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On a sabbatical
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Colorful veto letters emerged.
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2011-01-11, 00:17 | Link #11343 | ||
NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~
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In Ancient Greece democracy is supposed to be a brilliant form of meritocracy and an epitome of fairness. Now is has degenerated into nothing more than a choice of the lesser evil to be heralded the leader of the land. OTOH, Knives out for conscription into Swiss army Quote:
And this isn't just about national defence. War is no longer waged the way it was in full-scale battles. It is about asymmetric warfare and fighting unseen threats, something that is usually relegated to MPs, Intelligence and Base Defence units; hence it is important that the training has to shift towards how war has changed. Outside of the boys-to-men and loyalty to country bullshit, national service isn't that bad - it is the training syllabus and from time-to-time, the ranked asinine few who talk more than they can fight. And that social glue part is quite true. I have met otakus, MILF-cons, lolicons, pettanko-cons, torpedo-tit-cons, soft guys, overaggressive guys, guidos, gosujins (rich kids), politicians, nerds, fitness freaks, gays, guys with OCD and MPD...the list goes on. And yet we all are forced to stick together and rely on each other during training despite our differences - and that experience makes a hell lot of difference in life.
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2011-01-11, 01:36 | Link #11345 | |
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2011-01-11, 05:57 | Link #11348 |
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U.S.-Russian civilian nuclear deal enters force
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNew...70A1SF20110111
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2011-01-11, 06:02 | Link #11349 |
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Improved relations and closer working ties between two nations that held resentments for each other for a greater part of modern history is all well and good. Now, to work on dismantling the nuclear warheads and using the nuclear material for energy if possible.
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2011-01-11, 06:07 | Link #11350 | |
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According to BBC, China test-flight the first stealth plane
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2011-01-11, 06:11 | Link #11351 | |
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I guess we can only sing the Good-bye song until 12/21/2012 hits.
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2011-01-11, 07:43 | Link #11353 | |
On a sabbatical
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(Hey, South Koreans, here's a clue for you to defeat the Chinese: HACK 'EM and STARCRAFT 'em!)
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2011-01-11, 08:14 | Link #11355 | |
Moving in circles
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Smallest planet outside solar system discovered
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2011-01-11, 08:49 | Link #11356 | |
I disagree with you all.
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2011-01-11, 09:00 | Link #11357 | |
On a sabbatical
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Law used to cut it, but now only if you're in a place that does British law.
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2011-01-11, 12:14 | Link #11359 | ||
Hmm...
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Move over Einstein, Galileo, and Newton, I found a rock! I'm only mildly cynical today. |
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2011-01-11, 12:35 | Link #11360 |
Gamilas Falls
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Finding a lone grain of sand at 2,000 miles away with binoculars is probably about like finding an Earth sized planet in another star system. Space is vast you know and finding something using mainly just light over several light years distance is not easy. Especially when you have a large light source near the objects you are trying to find.
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