General Jack Ripper Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/03/16/russias-abandoned-space-shuttles-at-the-baikonur-cosmodrome-in-p/ It makes me sad to see amazing machines left to rust, with it's tremendous potential unfulfilled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 There's a certain graceful irony to it though.....I kinda like it (as a piece of art). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 On March 11, 2018 at 6:28 PM, John Kettler said: My doctor is a big advocate of vigourous exercise, but I'm not doing this one, for it's so kinetic it's exhausting to watch! If you find that a touch too strenuous, you might give this a try: Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) Ack! Multi-post screw up. Michael Edited March 13, 2018 by Michael Emrys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) Ignore Michael Edited March 13, 2018 by Michael Emrys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) Michael Edited March 13, 2018 by Michael Emrys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Love it Now to important business--what really gave rise to agriculture. Regards, John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I really don't know what to say about this one: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/16/romanian-court-tells-man-he-is-not-alive 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Am behind again, I see. Found this fascinating slideshow on the Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemming connection. Unfortunately, it's in PITA format and surrounded by all manner of extraneous junk. Even so, it's pretty good. http://www.directexpose.com/monticello-plantation-thomas-jefferson-mystery/ Regards, John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 On 3/16/2018 at 6:39 PM, Sgt.Squarehead said: I really don't know what to say about this one: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/16/romanian-court-tells-man-he-is-not-alive Talk about awkward! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 2 hours ago, General Jack Ripper said: Talk about awkward! I've always hated those key openers. In the first place, even when they work right they're slow as hell. Not nice when you are hungry and it's only a five minute break. And what's worse, usually I get about half way around the can and the strip starts slipping off the roll. Makes you want to find the inventor and make him eat all the keys, strips and all! Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) How about CIA games? Some work required. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/03/cias-in-house-board-games-can-now-be-yours-thanks-to-an-foia-request/ Love this! https://www.facebook.com/godzillafanatics/videos/10155223452233751/ Here is inspired madness. Michael Emrys, Kipper snacks used to come that way, as did SPAM and toothpaste. As a little boy I watched with fascination as Dad rolled up the top of the kipper snacks. These days, it's more like pull gradually and gingerly, hope it comes of cleanly and you don't wind up wearing the contents! Regards, John Kettler Edited April 15, 2018 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 This is amazing, not to mention unexpected.! Regards, John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Here's a stunning set of photos which juxtapose strong powerful black women (reimagined in period European gowns) against shocking imagery of the things being done to their people. The other twist is that the gowns are made of paper and were crafted and painted by the photographer herself! https://mymodernmet.com/fabiola-jean-louis-rewriting-history/ Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 18 hours ago, John Kettler said: These days, it's more like pull gradually and gingerly, hope it comes of cleanly and you don't wind up wearing the contents! Antique packaging could be frustrating and even dangerous at times, but a lot of the contemporary stuff is downright infuriating. Consumer Reports used to have a regular feature (they may still do but I no longer have a subscription) that they ran once a year called "The World Is My Oyster" in which subscribers would nominate the worst, frustrating to try to open packaging of the year. It gets really insane at times. Sometimes I wonder if it wasn't designed for the express albeit unannounced purpose of driving the buyer mad. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 This was pretty cool: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOS:96B2P Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 13 hours ago, General Jack Ripper said: This was pretty cool: It was cool. Thanks for sharing. It was interesting that they said multiple platoons formed a division which then formed a battalion. I guess they didn't use division to mean multiple regiments (or brigades). Or maybe they used division more than once in the TOE? +1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 4 hours ago, MOS:96B2P said: It was cool. Thanks for sharing. It was interesting that they said multiple platoons formed a division which then formed a battalion. I guess they didn't use division to mean multiple regiments (or brigades). Or maybe they used division more than once in the TOE? +1 The definition does seem to get moved around a lot depending on which service is using it. Or maybe, as you suggest, depending on era. In the USN, a division is usually half a squadron and is the smallest tactical unit I've come across. In the Air Force a Division was half a Flight (or sometimes appears to be interchangeable with Flight), but anyway a Division was two or more Elements, which was in turn a pair of Airplanes, a leader and his wingman. Confused yet? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOS:96B2P Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Michael Emrys said: Confused yet? A little ............... but that's normal . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 7 hours ago, MOS:96B2P said: A little ............... but that's normal . That's worth remembering. "Those who aren't worried are not fully aware of the situation." Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKommissar Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 21 hours ago, Michael Emrys said: The definition does seem to get moved around a lot depending on which service is using it. Or maybe, as you suggest, depending on era. In the USN, a division is usually half a squadron and is the smallest tactical unit I've come across. In the Air Force a Division was half a Flight (or sometimes appears to be interchangeable with Flight), but anyway a Division was two or more Elements, which was in turn a pair of Airplanes, a leader and his wingman. Confused yet? Michael If it confuses me, it will confuse the Hun! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 General Jack Ripper, Back when I was still doing my Soviet Threat Analyst thing, I got to see a satellite picture we thought was hilarious. Somehow, maybe ice, the An-225 special transport plane, with Buran atop it, skidded off the runway and went axles deep in the mud. Here's some great info on the Buran story.http://www.astronautix.com/b/buran.html Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 You don't see this every day: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 21 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: You don't see this every day: Jeez, where do you suppose they dug that antique up? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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