I like that movie. If you don't like the story, a new one will be along soon. As the cowboy stands upon the gallows with three other men awaiting execution, he looks at the man to his left, who is weeping and bemoaning his fate, and quips "first time?"

Doesn't seem right, does it?

I think he's wrong about vertical envelopment. I still think a decently armed force at a blocking point in the enemy's rear has worth. Not paratroopers. We learned in WW2 that's a waste of men. But with the air assets we have now, we can land a sizeable force with a decent amount of firepower to be a real headache. He mentioned things like hand-held anti-aircraft and anti-armor, but he didn't talk about how effective some of the old weapons have been when coupled with drones...Light mortars. Artillery. HIMARS and the like. Just like the Spanish Civil War, the Ukraine War is going to have a big effect on how wars are fought in the future.

@Catseye3 said in Kind of surprising: @Aqua-Letifer Years ago, I was walking down the street in downtown DC. I passed a liquor store. A black man was lying facedown on the sidewalk, on the long side of the building, either passed out or dead. Whatever his status, he needed help. I kept on walking. Not my circus, not my clowns. I've always been bothered by that. I should have stopped, gone into the store and advised somebody about the guy. Link to video

Play Free Bird !!.

@LuFins-Dad said in The other Truckpocalypse: @jon-nyc said in The other Truckpocalypse: @George-K said in The other Truckpocalypse: @LuFins-Dad said in The other Truckpocalypse: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale-police-searching-for-driver-who-defaced-pride-flag-street-mural/2988413/ But, it's OK to burn the US flag, right? It’s not ok to burn city hall’s flag. You can paint a pride flag on your own driveway and deface it all day long. But it’s not a flag. It’s a road. If you don’t want tire marks on your symbolic overture perhaps you shouldn’t make it a road. That’s a good point.

@Doctor-Phibes Indeed and with all due respect to both, I suspect Brannon and Musk are probably right.

I'm a fan.

@Catseye3 said in This made me think of Aqua and Phibes: Dear gemma-nye: Not only is it not "quite interesting", it is not even plain interesting and in fact, is boring as shitfritters. Serving hubby shitfritters for dinner would be anything but boring.

Yeah, I think I do.

Excellent idea. So much of this stuff gets farmed out and they don't have access to code. There's a security concern, but I think that can be handled.

@Jolly The trend is not by any means, exclusive to the US: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/statistical-programs/document/3232_D3_V1 I still do not believe there is an issue of any real concern here.