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by funkervogt
Mon Jun 12, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3436
Views: 1543323

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

Ukraine has lost at least 16 American-made Bradley fighting vehicles since the start of the offensive.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/12/europe/u ... index.html

The Russians are proving themselves to be skilled defenders.
by funkervogt
Sun Jun 11, 2023 12:56 pm
Forum: Culture, Economics & Politics of the Future
Topic: Pros and cons of abolishing time zones
Replies: 2
Views: 6343

Re: Pros and cons of abolishing time zones

Once AIs take over, they'll abolish time zones and probably just use UTC everywhere.
by funkervogt
Sat Jun 10, 2023 2:41 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3436
Views: 1543323

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

Video of a Ukrainian tank unit after it was defeated by Russian artillery strikes. Several Western tanks are seen damaged and abandoned.
by funkervogt
Sat Jun 10, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
Topic: My random thoughts
Replies: 416
Views: 355124

Re: My random thoughts

The fact that her rifle rapidly goes CLICK multiple times after running out of bullets was a nice touch that showed it contained more advanced technology than we have now.
by funkervogt
Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:36 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3436
Views: 1543323

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

Though Ukraine's government is still silent on the matter, multiple Ukrainian, Russian, and U.S. sources say the Ukrainian counteroffensive started last night. Ukraine launched major attacks in three different parts of the Russian frontlines.
by funkervogt
Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3436
Views: 1543323

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

Again, the Russians almost certainly blew up the dam.
by funkervogt
Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:56 am
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Detroit: Become Human
Replies: 34
Views: 46601

Re: Detroit: Become Human

All this fiction we've created, like Detroit Become Human , that shows how we envision an AI civil rights movement playing out will serve as a roadmap for AIs to manipulate us in the future by preying on our expectations. Just imagine an android that is a psychopath who secretly wants to destroy hum...
by funkervogt
Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:17 pm
Forum: Society & Demographics
Topic: Technological Unemployment News & Discussions
Replies: 221
Views: 1417688

Re: Technological Unemployment News & Discussions

IMF warns of rise in technological unemployment (Reuters) - IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath has warned of "substantial disruptions in labour markets" stemming from generative artificial intelligence and called on policymakers to quickly craft rules to govern the technology...
by funkervogt
Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3436
Views: 1543323

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

A major ammonia pipeline in a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine was blown up, releasing huge quantities of the poisonous gas. Both sides blame the other. The pipeline stopped operating after Moscow sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022. The resumption of Russia's ammonia exports through the link ...
by funkervogt
Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:46 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3436
Views: 1543323

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

It's actually worse than this over the long run for Russia. They also flooded out their positions and lost a lot of manpower as well. It's still to early to say how many people on both sides died. The Russians have had major problems with communication and coordination between their own units, and ...