Category Archives: video

Russia’s S-300/S-400 Systems: The Great Failure

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Lawrence Person

As big an advertisement as the Russo-Ukrainian has been for western technology such as HIMARS and ATACMS, it’s been an even bigger anti-advertisement for Russia’s S-300/S-400 air defense systems. It must be pretty embarrassing to see your SAM systems getting … Continue reading →

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The Price Of Ramen In China

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Lawrence Person

There’s an idiomatic express that seems to have fallen out of common usage: “What does that have to do with the price of Tea in China?” The phrase indicates that they speaker has no interest or use in the information … Continue reading →

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Wargaming Russia’s Collapse

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Several people have wargamed possible outcomes to the Russo-Ukrainian War, but probably few have so literally gamified it. His argument is pretty simple: Russia has X-industrial capacity, it’s using up Y amounts of war material, broken down into rough categories … Continue reading →

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Hollywood’s War on Dwarves

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Lawrence Person

You may have heard something about a remake of Time Bandits and thought “that sounds like a bade idea.” An even worse idea? Making it without dwarves*. “Yet another Hollywood reboot that seems to be kicking actors with dwarfism to … Continue reading →

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Is Jeremy Clarkson Saving UK Farming?

Posted on May 19, 2024 by Lawrence Person

It may be a stretch to say that everyone’s favorite bombastic Brit petrolhead-turned-farmer is saving UK farming, but he certainly seems to have drawn attention to its post-Brexit, regulation-strangled plight. “In 2008, during the peak of Top Gear, Jeremy bought … Continue reading →

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Satan Asks Democrats To Tone Down All The Evil

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Lawrence Person

In the tradition of “something lite for the weekend,” here’s The Babylon Bee’s Satan asking Democrats to tone it down a notch: “I love the homicidal thing that you got going on there. I really dig it. OK, but maybe … Continue reading →

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China: Old And Busted: 1 Bed, 1 Bath. The New Hotness: 1 Bed In Bathroom

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Lawrence Person

How bad does housing suck if you’re poor and live in Shanghai, China? This much: “Shanghai’s landlords are quite ingenious, managing to convert even the smallest spaces into rentable rooms at high prices.” Bathroom with a ladder to a crude … Continue reading →

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Profiles In Pettiness

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Lawrence Person

From California comes an amazing profile in pettiness. A school superintendent threatened action against members of a softball team and their parent over not clapping loudly enough for her own daughter. Marian Phelps was superintendent of the Powey Unified School … Continue reading →

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Sony Surrenders In Battle Of Helldivers 2

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Lawrence Person

It’s always fun when a giant multinational corporation tries to pull an extra-slimy move and the consumer backlash is so fierce that they have to back down. Helldivers 2 is a super-popular game created by Arrowhead Game Studios but published … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Ballistics Tangles With .50 BMG Again

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Lawrence Person

I assume that everyone reading this remembers when Scott of Kentucky Ballistics almost died when a spicy .50 BMG round blew up his gun. Evidently Scott can’t resist the siren song of the .50 BMG, and here’s two more videos … Continue reading →

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