Off-Topic Chit-Chat

Poor Old fool,” thought Paddy as he watched an old Scotsman fish in a puddle outside a pub. So he invited the old Scotsman inside for a drink. As they sipped their whiskeys, Paddy thought he’d humor the old Scotsman and asked, “So how many have you caught today?” The old Scotsman replied, “You’re the eighth.”
 
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Meanwhile Paddy contemplating his V day's gift...

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Its high time face book is considered as a media organization and subject it to same rules as foreign broadcaster.


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Yes, it's been a while. just getting some free time again ^^
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Ah I see I see. Yes there definitely are a lot of newer faces around here, I'm not all caught up on all their characters... or modi operandi lol. F-35 is a good platform but it's just that, a piece of a larger puzzle. How it is used and in what capacity is what matters. I personally found this video on the topic very interesting (the simulation is admittedly very very generous to the Blue side):
Will check it out.
Haha I've been fairly busy the past few months! I assumed a lot of responsibilites at work, my dog died, I got covid, split with my girlfriend, did some renovations on my parent's home, my sister had a huge wedding, I moved to a new place, and I have been doing some light traveling for work. Things have begun to slow down and I'm finding more time for myself again. How have you been? :)
Sounds like a mixed bag. Sorry about your dog though. Congratulations to your sis. Hope the new home brings new beginnings. I see you're fully Americanized @ redoing your folks's home . I thought desis & Italians stil shared the same home with their folks . Good to see you back here.

Hell , you seem to have been leading an eventful life in COVID times.

My life could always be better. Can't complain much though considering what do many have been thru.

Of course, didn't you know that the new Tesla Model Hyperloop 69 can circumnavigate all of Mars? Hypberbole aside, EVs are definitely the future. No getting around the need to reduce emissions plus the reduction of oil dependence is an added strategic bonus (does this count as on topic since Europe needs to reduce dependency on Russian fossil fuels to meaningfully take action on Ukraine in the short term? :p) . I can see hydrogen for larger vehicles but for regular passenger vehicles electricity is enough... just need to get solid state batteries working and make sure old man Joe doesn't go too senile before getting that infrastructure bill going!
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I sincerely hope whatever alternative emerges to Petrol & it's various avatars & derivatives doesn't end up costing India what the former did in terms of Forex & dependency . The worst place to be in is to be at China's mercy. Which is what it is today in the EV & Li Battery sector for transportation or even CE . Hopefully it's not going to last a lifetime.