Im not worried about it. The driveway is primarily a concrete slab, with the aforementioned river rock acting as a sort of decorative strip along the edge. It sure does smell nice.

My neighbors mint spread to an area of my driveway that is comprised of (from bottom to top) weed barrier, 8 inches of CA6, and 2 inches of river rock.

Needless to say, we’ve been finding excuses to make as many mojitos as possible.

“Constant famine” is a charged term that demands evidence.

Historically, anti-communist movements suffered from from far right or fascist infiltration. The two go together like peas in a pod. It happened for the White Army, it happened for Mussolini’s red threat, and it obviously happened in Germany via fear of bolshevism.

Don’t be surprised if your anti communist page starts attracting right elements.

I’m not worried about dbzer0 falling. I’m afraid that piefed already has.

Piefed was created out of anti-communist ideology. It isn’t very surprising to me how compatible that page is with crypto-fascism and zionism.

Cope. The Koreans were, and are, more formidable than any of the NATO people thought theyd be. Thats a fact.

It seems like your point is that unless you invent an entirely new battlefield tactic, that you’re irrelevant? Again, the idea that the Koreans were, in any way, irrelevant in the Ukraine war is a fringe position that no one in a military position posits. It’s pure cope.

It seems like youre confusing “irrelevant” with “has weaknesses”. You dont have to graduate from West Point to understand the Koreans had weaknesses.

Do you think Korean infantry was irrelevant in Ukraine?

That doesn’t mean the North Korean military is relevant

The Koreans are relevant according to Ukrainian soldiers and Zelenskyy himself.

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/16/g-s1-71531/north-korea-soldiers-russia-ukraine-war-drones

[How North Korea Has Bolstered Russia’s War in Ukraine

North Korean troops and weapons have played an unexpectedly crucial role in sustaining Russia’s grinding military campaign in Ukraine. In exchange, Pyongyang has been able to upgrade its outdated Soviet-era military.](https://www.cfr.org/articles/how-north-korea-has-bolstered-russias-war-ukraine)

Again, the notion that the Koreans played an irrelevant role in the war is an extremely fringe opinion - not even supported by Ukrainians. Do you have a source that shows an officer from either side saying the Koreans were irrelevant? I implore you to leave the fantasy world and join us here.

None of that changes the fact that North Korea infantry, artillery and mechanized elements have no relevance on a modern battlefield

This is a fringe opinion even among NATO people. By all accounts, the Korean infantry quickly adapted to the battlefield and were formidable enemies.

Their kit is junk and they don’t know shit.

Funny, I remember the same type of characterization at the beginning of the Kursk offensive.

“NK soldiers will be cannon fodder”
“Theyre going to surrender”
“They won’t make a difference”
“They have never seen electronics before, let alone a drone”
“Theyre going to end up cannabilizing each other on the battlefield”

Turns out from the time the Korean soldiers arrived in October, it took them a mere 5 months to retake Kursk.

What is it - is the enemy weak or strong? By all accounts, the Koreans exceeded expectations in Ukraine.

Anyone remember that short film from 2017 Slaughterbots?

https://youtu.be/O-2tpwW0kmU

The Finnish Air Force swastika is such an interesting case to me, because the moment you do a google for “Finnish air force swastika”, you are blasted with rationalizations: “predates nazism”, “good luck charm”, “innocent”, “unrelated to Hitler”. You get blasted with rationalizations before you can even see the history: which is that the innocent wholesome chungus dude who brought the swastika was Hermann Göring’s brother in law lol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_von_Rosen

8bitdo lite 2 was my solution for a 4th co op controller.

However it looks like it’s 40% more expensive than when I bought it in 24… maybe scratch that advice.

PJ doing a ban for hypocrisy. Rich.

I remember a few months ago he made some post on one of his various leftward-punching comms criticizing the left’s application of “critical support”. Not an hour later he went onto his bizarre civil war comm and started hailing William “we must act with vindictive earnestness against the Sioux, even to their extermination, men, women, and children” Sherman as the comm’s patron saint. He didn’t like when I asked him how and when he chose to apply critical support.

Ive said it before and I’ve said it again, I give PJ one more year before he’s calling ICE on people he claims are “tankies”. True cryptofascist.

Couldn’t think of a more lemmy thread topic than one involving both Russian geopolitics and linux.