History, Politics And Current Affairs

...I promised myself I would give this a chance, and I am happy to say it was worth it. The new team - Thomas Holland, James Engelsman, and Francis Bourgeois - have a definite goofy charm, and it's clear they know what they're talking about. We do get some brief cameos from The Lads, and then they'r...

...Check out O Brother Where Art Thou - which puts some substantial chunks of The Odyssey in 1930s Louisiana. I do not exaggerate when I say this is one of the most delightful films I've ever seen, and the music is superb.

Mike

...The US has never signed the Treaty of Paris, which bans privateering - but we have always followed its terms and conditions. The primary reason for that is that we can't sign a treaty that would override the Constitution (which, to this day, still officially allows Letters of Marque). And as far ...

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so the news goes that the US Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump, i alwlays hope that a Ford was named after a Legacy carrier, maybe Hornet, Saratoga, Yorktown ore Lexington. ...Kinda mixed feelings. Apparently, on the one hand this is a se...

...According to Twix, 'people' are reporting finding jellyfish in the showers. ("I'll take 'Things That Couldn't POSSIBLY FUCKING HAPPEN' for $500, Alex!") And there IS a video that does honestly appear to be for real, taken by a sailor showing some heads and showers on LINCOLN that look t...

... COMMAND: Modern Operations is finally going multi-player. "The wait is over. We are thrilled to announce that the v1.10 Public Beta for Command: Modern Operations is officially live. This major update introduces one of the most anticipated features in Command history: Real-Time Multiplayer ...

More seriously: Would such a major and expensive change require congressional approval? That's improbable now and vanishingly unlikely after November. The redesign cycle being instructed is what killed the Constellation class - and I'd be very pleasantly surprised if you can get the design signed o...

I wonder if it will eventually let me build the 18"/75 autocannon from TIPOTS...

Mike

https://elouda.itch.io/naval-estimates Short version - a browser-based game where you get to design new warships in the Dreadnaught era. (Think the old DOS-based 'Springstyles' with what appear to be some killer CAD-style graphics.) You design EVERYTHING about your ship, and then you get to figure o...

I saw this earlier… https://youtu.be/FFjm6z2PouI?si=1AwbkpsXt432Ni0w And had to come and check. Still no TLS update… Craig, Point taken. ;) And an aside - Marvel's Star Trek went in a different direction than Paramount - Kirk gets away but runs into....Mirror Enterprise , here to do recon before a ...

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There's also the small matter that they'd either have to execute an amphibious landing, or go through Iraq. David, In all seriousness, I can see them cutting through Iraq and daring them to do something about it. There's enough Iranian catspaws' in Iraq that it might give the government pause. Mike

So. There have been a few reports today that Iran is seriously considering going after US bases in Kuwait. On the ground. Myself, I'm pretty sure this is yet another empty threat, for the following reasons: The Kuwaitis alone could make the Iranians wish they'd never left home. The US and the Gulf C...

...Here's a thought - I know, it's gonna sound crazy but it might just work - how about REFUEL CERTIFYING A PILOT BEFORE YOU TYPE CERTIFY THEM AND SEND THEM TO A LINE SQUADRON??????? We've already killed one kid this way, we almost lost a few more on this. Mike Sir, you can’t make sense here. This ...

...Here's a thought - I know, it's gonna sound crazy but it might just work - how about REFUEL CERTIFYING A PILOT BEFORE YOU TYPE CERTIFY THEM AND SEND THEM TO A LINE SQUADRON??????? We've already killed one kid this way, we almost lost a few more on this. Mike I think they were being type-certifie...

...Here's a thought - I know, it's gonna sound crazy but it might just work - how about REFUEL CERTIFYING A PILOT BEFORE YOU TYPE CERTIFY THEM AND SEND THEM TO A LINE SQUADRON???????

We've already killed one kid this way, we almost lost a few more on this.

Mike

I see to remember case where they needed some parts made for the F-22 and they went into the warehouse where they stored the tooling for that part. When they opened the box, no tooling was in. Nobody had any idea where it went. Jem, FWIW I've seen several posts over the last few days that state the...

...The Computer is always upgrading. The Computer is always developing. The Computer has infinite capability. map.jpg But before The Computer was The Map. And The Map never changes. Mike There is a guy that shows up to Totalcon in the Boston area every year with a flat screen TV for his table top. ...

....I'm going to say it was the original Ukranian war thread. That one was over 1K posts before we lost it.

Mike