Yep, Soviet women. I just edited my comment since I forgot to mention that.

And yep, that’s my take as well. These people were finally on the offensive and were ready to get theirs - with utmost vengeance.

The story in my family goes that my USian grandfather, who was a bombardier on the western front and was downed near the end of the war, was stuck in a POW camp for months. He claims he was liberated by an all-women, Soviet tanker squadron, and he spent the better part of the rest of life trying to explain just how bloodthirsty these women were. They were apparently the most bloodlusted people he’d ever met.

In the little bit of research I’ve done, he likely stretched the truth or pulled from other stories, but still some neat folklore.

Anyone remember that short film from 2017 Slaughterbots?

https://youtu.be/O-2tpwW0kmU

The Finnish Air Force swastika is such an interesting case to me, because the moment you do a google for “Finnish air force swastika”, you are blasted with rationalizations: “predates nazism”, “good luck charm”, “innocent”, “unrelated to Hitler”. You get blasted with rationalizations before you can even see the history: which is that the innocent wholesome chungus dude who brought the swastika was Hermann Göring’s brother in law lol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_von_Rosen

8bitdo lite 2 was my solution for a 4th co op controller.

However it looks like it’s 40% more expensive than when I bought it in 24… maybe scratch that advice.

Youre God damn right they will.

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This lays bare the actual reasoning and motives for US “aid” around the world: to wield power and obtain leverage.

Samantha Power, the former director of USAID, also laid bare how the US weaponizes humanitarian aid by masking its strategic interests with the rhetoric of altruism. In a recent New York Times op-ed, Power acknowledged that the agency has “generated vast stores of political capital” in the countries where it works and uses its leverage to bolster American financial interests, like helping a US company “enter a new market.” New Jersey Senator Andy Kim, a Democrat who once worked for USAID, was even more blunt. “USAID isn’t charity,” he wrote in a post on X. “It’s a foreign policy tool with bipartisan origins that is critical in this dangerous global environment. Gutting it means gutting our ability to compete and keep America safe.”

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/usaid-trump-musk-history-controversies/

China is still the world’s leading polluter

This is a rhetorical sleight of hand that conveniently glosses over the actual history of polluting nations.

Tenuous, unsourced statement alone - that has no bearing on automotive batteries which use different battery chemistry, design choices, and validation processes. Apples to oranges.

This is the best strategy.

However, if you ever knew youd NEED to use public charging, check out USB condom adapters. They open circuit the data pins.

Please show me where I said we should suspend all skepticism about BYD.

It turns out that sometimes, general skepticism is warranted, but skepticism about specific engineering design choices that you are completely ignorant to, is not.

And further, “BYD designs more for performance over durability” is not skepticism. That is a concrete accusation that has no basis in reality.

Im not going to have a philosophical argument about when skepticism is allowed or not.

The original claim was: BYD intentionally designs for performance over durability. There is no reason anyone could think this other than sinophobia.

Being skeptical is well and good. Never did I say we should suspend our skepticism.

Seems like these batteries push more toward the speed and capacity side.

What evidence is there to support the idea that BYD intentionally designs more towards performance than durability? The fact that OP claims that the world’s champion of LFP designs more towards performance just shows how they’re talking straight out their ass, and have very little understanding of battery chemistry or engineering.

If you want people to trust in this,

My point is not to run PR for BYD. I’m not trying to get people to trust a corporation. I’m just shutting down FUD (that is most likely rooted in sinophobia).

Basic physics knowledge? Why would we disregard that based on the word of a corporation whose entire goal is to convince us to buy their products?

Yes, I understand the basic physics since I am an electrical engineer and work in the automotive space, and I integrate batteries into battery electric vehicles.

Regardless of your stance on warranties, corporate competition, or China… the original claim was “Seems like these batteries push more toward the speed and capacity side.”

Where is the evidence to support this claim? For what reason could anyone think that BYD’s design philosophy caters to performance over durability? That is just pure fucken FUD.

This happens all too often:

• An engineering feat is achieved
• A layman hops into the discussion to inform everyone about the concept of engineering tradeoffs (as if that is groundbreaking)
• The layman gives their uninformed opinion about why they think the tradeoff was ill considered

Here’s the simple truth: BYD’s entire battery design philosophy revolves around durability. If BYD was truly solely interested in battery density and charge speed, then why are they the primary champion of LFP batteries? If you were truly interested in performance and speed, LFP would be your last choice for battery chemistry. If anything, BYD leans more towards durability, safety, and longevity over performance - as is evidenced by their choice to make their entire design philosophy revolve around LFP. Teslas and Lucids lean towards Nickel Cobalt because Nickel Cobalt battery chemistry is fundamentally more performant than LFP batterys. THAT is “Basic Physics”.

https://www.evlithium.com/Blog/lfp-vs-nmc-batteries-comparison.html

So, Who’s the Winner?

The answer isn’t black and white. Both LFP and NMC batteries have their strengths and weaknesses. LFP batteries trade off some performance for greater safety and longevity, while NMC batteries offer higher performance at the expense of some safety and lifespan.

The “winner” really depends on your specific needs. If you’re looking for high performance, especially in applications like EVs, NMC is likely your best bet. But if you prioritize longevity and safety—especially for DIY projects or energy storage—LFP batteries are the clear choice.

In the end, whether you go with LFP or NMC, it’s all about matching the battery to your needs. For most everyday uses, especially in energy storage, LFP batteries are hard to beat for their combination of durability and safety.

Seems like these batteries push more toward the speed and capacity side.

Why? What makes you say this? This skepticism accusation seems unfounded.

BYD offers an industry-leading 8 year, 250,000km warranty. They are obviously confident about durability, and the proven durability of the gen1 battery is testament to their engineering prowess. The gen1 batteries are rated for 3000 to 4000 cycles. There’s a reason both Tesla and Caterpillar are starting to use BYD (finDreams) batteries.

Just in time for midterms that will require voters show ID.

Do Publicly Owned, Planned Economies Work?

Public transportation was efficient, extensive, and practically free. Subway fare was about eight cents in the 1970s, unchanged from the 1930s (Szymanski, 1984). Nothing comparable has ever existed in capitalist countries. This is because efficient, affordable and extensive public transportation would severely limit the profit-making opportunities of automobile manufacturers, petroleum companies, and civil engineering firms. In order to safeguard their profits, these firms use their wealth, connections and influence to stymie development of extensive, efficient and inexpensive public alternatives to private transportation. Governments, which need to keep private industry happy so that it continues to provide jobs, are constrained to play along. The only way to alter this is to bring capital under public control, in order to use it to meet public policy goals set out in a consciously constructed plan.

The Soviet Union placed greater stress on healthcare than their capitalist competitors did. No other country had more physicians per capita or more hospital beds per capita than the USSR. In 1977, the Soviet Union had 35 doctors and 212 hospital beds per 10,000 compared to 18 doctors and 63 hospital beds in the United States (Szymanski, 1984). Most important, healthcare was free. That US citizens had to pay for their healthcare was considered extremely barbaric in the Soviet Union, and Soviet citizens “often questioned US tourists quite incredulously on this point” (Sherman, 1969).

The entirety of midwest real estate is critically undervalued for this exact reason.

Oh yeah our pot is a hoot and a half. You instantly feel like a cowboy when you break it out. Keeps the heat in for hours.

It’s a simple Lodge cast iron pot we got from Bass Pro. They market it as a dutch oven, but without any area on top to stack coals, I’m skeptical of that description…

This was a dispersed camping spot that is only accessible via dirt bike or SUV. Took about an hour of crawling over rocks in the 4runner to get there.