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Tim the Tank Nut

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  1. it seems unusual to me that ISIS operatives were taken alive. In the past they always seemed ready to blow themselves up before capture. The notion that it is Ukrainian operatives seems absurd on its face. When the US intelligence community is in on the game then the intel is pretty open. They aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer. I wish that the US warning had been more forceful and even more wish that the Russians had listened. Please remember that they don't call it the "religion of peace" for nothing.
  2. it's about time you showed up... Vera on the left is insulted by the proximity of Greta on the right
  3. At one point they all worked. We had tank to tank on 3 of 5 units. Interphones always worked before deployment. No interphones means no go. Constantly tuning and replacement tubes. Even the crystals had become unreliable with age. We had plate degradation that limited the range but sometimes with enough babying they were really good. The receivers were more reliable than the transmitters. I used to know the tuning steps by heart. I don't any more. I could probably do it with the book. The stupidest shit would break at the worst times. Keep in mind the units were very old by the time we were using them. The dynamotors had to make the 600volts if you wanted to transmit at all. I loved it and hated it at the same time.
  4. the GOP is most assuredly not trying to force women to shower with biological males at sporting events, nor is the GOP on board with the whole Trans over Women movement. When you've lost JK Rowling you have really set an example of Left vs Left. The pedophile class is well on its way to being a protected class at the expense of biological women and every bit of that progress comes at the behest of the Democrat party. Dropping back to the Majority/Minority debate in the last Presidential election the deciding votes amongst millions and millions of votes cast came down to less than 100,00o votes (give or take). I'm not certain that the playing ground is as un level as you assume.
  5. WW2 radios were delicate and complicated. It requires a considerable amount of fiddling to get the best performance. Operating an SCR508 is not like a modern walkie talkie or CB radio. Good communication is a serious force multiplier, so the manpower investment was well worth it.
  6. the tyranny of the majority is a well understood concept in political thought. The idea that a majority can vote away the rights of others should scare even a simple mind. The United States is a representative republic.
  7. I'm not certain that making Senators elected was that substantial a difference in the long run. In any event there are numerous Republican governors who would presumably appoint Republican Senators. Can you imagine how upset some people would be? A brief thought experiment: Suppose a political party had the view that raw democracy by numbers was the way to go. Now ask yourself if that same party had the opportunity to open the borders and let anyone and everyone in to the nation. Now what would be the next step fpr said party? Now something more dire to think about: Connect the dots between the death of Mrs Chao and the abdication of the Senate Majority Leader.
  8. so Josh's answer is majority rules by simple weight of numbers. Direct democracy and one life equals one vote, no dissent. At least I can respect you for being honest enough to say what you think. I would offer that if that's really how you feel then perhaps some additional study of what the Founding Fathers discussed between the Articles of Conferderation and the ratifying of the Constitution may be in order. Are you familiar with the Federalist Papers?
  9. replying to Josh: you said "only recently has the Senate massively overrepresented Republicans". In what way has the method by which Senators are elected changed that make it an over-representation? I think what you really mean is that the Senate should have remained the domain of the Democrats as it used to be. These types of statements are why even the weary are slogging unenthusiastically towards Trump, because with the Left it's never enough. There is no stopping point.
  10. so you don't understand that the House of Representatives is a co-equal branch of Congress that is based on population or it's just politically inconvenient to notice? It's always the same with the Left, power and consequences be damned.
  11. that looks lovely I will enjoy reading it thank you
  12. Why the Allies Won by Richard Overy | Goodreads I found my copy of the book I had mentioned. Of course it's loaned out now...
  13. today's WSJ has a lengthy piece regarding China's efforts decouple from the US. The comments are interesting. I can't help but wonder what they think the end game is. After all, their tech is "Made in China". In the past it has been said that the Chinese can build quality but choose not to. I would say those are facts not in evidence. China Intensifies Push to ‘Delete America’ From Its Technology - WSJ
  14. what you are seeing is the run up to this election's COVID equivalent. China has an interest in keeping their puppet in charge.
  15. I know that sigh so very well. IDL is very easy to get though, at least through AAA
  16. I had a good friend that was a boy in Germany during the war. The stories he had to tell of family misfortune during the war were very bad. His dad was STGIII driver that didn't return from the East Front. How did Germany involve the women in what were essentially single parent homes for kids? The men were at the front as Germany used ages in combat that other countries didn't? I got the impression that the French factories working for Germany tended to over promise, over bill and under deliver on a regular basis. Not saying that I wouldn't do that too in their position... Another question would be did the foreign workers stay after the bombing campaign started?
  17. I think that the Soviet actions regarding moving the factories and the supply chains represent the most astonishing accomplishment. It's amazing what can be done when there is no other choice. The "Rosie" campaign had value because Soviet methods of encouragement wouldn't work here. In David Doyle's fantastic book on the CCKW there is a section about parts availability holding up truck production (axle assemblies from Pontiac, maybe?). It had something to do with union issues. However it was worked out (and I recall that it was) in Soviet Russia the union dissenter would be in the Gulag or at the front very quickly. I'd say that the Rosie campaign was worth the effort given that there weren't enemy armies on US soil that would help motivate people. I just assumed there was a Soviet equivalent even though they had the motive of being invaded. They did have propaganda for everything else. Another thought on WW2 wartime production is that the US made some really nice stuff. Basic components like starters and generators were top notch quality. The ORD 9 book for the CCKW is a masterful work. Cadillac's manual for the M5 Stuart (not the military book but the actual Cadillac manual) is just remarkable in its clarity and accuracy. There's always talk about Ford's lousy B24 bombers but they were building planes while they were building the factory. There's always teething problems.
  18. Recently the topic of the "Rosie the Riveter" marketing campaign came up. It got me to thinking about WW2 manufacturing. Someplace I have a really good book about it that I need to find and reread. It's on the VIP bookshelf at home I think. So here in the US we sent women into the factories and it was a great success and many planes and munitions were built. In Great Britain things were different because they were being bombed but they still generated a serious uptick in production. The Germans decided to send a portion of their workforce up the chimney and replaced the dead with notoriously reliable slave labor with expected results in quality and output, The one that stands out to me is the Soviet Union. Due to the German invasion the Soviets had to reposition their factories and replace the raw materials that were in occupied territories and still manufacture quite a lot of stuff. The Russians can be justly proud of their accomplishments. We have our "Rosie". What is the Russian equivalent? What stories does Russia tell about the great move? For Russia was the move considered a triumph (which it was) or because it was necessitated by military setbacks not so much?
  19. this thread deserved more airplay here than it got. I think some of what is happening with Gemini is an example of how things can go unexpectedly sideways. The danger of AI is what the governments will do with it.
  20. Joe says only if you vote for him. Otherwise, you aint!
  21. I look at what happened in Germany during WW2 and can't fathom the industrialization of murder on a national scale in what was a modern nation. I know it happened but how? Now I am living through such a time. Someday people will look back at us and say we were monsters. And they would be correct. What is happening to children is an evil that would have made Stalin pale. When Germany, China, and Russia decided to exterminate whole swaths of the population they didn't leave the children mutilated but alive to suffer the rest of their days. I wonder what is next?
  22. hmmph with inflation here in the US like it is that's only going to be about 53 Euros. Stop by my office and I'll cut you a check!! The latest headlines included a 3.9% jump excluding food and energy. The same energy that AI is so thirsty for...
  23. after reading several articles on current AI efforts like CoPilot and Claude I keep seeing references to how much more reporting is generated and what an increase in efficiency that represents. With regard to extra reports, who is reading all these AI generated reports? Are the end users able to distinguish the accurate from inaccurate results? "More" in data begs the question of signal to noise ratio. I do wonder if a person could use Microsoft AI to shut off efforts to change computer interface updates.
  24. Navalny is dead. Surely we are going to discuss it someplace.
  25. someone more capable than myself can post the pictures of Biden signing the blocking of the Keystone pipeline. I guess we can just look at maps regarding the Afghanistan debacle. If none of this is Biden then why so much effort to re-elect him? It's more of a confession that the entire Democrat party platform is built around doing things to "radically transform" the United States (into a 3rd world banana republic). Back to Harris for a moment, there seems to be some similarity between the Vice President and a prosecutor from Georgia but I can't quite place my finger on it.... Harris may not be as malleable as some in the DNC think.
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