Sharkface
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One of the hard things to wrap your head around is that Radar Cross Section is independent of aircraft size and is mostly dependent on material and shape
The F-117 traded aerodynamic efficiency for stealth by being composed of flat plates and sharp edges
Airforce Nerd@PrecisionLabs0
Being invisible isn't about size, it's about design. A B-52 is physically enormous. A B-2 Spirit is nearly just as wide. Yet to radar, the difference is staggering. 📡 B-52: ~100 m² radar cross-section 👻 B-2 Spirit: ~0.1 m² 🦇 F-117 Nighthawk: ~0.025 m²* Stealth isn't magic. It's physics, materials science, and engineering. #Stealth #B2 #F117 #B52 #MilitaryAviation #Engineering
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In discussing the "Spinoff Magical Girl show from an Adult Oriented Work" subgenre an interesting question comes up:
Would you watch a Mahou Shoujo spinoff about Len and White Len where Neco-Arc is their shitty mascot spirit guide animal fairy?
Novu@The_Novu
The tendency for Mahou Shoujo to become /m/ needs to be studied.
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@CMB_Real @53gaDr3amca5t Both of them were major industrial centers.
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@53gaDr3amca5t Also correct me if I'm wrong but neither of the cities targetted were primarily military bases right? Like it was largely an attack on civilians
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How it feels to think that Imperial Japan absolutely had it coming but also thinking that instantly microwaving like 100,000 people off the face of the planet is completely horrifying
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@53gaDr3amca5t Right. Because extending the war an additional year and a half in a bloody land invasion of Japan, all the while hundred thousand civilians throughout the pacific theater die every extra month the war drags on... would have been the more humane option. Because the big bomb bad.
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@ArmoredNorman Looking back, growing up when I did is looking increasingly like I caught the last chopper out of Saigon. The opportunities to just go out and experience things are growing ridiculously slim. An entire genre of life experience legislated out of existence.
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They demonstrated little personal interest in their children, and now that their children are grown and have children of their own, they show even less personal interest in their grand children. But they've very interested in complaining about and policing other people's kids.
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What boomers don't understand is that for every boomer who tells Zoomers to "just do something" there are 4 more boomers standing in their way ready to call the cops, call the city inspectors, call the game warden and get them shut down and arrested for stepping outside for 5s.
rust belt roadtrip@gmoult
what boomers don’t understand is that in zoomers’ lifetimes every aspect of life has become demonstrably worse in the US
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GIF
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@dmykoh @KitasannBlackk Ah, the perfect update for my Smart Falco runs.
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So... we are getting more turns because of this right?.... right?
Umamusume: Pretty Derby@umamusume_eng
New racecourses and dirt races will be added to the game after the new Career maintenance from 7:00 a.m., Jul 14 (UTC)! For more details, please check the in-game notice. Details: umamusume.com/news/895/ #Umamusume
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> Has there been a single recorded instance in the 20th century of a soldier in war using his handgun? They are basically a talisman.
Brother, I tell you this out of love
Shut the fuck up
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry@pegobry_en
1. What changed isn’t strength, it’s the availability and weight of chest plates. One-handed posture minimized silhouette. 2. Has there been a single recorded instance in the 20th century of a soldier in war using his handgun? They are basically a talisman.
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@KCCerise @skylermzx @owlstare Presumably in this case, reading your messages if they are given a protection by law.
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Its illegal to open someone elses mail, so it should be illegal to read their private chats without their consent.
SaxX ¯\_(ツ)_/¯@_SaxX_
Êtes-vous OK que le facteur lise tous vos courriers avant de le déposer dans votre boîte à lettres ? Vous n'y verrez bien entendu aucune réticence ! C'est juste au cas où quoi... Voilà le scandale avec chat control. *Désormais vous pourrez l'expliquer facilement à votre grand mère ! Ou cet été en discutant avec vos potes. C'est grave ce qui se passe !
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@KCCerise @skylermzx @owlstare Fun fact, a Terms of Service can not be used to enable an illegal act.
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@skylermzx @owlstare Social media are public platforms and you agree to the terms of service. It’s not a private chat-they never even call it that.
Where I used to work—we were instructed this: don’t put anything in writing anywhere unless you’re willing to see it on the cover of WSJ.
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@ArmoredNorman A good reminder that despite her self proclaimed rationality, she loves the hunt.
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@ofthe500 It's not about winning, it's about Sending a Message.
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Since we've been talking about "The Major" so much lately, it's FINALLY time to check back in on a More Different Major, or did she make Lt. Col. now? Will find out in a minute.
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@ArmoredNorman I laughed when this happened. Such absurd overkill against an I-16 but the aura is undeniable.
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@ArmoredNorman @BramZwingli The one that ostensibly "keeps up" with the 1.9% inflation.
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Editor's Note: Millennials and Gen Z have not "normalized" the concept of job-hopping. Their Boomer and GenX management have normalized the concept of job-hopping by the reasons listed:
1. Not promoting from within.
2. No timely promotions.
3. Flat salaries.
4. HIRING OUTSIDE
Southern Yankee@DixiePapist
@a_know_nothing @PollySpin Millennials and Gen Z have already normalized the concept of job-hopping so the concept of 30+ years at one company is pretty foreign. And it’s not like we’re getting other jobs for higher pay. The hustle culture sucks.
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@ArmoredNorman @megigogi The 100 rounds of ammo aren't gonna feel light when you're lugging it either.
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@megigogi Nah man with a quad rail and a can, that rifle is hardly light anymore.
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Brother needs to lift if an AR15 needs to be any more maneuverable…
Spike@spikesguides
Would you rather have: 100 rounds and maneuverability? Or 200 rounds of effective fire?
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@ArmoredNorman The one that immediately comes to my mind is prillya. I wasn't aware it happened enough to be considered a subgenre.
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When I was talking about Magical Girl shows earlier I didn't mention the 4th Subgenre: "lolicon spinoffs of adult works" where the popular barely mentioned at all little sister, or the one loli character in a harem anime, or the one girl who didn't get a route gets a spinoff.
The🌙Magician@ArmoredNorman
@Garrod_Qubeley @igotproblms All magical girl counts but you should still watch Pretty Sammy (TV).
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@wijdanri @GFL2EXILIUM_EN I thought you were exaggerating but no she literally just does this.
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Cheyanne's 360° No Scope Challenge
Rumor has it Cheyanne's been secretly training in the refitting room lately... Is she working on some secret ultimate move?!
On July 16, Commanders, come see the results of all her hard work for yourselves!
※ Though, for now, all those slick moves are still just happening in Cheyanne's dreams.
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@tokilandia @UncleBuckbroken It's the first world war in that timeline. It just takes place in what we'd call the interwar years.
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@UncleBuckbroken I mean it's currently closer to ww2 then ww1 look at the tank designs the soviets and Churchil or look at the African front and the northern campaign all things that happened in ww2 not ww1
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Remember when Tanya the Evil came out and it exposed half the internet of not knowing what WW1 was
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@SubSatorin @Aviation_Intel You know, I have been wondering how long until we got back to Midget submarines. This whole wave of modern drone warfare has struck me as mostly bringing back old concepts at a relatively low cost and remote guidance.
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@Aviation_Intel I'm guessing this is mainly an attempt to protect it from sea drones, under the assumption that they will all be rammers and not torpedo carriers.
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North Korea’s Frigate Bristles With A Comical Number Of Machine Guns
North Korea's Kang Kon warship released a full broadside of machine gun fire during a demonstration for Kim Kong Un.
twz.com/sea/north-kore…
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@GlassMiwa @Incuraaable Something like "Fortune favors the prepared" feels like it would be much more appropriate.
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@Incuraaable Idk what their goal was here. It feels like they tried to stay close to the fan localization but ended up making it wonky. They honestly could have really translated this in like 10 other ways independent from the fan ver. Different words like "Fortune" instead of "Luck" and such
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can we talk about how the localization on this skill is violently counterintuitive?
Withdrawn Stranger@Incuraaable
If you purely blame luck for ANYTHING in Umamusume, just remember:
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