From that Wikipedia article:

when pub owners in Bamber Bridge were told to segregate their facilities by the US military, they installed signs that read “Black Troops Only”

🤣

But no pants is fine?

I was really thinking more of Estonia, Lituania and Latvia. That’s what people usually mean by Baltic countries. Finland has already shown Russia that it’s probably not a good idea to invade. And I think both the Finns and the Russians haven’t forgotten each other.

If Russia goes for the Baltic countries, it’s possible that they have a chance. They have tiny militaries and really depend on Nato.

However, given the current status of the Union, I’m not sure I would be completely confident on Nato. Committing would be politically risky for any politician in the current context.
So while I hope Both unions stand strong (the EU also has a common defence clause), I’m not super confident. Because politicians are extremely short-sighted. And short-sightedness is pretty much what defines our species (that and greed, and stupidity).

And to add upon that, Russia (or more precisely the Russian Federation) has been attacking us for ten years now, maybe more. Article 5 ought to have been invoked before. They should have been dismantled by force years ago. I’ve said it before, but I’m saying it again: The Russian Federation has to be broken up into its member states, with Russia possibly getting a special treatment. They have to get a government that’s under international surveilance for at least 20 years.

I think it should be carved out of Texas.

They’ve got lots of empty space, the weather sucks, they’ll be surrounded with idiot bigots. They ought to feel right at home.

Lol, fair.

They probably did physical work in a white collar though.

You may have spent too much time online.

Exactly. The order is important.

I’m surprised they even let him enter the contest.

What is this devilry?

I’m not sure that a phone can repeat wifi beyond a few metres. There’s a reason that there’s some dedicated hardware for this.

Preposterous. When’s the last time you saw anyone do that?

Ok, I see how it could be useful in some edge cases. Hadn’t thought of those. Well done.

But if the phone gets wifi… then why doesn’t the other gadget?

Edit: someone described a few plausible edge cases lower in the thread. I guess it’s not common, but it could come in handy sometimes.

You don’t, it’s just more convenient. And according to the windows people, it’s the same thing there (except fewer people know how to use the terminal because it’s so arcane).

To non US people who aren’t exposed to the same celebrity overexposure (unless it’s by choice) and have no particular opinion on Zendaya, she’s ok. Haven’t seen part 2 though.

A step up from sheriff law? I’m not familiar with US legalese.

You can’t go shooting at people that also have guns, they might shoot back!

How else am I supposed to get some change?