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decimation: I had a friend who went
to 'real' MOPP
training - he was suited in a room with VX gas.
mats fondly remembers
training event where we were forced
to go MOPP 3 (overboots, gas mask, most of
the NBC gear) with body armor and run around
the
track on a summer afternoon
mats: fort lost in
the woods -- never again.
decimation: one wonders why
the hell usg doesn't investigate
this kind of stuff
mats: check out
the seller's profile
mats: which is why you can buy MREs for
three bux when USG pays
twelve per iirc
mats: pallets of MREs would regularly go missing at
the end of field exercises
decimation: mats: I shudder
to
think about what
the rest of usg is up
to
mats: meanwhile
they pocket 70% of what
the unit actually allotted for a meal
mats: fuckers would feed us pasta, one or
two meatballs, and week old salad as often as
they could
mats: even
the cooks were doing it
decimation: they
talk
the
talk, but
the actual 'walk' is 'play
the bureaucratic/democratic politics game'
decimation: sure, and rather
than
trusting in his judgment, usg sees fit
to shower him with
thousands of 'requirements'
mats: well, in
that instance, company/batt/brigade cdr is responsible for managing an effective command environment
decimation: if some random staff officer can demand
that every 2lt must sign for whatever derpy
training or equipment kind invalidates
the 'chain of command'
decimation: yep. Really us mil's problem is
that is majorly officer heavy
mats: because its "up or out", if you aren't worthy of a promotion according
to n metrics, you gtfo
mats: because of
the structure of officer corps, evaluations bear enormous weight, and you simply cannot ever fuck up
mats: there is
this
thing known as "zero defect" officers
☟︎ decimation: mats did you see
that econtalk link I posted about lying in
the military
mats: this occurred under
the management of
three supply dudes, each of
them who successively
transferred
to another unit before shit hit
the fan, and
to my knowledge nobody's been locked up yet
☟︎ mats: in my short stint, i shit you not,
things like uparmored vehicles, munitions, and all sorts of
tactical gear (e.g. night vision goggles, range finders, body armor) vanished into
thin air, leaving
the commander on
the hook
pete_dushenski: lol right. "we make
the best reports on
the
things we ate for breakfast.
they're quite unparalleled in detail and accuracy."
decimation: "Stats canada provides superior-quality reports
to private enterprise." < what private enterprise provides reports on derpy bureaucracy?
decimation: of course, 'corrupt' can mean 'good at acquiring stuff without respect
to derpy rules'
decimation: it's funny.
the
troupe of
the corrupt supply sergeant probably has a good basis in fact
mats: nah, heard of it
though, i'll add it
to ma list
mats: can't imagine
the kind of devilry a bent brigade quartermaster or commander can get up
to
mats: i witnessed a pretty serious amount of
theft and graft, even at
the company level in .mil
pete_dushenski: and
they're awful
to work for if you have ambition and half a functioning intellect.
pete_dushenski: and
the relative quality of
their output compared
to
the derpy canadian private enterprises still doesn't speak
to how poorly
they're run.
midnightmagic: Stats canada provides superior-quality reports
to private enterprise. Environment Canada is
the source for pretty much all weather everywhere in Canada.. Health Canada has very little politics in it, necessarily.
midnightmagic: Medicine here is good
too, as are government-run car insurance corps which have superior prices
to private enterprises elsewhere in Canada.
mod6: all you need is one
trip
to
the post office
pete_dushenski: a year, mebbe a year and a half is perfectly sufficient
to understand
the insanity-on-a-stick
that is state-run anything.
justJanne: Still it's not a distance
that makes a car useful, but would be ideal for biking.
justJanne: BingoBoingo: I walk
that much daily, I know.
justJanne: Almost all parcel companies, pizza delivery services, etc use bikes Jere for
that reason.
danielpbarron: i bike amongst a sea of cars (ct shoreline gets crazy in
the summer)
justJanne: Bike is
the only solution. (Or public
transport)
justJanne: If you have small narrow streets, distances between 10 and 15 km, and a huge amount of people on
tiny space,
☟︎ BingoBoingo: Bikes don't have a clear niche where
the really beat pedestrianism, motorcarriages, or rocket plane
justJanne: With less
than 47% of
the people owning cars, and everyone using bikes, public
transport, and walking,
the amount of overweight people reduces drastically.
☟︎ justJanne: Tbh, I like cities where you have
to use
the bike.
justJanne: In a few years,
the US will have reached
the level of freedom
that somalia has.
justJanne: And people deserve
to be
treated equal.
justJanne: And what if you can't afford it at
that point?
☟︎ danielpbarron: but
the reason is: keep 49.9% of your income and use
the savings
to buy healthcare later if you need it
justJanne: Where
they do
their physical work, rent a flat, but food —
those
things are
taxes.
danielpbarron: it's not a matter of where
to live, but where
to claim juristiction
justJanne: Why should
they live in
the serene republic, where your insurance can run off with all your money, when
they can live here, and have guaranteed healthcare?
jurov: well, i'm not holding my breath
there
danielpbarron: jurov,
those services will be provided by WoT members eventually I hope
jurov: will
The Most Serene Republic cover your medical expenses in case of accident?
☟︎ danielpbarron: why would anyone want
to be based out of your country and pay 50% when
they can be based out of
The Most Serene Republic and pay only 0.1% ?
justJanne: If you earn money in
this country, work here (physical place of employer counts), or use your money, it will be
taxed.
jurov: you don't pay for shelter, food nor
transport?
danielpbarron: and he claims juristiction in
the Most Serene Republic, and not your joke of a country
justJanne: Your employer has
to send
that money
to
the govt.
☟︎ justJanne: Too high
transfer fees,
too slow
transfers.
justJanne: And,
tbh, here no one cares about bitcoin.
danielpbarron: justJanne, your model works for as long as
there is fiat money
to manipulate
BingoBoingo: To be fair Corruption is what makes
the world go round
justJanne: As everyone can claim
their model would work.
justJanne: We don't accept fictional systems here, only ones
that exist in reality.
danielpbarron: shouldn't you compare your
thing
to my
thing? (the
thing i'm proposing)
justJanne: Because
the US is a reference point as worst case civilized country.
☟︎ justJanne: Yes, somalia has more personal freedom, but again,
try living
there.
justJanne: And
the personal freedom in
the Nordic model is larger
than in
the US.
☟︎ justJanne: But again,
the idea of
the Nordic model is huge personal freedom, at
the same
time a stable society
that provides a great basis for everyone.
justJanne: Especially as
the amount of corruption is very different on where you are, and when.
mike_c: <+justJanne> Assuming no corruption, <<
this is where we enter star
trek land?
justJanne: danielpbarron: you aren't forced
to. You can also raise your children at home, ofc.
danielpbarron: no, your
totalitiarian government
that forces me
to raise my kids
the normal way is what's bad
justJanne: You want
trains
that operate every 20 minutes, at 240km/h, for 19€ across Europe,
justJanne: danielpbarron: because
that's shit?
justJanne: Like
the railway
tracks,
those can be nonprofit monopolies, while dozens of rail operators can rent
them.
justJanne: Most of
the
things need
to be a competition, others need
to be nonprofit monopolies.