Snackuleata [any]

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Cake day: August 18th, 2020
  • Snackuleata [any]@hexbear.nettomarxism@hexbear.net•Black Panther Party - New General Megathread for the 15th of October 2023English
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    9 months ago

    Day six of Palestine =100. Today it’s Personal Hero by Abdalmuti Maqboul.

    spoiler

    Sad. In a clever way. Virtual reality is invented (this is, like, the third or fourth story in this collection that involves VR), but time works in reverse. Thus, the Palestinian martyrs rise from the grave, the Israelis lose major battles, and Palestine gets liberated. It’s told a bit in reverse, too, so the ending really hits. It’s like that one scene from Slaughterhouse Five where the protagonist watches the war documentary in reverse (though I feel Vonnegut’s prose is unmatched).

    Neat concept. 4/5

  • Snackuleata [any]@hexbear.nettoUS News@lemmygrad.ml•How US Navy wasted billions on ‘little crappy ships’English
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    10 months ago

    General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin considered much of the data and equipment on the LCS proprietary — a problem that the GAO has identified throughout the military. As a result, only their employees were allowed to do certain repairs, former officers said.

    Watson and others spent much of their time escorting contractors while on board because so many areas on the ship were considered classified, reducing the Navy personnel’s ability to do their own jobs, according to interviews with multiple officers who had served on the LCS.

    Cumbersome negotiations meant it could sometimes take weeks to get contractors on board. The delays were especially frustrating when trying to fix the computer network that connected everything – from the radars to the weapons systems to the ship’s canteen. That system, another former lieutenant said, frequently shut down because of software glitches.

    Capitalism is the most efficient system.