filthy_liar

Concur.

Ok that makes sense. I do disagree with your claim though that crypto cannot be regulated. All of it is regulated. Most of the coins have a finite number that can be mined/produced. Crypto markets and governments decide which coins are traded on exchanges. Governments and businesses decide whether or not to use crypto, whether or not to allow bitcoin atms, etc. More than once exchanges have frozen crypto trading, usually due to a large scale security issue. Its definitely regulated. The blockchain, on the other hand might be a better example of a less regulated landscape.

Doesn't the blockchain sidestep SWIFT or at least is capable of sidestepping it?

So if they do that, how does that work exactly? Can't JRCC or any other chinese banking company sidestep SWIFT?

mcbush to echo what others have said - you should.

nsplayer - file for everything. And use that VA website that breaks down all of the claimable conditions and all of the symptoms/medications that accrue points. I think uhhello posted the link. Get a VSO, but do everything yourself and hand them the package. There are forms, also on the VA website that are forms that a doctor fills out. Fill those out yourself and bring them to the doc to sign.

Yes all of western europe would be better. I'm not smart on the SWIFT banking system details, but yea, I would imagine if you could isolate them from that system that would be devastating. I think. Sanctions cut both ways to some degree.

Damn dude. I thought you were better than that. Googleable isn't truth. Germany and everyone else side steps the shit out of all agreed upon contracts. Have you lived in Europe? Or Asia?

Are you say your moral compass is not spinning circles? Every government on earth that has overthrown another one has used violence to shut down the opponent's media. Including us shutting down ole George III.

Fair enough. Just busting your chops. If I had paid half as much attention to PME as you do I probably would've done better.

I certainly do not. To BigRed - apologies for the caustic response. Good points on the squadrons with mostly enlisted - my ex saw it the exact same way. I will say though, that I was in 2 ASOS's which were mostly enlisted....and I was not at all impressed with the SNCOs. And don't get me started on my 1st Shirt. Or my super for that matter.

Well at least that's consistent. I think we're something like #4 or 5 down the list of Russia's top trade partners. China is their #1 with about $50B/yr and the US is about $15B. So not insignificant, but I don't know how much sanctions will persuade Putin to behave. If you could get Germany on board, maybe.

Moral? Dunno. I definitely do not want this to happen in America though.

I'll take a swag and say you have no clue how to run a maintenance squadron.

No, it isn't. Dear god that's my point. And if it isn't, nuke those ers into oblivion. If it is a study of let's just see how much we can do, then again, nuke them. We won't nuke them. I don't like what we're doing now with Ukraine. Ukraine. Corrupt ing assholes costing me money. Definitely ukraine.

Chang didn't make that statement, you did.

Viper - great post and well said. Going through your fodder, no, we should not spend a friggin nickel on the ed up dictatorship that is Ukraine. Like I've said before, Ukraine. Ask your desk officer how reliable those people are. Why are we spending a nickel on these corrupt s?

Fair one. My moves did vary, but I acknowledge that in some circumstances E8s and 9s might be valuable. But I'm under duress. The ProSuper thing. He actually might kill me. And that's another thing about SNCOs,,,

He's the SNCO that will be the accused if I am murdered tomorrow. I talked a lot of shit about SNCOs.

ViperMan did you come up with that moral choice on you own? If you did, you would certainly have come up with that prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. You would certainly be morally opposed to Russia's involvement in Georgia yes? And going back further, Russia's involvement in Afghanistan yes? Russia is doing what Russia does. I'm good with the argument of nuke em, they are evil. But this johnny come lately oh dear god they are picking on Ukraine? Get the out of here. Where have you been since 1989?

Don't like agreeing with Pooter because of you know, covid. He's not incorrect here. I don't like him, but he's not incorrect. I'm confident that he's making life changing decisions right now based on the fact that a rando on the internet does not agree with his covid stuff. But he ain't incorrect here.

I'm pretty sure the link uhhello posted is the one I was talking about

Yea, you brought up a lot of good points there. My ex was personnel/services. Her perspective on senior NCOs is 180 from mine. Unlike me she was dropped into some kind of an enormous flight as a 2lLt. And her first sq command as a major was at Kunsan where they dealt with all kinds of crap that I didn't have to deal with when I sat in the seat. But even then after the earloads of here's what happened today, it was always "My chief advised me to do this." And when I got in the seat I figured - this isn't that hard, here's what we're going to do. I didn't need a chief or a SMSgt. Didn't need any sergeant. In case I don't log in tomorrow, I've been murdered by ProSuper.

To clarify for the internets, I don't care about any of that because I think I understand it. I think I understand what effects are being felt in Russia. Its my job. The cheerleading everytime a youtube video comes out of a Ukranian farmer taking out a Russian MiG are incorrect. I understand what a good Samaritan is. The more I read your reply, the more I doubt you have any clue about what I'm talking about. Internets, right? Go back and read my original post.

Too much to unpack there. Don't care if devastating effects are being brought upon Russia. Good lord. Not interested in good Samaritans or homeowners/stand your ground/castle law. I think go back and read my original post. I don't live in CA. Yes, pleas explain how analogies work.