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Recent content by Colin Parkinson

  1. Colin Parkinson

    Global decrease in population

    Watching this video, the first 20 minutes he talks about how global demographics are on the downturn. What is interesting is how fast the rate of decline is in various parts of the world. As the global population shrinks, it might remove some of the historical conflict points and create new ones.
  2. Colin Parkinson

    Army Reserve Restructuring

    Also "We can't process this claim/file as I can't leave X field blank and it won't let me move forward till I get that information" To many processes both government and business are built around the computer programs they use and their weaknesses.
  3. Colin Parkinson

    Hamas invaded Israel 2023 Megathread

    Nothing the "smart people" did worked either.
  4. Colin Parkinson

    Hamas invaded Israel 2023 Megathread

    I suspect they are shy about answering the phone.....
  5. Colin Parkinson

    Hamas invaded Israel 2023 Megathread

    A lot of the lower end Hamas would take the "leave" option, but the upper level will not.
  6. Colin Parkinson

    Canadian River Class Destroyer Megathread

    Another small piece fits into the jigsaw puzzle https://noahscornerofrandomstuff.substack.com/p/cae-signs-subcontract-with-lockheed?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2850706&post_id=174855495&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=29j1hx&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    Also keep in mind that we are looking at a wave of boomer pensioners moving through the system and there are about 7 million eligible for OAS now and another 5.6 in the next 10 years.
  8. Colin Parkinson

    Trump administration 2024-2028

    Portland has long been the poster child for urban disarray. East Oregon wants to separate from West Oregon. Greater Idaho movement - Wikipedia
  9. Colin Parkinson

    The War in Ukraine

    You were not alone
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    Hamas invaded Israel 2023 Megathread

    I have talked to a number of people who's Jewish families came from Muslim countries, the rise in Israel and successfully defending itself, along with Arab anti-Jewish propaganda meant that it was no longer safe in those countries to be Jewish. It was not really voluntarily and the majority had...
  11. Colin Parkinson

    The War in Ukraine

    Early on towed guns suffered, mainly as events moved quickly, camouflage, digging in and dispersion were not well done. SPG ruled then. The lesson is you need both and know how and when to use them.
  12. Colin Parkinson

    Canadian Foreign Interference (General)

    I could easily redirect $742 million and bunch of bodies from the gun control file.......
  13. Colin Parkinson

    The War in Ukraine

    Also, if you wait for them to repair the damage, get started and then hit them again, you use up their spare parts, create labour costs, shutdown/startup costs and repair costs. Particularly if you hit different refineries in the same components such as distilling units and cracking units.
  14. Colin Parkinson

    Artificial Intelligence

    Describe "harmful" . That could be 2-3 very different things: 1. Employment, AI is likley to hammer middle management hard, taking out a chunk of what is left of the middle class, with no replacement jobs in sight. 2. Poor quality, Currently AI borrows from collected human knowledge, but as...
  15. Colin Parkinson

    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    Yes I recall underwater blasting was required. Considering the Graving dock was a natural cove that was blasted and extended, certainly doable, even with our environmental regs.
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