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Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

justice4trayvawn posted:

lmao Internet Posting Serious Stuff

HDI and I were just discussing how chill you've been lately.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2014 03:59

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# ¿ May 20, 2024 23:46

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

justice4trayvawn posted:

I love hdi and i love logan but your state hatred is odd and rude

LET THE RECORD SHOW

I thought this said my state was odd and rude and I was ready to agree.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2014 04:10

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Booblord Zagats posted:

I swear that GiP is the only forum where people can actually say "oh poo poo, sorry dude, I was wrong" and people act like sensible humans about it.

I love you faggots, each and every one of you.

Also, someone ran over some protesters in Minnesota because apparently the way to be mad about something in Missouri is disrupt traffic in Minneapolis?

http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3631519.shtml

Good. gently caress you, idiots blocking the street because you don't care enough to do anything productive.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2014 16:20

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Vasudus posted:

Is anyone else greatly amused that OPEC is putting the screws to Russia by not cutting production?

Getting a serious bear and the dragon vibe off the whole thing.

That's actually one of the most entertaining things about the whole scenario. I wonder if it's motivated by the Iranian nuke program or what, though.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2014 20:44

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

I'd like to see that too, because I don't see how it costs much more than other gear every officer is provided.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2014 20:59

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

BexGu posted:

For the web side:

Storage and retention space (How much? What video quality? Black and white or color? How long?)
Indexing and uploading of data after shift (Who does it? Is there additional meta data associated with the video?)
Local server space or remote cloud storage (What is the backup plan? Who is in charge of running it? What is the access protocol?)

That is just off the top of my head. Not even counting the design and UI of the upload and retrieve system.

All of which they are already experienced with since dashcams became a common thing...25 years ago? There is nothing preventing this except the obvious budget plus-up and probably some of the unions.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2014 22:01

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Bolow posted:

Even if Iran managed to get its enrichment program in full swing would they even be able to develop, test and miniaturize a bomb to a remotely usable size quickly enough to not get deep dicked by the entire Arab world? I mean the goddamn Norks have an atom bomb but it's like 3x bigger than the trinity bomb and a 1/3rd as powerful.

If I'm Qatar or the UAE or Kuwait I don't care because that's enough to blanket most of my land in poo poo that makes it even more of a horrible wasteland.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2014 22:05

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Don't forget the benefit of not having to deal with people 99% of the time. And if that 1% is too much you can just Todd Beamer everyone around you.

# ¿ Nov 27, 2014 22:07

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

At least we'll get another RLM review.

# ¿ Nov 28, 2014 20:38

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

The Romans owned England pretty solidly, for about 300 years; more like 450 if you count footholds. They didn't bother putting much effort into Scotland though. One emperor wanted it & traveled to lead the invasion himself (Septimius Severus) but was old, sick, and died after a brutal first attempt. His sons were too busy vying for power to get the campaign going again. Rome owned England until it began drawing back its borders due to the political clusterfuck that made management virtually impossible and the threat of invasion elsewhere.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2014 21:51

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

DAS Super! posted:

So did building a wall keep the lessers out?

Worked better than the Chinese version. The Romans also kept up what could loosely be termed "diplomatic relations" with the tribes beyond the wall, though. Negotiations and bribery, the usual poo poo.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2014 05:40

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Obama Africanus posted:

P.S. gently caress all you human being pearl clutching American hating anti-Missourians. The big MO is the official state of GiP, being the only state to give us a president willing to fight with nuclear fire and local cops to take brave enough to put down choomed out young Rodney Kings before they get their CDL's and become highway patrol's problem.

I don't know that MO is even worth hating. Is it known for anything besides racism and launching B-2s?

# ¿ Dec 1, 2014 00:30

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Goddamned Walking Dead, man. JRR Martin must've ghostwritten this episode.

# ¿ Dec 1, 2014 07:56

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

I'd buy a book of shimisms. There'd have to be quotes taken from his rap sheet scattered throughout, and the cover art...man, the cover art...

# ¿ Dec 2, 2014 08:30

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

maffew buildings posted:

Did the SJWs, in their busy body rage over Michael Brown, forget about that 12 year old kid in Cleavland who done got shotted to death already?

The one who drew a bb gun (with no orange) from his waistband when cops told him to put his hands up?

# ¿ Dec 3, 2014 03:09

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Flikken posted:

Luckily they have large neighbor with the manpower and resources to help them secure it and clean it up.

or else

holocaust bloopers posted:

We're one step closer to one F-22 owning 4 Phantoms, which is sad because Phantoms are loving awesome.

6 Phantoms.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2014 20:52

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

I'm actually glad the idea to retire a quarter of the AWACS fleet got canned. Ops certainly won't be cut to make up for it.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2014 21:05

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

The military is a tool for increasing contract profitability for companies based in powerful congressional districts.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2014 21:24

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Bolow posted:

cosby's only mistake was not being an honorary officer when he did it

He'll be an honorary AF colonel by next week.

# ¿ Dec 5, 2014 03:46

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Vasudus posted:

The general idea (that I am horribly paraphrasing for a number of reasons) is that the DoD is developing their health infrastructure to basically replace the VA in the early parts of the caregiving cycle. Basically no matter the injury, if you sustained it while you're on AD, the DoD wants to handle it. Once your condition has reached the point where the general mass incompetence of the VA can do the job, they hand you over. This method is both considerably cheaper and faster than trying to improve the situation with the VA.

The new military health infrastructure is so amazingly different from any previous DoD initiatives it's hard to believe Uncle Sam is behind it. We still have an incredible amount of work to do though. The general idea is that when the next big war breaks out, we might actually be prepared for it this time. It also paves the way for the VA to maybe possibly exit the general healthcare fields in the like mid-2020s.

With luck McCain will retire before hearing about this.

# ¿ Dec 5, 2014 20:55

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Dead Reckoning posted:

at anyone who thinks the art market has the first clue what constitutes good art. Reminder: Damien Hirst and Richard Prince were both made millionaires.

How many good artists can you name that haven't had success in "the art market?"

# ¿ Dec 8, 2014 02:54

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Dead Reckoning posted:

Vermeer was never more than a local tradesman and died in debt.
Gauguin was broke most of his life, and his paintings sell for a solid eight figures today.

You'll note I didn't caveat "in their lifetimes." The only reason anyone knows the name of a single loving artist in the world besides Banksy is because of the art market.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2014 07:54

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

50 Foot Ant posted:

Heat dissipation is one of the major hurdles of some modern technology.

But using the FUEL as a loving heat-sink just makes me envision the goddamn Challenger. I mean, I'm not an engineer or anything like that, but holy poo poo.

I mean, from the get-go everything I've read on the F-35 just seems insane.

Why don't they just put wings on one of the Old Sergeant Yorks and call it good.

Drive a car built since about 1995? Obviously not to the same degree (no pun intended) but your fuel is keeping your fuel pump from overheating and dying.

Edit: Ok, so this has been beaten to death already.

# ¿ Dec 9, 2014 03:06

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Not droning American citizens is the ultimate expression of privilege and American exceptionalism.

# ¿ Dec 10, 2014 03:05

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

As a transrobot I'm outraged and literally shaking at the idea of my people being used as test subjects or objects of amusement.

# ¿ Dec 10, 2014 04:31

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:

Vasudus didn't always do a good job.

Talk about victim blaming...

# ¿ Dec 10, 2014 19:39

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Casimir Radon posted:

We'd have to give it to them for free, otherwise they'll pay for it by stealing from regular people who matter.

I'm fine with this. loving pay for it with Social Security, I don't care.

# ¿ Dec 11, 2014 02:39

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

ActusRhesus posted:

No I'm not...I just throw a fit if someone disagrees with me, remember. (I still love the complete failure to recognize the misogynistic implications of that statement.

I'm disappointed you weren't accused of hysteric.

Oh hey, it's forums user and mic-dropper Anne Frank Fanfic.

# ¿ Dec 12, 2014 15:16

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

You don't teach yourself to wrench or paint on the new Lambo. You use that grossly unsafe and barely running POS.

# ¿ Dec 12, 2014 15:21

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Never. I mean, it used to function better, but let's not forget we've had fist fights in Congress and a sitting Vice President of the United States shot and killed a former Secretary of the Treasury.

# ¿ Dec 12, 2014 15:31

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Courthouse posted:

Nope, it's worse than that.

The actual horrible truth is that ISIS is not all that special, and marauding bands of rapists and murderers is neither new nor uncommon today or through history. The major difference between them and all the murderous barbarians or civilization founding child molesters through history is that their brutality and contempt for human life and dignity is more starkly contrasted once put next to modern civilized morals.

Because if you think this kind of poo poo isn't exactly what was going on when Rome/Mongolia/Vikings/Crusaders/the Inca rode into town. I know we sanitize the gently caress out of history to the point that you'd think Caesar and friends were swell guys, but it's a big loving mistake thinking ISIS is some loving pinnacle of exceptional evil incomparable to every other time humans have been terrible to one another. History is replete with this poo poo. Because true evil is banal and mundane, not exceptional, and that's what makes it so loving scary.

(same goes for Hitler and his ilk, main difference there wasn't that nazi's were worse than any other conquering people through history genociding the local undesireables. It was that the nazis were more determined and efficient at it)

As to the anti-ISIS propaganda, the issue there is really not that we should be worrying about them having their image tarnished. It is the agendas pushed by said propaganda. And we would do well to notice them rather than just swallowing everything bad said about them, on the logic that they are evil so no harm in a few lies adding more.

Because we have a history of evil Arabs being falsely accused, and as it turns out that is actually a big loving deal that ends up with the west getting stuck head first in the shitter.

Hint;

All true. What makes it different now is rapid transportation and direct access to real time or near real time information. Instead of hearing rumors and reports of the atrocities of the Moors crossing into Spain, we can watch ISIS behead people almost immediately. Instead of worrying that they'll be here after a couple of campaign seasons marching, they can be here in a matter of hours if they can scrounge up a few hundred bucks for a plane ticket. Realistic or not, it shapes peoples' opinions.

Edit:

Completely changing gears, but this is cool.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20141213_A_historic_collection_found_in_S__Phila__home.html#SfjdsVpgE5uKdRTw.01

# ¿ Dec 13, 2014 18:01

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Vasudus posted:

I am perfectly okay with "Kick their rear end and take their gas" if we could adequately kick their rear end, or successfully take their gas.

We could, we just don't want to.

Zeroisanumber posted:

ISIS is what we have special operations dudes and drones for. Bomb the poo poo out of them from the air and give the Kurds a bunch of shiny new weapons and some hardasses with radios and laser targeters to call in airstrikes. We can throw money at this problem until they all die.

Worked in Afghanistan the first time around.

Edit: Article on uniforms is pretty good.

Godholio fucked around with this message at 22:38 on Dec 13, 2014

# ¿ Dec 13, 2014 22:28

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

We use the Kurds. They are not our friends, except sporadically when it suits us. We used them against Iraq several times, including during OIF. Fast forward a couple of years later and we, the United States, literally watched Turkey bomb them in impressive fashion. When I say literally, I mean we could see the explosions and correlate them to the waves of strike aircraft. We moved to get a better view.

Friends.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2014 01:05

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Omi-Polari posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLop82LjV48

throw some A-10s in there for kicks (and by kicks i mean erections)

It's like somebody who never even saw the movie turned it into a cartoon.

Who am I kidding, that's exactly what happened.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2014 20:56

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

So uh...who's gonna make those laws that the US is supposed to enforce?

# ¿ Dec 14, 2014 23:10

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

holocaust bloopers posted:

I've never seen rip-its outside if the military. Is it a fine Skilcraft product?

They were in dollar stores here a couple of years ago, not sure if they still are.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2014 04:51

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:

That looks like an uncut dick with the head sticking out.

They got the size right. :mmmsmug:

# ¿ Dec 17, 2014 03:00

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

They can probably gently caress with any of our vast amounts of unsecured online infrastructure, or DDOS a bunch of poo poo (look what blizzard's been dealing with lately), or other cyber poo poo we're woefully incapable of defending against.

# ¿ Dec 18, 2014 23:18