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   cell classic (cell@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 19:40:14 JST cell classic
   “walkable cities” are a nice idea until you end up in the part where there’s plenty of (violent) crime so you just end up taking a car because its relatively safer than being out in the open
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 19:43:16 JST kaia

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     @cell is there a lot of crime in your city? I thought it was super safe
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     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: (hj@shigusegubu.club)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 19:45:02 JST narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag:

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     @cell >car
     
     surely you mean APC
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     cell classic (cell@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 19:52:10 JST cell classic

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     @hj unironically would be helpful against the types of thieves who smash windows
     get some reinforced glass and armor and bam you have a mobile fortress
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     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: (hj@shigusegubu.club)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 19:53:19 JST narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag:

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     @cell personally i'd prefer floating/flying mobile fortress but it's just a fantasy.
     
     There is another way, however...
     .mp4
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     cell classic (cell@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 19:56:14 JST cell classic

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     @hj killdozer is unironically one of my favorite examples of “modern techniques and knowledge applied DIY simply”
     
     composite armor technology that was completely alien to WWII industrial giants applied in such a way DIY effectively stopping all police small arms, it’s so elegant
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     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: (hj@shigusegubu.club)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 19:59:48 JST narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag:

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     @cell and the fact that you don't even need any weaponry, just raw brutal force and a lot of armor.
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     cell classic (cell@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 20:03:22 JST cell classic

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     @hj you try to show modern jet engine design to wwii powers and it won't be that helpful because the prerequisites (advanced metallurgy) didn't exist back then
     
     but show them composite armor concept and suddenly you would have changed the course of history
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     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: (hj@shigusegubu.club)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 20:04:10 JST narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag:

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     @cell yeah but at the same time tank engines would need to be more powerful to move all of that armor
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     cell classic (cell@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 20:05:41 JST cell classic

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     @hj ..which in return requires more advanced metallurgy
     so you're saying if we travel back in time, any time, we better max out our metalworking skilltree?
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     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: (hj@shigusegubu.club)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 20:13:39 JST narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag:

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     @cell metalworking is nice, but it requires tools, which in turn requires lesser metallurgy, which also requires tools.... It's the classic "who made the very first anvil and how" problem. And then there's a problem of getting resources, chemicals, electricity, fuel, workforce. Very often it's not about knowing something is theoretically possible and more about is it is practically possible/viable/profitable.
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 20:17:44 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @hj @cell Probably can bootstrap an anvil from strong stones or even just molding one in clay.
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     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: (hj@shigusegubu.club)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 20:18:34 JST narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag:

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     @lanodan @cell >strong stones
     
     ah yes, tungsten, aka wolfram.
     
     but yeah, first anvil probably was extremely shit
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     cell classic (cell@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 20:48:28 JST cell classic

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     @kaia this is a huge consideration when going across the causeway to johor bahru tbh, singaporeans become easy targets because suddenly you don’t have effective police or public transport
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     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: (hj@shigusegubu.club)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 23:28:14 JST narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag:

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     @Hyolobrika @cell because it's one guy vs. uncaring government
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     Hyolobrika (hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 23:28:15 JST Hyolobrika

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     I've never understood why right-libertarians see the killdozer guy as a hero. Didn't he buy land that was confiscated and auctioned off by the state?
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     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: (hj@shigusegubu.club)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 23:49:37 JST narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag:

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     • Hyolobrika
     @Hyolobrika @cell private businesses and governments go hand-in-hand, more likely to protect business interests than individuals.
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     Hyolobrika (hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 23:49:38 JST Hyolobrika

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     Wasn't it actually one guy versus private small businesses that pissed him off?
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     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: (hj@shigusegubu.club)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 00:05:12 JST narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag:

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     @Hyolobrika @cell all businesses are ran by individuals. It's a group of people bullying one person, whether government, organization or both. People love those "vs. World" stories.
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     Hyolobrika (hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2024 00:05:14 JST Hyolobrika

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     IIRC they were small businesses run by individuals the killdozer guy didn't like.