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« Last post by wraith808 on July 27, 2013, 09:46 AM »I saw that a while ago- that's the reason that they don't classify him a 'whistleblower' 
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What r your fav rpg systems, wraith?-kyrathaba (July 26, 2013, 10:54 PM)
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Can and regularly do use Filezilla-kyrathaba (July 27, 2013, 08:42 AM)
ast I heard the SU37 wasn't even in production. Either way, they're trying to play "catch-up" with the F22, F23 and the Joint Task Fighter, which not only have vectoring thrust, but are also stealthy. The F35 JTF also comes in a V-STOL model that can take off and land like a helicopter.-Tinman57 (July 26, 2013, 09:38 PM)
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WilliamBryanMiller.us or WilliamBryanMiller.biz both for $02.98/year (for that I could spring for a decade, or maybe 15 years).-kyrathaba (July 26, 2013, 09:48 PM)
I agree with everything that wraith said above, about finding inspiration or "getting it done". I'll be honest: in this case of this particular book, I'd had an idea to run a roleplaying campaign set in the not too distant future, in which VR became a bit more real than expected (tip of the hat to Tad Williams). The alien angle was just a dash of seasoning thrown in because, "Hey! Who doesn't wanna see humanity show ingenuity, bravery, and even a touch of panache when dealing with an overpowering alien foe?" Post-apocalyptic fiction has long been a favorite of mine. Loved Stephen King's "The Stand" and anything in that vein. The movie "The Road"? Loved it!-kyrathaba (July 26, 2013, 10:24 PM)
Now in 2013 I have been using the term Dopamine Driven Design (DDD) privately for the last year to describe the use of techniques to optimize dopamine delivery in interactive media products. It is my belief that DDD is being used on a very rudimentary level in most social network and many mobile games currently. One company, Riot Games, has been deploying DDD capable scientists to optimize their product on a level that is beyond rudimentary. Most if not all major studios have been creating business intelligence units to optimize engagement, which in my opinion is tremendously inefficient without the presence of an embedded DDD capable scientist.
^No...the Russians wouldn't just hand him over. But they said nothing about not selling him back.-40hz (July 26, 2013, 01:42 PM)
20 lbs down and I've been running 3 miles a day for the last week -- I'm really excited about that, after not being able to run at all for the better part of the last decade.-allen (July 26, 2013, 02:52 PM)
There was this recent thread https://www.donation...ndex.php?topic=35464
hover.com, name.com, namecheap.com are some of the recommendations.-rgdot (July 26, 2013, 02:07 PM)
But I can say that they do help. And there's a variety of places that accept and publish short stories, and it gets you in the mind of actually finishing something to actually submit. That's been my biggest obstacle- actually finishing something.)Ooh, I like the badge, 4wd. Can I have it, mouser? Pretty please?
@wraith: Yep, I have to admit I'm a blog novice. Don't know much about layout, etc., as anyone who has visited it can probably tell.-kyrathaba (July 26, 2013, 10:15 AM)
you'd want the most advanced Russian aircraft in a dogfight.-wraith808 (July 24, 2013, 09:45 PM)
Speed has its place in air combat. But most of the consensus on modern air warfare has pretty much relegated dogfighting to the dustbin of military history. As was noted, when it comes to modern long-range weaponry and satellite/ground coordinated tac-intel and support, being fastest no longer matters. Having the best "eyes," being the stealthiest, and having the longest striking range will outweigh raw speed every time. The original stealth fighter (the F117 Nighthawk) was only capable, by design, of subsonic flight. And it didn't much matter. [Note: According to official reports, in the thousands of combat operations conducted between 1984 and the Nighthawk's retirement in early 1992, there has only been one incident where of an F117 was shot down, and a (disputed) second incident where an F117 was seriously damaged by enemy fire.]-40hz (July 25, 2013, 09:15 PM)
But that would do you no good, because the Russian aircraft wouldn't get close enough where that would make a difference. Engagement range for US aircraft far outstrips the same for Russian aircraft in general.-wraith808 (July 24, 2013, 09:45 PM)
I remember they described an SU (IIRC) fighter that could hover while oriented vertically, fall backwards then fly upside down. (I don't recall the model number or if they'd mentioned it.) Kind of like this:
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They'd seen it in defense videos and claimed that there wasn't anything in the west that approached the maneuverability of that particular jet.-Renegade (July 24, 2013, 08:59 PM)
