I am dying laughing… If if were not sad…

> The entire F-35 doctrine, the single most expensive weapons programme in human history, rests on the assumption that the aircraft is invisible to radar. Someone forgot to tell the Iranians the planes were invisible.

https://no01.substack.com/p/march-19-21-god-is-a-comedian

March, 19-21: God is a comedian

A stiff drink is recommended

Gold and Geopolitics

Jesus christ on a stick…

> They were lying by a factor of two, which, in the context of ballistic missile capabilities, constitutes what experts call “a very bad surprise”. Rome, Paris, and London are now within the theoretical strike envelope. The British gave permission for Diego Garcia to be used for strikes against Iran and discovered that the Iranian response could, if Tehran felt creative, arrive at Heathrow.

Kicker at the end, after spitting all the hard facts.

> It is an equally well-established fact that the best response to the universe's sense of humour is a stiff drink, a comfortable chair, and the quiet confidence that eventually, even the universe runs out of material.

Best read in a while.

@rotnroll666 And as always some dude who uses Strava on an aircraft carrier. Good job!
@s2b As a recovering Strava addict, it never ceases to amaze me. The privacy controls are not that hard to enable… Maybe one need more than half a brain cell to realize setting a home zone of 500 meter doesn't do it on a moving aircraft carrier, but what would I know about that?
@rotnroll666 @s2b IF the Strava app is secure at all and those privacy settings can't easily be bypassed.