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Some good pics here: http://scotthaefner.com/beyond/mothball-fleet-ghost-ships/ Kinda sad in a way. Buddha

Interesting, if only because I enjoy a "what if" ... From Antiwar.com September 25, 2007 What World War III May Look Like Philip Giraldi Neoconservatives are great observers of war and warriors, though they are sometimes not in complete agreement about the numbering of the conflicts that they send other people's sons and daughters to fight. Norman Podhoretz, the patriarch of the neocons, believes that the Cold War was World War III and that the U.S. is now fighting World War IV against "Islamofascism." He intends to expand World War IV by slating Iran as the next domino to fall to America's military might. Podhoretz undoubtedly sees the current global confli…

From Army Times Soldiers warned about sensitive info in blogs By Lolita C. Baldor - The Associated Press Posted : Thursday May 3, 2007 5:58:22 EDT WASHINGTON — The Army is taking stronger steps to warn soldiers they will be punished if they reveal sensitive military information on Web sites or blogs. While the possibility of punishment is not new, the Army spells out in recently published regulations the range of actions if soldiers “fail to protect critical and sensitive information.” Some Web logs, also called blogs, raised alarms this week, suggesting the Army was cracking down anew on soldiers who have blogs. But the bulk of the regulations releas…

And not, it's not a tecno-thriller ... http://www.amazon.com/Cthulhu-Unbound-3-ebook/dp/B009O3XFBA

Citadel to put locks on all barracks rooms The Associated Press Posted : Monday Apr 23, 2007 10:23:59 EDT CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Citadel will install locks on all cadet rooms by next semester, a break with tradition that stems from concerns about safety in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings. Male cadets have no locks on their barracks doors in keeping with the school’s honor code. Female cadets can lock their doors from the inside. Now, all cadets will get keys to lock their doors from the outside. “This decision in no way compromises the honor system. The personal standards that a cadet does not lie, cheat or steal nor tolerate those who do rema…

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So those few of you who visit us on IRC noticed the absence of the IRC server from mid-day Friday through Saturday mid-afternoon. That was planned as the server was moving physically a few blocks to a new location. I met Comcast at the new location on Saturday. There was an existing Comcast business cable Internet connection there and we managed to get my signal on that line (I was pretty amazed that went off without so much as a hiccup). Life was good until today when when someone else from Comcast showed up (I was not there this time) and promptly disconnected the line outside (at the pole or the lockbox I do not know, nor does it matter). They were fulfilling t…

Link to CNN news story. Dear Southern Neighbours, A piece of free advice. If we happy go lucky Canadians really wanted to conduct cross border espionage, it would be via the beer and hockey markets, not our funny looking currency. P.S. Don't be so paranoid ! Relax, have a beer and watch the game !

I am tempted to buy ANV, may someone tell me whether this version is better than HCE or at least where the improvements are? thank you.

NORAD is tracking Santa

Howdy This is a "Pass down the line" from Uncle H. I'm looking for first hand accounts of professional use of Harpoon in the military (any military) over the years. The material will be referenced in an upcoming presentation at the Serious Games Conference in DC where I'll be speaking. Attribution and level of detail required by the source will be strictly honored. No SENSITIVE INFORMATION PLEASE. For those willing to share you can contact me via email (http://www.computerharpoon.com/contact). Thank you! Don "Uncle H" Gilman

1st Mission of a 3 Day Skirmish Campaign in Iraq, 1991. Target: Communications Center in Northern Iraq. It appears to be lightly defended – intel has only uncovered a solitary 37mm AA Gun and SA-7. We can expect a minimal air threat. The distance involved cuts our weight capacity in half. It is a four aircraft strike, led by the veteran Snake (2x AIM-9, 1x Mk84), average Fox (2x AIM-9, 1x Mk84) and Lightning (2x AIM-9, 1x AGM-65), and green Big Red (2x AIM-9, 1x AGM-65). No Special Option used in this raid. Saving for bigger things to come. Snake and Big Red approach from the south, while Fox and Lightning approach from the west. Bad weather over…

Just a reminder that if you come to chat on IRC (please do), make sure you say something. Someone with the nickname Wolff just came through and didn't say anything and wasn't noticed a result. Plus it is isn't the best chat etiquette to come and be silent so speak up. Java Chat http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?automodule=javairc Simple Windows chat client http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...mp;showfile=281 Info for your own IRC client server: irc.stratsims.com channel: #harpgamer

Happy 231st Birthday Marines. And to all veterans, thank you.

From The Mark Why Stricter Gun Control Wouldn't Make Us Safer By Gary Mauser Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University First Posted: Jan 20 2011 07:32 AM Incidents like the Tucson, Arizona shooting raise questions about how society can protect itself from dangerous individuals, but it's a mistake to think of all gun owners as potential hazards. The irrational shooting in Tucson, Arizona by Jared Lee Loughner has shocked many people. As more facts emerge, it is increasingly evident that the attack was not politically motivated, as some had claimed earlier, and was carried out by a man who was mentally disturbed. But even though Loughner had had several …

Local paper article Might try and swing by there next week.

Strategy, wargames and OSINT the latest 50 years: https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htwin/articles/20220619.aspx

For some time now, you have been an amusing, albeit mostly incoherent annoyance. But today you crossed a line. With that high cut helmet, carefully designed to allow your professionally coiffed hair to flow freely, you have tried to hijack a moment that y...ou can't even begin to understand. You decided that an event that has for years been intended to call attention to our POW/MIAs would make a really cool photo-op, as well as a great kick-off for your next get-rich-quick scheme. Well, Sarah, you picked my war this time. I had several buddies, two of whom died within a couple of meters of me, and you zoomed right past their names on The Wall today; winking and smiling …

Some neat data pipelining and visualization using Cesium JS OpenSensorHub – Software for building smarter sensor networks

For all you UFO fans, this is pretty interesting: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081020/ap_on_...itain_ufo_files Maybe someone should do a DB entry for ET's spaceship and design a scenario around it. Buddha