charonn0

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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 13 points 7 months ago

What does that even mean? What is "the American psyche"? What does it mean for it to be diseased?

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 5 points 7 months ago

There's a fan fic about exactly this question, written by Graham Kennedy (of the Daystrom Institute Technical Library website.)

https://www.ditl.org/portal-chapter1.php

tl;dr: Federation shields, weapons, engines, and tactics are vastly superior, and they are nearly impervious to the Force. But the Empire has a huge numerical advantage.

spoilerThe Federation wins, but not easily. Mars is destroyed by the Death Star.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 13 points 7 months ago

Obstruction of justice*

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Akshully, it's the seventh.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 11 points 7 months ago

Left4Dead2, the greatest game ever made.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Your sandwiches would be even better if they were eaten by me.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

One that you didn't have to make for yourself.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or else what?

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Greg Barns claims that the case should be stopped because it represents an unprecedented attempt by the US to prosecute an individual who is not one of its citizens, and who was not in the US when the WikiLeaks material was published. This is called extraterritorial reach and generally the law frowns on it.

The US and the UK have an extradition treaty that permits this. The UK can withdraw from the treaty, but unless they do this line of argument is willfully dishonest.

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