Are there existing models for the old design available? ‘Cuz then you could just make the modification you described to the STL.

Randle jammed the pen into Fregi’s head and again near his jaw

I suppose it’s to do with how deadly it could have been? Not sure why it isn’t attempted murder, but I am not a lawyer.

Russia’s inability to keep up with the economic challenges of the US’ military output is what cause the collapse of the Soviet Union after all.

Once again, girls are somehow responsible for boys’ inability to behave 🤦

Know what a Grizwald is? A grenade. About the size of a battery. Responds to pressure. Our platoon was stuck in a trench outside of New Kasmir during the winter campaign. More’n a week, completely cut off, and the Alliance entrenched not ten yards away. We even got to talkin’ to 'em, yelling across insults and jokes and such, 'cause no ammo to speak of, no orders, so what are you gonna do? We mentioned that we were out of rations, and ten minutes later, a bunch of apples rained into the trench. Cap said wait, but they were so hungry. Don’t make much noise. Just little pops and there’s three guys that kind of just end at the ribcage.

“Of course, there was that time that mum forgot me. I didn’t mind at first, but then it got dark, and I got scared. I started crying. It only took me a half hour to remember that she couldn’t hear me. Then I felt the air running out. I pressed my face against the smooth base of the dome, trying to find one of the spots where a crack between the floorboards let the air in, but it was dark, and still, and I couldn’t feel the breeze. My head grew heavy, and I pounded against the glass. Finally, my dad got home, and kicked me out so that he could have his ‘special video’ time in peace.”

Not to mention that the OG study doesn’t really extricate COVID vaccine effects from COVID effects. They’re just comparing to pre-COVID baselines, which does not adequately address the impacts of COVID on those same conditions.

Expected rates were obtained by participating sites using pre-COVID-19 vaccination healthcare data stratified by age and sex (Faksova et al.).

The original paper seems to be far too ineffective a methodology.

That is not an effective control; at least take the same health data analysis from the unvaccinated population. Given that even folks with the vaccine can catch less severe cases, you really need to root out COVID-19 as the cause of those complications.

The second purpose is to imply that the war is a futile struggle for Ukraine - and further foment anger that it is being funded by “our government” (in the case of most English speaking nations providing funds to them).

I think that’s my personal hold up; I got as far as a free consultation. After seeing the benefits of hiring a dietician to help manage my energy levels, I’m less reluctant because (shockingly) people who do things professionally actually know their stuff.

Shocking he even goes through the pretences.