Here we go.
Taiwan is about to pay the ultimate price for aligning itself with the USA.
At this point, the computer industry is used to huge disruptions, so I am not certain this is going to piss off as many people as I would have assumed a couple of years ago.
@PhoenixSerenity @tofugolem I love a good doom as much as anyone, but China does that quite regularly. When you see reports of satellite images showing 200,000 troops along with their tanks, APCs, transport ships and the entire PLAN massing on the Chinese coastline, *then* it’s on.
Until then a couple dozen aircraft is just China’s bimonthly lulz.
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I have never experienced any kind of emergency military missile drill in schools. What are they like? I only know about fire drills & earthquake drills here.
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“I thought,” he said, “that if the world was going to end we were meant to lie down or put a paper bag over our head or something.”
“If you like, yes,” said Ford.
“That’s what they told us in the army,” said the man, and his eyes began the long trek back down to his whisky.
“Will that help?” asked the barman.
“No,” said Ford and gave him a friendly smile.
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Kind of like how we once told schoolkids to "duck and cover" under their desks if a nuke hit.
It didn't actually do anything if you ever faced a real nuke, but it helped the public FEEL safer even if they weren't.
@tofugolem @PhoenixSerenity @Salty @tootbrute Kinda like the old joke about what you should do as a passenger on a commercial airliner if there's a rapid unscheduled landing.
"Put your hands behind your head. Next put your head between your knees...and kiss your ass goodbye."
@ApostateEnglishman @tofugolem @PhoenixSerenity @tootbrute In my first job I travelled *constantly* and honed my technique to ensure I could live for a week off carry-on, and be off the plane and out of the airport in less than half an hour international.
So one day on a domestic flight they put me in the second last row, and I was a bit pissed off. Before takeoff, a woman in the last row asked a stewardess if the last row was the safest part of the plane?
The devil made me do it. I turned around and said that the most dangerous phases of flight were take off and landing, during which a catastrophic failure would cause the aircraft to stall and slam down tail end first. Then I turned back around again and started reading my book.
The stewardess gave me the FILTHIEST look.
I'm a little bit sorry I did it ... but it was still hilarious.
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