November 22, 20241 yr Author 1 hour ago, Smokin said: True, wheat prices would jump considerably, but would recover for the next harvest season. We're still paying farmers not to farm and many of the midwest's most productive farms are growing corn to turn into gas rather than feed people. There is considerable excess production available and that's not even considering some of the greenbelt acreages that could be farmed productively but are basically just hayed for the tax savings. If people thought prices would continue to stay high, many of those greenbelt people would jump off the sideline and start leasing to nearby farmers. Did you grow up on a grain farm? Do you know how easy/hard it is to flip crops like this? Equipment? TTPs?
November 22, 20241 yr Author 4 hours ago, ClearedHot said: Wanna bet? I predicted his nomination to AG. I now predict he is appointed to replace Rubio. I think the appointment is for 2 years and then it goes back to an election. Now all Ron has to do is not sell it like Blagojevich did.
November 23, 20241 yr On 11/22/2024 at 9:08 AM, disgruntledemployee said: Did you grow up on a grain farm? Do you know how easy/hard it is to flip crops like this? Equipment? TTPs? Physically resided on a farm? No, but my family does have a farm where I spend a fair amount of time and has switched 3 crops in the last 5 years, so yes, I have an idea. If there is a potential to double the income, farmers will figure it out.
November 24, 20241 yr Did you grow up on a grain farm? Do you know how easy/hard it is to flip crops like this? Equipment? TTPs?There is a glut of wheat in the world and prices are super low for the grower while costs spiral up. I run a wheat farm, if anyone wants to know the market and gripes of farmers, I’ll give em. A bushel of wheat in 1960 went for about ~$2. Today I can sell mine for about $6. 1960 $2 = $20+ today. Now crops back then yielded about 1/2 of what they do now but the fertilizer cost to achieve that is outrageous control. Farmers produce more, drive down costs, then are forced to produce more due to thin margins. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app
November 24, 20241 yr @arg That’s not comforting. I hope she is directly asked about red flag laws and the age restriction thing - if her answer is anything other than, “I was wrong and those should not exist,” time to can her ass and make the 3rd pick.
November 24, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, di1630 said: There is a glut of wheat in the world and prices are super low for the grower while costs spiral up. I run a wheat farm, if anyone wants to know the market and gripes of farmers, I’ll give em. A bushel of wheat in 1960 went for about ~$2. Today I can sell mine for about $6. 1960 $2 = $20+ today. Now crops back then yielded about 1/2 of what they do now but the fertilizer cost to achieve that is outrageous control. Farmers produce more, drive down costs, then are forced to produce more due to thin margins. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app Similar. In 1972 you could sell cattle and buy a new 1972 pickup. In 2024 you can sell cattle and buy a 1972 pickup.
November 25, 20241 yr https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1860574377013838033?s=46&t=ctjFB6W6EEwuK5d_y4et5g
November 26, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Sua Sponte said: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1860574377013838033?s=46&t=ctjFB6W6EEwuK5d_y4et5g I've said this here before. The "AI" that exists currently is sufficient to make an anti air missile that is inescapable by any existing aircraft. I'm guessing Anduril or Palantir are already working on this, but in the end the human G limitation will make it impossible for a manned aircraft to escape this technology. There is a reason we are so aggressively blocking China from obtaining any of nvidia's most advanced chips. It won't matter, the processing power required for these models is already plummeting, and older video cards are capable much more than just a year or two ago. It does make me wonder if we will see a return to guns as a primary anti-aircraft weapon. Creating an unmanned fighter that is capable of out-maneuvering whatever plane it is following and responding faster than any human can would make it relatively easy to get within range of a target and use cheap bullets to take it out. Reusable anti-aircraft drones would be a better value proposition than blowing up $100k in processing power with every launch. It's going to be an interesting decade ahead.
November 26, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, Sua Sponte said: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1860574377013838033?s=46&t=ctjFB6W6EEwuK5d_y4et5g Getting a bit out over yer' skis bud
November 26, 20241 yr Agreed. I like the idea of Musk rolling in and chopping heads, but platforms that we have literally built our national security plans around probably needs a bit deeper look. Cameras are great, until it's cloudy...
November 26, 20241 yr Agreed. I like the idea of Musk rolling in and chopping heads, but platforms that we have literally built our national security plans around probably needs a bit deeper look. Cameras are great, until it's cloudy...You fly when it’s cloudy?
November 26, 20241 yr Who needs SAMs or sophisticated drones. All you need is a few $400 DJIs and maybe some code you can find on the internet.
November 26, 20241 yr 16 hours ago, Sua Sponte said: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1860574377013838033?s=46&t=ctjFB6W6EEwuK5d_y4et5g I can't wait to refuel drones in my 80-year-old KC-135. Perhaps the autopilot will work by then. My only ask from Elon is to get me some of that Starlink on the jet so that I can get updates from TACC via text... but also watch Netflix while I drone for 8 hours in support of a very high-profile offload of 5k.
November 26, 20241 yr Who needs SAMs or sophisticated drones. All you need is a few $400 DJIs and maybe some code you can find on the internet.The Aussie cardboard suicide drones are an interesting take on asymmetric warfare. https://www.forbes.com.au/covers/innovation/the-aussie-cardboard-drones-hitting-russia-in-massed-attacks/The people that think they can take on the world with this stuff are clearly in the dark, but the idea of some SOF team able to dump 30-50 of these on a major industrial center or airfield and then vanish is pretty terrifying…. Also why we should start doing more to model REDFOR SOF in our war games because it’s going to happen. Imagine some random cargo ship with a couple connex’s of these sitting in random ports just waiting on the word to create casualties at random. Say in a random no-name place like…. Shreveport… nothing important there right?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
November 26, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Lawman said: The Aussie cardboard suicide drones are an interesting take on asymmetric warfare. https://www.forbes.com.au/covers/innovation/the-aussie-cardboard-drones-hitting-russia-in-massed-attacks/ The people that think they can take on the world with this stuff are clearly in the dark, but the idea of some SOF team able to dump 30-50 of these on a major industrial center or airfield and then vanish is pretty terrifying…. Also why we should start doing more to model REDFOR SOF in our war games because it’s going to happen. Imagine some random cargo ship with a couple connex’s of these sitting in random ports just waiting on the word to create casualties at random. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Looks like it, and the Herk, were designed by the same guy. Edited November 26, 20241 yr by arg
November 26, 20241 yr Author 47 minutes ago, arg said: Looks like it, and the Herk, were designed by the same guy. The One Fan of Freedom?
November 27, 20241 yr https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/11/27/trump-taps-businessman-john-phelan-to-be-navy-secretary/ let me guess...this is great news somehow?🙄
November 27, 20241 yr 10 minutes ago, Day Man said: https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/11/27/trump-taps-businessman-john-phelan-to-be-navy-secretary/ let me guess...this is great news somehow?🙄 On initial blush that looks like it belongs in the WTF category.
November 28, 20241 yr What's the issue? Civilian led military. He's not even the 6th person in the last 70 years (very weird metric) to fill this role. Edited November 28, 20241 yr by Lord Ratner
November 28, 20241 yr Based on the picture they chose, it looks like Navy Times is not a fan. If Navy Times is anything like AF Times, that might be a good sign.
November 28, 20241 yr https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14087049/amp/space-force-commanders-dei-training-military-biden-harris-agenda.htmlWonder if Lohmeier will end up being on the “task force” or if he’ll get an appointment to DoD or DAF. Either way, it’ll be amusing if he ends up firing the people that fired him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
November 28, 20241 yr 16 hours ago, CaptainMorgan said: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14087049/amp/space-force-commanders-dei-training-military-biden-harris-agenda.html Wonder if Lohmeier will end up being on the “task force” or if he’ll get an appointment to DoD or DAF. Either way, it’ll be amusing if he ends up firing the people that fired him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk He was my 38 IP a couple times when he was a FAIP. Phenomenal dude, recommend his book if you get a chance.
November 28, 20241 yr He was my 38 IP a couple times when he was a FAIP. Phenomenal dude, recommend his book if you get a chance. I knew him back at the zoo. Nicest guy ever and his book was great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Create an account or sign in to comment