Raithe Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarex Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 What about the Russians? "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Would be the same as the US, artillery. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Okay, it might be from a Daily Mail article but still.... Colourised photos of Russias WW2 female snipers "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Dagon Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I recognized Shanina. The site where her diary was posted removed it for some reason, but the internet never forgets: http://web.archive.org/web/20150914111609/http://iremember.ru:80/memoirs/snayperi/shanina-roza/ Might be a bit confusing if you have to rely on google translate, I thought they have a new algorithm but it apparently hasn't made it to Russian yet. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agiel Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 11:49 reminded me of some words that went as such: "What is left of the buildings is lying in what's left of the streets. There are no hospitals, there are no emergency rooms, there are no operating rooms, there are no blood banks, there are no intravenous fluids, there are no X-ray machines or diagnostic equipment. We are talking about a physician in the face of these injuries: skull fractures, spinal lesions, crushing injuries of the chest, third-degree burns, running around with a black bag. Medical care is a moderately complex human activity, and it is exactly this kind of moderately complex human activity that will be impossible after a nuclear attack, and will represent perhaps the greatest and most permanent damage. The meaning of survival for human beings is social, and it is the social fabric that will be so ruptured as to change human life for a very long time, if not permanently thereafter." Dr. H. Jack Geiger Quote “Political philosophers have often pointed out that in wartime, the citizen, the male citizen at least, loses one of his most basic rights, his right to life; and this has been true ever since the French Revolution and the invention of conscription, now an almost universally accepted principle. But these same philosophers have rarely noted that the citizen in question simultaneously loses another right, one just as basic and perhaps even more vital for his conception of himself as a civilized human being: the right not to kill.” -Jonathan Littell <<Les Bienveillantes>> Quote "The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so is the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete." -Rod Serling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agiel Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 F-35s on the Mach Loop: Quote “Political philosophers have often pointed out that in wartime, the citizen, the male citizen at least, loses one of his most basic rights, his right to life; and this has been true ever since the French Revolution and the invention of conscription, now an almost universally accepted principle. But these same philosophers have rarely noted that the citizen in question simultaneously loses another right, one just as basic and perhaps even more vital for his conception of himself as a civilized human being: the right not to kill.” -Jonathan Littell <<Les Bienveillantes>> Quote "The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so is the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete." -Rod Serling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leferd Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) am knowing it is gauche to post 2x in same thread, but the following link is also informational and half as long as our previous video link. ppps might be going a bit too far, eh? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSGwW5zfGTo for those wishing to hear mcmaster views regarding russia, we highly recommend the csis video/audio. HA! Good Fun! Reporting from the credible Eli Lake. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-08/washington-loves-general-mcmaster-but-trump-doesn-t Trump is livid with McMaster for undermining him. In his doghouse. Edited May 8, 2017 by Leferd "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Dagon Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Should've picked Bolton. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 am knowing it is gauche to post 2x in same thread, but the following link is also informational and half as long as our previous video link. ppps might be going a bit too far, eh? for those wishing to hear mcmaster views regarding russia, we highly recommend the csis video/audio. HA! Good Fun! Reporting from the credible Eli Lake. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-08/washington-loves-general-mcmaster-but-trump-doesn-t Trump is livid with McMaster for undermining him. In his doghouse. if trump had read the text and viewed the video in our links, he wouldn't have been surprised by mcmaster behavior. *shrug* is more than a few o' us who has wondered just how long mcmaster and mattis would remain part o' the trump administration as neither were likely to compromise principles to stay in favor with the chief executive. from the start, we didn't see a way for mcmaster and trump to coexist long term, but we were relieved an intelligent voice-o'-reason would be in the room if wh crises did arise. heck, fire mcmaster and perhaps get paul van riper to come outta retirement? would be a hoot. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agiel Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) David Frum remarked that in spite of his grave misgivings over the Trump administration he was leery of comparisons to Hitler since the American people have plenty of stops to get off on that train to outright totalitarian fascism. However a friend of mine opined: "The interesting thing will be seeing every poisonous ****wit in existence slinking towards the post if McMasters gets fired. I can't see a replacement fairing much better unless they're a total Goering." Edited May 8, 2017 by Agiel Quote “Political philosophers have often pointed out that in wartime, the citizen, the male citizen at least, loses one of his most basic rights, his right to life; and this has been true ever since the French Revolution and the invention of conscription, now an almost universally accepted principle. But these same philosophers have rarely noted that the citizen in question simultaneously loses another right, one just as basic and perhaps even more vital for his conception of himself as a civilized human being: the right not to kill.” -Jonathan Littell <<Les Bienveillantes>> Quote "The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so is the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete." -Rod Serling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Air Force's X-37B Space Plane Lands in Florida After Record-Breaking Secret Mission. 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Dagon Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 David Frum remarked that in spite of his grave misgivings over the Trump administration he was leery of comparisons to Hitler since the American people have plenty of stops to get off on that train to outright totalitarian fascism. However a friend of mine opined: "The interesting thing will be seeing every poisonous ****wit in existence slinking towards the post if McMasters gets fired. I can't see a replacement fairing much better unless they're a total Goering."Seems like you're exaggerating just a little bit. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 David Frum remarked that in spite of his grave misgivings over the Trump administration he was leery of comparisons to Hitler since the American people have plenty of stops to get off on that train to outright totalitarian fascism. However a friend of mine opined: "The interesting thing will be seeing every poisonous ****wit in existence slinking towards the post if McMasters gets fired. I can't see a replacement fairing much better unless they're a total Goering."Seems like you're exaggerating just a little bit. depends on what he means. fat hermann were smart and brave, but he were also a corporate opportunist who were more interested in advancing himself than doing what were best for the german people. heck, hermann actual blackmailed hitler at one point; were gonna release info regarding the hidden truth behind industrialist backing o' the nazi movement if hitler didn't support him in the 1928 elections. 'course hermann's reason for wanting political influence were so as to advance his own industrial interests. the hermann göring worksa would become one o' the largest holding companies in europe thanks to göring political connections. worse, the numerous military contracts hermann engineered for himself also tended to include kickbacks and bribes. on top o' his other shortcomings, göring's military expertise were woeful out-of-date. so, who were hermann göring? a former military leader most notable for ideological extremism and political opportunism? trump wants folks who is, first and foremost, loyal to him. in the future, trump is no doubt gonna want somebody with ideological leanings more in-line with his own. so yeah, we can see how somebody might see a göring copy as the most likely replacement. trump might find some out-o'-touch, old guard, general or admiral who is willing to take up an accursed wh position, but am thinking there is reason to be concerned as is tough to envision the qualified and ethical replacement who active pursues mcmaster's old post when a consensus The Guy were fired for telling his boss hard truth. HA! Good Fun! 1 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/11/digital-digital-donald-trump-tells-navy-use-goddamned-steam/ I think he may have spoken without having all of the information in front of himNeed t-shirts made of that. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agiel Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Quote “Political philosophers have often pointed out that in wartime, the citizen, the male citizen at least, loses one of his most basic rights, his right to life; and this has been true ever since the French Revolution and the invention of conscription, now an almost universally accepted principle. But these same philosophers have rarely noted that the citizen in question simultaneously loses another right, one just as basic and perhaps even more vital for his conception of himself as a civilized human being: the right not to kill.” -Jonathan Littell <<Les Bienveillantes>> Quote "The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so is the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete." -Rod Serling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 The U.S Will Attempt To Intercept An ICBM For The First Time Ever. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 (edited) The U.S Will Attempt To Intercept An ICBM For The First Time Ever. current scheme doesn't strike us as particular enlightened. sure, anti-icbm tech were considered counter-productive for much o' the cold war era, but the "hitting a bullet with a bullet" approach seems inherent flawed. heck, to make gifted glow, we suggest deploying swarms o' drones, carried in high altitude balloons, which could be released as needed to intercept icbms. one o' the more interesting approaches we recollect from the star wars defense era were small nukes studded with powerful x-ray lasers. the limits 'pon power o' lasers is the power source, and a fission reaction offers a considerable kick. high altitude explosion o' smallish nukes literal covered with x-ray lasers could intercept numerous incoming icbms. 'course limits 'pon atmospheric nuke testing understandable prevented meaningful development. drones. swarms o' kamikaze drones. HA! Good Fun! Edited May 30, 2017 by Gromnir 1 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I wonder if there would be enough atmosphere at that altitude for a propeller craft to function? "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 record is 80k ft, no? sounds good enough. http://dronecenter.bard.edu/high-altitude-drones/ HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 The U.S. Military Says It Successfully Shot Down An ICBM For The Very First Time. 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Video of the intercept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLSEKjhD91c "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Citing costs, US Air Force turns to SpaceX for its next spy plane launch. I wish the X-37 was loaded full of Rods from God but most likely its exactly as they say "operations development for reusable space vehicle technologies." "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agiel Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 A Cold War favourite of mine: 1 Quote “Political philosophers have often pointed out that in wartime, the citizen, the male citizen at least, loses one of his most basic rights, his right to life; and this has been true ever since the French Revolution and the invention of conscription, now an almost universally accepted principle. But these same philosophers have rarely noted that the citizen in question simultaneously loses another right, one just as basic and perhaps even more vital for his conception of himself as a civilized human being: the right not to kill.” -Jonathan Littell <<Les Bienveillantes>> Quote "The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so is the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete." -Rod Serling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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