Jon F.

The Clathran Menace
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[Jon F. @ratchetcat]

@letkma It’s so well executed that it seems inevitable. Worth having a copy for that alone.

[Tatarigami_UA @Tatarigami_UA]

While Ukraine continues the fight with Russia, the likelihood of Russia engaging in a conventional war with NATO or Western allies remains low.

Some strategists suggest that they can indirectly deter direct confrontation with Russia by bogging them down in Ukraine by providing Ukraine just enough to survive.

However, the grim and uncomfortable truth is that shortages in artillery ammo and vehicles are compensated with human lives. The only way to minimize casualties is to provide enough military resources to win.

Unfortunately, if you will look at Ukrainian demographics, the population aged 20-30 is the smallest demographic category in Ukraine, which is a serious problem.

Despite big Russian losses, their larger population and relative indifference to casualties create a different dynamic compared to democracies where societies are more sensitive to human losses.

Russian leadership perceives Ukraine's existence as an existential threat, a conviction reiterated by top officials. This belief makes them resistant to honoring any peace deals or agreements, like it already happened when they occupied Crimea, then Donbas and invaded Ukraine one more time.

While Ukrainians genuinely appreciate the support we get, there are moments when people leave comments and statements like "we sent 15 vehicles, stay strong, it’s a game changer, be grateful”feel akin to offering an aspirin to a cancer patient and expecting lifelong gratitude and kowtowing for decades.

To prevent a war with the EU member or another aspiring country like Moldova, it is paramount to minimize losses in Ukraine and secure its victory, because the reality is that Ukrainians aren’t infinite.

[Jon F. @ratchetcat]

@letkma You're a welder now. You know what you have to do.

[Angry Staffer @Angry_Staffer]

There’s this weird obsession with leaving the Trump problem up to the voters like we don’t have laws for a reason.

We’re either a nation of laws or we aren’t. Let the voters decide on someone who DIDN’T try to overthrow the United States government.

[M.Ockers @OckersM]

Send more Bradleys!

[Den John 🇸🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @realDejo]

@DMBrookfield A #BurningTesla requires 45 cubic meters of water to put out the fire, and this is what's left afterwards

[Jon F. @ratchetcat]

@BlakeAued @dailytarheel I agree. Very impressive work. Emotional message fully supported by design. It matters.

[Robotbeat🗽 ➐ @Robotbeat]

This combination letter and braille font is super cool.

[Jon F. @ratchetcat]

@letkma Similar problem exists with the Ergatta rower racing view -- presentation competently maps effort to pace in boring wireframe. They should borrow heavily from Rez, Mario Kart, Wipeout, and F:Zero. Push all the visual cortex buttons. Make everyone feel like a badass.

[Jon F. @ratchetcat]

@letkma Hands suffer from a lot of interlacing artifacts.

[Horace Dediu @asymco]

There is no good deal with a bad man. https://t.co/r1Q2lOwzfP

[WR @walter_report]

New Years Greeting of @ZelenskyyUa

[Jon F. @ratchetcat]

@zkline I’m definitely into the Vince Guaraldi Trio this year — some jazz with few vocals; not so much with the heavy stuff

[Max Fisher @Max_Fisher]

We’ll never know for sure because it’s impossible to track the authoritarian takeovers that don’t happen, but there’s a decent chance this just became one of the most important pieces of legislation in the last half century

[(Real) Hugo Chavez’s Ghost @1stab1egenius]

@jamesjyu Please, I beg of you all, just write boooo under all of Elon’s tweets and keep this gag going.

[Jon F. @ratchetcat]

@letkma Yes and have you thought about including a windmill as a callback to Donald Evans?

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

People are gonna joke about Kanye. People are gonna blame his mental health. But the truth is that he’s normalizing Nazism for a whole lot of people. I know that word is overused but folks will be googling Hitler tonight. It’s so incredibly dangerous.

[Jon F. @ratchetcat]

@zkline A good follow up to that one is ‘Blind Man’s Bluff’ — which details some of the missions executed by American submarines during the 1980s to tap undersea cables, etc.

[Travon Free @Travon]

He was gonna let back on Twitter regardless of the poll results. Because they’re both terrible people. Basically driving a Tesla now is like driving a pair of Yeezys.