The "scared of being discovered" was just providing cover for the civilian deaths which they wouldn't "have time" to "avoid".

Also FWIW Gallant seems to have explicitly announced the invasion. They just haven't got the forces ready to move over the border yet.

Lebanese civilians are throwing rocks at the UNFIL troops stationed in Beirut. May the UN finally face its own music or face its own demise.

Iran did the same a few years ago (I think after the US/Israel busted their centrifuges?) which is probably going great for them right now.

I saw footage of one explosion and it was pretty powerful. I've seen lithium batteries explode before and they seem way less violent. Guess they're chunky (and cheap?) batteries

Thing is, even if they can control musk they can't necessarily control other companies that are trying to compete. There's more than a few sources of radio waves in LEO now, starlink is just the largest for now.

And if there isn't, nothing is stopping any government with the funds from stuffing a bunch of high powered radio transmitters to satellites to blast X or Y region to deter stealth aircraft

Not just killed US air superiority, but potentially made thousands of soviet-era launchers capable of cheap modernization to counter 5th generation stealth craft.

It would make it possible for dozens of non-state actors to recreate the Yugoslav Nighthawk incident.

based Elon??

doing a small shop while lifting so you have a valid receipt, a valid excuse (oops I forgot to scan xyz) and largely avoids suspicion. most people have a stereotype of how a lifter looks or acts which gives you an instant advantage if you just act like a regular customer

Broke: Israel being founded in 1948 Bespoke: DPRK being founded in 1948

Yeah I get the frustration the GPL can make, especially how it doesn't require downstream to provide source in a coherent format. The GPL is a pain in the ass to manage, even if I'm a fan of it ideologically

Even if it's a bad idea on the face of it, surely having national news plastered with "third party influences two party state policy for first time" would be beneficial for said party based? (if it worked of course)

this is BIG! KKKamala has finally courted the nuclear war caucus! Vote bloo!

if the DPRK beats AmeriKKKa I'm gonna become juche

""left wing"" because he supports Ukraine

That's kinda the point of FOSS - that free to use means free to use.

That being said, the only times I see the downsides of this policy is when downstream messes with software on a permissive license, then doesn't support users when the stuff they messed with fucks up - Usually Linux distros rebuilding software to use fucked up dependencies.

A locked down Windows "gaming OS" is probably what Xbox wants to go towards in some respects. It gives Microsoft the walled garden that they want, can lock out Valve as much as they fancy, and will likely be paired with some new APIs to set back Proton/WINE a few years. Hell, they could even still release XBOX hardware for that niche.

In that case maybe not targeting Putin is ideal, but I still agree that there is little military benefit to the cruise missiles in some "deep strike" role.

Just like Kursk, stuffing limited military resources into desperate gambits isn't going to convince any Russian politician or general that the war isn't going in their favour.

What can Ukraine realistically hit, other than Putin himself, that would alter the outcome of the war without invoking some kind of nuclear exchange?

20 year old Qadr-110. Iran has generations of newer missiles ready to use, or smuggle to its allies.

Second time they've hit tel Aviv in fact. They used a drone a couple of months ago and took out a fascist on leave from Gaza.

Both times Israel has been hit with a ballistic missile (Iran and this time) they proved to Israel that they can defeat its world-renowned interception systems (backed by American Patriot missiles, no less) with 20-year old Iranian designs.

The added embarrassment both times of ALSO defeating naval detachments from the world's largest ocean-faring empire is going to redefine military doctrines worldwide.

The target was also pretty significant. Hitting a piece of Israeli power infrastructure sends a message that the comfort of the colonisers is contingent on the decisions made in Tehran, Beirut, and Saana; every "Israeli" is now a hostage of the resistance.