Posts by Sean Watson3

As gentlerider7 pointed out, there’s really nothing you can do about that.

We already saw how those retreats played out in Crimea. Just brace yourself.

It’s been said a thousand times: a tyrant only understands force. It’s either surrender everything or fight back.

Melissa Rivera5 said:So, did you guys see how they handle those nuclear missile launches? Seriously, that whole Cold War scare almost triggered a full-blown nuclear holocaust just because a single sub can basically go rogue and launch on its own if they want to. I mean, yeah, technically three people had to agree on it—two of them actually did—but what they didn't need was a green light from the White House. It makes you think... any idiot could conclude that maybe Putler is being way too soft and ready to start some serious bullshit.

In that case, maybe the rest of the world should just surrender now, seeing as Russia is packed with plenty of other idiots holding bombs besides just the leadership.

So what, because they have nuclear weapons we just have to roll over and do whatever they want?

That’s been their entire narrative from day one.

Giving in to that logic is exactly why we're in this mess. The stakes were massive, yet the West blinked.

The Russians are always testing to see where the next line in the sand is. Lithuania is a NATO member. Good luck with whatever threat comes next.

Matthew Young35 said:I honestly don't see any version of this story where things end well.
If we move to blockade the Kaliningrad region, the Russians could easily frame it as an act of aggression.
The real question is: when does something explosive "accidentally" land on NATO territory? Once that happens, we're all in deep trouble, because nobody is going to back down or settle for a compromise.

God forbid we provoke the Russians by rerouting traffic through our own borders; they might just label it an act of aggression.

An act of aggression? While they’re dropping 70 tons of munitions on a sovereign nation?

They should get lost. It's the same rule with every bully: you either stand your ground or you hand over everything you own. There is no middle ground.

That’s some genuinely sharp, long-term strategic thinking right there. I suppose part of the equation was also the assumption that the ruler wouldn't just ethnically cleanse all those Russians out—something certain leaders might actually attempt. Just hand it over to the Russians and see how they react. The moment they took control, it would be a one-way ticket to Siberia.

You mean Nickel.

Given how much you clearly know about Nickel, I suppose I have no choice but to take your word for it.

Besides, all this complaining is pretty much pointless anyway.

If Europe ends up broke, it was inevitable. A mad dictator with a massive nuclear arsenal who enslaved his own people has finally crossed his borders and onto a European nation.

There is no Plan B.

Where did we lose our way? The landscape is shifting. In the hierarchy of needs, security is the foundation. When a sick regime starts attacking neighboring nations and threatening nuclear war, everything else on that pyramid just falls by the wayside.

Brace yourselves for a rough patch and a recession in Europe.

It’s going to come at a massive cost, of course. But what choice do we really have? Isn't it about time we finally started thinking long-term?

The US is here to prevent nuclear war; being part of this alliance is pointless if you don't have a nuclear deterrent.

Nobody is actually worried about conventional warfare anymore. People just lack the patience and the will for it.
If Russia didn't possess the bomb, they would never have invaded Ukraine. There wouldn't be a chance.

India needs to join the fold. Russia has to stay in the equation—Putin is essentially a budding Hitler—but damn it, he has the nukes, and he's the dictator of a nation that won't or can't remove him. You don't really have a choice but to deal with him.

Hi everyone,

I could really use some advice here.

On my Dell Inspiron desktop:
https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pav...-200-gb/specs/

My hard drive died on me. I picked up a new 250GB Seagate BarraCuda to replace it.

The issue is, once I plug the new drive in and try to access the BIOS, everything freezes. After a bit, the screen just fills with random characters.

If I try to install Ubuntu, the installer won't even detect the drive.
Even when I go to select a startup device, the drive doesn't show up at all.
I can hear the drive trying to spin up—there's a distinct clicking sound—so I know it's getting power.

To troubleshoot, I put the old hard drive back in. The BIOS boots perfectly fine, recognizes the old drive, and even runs a diagnostic that confirms the old one is indeed faulty. This points directly to the new hard drive being the culprit.

What am I looking at here? Is it possible the motherboard can't handle a 250GB capacity? Or did I just get stuck with a DOA unit? Unfortunately, I don't have another PC to test it on.

Also, the SATA cable I'm using has a clip that doesn't seem to fit the connector on this new drive; could the cable be the problem?

Thanks in advance for any help.

You can find the iomege line over at Best Buy... they make such beautiful, high-quality gear. I see you went with the blue one.