Hoosier Homer is reading For God and Kaiser by Basset
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Why is the Typhoon sub not classified as a chubmarine
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Why is the Typhoon sub not classified as a chubmarine
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WHAT DESIGNATION ARE YOU ALLOWED TO STRIKE THE TERRORISTS UNDER HMMMMMM
December 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
WHAT DESIGNATION ARE YOU ALLOWED TO STRIKE THE TERRORISTS UNDER HMMMMMM
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I'm thinking of Jeff Bezos' adage that "your margin is my opportunity."
AWS operates at nearly 35%...
AWS operates at nearly 35%...
December 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I'm thinking of Jeff Bezos' adage that "your margin is my opportunity."
AWS operates at nearly 35%...
AWS operates at nearly 35%...
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As was written in the sacred text
(This book is v good)
(This book is v good)
December 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
As was written in the sacred text
(This book is v good)
(This book is v good)
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You've forgotten that the most important characteristic of an infantry rifle is to reinforce the decision makers' preconceived ideas about what engagements look like.
And then after a rifle is adopted that doesn't meet those expectations allow them to profit from trying to ruin it.
And then after a rifle is adopted that doesn't meet those expectations allow them to profit from trying to ruin it.
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
You've forgotten that the most important characteristic of an infantry rifle is to reinforce the decision makers' preconceived ideas about what engagements look like.
And then after a rifle is adopted that doesn't meet those expectations allow them to profit from trying to ruin it.
And then after a rifle is adopted that doesn't meet those expectations allow them to profit from trying to ruin it.
The thing is preexisting light infantry forces were more than capable of all this in 2011. The combined arms team of light infantry battalion 81/60mm mortars on tap 7.62mm machine guns , LAWs or SMAW on every patrol, like there was little we couldn't handle organically!
like the M7 just seems like it comes out of this school of thought where you need light infantry forces to do literally everything. they need to fight cqb, and beat long range machine guns, and apparently now also lightly armored vehicles--
December 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The thing is preexisting light infantry forces were more than capable of all this in 2011. The combined arms team of light infantry battalion 81/60mm mortars on tap 7.62mm machine guns , LAWs or SMAW on every patrol, like there was little we couldn't handle organically!
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60mm mortars are fun little guys and the best pure infantryman I ever knew - was at Anaconda, Ranger Instructor, Time Magazine’s Most Influential People, Baghdad a few years later, Afg again - took fire planning, logs, gunnery, and crew drills extremely seriously.
He wasn’t trying to do headshots.
He wasn’t trying to do headshots.
the actual milheads in the audience can correct me if i'm wrong, but it really does feel like the M7 project is a result of terminal GWOT brain. like ian says, if some guy opens up on you from 800m, the answer isn't the M7, the answer is combined arms
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqlK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqlK...
Why the M7 and 6.8x51mm are Bad Ideas: Welcome to my TED Talk
YouTube video by Forgotten Weapons
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
60mm mortars are fun little guys and the best pure infantryman I ever knew - was at Anaconda, Ranger Instructor, Time Magazine’s Most Influential People, Baghdad a few years later, Afg again - took fire planning, logs, gunnery, and crew drills extremely seriously.
He wasn’t trying to do headshots.
He wasn’t trying to do headshots.
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Our recitation of faith is that you say “I know” when someone says I love you,
you tear up a bit when you hear The Big Man’s solo on Jungleland,
you can quote 20 different Denzel lines from 9 different movies,
You reflexively hate the bully,
You won’t tolerate a liar,
& you believe in America.
you tear up a bit when you hear The Big Man’s solo on Jungleland,
you can quote 20 different Denzel lines from 9 different movies,
You reflexively hate the bully,
You won’t tolerate a liar,
& you believe in America.
all a bit esoteric and it's not exactly a messaging winner, but: america is a religion, and a proselytizing one. that's what being a creedal nation means. come to america, endorse the principles of the declaration and the constitution: congrats, you are an american.
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
December 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Our recitation of faith is that you say “I know” when someone says I love you,
you tear up a bit when you hear The Big Man’s solo on Jungleland,
you can quote 20 different Denzel lines from 9 different movies,
You reflexively hate the bully,
You won’t tolerate a liar,
& you believe in America.
you tear up a bit when you hear The Big Man’s solo on Jungleland,
you can quote 20 different Denzel lines from 9 different movies,
You reflexively hate the bully,
You won’t tolerate a liar,
& you believe in America.
I've been trying to put this idea into my own words for almost 20 years. I agree wholeheartedly with this.
We have always converted people to our system.
We have always converted people to our system.
all a bit esoteric and it's not exactly a messaging winner, but: america is a religion, and a proselytizing one. that's what being a creedal nation means. come to america, endorse the principles of the declaration and the constitution: congrats, you are an american.
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
December 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I've been trying to put this idea into my own words for almost 20 years. I agree wholeheartedly with this.
We have always converted people to our system.
We have always converted people to our system.
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america has our saints, our scriptures, our holy sites, even our pilgrimages. go to the national mall in dc and understand that, first and foremost, dc is a temple city, and the people there are making a pilgrimage to the holy tombs of the martyrs
December 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
america has our saints, our scriptures, our holy sites, even our pilgrimages. go to the national mall in dc and understand that, first and foremost, dc is a temple city, and the people there are making a pilgrimage to the holy tombs of the martyrs
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all a bit esoteric and it's not exactly a messaging winner, but: america is a religion, and a proselytizing one. that's what being a creedal nation means. come to america, endorse the principles of the declaration and the constitution: congrats, you are an american.
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
all a bit esoteric and it's not exactly a messaging winner, but: america is a religion, and a proselytizing one. that's what being a creedal nation means. come to america, endorse the principles of the declaration and the constitution: congrats, you are an american.
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
www.patreon.com/posts/109838...
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As a congregation: "That's right."
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As a congregation: "That's right."
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The year was 2006. "Temperature" by Sean Paul and "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield were on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. I was trying to survive high school.
And my breasts were enormous.
And my breasts were enormous.
An Open Letter to the Bra Store Clerk Who Gave My Enormous Breasts an Embarrassing Nickname When I Was Coming of Age
To the woman at the bra store who clocked me as a “Gerry” in reference to my G-cup breasts when I was coming of age, I’m certain you haven’t spared...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The year was 2006. "Temperature" by Sean Paul and "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield were on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. I was trying to survive high school.
And my breasts were enormous.
And my breasts were enormous.
Currently building an M103 tank and I think I've decided it's gonna need its own Dragon Wagon
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Currently building an M103 tank and I think I've decided it's gonna need its own Dragon Wagon
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No expert but I did deploy on a cruiser a couple times. RCS probably small. Not sure the targeting? If a second platform could provide guidance that would be neat (since that thing probably also rocks in the waves a lot). The US Navy is probably doing “ten times as expensive and works half as well.”
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
No expert but I did deploy on a cruiser a couple times. RCS probably small. Not sure the targeting? If a second platform could provide guidance that would be neat (since that thing probably also rocks in the waves a lot). The US Navy is probably doing “ten times as expensive and works half as well.”
Can any illuminate what the radar visibility of a platform like this might be? Also how are these missiles put on target? Is this something the US Navy is doing with its USV programs?
Magura V7 naval drone, developed by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, equipped with surface-to-air missiles.
It is able to operate in open waters for extended periods, lying in wait to ambush Russian combat aircraft and deliver sudden, unexpected strikes 👀
It is able to operate in open waters for extended periods, lying in wait to ambush Russian combat aircraft and deliver sudden, unexpected strikes 👀
December 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Can any illuminate what the radar visibility of a platform like this might be? Also how are these missiles put on target? Is this something the US Navy is doing with its USV programs?
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A Cynic's Guide to Defence Jargon
WMD: Words of Mass Confusion
crackingdefence.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Just like the Brits, we went all in on the German look after 1870. Phil Sheridan observed the Franco-Prussian War up close, traveling in the company of Bismarck. He witnessed many of the major battles, devoting something like 20% of his memoirs to them.
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Just like the Brits, we went all in on the German look after 1870. Phil Sheridan observed the Franco-Prussian War up close, traveling in the company of Bismarck. He witnessed many of the major battles, devoting something like 20% of his memoirs to them.
What's your favorite of this bunch?
There are several IMHO, these are some of my favs where every song is right and the entire album feels like a perfect music journey.
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
What's your favorite of this bunch?
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My next self-help title, available soon at your local book seller:
“Turkey Club Submarine Sandwich for the Soul”
“Turkey Club Submarine Sandwich for the Soul”
December 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My next self-help title, available soon at your local book seller:
“Turkey Club Submarine Sandwich for the Soul”
“Turkey Club Submarine Sandwich for the Soul”
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Very cool! Pre-Bridgeport style mills, and a bunch of not radically different from today lathes. I think Bridgeport style was ~1940s. I think NC (numerical control) came along about the same time, with CNC (or DNC, networked CNC) more or less the standard now.
20th Century America was built in machine shops just like this across the nation
December 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Very cool! Pre-Bridgeport style mills, and a bunch of not radically different from today lathes. I think Bridgeport style was ~1940s. I think NC (numerical control) came along about the same time, with CNC (or DNC, networked CNC) more or less the standard now.
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Bluesky bakers, help. I ate this heavenly “Apple Pancake” last week. I’m attempting to duplicate. I picked an internet recipe based on the closest photo, but, Lordy, was it a failure. The consistency isn’t German Pancake/Dutch Baby, but no quite a standard pancake.
December 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Bluesky bakers, help. I ate this heavenly “Apple Pancake” last week. I’m attempting to duplicate. I picked an internet recipe based on the closest photo, but, Lordy, was it a failure. The consistency isn’t German Pancake/Dutch Baby, but no quite a standard pancake.
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The arsenal went up in 1819 and was a major supplier of munitions for the North in the Civil War. Today, it's a mall with offices.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterto...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterto...
Watertown Arsenal - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The arsenal went up in 1819 and was a major supplier of munitions for the North in the Civil War. Today, it's a mall with offices.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterto...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterto...
Check out the mustaches on the Marine guard detachment for Watertown Arsenal 1895
December 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Check out the mustaches on the Marine guard detachment for Watertown Arsenal 1895