limer

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[–] limer@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And even most of these tech outlets are part of mega corporations.

A lot of journalism can be found in a scattered collection of blogs and social media, and few people know most of them.

Humans never had this exact problem of gathering news before. Pre print times had an established way of getting information to us, it might have taken months but was reliable.

The last few centuries of press were supported by advertising. Now, that has collapsed, making the idle rich and underpaid volunteers bear the bunt to take up the slack

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Carthage definitely had to supply a complex theater of operations. But I remember he did get supplies , and once was waiting in a port city for promised supplies that were diverted.

That cost him alliances, and set the tone, for a while , where he had to prove, and keep proving, to others in Italy that he could be a reliable balance to Rome. It definitely changed his campaign, and forced him into battles he rather had avoided.

A lot of his success was advertising to others in Italy that they could depend on him. A lot of the troops and supplies he used were from those allies in Italy.

Also, to change the history all he had to do was delay Roman expansion by a few decades; it was probably set in stone he could not keep an invasion up forever: but organizing a lasting counterbalance, with many Tribes and cities in Italy, using Carthage as a nucleus, was possible.

Rome had plenty of opponents in Italy without him, but they had no good way to unify against Rome without him

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There were times when extra troops and supplies were stopped by his enemies at home.

In an alternate history he might have locked down parts of southern Italy: hobbling an expansionist Rome long enough for everything to be different

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (4 children)

That political rivalry in Carthage against his family probably changed the history of Europe. Who knows what he could have done with timely support in Italy? We would not be speaking English for sure

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Hannibal was also sabotaged by his rivals in Carthage. He fought a political war at home and lost that first.

It’s almost like the Carthaginians did not trust a Ceaser and nipped him in the bud

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Vowels are overrated

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

While it is true Sanders has actually dared to criticize Israel repeatedly. There are lines he will not cross, accusations he will not make and things he will not do.

He is the most leftward of the USA senators, which is to say he is a centralist elsewhere; and the OP is all about him doing centralist things: a balancing act

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

The NYT has been that way more than 5 generations. Despite the easily deserved scorn and contempt, it has not significantly changed since world war 1, and was iffy at best in the late 1800s.

Every few years there is a rotten new scandal that has people swear it off.

It is is a mixed experience. But with the bad come good. It is and probably will continue to be a good source of news of the environment.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Cool, I leaned about a person new to me

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 37 points 3 days ago (9 children)

When it gets to 7%, is that when there is more malware designed for Linux desktop ?

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days ago

I find babies are fine with adults crying near them as long as the adult is not showing contempt ( fake crying to mess with the baby) or panic ( babies pick up on that)

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