Comments by "TheEvertw" (@TheEvertw) on "Ryan McBeth" channel.

  1. You are very generous to Trump. How I read this situation is that Trump tried to extort Ukraine out of 500 billion of assets, which Ukraine refused. The day after Trump threw Ukraine under the bus and now tries to see what he can (personally) get out of Russia.
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  2. You might want to add a metric for how stable the regime is, i.e. how likely that it will continue to give asylum to Putin. Belarus for instance is very likely to see a regime change if Putin is forced to flee Russia, and the new regime would likely extradite Putin. If only to support its bid to join the EU.
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  3.  @Simonsvids  Even worse, that 112 bn was used to replace old weapons with new ones, with the Ukrainians getting the old ones. Many of which were almost past their "keep until" date. So actually Ukraine saved the USA the expense of dismantling these weapons.
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  4. Also, pointing out that disasters like this one are becoming more frequent and more severe due to climate change is not scoring political points. That is just scientific fact. The weather experts predicted this decades ago, and people need reminding. How you respond to those facts, that is a political choice. But the facts don't care about anyone's political convictions. Climate change is real.
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  5. "some of the difficulties of the HR aspects of management" I have very little respect for HR departments. They take the soul out of a company.
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  6. RE outsourcing to China: As long as China does not respect Intellectual Property rights like we do, it is MADNESS to outsource your production there. Especially when China requires product documentation above and beyond what is required to actually produce the things. So, I never understood the companies that went that route.
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  7. That is some solid advice! Sadly, most developers are cost-centers...
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  8. People who purposefully spread misinformation should be removed from social media. They are dangerous.
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  9.  @AshleyKacz  No, Trump should not have lied to Zelensky. He was insulting his guest by lying to his face, and Zelensky had the DUTY to set the record straight.
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  10. ​ @Batmans_Pet_Goldfish  Zelensky had agreed to a TRADE deal, but Trump wanted him to sign a PEACE deal. Which is something else entirely and not what was agreed upon. Trump had set up a trap for Zelensky and invited him in bad faith.
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  11.  @panzerfan  I don't deal with any HR department. I deal with the people who want what I have to offer, and don't see me as a cost item. And when a suit from purchasing wants to whittle down my tariff I give a call to the one who does want me and I never hear from them again.
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  12. Ryan needs a bit of a wake-up call, though. He was giving Trump the benefit of the doubt. I hope he has learned that was a mistake.
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  13. Yeah, those "before" and "after" shots, I remember them 🤣
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  14. ​ @johndecumo4663  My old company had a 3-times markup on my rate. I learned what I could then became self-employed.
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  15. "If it makes you emotional, it is usually a good indicator it might be misinformation". That is some EXCELLENT advice. This is widely applicable to all sorts of propaganda. Propaganda (ab)uses facts to give people the desired emotions. Because emoted people can't think straight anymore, and will react as the emotion dictates. It is easy to see the difference. If a story uses strong adjectives that draw out emotion, like "disgusting", "unfair", "unjust", "stupid", "sewage" etc, it is usually propaganda. Or just click-bait.
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  16. Did he know a Dutch politician remarked "this is not the way to get peace, but it sure makes good television" after seeing this meeting?
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  17. Well done, Ryan! Much of this information will hold true for most European countries, but it sure brings back memories to my holiday in Ukraine in 2003. Love the ending thoughts. These are awesome times.
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  18. That Lebanon is a hive of terrorists is not just Israel's problem. If no other nations cares enough about Lebanon and its inhabitants to do something about it, we shouldn't criticise Israel if it does. It is immoral to criticise Israel without offering alternatives that honour its legitimate needs. It is also immoral to tell a country to restrain itself as its inhabitants are being targeted by a foreign entity without mercy.
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  19. ​ @Letsfightinglov  No, I have Jewish family that learned the hard way where misinformation can lead. It is NOT a victimless crime.
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  20. Excellent advice. Though as a Linux enthusiast, I would advice a NUC running Linux instead of Windows. But that does mean using OpenBox / VirtualBox instead of HyperV. I don't like how MS harvests data from its customers and orphans perfectly usable hardware by refusing to update the OS on them.
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  21. Let that shame motivate you to take action, like exercising your 1st amendment right to assemble and protest.
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  22. Muskovy delenda est
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  23. Ukraine is, as far as I know, following the rules pretty closely. I have never seen any evidence of Ukraine breaking the Geneva Conventions, and plenty of them doing great kindness to e.g. captured Russians. One exception: they videotape POWs for propaganda purposes, which I think is a no-no. About Israel, I will not judge them quickly. There is far too much misinformation going around for us to make quick judgements. About the undressing: there are few practical alternatives to having Hamas captives strip. These people INVENTED the modern suicide bomber. The few alternatives I can think of are just as unpalatable to Muslims, like having bomb dogs walk through unattended and sniff them. Or, simply taking no captives. Which is what US Marines did when they discovered some captured Japanese would detonate grenades as soon as Marines came near. You have to take into account that soldiers, like anyone else, will game the system. If the danger to themselves, either real or perceived, of treating captives as they should be treated becomes too great, there will no longer be any captives. At least they let the prisoners keep their underwear!
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  24. This is what people learn at MBA school. A beautiful example of penny-wise, pound foolish. Because the best people leave first, but if they only stay one or two years, they don't get to deliver their best work. Henry Ford, for his foibles, understood that when you pay better then the competitors, you get to select the best people. Anyway, this is why I am self-employed.
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  25. Those F15s and F16 in the video all have their conformal fuel tanks and external tanks.
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  26. ​ @Letsfightinglov  Your "freedom" ends where you endanger other people. Misinformation like e.g. Fox News is spewing, endangers people's lives. That is a crime by any standard.
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  27. I just love your closing ad. "<whining>My Presidency always blow up in my face</whining>" You've got to laugh.
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  28. Ukraine should train its drones to go where the balloons are.
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  29. If the PRC starts a war, it will permanently scupper their economy. Yes, it will be tough for a year or two when their exports stop to the west. But there are many countries that are able and willing to replace their production capabilities. And once they have taken over, China will not be able to get that production back.
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  30. So, the APC are doing a diversion while the grunts approach to take the target.
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  31. The last time I saw civilian pictures of AA assets was in Crimea, shortly before said AA installation was targeted by Ukraine 🤣🤣🤣 Point taken.
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  32. To prevent nuclear war, NATO was formed with the guarantee of Mutually Assured Destruction to deter any Russian attack. Now that the USA is stepping back from its role as provider of a nuclear umbrella, cowardly letting Russia have its way with Ukraine and one candidate for the presidency proclaiming Russia can also have its way with the European NATO countries, nuclear war is becoming much more likely. As in the Greek tragedies, cowardly trying to prevent something from happening, actually creates the conditions where it does happen. Reagan knew this. He stepped up and courageously stood up to Brezhnev, Andropov (briefly) and Gorbachev. It is unforgivable that the current GOP has become so cowardly -- if not traitorous.
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  33. 5:25 -- nice star fort on the ground! Didn't know the USA had those!
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  34. Your video made me realize this: the thing about building your enemy a golden bridge is that they will spend more forces guarding a golden bridge than a stone one.
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  35. Do not underestimate your influence, sir! I know that I have been spreading the stuff I learned from you.
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  36. You assume that the NY times is actually trying to be impartial. It isn't. It is biased pro-Putin, and as Putin has unleashed this war against Israel, the NYT can be expected to be biased against Israel in its reporting. Up to the point of purposefully spreading misinformation.
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  37. It may not be YT who is labeling you as "violent", but Russian trolls who report you as such. What YT does wrong is that it doesn't verify such reports, or keep track of who are trolls and who are not.
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  38. VERY Interesting! Thanks for the ideas! While I also don't write games, I have been wanting to think about stuff like this, and you have given me a head start.
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  39.  @richardarriaga6271  Only in the USA. In a civilised country, sure you need to do some stuff your employer would do for you, but e.g. insurers have a duty to take you on no matter your pre-existing condition(s).
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  40. Personally, I don't think Iran will escalate this war any further. Because Iran is a dictatorship, it doesn't need to "save face". It is far more effective for them to continue investing in their insurgents. And because Israel has had the last show of force, it will probably be left at this.
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  41. The main problem with the Gaza conflict is that a large part of the media assume Hamas speaks the truth, but Israel does not. Whereas in actuality, a dictatorial terrorist group like Hamas has no incentive at all to speak the truth, but a democracy like Israel with freedom of the press and an independent judiciary, does have strong incentives to speak the truth. Bottom line: we should trust Israel more than Hamas. When they say they will investigate the event, believe them. Or at least give them the benefit of the doubt.
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  42. Now you need to do another video for Monday!
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  43. Social Deficiencies are DEFINITELY something that will hold you back. As someone said, it is better to implement the right functionality in the wrong way, then the wrong functionality in the right way. And in order to find out if you are making the right thing, you need to interact with people.
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  44. What strikes me is that the people who argue the loudest for "1st amendment rights" are those associated with Russian misinformation... The 1st amendment is NOT a license to lie & deceive.
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  45. You make a strong argument! The West must no longer be naive about what Russia is doing.
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  46. Trump sinned against Zelensky. One, Trump sinned against Zelensky by lying about the deal he was to sign. Second, he sinned by being inhospitable, dishonouring his guest. Third, he sinned by insulting Zelensky and the Ukrainian people by lying to his face, repeating Russian propaganda. Fourth, he sinned by taking offense with Zelensky when he tried to rectify those lies. Trump committed these sins in the name of the People of the USA. Every single one of them. Everyone who voted for Trump shares in these sins, and needs to repent.
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  47. While Project 2025 has some good points for the military, it is essential to realize that Trump would use the military to support dictatorship, instead of defending democracy.
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  48. And who is to blame? Dems normally get on with the job of helping people. Republicans make all this BS happen. Having a photo-op is not scoring political points. Because there will be harsh criticism when they DON'T have photo-ops.The People want to see their leaders visibly involved in helping them, and they have a right to see that. That is part of the job of being a leader. It shows that the suffering these people go through is taken seriously. However, spreading disinformation like Trump and many other MAGA clowns are doing, and withholding aid to blues states like Trump did when he was president, that is doing politics over the backs of victims. This is NOT a "both sides" issue.
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  49. They most certainly do. As does every single person who voted for Trump. They sinned in electing a known criminal, and they share in the sins the orange Dump commits while in office. Which includes how he treated Zelensky yesterday. Shame on you, USA. Shame.
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  50. "There are 6400 milli-radians in a full circle" That is incorrect, sir. There are 6283 whole milli-radians in a full circle. The mill is an approximation of the milli-radian, but is it NOT a milli-radian.
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