lennivelkant

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

One in-universe argument would be that you generally have more precision and striking force with two hands, as opposed to one-handing. This somewhat mirrors some of the "Longswords" that were designed to allow two-handed use, but could also be used with one. Using two weapons at once effectively isn't quite as easy in real life as it's made out to be in games and movies (not impossible, just harder to coordinate) but Jedi could obviously circumvent that issue by being space wizards.

Using a Blaster in the second hand would therefore sacrifice melee capabilities, where it seems their command of the force gives them a significant edge over most opponents.

Of course, the ranged capabilities might offset that, but I assume that, up to the Clone Wars, Jedi didn't often deal with a large number of ranged combatants. Where their reputation wasn't enough to deterr attacks, their premonition and weapon capable of deflecting shots will have dealt with most attackers, and if they're ambushed in close quarters the sword would be more useful too.

My reasoning here is that both protections and weapons usually evolve in response to evolutions in the other. If Jedi often enough faced fire so heavy that deflection alone wasn't enough and some kind of armor would have increased their chances of survival, I would assume they'd wear some (as you see it in the Clone Wars cartoons and the Old Republic games). Equally, if situations where a ranged weapon would have been desirable were a common occurrence, I would assume that the Jedi would eventually have adopted them.

Some degree of reluctance may be explained by religious adherence to their sacred weapon, such that they stuck with it even when the situations they faced evolved during the Clone Wars. Additionally, adopting new doctrines can take time even among less dogmatically rigid organisations.

As someone else replied, a survivor of the Jedi Purge did end up incorporating the Blaster into his arsenal. Without the Order's dogmatic constraints or a lifetime's worth of "This is what I've always been using", the barriers of acceptance are much lower. Compounding this, the new threat environment features professional, highly trained soldiers that – memes notwithstanding – are genuinely dangerous marksmen. Under the circumstances, expanding your arsenal beyond the traditional is the pragmatic choice of "uncivilised" survival over dogmatically pure death.


Or just stop your enemy's heart with your mind.

I have no source for this, but I believe there are some who can do that. It's just that focusing your force to reach deep into a living creature's body isn't quite so trivial to do in the middle of combat.

Or use your super-fast running abilities to jab a fork in your enemy's eye or something.

At that point, what's the advantage of the fork over the lightsaber? But I'd assume improvised weapons are a part of their arsenal too, it's just not as flashy as the bright lightsabers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sometimes, I wish the other 26 would just collectively agree to kick it out. It's not even a Trojan Horse at this point, just a wrench in the gears.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Also, to make sure there are no linguistic roots left over on your system that it might grow from again, add --no-preserve-root.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

thank you fellow german taxpayers 👍

Glad to help! And if I ever need it, I know I can count on you too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Von der Leyen is a member of the so-called "Christian Democratic Union" party, so yes, I'm pretty sure becoming the USA is the point. Christian Conservatives of a feather will flock together and all that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Interessante Geschichtsfakten:

Der Spruch von "Brot und Spiele" stammt aus einem Gedicht des römischen Satirikers Juvenal. Das Gedicht befasst sich damit, wie selbstzerstörerisch es sei, die Götter um Dinge zu bitten, die man sich nicht auch selbst verschaffen kann.

In der betreffenden Passage geht es speziell um den Wunsch nach politischer Macht. Das illustriert er am Beispiel des Präfekten Sejanus, der dem Kaiser Tiberius als rechte Hand diente. Da Tiberius eigentlich gar keine Lust zum regieren hatte, durfte Sejanus so ziemlich machen was er will.

Trotzdem hat ihm das nicht gereicht und er hat einen Coup geplant, was aber etwas in die Hose ging. Tiberius hat ihn, alle seine Anhänger, Sympathisanten und überhaupt jede Menge Leute hinrichten lassen – alles ohne Prozess oder Beweise, sein Wort hat gereicht.

Hier lässt Juvenal die Bemerkung fallen, dass das Volk wie immer sein Fähnchen nach dem Wind hängte und Tiberius dafür gefeiert hätte, dass er alle Statuen von Sejanus einschmelzen und zu Nachttöpfen verarbeiten ließ. Hätte Sejanus stattdessen Glück gehabt, hätten sie ihn noch zur gleichen Stunde zum Kaiser ausgerufen. Sie hätten alle ihre Aufsicht fahren lassen, und wo sie früher (durch Wahlen) Befehlsgewalt, Ehren, Legionen und alles andere gewährten, interessiere sie mittlerweile nur noch Nahrung und Unterhaltung.

Kurzum: Der Spruch ist eigentlich ein Witz darüber, dass das Volk seine politische Macht abgegeben hat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

BAföG kenn ich auch eine Situation second-hand. Ihre Mutter mit Schulden gestorben, Vater nie gekannt, um irgendwelche Ecken wohl auch nichts gutes über ihn gehört.

Erste BaFöG-Stelle war zufrieden mit einer Sterbeurkunde und einer eidesstattlichen Erklärung und hat ihr dann elternunabhängiges BAföG gegeben. Dann musste sie irgendwann zu einer anderen Stelle, die dann den Vater ausfindig machten und von ihm finanzielle Angaben wollten, um zu Prüfen ob er nicht eigentlich verpflichtet wäre, ihr Unterhalt zu zahlen.

Und dann haben sie wohl erstmal gewartet, ob uns bis der reagiert. Hat er wohl nicht, aber das Amt ist ja geduldig...

Das Ergebnis war das gleiche: Monate gewartet bis dann mal Geld kam, und ohne ihre Schwester hätte das auch böse geendet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Ich bin schon lange der Überzeugung, Notkredite sollte es vom Staat ohne vorab-Bürokratie geben, bis auf das Einreichen einer formlosen Erklärung woher die Notlage kommt. Die Auszahlung wartet aber nicht auf die Prüfung, sondern geschieht sofort. Sollte sie sich als ungerechtfertigt herausstellen muss das Geld danach wieder eingefordert werden. Meinetwegen kann man auch noch Sperrfristen einführen, das man innerhalb von X Monaten keinen weiteren Notkredit bekommt, wenn der eine unberechtigt war, sondern halt nur noch mit Vorab-Prüfung. Wenn es sich tatsächlich um Not handelt oder wie hier als ALG berechtigt ist wird der Kredit erlassen (bzw. halt mit dem ALG verrechnet).

Kann doch nicht sein, dass wir mit vollen Händen Konzernen Geld nachwerfen damit die ihren Aktionären und Vorständen das Mismanagement schön teuer auszahlen, während der Mindestlohn-Kassierer sichtlich Schiss bekommt weil ein Kunde sich über ihn beschwert (wegen nix, aber was wenn der Chef das nicht glaubt?) und andere wie du hier sich plagen und demütigen und erst keinen Cent sehen bis der lahmende Amtsschimmel irgendwann mal die Hufe hebt.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ain't that how it usually goes with history? We climb on a hill of understanding to look at the mountains of the unknown beyond.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I now had the time to read it again and think about your comment more thoroughly.

The problem the stormtroopers ran into was that they would succeed at punching through lines, but they still couldn't solve the issue that the defender had railways and prepared trenches to quickly deploy reinforcements and deliver ammunition, while the attacker's logistics would be hampered by having to traverse the broken ground. They could secure ground, but not hold it, because the technology to back them up effectively wasn't there yet.

Essentially, the meme's approach would see the knights move in under the other guy's covering fire, butcher the defenders, then get shot by enemies arriving by car while their buddy is still running down the hallway on foot to provide more cover.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Never mind women, I see someone about to get fined heavily by the quartermaster for not bringing armor.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

You mean on part of Germany? I believe the French and British were inflicting greater rates of attrition on the German front, so just in terms of manpower, they would have eventually overwhelmed the Germans... but the price in lives would have been so horrendous it was always going to come down whose political base collapses first.

Then again, it has been a while since I read the series, and I'm by no means an expert. Maybe the benefit of hindsight and modern analysis would show ways out of that dilemma that wouldn't have been visible to the commanders at the time – the fog of war was very thick, as far as I can tell.

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