So what happens when these ships start to (rightly) defend themselves against being boarded? If they are Russian owned, they might start sticking people with anti aircraft launchers on them.

Imagine if Russia tried to pull any of this shit.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07xkeee2k3o
Interesting to see an actual response from European members. I think there's an inkling that Canada will tell the US to get fucked as well.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5yqygxe41pt
We own this country now and fuck you. Wow.

I genuinely hope the people of Venezuela turn this into a living hell for the US.

So in 2026 we can probably look forward to Trump attacking Iran, annexing Greenland, sell out Ukraine and a multitude of other crimes against humanity. And no one will make any serious attempt to stop him.

A few horror films I watched over the past few days. Slither One of James Gunn's early films. An alien parasite slug lands in a small town and wreaks havoc. Lots of great practical effects and surprisingly good CGI for 2006. Gunn has pretty much remade this film for the rest of his career and its wh...

I use Firefox with Duckduckgo as the search engine. Both are pushing AI with the option to disable it. I'm a bit pissed off as these should have been the exact ones not to be fucking about with AI. The sooner the bubble pops on this shit the better.

Just to jump into it right away, Jim's third outing clocks in at 3 hours and 17 minutes long

That's instantly a big fat nope from me.

For some reason I seem to recall not liking legacy. maybe it's due a rewatch to try to refresh my memory. Tron is on my top films of all time. It was so ground-breaking when it came out. Did they do a 3D version of legacy? They must have surely? I'm pretty sure 3D was the default version when it ca...

Trading Places Now here's something I haven't seen in a very long time. Was always a Christmas favourite so I wondered how it held up. Still great I'm glad to say, all the performances are top notch. Some stuff in it that would be frowned upon today but it's of it's time. Jamie Lee Curtis's knocker...

It would need to be nuclear powered to operate a rail gun apparently. That would add a ton of weight for shielding.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2084nq2npjo This hilarious shit as well. It's very obvious the idea was dangled in front of him like someone would do with keys to a baby. He says it'll be ready in 2 years. "The biggly biggest battleship ever build. Bigger than the Moon..did you know that? It shot...

Yeah I'm really enjoying it as well. Definitely won't be for everyone, a lot of people apparently give up around 3 or 4 episodes in. I've watched the available 8 episodes and looking forward to more. Very Vince Gilligan in tone and appearance.

Time to reuse this thread like old wrapping paper.

Hope everyone has a great Christmas. 2025 seems to have just rocketed by with the constant attempts by society to eat itself. Hopefully 2026 is a tad less silly.