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It's obviously not going to happen but.... looool Poland would almost certainly request an Article Five response but they honestly could wipe out anything the Russians sent without any help.
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Casimir Radon posted:Just keep threatening your neighbors Russia. See where it gets you. What is it even getting them? What’s the angle here?
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KitConstantine posted:These gentlemen seem...poorly outfitted Oh, I'm sure they have plenty of spare AKs, but it's harder to mutiny and frag your blocking detachment when you only get a lovely Mosin. I started writing this as a joke, but it's the real reason, isn't it? These are the forcibly conscripted guys from Donbas, I assume.
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KitConstantine posted:These gentlemen seem...poorly outfitted Given that they have helmets, uniforms, and web gear, I don't think this is indicative that Russia is somehow running low on the most mass produced weapon in human history, but rather, they see those troops as completely unreliable, and don't want to arm them well enough to be capable of contesting loyal police/security forces. I suspect those troops would be seen as more useful if they could be fired out of 152mm cannon. edit: ^^^^^ yes, that's exactly it. This is what cannon fodder looks like.
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Joke Miriam posted:What is it even getting them? What’s the angle here?
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Joke Miriam posted:What is it even getting them? What’s the angle here? When all you have is bullying, every problem looks like someone to bully I suppose
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Those are also Soviet area rucks, a Veshesmok. Not unuseful, but it's a glorified laundry bag. I'm not saying they are hitting bottom of the barrel, but when you are handed a loving Mosin and some Soviet PPE, it can't be great for morale. God drat, this poo poo is making OIF1 look like a loving ballet. Sure, Hillbilly Armor. But we got weapons built within the last 40 years, and our SAPI plates weren't plywood. E- I have a few Veshesmok bags for shopping. Great for Flea Market, not so good for the Rooty Tooty Run and Shooty. 
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shame on an IGA posted:E: Bulletsponge I really hope you write a book someday
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To expand on this, bulletsponge I know you don't think your experiences are particularly special or unique but that's not even the point, it's that the rare intersection of your talent for deep introspection and your talent for prose make your experiences much, much more capable of being shared and impactful to others than the very similar experiences of many people who don't think about poo poo or can't write well about it or most likely both. I truly believe you could be the next Marlantes shame on an IGA fucked around with this message at 00:28 on May 14, 2022 |
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OctaMurk posted:Im not giving it any credit, I'm just saying that one video is not evidence of a given system's reliability. Anecdotes are not data, and all that. Technically, the quote is "The plural of anecdote is data"...
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shame on an IGA posted:To expand on this, bulletsponge I know you don't think your experiences are particularly special or unique but that's not even the point, it's that the rare intersection of your talent for deep introspection and your talent for prose make your experiences much, much more capable of being shared and impactful to others than the very similar experiences of many people who don't think about poo poo or can't write well about it or most likely both. I haven't a clue who that is. I appreciate the support guys, I do. It even came up in therapy today. It's just so much work, and I'm a lazy piece of poo poo. Lol
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bulletsponge13 posted:I haven't a clue who that is. It's not so much work if you just write. Even 500 words a day is a good pace.
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Kchama posted:It's not so much work if you just write. Even 500 words a day is a good pace. Folks in this thread seem to really like your writing style, I wonder if GIP would be open to you starting a thread where people just trickle (not a flood, just a trickle) writing prompts at you and you reply in a post. That might be a great first start.
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pantslesswithwolves posted:https://twitter.com/space_osint/status/1506688082657091584 
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Kchama posted:It's not so much work if you just write. Even 500 words a day is a good pace. Writing, maybe not (I disagree with it being easy, but that is referring to the birth, not the writing), but I'm a luddite. I prefer pen and paper; I've taken to doing some 'analog e stories' where I've posted pictures of stuff I wrote out long hand. Part of the problem is I'm afraid to commit- it's a sure fire way to secure failure for me. It's weird- work? I'll run myself to the point of exhaustion; can't find that same drive in school or personal projects. I don't want to poo poo up the thread a ton; if you guys are on fb, I occasionally post poo poo on a page- Worrier King. There isn't a lot there, unfortunately, but a little. I only use the Awful app so I can't anyway, and have never really thought of "Story Time with Bulletsponge" (as my roommate used to call it) thread as it's own thing. Seems so ego driven. I can't promise to update it as often as some would like, but I'm more than happy to throw out brain diarrhea if people want. I am a benevolent ruler (exiled Emperor Lando II) after all. E- cruft posted:Folks in this thread seem to really like your writing style, I wonder if GIP would be open to you starting a thread where people just trickle (not a flood, just a trickle) writing prompts at you and you reply in a post. That might be a great first start. This could be neat. I feel awkward, but I was just a combat junkie kid, but the comments in here aren't the first time I've had these sentiments shared.
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Im still sceptical about that container. Like there is no way there Wasnt SOMEONE in charge of it with enough guve-a-fucks to brick the thing (and controls on bricking it) that it wouldve been captured intact. On the ither hand, this is the military that lost Moskva, and ukrainians are skilled enough to pull off that one (cant only blame the russians, credit goes to ukrainians after all) säso guess it is real.
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bulletsponge13 posted:I haven't a clue who that is. Karl Marlantes, a Vietnam veteran and author. His novel Matterhorn about Vietnam is outstanding.
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Valtonen posted:Im still sceptical about that container. Like there is no way there Wasnt SOMEONE in charge of it with enough guve-a-fucks to brick the thing (and controls on bricking it) that it wouldve been captured intact. The guy in charge of it was probably an officer who gtfo once the shooting started, just like the rest of the folks using it. edit: like, I doubt the enlisted folks even know about zeroing the crypto stuff, going off how poorly they're trained
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Joke Miriam posted:What is it even getting them? What’s the angle here? Under the Lend Lease program the entire fleet of LCS and zumwalt ships slated for decommissioning next year get donated to Ukraine?
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Blind Rasputin posted:Under the Lend Lease program the entire fleet of LCS and zumwalt ships slated for decommissioning next year get donated to Ukraine? Aren't we supposed to be on their side?
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Bulletsponge, to be frank, a slightly edited collection of your post history would be a more compelling and introspective memoir than most of the “Lone Sniper: American Survivor: The Only Easy Yesterday was Tomorrow” crap that’s out there. If you do write, do it for yourself primarily, but a lot of us really like your writing.
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Bulletsponge, if you haven't had a chance, check out Joe Kassabian's (of Lions Led By Donkeys) memoir The Hooligans of Kandahar. It's a short book, its written very conversationallly, and its riveting. I write for a living (grants, not literature) and I can tell you that dropping a pile of random memories/thoughts into a document and handing it to an editor is a valid way of Being An Author(tm). You don't need to have the finished product come entirely from your brain.
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pantslesswithwolves posted:Bulletsponge, to be frank, a slightly edited collection of your post history would be a more compelling and introspective memoir than most of the “Lone Sniper: American Survivor: The Only Easy Yesterday was Tomorrow” crap that’s out there. If you do write, do it for yourself primarily, but a lot of us really like your writing. Bulletsponge, he's right. Our generation doesn't have those introspective memoirs that we can find in past conflicts. We have the blatant money grabs or the springboard into politics/academia, but your assorted posts on the topic are more enlightening and genuine then anything I've come across.
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I kind of wonder if this isn’t the actual end result of massive reliance on fake news where you eventually come to believe some portion of the propaganda you’ve generated and know to be false because it’s just all so pervasive. Like, not the worst visions of a 1984 dystopia of malevolent control but just a schism from reality that leads down a path of seeming senility and ridicule.
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TCD posted:Bulletsponge, he's right. Our generation doesn't have those introspective memoirs that we can find in past conflicts. We have the blatant money grabs or the springboard into politics/academia, but your assorted posts on the topic are more enlightening and genuine then anything I've come across. Also if we're talking about historical value, it's generally much harder to get informative ground-level perspectives on life in the past, because that's not the stuff people think is worth writing about or preserving records of. There's an ocean of ink about the thought processes of famous leaders making important decisions, much of it written by the person in question wanking themselves off. We've got Julius Caesar's loving journal from his military career and we're still stuck speculating about how one of his Legionnaires actually fought. So, if you're asking yourself "who really cares about the perspective of a random soldier who also happened to be introspective and eloquent" the answer is "potentially a lot of people in the future". Speaking personally, I've really appreciated the insights you've shared and your writing is a pleasure to read.
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Just chiming in to say I've also enjoyed your writing, and just writing 500 words a day about anything on your mind is super easy to crank out.
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bulletsponge13 posted:I haven't a clue who that is. Start a podcast! Then you can eventually use those episodes as a form of notes for writing expanded or related material. Also just seconding and thirding everyone’s comments on how the quality of the writing is so good. Edit: Hell just start with your posts here it could give you a great outline for a book down the road.
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bulletsponge13 posted:Writing, maybe not (I disagree with it being easy, but that is referring to the birth, not the writing), but I'm a luddite. I prefer pen and paper; I've taken to doing some 'analog e stories' where I've posted pictures of stuff I wrote out long hand. If it helps, just write down a story as your remember it instead of just trying to hit a word count.
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Also if it helps just keep a diary (like they told me to do in therapy) and if you feel like sharing then goons will love to have you share. If you want to share beyond your community just have some outlander copy edit it and do all the finishing work except choosing an author bio pic. The important part is writing it down to stop your brain from itching like it does. Sit down with a physical journal at the same place and time every day for extra powers Source: a former professional copy editor and therapy diarist.
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pantslesswithwolves posted:RIP Russia's secure comms capability Hold up, Russia had a secure comms facility? Why didn't they use it?
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Again, I don't mean to poo poo up the thread- Thanks everyone. It's weird to have people who don't 'know' me (I'm an acquired taste, and a terrible friend) be interested in my dumb nostalgia.
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cruft posted:Hold up, Russia had a secure comms facility? Why didn't they use it?  what they're using...but it sounds like the Russians don't give a gently caress and are just using cell phones and such.The Red Army is the world's most violent clown show.
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