainability plan laying out steps to move toward the White House’s goal of making every vehicle in the U.S. military climate-friendly.

The Army doubled down on the challenge, publishing its own climate strategy the same year with a 2035 deadline to field purpose-built hybrid tactical vehicles and a 2050 target to field fully electric tactical vehicles.

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/2/12/as-tactical-ev-plans-take-shape-army-charges-ahead-marines-stay-cautious

 

[Diogenes]

The Current (and Future) State of Military EVs​

Have you heard who's in the market for a new electric vehicle? I'm talking about the U.S. military.

Let's check on the state of military EVs and see what's on the horizon, what's in development and what's already putting in work at America's military bases.

U.S. government agencies have been very vocal about using alternative energy sources to protect the environment, but the Defense Department has a more specific view of electric vehicles in particular.

"Electric vehicles are quiet," as Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said during a 2021 speech at Wayne State University in Michigan. "They have a low heat signature and incredible torque, and because they tend to be low maintenance with fewer moving parts, they have the potential to reduce logistics requirements. All these attributes can help give our troops an edge on the battlefield."

As National Defense magazine reported in 2022, Pentagon leaders are working with automakers in Detroit to modernize the U.S. military's existing vehicle fleet and develop the next generation of tactical and non-tactical vehicles. According to the Modern War Institute at West Point, this technology can appear in three forms, including all-electric platforms

The Current (and Future) State of Military EVs

Electric vehicles are coming to U.S. military installations, but they might not be what you expect.

www.military.com

 

[Matt Dillon]

Must be tough for you to use a computer or mobile phone, I guess, unless you use Apple products.

Legion. Manson would've killed that POS.
You have no clue as to who Woz and Manson and Aaron and me are.
Or Kali.
I'm about to give you something.

 

[AProudLefty]

They are quiet. Isn't that what is wanted?

 

[AProudLefty]

Legion. Manson would've killed that POS.
You have no clue as to who Woz and Manson and Aaron and me are.
Or Kali.
I'm about to give you something.

Wut?

 

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[Diogenes]

I'm sure that when the EV tanks are 100 miles behind enemy lines, finding a charger won't be at all problematic.

The guys can grab a Starbucks and chat with the locals and enemy troops as the tank charges up, maybe even play some hacky sack in no-man's land....while they wait. And wait.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I'm sure that when the EV tanks are 100 miles behind enemy lines, finding a charger won't be at all problematic.

The guys can grab a Starbucks and chat with the locals and enemy troops as the tank charges up, maybe even play some hacky sack in no-man's land....while they wait. And wait.

Elon Musk will be very disappointed.

 

[Into the Night]

The current form of British government is a monarchy, according to them. Has been for centuries. An oligarchy is a plutocracy, isn't it?

The British government consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. There is no constitution in the UK. This makes it an oligarchy. The King or Queen of England is nothing more than a figurehead with no real power.

Indeed, they have nobles. However, the common usage of the term is not exclusive to members of the nobility, is it?

It is in some circles. In the United States, there are no nobles, so no Grandee.

grandee - Google Search

You will find that governments call themselves many things (heck...North Korea calls itself a 'republic'! It's actually a dictatorship). So did the USSR, when it's government was an oligarchy.

An oligarchy is simply a dictatorship by committee.

 

[Diogenes]

The British government consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. There is no constitution in the UK. This makes it an oligarchy. The King or Queen of England is nothing more than a figurehead with no real power.

It is in some circles. In the United States, there are no nobles, so no Grandee.

You will find that governments call themselves many things (heck...North Korea calls itself a 'republic'! It's actually a dictatorship). So did the USSR, when it's government was an oligarchy.

An oligarchy is simply a dictatorship by committee.

I'll try to remember that.

 

[Into the Night]

Must be tough for you to use a computer or mobile phone, I guess, unless you use Apple products.

Bill Gates doesn't make computers.
Microsoft is a software company, and is seeing less and less market share the more they screw up.

They've effectively been driving out of the entertainment market (except for the XBox), the automotive market (Ford fairly quickly gave up on 'em), the server market (only an idiot runs IIS on the internet!), etc. I have PC's and I don't run Windows at all.

We're a Linux shop.