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Mini Chess Thread 02-24-2018
Grumpy Old Farts Playing Chess in Armenia
Pic Note Looks like a pleasant park to play chess on a Saturday afternoon, doesn't it? The chess set in the foreground looks like it's been used a few times. And the guy on the right looks like the grouchy old geezer who ran the D.A.'s office in the early Law & Order episodes. Anyway, it's from an article on chess in Armenia that CBD sent my way. Armenia has more grandmasters per capita than any other country.
Since 2011, all children in Armenia from six to eight years old have compulsory chess lessons. It's the first country in the world to include it on the national curriculum.Now if we could only replace Common Core math with chess, we might actually see an improvement in math scores. As always, the chess/dress thread is an open thread, so it is impossible to go OT in the comments.
Easier Problem - White To Play (Bain 36) Black's in a bad way: he's down material and he's in a bit of a jam on the back rank. How does White press his advantage and win? Hint: Be careful that the rook you capture is the correct one.
4r1k1/3Qrppp/3R4/8/8/6P1/5PKP/8 w - - 0 1
More Challenging Problem - Black To Play (WCSC 254)
The problem here is one I got out of one of my books, one by Fred Reinfeld, where you are given a position and told to find the best move for White (or, as in this case, Black). Oh, and also, this problems is in the "double attack" chapter, so the solution is going to take that form. Hint: Black wins a piece... or does he?
r6r/pN1bkppp/n3p3/4n3/8/P5P1/1P1BPP1P/1R2KB1R b K - 0 1
Elegant and delicate Hungarian ball gown c.1850. Look at the hanging fringe detail! https://t.co/pPuoibixbO #history #19thcentury #fashion pic.twitter.com/XUIeFrHRMx
— Ephemeral Elegance (@drapedinhistory) September 26, 2017
Traditional Korean dress, because Olympics:
5rk1/4Qppp/3R4/8/8/6P1/5PKP/8 w - - 0 2
3.Qxf8+ Kh7
4.Qxf7 Kh6
5.Rd6+ Kh7
6.Rg6 h4
7.Qxg7#
More Challenging Problem - Black To Play The problem here is one I got out of one of my books, one by Fred Reinfeld, where you are given a position and told to find the best move for White (or, as in this case, Black). Oh, and also, this problems is in the "double attack" chapter, so the solution is going to take that form.
r6r/pN1bkppp/n3p3/4n3/8/P5P1/1P1BPP1P/1R2KB1R b K - 0 1
2.Bc3! Bxh1
3.f3 Not 3.Bxe5 because of 3...Bxb7 and White really is down a piece. 3...f6
4.Kf2 The bishop on h1 is toast. 4...Rab8
5.e4 Rxb7 If 5.Na5 then 5...Rhc8! 6.Bxa6 Rb6
7.Be2 Bxf3
8.Bxf3 Nxf3
9.Kxf3 So after the dust settles, we see that White has won the exchange, but not a piece. White is up in material, but whether he can squeeze out a win, and how, is not obvious. This line appears to have been completely overlooked by Reinfeld. In fact, the solutions to pretty much every problem in this particular book of his break down when I run them through my chess app, which always finds a better continuation.
Hope to see you all next week!. ___________ Note: that cryptic line of letters and numbers you see underneath each board diagram is a representation of the position in what is known as "Forsyth-Edwards Notation", or F.E.N. It's actually readable by humans. Most computer applications nowadays can read FEN, so those of you who may want to study the position, you can copy the line of FEN and paste into your chess app and it should automatically recreate the position on its display board. Or, Windows users can just "triple click" on it and the entire line will be highlighted so you can copy and past it into your chess app. ___________ So that about wraps it up for this week. Chess thread tips, suggestions, bribes, rumors, threats, and insults may be sent to my yahoo address: OregonMuse little-a-in-a-circle yahoo dott com.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2018 04:53 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 24, 2018 04:56 PM (Tnhbr)
That's cause nobody can understand what They're sayin"
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 04:56 PM (B4vfZ)
Shit. I heard that on the BBC last night and I had something chess-related to contribute to the chess thread.
Shit.
*turns pockets inside out*
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 24, 2018 04:57 PM (fuK7c)
Posted by: hogmartin at February 24, 2018 04:58 PM (y87Qq)
The Asian girl in the second picture sure gets a lot of work.
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 04:58 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 04:58 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2018 04:59 PM (aC6Sd)
Insomniac - do you have any hobbies? If so, try to find people with the same interests. I used to do a lot of hiking and volunteered with a trail club doing trail maintenance. Met a bunch of people that way.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 04:50 PM (Sfs6o)
Swing dancing and Argentine tango were great for meeting people. You can socialize, dance, and it's only for a few to ten minutes and then you move on. Plus, there are plenty of events in most places.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 24, 2018 04:59 PM (Tnhbr)
So... Konami, legendary publisher of the classic game Contra, is NOT covering itself in glory lately. Their first Metal Gear game since their developer Kojima got the sack is a zombie game, 'Metal Gear Survive'.
And... it sucks. Not only does this game feature graphics from a decade ago and laughable AI from *two* decades ago, but they are actually selling save-game slots. For ten bucks.
EA gets lambasted [and rightly so] for selling extra help, for real money, to help win their games. Konami here is being even less subtle. We're getting to the point where you plonk down $60 to get a little ribbon in the box saying A WINNER IS YOU.
sources, both YouTube: Angry Joe (for their pay-to-win mechanic) and Jim Sterling (for how shite this game is).
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:00 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:00 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:01 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 24, 2018 05:01 PM (89T5c)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 05:02 PM (pvjTE)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:03 PM (8gDQu)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:03 PM (lwiT4)
The fembots in pic #3 are coming along nicely.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:01 PM (xJa6I)
You mean pic #4 ?
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:03 PM (lKyWE)
Don't mind paying for a game, but if I pony up the dough for it, I don't want to have to buy power ups or unlocks or anything.
Tell me how much the game is, I'll tell you if I want to play it.
*Grumbles at Tactical Monster Rumble Arena*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:03 PM (xJa6I)
The fembots in pic #3 are coming along nicely.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:01 PM (xJa6I)
You mean pic #4 ?
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:03 PM (lKyWE)
There's the Hungarian Ball Gown pic, then the three women in 50's garb and then the fembot pic, right?
Or is my ad blocker causing sonobi problems again?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:04 PM (xJa6I)
And, Go Norway!
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:05 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Miklos Molnar, the Merry Magyar at February 24, 2018 05:05 PM (zCyNd)
Justin Trudeau was wearing one of those dresses when he called up a Canadian olympian guy.
That guy really knows his PR.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:05 PM (8gDQu)
Swing dancing and Argentine tango were great for meeting people. You can socialize, dance, and it's only for a few to ten minutes and then you move on. Plus, there are plenty of events in most places.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 24, 2018 04:59 PM (Tnhbr)
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Ha! True story after we'd been dating for a couple of years I moved across town to be closer to WeaselWoman-in-Training. I was so single-mindedly fixated on WWiT I failed to really even notice the single young woman next door, who was a tango dancer, and in retrospect, smoking hot.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:05 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Fritz at February 24, 2018 05:05 PM (bJ0w+)
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 24, 2018 05:05 PM (EoRCO)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:06 PM (lwiT4)
Qxe7, Rxe7;
R-d8#
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2018 04:59 PM (aC6Sd)
++++
If your opponent wants to throw a wrench, Rf8.
I hate it when that guy won't play right.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 05:06 PM (pvjTE)
Does the woman in the sun dress have a widowed grandmother?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 05:07 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:04 PM (xJa6I)
I don't have the Hungarian pic
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:07 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:07 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: PhilDirt at February 24, 2018 05:07 PM (pw0qI)
I hate it when that guy won't play right.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 05:06 PM (pvjTE)
Still Rd8 ends it. Not immediately, but definitely.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:08 PM (8gDQu)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:08 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 24, 2018 05:09 PM (Pg+x7)
Posted by: PhilDirt at February 24, 2018 05:07 PM (pw0qI)
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Or tic-tac-toe.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:09 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:06 PM (lwiT4)
They also had tapeworms and corsets.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 24, 2018 05:10 PM (Tnhbr)
I did ?
Hey everybody ! I speak Armenian ?!
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:10 PM (B4vfZ)
metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/metal-gear-survive
The critics are rating it 61/100. If you trust them (spoiler: I don't).
They also mention that Konami didn't draw up any new assets for this game. I forgot. So this abomination is, literally, about as good as a $10 alpha you can get on Steam by some high school kid.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:11 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:00 PM
All your dollar belong to us.
Posted by: Game Publishers at February 24, 2018 05:11 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:08 PM (8gDQu)
++++
Black will move a pawn up to provide an escape for his king. I still tracked him down, but it took 11 moves. I suspect there is a more elegant solution.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 05:11 PM (pvjTE)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:08 PM (lwiT4)
I'm a straight guy. My knowledge of wimmin's fashions is limited. All I know is it looks nice but would look nice piled on the floor in front of my bed.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 24, 2018 05:11 PM (Tnhbr)
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2018 05:11 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 24, 2018 05:11 PM (QAjh1)
The Asian girl in the second picture sure gets a lot of work.
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 04:58 PM
Better define "work"
;-)
Posted by: Hands at February 24, 2018 05:12 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:12 PM (B4vfZ)
And who has a waistline like that? Didn't they have food back in 1850? Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:06 PM (lwiT4)
Peoples daily caloric intake was probably less than half of what the average is today
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:12 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: R. M. Nixon at February 24, 2018 05:12 PM (DMUuz)
That's because there is not a "Jane's All the World Dress Types" reference work for us guys. We're needing the help.
And because Colorado Alex In Exile started the sun dress thing. It's his fault.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 05:13 PM (hyuyC)
And of course, the little jelly bean. Her dress is cute, but she is cuter.
Posted by: professor disarray, gumdrop gorilla channel at February 24, 2018 05:13 PM (tnOuI)
The Asian girl in the second picture sure gets a lot of work.
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 04:58 PM
Better define "work"
;-)
Posted by: Hands at February 24, 2018 05:12 PM (EzdLW)
Or a price rate list
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:14 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 05:11 PM (pvjTE)
I don't think so. I think Qxe7 is it.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:14 PM (8gDQu)
I'm just gonna' hang around - make stupid jokes.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:14 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 24, 2018 05:09 PM (Pg+x7)
Because it had higher ratings?
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 05:14 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo
Selling save slots? Wow, that's about as low as you can go as a game company.
Posted by: Biergood at February 24, 2018 05:14 PM (57HKF)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 24, 2018 05:15 PM (JxYR+)
the guy on the right looks like the grouchy old geezer who ran the D.A.'s office in the early Law & Order episodes
**still chuckling at that line**
Posted by: Hands at February 24, 2018 05:15 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo
You know who else sells her slots for ten bucks...
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 24, 2018 05:15 PM (Tnhbr)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 24, 2018 05:11 PM (QAjh1)
If they really wanted to goose their ratings they'd show two hours of Winter Olympic wipeouts from their library.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:15 PM (8gDQu)
... Bc6
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:03 PM (8gDQu)
OK. And then... what?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:15 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 24, 2018 05:15 PM (JxYR+)
We really need a Who Just Bought an SR9 Thread.
Spoiler Alert ... This Guy.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:15 PM (fiGNd)
52 I got nothin' ... nothin' for the entire thread.
I'm just gonna' hang around - make stupid jokes.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:14 PM (fiGNd)
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Had your M1A out lately, amigo?
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:16 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:14 PM (8gDQu)
++++
That's not a solution. That's a first move.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 05:16 PM (pvjTE)
I'm just gonna' hang around - make stupid jokes.
Posted by: ScoggDog
Not in Armenian though, right ?
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:16 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 24, 2018 05:17 PM (JxYR+)
Posted by: Hands at February 24, 2018 05:17 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:15 PM (lYlRK)
Then take the knight, free, when white has to defend the rook.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:18 PM (8gDQu)
https://www.centives.net/S/2012/chess-introduces- a-cleavage-rule/
Posted by: Monk at February 24, 2018 05:18 PM (g4lFK)
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:16 PM (Sfs6o)
Weasel ... 'sup ?
I went to the Dark Side.
Hit the range today - and strayed from my Ruger GP100. Shot my old man's SR9c. First five shots - all in the nine ring - 25 feet.
I now own an SR9.
Oh ... and brought the Mini-14 for ScoggSon. He ate it up. I told him ... XBOX don't make a game for that shit, now do they ? Entire firing line cracked up.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:18 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: Off the reservation at February 24, 2018 05:18 PM (vWMNq)
Are those old farts Kardashians?
Posted by: Hands at February 24, 2018 05:17 PM (EzdLW)
No they're Armenians
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:18 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 05:11 PM (pvjTE)
You can actually force a checkmate in fewer moves. Whether it's more elegant is open to some interpretation.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:19 PM (lYlRK)
https://tinyurl.com/ydebu2uj
SFW but don't try to drink while reading
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 24, 2018 05:19 PM (12Ea6)
Posted by: PhilDirt at February 24, 2018 05:07 PM
This.
Posted by: R. M. Nixon
This is a dress thread, but she has a plain Republican cloth coat.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 24, 2018 05:19 PM (fuK7c)
That doesn't sound like an awful idea. But the screaming from the usuals would be deafening.
Posted by: t-bird at February 24, 2018 05:19 PM (XA9IT)
Two of the Koreans, too. Though that's a very tough barrier to penetrate, from what I've heard. An outrageous, deplorable persistence of traditional approaches, tribal hostility, and possibly murderous male relatives.
I'm sure there are exceptions and that it's improving, slowly - and of course americanized versions are a lot more approachable.
Can't really comment on the dress part. !!!!
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 05:19 PM (ETFzT)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (lwiT4)
It was basically a stunt to get outsiders' attention. At which, it worked:
youtube.com/watch?v=aSWx3LJI734
Good news tho': the developer has yanked Cards Unbound:
tinyurl.com/y9jmwloo
SORGING WITH POWOR! Anyway, now the reddit is happy again, so the fan artwork is good again.
(As an aside, Gravity Boom seems to be ripping off Jim Sterling's videos. Jim Sterling doesn't monetise his stuff via youTube so he doesn't seem to care much, as long as everyone knows the content is his.)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (/qEW2)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:18 PM (8gDQu)
You're missing a stronger continuation for White.
Honk if you want a hint.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (lYlRK)
My home is a place for repose and contemplation, it is not fodder for your social media voyeurism.
Posted by: Winston Churchill at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (fuK7c)
Posted by: CNN at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (Tyii7)
Anyway, I really love the idea of compulsory chess for the yoots in our public schools. That would really teach them all kinds of mental skills. Where do we go to start this movement, the local school board?
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 05:21 PM (2sCft)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:16 PM (B4vfZ)
We're waiting for Pixy to complete installation of the Armenian joke utility.
Posted by: Miklos Molnar, a non-Armenian at February 24, 2018 05:21 PM (zCyNd)
Posted by: Zombie Dick Nixon at February 24, 2018 05:21 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (QAjh1)
Posted by: t-bird at February 24, 2018 05:19 PM (XA9IT)
My problem is that I doubt it has much of a positive effect. More likely kids will be turned off because now chess is simply another thing that they had to learn in school.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (Tnhbr)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (EZebt)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 24, 2018 05:19 PM (12Ea6)
Aussie.
Sometimes you read a headline... and don't bother with the article because nothing could possibly make it better than it is.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (y87Qq)
When is the checkers thread?
Posted by: PhilDirt
My dog up and died. He up and died.
Posted by: Zombie Dick Nixon at February 24, 2018 05:21 PM (IqV8l)
And after 20 years, he still grieves.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: PhilDirt
My dog up and died. He up and died.
Posted by: Zombie Dick Nixon at February 24, 2018 05:21 PM (IqV8l)
But Checkers had threads. Respectable Republican cloth threads.
Posted by: Miklos Molnar, canine fashion observer at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (zCyNd)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 05:02 PM (pvjTE)
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You're wrong - that was taken early on election day, when she thought that Hillary was winning.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (/qEW2)
Posted by: mustbequantum at February 24, 2018 05:23 PM (MIKMs)
it's a sjw narrative instead of coverage of the actual 2018 olympics! and they wonder why their ratings are down?
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 24, 2018 05:23 PM (Pg+x7)
Posted by: t-bird at February 24, 2018 05:19 PM (XA9IT)
It sounds like a fantastic idea. I don't care much about what game you pick ... checkers, chess, seven-card, othello, whatever.
Playing games sharpens minds. Minds will gravitate to the types of games that they prefer. And that's ok.
Anything ... my God, ANYTHING ... that teaches Critical Thinking. And nothing teaches that better, my humble opinion, than hanging a set of rules, a win and a loss, and letting the little cherubs get after it.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:23 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:24 PM (lwiT4)
Okay thanks.
I'll just sit here and read War and Peace
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:24 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 05:16 PM (pvjTE)
It's a solution in my book. After that move, the win is easy and assured. What more do you want?
The Queen has to move somewhere, first. There's no getting around that. And there's no other half-decent move for the queen that I can see that makes any quicker mate available.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:24 PM (8gDQu)
Adorable little girl. Does she have a brother?
Posted by: Harry Reid, with "time" on his hands at February 24, 2018 05:24 PM (zCyNd)
Third appearance.
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (lKyWE)
I think she's actually Korean. And I've got more photos of her on my hard drive, just waiting to be used.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:24 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: Monk at February 24, 2018 05:24 PM (g4lFK)
68 Had your M1A out lately, amigo?
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:16 PM (Sfs6o)
Weasel ... 'sup ?
I went to the Dark Side.
Hit the range today - and strayed from my Ruger GP100. Shot my old man's SR9c. First five shots - all in the nine ring - 25 feet.
I now own an SR9.
Oh ... and brought the Mini-14 for ScoggSon. He ate it up. I told him ... XBOX don't make a game for that shit, now do they ? Entire firing line cracked up.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:18 PM (fiGNd)
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Hard to beat a day on the range and bringing home a new gun to boot!
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:25 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 24, 2018 05:25 PM (Pg+x7)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:25 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (lYlRK)
NEVER!!
I'd rather be crushed mercilessly than take a hint.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:25 PM (8gDQu)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:25 PM (xJa6I)
No one has told the little smiling girl about the patriarchy yet.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous
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You're wrong - that was taken early on election day, when she thought that Hillary was winning.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear
The "After" picture shows her with a scowl, a shaved head, tattoos and piercings.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (IqV8l)
I now own an SR9.
Oh ... and brought the Mini-14 for ScoggSon. He ate it up. I told him ... XBOX don't make a game for that shit, now do they ? Entire firing line cracked up.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:18 PM (fiGNd)
I love my GP100 and my Mini-14, too. I haven't had any range time for far to long.....
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (2sCft)
Posted by: Chubby Checker at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (zCyNd)
I think she's actually Korean. And I've got more photos of her on my hard drive, just waiting to be used.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:24 PM (lYlRK)
I think she gorgeous. She should have her own dress thread one day IMHO.
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (EZebt)
Nope, it's Armenia, city in the sky...
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (lYlRK)
And now you get why we gamers're so pissed off at triiiple aaaaa publishers selling these wins for money.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:27 PM (lwiT4)
But in perfectly illustrative contrast, right after the Soviet collapse Georgia dropped Russian language instruction - Armenia of course didn't think of such stupidity.
Language was of course the main weapon of Georgian nationalism in the Soviet era (along with corruption - think Georgia had the record for most republic party officials imprisoned/executed for $$$ corruption of any Soviet republic). So sort of predictable. Think Russian returned to the curriculum after a few years, though not sure it's compulsory/universal.
Love the compulsory chess instruction. Very Armenian. In the blood. Armenian Kasparyan (stage name, Kasparov) must be involved in this somehow.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 05:27 PM (ETFzT)
Posted by: Joe Cocker at February 24, 2018 05:28 PM (zCyNd)
Posted by: Mrs. JTB at February 24, 2018 05:28 PM (V+03K)
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (lKyWE)
I've thought about it, but decided I don't want to fire off all my ammo at once.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:28 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 24, 2018 05:28 PM (ks6bw)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 24, 2018 05:22 PM (EZebt)
Nope, it's Armenia, city in the sky...
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (lYlRK)
I thought that was Laputa?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:28 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:28 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:29 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (6FqZa)
Oh Yeah.
You ever tried Stellaris ? I've been looking at it. Would love to hear a review.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:29 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 24, 2018 05:29 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (IqV8l)
And she's only 2 feet tall...
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:29 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (lYlRK)
NEVER!!
I'd rather be crushed mercilessly than take a hint.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPai
Oh, c'mon, let's hear your goose impression......
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:31 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Mrs. JTB at February 24, 2018 05:28 PM (V+03K)
Me Too Grammie ... but sometimes - you gotta' reach down to your Wisconsin Nazi Roots - and just get Mad Dog Mean !!!
And maybe Invade Poland.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:31 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:31 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 05:31 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:31 PM (fiGNd)
====================
I would enjoy that.
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:31 PM (lwiT4)
Peter O'Toole channels Erroll Flynn in the early days of TV. Great comedy.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 24, 2018 05:32 PM (pV/54)
Posted by: t-bird at February 24, 2018 05:32 PM (YloZ9)
youtube.com/watch?v=kA4wsUnRibI
I humbly suggest to Donald Trump that this concedes the point to the Left, that not only are guns bad but that thinking about guns are bad.
This was an owngoal by President Twitter Happy.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:32 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:29 PM (xJa6I)
Thanks, I'm seeing a new physical therapist, one who specialize in "orthopedic" type injuries (previous therapist was more "neuro", like for stroke victims) and he's got me doing some new exercises. Mrs. Muse tells me that the external rotation has gotten a bit better so we'll keep at it.
It's just so sllllloooooowwww...
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:33 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 24, 2018 05:29 PM (IqV8l)
"Nixon reportedly kept a drawer full of dog biscuits in his desk."
So did Barky, but for other reasons.
Posted by: Miklos, just Miklos at February 24, 2018 05:33 PM (zCyNd)
Nope, it's Armenia, city in the sky...
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker
Who?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 24, 2018 05:33 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:31 PM (fiGNd)
====================
I would enjoy that.
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:31 PM (lwiT4)
Oh, I'm afraid to look. What is that evil Trump > Hitler up to now???
Posted by: Never Trumper
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 05:33 PM (2sCft)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:31 PM (lwiT4)
*Elbows grammie in ribs*
You're a good sport. I like you quite a bit.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:33 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:33 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: t-bird at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM (YloZ9)
If your opponent wants to throw a wrench, Rf8.
I hate it when that guy won't play right.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 05:06 PM (pvjTE)
In that case,
2. Rd8 h6
3. Qxf8+ Kh7
4. Qh8+ Kg6
The king can run, but he'll only die tired.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM (sdi6R)
Yerevan like many Soviet republic capitals not touched by WWII is not entirely charmless. Tblisi's got more historic architecture.
My time in Armenia was when electricity was a rarity, meaning water was too. And in winter - the climate of Denver, CO - no heat was interesting.
Was kind of cool walking at night through a blacked out city, though.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM (ETFzT)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:26 PM (6FqZa)
Oh Yeah.
You ever tried Stellaris ? I've been looking at it. Would love to hear a review.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:29 PM (fiGNd)
I have Stellaris. It's good. Big learning curve.
I swear all those Pardox games (like Hearts of Iron) make you play and lose for a good 80 hours before you get good at the game.
I mostly play vanilla without any paid DLC.
Fun stuff, make sure you grab any usable territory and keep your defenses up. The AI will sometimes wreck you hard.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (lwiT4
No, it's not.
Posted by: Dr. House at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM (NL6wI)
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:33 PM (fiGNd)
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Same here, to you ScoggDog.
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 24, 2018 05:32 PM (pV/54)
MFY is an oft-overlooked gem. And that guy who plays the stand-in for Sid Caesar is hilarious.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: Zombie Bo at February 24, 2018 05:35 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (lYlRK)
Hmmm ... I don't see it. I'm sure off the reservation will get it pretty soon, but I'll keep on looking.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:35 PM (8gDQu)
Posted by: Dr. House at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM (NL6wI)
===================
Wasn't there an episode where it really WAS Lupus?
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:35 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:35 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: ScoggDog
I have this on my Steam wish list. It looks great.
Posted by: Biergood at February 24, 2018 05:36 PM (57HKF)
He himself will appear dressed variously as a shogun, a ninja, and a samurai Hello Kitty.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 24, 2018 05:36 PM (/qEW2)
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Yeah, where did those dogs go to? PETA?
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:36 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader Global Rethinker
Who?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 24, 2018 05:33 PM (IqV8l)
Nice catch.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:36 PM (lYlRK)
I humbly suggest to Donald Trump that this concedes the point to the Left, that not only are guns bad but that thinking about guns are bad.
I view it the opposite.Why should the NRA take all the heat everytime some teenage psycho decides to shoot up a school. Hollywood and video game makers should feel a little of the heat themselves.
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:36 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 05:36 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:29 PM (xJa6I)
Thanks, I'm seeing a new physical therapist, one who specialize in "orthopedic" type injuries (previous therapist was more "neuro", like for stroke victims) and he's got me doing some new exercises. Mrs. Muse tells me that the external rotation has gotten a bit better so we'll keep at it.
It's just so sllllloooooowwww...
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:33 PM (lYlRK)
Glad it's going the right way.
You're on the prayer list, so I...um...pray now and then for ya.
Which feels weird to say out loud, so to speak.
But anyway, glad you're healing. You do a lot for us here when Ace is away, you and the other coblogs.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:37 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:35 PM (lwiT4)
It was me in several episodes. Different show, though.
Posted by: Peter Lupus at February 24, 2018 05:37 PM (zCyNd)
He himself will appear dressed variously as a shogun, a ninja, and a samurai Hello Kitty.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 24, 2018 05:36 PM (/qEW2)
He should go as Godzilla.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 24, 2018 05:37 PM (SiINZ)
Posted by: Zombie Bo at February 24, 2018 05:37 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:28 PM
C'mon OM, you can
Explode into space
Like a true nature's child
You were born,
Born to be Wild!
Posted by: Steppen3Wolves Howling at the Moon at February 24, 2018 05:38 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 24, 2018 05:20 PM (/qEW2)
I wonder if she wants that red door painted black.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:38 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 05:38 PM (1F6Sr)
From what I've observed, Armenians have a worldwide diaspora, a strong network of ethnic connections, a value on work and education, a practical attitude to finding what success takes, and a history of being genocide victims.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 24, 2018 05:38 PM (fuK7c)
youtube.com/watch?v=ROlLSbFSpR4
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:39 PM (6FqZa)
I'm clueless ... and last week, I was just wrong. Still trying though.
Posted by: Off the reservation at February 24, 2018 05:40 PM (vWMNq)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM (xJa6I)
Mark ... 'sup ?
I friggin' LOVE HOI IV. I like the "inefficiencies" that go with drawing a front, setting the Generals off, and trying to supply all that shit.
Looking forward very much to the next expansion.
Digging the Division Designer as well. Hate the "Death Stack" they've made with the Navy, however.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:40 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:40 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:41 PM (Sfs6o)
youtube.com/watch?v=kA4wsUnRibI
I humbly suggest to Donald Trump that this concedes the point to the Left, that not only are guns bad but that thinking about guns are bad.
This was an owngoal by President Twitter Happy.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:32 PM (6FqZa)
*types*
*deletes*
Pulls out the old PS3 to play.
Posted by: Monk at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (g4lFK)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (pV/54)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (1F6Sr)
Still working ...
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (8gDQu)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM (xJa6I)
Mark ... 'sup ?
I friggin' LOVE HOI IV. I like the "inefficiencies" that go with drawing a front, setting the Generals off, and trying to supply all that shit.
Looking forward very much to the next expansion.
Digging the Division Designer as well. Hate the "Death Stack" they've made with the Navy, however.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:40 PM (fiGNd)
Hey man.
I love HOI4 too. Naval bombers are OP. But I love trying to win as Italy. I have trouble will all the Micro that comes with the US though.
2x arty
1x tank destroyer
rest Infantry works well for infantry divisions. I prefer Mountain for Italy.
And a few airborn divisions make some good early moves.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (fuK7c)
Aw ... grammie. Thanks. Thanks a bunch.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (fiGNd)
youtube.com/watch?v=Qp_yk7m5Vco
As a defence, this is what all devs were doing in the early 2000s, not least EA: SafeDisc / SecDrv.sys. Until Microsoft got fed up trying to work around this trojan and simply blocked it.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:43 PM (6FqZa)
MFY is an oft-overlooked gem. And that guy who plays the stand-in for Sid Caesar is hilarious.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:34 PM
Joseph Bologna. O'Toole steals the show, but Bologna was very good.
Posted by: Hands at February 24, 2018 05:43 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:43 PM (B4vfZ)
====================
Well that's not good.
Posted by: grammie winger - at February 24, 2018 05:40 PM (lwiT4)
You get used to it.
Posted by: The Juice at February 24, 2018 05:43 PM (8gDQu)
Pixy sent me a trail pack of umlauts, just wanted to try one out.
Posted by: Miklos Molnar at February 24, 2018 05:44 PM (zCyNd)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (pV/54)
Maybe all of these SJW companies that are cutting ties with the NRA should do the same with Broward County since they were the big farks up involved.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 24, 2018 05:45 PM (SiINZ)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 24, 2018 05:45 PM (jF/Gb)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 05:45 PM (1F6Sr)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 24, 2018 05:09 PM (Pg+x7)
Ummmmmm...No.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 24, 2018 05:45 PM (EoRCO)
Posted by: OregonMuse,
Reminds me of the George Carlin riff......
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:45 PM (B4vfZ)
I humbly suggest to Donald Trump that this concedes the point to the Left, that not only are guns bad but that thinking about guns are bad.
I view it the opposite.Why should the NRA take all the heat everytime some teenage psycho decides to shoot up a school. Hollywood and video game makers should feel a little of the heat themselves.
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at February 24, 2018 05:36 PM (lKyWE)
Taxing games is not the way to go. Maybe enforcing the laws on what games can be bought and played by certain age groups and holding the parents and adults accountable. Like buying booze for underage kids.
Posted by: Monk at February 24, 2018 05:46 PM (g4lFK)
Not so great after eating a bunch. The flavor is a little much.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:41 PM (Sfs6o)
I tend to prefer the "original flavor" of any chip snack.
Speaking of which, I bought a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos in the store this week. Didn't there used to be an unflavored version, or am I imagining things?
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 05:46 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 24, 2018 05:46 PM (jF/Gb)
With coupons to Dunkin Donuts!
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:46 PM (6FqZa)
He himself will appear dressed variously as a shogun, a ninja, and a samurai Hello Kitty.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 24, 2018 05:36 PM (/qEW2)
He should go as Godzilla.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 24, 2018 05:37 PM (SiINZ)
You left out Sumo wrestler.
Is there nobody who could help this brain damaged child with protocol?
I had the same question with Obama.
Maybe the problem is that both of these doofi are under the impression they're smart.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 05:47 PM (5fRCd)
Had an Armenian Iranian cab driver once, going to Dulles for a work trip. Once he found out where I was going, we had a great conversation.
Local liquor store owner is Iraqi Armenian, from Baghdad. We always discuss Mid-East developments when I'm there - other customers look on in complete bafflement, of course, being hamsters instead of citizens, as in most of today's America.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 05:47 PM (ETFzT)
Country music fans = ok.
plus the left is getting pretty desperate for something to run on...
Posted by: Anon a mouse at February 24, 2018 05:47 PM (7LY+6)
Didn't there used to be an unflavored version, or am I imagining things?
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 05:46 P
There's probably still an unflavored version at Whole Foods.
Posted by: Hands at February 24, 2018 05:48 PM (EzdLW)
How doe HOI IV compare with HOI II? My computer is so old I can't upgrade, and rarely find the time to play. But I did a lot with HOI II.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 05:48 PM (hyuyC)
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Agreed. WeaselWoman, on the other hand, absolutely loves it when new flavors are introduced.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:49 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (1F6Sr)
That's what I'd guess, too.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:49 PM (lYlRK)
1x tank destroyer
rest Infantry works well for infantry divisions. I prefer Mountain for Italy.
Nice ... 20 width ... I do it similar, but different ...
3 x Mountain
4 x Infantry
2 x Arty
Support Company for AT.
But I could see dropping a Mountain for a Heavy AT.
Cool.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:50 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (pV/54)
That's the $64,000 question. Vegas had more than 3x the death toll of Parkland, and crickets.
At this point you have to be retarded not to be a conspiracy theorist.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 05:50 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: civil truth at February 24, 2018 05:50 PM (t3LBb)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 24, 2018 05:50 PM (NWiLs)
https://tinyurl.com/y8d4fvgw
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 24, 2018 05:50 PM (fA1SL)
How doe HOI IV compare with HOI II? My computer is so old I can't upgrade, and rarely find the time to play. But I did a lot with HOI II.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 05:48 PM (hyuyC)
The HOI games change a lot from version to version.
They got rid of the distinction between oil and fuel, you just need oil. Lots of little stuff.
It shouldn't take a ton of horsepower to run HOI 4. Are you on Win 7?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:50 PM (xJa6I)
Don't think so. They were a West coast thing when I was a much younger mouse...
Posted by: Anon a mouse at February 24, 2018 05:51 PM (7LY+6)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 24, 2018 05:42 PM (pV/54)
Opoid crisis is caused by cheap Chinese fentanyl being shipped into the USA and Mexico where it is used to make counterfeit opioid pills.
If they allowed doctors to treat intractable pain correctly and not criminalize people who need the medication and take the boot off the doctors things would get better. Also build the wall and punish countries like China and others for making and smuggling in massive amounts of Fentanyl.
Posted by: Monk at February 24, 2018 05:51 PM (g4lFK)
Not so great after eating a bunch. The flavor is a little much.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:41 PM (Sfs6o)
+++
I don't know, but I'm kind of reaching a stage in my life where I don't want to consume foods that leave my fingers covered in some strange colored dust that I have to awkwardly lick off like some kind of retarded child....
It means I'm reconsidering some of my favorites, Taco Flavored Doritos, Crunchy Cheetos, Chicken in a Biscuit crackers. Sad!
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 05:51 PM (2sCft)
Not so great after eating a bunch. The flavor is a little much.
Posted by: Weasel
That's okay, I wasn't gonna run out and buy a bag.
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:52 PM (B4vfZ)
A game like that gets M because it is fucking scary, and because there's violence. But no fan of that game is going to be inspired to go kill some schoolkids.
I really don't think the games are the problem.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:52 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: civil truth at February 24, 2018 05:52 PM (t3LBb)
1x tank destroyer
rest Infantry works well for infantry divisions. I prefer Mountain for Italy.
Nice ... 20 width ... I do it similar, but different ...
3 x Mountain
4 x Infantry
2 x Arty
Support Company for AT.
But I could see dropping a Mountain for a Heavy AT.
Cool.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 05:50 PM (fiGNd)
Interesting.
Is there a benefit in mixing infantry types?
Most of my support company slots are used up hospitals, recon, engineers and radio.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:52 PM (xJa6I)
Richard Spencer.
It's like clockwork with the Marxists.
Posted by: Monk at February 24, 2018 05:53 PM (g4lFK)
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I will say that bacon flavored Ritz crackers are damn good!
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:53 PM (Sfs6o)
Saw that and there is almost a mate with black's white bishop it white cooperates ... so I'm looking for forcing moves for Black.
Posted by: Off the reservation at February 24, 2018 05:53 PM (vWMNq)
Our daily news focus is a tale told by an idiot.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 24, 2018 05:53 PM (pV/54)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 05:53 PM (1F6Sr)
Don't think so. They were a West coast thing when I was a much younger mouse...
Posted by: Anon a mouse at February 24, 2018 05:51 PM (7LY+6)
Isn't there a plain version meant for dipping?
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 05:53 PM (5fRCd)
Is there nobody who could help this brain damaged child with protocol?
I had the same question with Obama.
Maybe the problem is that both of these doofi are under the impression they're smart.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 05:47 PM (5fRCd)
He should wear "samurai armor" or whatever that stuff is called, looks like bamboo slats, which makes the guy looks like he's wearing a set of window blinds. Yes, I'm culturally ignorant.
Trudeau should totally wear that. He'd really impress the locals. While he's at it, he should stop by Fiji Island and distribute trinkets to the natives.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:54 PM (lYlRK)
Now I'm beginning to question my sanity.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 05:54 PM (sdi6R)
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I will say that bacon flavored Ritz crackers are damn good!
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:53 PM (Sfs6o)
I've heard nothin' tastes better than tits on a Ritz. Now with Bacon!!
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 05:54 PM (2sCft)
... Bc6
Rb8 Bd5
Rf8 Rhg1
Nh4 Rae1
... I'm just flailing, here.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:54 PM (8gDQu)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:55 PM (B4vfZ)
youtube.com/watch?v=ROlLSbFSpR4
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:39 PM (6FqZa)
So, it sounds like the developers are a bunch of pajama boys who couldn't keep the dev team focused, and make hard decisions about what to keep in versus what to leave out.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 24, 2018 05:55 PM (Tnhbr)
Looking forward to My Favorite Year, starting now.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:55 PM (xJa6I)
We bought the rights, so the Olympics are OURS and you can't have them!
Posted by: NBC at February 24, 2018 05:56 PM (ZM6hc)
Doritos have always been corn chips with orange cancer powder.
Plain versions are called Tostitos, or corn chips, or whatever.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 24, 2018 05:56 PM (fuK7c)
sorry to interrupt, but can someone explain why on the last saturday of coverage of the 2018 winter olympics, nbc is broadcasting a program on the 1988 calgary winter olympics?
Posted by: musical jolly chimp
Maybe they figured more people would watch that.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 24, 2018 05:56 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Anon a mouse at February 24, 2018 05:56 PM (7LY+6)
On the other hand........
++++
Doesn't sound quite Kosher to me.
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 05:56 PM (2sCft)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:54 PM (lYlRK)
He could bring the traditional gift of bottled water, which was invented there.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 24, 2018 05:56 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2018 05:56 PM (aC6Sd)
youtube.com/watch?v=ROlLSbFSpR4
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:39 PM (6FqZa)
So, it sounds like the developers are a bunch of pajama boys who couldn't keep the dev team focused, and make hard decisions about what to keep in versus what to leave out.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 24, 2018 05:55 PM (Tnhbr)
I'm one of those suckers who backed this...
And yeah, failure at high level, story of almost every software company I've worked at.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (Sfs6o)
Now I'm beginning to question my sanity.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 05:54 PM (sdi6R)
You're probably just thinking of Tostitos, which came in plain corn chips.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (8gDQu)
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 05:51 PM (2sCft)
I've been eating Doritos for 30 years and I'm surprised they haven't found a way to keep that orange shit from coming off and adhering to fingers.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Anon a mouse at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (7LY+6)
1. QxR(e7) either winning Rook or mate in 2
Problem #2
1. ... Bc3 attacking both Knight Rook winning Knight or exchange
Posted by: I'm the Honey Badger, BITCH! at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (1bnL3)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
OK
Close your eyes
Your a male goose
There's a female goose
And she stands up
And she starts walking.....
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:58 PM (B4vfZ)
Carr's water crackers. Saltines get in the way. You want to let the oyters shine.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 24, 2018 05:58 PM (fuK7c)
Well .... this feels pretty retarded but ...
You are mixing up a/h 1/8. You mean Na5 (and you meant Nf3+ above instead of Nc6+). But I think you are on to something.
Posted by: Off the reservation at February 24, 2018 05:58 PM (vWMNq)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 24, 2018 05:58 PM (pV/54)
Posted by: REDACTED at February 24, 2018 05:59 PM (VWsDy)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (lYlRK)
Imagine what that orange dust and strong black coffee are doing to the color our our bowels.... Sad!
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 05:59 PM (2sCft)
Just sayin'
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 24, 2018 05:59 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: RI Red - well-red at February 24, 2018 05:59 PM (QjpM/)
Kinda' splits the difference between Infantry and Mountain - little bit better in rough terrain, little bit better morale, little bit lower HP, little bit more cost.
Seems to work when I play Italy ... but I'm no expert.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 06:00 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 24, 2018 06:00 PM (fA1SL)
I have an Imac. I guess I want divisional symbols and no tactical minuatures on a strategic . operational game. And the HOI navy stuff mostly blows.
Finally, I organize, organize, position, and except for maybe 1 year game time of fun play time, it's all too easy against the AI. Like I'll hold Germany out of WWII until 1945, let the Allies build up a massive force, then outmaneuver them all.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 06:00 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 05:59 PM (2sCft)
That's why you spring for the clearcoat.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 24, 2018 06:00 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 06:00 PM (8gDQu)
On the other hand........
++++
Doesn't sound quite Kosher to me.
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 05:56 PM (2sCft)
Please don't hate me for asking but an observant Jew eat bacon flavored junk food, which doesn't actually include bacon?
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 06:00 PM (5fRCd)
https://tinyurl.com/y8d4fvgw
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 24, 2018 05:50 PM (fA1SL)
People are wising up and waking up.
For me the point of no return was David Wheeler getting caught playing two parts in Sandy Hook. He is an actor who played a grieving dad and the sloppy Swat team member.. Somebody caught this bozo carrying his rifle around by the clip and pointing it at people and dragging the strap on the ground, which on the news on multiple outlets. And it all falls appart from there.
3 minute clip very related.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1G8LoUk-bf8
Posted by: Monk at February 24, 2018 06:00 PM (g4lFK)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 24, 2018 05:58 PM (fuK7c)
+++
I know I want to let my oysters shine!
Posted by: Hope Solo
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 06:00 PM (2sCft)
Those are just tortilla chips. I think Doritos have always been addictive as all get-out.
Posted by: t-bird at February 24, 2018 06:01 PM (XA9IT)
Whoops. Thought you said ... Shep!
Posted by: Anon a mouse at February 24, 2018 06:01 PM (7LY+6)
Band aids ?
Rubber gloves ?
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:01 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2018 05:56 PM (aC6Sd)
And to this day, we know next to nothing about the Vegas shooting, or the shooter. Everyone's clammed right up, and the crack reporters of the MSM are busy inventing Russian connections to Trump. I wonder why?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:01 PM (lYlRK)
I've had reasonable satisfaction watching the live feeds. Nordic skiing events in particular have been great. The men's 50K (marathon) yesterday was classic (no pun intended, it was classic style - they alternate styles every Olympics).
Only whine is that there aren't *enough* event live feeds. I wanted to see more speed skating.
Tastes vary and most here have little interest in winter sports, but I have completely avoided the NBC broadcast horrors people talk about (have seen maybe 5 minutes of that product) - and the ski jump and nordic skiing commentators were fine. Hockey guys had just the expected boring NHL-focus, and were semi-insightful as to what was going on, but no political idiocy.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 06:01 PM (ETFzT)
I've thought about it, but decided I don't want to fire off all my ammo at once.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:28 PM (lYlRK)
Phrasing
Posted by: Soona at February 24, 2018 06:02 PM (aY2X+)
Just sayin'
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 24, 2018 05:59 PM (DMUuz)
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Heh - you know, I had kind of forgotten that! I'm sure WD hasn't though.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:02 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (5fRCd)
I get that A LOT
Posted by: CANKLES SCHMUNDIE at February 24, 2018 06:02 PM (VWsDy)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 24, 2018 06:02 PM (fA1SL)
Close your eyes
Your a male goose
There's a female goose
And she stands up
And she starts walking.....
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 05:58 PM (B4vfZ)
FFFRREEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDOOOMMMMMM!!!!!
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 06:03 PM (8gDQu)
Band aids ?
Rubber gloves ?
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:01 PM (B4vfZ
Little bowls of water?
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 06:03 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Under Fire at February 24, 2018 06:03 PM (r9UYA)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 06:04 PM (1F6Sr)
Posted by: Pink Droid at February 24, 2018 06:04 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 24, 2018 06:04 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (5fRCd)
I get that A LOT
Posted by: CANKLES SCHMUNDIE at February 24, 2018 06:02 PM (VWsDy)
I just threw up in my mouth.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 06:04 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: I'm the Honey Badger, BITCH! at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (1bnL3)
1...Bc6 is a start. Now find White's strongest continuation.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:05 PM (lYlRK)
You're probably just thinking of Tostitos, which came in plain corn chips.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (8gDQu)
I could swear there used to be unflavored Doritos! I feel like I'm a Twilight Zone episode where I'm the only one who remembers them.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:05 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:05 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: REDACTED at February 24, 2018 06:05 PM (VWsDy)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 06:00 PM (5fRCd)
Yeah. Bacon Salt is certified kosher.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 24, 2018 06:06 PM (y87Qq)
It's just so sllllloooooowwww...
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:33 PM (lYlRK)
++++
Are you able to make a daily measure of your status? I think it helps if you can see a quantifiable measure of your progress, even if it is slow. If you have a number, even something small that comes out to say 1% improvement per week, you can still have some kind of idea how long the road is.
If you don't have a definitive measure, combined with slow progress, it seems like you are stuck in sort of the same place forever.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 24, 2018 06:06 PM (pvjTE)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 24, 2018 06:06 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:07 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 24, 2018 05:58 PM (fuK7c)
+++
Huh? Good to know the Glock mags can be expensive. But I do luv me those extended 22 round mags for my G22!!
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 24, 2018 06:07 PM (2sCft)
He himself will appear dressed variously as a shogun, a ninja, and a samurai Hello Kitty.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 24, 2018 05:36 PM (/qEW2)
I hear the Enola Gay is a popular costume over there. And if they tell him it's gay gay he might fall for it
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 24, 2018 06:07 PM (SiINZ)
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Now that you mention it, I sort of recall that too. Before all the super-nachoey business.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:07 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (5fRCd)
I get that A LOT
Posted by: CANKLES SCHMUNDIE at February 24, 2018 06:02 PM (VWsDy)
I just threw up in my mouth.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018
See above
Posted by: CANKLES SCHMUNDIE at February 24, 2018 06:07 PM (VWsDy)
I've thought about it, but decided I don't want to fire off all my ammo at once.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 05:28 PM (lYlRK)
Phrasing
Posted by: Soona at February 24, 2018 06:02 PM (aY2X+)
You're lucky I deleted my original, which used the phrase "blowing my wad."
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:07 PM (lYlRK)
I have an Imac. I guess I want divisional symbols and no tactical minuatures on a strategic . operational game. And the HOI navy stuff mostly blows.
Finally, I organize, organize, position, and except for maybe 1 year game time of fun play time, it's all too easy against the AI. Like I'll hold Germany out of WWII until 1945, let the Allies build up a massive force, then outmaneuver them all.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 06:00 PM (hyuyC)
The AI does make some elementary mistakes.
I like to go to war early, before Russia gets over the effect of the Great Purge.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 06:08 PM (xJa6I)
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Don't feel bad.
Posted by: The Berenstain Bears at February 24, 2018 06:08 PM (RFYR/)
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:05 PM (sdi6R)
There has never been unflavored Doritos. You're obviously hallucinating.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:09 PM (lYlRK)
2. Bb4+
is forcing but I don't see anything further ... same with
2. Bg5+
In both cases black has an obvious response and I don't see anything obvious for white afterwards.
Posted by: Off the reservation at February 24, 2018 06:09 PM (vWMNq)
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:09 PM (Sfs6o)
Weekend speed chess tourney with some big names incl. Magnus. Plus a cute girl casting!
Posted by: goodluckduck at February 24, 2018 06:09 PM (V8zw+)
Have a mixed bag of mags - some Brownell's, some surplus from CMP, and some Colt and McCormack that came with the gun (used).
Almost disappointed. Brownell's has good Wilson mags on sale at a pretty discounted price, now it's harder to justify buying any.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 06:10 PM (ETFzT)
Posted by: Zombie Wilford Brimley at February 24, 2018 06:11 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 06:11 PM (1F6Sr)
..... Bc6
Rg1 Rab8
Na5 Be4
Rbc1 Rhd8
f3 Bxf3
exf3 Rxb2
...
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 06:11 PM (8gDQu)
youtube.com/watch?v=ROlLSbFSpR4
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 24, 2018 05:39 PM (6FqZa)
So, it sounds like the developers are a bunch of pajama boys who couldn't keep the dev team focused, and make hard decisions about what to keep in versus what to leave out.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 24, 2018 05:55 PM (Tnhbr)
I'm one of those suckers who backed this...
And yeah, failure at high level, story of almost every software company I've worked at.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 05:57 PM (xJa6I)
Hobby game designer here. 4 devs, 1 tester, 2 content creators. No managers. Lots of fun!
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at February 24, 2018 06:12 PM (di1hb)
The very first Doritos were sort of plain-flavored. American consumers found the chips kind of plain without sauce, so Frito-Lay gave them a sort of Mexican seasoning called "Taco" in 1968. What we think of as the "original" flavor, nacho cheese, debuted in 1974.
So maybe rickl is right.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:12 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 06:12 PM (fiGNd)
Because they're awful?
Posted by: Zombie Wilford Brimley at February 24, 2018 06:11 PM (Tyii7)
Now I get it. The boxes are too small for grapes or nuts
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 24, 2018 06:12 PM (5fRCd)
1911's and ARs...magazine problems cause most of my problems with both platforms.
I guess that's another reason I go with Glocks and XD mags.
Glad you got yours fixed.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 06:12 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: Weasel
When you add the milk, the nuts get bigger.....
it's like porn for them.
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:12 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Eromero at February 24, 2018 06:12 PM (zLDYs)
I have to stack the deck against any country I run to have fun.
For ex: Getting Italian paratroopers into Tasmania or New Zealand, or dominating the entire world gets boring. Even being the last one standing. The AI is not sharp.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 06:12 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 06:13 PM (ETFzT)
There has never been unflavored Doritos. You're obviously hallucinating.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:09 PM (lYlRK)
I guess that means I have to turn in my guns, then.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:13 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2018 06:13 PM (aC6Sd)
Because they're awful?
Posted by: Zombie Wilford Brimley at February 24, 2018 06:11 PM (Tyii7)
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I like them, but then there aren't many breakfast cereals I don't like. Grape Nuts are good with honey.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:13 PM (Sfs6o)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gZVioBDjFeM
Posted by: Monk at February 24, 2018 06:14 PM (g4lFK)
There has never been unflavored Doritos. You're obviously hallucinating.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:09 PM (lYlRK)
I guess that means I have to turn in my guns, then.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:13 PM (sdi6R)
*takes notes*
Agitated. Memory gaps. Delusions of unflavored Doritos.
Sorry sir, I'm declaring you mentally unstable and taking your guns away.
Posted by: Florida cop at February 24, 2018 06:15 PM (D9v9b)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 06:15 PM (1F6Sr)
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2018 06:13 PM (aC6Sd)
Yep. Nothing even close.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 06:15 PM (8gDQu)
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Reminds me of a game design post over at GMT Games (makers of a large number of strategy board games). The guy writing had been playtesting a new World War I game that the company was planning on releasing, and got hit with the problem - "What if Germany decides not to invade right away?"
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:16 PM (VAt5v)
XD mags have never misfed for me apart from those reload tests where the ammo was under-powered. And with 9mm I don't experiment much, just mimic factory ammo.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 06:16 PM (ETFzT)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 06:15 PM (1F6Sr)
Well, pretty much anything with cheddar and horseradish is good.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 06:17 PM (8gDQu)
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:16 PM (VAt5v)
Sitzkrieg.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 06:17 PM (fiGNd)
We have tons of alts of just about every level and we're up for levelling or chatting on Battlenet. My main on Hellscream is Carson and on Rexxar it is Dreadnought.
Posted by: Inspector Cussword at February 24, 2018 06:18 PM (c1VpD)
Denser. They're keeping the weight similar, even if that means different sizes.
Posted by: Anon a mouse at February 24, 2018 06:18 PM (7LY+6)
My favorite is "Serves a family of 4". What, four hamsters?
Posted by: Zombie Wilford Brimley at February 24, 2018 06:19 PM (Tyii7)
You ever tried Stellaris ? I've been looking at it. Would love to hear a review.
----------------
I just bought it, myself. Two of my brothers play it, and it's currently sixty percent off on Steam (until Monday morning).
It's downloading right now.
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:19 PM (VAt5v)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 24, 2018 06:19 PM (fA1SL)
I would absolutely love Multi-Playing with the Horde.
But I don't play WoW. HOI IV. Civ VI. Destiny (hangs head in shame).
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 06:19 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: civil truth at February 24, 2018 06:20 PM (t3LBb)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:20 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 06:20 PM (1F6Sr)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:21 PM (lYlRK)
Exactly. You can't play out sending the developed German Army east against Russia like the Kaiser suggested.
The mobilization & train schedules in the strategic plans were too rigid in real life. The German General Staff flubbed it at the start in WWI, by not letting the French bleed out during their Plan 17, and crush the Russians early.
Makes one wonder about the touted brilliance of the German military, who were strategically sub-morons.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 06:21 PM (hyuyC)
For tortilla chips there are always excellent local-made varieties in regular stores or Mexican grocery stores. Haven't had Doritos or similar for a long time.
But put a bag of ranch flavored or probably anything else (other than guacamole) in front of me and get our your stopwatch to see how long they last .....
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 06:21 PM (ETFzT)
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:23 PM (Sfs6o)
We have tons of alts of just about every level and we're up for levelling or chatting on Battlenet. My main on Hellscream is Carson and on Rexxar it is Dreadnought.
Posted by: Inspector Cussword at February 24, 2018 06:18 PM (c1VpD)
Temping, very tempting....I haven't played WOW in a while. It would be fun playing with real morons instead of the fake version.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 06:23 PM (xJa6I)
Bring up heavy armor, cover with a mix of rotary and fixed wing aircraft. Use naval power to cut off retreat by sea...
Posted by: Anon a mouse at February 24, 2018 06:23 PM (7LY+6)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 06:23 PM (1F6Sr)
And your Korean model is a shining example that dresses here are really for the guys.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 06:24 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:24 PM (B4vfZ)
I had the labels all messed up in that transcription. I put the correct labels in comment #291.
My second bishop move was really to e4 to force white's b rook to move.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 24, 2018 06:25 PM (8gDQu)
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:25 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Johnny Weird at February 24, 2018 06:25 PM (Tyii7)
In the wine......
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:07 PM
Makes me happy....
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 24, 2018 06:26 PM (0dBoU)
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Speaking of "Papers Please"...
When I was on Steam just a bit ago, I noticed that the item at the top of the New Releases list is a free ten minute movie based on that game.
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:26 PM (VAt5v)
Posted by: Weasel
Does John have a long mustache ?
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:24 PM (B4vfZ)
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I figured that was all that was really needed. Damn it's addictive.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:26 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:26 PM (B4vfZ)
I still have all the emails and maps.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 06:28 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 06:28 PM (70cRb)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 06:23 PM (xJa6I)
It's a blast. I played a bit with IC and Polliwogette back in September or October.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 24, 2018 06:28 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: Weasel at February
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:28 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2018 06:29 PM (aC6Sd)
Have any of you guys played Command: Modern Air/Naval Ops? I picked it up a while back, but haven't jumped into it quite yet. I'm wondering if any of you have. Supposedly, it's somewhat akin to Harpoon.
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:29 PM (VAt5v)
I still have all the emails and maps.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 06:28 PM (hyuyC)
I would absolutely play that ...
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 06:29 PM (fiGNd)
Reminds me of a game design post over at GMT Games (makers of a large number of strategy board games). The guy writing had been playtesting a new World War I game that the company was planning on releasing, and got hit with the problem - "What if Germany decides not to invade right away?"
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:16 PM (VAt5v)
So, like peacetime?
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:29 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 24, 2018 06:29 PM (fA1SL)
Sadly, not tonight. I just can't seem to do a thing with that buffalo chip on my head!
Posted by: Johnny Weird at February 24, 2018 06:30 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: kallisto at February 24, 2018 06:30 PM (1F6Sr)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob
Are those chicks chess cheerleaders?
Is that a twongue tister ?
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:30 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 24, 2018 06:31 PM (EyPfd)
Much of WWII certainly followed that pattern. And "thinking about logistics" does not = "Russia will be defeated in a few months so logistics won't matter". Good thing WWII Germany didn't marry their own mastery of maneuver warfare and exceptional soldiers with American globe-girdling logistics genius.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 06:31 PM (ETFzT)
Posted by: Eromero at February 24, 2018 06:31 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: NaCly
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As an aside, early in the war, Britain was short on troops and Churchill was busy trying to get the Dominion's troops to where they would be most effective.
The Union of South Africa's troops were not so well trained as others, but were available (kind of). Churchill's comment was, "Well, at any rate, they ought to be able to handle the Italians".
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 24, 2018 06:32 PM (7ThJ3)
Posted by: Weasel at February
I'm jealous man but sourdough? A nice eyetalian rustica. Crusty and hot. Butter. Dipped in sauce. ....mmmmmmm.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 06:32 PM (70cRb)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 24, 2018 06:32 PM (EyPfd)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 24, 2018 06:29 PM (fA1SL)
Deus Vult!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 06:32 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 24, 2018 06:33 PM (gEvQ8)
Posted by: Anon a mouse at February 24, 2018 06:33 PM (7LY+6)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 06:34 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 24, 2018 06:34 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 06:34 PM (70cRb)
Posted by: civil truth at February 24, 2018 06:20 PM (t3LBb)
?? White doesn't have a c pawn. Remember, we're looking from Black's side of the board.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:34 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Eromero
Whew.
Well, if we never hear from ya again, we'll know what happened.
Posted by: JT at February 24, 2018 06:34 PM (B4vfZ)
Posted by: Skip
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That's what being a Hungrarian is all about.
And pass that roast this way while you're at it.
Posted by: gNewt at February 24, 2018 06:35 PM (AC18V)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 06:32 PM (70cRb)
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Pretty sure that's what I saw coming in! I could be wrong though.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:35 PM (Sfs6o)
Yes. This has been a truism for many years. The Allies relied on that error pattern and Hitler's many mistakes to win.
I did like Citino's book on Operational Warfare, Blitzkrieg, a lot. He is a good writer.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 06:35 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2018 06:29 PM (aC6Sd)
What they've found when they've invented chess variants with even more powerful pieces (of the sort you suggest) is that those are the pieces that get used, while the minor pieces (knights and bishops) are mostly ignored.
Chess is a finely balanced game, and the addition of new pieces always seems to disrupt it.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:35 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 24, 2018 06:36 PM (39g3+)
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I doubt it would have mattered. Even if they'd been that far-sighted, they didn't have the transport capacity. This is an army that was still using horse-drawn wagons throughout the war because there weren't enough trucks.
American logistical amazingness worked because the Americans were able to see far enough ahead to plan the system out, and also because there were enough transport vehicles to move it all. When a US infantry unit needed to move to a different place on the line, the men got into their trucks and rode to their destination. When a German infantry unit needed to do the same thing, they started marching (only the Panzergrenadier units had trucks for the infantry).
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:37 PM (VAt5v)
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 06:37 PM (fiGNd)
And they were always extremely limited on fuel (largely because of English and American strategy to deny them fuel). Germany absolutely had to conquer huge territory fast and hold it long enough to build up for another push. Being tricked into attacking the USSR ruined them, because they weren't ready. It was inevitable, they just needed time to build up stores and fuel for another major campaign.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 24, 2018 06:39 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob
You're lucky I didn't turn it into a curling thread, what with Team USA winning gold in men's curling yesterday and all.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:39 PM (lYlRK)
First up was for Lawrence. He lost to Gregory Peck in Mockingbird, a movie that couldn't get made today.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 24, 2018 06:39 PM (pV/54)
And Rommel regarded the New Zealanders he faced in North Africa the elite among his foes, I believe.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 06:39 PM (ETFzT)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Rockwell did several illustrations (probably for Ladies Home Journal) depicting women trying on dresses from the past. Here are a couple:
I think this one is titled 'Treasure': http://tinyurl.com/ybeegk57
and another:
http://tinyurl.com/y7xkadbq
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 24, 2018 06:40 PM (Zdm89)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 24, 2018 06:34 PM
It would. It would also be good if men learned how to dress well again. I draw the line at hats, though. I am not a hat person.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 24, 2018 06:40 PM (0dBoU)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 24, 2018 06:41 PM (12Ea6)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:41 PM (lYlRK)
Yes. Compare and contrast the 9th Australian Division surrounded in Tobruk with the 2nd South African Division, which surrendered at Tobruk.
The New Zealand 2nd Infantry Division was the best division in the 8th Army.
Stalin was disgusted with the Allies being unable to handle a small corps of Germans and Italians when that was all the Allies were fighting. But the casualty lists favored the Commonwealth way of war in the end.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 06:41 PM (hyuyC)
Much of WWII certainly followed that pattern. And "thinking about logistics" does not = "Russia will be defeated in a few months so logistics won't matter". Good thing WWII Germany didn't marry their own mastery of maneuver warfare and exceptional soldiers with American globe-girdling logistics genius.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 06:31 PM (ETFzT)
...not...quite?
There problem is politics, especially in the General Staff planning. The generals, mostly, understood logistics but the insertion of decisions by Hitler, Goring, etc complicated planning and transport. Manstein and Guderian were damn fine planners and strategists that did not neglect logistics but also didn't have authority to allocate resources.
There's also the weapon procurement problem where the real improved weapons systems had to jump through hoops like crazy to get into soldier's hands.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 06:41 PM (xJa6I)
And Rommel regarded the New Zealanders he faced in North Africa the elite among his foes, I believe.
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A lot of that was probably the Maoris. From what I've heard, if the Germans learned that there was a Haka Dance starting up, then they got worried.
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:42 PM (VAt5v)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards...now with Black Panther Review at February 24, 2018 06:42 PM (xJa6I)
But they were very restricted. Each elephant could only occupy eight squares on the board, and no elephant could capture another elephant.
I have a hard time picturing strategy in early chess, but it must have been a fascinating game and I'd like to see it make a comeback. After all, it was played for nearly 1000 years before the modern rules.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:43 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 06:32 PM (70cRb)
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Pretty sure that's what I saw coming in! I could be wrong though.
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:35 PM (Sfs6o)
hey, I'm jealous. Give me a 30 day lead next item and I'll bring te bread, wine and cannolis.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 06:43 PM (70cRb)
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The Romanian oil fields at Ploesti were probably the single biggest source for the German military. It's estimated that Romania's surrender (and switch to the Allies) cut a year off the length of the war. And the loss of the oil was probably a big part of that.
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:44 PM (VAt5v)
they didn't have the transport capacity. This is an army that was still
using horse-drawn wagons throughout the war because there weren't
enough trucks.
I've pointed this out numerous times to other people. While the Western allies and Russians (using Studebaker trucks) were moving men and material in trucks, in many cases the Germans were using horse drawn vehicles. They had an extensive rail system, but the SS were too busy moving Jews to death camps to use it to move supplies.
Posted by: Old Blue at February 24, 2018 06:44 PM (gEvQ8)
If the Wehrmacht presses the advantage and captures 200,000 British Troops at Dunkirk ... I don't think Churchill gets nearly as many pages in the history books.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 06:45 PM (fiGNd)
https://tinyurl.com/y6vzcwh3
Would you please stand and remove your hats for the singing of our National Anthem? Thank you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iYcheeUS5A
Posted by: MachiasPrivateer at February 24, 2018 06:45 PM (EMi53)
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I've heard that Hitler didn't like assault rifles (probably due to the reduced range in comparison with a bolt action). So he banned them. The German military got around this prohibition by reclassifying them as "machine pistols".
Problems then emerged when Hitler apparently found out that units at the front were requesting more of the new "pistols".
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:47 PM (VAt5v)
There was a hubbub in CA not long ago when whichever loathsome idiot was attorney general (don't think it was dim Harris, maybe her predecessor) announced a campaign to enforce court orders and mental health judgements for removing firearms from those named.
I of course shared the loathing for the attorney general and the state in general on guns (and now, mostly everything), but could not get that worked up about the specifics. There were lots of real nutjobs, some with serial violent incident histories, involved (like the killer in MD).
Judging unfitness remains a *very* dangerous minefield for any civil right including the 2A, but sometimes it's not such a hard call, and I see little to get upset about when truly violent wackos (as evidenced by their resumes) are targeted.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 06:47 PM (ETFzT)
Posted by: BBC radio at February 24, 2018 06:48 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 06:43 PM (70cRb)
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That's a deal!
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:48 PM (Sfs6o)
Chess is a finely balanced game, and the addition of new pieces always seems to disrupt it.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:35 PM (lYlRK)
Just thinking about Tamerlane Chess makes my brain hurt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamerlane_chess
But that was an idea to juice up the game before the modern rules came into play.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:48 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob
You're lucky I didn't turn it into a curling thread, what with Team USA winning gold in men's curling yesterday and all.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 06:39 PM (lYlRK)
Oh please OM. Heidi was a curler and today I watched the match rerun and she keeps yelliing it "Miracurl on Ice!"
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 06:48 PM (70cRb)
The NZ 2nd Division only had a battalion of Maoris. They were feared, like the Gurkhas.
But the level of battalion and company leadership was very high in the division. One example. Captain Charles Upham, company commander; VC and Bar, the only combatant officer to be so rewarded.
The NZ GOC screwed up at Crete in a big way, but even so it was a near run thing due to troop quality.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 06:49 PM (hyuyC)
That's a deal!
Posted by: Weasel at February 24, 2018 06:48 PM (Sfs6o)
Lol. Ok, and i make a mean meatball.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 06:52 PM (70cRb)
There was a hubbub in CA not long ago when whichever loathsome idiot was attorney general (don't think it was dim Harris, maybe her predecessor) announced a campaign to enforce court orders and mental health judgements for removing firearms from those named.
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Moonbeam was the AG right before Harris.
The guy before Moonbeam was Lockyer. He apparently wanted to put ID numbers on each handgun bullet sold in the state in an attempt to trace ammunition used in a crime.
Posted by: junior at February 24, 2018 06:52 PM (VAt5v)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 24, 2018 06:53 PM (gEvQ8)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 06:48 PM (70cRb)
She tends to get loud, when stressed.
But she doesn't listen to solid advice. Like "Slap Hot Iron On It".
Nobody is perfect.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 06:54 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: ScoggDog
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Maybe. But bear in mind that the defeat, retreat and evacuation of the BEF was underway, essentially, before Churchill even took office.
Moreover, ALL equipment was lost at Dunkirk, so the further loss would have been the troops, who were not irreplaceable, nor had they particularly acquitted themselves.
For a sense of it, the volunteer Home Guard had raised 1.5 million men by June/July.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 24, 2018 06:56 PM (QxXRY)
Posted by: Heidi at February 24, 2018 06:58 PM (QxXRY)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 24, 2018 06:53 PM (gEvQ
Insisting that the Me-262 should be developed as a bomber instead of a fighter was right up there among the greatest blunders in military history. It would have made every other fighter in the world obsolete.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:58 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: andycanuck at February 24, 2018 07:00 PM (ewxPW)
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 24, 2018 07:00 PM (ETFzT)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamerlane_chess
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:48 PM (sdi6R)
( *gapes in disbelief* )
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 07:00 PM (lYlRK)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 24, 2018 06:56 PM (QxXRY)
Maybe. That's a good counter-point. The 1.5 Million number is as well.
I love studying WW II. The tactics, politics, grand strategy ... all of it.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 07:00 PM (fiGNd)
that the Me-262 should be developed as a bomber instead of a fighter
was right up there among the greatest blunders in military history. It
would have made every other fighter in the world obsolete.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 06:58 PM (sdi6R)
And could have been deployable in 1943, IIRC
Posted by: Old Blue at February 24, 2018 07:01 PM (gEvQ8)
But she doesn't listen to solid advice. Like "Slap Hot Iron On It".
Nobody is perfect.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 06:54 PM (fiGNd)
LMAO!!! She went with maxi pad and duct tape, becuse I kept running n away form the hot iron.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 24, 2018 07:04 PM (70cRb)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 24, 2018 07:01 PM (gEvQ
I've read ... in multiple places ... that Adolf had this notion that EVERY AIRFRAME had to be "Dive Bomb Capable".
If true ... or even if not ... its an illustration of the old dichotomy of power structures. Centralized ... with those Fuck Ups ? Or Distributed ... with those Fuck Ups ?
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 07:04 PM (fiGNd)
( *gapes in disbelief* )
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 24, 2018 07:00 PM (lYlRK)
I like how the camel was a super-knight.
Posted by: rickl at February 24, 2018 07:06 PM (sdi6R)
Losing all the NCO, support staff and JOs would have crippled the UK Army. Especially losing the senior NCO, who take years to polish into the reinforcing rods of an entire battalion.
The Home Guard was a desperate defensive force with personal not suited for combat in any line of battle.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 07:06 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Hands at February 24, 2018 07:07 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 07:09 PM (fiGNd)
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Grandfather! Grandfather!
Posted by: Heidi at February 24, 2018 06:58 PM (QxXRY)
Excuse me....the Real Heidi here. Be careful what you say, Bob is still recovering from shoulder surgery and the maxi pad incident and I'd hate for something else to happen to him.
Posted by: Heidi at February 24, 2018 07:10 PM (70cRb)
We can keep it going. Got a WWII question? I'm nowhere as good as Anna Puma on aircraft type, but then who is?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 07:11 PM (hyuyC)
Losing all the NCO, support staff and JOs would have crippled the UK Army. Especially losing the senior NCO, who take years to polish into the reinforcing rods of an entire battalion.
The Home Guard was a desperate defensive force with personal not suited for combat in any line of battle.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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The question has been debated for 75 years. It necessarily involves speculation and assumptions. Here is some thoughtful discussion:
https://preview.tinyurl.com/yaegnwl3
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 24, 2018 07:12 PM (9tO1t)
I believe that that was reason it wasn't deployed earlier. Hitler, instead of just a straight air superiority role, wanted it to have a close ground support capability. They had the same problem with tanks. They were awesome tanks, but very complex to maintain. The Soviets with their T-34, which were relatively simple to operate and maintain and could crank out 2,000 a month, and the Allies with the Sherman that we were produced in huge numbers and were not as complex as some of PanzerwerkKampfWagens, eventually overwhelmed the German forces. They could produce one Tiger, and the Allies could counter that with 100 tanks.
Posted by: Old Blue at February 24, 2018 07:13 PM (gEvQ8)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 07:15 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 07:11 PM (hyuyC)
I find myself more delving into TO&E ... and how all that evolved.
And the tactics of how to organize Air Wings as well as Task Forces. Mitscher seemed to prefer "Four Carriers, Eight Cruisers, and Twenty-Four Destroyers". I always wonder how they came to those limits.
And - as a guy that plays games - it seems, at a basic level, as countries figuring out C&C enough to control bigger and bigger concentrations of firepower.
How the USAAF organized their shit just baffles me.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 07:17 PM (fiGNd)
The screen ships were augmented by BBs and it was a tradeoff of ASW capacity and AA support. What evolved was a AA heavy unit, like a CLAA or BB giving direct support to an individual CV. The rest of the AA heavy screen were on the threat axis to stop the CAP leakers.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 07:22 PM (hyuyC)
How the USAAF organized their shit just baffles me.
Me too. Although they went with aircraft leading others in a box unit, so there was some commonality of units in action.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 07:24 PM (hyuyC)
So if I get to make MY DREAM COMPUTER GAME OF WWII THAT REALLY LOOKS LIKE A HOI IV MOD ...
... just putting a tech tree out that there that lets you increase the number of CVs from 1 to 2 to maybe 4 or more would simulate it ?
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 07:26 PM (fiGNd)
But I don't get WHY they did it - other than copying the most successful armies of the time.
The notion of "Two Up, One Back" makes sense - but I've found instances where that wasn't how they did it.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 07:29 PM (fiGNd)
It took a while to get to four CVs. Lots of learning after each battle. Up to 1942 we had one CV per Task Force. Like at Coral Sea. Midway we got to two in one TF.
For example, we learned a lot about CAPs from the Royal Navy operating CVs in the Med. The FAA was more advances in some ways, but then the USN took the lead around 1943, with the arrival of the Essex class CVs.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 07:31 PM (hyuyC)
More operational flexibility, and because the real killer was the artillery. That is where the US Army excelled.
Got to go.
Good chatting with you.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 07:33 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Old Blue at February 24, 2018 07:33 PM (gEvQ8)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 07:31 PM (hyuyC)
Makes sense.
I understand the concept of needing to gain experience and skill to concentrate force ... just because of C&C limitations.
Interesting.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 07:35 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 07:36 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 24, 2018 07:11 PM (hyuyC)
As it appears to be Hungarian Day:
What aircraft types were made in Budapest in WWII?
Who was Hungary's most distinguished combat pilot of that war, and what joke did the Hungarians play on the Soviets involving him?
Posted by: Miklos Molnar, from the Military Museum on Castle Hill at February 24, 2018 07:39 PM (zCyNd)
Interesting.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 24, 2018 07:35 PM (fiGNd)
It was all about the Combat Information Center, a concept very much used ever since.
Posted by: Miklos Molnar, from the the pizza place at February 24, 2018 07:53 PM (zCyNd)
2.Bc3! Bxh1
Why not
2. Bc3! Bxb2 Now up a Knight and Rook is still hanging. After White moves/protects the Rook, Black can then play F6 to protect the Knight on E4.
F.Y.I. A couple of weeks ago, you missed a knight fork on your proposed solution on the 2nd problem
Posted by: I'm the Honey Badger, BITCH! at February 24, 2018 08:23 PM (1bnL3)
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