Recent comments in /f/videos

thisismynewacct t1_j7p3h9k wrote

Not a plane but occasionally helicopters will buzz 1WTC in NYC and it’s pretty nuts. They’ll be flying within what looks like 100’ and you can clearly everyone inside. Close enough to hear the windows shake. And not just once but for a few laps.

It’s always military (blackhawks) or coast guard (also blackhawks)

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Siellus t1_j7p1dfz wrote

Because shorts are fucking garbage - they're objectively inferior in every single way.

They're made for devices with less detail control, so no video seeking, no audio control, limited video real estate.

They're made for the sake of the "try to make you swipe for hours and hours" algorithm.

And the single worst thing about them - They're forced on me, I can't avoid them - I try to hide them on youtube but that only "temporarily" hides them from the front page. The youtubers I generally follow now spam shitty shorts too and reddit doesn't let me filter out all youtube shorts.

Shorts, tiktok - all that shit can go burn,

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ToolMeister t1_j7p1beg wrote

To be fair, assuming you made an honest mistake and get actually lost, ending up driving down a military road...I don't think having a fighter jet kick up dust is explaining the circumstances very well....

Just seems like a helicopter or jeep with megaphone telling you to turn around might get the message across in a less panic inducing way

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fairygodmotherfckr t1_j7p0dd4 wrote

Kahramanmaraş has a a large population of refugees, there were more than 17,000 at one refugee centre. These people were living on the knife edge every day, I cannot imagine what this catastrophe will do to them...

For all of the current regime's considerable flaws, Turkey hosts the most refugees in the world, at last count they had 3.7 million such people. That level of generosity should be commended, and I'm happy to see so many nations and individuals racing to help however they can.

But neither Syria nor Turkey is in a position to absorb this catastrophe - nearly one in five people in Turkey were malnourished prior to this event, for example.

If you are able, please consider donating to the International Rescue Committee or a similar charity.

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